1、,Lesson 50 Taken for a ride,warming up Have you ever lost your way? Tell us about it. Do you like travelling in the country? Why or Why not? What are the advantages/disadvantages of travelling by public transport?,【New words and expressions】 ride n. 旅行 excursion n. 远足 conductor n. 售票员 view n. 景色,Wat
2、ch and answer 1 Where does the writer love travelling? In the country. 2 Where did he want to go on his recent excursion? Woodford Green. 3 What did the writer realize when the bus stopped? He realized with a shock that he was the only passenger left on the bus. 4 Why didnt the writer get off at woo
3、dford Green? Because the conductor forgot to put him off.,Language pointsride n. 旅行（不走路的）；v. 骑(车, 马) trip n.（出差性的）旅行（旅行地方不远或呆的时间不长） travel n.（周游世界性的）旅行 journey n.（陆地上的）旅行 flight n.（空中）旅行 voyage n.（海上）旅行 tour n. 游玩 sightseeing n. 观光游,excursion n. 远足，游玩, 郊游(距离不会很远) weekends excursion 周末游 a days excurs
4、ion 一日游 Tomorrow we will have a days excursion. view n. 景色(主观性较强) in ones viewin ones opinion 就某人看来 sight n. 景色, 视线, 视野(强调客观) Can I have a room with a good view?,【课文讲解】1、Taken for a ride takefor 把当作 taken for a ride 就当作是一次兜风 take sb. for a ride 欺骗 taken for 上当了,用作名词： go for a ride in a car 乘车出去兜风。 C
5、an I have /take a ride on your bike? What a ride! . vt. ride on a train.,drive,vt.&vi. 驾驶；用车送；驱赶；迫使；飞跑；猛冲 phrase: drive sb. mad. 使某人发疯； drive off/out 赶走； drive sb. away 把某人赶走； drive sb.into a corner逼得某人走投无路,distance,a. c.n.&u.n. 距离；间距e.g. A good cyclist can cover distances of over a hundred miles a
6、day. 自行车骑得好的人一天可以行驶一百多英里.b. c.n.&u.n 远方；远处 e.g. At a distance of six miles you cant see much. 距离六英里以外的东西很难看清。c. u.n. (空间或时间的相距) e.g. Distance is no problem with modern telecommunications. 在电信发达的今天, 相距遥远已不再是什么问题了.d. u.n.（人际关系的）冷淡，疏远e.g. Is his distance a result of snobbery or shyness? 他态度冷淡是因为他势利眼呢,
7、还是因为他腼腆？,distance,phrase: in the distance在远处 at a distance相距，相隔 from the distance 由远处 distance learning 远程教育 keep sb. at a distance 与某人保持一定距离 keep ones distance from与保持一定的距离,distance,derivation： adj. distant “远的，久远的，疏远的，冷淡的” e.g. Instead of stopping to speak, she passed by with only a distant nod. 她
8、没有停下来谈话，只是冷冷地点了一下头走了过去。 The airport is about ten miles distant from the city. 机场距离城市大约十英里远.,2、I love travelling in the country, but I dont like losing my way.love/ like doing sth. 喜欢做某事（强调一种习惯）I love having dinner with you, but I dont like paying for dinner.Love me, love my dog.country=countryside=r
9、ural area 乡间 city=urban area 城市 lose ones way =get lost 迷路lose ones job 丢掉工作 lose ones temper 发脾气lose weight 减肥,3、I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected.go on an excursion have an excursion 作一次短距离的旅行,go on 进行，为（某一目的）而去Ill go on holiday next month. take sb. some t
10、ime 花费某人多少时间My trip took me a long time. It takes sb. some time to do sth. 花费某人多少时间It took me a month to learn book . It takes sb. some time that 花费某人多少时间,sb. spend some time (on) doing sth. I spent a month learning English. sb. spend some time on sth.金钱上的花费cost, pay for sth. than I expected 比我所预料的（
11、口语）You are more beautiful than I expected. than I thought 比我原以为的The English class took me longer than I thought.,4. “Im going to Woodford Green,” I said to the conductor as I got on the bus, “but I dont know where it is.”conductor=ticket man 男售票员 conductress 女售票员 conduct n. 举止，品行 V. 指引，指导 a man of g
12、ood conduct 一个品行端正的人 He conducted me around the zoo.get on the bus get off the busget in the car,5.Ill tell you where to get off. answered the conductor.get on the bus 上车 ； get off the bus 下车I will tell you where you can (should) get off.No one got on/off (the bus) at the last bus stop.,“特殊疑问词+to+动词
13、原形”可用来取代宾语从句 Can you tell me how I can get there? =Can you tell me how to get there?Can you tell me what I should do ? =Can you tell me what to do?I dont know which to choose.I wonder when to have a meeting.Can you tell me how to begin a letter?,4. “Im going to Woodford Green,” I said to the conduct
14、or as I got on the bus, “but I dont know where it is.”conductor=ticket man 男售票员 conductress 女售票员 conduct n. 举止，品行 V. 指引，指导 a man of good conduct 一个品行端正的人 He conducted me around the zoo.get on the bus get off the bus get in the car,6. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a
15、 shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus. some time sometime sometimes some times some time 一段时间eg. It takes some time to do my homework. sometime (过去或将来的)某一时刻 eg. I hope to go to Beijing sometime soon. sometimes 有时 eg. Sometimes I work in the day and sometimes at night. some times 好几次 e
16、g. My uncle has been to London some times,7. “Youll have to get off here.”the conductor said. “This is as far as we go.” as far as= so far as (表示范围)远至某处 否定句用so far asThis is not so far as we go. As far as I am concerned 就我而言 eg. As far as I am concerned, computer games are harmful to us.,8. “Is this
17、 Woodford Green?”asked. “Oh dear,”said the conductor suddenly.“I forgot to put you off.” “It doesnt matter,”I said.“Ill get off here.” forget to do sth. 忘记去做某事forget doing sth. 忘记做过某事 put sb. off 让下车put off = delay = postpone 延期，推迟 proverb: Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today 今日事，今日毕。,
18、8. Were going back now, said the conductor. Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,I answered. in that case = if that happens 若是那样的话prefer to do sth. 宁可做某事 prefer A to B. 比起B，更喜欢A I prefer writing to listening. 比起听力，我更喜欢写。 prefer doing A to doing B 比起做事件A，更喜欢做事件B I prefer playing basketball
19、 to doing homework. 比起做作业，我更喜欢打篮球。,【Key structures】 表示习惯性动作 表示状态、感觉、情绪、精神活动的动词appear，appreciate，believe，feel，forget，hear，know，like，look，notice，remember，resemble，see，think，understand，belong to，consist of，contain，desire，detest，dislike，hate，hope，love，matter，mean，mind，need，want，wish常用于一般现在时而不用于进行时,【Spec
20、ial Difficulties】 Lose, Loose, Miss. lose vt. 失去，丧失，遗失，丢失Roy has lost his job again.She lost her parents when she was sixteen.If you bet on that horse you will lose your money. （bet on sth 就打赌）loose adj. 松动的，松的，松开的 Serveral screws have come loose. （come loose，松了（系动词+adj.）The handle of this suitcase
21、is very / has come loose.,miss v. 怀念, 思念, 错过，未能，缺（课等），惦念，想念Hurry or youll miss the train.I missed my English lesson. missing adj. 不见了的 sth. is lost = sth. is missing missing boy,Expect, Wait for expect可以表示“预计可能发生（或来到），等待，期盼”，它表示等待时往往侧重人的心理而不是具体在某个地方等。I expect / Im expecting to hear from you.Im expecting the bus to arrive in the next ten minutes. My trip took me longer than I expected. wait for主要指“等待”这个动作本身。Im waiting for the next bus.,Bye bye!,See you next time!,
