1、Chapter 2 A day in the life ofwhiz-kid WendyTeaching target1 Talking about cartoons.2 Talking about daily lives.3 Skimming the passage.4 Learning the new words.Preparation1 Students Book 8A, pages 17, 18 having gained an aim 成功的；圆满的9 business / n. L6 buying and selling things 买卖；生意；商业Note that if we
2、 are talking about specific companies, business is a countable noun. But if we are talking about trading and making money in general, business is an uncountable noun.businessman - businessmenbusinesswoman - businesswomene.g.Sony, Ford and Coca-Cola are three big businesses.Business is very important
3、 to Hong Kong.e.g.school uniform10 luckily / ad. L14 it is lucky that 幸好；幸而luck (n.)lucky (a.)unlucky (a.)luckily (ad.)11 popular / a. L14 liked by a lot of people 大众化的；流行的；受欢的abbr. pope.g. popular musicpop start12 sell / v. L15 (sold /sEJld/, sold)give something to somebody who pays money for it 卖；
4、出售sell buy13 over / ad. L15 more than a number or price 超过14 half / n. L.15 one of two equal parts of something 一半；1/2e.g.Half of six is three.I lived in Rome for two and a half years.She gave me half of her apple.15 million / num. L15 1 000 000 一百万16 manager / n. L16 a person who controls a busines
5、s, bank or hotel, etc.经理，管理人17 company / n. L17 a group of people who work to make or sell things 公司；商行18 responsible / a. L18 having the duty of looking after something or someone, so that one can be blamed if things go wrong 有责任的，应负责任的e.g.You are responsible for feeding and walking the dog every d
6、ay.19 sales / n. L18 selling things; contract or agreement exchanging something 销售；出售；卖e.g.The sales of our new car are very high.20 accountant / n. L19 a person whose job is to make lists of all the money that people or businesses receive and pay 会计21 discuss / v. L20 talk about something 谈论；讨论；议论e
7、.g.We must discuss the problem of old people.22 own / a. L24 belonging to oneself and to nobody else 自己的e.g.I own a flat.I have my own flat.23 client / n. L27 a person who pays another person, for example a lawyer or an accountant, for help or advice 客户；委托人24 boring / a. L32 not interesting 无趣的；乏味的e
8、.g.That lesson was boring.25 simple / a. L33 easy to do or understand 简单的；简明的e.g.This dictionary is written in simple English.26 achieve / v. L33 do or finish something well after trying hard 通过努力实现；获得；实现e.g.I achieved my aim: to run one mile in under five minutes.27 grade / n. L34 how good somethin
9、g is; the level of quality of something 等级；级别e.g.achieve A gradeWhich grade of petrol does your car use?28 fail /feIl/ v. L35 not pass an exam or test 不及格；不合格fail =! pass29 exam / n. L35 a test of what you know or can do 考试e.g.fail the exampass the exam30 collect / v. L29 go and bring somebody or so
10、mething from a place 领走；接走e.g.My father collected me from school in the past.31 attend /E5tend/ v. L46 go to or be at a place where something is happening 参加；出席e.g.Will you attend that meeting?32 assist /E5sIst/ v. L50 help somebody 帮助；援助e.g.The driver assisted her with her suitcases.33 continue /kE
11、n5tInjU:/ v. L60 1. not stop happening or doing something 继续做某事 2. start again after stopping（停止后）再开始e.g.We continued working until 5 oclock.Lets have lunch and continue the meeting this afternoon.34 seldom /5seldEm/ ad. L61 not often 不常e.g. It seldom snows in Athens.Consolidation1 Copy and recite the new vocabulary items in this period.2 Scan the passage after class.学 优)中考$，网
