Using language

Step1 Look at George’s photos. Then quickly read George’s diary. Write the days he saw these things under the photos.

Step 2 Read George’s diary more slowly and answer the questions. 1.Why did Andrew Hallidie invent the cable car system? 2. Where did George eat lunch on his first day in San Francisco? 3. Why did George hire a car? Why do you think he joined up with Terri and Peter? 4. Name three things that visitors can do in Chinatown. 5. What is Alcatraz Island famous for? He invented the cable car system because the horse-drawn trams usde before were unsafe. He are at Fisherman’s Wharf. It was chaeaper to hire a car with other people because they could share the cost. Also he probably enjoyed being in the company of other tourists. Eat in Chinese restaurants, go to markets, visit temples and museums. The island used to be a very harsh prison for the most dangerous prisoners.

Step 3 Read George’s diary again. Put the mark”^” in the places where George has left out some words. Discuss with others in your class: Why did George leave out some words when he wrote his diary?

Step 4 Language points 1.team up with: make an effort in cooperation with; work together with 与 …… 协力从事, 合作 Translate: He teamed up with an experienced worker in the project.

2.hire 解雇 fire 租, 雇佣 1)You are ____, because you are so lazy for the work. 2) I must _____ a house when finding a job in the city. hire fired

3. take in 接受, 接纳, 接待 吸收, 领会, 理解 改小 ( 衣服 ) 包含, 包括 欺骗 理解, 领会

1)He had nowhere to live in, so we took him in. 2)The dress needs to be taken in. 3)They listened to my lecture, but how much did they take in, I wonder? 4)Don’t let yourself be taken in by these politicians. 接纳 改小 理解 欺骗

思维拓展 : take off 拆开, 拆散 take on 贬低, 贬损名誉等 take apart 从事, 对 ….. 产生兴趣, 打听, 占用空间或时间 take away from 脱下, 脱去, 起居, 休假, 离开 take up 开始雇佣, 露出, 承担, 接受

Step 5 Pairs work and consolidation Make sentences with the new words learned in this lesson.

Step 6 Homework 1.Read the passage again 2.Prepare for the diction of the useful words and expressions of this unit 3. Prepare for the writing of the next lesson.