2021学年Lesson 2 Top Five Secrets of Success教案设计

Unit2  Lesson2

1．influential        adj．有影响力的→ influence       vt．影响 n．影响

2．devote          vt．把……奉献给；专心致力于→devoted        adj．专心致志；忠诚的→devotion      n．挚爱；奉献；忠诚

3．production      n．生产；产量→ product         n．产品→ productive       adj．(尤指)多产的；生产的→

produce      vt．生产 n．产品；(尤指)农产品

4．minimum         n．最少量；最少数；最低限度 adj．最小的；最低的；最低限度的→   maximum      n．最大限度；最大量；最高限度 adj．最高的；最多的；最大极限的

5．championship      n．冠军称号，冠军地位→  champion     n．冠军  vt．为…而斗争；捍卫；声援

6．publisher       n．出版商→  publish       v．出版；发行

7．reject        vt．拒绝接受→rejection       n．嫌弃，拒绝接受

8．motivating      adj．起激励作用的；激发（人）的 → motivate     vt．激励；成为…的动机；激发→motivation n．动机；动力；诱因

9．limitvt．限制，限定 n．[C]限度，限制；界限，范围→limitedadj．有限的→limitlessadj．无限制的，无界限的，无止境的→limitationn．[U]限制，控制；[C,usually pl.]局限，限度

10．distractionn．使人分心的事物→   distracted     adj．心烦意乱；注意力分散的；思想不集中的→ distract vt．分散(思想)；转移(注意力)；使分心

11．convincevt．使确信；使信服；说服；劝说；使相信→convincedadj. 坚信的；深信的→convincing adj．令人信服的

重点单词与短语精析

★课标词     ▲高频词

▲★1.devote     vt.献身，致力；把……用于

【用法归纳】

devote one’s life/ oneself to (doing) sth. 献身于/致力于(做)某事

 devote one’s time/ energy/attention/... to (doing) sth. 把某人的时间/精力/注意力/……用到(做)某事上

▶She devoted all her life to medical work for Chinese women and children.

她把一生都奉献给了中国妇女和儿童的医疗工作。

▶Volunteers came with carloads of donated clothing and toys. Neighbors devoted their spare time to helping others rebuild.志愿者们带来了一车车捐赠的衣服和玩具。邻居们用他们的空闲时间来帮助别人重建(家园)。(北京高考)

【拓展】相关词语积累：

(1)devotion  n. [U,sing.]关爱；奉献，专心

(2)devoted  adj.挚爱的，忠诚的，全心全意的

be devoted to (doing) sth.  致力于(做)某事

be devoted to sb. 深爱某人/对某人忠诚

[语境串记]Mrs White, a devoted friend of mine, devoted all her energies to teaching. Her devotion to children made us vote for her; finally, she was promoted to headmistress. 怀特夫人是我的一位忠诚的朋友，她把全部精力都投入到教学中去了。她对孩子们的关爱使我们投票选了她；最终，她被提升为校长。

【练习】语法填空

①(2020·江西南昌二中检测) Part of his spare time is devoted to  playing   (play) the violin every day.

②The teacher’s selfless  devotion  (devote) to the cause of education is well known, and all her students respect and love her.

③(2020·天津部分区调研) Professor Zhong Nanshan devoted himself entirely  to   the battle against the COVID-19.

④Having devoted  (devote) myself to learning English for years, I think I’m equal to the job because I am capable of communicating with foreigners in English fluently.

⑤You will never gain success unless you are fully  devoted   (devote) to your work.

③解析[having done是现在分词的完成式,它表示主动的动作,并且动作发生在谓语动词之前,此处作状语]

★2. contract

【用法归纳】

(1)n.[C]合同，契约vt.&vi.(使)签订合同，使立约

draw up a contract草拟合同

break the contract违反合同

 sign/enter into/ make a contract(with sb.)(与某人)签订合同

contract with sb.与某人签订合同

contract(sb.) to do sth.(与某人)签订合同做某事

▶They could take legal action against you if you break(the terms of) the contract.

如果你违反合同(条款)，他们可以起诉你。

▶Don’t sign/enter into/make any contracts before examining its conditions carefully.

仔细核查合同条款之前，不要签定任何合同。

▶Our company was contracted to build shelters for the homeless.我们公司刚刚签订合同，为无家可归的人建造收容所。

(2)vt.&vi.(使)收缩；(使)缩小；(使)缩短

▶In spoken English,“do not”often contracts to“don’t”.在英语口语中, do not常常缩略成don’t。

▶As it cooled, the metal contracted.金属冷却后收缩了。

(3)vt.感染(疾病),得(病)

 contract a disease/ a virus感染疾病/病毒

▶The virus appears to be more easily contracted by humans when they are exposed todiseased birds.

接触过患病禽类的人好像更容易感染上这种病毒。

【练习】判断下列句子中 contract的词性及含义

①Non-smokers are less likely to contractlung cancer than smokers.   vt.感染(疾病)

②Their firm has contracted to build adouble-purpose bridge across the river. vt.&vi.(使)签订合同

③(2020·天津一中月考)—You are late for the morning assembly again!

—I’m terribly sorry. I was drawing up a contract almost the whole night. n.合同

④The exercise consists of stretching andcontracting the leg muscles.   vt.收缩

▲★3. limit

【用法归纳】

(1)vt. 限制，限定；制约

 limit...to...将……限制在某范围内

▶A lack of formal education will limit your job opportunities.缺乏正规教育会令你的就业机会受到局限。

▶The teaching of history should not be limited to dates and figures.教授历史不应该局限于讲年代和人物。

(2)n.[C]限度，限制；限额，限量；界限

within/ without limits在某种程度上，有一定限制/无限地，无限制地

 set a limit/limits on...   对……进行限制

There is a/ no limit to... ……是有限度/无限度的。

▶I’m willing to help, within limits.我愿意帮忙，可有一定的限度

▶Our country has set strict limits on levels of pollution.我们国家对污染程度作了严格限制。

▶There is a limit to the amount of pain we can bear.我们能忍受的疼痛是有限度的。

【拓展】相关词语积累

[语境串记] I had been asked to limit my speech to ten minutes. Time was so limited that I had to cut the second example off my speech. Despite the limitations of my speech, it was well received and earned loud applause.我被要求把演讲限制在十分钟之内。时间很有限，我不得不删掉演讲中的第二个例子。尽管我的演讲有局限性，但还是深受欢迎，赢得了响亮的掌声。

【练习】

1.语法填空

①It’s possible to overcome your  limitations(limit)to achieve well beyond what you believe yourself capable of.

②As we all know, a person’s life is  limited, but knowledge islimitless. (limit)

2.结合limit的用法完成句子

①(2020·安徽合肥质检)故宫博物院为保护这座古老的建筑，对每日游客人数进行了限制。

The palace Museumhas set a limit on the number of itsdaily visitors/has limited the number of itsdaily visitors

to protect the ancient structure.

②(2020·浙江台州期末)医生建议青少年每天看电视的时间应限制在一小时之内。

Doctors suggest that teenagers’ screen time(should)be limited to one hour.

★4. convince  vt. 说服，劝说；使相信，使信服

【用法归纳】

 convince sb. to do sth.说服某人做某事

 convince sb. (that)… 使某人相信……

convince sb. of sth.  使某人相信某事

▶I hope this will convince you to change your mind. 我希望这会说服你改变主意。

▶I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself, not with me.我尽力说服自己，麻烦在于这个问题本身，而不在我。(天津高考)

▶You’ll need to convince them of your enthusiasm for the job. 你要使他们相信你对这份工作的热忱

【拓展】相关词语积累：

(1) convinced adj. 坚信，深信，确信(通常描述人的感受)

(be) convinced of/that...   坚信……，确信……

(2) convincing adj.令人信服的(通常描述物的特性

(3) convincingly adv.令人信服地；有说服力地

[语境串记]He tried to convince me of the truth of the news but he couldn’t provide convincing poof. Therefore, it seemed that he didn’t speak convincingly. 他尽力使我相信这个消息的真实性，但他无法提供令人信服的证据，所以他的说法似乎没有说服力。

【练习】

1.语法填空

Convinced    (convince) that the Belt and Road Initiative(“一带一路”倡议) will benefit China’s economy, we are optimistic about the future of our country.

②Up to now, no one has come up with a   convincing   (convince) explanation of why dinosaurs died out.

③(2020·广东广州段考) When I came home, I really considered quitting. However, I convinced myself  to keep  (keep) at it and try harder.

2.完成句子

①(2020·广西桂林检测)In conclusion, you must   convince me of your ability    (使我相信你的能力) before you are employed.

②(2020·河北保定期末) A lot of research still has to be done, but researchers  are convinced that crying can reduce stress . (确信哭能减轻压力)

基础练｜知识巩固｜建议时间:10分钟

一、单词拼写(用本部分所学单词)

1. Drivers are supposed to limit       the speed in neighborhoods because children may be playing there.

2. To our great astonishment, he signed the unreasonable    contract    (合同).

3. With  production  (产量)up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.

4. We should try to make good use of the advantages of the Internet and reduce the disadvantages to theminimum   (最低限度) at the same time.

5. Seventeen publishers  rejected   (拒绝) the manuscript before Jenks saw its potential.

6.(2020·山东阅读理解改编) The tests show that the social environment is extremely  influential  (有影响力的)when we’re making decisions.

二、语法填空。在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

1. There is a limit to how much fresh fruit you can eatin a day.

2.(2019·天津阅读理解改编) Reading satisfies my desire tokeep learning. And I’ve found that the possibilities that liewithin books arelimitless(limit).

3. It is an area of outstanding natural beauty, and the numberof boats available for hire on the river islimited. (limit)

4. Being devoted(devote)to learning a second language, whetheryou are old or young, will add to a lot of fun and broadenyour horizons.

5. In the future, I will be a good doctor to heal the woundedand rescue the dying,devoting(devote)myself to my work.

6. Most importantly, she explains how to ask coworkers to be advisors, and how to deal withrejection . (reject)

7. Researchers have found clear andconvincing(convince) evidence that happiness is the key to better health andlonger lives.

8.(2020·天津完形填空改编) He convinced thepolicedepartmentto allow (allow)him to set up a couple of“chat benches”in two of their local parks.

9. Darwinwas convinced(convince) that the theory of evolution isbased on natural selection.

10. He tried to convince themofthe safety of travellingby airplane.