Language learning,Explanation,1. While these activities might seem childish and cause laughter rather than respect, in reality they require an enormous amount of strength and fitness as well as determination,虽然这些活动看起来孩子气且令人发笑而不是让人肃然起敬，但实际上，这些活动需要强大的力量，健康的体格和坚定的决心,rather than 而不是；宁愿 rather than 前后结构相同，保持平衡 e.g. He is an artist rather than a writer. I would do it myself rather than ask him to do it,He prefers to rent a car rather than have one of his own. I should thank you rather than you should thank me,注意,rather than 连接两主语时，谓语与第一个主语保持一致。 e.g. I, rather than you, am to blame. 常用搭配： would prefer to dorather than do Rather than stay at home, Ill prefer to go out,as well as:除之外；和;与 一样 She is clever as well as beautiful. as well: 也，通常用于句尾。 Would you like to come as well? may/might as well:不妨，还不如,注意,as well as 连接两主语时，谓语与第一个主语保持一致。 e.g. E-mail, as well as telephones, _ an important part in daily communication. ( 99年全国高考） A. is playing B. have played C. are playing D. play,A,2. Every time Ashrita tries to break a record, he reaches a point where he feels he cannot physically do any more. 每次试图破纪录的时候，阿西里塔都会达到一个体力不可逾越的极限点,Every time, each time, next time, the first time, any time, all the time 等名词短语用来引导时间状语，表示“每次，每当，下次，第一次,e.g. Every time I was in trouble, he would come to help me out. Next time you come, do remember to bring your son here. The first time I climbed onto the wall, I felt nervous. You are welcome to come back any time you want to,在句中 where作为关系副词，引导的是定语从句，修饰先行词point。当先行词表示某人或物的situation，或某事物发展的stage, 或达到某点point，都可以用where 来引导,e.g. The accident had reached to a point where both their parents are to be called in. 事情发展到如此程度，不得不请双方家长来一趟了,考例】 1）Hes got himself into a dangerous situation _he is likely to lose control over the plane. (01年上海高考题） A. where B. which C. while D. why,A,2) I can think of many cases _ students obviously knew a lot of English words and expressions but couldnt write a good essay. (03年上海高考题） A. why B. which C. as D. where,D,3. Imagine doing this for a mile! imagine doing 想象做 imagine sb. doing 想象做 imagine that-clause 想象 imagine sb./sth. to be 想象某人/某物是 beyond imagination 难以想象,B,练习】 I can hardly imagine Peter _across the Atlantic Ocean in five days. A. sail B. sailing C. to sail D. to have sailed,后面接- ing 形式做宾语的常见动词有： consider, suggest, excuse, admit, miss, avoid, keep on, keep, practise, deny, finish, enjoy, appreciate, cant help, mind, allow, permit, escape, forbid, risk,4. Sri Chinmoy says that it is just as important for people to develop their bodies as it is to develop their minds hearts and spiritual selves,斯里琴摩指出人们发展他们的体魄与发展他们的头脑，心灵和精神上的自我具有同等的重要性,5. He had been urged by his spiritual leader to enter the marathon even though he had done no training. urge sb. to do sth. / urge sb. on 鼓励，激励某人做,even though/even if 用作连词， 意思是“即使，纵然，尽管,考例】 There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, _she was an only child. (05年辽宁高考题） A. ever since B. now that C. even though D. even as,C,6.There is only one perfect road. It is ahead of you, always ahead of you. ahead of : 比 早，在前面;高,优于，超过 ahead of time : 提前，提早,e.g. The boy studies very hard, so he is often _all the other students in his class. A. good at B. as clever as C. ahead of D. the best,c,Homework,1. Finish exercise 4 on page 4 in your textbooks. 2. Prepare for the word formations and collect suffixes of the nouns, verbs and adjectives,1. Complete the table and then choose a word to complete each sentence below,motivated/ motivating,motivation,motivate,devoted/ devoting,devotion,devote,accomplished,accomplishment,accomplish,adjustable,adjustment,adjust,approximate,approximation,approximate,Adjective,Noun,Verb,1.He is _to his wife and gives her anything she asks for. 2.Can you tell me the _ number of athletes in your club? 3.It was a huge _for her to be able to reach the top of the mountain,devoted,accomplishment,approximate,4. Some people have the ability to _others to try to achieve their goals. 5. She has _to the fact that she will never win the 400 metre swimming event,motivate,adjusted,coventional tough spiritual soul tough urged reality,usual severe sacred spirit hard begged truth,2. Write down the pairs of the underlined words,Revising useful structures,1. Underline the subject in these sentences. 1.Everything that we do is a step in one direction or another. Even the failure to do something is in itself a deed. It sets us forward or backward,2.Some conceptions of a gentleman are these: a gentleman is always considerate for the feelings of others; he has tact-he knows how to say and to do the right thing at the right time,3. To regret ones errors to the point of not repeating them is true repentance,4. The best companion is one who is wiser and better than ourselves, for we are inspired by his wisdom and virtue to nobler deeds,5. Being happy is better than being king,Whats made Tony so upset? -I believe _the game. It shocked him so much. A. for losing B. lo