Lesson 25 Let’s do an experiment!

Learning aims:

1. The new words: science, experiment, fill, prove, theory, jar, upside, observe, right, side, up, upside, down

2. The important sentences:

① I fill a jar with water.

② I turn the jar upside down.

③ I think the floor will get wet.

④ I’m sure the floor won’t get wet.

⑤ We can prove who’s right.

⑥ We’ll do the experiment and observe what will happen.

Learning important and difficult points:

1. get的用法及短语。

get warm get along\on\well, with

get away from, get back, get in, get off get up, get together, get through, get to

2. sb, be sure + that 从句。“认为……一定……”

3. observe sb. do sth.

observe doing sth.

Learning method:

Listen, say, read and write.

Learning steps:

Step 1. Talking

Talk about: “Do you like to experiments?

What experiments have you done?”

Step 2. Learning

Learn the new words. Read after the teacher.

Step 3. Listening

Listen to the tape carefully with following questions:

1. Why does Danny say they should do this experiment outside?

2. What’s Brian’s theory?

3. What will Brian do?

4. Does will have the same theory as Brian’s?

Step 4. Reading and learning

Read the dialogue and learn it.

1. fill…with = be filled with = be full of

2.cover…with

3. turn down/up/off/on

4. be sure to do sth. /be sure that

be not sure + 特殊疑问词引导的从句

5. get wet 做系动词

6. prove sth. to sb.

7. observe sb. do/doing sth.

Step 5. Listening and reading

Listen to the tape and read after it.

Step 6. Practice

Practice it in three.

Step 7. Sum up

Master the important vocabulary.

Lesson 26 One wet Danny?

Learning aims:

1. The new words: force, swimsuit, observation

2. The important sentences:

① I will ask the class to make observations and guess what will happen. ② We’ll ask the students what the experiment proves.

Learning important and difficult points:

The objective clause.

Learning method:

Listen, say, read and write.

Learning steps:

Step 1. Revision.

1. Check the words of Lesson 25.

2. Check the students. Recite the dialogue.

Step 2. Learning

Learn the new words. Read and write.

Step 3. Talking

Talk about “Do you like science?”

“Will the force of air keep the water in the jar?”

Step 4. Listening

Have the students to the tape and see if they can answer this question: Why will Danny dry himself?

Step 5. Reading

Read in groups, and find out the Simple Future Tense.

I will tell them my theory.

That will be funny.

Step 6. Writing

1. talk with sb.

talk about sth./sb.

talk to

2. make observation

3. dry off

Step 7. Sum up

Master the useful expressions and the Simple Future Tense.

Step 8. Homework

Do the experiment after class.

 

第二篇：it的短语用法

1. make it

（1）在口语当中相当于succeed，表示：成功、做到、说定、赶上、及时到达 例 It's hard to make it to the top in show business.

（2）在口语中相当于fix the date for，表示“约定好时间”

例 —Shall we meet next week？

—OK. We just make it next Saturday.

2. as it is

（1）相当于in fact，in reality表示“事实上，实际情况是……”

例 We had planed to finish the task today，but as it is we probably won't finish it until next week.

（2）相当于方式状语从句，表示“照原样” 例 Leave the table as it is.

3. as it were

相当于as one might say，that is to say，表示“也就是说，可以说，换句话说” 例 He is，as it were，a modern Sherlock Holmes.

4. if it weren't for…/if it hadn't been for…

用来引导虚拟语气，相当于without，or but for，表示“如果不是……，要不是……” 例 If it weren't for Tom，I wouldn't be alive today.

5. that's it

（1）相当于That's all. That's so much. 表示“至此为止，没有别的了”

例 You can have one more sweet，and that's it.

（2）相当于 That's right.表示“对啦”

例 — I guess the key to the problem is thechoice “A” —That's it.

6. catch it

在口语中，相当于be punished/scolded for doing sth. wrong. 表示“因做错事而挨骂，受责备，受批评，受惩罚”

例 We'll really catch it form our teacher if we're late for class again.

7. have it

（1）相当于say，insist表示“说，主张，表明，硬说”

例 Rumour has it that they are getting divorced.

（2）相当于get to know something，表示“了解，知道，获悉”

例 I had it from John that she was going abroad.

8. have what it takes

在口语中，相当于be well qualified for，表示“具有成功的条件”

例 You can take it from me that your daughter has what it takes to be a star.

9. so it seems / appears.

10. Keep at it！（Don't give up！）

相当于go on，表示“继续做，不放弃”

例 My teacher asked me to keep at it.

11. Go it！（Go on！）拼命干，莽撞

12. Now you have done it！（You have done sth. wrong.）

13. Now you'll catch it！（You'll be punished.）

14. As it happened，…

在口语中，相当于it's a pity that…，表示“真不凑巧，真遗憾”

例 As it happened，they were out.

15. As it turned out，…

在口语中，相当于it was found to be in the end，表示“最后被证明是”

例 As it turned out，his statement was false.

16. Such as it is（they are）

在口语中，相当于although it may not be worth much，表示“虽然没有多大价值” 例 You can borrow my exam notebook，such as it is.

17. Take it/things easy.

相当于Don't worry or don't hurry. 用来劝告别人，表示“不要慌，别担心，存住气” 例 Take it easy！ He will do it well.

18. Take it from me.

在口语中，相当于believe me what I say.表示“请相信我的话，我敢担保”

例 You can take it from me that he will make it this time.

19. For what it is worth…

在口语中，相当于although I'm not sure it's of value，表示“不管其价值如何” 例 Here is the article I promise you，for what it's worth.

20. Worth it

在口语中，相当于useful，表示“有好处，值得做”

例 Don't hesitate about it！ It's worth it.

21. Believe it or not.表示“信不信由你”

例 Believe it or not，Tom is getting married to Mary next Sunday.

22. Take it or leave it. v. 要么接受要么放弃

例 That is my last offer. You can take it or leave it.

23. It all depends/that all depends

在口语中，相当于it hasn't been decided yet，表示“那得看情况，还没有定下来” 例 —Are you going to the countryside for holiday？

—It/That all depends.

24. It's up to sb.

在口语中，相当于it's decided by sb. 表示“由……决定，由……负责，取决于……” 例 —Shall we go out for dinner？

—It's up to you.