(1)an approach to ... (2)approach sth. ...be approaching [重点强化] 易错处处防

……的方法/通道(to为介词) 靠近/接近…… ……快到了 ③The job market has changed and our approaches to find work must change as well.find→finding 佳句时时写

④As the college entrance examination is drawing near, some students are getting more and more nervous.(升级加蓝词；with 复合结构)

→With_the_college_entrance_examination_approaching/around_the_corner,_some students are getting more and more nervous.

[联想发散] 表示“……来临”的表达有： ①be approaching ③be around the corner 4．defend vt.保护；保卫；辩护 [自主体验] 单句语法填空

①When the dog attacked me, I defended myself (I) with a stick.

②The monument is in memory of the soldiers who lost their lives in defence (defend) of their country. [系统归纳]

(1)defend ...from/against defend oneself (2)defence n. in defence of [重点强化] 佳句时时写

③母亲总会竭尽全力保护孩子免受伤害，这是母亲的天性。

It is the nature of a mother to do all she can to defend_her_child_from harm and danger. 僻义牢牢记

④He has employed one of the UK's top lawyers to defend him.辩护 5．major adj.主要的；重要的n.专业vi.主修 [自主体验] 单句语法填空

①As a graduate majoring (major) in English, I feel excited to write this letter for the position.

②be drawing near 保护……以免受；防御 为自己辩护；自卫 防御；保卫 保卫；为……辩护

②In that company I once worked, women workers are in the majority. [系统归纳]

(1)major in (2)majority n. in the/a majority a/the majority of [重点强化] 易错处处防

③She is in Beijing University, majors in English Literature.majors→majoring 佳句时时写

④Generally speaking, if you look at the audience at a classical concert, most of them are over the age of fifty.(升级加蓝词汇)

→Generally speaking, if you look at the audience at a classical concert, the_majority_of them are over the age of fifty.

1．in general总的来说；通常 [系统归纳]

(1)as a general rule generally speaking (2)on the whole＝to sum up as a whole in a word in short/brief [重点强化] 易错处处防

①In the general, the northerners are keen on dumplings while the southerners are fond of rice.去掉第一个the

②As general rule, the more expensive the computer is, the better it is.As后加a 佳句时时写(一句多译)

总体来说，酒后开车的人的数量越来越少。

③Generally_speaking,_the number of the people who drive after drinking is smaller and smaller. ④In_general,_the number of the people who drive after drinking is smaller and smaller. 2．at ease舒适；快活；自由自在 [自主体验] 单句语法填空

主修 大多数；大部分 占大多数 大多数…… 一般而言；通常 总体而言；一般而言 总的来说 就整体来看；一般地说 总之 简而言之；总之

①At first, he didn't feel at ease in the strange surroundings.

②We live in an age when more information is available with greater ease than ever before. ③I eased him of his difficulty by telling him what to do. [系统归纳]

(1)feel at ease put sb.at ease (2)with ease (3)ease one's mind ease sb.of sth. 感到心情放松 使某人放松 轻易地；毫不费力地 使某人安心 减轻某人的(痛苦、负担等) [名师指津] at ease既可作表语，又可作状语；with ease只能作状语。 [重点强化]

易错对对碰(with ease/at ease)

④His mind was at_ease knowing that the children were safe.

⑤I heard from her that she passed the test with_ease,_which made us all surprised. 佳句时时写

⑥当你感到紧张时，你最好听一些轻音乐使自己放松一下。

When you feel nervous, you'd better listen to some light music to put_yourself_at_ease. 3．the first/last (one/person) to do sth.“第一个/最后一个做某事的人”

[教材原句] The_first_person_to_arrive was Tony Garcia from Colombia, closely followed by Julia Smith from Britain.

[自主体验]

①If I have any further news, you will be the first person to_know (know)．

②There was no signal in that faraway village and all my attempts to_contact (contact) you failed. ③She has only a little room to live in.

④The ability to_express (express) an idea is as important as the idea itself. [归纳点拨]

(1)当中心词是序数词或被序数词、形容词最高级等修饰时或前有the next, the only, the last等时，常用不定式作后置定语。

(2)动词不定式作定语要放在所修饰的名词或代词之后。

(3)作定语的不定式如果是不及物动词，或者不定式所修饰的名词或代词是不定式动作的地点、工具，不定式后面须加相应的介词。

(4)动词不定式作定语用来修饰的词是抽象名词，常见的有：ability, chance, ambition, offer, anxiety, answer, reply, attempt, belief等。

[佳句背诵]

①(增分要点句)If you find you aren't enjoying your course, the first thing to do is ask yourself why.

②(增分要点句)He is always the first to bear hardships and the last to enjoy comforts. 4．be likely to do sth.“有可能做某事”

[教材原句] However, people from places like Spain, Italy or South American countries approach others closely and are_more_likely_to_touch them. [自主体验]

①That means the price is likely to_go (go) down because of the competition.

②I have learned that Mr.Brown disagrees with you.Your suggestion is unlikely (likely) to be accepted under present condition.

③If you grow up in a large family, you are more likely to develop the ability to get on well with others. →If you grow up in a large family, it_is_more_likely_that you develop the ability to get on well with others.

[归纳点拨]

(1)sb./sth.be likely to do sth.某人/某物有可能做某事 用法规则 it is likely that ... 很可能…… (2)unlikely adj. 不大可能发生的 be unlikely to ... 不可能…… 注意事项

[佳句背诵]

①(增分要点句)(2018·全国卷Ⅰ书面表达)It is likely that you make your friends feel embarrassed if you don't know Chinese table manners.

②(增分要点句)Evidence has been found through years of study that children's early sleeping problems are likely to continue when they grow up.

本单元语篇话题与新课程主题语境“人与社会”中的“跨文化沟通”子话题相对应

一、话题语素积累多一点

话题词汇记一记 子话题(一) 非语言类交流

温故浅易词汇 识记生①smile ②cry ③nod ④laugh ⑤vary ⑥touch ⑦approach ⑧bow ⑨culture ⑩treat ①embarrassment n．窘迫 ②involve vt.涉及；参加

likely用于“it is likely that ...”和“sb./sth.be likely to do sth.”句型中，但不用于“it is likely for sb./sth.to do sth.”句型中。