高二英語Living with technology教案

could you work on saturday, should the need arise (= if it were to be necessary)?
are there any matters arising from (= caused by) the last meeting?2.      this notice is aimed at increasing people’s awareness of the problem because it has become quite extreme. (p62)aim at sth.  to plan, hope / intend to achieve sth.:
the talks are aiming at a compromise.[+ doing ] the government's campaign is aimed at influencing public opinion.aware adj.     knowing that sth. exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing: [+ that] i wasn't even aware that he was ill.
she was well (= very) aware that he was married .were you aware of the risks at the time?i suddenly became aware of (= started to notice) him looking at me. "has claude paid the phone bill?" "not as far as i'm aware." (= i don't think so)
awarenessn. [u]
public awareness of the problem will make politicians take it seriously.
environmental awareness has increased dramatically over the past decade.3.      we must all be aware of the potential causes of traffic accidents and act to prevent them. (p 62)potential adj.    possible when the necessary conditions exist:
1) a number of potential buyers have expressed interest in the company.
2) many potential customers are waiting for a fall in prices before buying.
3) the accident is a grim reminder of the potential dangers involved in north sea oil production4.      many drivers are aggressive and push into other lanes of traffic or overtake other cars. (p62)aggressive adj. 1) behaving in an angry and violent way towards another person:
men tend to be more aggressive than women.
if i criticize him, he gets aggressive and starts shouting.2) determined to win or succeed and using forceful action to achieve victory or success:
an aggressive election campaign
aggressive marketing tacticsovertake v. (overtook, overtaken) vt. to go beyond sth. by being a greater amount or degree:
our us sales have now overtaken our sales in europe.
we'd planned to hold a meeting tomorrow, but events have overtaken us (= things have changed).2) vt./vi.  to come from behind another vehicle or a person and move in front of it:
always check your rear view mirror before you overtake (another car).5.      recently the number of people fined for speaking on their mobile phones while driving has increased by 30 percent. (p62)fine n.c. an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law: