高一英語Earthquakes教案
astonish vt./n: surprise greatly. 語氣比surprise要強，含有令人難以置信: i was astonished to see him in tibet.在西藏見到他，真感到驚異。the news astonished everyone.這個消息使每個人都很震驚。
surprise vt./n: (feeling caused by) sth. sudden or unexpected: 最普通用詞，意為“使驚訝，使吃驚”，含有“意想不到”之意。如： i was surprised to see the great changes in my hometown.看到家鄉的巨大變化他驚訝不已。his failure didn’t cause much surprise (was not a great surprise.)他的失敗未引起很大的驚奇（并非很意外的事）。
ii. words for using language
1.congratulation n 1）（with on）an expression of joy for sb.’ success, good fortune, luck, etc. : 慶賀，祝賀，常用復述形式，并與介詞on搭配，構成短語congratulations on sth. /doing …. 2）congratulations ( on your winning the races)！恭喜（你獲得了勝利）！i offered my congratulations on his success. 我對他的成功表示了祝賀。3）congratulate v. (with on.) to speak to ( a person) with praise and admiration for a happy event or sth. successfully done: 意為“向某人表示祝賀，向某人道賀”，構成短語congratulate sb. on sth. /dong…. congratulate oneself that結構中：we congratulated him on having passed the examination.我們祝賀他通過了考試。he congratulates himself on having chosen a good woman to be his wife.他暗自慶幸自己挑選了一位賢惠的女子作妻子。
2. cf. especially, specially
especially: to an exceptional degree; in particular: 特殊地，尤其，常用于正式文體中: this is a very common word, especially in spoken english.這是一個很普通的詞，尤其在英語口語中。she likes the country, especially in spring.她喜歡這個國家，尤其是春天。
specially: for a particular purpose: 特別地，專門地，表示“為了特別的目的”：this cake was specially made for you. 這個蛋糕是專門為你做的。
3. cf. be known as, be known for, be known to sb.
be known as作為……而聞名；be known for以/因……而聞名；be known to sb.為……而熟悉。如：he was known as a excellent singer.他作為一名優秀的歌手而聞名。the city is known for its long history.這座城市以它的悠久的歷史聞名。 he is known to the police as a thief. 警察都知道他是個小偷。
iii. explanation of difficult sentences
1. it seemed that the world was at an end.似乎世界末日來臨。
seem連系動詞，似乎，好象
1）seem + (to be ) + adj./n.
2）seem + to do
3）seem + like + n.
4）it seems/seemed (to sb.) + that-clause如：our english teacher seems to be a kind man. he seems to know everything = it seems that he knows everything. it seems like years since we last met. it seems that i have seen her before. = i seem to have seen her before.