一、导读：

Key words & expressions involved  

1.  focus   2. as a result of   3. tip   4. base   5. remind  

6. stick to   7. proposal   8. style   9.technique   10. professional  

11. material   12. poster   13. secondary  14. exchange    15. tough  

16. alarm   17. contribution   18. fortunately   19. over time   20. option   

21. attract   22. rugby   23. calligraphy

二、导思：

根据汉语或首字母提示，写出下列单词

1. Don’t be too t____________ on him---he is only a child.

2. A fire broke out in the market yesterday, but f____________ no one was hurt.

3. Have you ever thought about becoming a p____________ musician?

4. The artist combined different ____________(技巧) in the same painting.

5. His ____________(提议) that the system should be changed was refused.

6. What ____________(吸引) most to the job was the chance to go abroad.

7. Raising animals was only ____________(次要的) to other forms of farming.

8. Would you like my old TV in e____________ for this camera?

9. The ____________(焦点) of attention has changed.

三、导学&导练：

1. focus 

① n. 焦点，重点

Ø  Recently, the traffic jam has become the focus of attention.

Ø  The case has brought the problem of child abuse sharply into focus.

② vt.&vi. 集中

focus (one’s attention/energy/mind) on/upon ...

Ø  When he stood before the crowd, he felt uneasy with all the eyes ____________ on him.

2.  as a result of

            as a result

             result in

Ø  He felt ill this morning as a result of some bad fish.

Ø  He was caught in the heavy rain without an umbrella. As a result, he had a bad cold.

Ø  Success results from hard work while laziness results in failure.

3.  remind

remind sb. of sth.

remind sb. (not) to do sth.

remind sb. that ...

Ø  The audience was reminded ____________(turn) their cell phones off in the future.

Ø  _____________________________________________. 他提醒我今天应该读完这本书。

4.  proposal → v. __________

accept/ reject a proposal

make/ put forward a proposal  (to do sth./ for sth.)

                         that sb. (should) do ...

5.