《普通高中英语课程标准》对词汇知识内容的要求：

1. 借助词典等各种资源，理解语篇中关键词的词义和功能以及所传递的意图和态度

2. 了解词汇的词根、词缀，掌握词性变化规律，并用于理解和表达有关主题的信息和观点

3. 深入理解和广泛运用已学词汇，在语境中培养词块意识，提高运用词汇准确理解和确切表达意义能力

一、导读：

Key words & expressions involved

1.earn vt./vi.      2. hunt vt./vi.     3. chain n./vt.            4. income  n.

5.pass down     6. comb n./vt.         7. package n./vt.       8. apartment n.

二、导思：【课文定位】根据语境推测下列单词或者短语的中文意思并且反复诵读

1. If she was to buy a nice gift for her husband Jim, she would need more money. But how could she earn some?

2. Della stood in front of the mirror in her apartment. She looked at her reflection, brushed her long, brown hair, and made up her mind: she was going to sell her hair.

3. She spent the next two hours hunting for Jim’s gift.

4. She found it at last: a simple but beautiful watch chain for his gold watch, which had been passed down to him from his grandfather.

5. With an income of twenty dollars per week, life was hard for the couple, but Jim wanted to buy a perfect gift for Della.

6. He thought of the beautiful set of combs on show in one of the shop windows on Broadway. Della had wanted those combs for so long.

7. That afternoon, Jim sold the watch, went to the shop for the combs and returned home with a package in his pocket.

三、导学&导练:

1. earn  vt. & vi. 赚得；获利；赢得

【拓展】 earn/make a living谋生；维持生活    earn one’s respect赢得某人的尊重

earn a reputation as/for…因……获得荣誉

谋生；活命  ____________       赚取利息   ____________ 

She earned a living as a part-time secretary. 她靠做兼职秘书为生。

His victory in the tournament earned him $50 000. 他在这次锦标赛中获胜，挣得了5万元。

As a teacher, she had earned the respect of her students. 作为教师，她赢得了学生的尊敬。

Companies must earn a reputation for honesty. 公司必须赢得诚信。

1. hunt  vi. & vt. 寻找，搜寻；打猎，猎杀；追捕

【拓展】____________ 搜寻；寻找  hunter n. 猎人；搜寻着；猎犬

 [syn]search       Whales are still being hunted and killed in the Arctic. 北冰洋的鲸类仍然遭到猎杀。

I’ve hunted everywhere but I can’t find it. 我到处都搜遍了，就是找不到它。

警察正在追捕一名逃犯。 Police are hunting an escaped criminal. 

她还在找新工作。   ________________________  

1. chain  n. 链子，链条；一系列；连锁店 vt. 用锁链拴住

【拓展】

____________ 一连串的；一系列的

a chain of supermarkets/a supermarket chain 连锁超市

She wore a heavy gold chain around her neck. 她戴着一条粗实的金项链。

The whole food chain is affected by the overuse of chemicals in agriculture. 整个食物链因农业中过度使用化学药品而受到影响。

她戴着一条粗实的金项链。  She wore a heavy gold chain around her neck. 

囚犯戴着镣铐。  The prisoners were kept in chains.

2. pass down使世代相传，流传

Humans pass down their skills and knowledge to the next generations through education. 通过教育，人类把这些技术和知识代代相传。

  pass on  传递；继续；去世

pass by   ____________ 

pass away   ____________ 

pass over  越过；忽略；宽恕；回避

pass for  冒充，假扮；被认为

3. income  n. 收入，收益

  结果  n.  outcome  支出  n.  expenditure

Tourism is a major source of income for the area. 旅游业是这个地区的主要收入来源。

Many families on low incomes will be unable to afford to buy their own home. 许多低收入家庭根本无力购买房子。

4. comb n.梳子；梳理（头发） vt.梳，梳理；搜寻

【拓展】 _______________________  仔细搜索；搜寻

Salvatore combed his hair carefully. 萨尔瓦多仔细地梳理了他的头发。

I combed the shops looking for something to wear. 我跑遍商店寻找可穿的东西。

Officers combed the woods for the murder weapon. 警察彻底搜查了那片树林，寻找杀人凶器。

5. package  n. 包，盒；包裹；一套，一揽子  vt. 将……包装好；包装

  [SYN] pack

Check the list of ingredients on the side of the package. 请检查包装盒侧面的成分清单。

We package our products in recyclable materials. 我们用可回收的材料包装我们的产品。

你有一个大包裹来了。  A large package has arrived for you.

我们用可回收的材料包装我们的产品。  We package our products in recyclable materials.

四、达标导练：（10分钟）

单句语法填空

1.It is the custom for the bride's father _________ (pay) for the wedding.

2.My father always impresses_________ me the importance of hard work.

3.The_________ (romance) scene in the film made a deep impression on us.

4.During National Day,all the streets_________ (decorate) with colourful flags, flowers and balloons.

5. The entrance _______the hall is beautifully decorated, which attracted many people.

6. As he is too busy, he plays with his children only _________ (occasion).

7. For me, nothing is_________ (happy) than playing soccer.

8.He made_________ a rule to go to the gym every weekend.

9._________ you get older, you need to take on more responsibility.

10.The Spring Festival is an occasion_________ family members get together and have a good rest.

11. The attractive physical appearance can make a deep impression________ others.

12. Guests have free entrance_________ the swimming pool and the health club.

13.It was his long absence from work that delayed his _________ (promote).

14.He was_________ (fortune) to survive the serious car

15._________ you get older, you need to take more responsibility.

五、课后巩固训练：（30分钟）

限时练习

六、反思感悟：

1. 导读部分重点词汇的词性变化规律记住了吗？

2.  catch在不同语境中的含义能分清吗？