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Unit2 Great People
Lesson 7
What Is the Meaning of Life
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What’s the meaning of life
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THINK ABOUT IT
·Do you know any successful people
What does success mean to you
·What are your dreams for the future
After the history class, Li Ming sits in
the classroom, deep in thought. ① Wang
Mei comes in and the two start a dialogue /'da l ɡ/.
温馨提示: 此符号表示“考点精讲点拨”链接。
have a dialogue with sb.和某人对话
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Wang Mei: Hi Li Ming. What are you thinking about
Li Ming: Oh, hi Wang Mei. I was just thinking... What is the meaning /'mi n / of life ② Do you ever wonder about that ③
Wang Mei: Oh, I see. You are thinking about your purpose in life. Yes, I think about that sometimes. But I also wonder about other things. For example, why are great people so successful /s k'sesfl/ ④ And how can we succeed in life
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try/do one’s best to do sth. 意为“尽某人最大的努力做某事”。
Li Ming: Those are good questions, too. But... what is success And how do you know if you've succeeded Does it mean that you have a good job Does it mean that you are rich and famous
Wang Mei: Those are all really important questions and very difficult to answer. I'm not sure how to answer them, but I think we should try our best to live a good and happy life. ⑤
Li Ming: That sounds right to me. My dad always says that we should be good to others. ⑥
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Wang Mei: Exactly! If we are living a happy life, but the people around us aren't, is that a good life I'm not so sure...It seems like something is missing /'m s /. ⑦
Li Ming: I agree. I have an idea, Wang Mei. Let's write these questions down and then survey /s 've / our parents, friends and neighbours /'ne b z/ about their thoughts. ⑧
Wang Mei: Great idea, Li Ming！Let's do it！
俗语: A good neighbour is better than a brother far off. 远亲不如近邻。
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1) Read the lesson and fill in the blanks.
After the history class, Li Ming sits in the classroom, deep in thought. Wang Mei comes in, and they start a ________. Li Ming wonders about the ________ of life. He has many questions about his purpose in life. Wang Mei thinks those questions are ________ to answer. They decide to ________ their questions ________, and then ________ some people about their thoughts.
dialogue
meaning
difficult
　write
down
survey
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2) Listen to the passage and tick the ideas mentioned.
□ Become famous.　　　
□ Have a happy family.
□ Attend a good university.
□ Make other people happy.
□ Have a satisfying job.
□ Be rich.
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听力材料
What is success Well, different people have different ideas. Some think being rich is success. Some think having a happy family is success. Others think that attending a good university or becoming famous is success.
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3) Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words in the box.
1．Work hard and you will be _____________ in the future.
2．I __________ who he was, but nobody could tell me.
3．What is the __________ of your visit
4．One of our _____________ helped us look after our dog
while we were away.
5．We __________ 500 people and 75% of them were in
favour of the plan.
successful　
wondered　　 　
success　purpose survey wonder neighbour　
purpose　　
neighbours　
surveyed　
be in favour of 意为“支持；赞同”
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4) It's said that happy people can live longer. What do you need to be happy Fill in the mind map. Then give a reason for each thing you list.
happiness
health
kindness
safety
friends
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Example:
Health is important for living a full and active life. You need to be healthy to work and play. Friends are also very important in our life. Friends can help us when we are in trouble. They share the pain and happiness with us. Kindness is important. You need to be kind to help others who have difficulties. Keeping safe is necessary for us . If you hurt yourself, you won't study and play well.
①After the history class, Li Ming sits in the classroom, deep in thought.
deep in thought 陷入深思
deep in thought = lost in thought 陷入沉思，在句子中可作表语，也可以作状语，表伴随状态。
e.g. Anna was deep in thought when her mother said it was time to go shopping.
当妈妈说该去购物时，安娜陷入了沉思。
thought在此处作名词，作介词in的宾语，意为“思索，思考”，是个不可数名词。
作表语
Deep in thought, Mary sat still against the door.
玛丽一动不动地靠门坐着，沉思着。
作状语
拓展：(1)thought作名词，意为“思想，想法”，相当于mind，是可数名词。
I have no thoughts on it.
对这件事，我没有什么看法。
(2)thought 也可作动词think的过去式和过去分词，意为“想；认为”。
I thought he wouldn’t come.
我原以为他不会来了。
考题在线1: Many of you have written to us to express your ______________ (think) on teenage problems.
thoughts
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②What is the meaning of life
(重点) meaning /'mi n / n. 意义; 意思
e.g. I didn’t know the word’s meaning, so I had to guess.
我不知道这个词的意思，所以我不得不猜测。
At last, he knew the meaning of life.
最后，他懂得了生活的意义。
What’s the meaning of the word
这个单词是什么意思？
“……是什么意思？”的表达：
What’s the meaning of...
What does/do...mean
What do you mean by...
拓展: meaning 的词根是mean, mean 的常见用法:
mean 作动词, 表示“意思是, 表示……的意思”。
e.g. The word means “very angry”.
这个单词的意思是非常生气。
作动词, 表示“意味着”。mean doing sth. 意味着做某事。
e.g. Talking in class means wasting time.
上课说话意味着浪费时间。
作动词, 表示“打算, 意欲”。mean to do sth. 打算做某事。
e.g. I didn’t mean to read that book. 我没打算看那本书。
meaning 的词性变化：
meaningful adj. 有意义的
meaningfully adv. 有意义地
meaningless adj. 无意义的
meaninglessly adv. 无意义地
考题在线2: The ____________ (mean) of this sentence is not clear to me.
meaning
考题在线3: [连云港] It is ____________ (有意义的) to do a survey on how to go green in the community.
meaningful
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③Do you ever wonder about that
(重点) wonder /'w nd (r) / v. 想知道; 想弄明白
I often wonder about her reasons for leaving.
我经常对她离开的原因感到好奇。
对……感到疑惑/ 好奇
谚语记单词
Wonder is the seed of knowledge.
惊奇是知识的种子。
wonder 的其他用法：
wonder wonder+who, what, why, where等词引导的宾语从句。
e.g. I wonder who he is. 我想知道他是谁。
wonder+that引导的宾语从句, 表示“感到惊奇; 对……感到惊讶”, that常可省略。
e.g. I wonder (that) she has won the race.
我对她赢了比赛感到惊讶。
wonder wonder+if 或whether引导的宾语从句, 表示疑问。
e.g. I wonder if he will succeed.
我想知道他会不会成功。
wonder+疑问词+to do。
e.g. I’m just wondering how to do that.
我正想知道该怎样做那件事。
拓展：(1)wonder 还可意为“感到诧异/ 惊讶”，wonder at意为“对……感到惊讶”。
He liked to sit and wonder at all that had happened.
他喜欢坐着对发生的一切惊叹不已。
(2)wonder 还可作名词，用作不可数名词时，意为“惊讶、惊奇、惊叹”；用作可数名词时，意为“奇迹、奇观、奇事”。
He looked at the beautiful scenery with wonder.
他惊讶地看着这片美景。
Books are full of many wonders.
书中充满了许多新奇的事物。
作不可数名词
作可数名词
(3)wonderful 作形容词，意为“精彩的；令人愉快的”。
We had a wonderful time last night.
我们昨晚过得非常愉快。
People light floating lanterns in order to create a wonderful view on the water.
人们点亮漂浮的灯笼，以便在水面上创造一种美妙的景色。
考题在线4: [滨州] —Many students did well in this exam. I wonder _______.
—Through their own efforts.
A. why did they get a success B. what they learned from it
C. whether they tried their best D. how they made it finally
D
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④For example, why are great people so successful
(高频) successful /s k'sesfl/ adj. (achieving what you wanted) 获得成功的; 有成就的
谚语记单词
Successful people find ways, and unsuccessful people find excuses.
成功的人找方法，失败的人找借口。
e.g. He is successful in dancing.
在舞蹈方面他是成功的。
He has great success in drawing.
他在画画上取得很大成功。
I succeeded in the English study.
我在英语学习方面取得了成功。
He landed on the island successfully.
他成功地登上了那座岛屿。
be successful in (doing) sth.在（做）某事方面是成功的
succeed in
在……方面取得成功
successful的词性变换：
success n.成功
succeed v.成功
successfully adv.成功地
考题在线5: Her father is a ________ businessman, and she also wants to have ________.
A. success; successful B. succeed; success
C. successful; success D. successfully; succeed
C
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⑤I’m not sure how to answer them, ...
特殊疑问词＋动词不定式
“特殊疑问词+ 动词不定式”结构相当于名词性从句/ 名词成分，在句中可作主语、宾语、表语等句子成分。
e.g. How to save the child is the most important thing to us. 怎么救这个孩子对我们来说是最重要的事。
I don’t know what to do next. =I don’t know what I should do next. 我不知道接下来要做什么。
作主语
作宾语
Will you please show me how to work it out
= Will you please show me how I can work it out
请你告诉我怎样解决它好吗？
The problem is when to start.
问题是什么时候开始。
作宾语
作表语
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以下两种情况 1)主从句主语一致，且主句谓语动词为know、hope、decide、believe、suppose 等；(2)主句谓语动词为ask、tell、show、teach 等，且宾语从句的主语和主句谓语动词的间接宾语一致。“疑问词＋动词不定式”结构可以改写成由该疑问词引导的从句，从句所作的句子成分不变。
考题在线6: [孝感]—Safety is very important to all of us.
—I agree. We students should learn _______ ourselves in the daily life.
A. where to hold B. what to visit
C. how to protect D. why to help
C
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【点拨】根据“ourselves in the daily life”可知此处应是指在日常生活中保护自己，应用动词protect 表示“保护”。
⑥My dad always says that we should be good to others.
be good to 对……好
e.g. People here are all good to me.
这里的人都对我很好。
Good leaders are usually good at cooperating with others. 好的领导者通常都擅长与他人合作。
Eating more vegetables is good for our health.
多吃蔬菜对我们的健康有好处。
Mary is very good with children.
玛丽对孩子很有一套。
辨析：be good to, be good at, be good for, be good with
be good to 意为“对……友好”，其后一般接表示人的名词或代词，相当于be friendly/nice to。
be good at 意为“擅长……”，其后接名词、代词或动词-ing。反义短语为 be bad at 或be weak in。
be good for 意为“对……有好处”，反义短语为be bad for。
be good with 意为“善于应付……的”
考题在线7: He was very good ______ me when I was ill.
A. to B. at C. for D. with
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⑦It seems like something is missing.
missing /'m s / adj. 缺少的; 丢失的
missing 作形容词，无比较级和最高级，
在句中可作表语或定语。
e.g. My book is missing. Could you help me find it
我的书不见了。你能帮我找到它吗
He is said to be missing. 据说他失踪了。
失踪的
seem like意为“看起来像”。在此处like是介词，后面能跟名词或动词-ing形式。
拓展: (1) miss 作动词, 意为“错过; 赶不上; 怀念; 思念”。
(2) Miss 作名词, 意为“小姐, 女士”, 常用于未婚女子姓氏前; 还可用作学生对女教师的称呼。
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miss 一词多义：
考题在线8: The _______ boy was last seen near the river. His mother _______ him very much.
A. missing; missed B. missed; missed
C. missing; missing D. miss; missed
A
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⑧Let’s write these questions down and then survey our parents, ...
(1)write down 写下; 记下
e.g. Please write down these new words.
=Please write these new words down.
请记下这些新单词。
Please write them down.
请把它们写下来。
write down为动副短语，代词作宾语放中间。
与down 构成的其他动副短语：
① cut down 砍倒
② turn down 调低
③ knock down 击倒
④ slow down减速，放慢速度
考题在线9: There are a few mistakes in your homework. You can _______ in your notebook.
A. write down it B. write down them
C. write it down D. write them down
D
(2)survey /s 've / v. 调查, /'s ve / n. 调查
survey 的常见用法：
survey 作及物动词, 意为“调查”, 其后直接跟宾语。
e.g. We surveyed our classmates about their hobbies.
我们调查了同学们的业余爱好。
作名词, 意为“调查”。
e.g. They sent some forms to the customers to make a
survey. 他们寄了一些表格给顾客做调查。
We did a survey of the students’ homework last week.
上周我们对学生的作业情况做了一个调查。
survey 作名词时的常用短语：
① make/do a survey 做一个调查
② make/do a survey of 对……做调查
考题在线10: —[武汉]Do you have any new findings in the report
—Yes, we have _______ 10, 000 people, and 90% of them would like to buy our new products.
A. chosen B. surveyed C. examined D. listed
B
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本节课主要学习了:
重点单词: meaning, wonder, successful, if
重点短语: deep in thought, think about, write down

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