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Lesson 2 Practice makes
perfect! 自主学习
Unit 3 Better you, better me!
1 Do you have any experience becoming good at something through hard work Talk with your partner.
2 Read the passage and write true (T) or false (F).
Hello everyone! I‘m Gloria. I‘m in Grade 8.
What makes me unique My family comes from Greece. I was born there. Nobody else in my school comes from Greece! I am a basketball player on the school team and the only player in my class.
Playing basketball is my interest. When I was in Grade 6, I played for the school basketball team. I w as the youngest player. I knew I was not tall or strong enough. I had no advantages over other players. But I was strict with myself. I practiced shooting more than 100 times every day to improve my abilities. Gradually, I became the best shooter on the team.
动名词短语作主语，
谓语动词用单数。
长难句分析：这是一个主从复合句。主句主语是I，谓语是
played，for the school basketball team 是介词短语作状语；When I was in Grade 6 是由When 引导的时间状语从句。
enough 修饰形容词时，应后置。
Once we played against a team from another city. The game was almost over, and the score was fifty-one to fifty-one. A player on my team passed me the ball. I was too far from the basket. Could I get the ball in the net I tried, and the ball went in! The final score was fifty-four to fifty-one. We won! We felt proud of ourselves.
My dream is to play basketball in the Olympics. I‘d like to go to university too. My parents want me to study medicine, but I want to continue with physical education. What sport would I study Basketball, of course!
A Gloria is the only Greek in her class. （ ）
B Gloria played well on the basketball team because of hard work. （ ）
C The basketball game ended with a score of fifty-one to fifty-one. （ ）
D Gloria wants to study medicine. （ ）
T
T
F
F
从教材语篇2学写作技巧
设问法
文章开头简洁明了，作者Gloria先进行自我介绍，包括姓名、年级等信息，然后通过提问“What makes me unique ”自然地引出下文对自己独特之处的描述。在写作中，这种以问题开头的方式能够迅速抓住读者的注意力，让读者对作者产生好奇。
3 Read the passage again and match the main idea to each part.
A Gloria‘s dream B Gloria‘s self-introduction C An exciting game
D Gloria‘s uniqueness E Gloria becoming the best shooter
B
D
E
C
A
4 Read the passage again and complete the paragraph.
Gloria is unique in her school because she was __________ in Greece. __________ else in her school comes from Greece! Playing basketball is her interest. She practices __________ after school and becomes the best shooter on the team. Her dream is to play basketball in the __________. She wants to __________ with physical education in university.
born
Nobody
shooting
Olympics
continue
5 Pick someone in the class. Tell your partner what makes that person unique.
探究一 核心单词
Unit 3 Better you, better me!
1 perfect /'p f kt/ adj. 完美的；最好的
观察· The sunset over the ocean was a perfect moment.
海上的日落是个完美的时刻。
· The weather is perfect for a picnic.
这种天气非常适合野餐。
· He practised hard to perfect his technique.
他刻苦练习来完善自己的技术。
· Please make a sentence with the perfect tense.
请用完成时造句。
· She strives for perfection in her work.
她在工作中力求完美。
perfect 的一词多义：（1）作形容 词，意为“完美的；最好的”，既可作定语，也可作表语。表达一种绝对的意思，因此在其前面不能加比较副词，如“more perfect”或“less perfect”。（2）作及物动词，意为“使完善；使完美”，其后常接名词或代词作宾语。（3）作名词，the perfect 意为“完成时”。
相关词形：perfection n. 完善；完美
2 born /b n/ v. 出生；形成
观察· She was born in Shanghai in 1998. 她于1998 年出生在上海。
· He is a born leader. 他是个天生的领袖。
· She was born with a weak heart. 她生来就有一个衰弱的心脏。
· She was born into a very musical family. 她生于音乐之家。
· The idea for the book was born of his own experiences.
这本书的灵感源于他自己的经历。
· He was born to be a leader. 他注定要成为一位领导者。
born的一词多义：
（1）作不及物动词，意为“出生；诞生；产生”，仅用于被动语态，不与by 连用。（2）作形容词，意为“天生的”。
常见搭配：（1）be born with 天生具有
（2）be born into 出生于……家庭；出身于
（3）be born of 源于
（4）be born to be/do sth. 注定成为/ 做某事
3 nobody /'n b di/ pron. 没有人
观察· Nobody knows the answer to that question.
没有人知道那个问题的答案。
· Nobody cares about his idea. 没有人关心他的想法。
· Nobody else can help you if you don’t work hard.
如果你不努力工作，没有其他人能帮助你。
· There’s someone at the door. 门口有人。
·Is there anybody in the library 图书馆里有人吗？
· Everybody is here. Let’s start our meeting.
大家都在这儿，我们开始开会吧。
nobody是一个不定代词，意为“ 没有人”，它本身表示否定，相当于no one。
常见搭配：（1）nobody knows 没有人知道
（2）nobody cares 没有人关心
（3）nobody else 没有其他人
类似的表示人的不定代词还有somebody（某人）、anybody（任何人）、everybody（每个人）等。它们单独作主语时，谓语动词用单数形式。
4 advantage / d'vɑ nt d / n. 优势
观察· His height gives him a clear advantage.
他的身高让他具有明显的优势。
· The disadvantage of this house is the lack of space.
这个房子的缺点是空间不足。
· He has an advantage over his workmates because of his hard work. 他因努力工作比他的同事有优势。
· They took advantage of the fine weather to play tennis.
他们趁晴朗的天气去打网球。
· It is to your advantage to make a plan in advance.
提前制订计划对你有利。
advantage 意为“优势；有利条件；优点”，既可作可数名词，也可作不可数名词。其反义词是disadvantage，意为“不利因素；障碍”。
常用搭配：（1）have an advantage over... 比……有优势
（2）take advantage of... 利用……
（3）to one’s advantage 对某人有利
5 shoot / u t/ v. 投篮；发射
观察· He should have shot instead of passing.
他本该射门，而不是传球。
· He shot the wolf in the head. 他击中了狼的头部。
· The hunter shot at a rabbit. 猎人朝一只兔子开枪了。
· He is shooting a movie. 他正在拍摄一部电影。
· The garden is full of green shoots. 花园里满是绿色的新芽。
· He wanted to be a good basketball shooter.
他想成为一名优秀的篮球射手。
shoot 作动词，意为“投篮；发射”，还可意为“射杀；射伤；拍摄”。shoot 的过去式及过去分词是shot。
常见搭配：
（1）shoot at... 朝……射击
（2）shoot ... in the leg / head 射中……的腿 / 头
shoot 作名词，意为“嫩枝；新芽”。
shooter n. 意为“射手；射击武器”。
6 ability / 'b l ti/ n. 能力；才能；本领
观察· The boy has abilities in math.
这个男孩在数学方面有能力。
· One must have the ability to work with others.
一个人必须有与他人合作的能力。
· The man shows great ability to make cartoons.
这个人在制作卡通方面展现出很强的能力。
· The girl has great musical ability.
这个女孩有极高的音乐能力。
ability 既可作可数名词，意为“能力；才能”，表示一个人完成某项任务或活动所具备的素质或本领。它的复数是abilities。还可作不可数名词，泛指能力的抽象概念。
常见用法：（1）have the ability in + 名词 在某方面有能力
（2）have the ability to do sth. 有能力做某事
（3）show the ability to do sth. 展现出做某事的能力
常见搭配：（1）musical ability 音乐才能
（2）creative ability 创造才能
7 against / 'ɡenst/ prep. 反对；违反
观察· He is against the plan to build a new factory in the town. 他反对在镇上建新工厂的计划。
· We will play against another soccer team next week.
下周我们要和另一支足球队比赛。
· The man stood against the wall, looking tired.
那个男人靠墙站着，看上去很累。
· The trees are bright against the morning sky.
在早晨天空的衬托下，那些树很亮。
· Save money against a rainy day. 未雨绸缪。［谚语］
· We should all fight against waste.
我们都应当和浪费作斗争。
against 作介词，基本用法如下：
（1） 表示对某人或某事的“反对意见或态度”。
（2） 在体育比赛中，表示两个队伍或选手之间的“对抗或竞争”。
（3） 表示“靠在某个物体上”或“撞击某物”。
（4） 表示“衬托”，指一个物体把另一个物作为参照物而显出的特征。
（5） 表示“以防；以备”，指应对某种特殊情况。
（6） fight against 意为“和……作斗争；反对……”
8 final /'fa nl/ adj. 最后的；决定性的
观察· We will have the final exam next week.
我们下周要进行期末考试。
· We are preparing for our English finals.
我们正在准备英语期末考试。
· He finally found a job after a few months.
几个月后他终于找到了一份工作。
final 的一词多义：（1）作形容词，意为“最后的；决定性的”，常作定语修饰名词。（2）作名词，意为“决赛；期末考试”，为可数名词。
常用短语：（1）final exam 期末考试
（2）final score 最终比分
相关词形：finally 意为“最终；最后”。
9 continue /k n't nju / v. 继续；持续
观察· Let’s continue our games. 我们继续玩游戏吧。
· After finishing homework, he continued to read books.
做完作业后他继续读书。
· After dinner, she continued doing her homework.
晚饭后，她继续做作业。
· Let’s continue with our plan.
我们继续进行我们的计划吧。
continue v. 继续；持续，表示某个动作或状态的持续性。可以用作及物动词或不及物动词。后面可以接名词、动名词或不定式作宾语。常见用法：
（1）continue to do sth. 继续做某事
（2）continue doing sth. 继续做某事
（3）continue with sth. 继续某个计划、方案等。
探究二 核心短语
Unit 3 Better you, better me!
be strict with 对……要求严格
观察· We must be strict with ourselves in our work.
我们在工作中必须对自己要求严格。
· He is strict in his work. 他对自己的工作要求严格。
辨析：be strict with 与be strict in
be strict with 表示对某人严格要求或限制，通常用于家庭教育、个人自律或学校教育等场景，后面接人作宾语。
be strict in 表示在某事、规则或标准上严格要求，后面接事物作宾语，一般是行为、活动等。
一语辨异
The teacher is strict with students and strict in following the school rules.
老师对学生要求严格，并且对遵守校规也要求严格。
探究三 核心句式
Unit 3 Better you, better me!
Practice makes perfect! 熟能生巧！
分析结构 这是一个英语谚语。主语是名词Practice，意为“练习”，makes 是谓语，意为“使；让”，perfect 是宾语补足语，意为“完美的”。本句话省略了宾语it。
· Seeing is believing. 眼见为实。
· East or west, home is best. 金窝银窝，不如自家的狗窝。
· When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 要入乡随俗。
· The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃。
· Actions speak louder than words. 事实胜于雄辩。
英语谚语是一种流传已久的话语，通常蕴含着智慧、经验和人生哲理，它们是人们在生活中总结出来的精华语言，它们言简意赅，具有很高的实用价值。同时也是各类考试的高频考点。了解英语谚语既能够提高我们的语言能力，也能帮助我们更好地理解西方文化与思维方式，对我们学习英语有很大帮助。

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