知识点
一、重点短语
1.on business 出差
2.have no interest in... 对...没有兴趣
3.out of dat=out of fashion 过时的
4.for example=such as 例如
5.give sb a hand=help sb 帮助某人
6.be patient with sb 对某人有耐心的
7.find out 查清，弄明白
8.communicate with sb 和某人交流
9.have to do sth 必须做某事
10.except sb to do sth 指望某人做某事
二、重点语法
1. 【辨析】because, since, as, for因为
语气由强至弱依次because since as for
1）because, 回答why的提问，表示直接原因
2）since表示显然的或已知的理由
3）as鉴于说明原因，主句说明结果
4）for 接句子不能放句首，表推断。
e.g.
1. They hurried on because it was getting dark.
2. Since you can't answer it, perhaps we'd better ask another.
3. As I had a cold, I was absent from school.
4. He is honest, for he is loved by all.
2. This idea seems to make sense.
make sense意为：有道理，有意义，讲得通。
This sentence doesn’t make sense.
It all started make sense.这一切都开始变得有意义。
3. It's much bigger than our last one. much 可修饰比较级，类似的词还有a little, a bit, far，even等。
4. I feel lonely when my parents are away from home.
【辨析】 lonely；alone孤独；单独
lonely主观上的孤独，寂寞
alone客观上的单独，独自一人
I was alone in the classroom, but I didn't feel lonely.
be away from=leave
I feel lonely when my parents are away from home.
5. We go out ..., but my dad is often abroad
be abroad在国外
go abroad去国外
live abroad住在国外
at home and abroad在国内外
from abroad从国外来（的）
6. I haven't got many possessions.
have got=have 有
haven' t got =don't have没有
She has gota house. She hasn' t got a car.
She has a house.She doesn't have a house
7. New fashions soon go out of date, don't they?
out of date过时
daten. 日期；年代；约会v. 注日期；约会；始于
What's the date today?
I have a date with him next Sunday.
8. We have a close relationship ....each other
closev. 关闭；打烊；结束adj. 接近的；亲密的adv. 接近地
Close the windows at night.
The store is closed today.
He closed his speech with a joke.
His house is close to the school.
He is a close friend of mine.
He lives close to the station.
9. Because she makes me go to bed when I’m wide awake...... 因为我完全清醒时她让我去睡觉.....
wide 副词，意为：充分地，尽可能远地
The door was wide open.门四敞大开。
In a few seconds he was wide sober.片刻间他完全清醒。
10. cooking meals. Meal可数名词，意为“一顿饭”。
Who cook meals in your home?
Try not to eat between meals.
【辨析】meal 与dinner
Meal：一顿饭，可指早餐、午餐或晚餐
Dinner：晚餐，正餐，晚上的主餐，尤指正式用餐。如果一天的主餐在中午，也可叫dinner.
Lunch is my main meal of the day.
When do you usually have dinner?
11. talking and sharing
share动词,意为：分享；把自己的想法、经历或者情感告诉别人
Some children don’t like to share their problem.
词组：share......with sb.与某人分享
Ann shared her chocolate with the other kids.
Heshared his food the family.他和家人分享了他的食物。
He alwayssharewith us.他们总是与我们分享快乐与悲伤。
12. Who makes most of the decisions in your family?
decision可数名词，意为：决定，抉择
make/take a decision 做决定，相当于decide
decide动词,意为：决定
decide on sth.就某事做决定
decide to do sth.决定做某事。
We need to make a decision on this right now.
They took the decision to put off the meeting.
13. I’m not expected to do the homework.我不用做家务。
expect及物动词，意为：指望，要求；期待，盼望，预料。
be expected to do sth. 被要求做某事
Her parents expected high standards from her.她父母对她期望很高。
We are expected to work on weekends. 我们周末要上班。
He is expecting her letter.
I don’t expect that he has done such a thing.
14. but my dad is often abroad on business.
abroad 副词，意为：在国外，到国外；前面不加介词 be/go/live/travel abroad 在国外/出国/居住在国外/海外旅行
My father will go abroad next week. Have you ever been abroad?
15. We usually just do our own personal things.
1）own形容词，意为：自己的，常和名词所有格或形容词性物主代词一起使用。
That’s her own idea. You should do your own part.
Everyone should have dreams.每个人都应该有自己的梦想。
[拓展]own动词，意为：拥有，有 The car is mine. I own it.
2）personal形容词，意为：个人的，私人的反义词：public公众的，公共的
This is a personal letter.
I want to have a personal interview with him. 我想直接跟他面谈。
16. They don’t usually set rules for me, and since I’m a good daughter, they never punish me.
1)set及物动词，意为：安排，确定，决定 set rules 制定规则
We haven’t set an exact date for the party. I have to a clear objective for myself.
2)since在此用作连词，意为：因为，由于，既然，通常表示众所周知的原因。Since从句通常位于主句之前。
Since you won’t help us, we’ll ask someone else. Since the rain stopped, we had better set off at once.
17. It’s much bigger than our last one.
1)much bigger 大得多 much用来修饰比较级，意为 “.......得多”，相当于a lot。 I have much more apples than you.
I’m feeling a lot better today.
Rabbits run quicker than turtles.兔子比乌龟跑得快得多。
【拓展】能够修饰形容词/副词比较级的词有：
a little/a bit意为：稍微，一点Please come a little/a bit earlier next time.
even 意为：甚至This time he did it even worse.
far 意为：.....得多、She is far more sensible than before.
rather 意为：相当It’s rather colder today than yesterday.
2）one此处用作代词，用于代指前面提到过的同一类事物中的一个。复数形式是ones.
Your coat is good.I also want to buy one.
I don’t like this shirt,can you show me another one?
There are some cakes on the plate.You can take. 盘子里有一些蛋糕，你可以吃一个。
18. Although it sometimes feels crowded in our little flat, we don’t mind.
1)although连词，意为：虽然，尽管，相当于though。引导让步状语从句，可位于主句前，也可位于主句后。
Although it is raining hard,they are still working.
They’ll try their best though they may fail.
2) mind可以作及物动词，也可作不及物动词，意为：介意，反对。常用于疑问句、否定句或条件句中，后接名词、动名词或者从句。
Do you mind if I borrow your bike?
I don’t mind a joke,but this is going too far. 我并不介意开玩笑，但是这个太过分了。
Do you mind telling me the truth? Would you mindthe TV ? 你介意把电视关掉吗？
19.I have no interest in things like fashionable jokes.
1) have no interest in对.....没有兴趣， interest名词,意为：兴趣，关注。
Boys usually have no interest in cooking.
【拓展】
（1）take/have/show/feel （an）interest in对.......有/表现出/感动有兴趣 My sister shows little interest in my friends.
（2）lose interest in对.....失去兴趣 He has lose all interest in this plan.
（3 )be interested in 对.......感兴趣 We are interested in this movie.
20. New fashions soon go out of date,don’t they?
1)go在此处做不及物动词，意为：进入.......状态，处于.......状况，其后常接介词to,into和out of 等。 Soon the baby went to sleep.
2) out of date意为：过时的，相当于 out of fashion,out of style等。
Her skirt is out of date. The color has.这种颜色已经不时兴了。
21.Yes,I suppose they set some rules for me.
suppose及物动词，意为：（根据所知）认为，料想。
常见用法：
1）suppose +（that）从句
I suppose （that）the price will go down. Isuppose he.我以为他不会同意。
2）suppose +宾语+宾补
She supposed him （to be）very rich.她原以为他很富有。
All of my friendsme quit the job. .我所有的朋友都以为我会辞职。
22. For example, unless I finish all my homework, I can’t watch TV, and I can’t go out with my friends either.
1）unless 连词，意为：除非，如果不，引导条件状语从句。
I always sleep with the window open unless it’s cold.
2）either 此处用作副词，意为：也，通常用于否定句。
She don’t believe the news, I don’t believe it either. I can’t dance, Mary can’t.
23. I’m writing to ask if you’d like to be my friend. if连词，意为：是否，引导宾语从句，常与whether互换使用。
I wonder if/whether he will come to the party tonight.
24........, as we’re a very close family.
as 此处用作连词，意为：因为，由于；引导原因状语从句。As 表原因时，语气比because和since都弱。
She can’t go there easily,as she has no car.
As you are out, I left a message for you.
As everyone is here, let’s begin the class.
