【正文】 ffident when asking about his salary?Paragraph 91. This was the last straw: this was the trouble that made the situation unbearable when it was added to the trouble I was experiencing. the last straw: an addition to a set of troubles which makes them unbearableThe hotel was expensive, the food poor, and bad weather was the last straw. It was the last straw that break s the camel’s back. The last straw: an addition to a set of troubles, which makes them unbearable.The hotel was expensive, the food, poor, and back weather was the last straw.2. constitute: opposite to consist ofListening, speaking, reading, and writing constitute the fundamental abilities in language learning.prise, constitute, consist ofprise: the whole prises the parts。 they all offer pretty much the same thing but are governed by different rules.(2) Primary School. Usually from the age of 5 (the key date in the UK is September 1st, not January 1st). all 5yearolds must be in education so some start at . it is divided into Infant School (57 years old) and Junior School (711 years old).(3) Secondary School. Usually from the age of 11 ad pulsory until the age of 16. mostly mixed schools are officially coeducational, but there are still many single sex schools － monly known as boys/ girls schools － to be found. Some Local Education Authorities (LEAs) have middle schools from age 9 or 10 until 13 or 14. the school before this may be known as first school.(4) High School. Often used as a name for a particular prehensive but it has no contemporary meaning in the UK (unlike the .).(5) Universities in England do not differ greatly from those in other countries. Of all the English Universities Oxford and Cambridge are the most prestigious.5. attach importance to: consider… importantMy parents attach great importance to my education.We should attach primary importance to the development of economy.我們要把發(fā)展經(jīng)濟(jì)的工作放在第一位。3．judging by/from Judging from what you say, he ought to succeed. 照你的話來看，他應(yīng)該會(huì)成功。2．smell of brandy/garlic/paint 帶有…氣味 a cave that smells of His accounts seemed to me to smell of truth. 他的敘述據(jù)我看來有點(diǎn)真實(shí)性。 freckled: kindhearted, lefthanded, middleaged, onesided, shortsightedParagraph 5Q1: Was the young man happy with the headmaster’s manners? （headmaster—colonel。Here es the bus. （full inversion）The house survived the , 這所房屋并未倒塌。 live or exist longer thanHe survived the explosion.How many of the country’s early customs survive? survive all perils 歷經(jīng)危難而未死He survived his wife for many 。He slipped and broke his leg. As a result, he will be absent from class for two or three months.a threeweek holiday, a twomonthold baby （cardinal number with a noun） lean yearsParagraph 2Q1: How was the journey to Croydon? me to : which summoned me （a relative clause）To call together。 thin消瘦的：沒有肉或脂肪的；not productive or prosperous。 meager微小的，微薄的。 slender苗條的，修長(zhǎng)的。 to acquire or deserve as a result of effort or action強(qiáng)調(diào)努力的程度與所得之間的關(guān)系，多指得到錢財(cái)、名聲或某種利益等。s own efforts: 逐漸地、一步一步地、積少成多地去取到、獲得。 secure:【非正式用語】 獲得；獲取：land a big contract. 簽了一筆大合同He attributed his landing the valuable prize to hard work.land, acquire, earnland: informal 指得到很難得到的工作或合同，常譯為“撈到，搞到”。s called Ed for short. 人們用簡(jiǎn)稱叫他埃德 in short: in summary。 without resorting to: 除…以外；沒有訴諸于：Short of shouting at him, I had no other way to catch his attention.除了大聲向他喊叫，我真想不出還有什么辦法能引起他的注意。re short of cash. 我們現(xiàn)在現(xiàn)金不足。Unit 1 My first jobTeaching objectives1. to be familiar with the writing style of narration2. to be familiar with the uses of the –ing and –ed participles3. to be familiar with the building style of the Victorian age4. to be familiar with the school system in the .text 1Teaching procedureI. prereading questions 2. How did you spend your summer holiday? Anything interesting/special to share with the whole class? many of you hold a parttime job? Can you tell us your experience of getting the first job? Were you interviewed by the child’s parents or the head of the school?II. the main idea（3 minutes for reading）1. choosing the statement best sum up the content2. reading prehension in work book P1（1）discussing and checking the answers in grou