新概念3 lesson 2thirteenequalsone.pptVIP

Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one Objective: Get familiar with the usage of the simple present and the present continuous tenses. I Warm up on the title Which number is bigger, 13 or 1? (13.) Why does the writer say “13 equals 1” ? (Figurative usage.) Can you think of a similar usage about numbers in China? (“1 + 1 = 3”.) II New words 1.equal v. 等于 A=B A equals B equal vt. 与。。。相匹敌 --None of us can equal her,either in beauty or as a dancer. be equal to doing : 有能力，有力量来做某事 I am equal to running the company. raise v. 募集 筹款---raise money 提高—raise the price 饲养、供养—raise a horse 种植—raise wheat 召集、招募—raise an army 提出、发出---raise a cheer III Text study Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, but he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock repaired. 1) He is always finding faults with me Things are always keeping coming up at the last minute. 2) raise money--筹钱 ---They are raising money for the children 3) cause-理想; 目标, 事业 the cause of world peace 世界和平事业 Our cause is a just one.我们的事业是正义的(事业)。 4) one … or another He is always late for one reason or another. We’ll get out of the mess in one way or another. 5) manage to do He managed to escape from the fire. He managed to stand up. Though the time was tight, I managed to finish the work on time. 6) have sth done --I need to have my hair cut. --I have had my clothes washed. Question: DO you do it yourself? The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night was damaged many years ago and has been silent ever since. 1) Used to do sth. =Did a lot in the past but has been given up now I used to get up at 9:00 in the morning. Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Our company used to do business with theirs. 2) strike 敲，打 Strike while the iron is hot （钟）打点 When he came back the clock struck twe