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课件网) Unit1 A Land of Diversity Period 1 Words and Expressions It occurred more than 10 years ago, I applied for volunteer work in America. I lived with my host family. They took me in, providing me shelter and warmth. In the country, you could see people from all over the world, such as Italy, Denmark, Korea, Pakistan and so on. When the people first came by means of labor export or something else, most of them experienced great hardship（艰辛）. For many years they lived on in America, raising their next generation. While in America, I happened to watch the presidential election, The people elected Obama president in 2008. I teamed up with（和…结伴/合作） some friends and we visited San Francisco, where we took a cable car（缆车） to the top of the mountain . The tram（有轨电车） is a must for tourists, the conductor（售票员）introduced the city to us all the way. With people indicating the way, we went to China town. Chinese immigrants（移民） kept up （保留）old customs, everything there made me feel like being in China. There were a good many（很多） restaurants , serving delicious food . Everything looked so familiar, I felt I was back in China. Just then , an English woman came and asked me for directions , It suddenly occurred to me that I was still in America. What an interesting experience. Explainations of some key words and expressions 1.elect 2.occur 3.indicate 4.live on 5. by means of 6.take in 7. apply for The college elected him principal in 1965. 【elect sb. sth.】选举某人为… 表示独一无二的头衔、职位或身份的名词作宾语补足语时,不加冠词 They want to elect a new leader. (1) vt. 选举，推选 1.The people elected Obama president in 2008. 2008年人们选举奥巴马做总统。 (2) v. [正式]选择，决定 （3）adj. 当选候任的 The president elect was expected to arrive last night。 总统候选人本预计昨晚抵达。 【拓展：派生词】 election n. 选举 elect用于名词后 A good many people have elected to work from home nowadays. 现在许多人选择在家办公。 chose/decided to 后缀-ion,-tion加在动词后，构成名词，表示过程、结果、状态等，例如：invention，pollution They elected John chairman?of the committee. 3.翻译句子：他们选举约翰为委员会主席。 D 即时检测 1.They are likely to win the next? ?(elect). 2. （ ）As is known to all, Mr. Obama was President of the USA again at the end of 2012. A.picked B.chosen C.confirmed D.elected election 2. It occurred more than 10 years ago. 这是在十多年前发生的。 这个事故下午5点发生。 The accident?occurred?at 5 p.m. （1）[正式]发生 v.【occurred;?occurring】 （2）存在；出现 occurs Sugar occurs naturally in fruit. 水果天然含有糖分。 This bird? ? in New England in spring. 这种鸟春天出现在新英格兰。 在完形填空选词中的可能性 （3）? 浮现于脑中；被想起 The idea occurred to him in a dream. 这个主意是他在梦里想到的。 较高级的 书面表达 试比较： He thought of the idea in his dream. occur的两个重要用法 it occurs to sb to do sth: 某人突然想起某事 It occurred to her to call the police 她突然想 ... ...
