1) devote time/effort/money to 为......付出时间/努力/金钱等（to use your time effort etc in order to do something or help something be successful）

Please devote more time to your study.

请把更多的时间用于学习上。

2) devote oneself to ... 现身于......；专心致力于......

She devoted herself to caring for the poor. 她全身心倾注在照顾穷苦人一事上。

devote v. -→ devoted adj. 挚爱的、忠诚的

　　　　　　　　　　　　eg. a devoted father 慈爱的父亲

-→ devotion n. [U] 奉献、现身；挚爱、忠诚

eg. her devotion to her job 对工作的全心投入

5. I missed Chinese food a lot at lunch time.

miss v. 思念, 想念; 错过，避免，躲过；未击中，未抓住，未达到（目标）

　　n. 小姐

missing adj. 丢失的，不在的，失踪的

miss a chance 错过一次机会

6. look back on 回忆、回顾（to think about something that happened in the past）

When I looked back on those days, I realize I was very unhappy.

当我回想起那些日子，我觉得自己很痛苦。

7. Revise the following words/phrases through blank-filling exercise.

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1. Our company ___ ___ do business with theirs.

2. He usually said that he would give when he had some _____ money.

3. Jack has taken on a __________ job.

4. In most cases, you don't get anything ___ ___.

5. What is the ________ rainfall for August in your country?

6. The old man _____ his living as a fisherman and he often supports other people.

7. Visitng Beijing was an _________ experience for the two American boys.

8. These American teenagers came to our school on an ____________ programme.(建议增加)

8. Gerund as subject

Going to a British school for one year was a very enjoyable experience for me.

e.g. 1. Walking after a meal is a very good habit.

2. Playing with fire is dangerous.

Step3. Make up stories

Please make up a story according to the words given below.

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One day, I (1)_________ an assembly with my classmates. We had a heated discussion about how to (2) ________ some money on Saturdays and Sundays. Some students thought that it was a bit (3) ___________, others thought it was very easy to (4) ________ this goal. Then we were trained for it and did some part-time jobs. But we didn't (5) ________ doing our lessons. While doing part-time jobs, we can get some useful (6) ___________. In future we may run our own business.