1、第二学时 Learning about LanguageThe power of nature 1It shows a volcano erupting.What do you know about volcanoes?(P33)此图说明了火山是怎么爆发的。你对火山知道些什么呢?词语链接:erupt vi.(火山)爆发,喷发eruption n.C,U(火山)爆发,喷发erupt into(搏斗,暴力事件,噪音等)突然发生,爆发即学即练:完成下列句子。(1)Hot ashes and molten lava _.(从火山口喷发出来)(2)He _(突然大笑起来)without any reas
2、on.(3)Violence _(爆发)outside the embassy gates.(大使馆门外)(1)erupted from the volcano(2)erupted into laughter(3)erupted2Sometimes working outdoors.,Im never bored.(P34)有时在室外工作,但是我从来不感到工作烦人。词语链接:bore vt.使厌烦;烦扰bored adj.(人)厌烦的boring adj.(物)令人厌烦的bore sb.with sth.用某事烦扰某人be bored to death/tears使某人厌烦得要命/哭出来即学即
3、练:用bored,boring,bore 填空。(1)Dont _ me with your foolish questions.(2)I hope youre not getting _by my conversation.(3)The leader _everyone by his long and _speech.(1)bore(2)bored(3)bored,boring3.because danger excites me and makes me feel alive.(P34)因为危险能激励我,使我感到有活力。词语链接:excite vt.使激动;使兴奋excited(人)兴奋的
4、,激动的exciting(事物)使人激动的,令人兴奋的become/getexcitedat/about/over/with因而激动/兴奋to ones excitement 使某人兴奋的是即学即练:用excited,exciting,excite,excitement填空。(1)Strong coffee _ your nerves.(2)I was very _ when I knew that I had passed the visa interview.(3)His _ at the news was beyond description.(4)Do you think the pr
5、esidents speech_?(1)excites(2)excited(3)excitement(4)exciting4I was appointed as a volcanologist working for the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory twenty years ago.(P34)作为火山学家,二十年前我被派往夏威夷火山观测站工作。词语链接:appoint v委派,任命appointment n.约会,预约,职务appoint.as 委派/任命某人担任某工作make an appointment 预约,约定by appointment 根据预约即学
6、即练:完成下列句子。(1)You can visit this tower only _.(根据预约)(2)Mr.Smith _(被任命为)headmaster at the school.(3)This is his _(首次任职)and its natural that he seems so excited.(4)She _(预约)for her son to see the dentist.(牙医)(1)by appointment(2)was appointed as (3)first appointment(4)made an appointment5Having collecte
7、d and evaluated the information,I help other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano will flow next and how fast.(P34)收集和评估了这些信息之后,我就帮助其他科学家一起预测下次火山熔岩将往何处流去,流速是多少。词语链接:evaluate vt.评估,评价evaluation n评估,评价,评估报告evaluate ones ability 对一个人的能力进行评估evaluating system 评价体系即学即练:完成下列句子。(1)Youd better _
8、(评估他的能力)before you make the decision.(2)Please _(估计成功的可能性)before you sign the contract.(合同)(3)Something must be done to improve the _.(评价体系)(1)evaluate his ability(2)evaluate the chances of success(3)evaluating system6Unfortunately,we cant move their homes out of the way,and many houses have been co
9、vered with lava or burned to the ground.(P34)遗憾的是,我们不可能把他们的家搬离岩浆流过的地方,因此,许多房屋被熔岩淹没,或者焚烧殆尽。词语链接:burn to the ground(楼房等)完全烧毁burn.to death 烧死burn up 烧掉,烧光burn down 烧毁(强调破坏性)burn alive 活活烧死即学即练:选用上述词语填空。(1)The whole city _ in the big fire.(2)The house _in five minutes.(3)More than 100 people _ and anoth
10、er 100 escaped luckily.(4)The hero _,but her death encouraged her people to fight bravely with their enemy.(1)was burnt to the ground/burnt down(2)burned down/was burned to the ground(3)were burnt to death(4)was burnt alive7.we slowly made our way to the edge of the crater.(P35)我们慢慢走向火山口的边缘。词语链接:mak
11、e ones way向某地走去;有出息,有进步feel ones way 摸索前进push ones way 挤过find ones way 找到路,设法到达go ones way 走自己的路,我行我素fight ones way 奋勇前进wind ones/its way 蜿蜒前进lose ones way 迷路即学即练:完成下列句子。(1)When the concert was over,we _.(从大厅里走出来)(2)If you want to _(有出息)in the world,you must learn to work hard while you are still yo
12、ung.(3)He _(挤过人群)and ran quickly towards his girlfriend.(4)No matter what others may say about you,you should _(走自己的路)till you succeed.(1)made our way out of the hall(2)make your way(3)pushed his way through the crowd (4)go your way8I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their potentialto caus
13、e great damage.(P35)但是我对火山的壮丽景色以及它那潜在的巨大破坏力至今仍然感到惊愕不已。potential n潜力,潜能 adj.潜在的,潜伏的思维拓展观察下列各句中potential的词性和意义。(1)He has a potential for playing football.他有踢足球的潜质(n.)。(2)You should realize your potential你应该认识到你的潜力(n.)。(3)This is a potential problem and we must know how much it matters.这是一个潜在的问题,我们必须要知
14、道它的重要性。9.What does the writer find impressive about volcanoes even after studying them for 20 years?(P35)研究火山长达20年后,作者发现火山的哪些方面给人印象深刻?词语链接:impress v给予某人深刻印象impression n印象,感觉impressive adj.给人深刻印象的impress sth.on/upon sb.使某人铭记某事物make/leaveanimpressionupon/on sb.给某人留下深刻印象即学即练:完成下列句子。(1)While I really do
15、nt like art,I find his work _.(给人印象深刻)(2)He _(给我们留下了深刻的印象)with his good sense of humour.(3)His words _.(铭刻在我的记忆里)(4)His first speech as president _.(给听众留下了深刻的印象)(1)impressive(2)impressed us(3)impressed themselves on my memory(4)made a strong impression on his audience10Although my job is occasionall
16、y dangerous I dont mind because danger excites me and makes me feel alive.虽然我的工作偶尔也有危险,但是我并不在乎,因为危险激励我,使我感到有活力。词语辨析:living,alive和live这三个形容词都表示“活的”的意思,但在具体含义和用法上有区别。living既可以用作名词也可用作形容词。作名词时,表示“生存、生计、过活”。作形容词时,表示“活的”,可用于指人也可用于指物,可作定语也可作表语;指人时既可表示“健在”,还可表示在某段时间是活着的,尤其是指和死相对的“活着”。alive多用于指人,往往指虽有死的可能,但
17、目前还活着,强调“活着的”。在句中多作表语,也可用作后置定语或补语。live作形容词,读作laiv,主要用于指物,表示“活的、有生命的”,还可表示“实况转播的”。一般只用作定语,放在名词前。A living language should be learned orally.活的语言应该通过口头来学习。(作定语修饰事物)He earned a living as a salesman.他当推销员谋生。(名词)His father was still living when his mother died.他母亲死时,他父亲还在世。Is your grandfather still living
18、?你爷爷还在世/健在吗?The old man is still alive.那位老人还活着。(含有“病情很重,但目前还没有死”的意思。)He was caught alive and the others were killed.他被活捉,其他人都被杀了。You wont see live animals in a museum.在博物馆里,你将看不到活的动物。This is a live TV program.这是现场直播的电视节目。即学即练:用上述单词填空。(1)We caught a fish _ yesterday.(2)He earned a _ by selling orange
19、s.(3)There is a _ concert on Channel V at the moment.(1)alive(2)living(3)live11suitC一套服装,套装suit vt.适合,适宜;满足(某人)需要;(服装,颜色等)相配;合身suitable adj.适合的,适宜的,相配的He looked very smart in a pale gray suit.他穿浅灰色的套装看起来很干练。She picked out a black suit.她挑了套黑色西装。Yellow suits you.You should wear it more often.你适合穿黄色,你该
20、多穿黄色衣服。The arrangement suited us both.这个安排对我们两人都合适。Would Sunday morning suit you?星期天早上对你合适吗?即学即练:用上述单词填空。(1)These films are _ for adults only.(2)Ive found a job that _ me down to the ground.(3)He is wearing a black _.(1)suitable(2)suits(3)suit12长难句结构分析(1)Although_my_job_is_occasionally_dangerous(让步状
21、语从句)I(主语)dont_mind(谓语)because_danger_excites_me_and_makes_me_feel_alive(原因状语从句)(全句结构为:主语谓语状语)这是一个复合句。I dont mind是主句,主句前后各有一个状语从句。(2)Unfortunately,we(主语)cant_move(谓语)their_homes(宾语)out_of_the_way(状语)and many_houses(主语)have_been_covered_with_lava_or_burned_to_the_ground(谓语)(全句结构为:并列分句 并列连词and并列分句)这是一个
22、并列句。and连接两个并列分句,第二个并列分句中有两个并列谓语:have been covered和(have been)burned。即学即练:模仿造句,并分析句子成分。(1)虽然我的钱已花完了,但我并不在乎,因为我知道妻子会帮我走出困境的。_(1)Although I ran out of money(让步状语从句)I(主语)didnt mind(谓语)because I knew my wife would help me out.(原因状语从句)(2)在她们正在天池泡澡时,一只鸟飞过,在最年轻女孩的裙子上扔了一颗小水果。_(2)They(主语)were bathing in(谓语)Ti
23、anchi(状语)when a bird(主语)flew(谓语)above them and(状语)dropped(谓语)a small fruit(宾语)onto the dress of the youngest girl.(状语)(全名结构为:并列分句并列连词when并列分句)这是一个并列句。when是并列连词,意思是“就在那时,突然”,放在句中,连接两个并列分句。在第二个并列分句中,主语a bird有flew和dropped两个并列谓语。一、用所给单词的适当形式填空1However,the _(erupt)itself is really exciting to watch.2Feel
24、ing _,I left the theatre before the play ended,because it was deadly _.(bore)3The weather _(various)from very cold to quite mild.1eruption2.bored,boring3.varies4The school has only been open for six months,so its hard _(estimate)its success.5Please fill in the _(question)in 3 minutes.6She tested all
25、 her _(equip)before starting the experiment.7They _(appointment)him to be a chairman.4.to estimate 5.questionaire 6.equipment7.appointed二、词语活用1用与way相关的词语完成下列小段落。It was winter,Grusoe and his friends(1)_ to the nearest beach.It was very crowded,so they had to(2)_ towards the cleanest waters,where they
26、 found a boy who(3)_ and was crying loudly.1(1)made their way(2)push their way(3)lost his way2再用feel ones way,wind ones way,lose ones way,find ones way,fight ones way等词语自编一个小段落。答案:When he lost his way in the jungle,it was completely dark.He had to stop as it was impossible to feel his way in the dar
27、k.He sat by the fire he made to scare wild animals,imagining himself being eaten by a fierce wolf or tiger,feeling very frightened.Luckily for him,nothing happened during the night.At daybreak,he fought his way through the jungle and came to a little path which wound its way through a valley and to
28、a small village.He went along the path and found his way home there with the help of an old man.Five days later,he arrived home,hungry,tired but safe.三、动词专练用所给动词的适当形式填空。1I _(go)along the street looking for a place to park when the accident _.(occur)2Mr.Smith,_ of the _speech,started to read a novel.
29、(bore)3Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year,_ a record US$57.65 a barrel on April 4.(reach)4I _(appoint)as a teacher _(work)at the normal university(师范大学)1was going;occurred2.bored;boring 3reaching4.was appointed,working5_(collect)and evaluated the information,I helped the
30、m make a proper decision.6Some students went to the mountains_(collect)some plants for their courses.7I heard a strange sound,like a railway train _(pass)my window.8_(work)hard all day,I went to bed early.5.Having collected6.to collect7.passing8.Having worked四、将下列句子译成英语。1要想找到适合所有人的时间几乎是不可能的。2音乐会结束了,我走出了大厅。3她有表演潜力,但需要训练。4我们需要对这一政策产生的效果作出评估。1 It is almost impossible to find a time that suits everybody.2When the concert ended,I made my way out of the hall.3She has acting potential,but she needs training.4We need to evaluate how well the policy is working.祝您