1、Module 5Ethnic Culture Section Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner.重点单词1fish v. 捕鱼;钓鱼 n. 鱼;鱼肉2jewellery n. 珠宝,首饰3fasten v. 系牢,缚紧4bare adj. 赤裸的5garage n. 汽车修理厂6awkward adj. 尴尬的,为难的7gatherer n. 采集者8foolish adj. 愚蠢的;傻的fool v. 愚弄;欺骗 n. 傻瓜9firm adj. 牢固的;稳固的firmly adv. 坚实地;稳固地10loose adj. 稀松的;疏松的loosen v
2、. (使)放松;变松11adjust v. 适应;使适应adjustment n. 调节;调整adjustable adj. 可调整的;可调节的12apparently adv. 看起来;显然apparent adj. 显然的,表面上的13furnish v. 为(房间或房屋)配备家具furnished adj. 配备家具的furniture n. 家具.核心短语1have_a_population_of 有人口2in_the_distance 在远处,在远方3set_off 出发,动身;引起;使开始运作;燃放(烟火、鞭炮等)4adjust_to 适应5pick_up 拿起;捡起6combin
3、e.and/with. 把与结合 7stare at 盯着;凝视 8be fastened with 和系在一起 9make up 组成;构成;编造 10pull out 拔出;(列车等)驶出.经典句式1How come?怎么会呢?(表示惊讶)2The Bai prefer the colour white, and Bai women wear white and red costumes, while the men wear white shirts and long wide trousers.白族人喜欢白色,妇女穿红白相间的服装,而男士则穿白衬衫和宽松的长裤。3It is gener
4、ally agreed that Native Americanscame across from Asia, somewhere between 12,000 and 25,000 years.人们普遍认为美洲土著居民来自大约12 000到25 000年以前的亚洲。课文预读译文助读没问题“哎哟!”当我把锤子砸到自己的脚上时,我疼得大叫起来。我觉得自己真傻。当时正下着大雨,我瘸着(在原地站了)一会儿,单脚跳到司机的旁边。“不走运?”乔治说。我们的轮胎瘪了,我正尽力去换轮胎,但是它卡得很紧。我们之前已经在丛林中开了10个小时的车了,但是一个人影都没见着。远处,有一头牛在田间劳作。当我回到车上时,
5、乔治问:“我们现在该怎么办呢?”大约十五分钟后,雨停了。从丛林中走出一位老妇人。她朝我们走来,手里拿着一个又长又细的东西。“啊噢,有危险!”乔治说,“她拿着矛。”她穿着一件传统的短袖服装,戴着一条彩色的项链和其他首饰。当她走近时,我们发现那支矛原来只不过是一根木棍。我从车上走下来。“你好!”我用英语说,“你能帮我们吗?”我指着车轮说。她盯着看了一会,接着做了一个跟着她回到丛林里去的手势。乔治和我对视了一眼,就起身跟着她。我们很快就来到弓形的树下的一个帐篷前。它有一个结实的木棍框架,这种木棍像是老妇人拿着的那种;(木棍框架)上面盖着厚厚的布,并用由某种疏松的植物纤维编成的绳子系牢。四周都是玉米。
6、现在正值谷物收获的季节,地上放着一把铁锹、一把叉子和其他的一些工具。旁边有些小鸟和一只公鸡,还有一头猪被拴在桩上。那位老妇人掀起布帘子邀我们进去。我的眼睛不得不适应里面的一片黑暗。帐篷的地面上铺着几块地垫,还有一张矮桌子,上面放着一个茶壶。她拿起一张照片给我们看。那是她的丈夫吗?照片里的男人裸着上身,他看起来太年轻了。她也许是个寡妇。这个男人可能是她的儿子或侄子?女主人倒了一些茶,之后看着我们唱茶。“说点什么,”乔治命令道。“干杯!”我举起茶杯说,“我们可以联系到一家汽车修理厂吗?”突然,传来敲门声。是照片里的男子。那个老妇人说了一些话,他看着我们。我感到局促不安,于是就对他笑了笑。“没问题,
7、”他用英语说。然后他掏出手机打电话。“20分钟就来。没问题。我们在汽车旁边等吧,”他说。当我们回到停车的地方时,太阳穿透了云层。在山的另一边挂着一道最美丽的彩虹。课文理解Step Fast reading and Careful readingRead the text No Problem on Page 67 and choose the best answer.1They saw the woman who was carrying something long and thin, and _.Athey were relieved to see herBthey were scared
8、 because they thought it was a spearCthey knew she would be able to help themDthey thought she would be able to mend the flat tyre答案:B2The writer and George gave the impression that they _.Aknew the region very wellBwere experienced explorers of junglesCwere expert car mechanicsDwere travelling betw
9、een two towns in a remote jungle region答案:D3Harvest is the time when _.Ayou sow grain for cropsByou make the grain into flourCyou collect crops from the fieldsDyou measure the crops you have collected答案:CStep After readingAmong _1_ most wellknown ethnic minorities of the Englishspeaking world _2_ (b
10、e) the Native Americans of North America, and the Australian Aborigines. It is _3_ (general) agreed that Native Americans came across from Asia, somewhere between 12,000 and 25,000 years ago. Until the _4_ (arrive) of the Europeans in the 15th century, _5_ is thought that there were between 1.8 mill
11、ion and 10 million Native Americans in North America. As they moved round, many kinds of society _6_ (develop), _7_ (speak) many languages. _8_ the arrival of the Europeans, there were many battles over land, and the Native American population became much _9_ (small), partly because they _10_ (die)
12、from European diseases. Nowadays, Native Americans live in only a few areas of North America. They were made citizens of the US in 1924.1the2.are3.generally4.arrival5.it6developed7.speaking8.with9.smaller10.died1 (教材P67)The woman folded back a cloth and invited us in.妇人掀起布帘邀请我们进去。归纳拓展fold back折叠起来fo
13、ld ones arms 交叉手臂fold sb./sth.in ones arms 抱住某人/物fold up 折叠;失败,倒闭unfold v. 打开;展开经典例句Score the paper to make it easy to fold.在纸上先划好印子,以便折叠。He folded his arms and lowered his head as usual before he was in deep thought.跟平常一样在他陷入沉思之前把双臂交叉起来,低下了头。Please fold back the chairs and put them away.请把椅子折叠起来收好。
14、You should unfold your thought clearly and step by step.你应该一步一步地清楚地展示你的想法。即学即练单句语法填空Dont fold back the paper; please unfold (fold) it and show it to all of us.(教材P67)My eyes had to adjust to the darkness inside.我的眼睛不得不适应里面的一片黑暗。归纳拓展(1)adjust to (doing) sth. 习惯/适应(做)某事adjust oneself to sth. 使某人自己适应某物
15、(2)adjust sth.to sth. 调整以适合(3)相关词语积累:adjustment n. C,U调整,调节;(行为、思想的)调整,适应make adjustments/an (the) adjustment (to) (对)进行调整(to是介词)adjustable adj. 可调整的,可调节的经典例句It took her a while to adjust to living alone.她过了一段时间才适应独自生活。They adjusted themselves to the city life quickly.他们很快就适应了城市生活。Adjust your langua
16、ge to the age of your audience.根据听众的年龄使用相应的语言。The man cares much about his appearance and always spends some time adjusting his clothes before going out.这个人非常在意自己的外表,出门前总会花些时间来整理他的衣服。即学即练单句语法填空They should either monitor their websites better so that children do not sign up too early, or they should
17、adjust their websites to the needs of younger users.Some schools will have to make adjustments (adjust) in agreement with the national soccer reform.My parents had trouble adjusting to living (live) in an apartment.These seats are adjustable;_that is to say, you can adjust them to a certain angle or
18、 height. The adjustment is not difficult to make. (adjust)解析:句意:这座位是可以调节的,也就是说,你可以把它们调整到一个特定的角度或高度。这种调节做起来并不困难。3 (教材P76)The tent was furnished with a few mats on the floor, and a low table with a teapot.帐篷的地面上铺着几块地垫,还有一张矮桌子,上面放着一个茶壶。归纳拓展(1)furnish.with. 用装备(2)furnish sb.with sth. 向某人提供某物(3)相关词语积累:fu
19、rnished adj. 配备好装备的,带家具的be furnished with. 配备,装备furniture n. U(总称)家具a piece/an article of furniture 一件家具经典例句We are to furnish the house with furniture.我们将为房子置办家具。Please furnish us with the necessary information.请给我们提供必要的信息。即学即练用furnish的适当形式填空The new house is furnished with only two chairs and a bed.
20、I will remember the day forever when we had tea by lamplight in his wonderfully furnished house.The furniture brings the atmosphere of elegance in the house.1 (教材P65)The Bai ethnic group has a population of around two million, 90% of whom live in Yunnan.白族的人口在200万左右,90%居住在云南。归纳拓展(1)population作主语时意为“
21、人口数”,谓语动词要用单数形式;“分数/百分数ofthe population”作主语时,谓语动词要用复数形式。(2)对population进行提问时常用what或how large,而不用how much或how many。(3)表示人口“多”要用large或great修饰,表示人口“少”要用small修饰。经典例句The world has a population of more than 7 billion.世界上有70多亿人口。What is the population of Europe in 1900?欧洲在1900年的人口是多少?Over 70% of the populat
22、ion are peasants in China.在中国,70%以上的人是农民。即学即练单句语法填空What is the population of Shandong?2 (教材P67)In the distance was an ox working in a field.远处,一头牛在耕地。归纳拓展(1)at/from a distance从远处;隔开一定距离keep sb.at a distance 与某人保持一定的距离at a distance of 在的距离(2)distant adj. 遥远的;远亲的经典例句The noise of the car died away in t
23、he distance.汽车的声音消失在远方。The painting can be only admired in the distance.这幅画只能在远处欣赏。I often warn my daughter to keep those bad guys at a distance.我经常警告我的女儿要与那些坏孩子保持一定的距离。That lovely summer holiday in Beijing already felt like a distant memory.在北京度过的那个美好的暑假感觉好像已是遥远的回忆了。即学即练单句语法填空We could see nothing i
24、n the thick fog at/from a distance of five metres, so we got lost.解析:句意:我们在浓雾中看不到五米远的地方,所以我们迷路了。His house stands on a hill and can be seen from a distance of two miles while my house is ten miles distant from his, and our two families are distantly related. (distant)3 (教材P67)George and I looked at e
25、ach other, then set off after her.乔治和我对视了一眼,就起身跟着她。归纳拓展(1)出发,动身。相当于set out。为不及物动词短语。常见搭配:set off for someplace 动身去某地(2)引发,激起;使(炸弹等)爆炸。为及物动词短语。(3)set构成的其他短语:set aside 留出(时间或金钱);把放在一边set out 出发;开始工作(to do sth.)set about doing sth. 着手做,开始做某事set up 开办,创建;设立set down 写下,记下;制订,规定(规则、原则等)经典例句If you want to
26、catch that train wed better set off for the station immediately.你要是想赶上那班火车,咱们最好马上动身去火车站。What time are you planning to set off tomorrow?你打算明天几点钟启程?A letter from home set off his feelings of homesickness.一封家书一下子唤起了他的思乡之情。People tend to set off fireworks during the festival, which may cause serious pol
27、lution.节日期间人们往往会放烟火,这可能造成严重的污染。即学即练用set的相关短语完成句子Data shows that kids and teens who do read frequently, compared to infrequent readers, have more books in the home, more books purchased for them, parents who read more often, and parents who set_aside time for them to read.In 1963 the UN set_up the Wo
28、rld Food Programme, one of whose purposes is to relieve worldwide starvation.Ralph W. Emerson would always set_down new ideas that occurred to him.As he was getting the horse ready to set_off/set_out,_he found that the road was blocked.(教材P65) The Bai prefer the colour white, and Bai women wear whit
29、e and red costumes, while the men wear white shirts and long wide trousers.白族人喜欢白色,女人们穿红白相间的服装,而男士则穿白衬衫和宽松的长裤。句中while是并列连词,连接两个并列分句,意为“然而,而”,表示对比。归纳拓展(1)while当时,引导时间状语从句(2)while 虽然,引导让步状语从句经典例句I like singing while she likes dancing.我喜欢唱歌,而她喜欢跳舞。Ill take care of your child while you are away.你不在时我会照顾
30、你的孩子的。While it is late, he went on working.虽然很晚了,但他还在继续工作。即学即练单句语法填空We are swimming in the pond while John is reading.(教材P69) It is generally agreed that Native Americans came across from Asia, somewhere between 12,000 and 25,000 years.人们普遍认为美洲土著居民来自大约12 000到25 000年以前的亚洲的某个地区。句中It is generally agree
31、d that.相当于People generally agree that.意为“人们普遍认为/同意”。其中it为形式主语,that从句为真正主语。归纳拓展(1)A.常用于该句型的过去分词还有:said, believed, thought, reported, known, supposed, considered, hoped等。B该句型可以转化为以下两种句型:People say/hope/think that.Sb./Sth. is said/hoped/thought to do/to have done/to be doing sth.(2)常用于该句型的结构有:It is sai
32、d that.据说It is believed that. 人们相信It is thought that. 人们普遍认为It is reported that. 据报道It is (well) known that. 众所周知It is supposed that. 人们认为It is hoped that. 人们希望经典例句Its generally agreed that this director has a good understanding of music.人们普遍认为这位导演能很好地理解音乐。It is reported that there are some disagree
33、ments between the two countries.据报道这两个国家之间有些分歧。It is believed that this picture was painted by Picasso.People believed that this picture was painted by Picasso.This picture is believed to have painted by Picasso.人们认为这幅画是毕加索画的。即学即练单句语法填空It is supposed that measures should be taken to protect the envi
34、ronment.单词拼写1In the village, people have to draw water in a bucket (桶) from the well at the foot of a hill.2This store sells nearly all kinds of garments (衣服) for men and women, boys and girls.3Women like wearing all kinds of jewellery (珠宝), such as necklaces and rings.4I felt awkward (尴尬的) as every
35、one except me was in evening dress.5I folded (折叠) my handkerchief and put it in my pocket.6Dont walk on the cold floor with bare (赤裸的) feet.7The plane is taking off. Please fasten (系) your seat belt.8The room was furnished (为房屋或房间配备家具) with a cupboard and some old furniture.用方框中短语的适当形式填空have a popul
36、ation of,in the distance,set off,wish for, stare at,pull out,pick up,point to1I could even hear the sound of my dog in_the_distance because I am so familiar with that.2Hunan Province has_a_population_of more than 66 million, which is a huge number.3I cant wish_for a better chance when I got a job in this large company.4Lily set_off for the USA, where her boyfriend was working.5He went to the dentists and had a bad tooth pulled_out yesterday.6Dont stare_at someone like that; its not polite.7He pointed_to a tower on the distant horizon.8The children have picked_up the local accent.