1、Period 2 Language pointsEx. 1 Answer the following questions and fill in the blanks.1. What do you know about Dr. John Snows being well-known in London?Practice: (1). Mary invited about 30 people to her party, but only 12 attended it. ( ) (2). All the six members of my family attend church every Sun
2、day. ( ) (3). The nurse attended the patients with great care. ( ) (4). If you go out, who will attend to the baby? ( ) 2. From what disease did Londoners suffer in his age? e.g. (1). The wolf opened its mouth to _ a row of sharp teeth. (2). Dont _ your skin to the sun; your skin will be hurt. (3).
3、The police began to look into the case, but the eyewitness was afraid to _ the murderer.3. Did people know how to cure the disease? . Meanings of cure: _4. What was the second theory explaining how the disease killed people? absorb ：吸收; 吸引; 使专心; 合并; 吞并 e.g. Clever children absorb knowledge easily. (
4、 ) Aspirin is quickly absorbed by /into the body. ( )The strong states often absorbed the small states in the past. ( )Useful phrases: _5. How serious was the disease outbreak in London?The drought is becoming increasingly severe. He is severe with his children. You are too severe on (upon) the boy.
5、 I felt a severe pain in the chest. severe adj. 译为“严重的；严肃的”时， 与_ 相近； 译为“严厉的；严格的”时，与_ 相近，常用结构be severe on (upon) / with sb. 表示“对某人严厉或严格”； 此外它还有“剧烈的；尖锐的；朴素的”的意思。 6. Where were many of the deaths in Broad Street? pump: n. _ v. _7. What did Dr. Snow think was responsible for the disease? e.g. (1). Many
6、children are afraid of being blamed for making mistakes in speaking English.(2). Its no use blaming our defeat on the player. (3). Its you who are to blame for the accident.(4). You must take the blame for the mistakes in the report.(5). The boss always puts the blame for the failure on us.8. What d
7、id Dr. Snow advised the people in Broad Street do? handle: n. _ v. _9. What else did Dr. Snow find in another part of London that were linked to the Broad Street outbreak? in addition: _ link: _10. What conclusion did Dr. Snow tell the public? announce: v _announcement: n. _11. What did Dr. Snow tel
8、l the water companies?instruct: _Ex. 2 根据提示将下列句子翻译成英语。1. 如果有人该承担责任, 那就是我。(blame)2. 不要把皮肤直接暴露在阳光下。(expose . to)3. 黑色墙壁在白天吸收大量的热。(absorb)4. 此外, 你还可以利用业余时间学一门外语。 (in addition)5. 这条丝绸之路在古代把中国和西方连接起来。 (link . to)6. 这种疾病就是通过咳嗽传播的。 (spread . through)Keys:Ex. 1 Answers to the questions: 1. He attended Queen
9、 Victoria to ease the birth of her babies. acbb 2. They exposed themselves to cholera. expose/ expose/ expose 3. No, they didnt. 治疗；治愈；疗法 4. People absorbed this disease into their bodies with their meals. 5. The cholera outbreak was so severe that more than 500 people had died in 10 days. 6. Many o
10、f the deaths were near the water pump in Broad Street. 7. It seemed the water was to blame. 8. He told the people to remove the handle from the water pump so it could not be used. 9. In addition, he found 2 other deaths. 10. He announced that polluted water carried the disease. 11. They were instruc
11、ted not to expose people to polluted water anymore.Ex. 2 1. If anyones to blame, its me. 2. Dont expose your skin to sunlight directly. 3. Black walls absorb a lot of heat during the day. 4. In addition, you can learn a foreign language in your spare time. 5. The Silk Road linked China to the west in ancient times. 6. The disease is spread through coughing.
