(共14张PPT)
Making a difference
Language points
1. Globally, renewable internal freshwater resource per capita was around 6,000 m3 in 2014.
renewable adj. 可再生的,可更新的
re- (prefix前缀) 可加在动词、名词、形容词和副词前面,表示“再,又;回,回来”
eg recycle (回收利用); review (复习); reunion (团圆,重聚); restart (重新开始); reconstruction (重建);
return (回来,返回); recall(回忆,召回); reuse(再次/重复使用); retell(复述)
2. Now tick the solutions that you think are most effective to supply Africa with fresh water.
effective adj. 有效的, 产生预期效果的; (法律等)生效的
effect n. 效果,作用,影响,结果
have an effect on/upon 对···产生作用/有影响
be of no effect 无效的,没有作用
come into effect 生效,开始实施
put/bring… into effect 使···生效,实施
effect 短语
翻译:电视对孩子们的行为有影响。
The television has an effect on/upon children’s behaviour.
3. Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water.
(1) have trouble (in) doing sth: 做某事有困难
做某事有困难的其他常用表达:
have problems/difficulty (in) doing sth
have a hard/difficult time (in) doing sth.
(2) developing countries 发展中国家
developed countries 发达国家
在分词作定语的用法中,现在分词常常表示动作“未完成或正在进行”;过去分词可以表示动作“已经完成”。
eg the boiling water 正在煮沸的水
the boiled water 开水
the falling leaves 正在飘落的树叶
the fallen leaves 落叶
翻译:Ryan had trouble believing the words spoken by his teacher that many people in developing African countries couldn’t get enough clean water.
译:瑞安很难相信老师所说的话— 在非洲的发展中国家中,许多人都得不到足够的干净的水。
that引导同位语从句对,名词words作解释说明。
spoken by his teacher,过去分词短语作后置定语,修饰the words,words和speak的动作构成被动关系。
in developing African countries,介词短语作地点状语,修饰many people
4. At first, his plan was to earn money to build a single well
somewhere in Africa.
earn: v. 挣(钱);赚得;赢得
n. earnings 薪水;收入
earn fame/ a reputation 赢得声誉
earn/make a living by/ from 靠……谋生
earn短语
earn sb. sth. 为某人赢得某物
目的状语
5. He really had made a difference for these children.
make a difference: have an effect on…(especially the good effect) 有作用;有影响
Practice: The twins are so alike that it’s hard to _____________ ________________________.(区分他们的不同之处)
make no /little difference (to sb./sth.)
(对某人/某物)没有/几乎没有影响
make a lot of difference (to sb./sth.)
(对某人/某物) 有很大影响
tell the difference between A and B 区分/辨别A与B之间的差异
tell the
difference between them
6. Today, over 800,000 people in 16 countries across Africa have benefited from the life-changing gift of clean, safe water.
v.
n.
benefit by/ from 得益于···,从···中受益
benefit sb./ sth. 对某人/某事物有益
for the benefit of… 为了···的利益
be of benefit to 对···有益
be beneficial to 对···有益
benefit v./n. 使受益;得益于/好处,益处
beneficial adj. 有益的
一句多译:
做运动有益于我们的身心健康(physical and mental health)。
benefit sth. /be of benefit to /be beneficial to
(1) Doing exercise benefits our physical and mental health.
(2) Doing exercise is of benefit to our physical and mental health.
(3) Doing exercise is beneficial to our physical and mental health.
7. And why is the water so dirty that it makes them sick
so...that...:如此……以至于……
其中so为副词,修饰形容词dirty;that 为连词,引导结果状语从句。
译:为什么水这么脏以至于让他们生病了?
形容词/副词
many/few+可数名词复数
much/little+不可数名词
形容词+a/an+可数名词单数
so +
+ that…
“such...that...”也表示“如此……以至于……”,但such后接名词,其具体形式如下:
such +
形容词+可数名词复数
形容词+不可数名词
a/an+形容词+可数名词单数
+ that…
完成句子
1) They played _________________ they forgot the time.
他们玩得如此愉快,以至于忘了时间。
2) He is ___________________________that we all like him.
他是如此好的一个男孩,以至于我们都喜欢他。
3) 这是一本如此有趣的书,以至于我想要再读一遍。
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
so happily that
so good a boy/such a good boy
This is so interesting a book that I like to read it.
This is such an interesting book that I like to read it.
Fill in the blanks with the right form of the word in the bracket or a proper word.
1. The law will be __________(effect) from the 1st of April.
2. Having a good teacher makes a ________ (different) to a student.
3. They ________ (set) up 1,000 shelters for homeless children so far. Thousands of children benefited _______ the project.
4. He has trouble _______ (walk) to the park.
5. I’d advise anyone to put aside a proportion of their__________.
——a penny saved is a penny ______.
6. China is the largest _________ country in the world.
effective
difference
have set
from
walking
earnings
earned
developing