Unit 1 Great explorations 第2课时 Reading 课件(共27张PPT)

(共27张PPT)
Unit 1 Great explorations
第2课时 Reading
目录
01
要点精讲
02
课堂练习
要点精讲
1
They were big enough to carry 25,000 people as well as very large quantities of goods. 它们大到足以承载2.5万人以及大量的货物。
用法
1. as well as 意为“也；还”。如：
He can speak Spanish as well as English. 他会说西班牙语和英语。
2. large quantities of=a large quantity of, 意为“大量的”。如：
Large quantities of polluted water is poured into the river. 大量的污水被排进了这条河流。
1. as well 常用作状语，意为“又；也”，相当于too或also，常位于句末。如：
I am going to London and my sister is going as well.我要到伦敦去，我妹妹也要去。
拓展
2. large quantities of / a large quantity of 修饰可数名词和不可数名词均可，some, lots of, a lot of, plenty of, enough, most, all, no 等都是既可修饰可数名词也可修饰不可数名词； few, a few, many, a great many, a number of 只修饰可数名词；little, a little, a bit of, much, a great deal of, a large amount of 只修饰不可数名词。
1. He plays classical music __________ pop and jazz.
2. They play all kinds of instruments and sing __________ .
3. Her own son was __________ in the navy.
4. My mum is going shopping now, and I am going _________ .
应用
用also，as well as，too或as well填空
as well as
as well
also
too
2
It seemed that nowhere was too far for him to visit. 似乎对他而言，没有什么地方是遥不可及的。
用法
1. It seems / seemed that … = It appears / appeared that …，后面跟从句，意为“似乎……；好像……”。 如:
It seems that he is an honest man. 他似乎是一个诚实的人。
2. nowhere = not … anywhere，意为“无处；哪里都不”。如：
There was nowhere for me to sit. 我无处可坐。
3. too … to … 意为“太……以至于不能……”。 如：
The button of the lift is too high for him to reach. 电梯按钮对他来说太高了，以至于他够不着。
too … to … 句型可以和so … that … 句型互换使用。以上例句3可以改为：
The button of the lift is so high that he can’t reach it.
拓展
1. He is so young that he can’t look after himself.
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2. The box is so heavy that I can’t carry it.
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应用
改为同义句
He is too young to look after himself.
The box is too heavy me to carry.
3
However, his voyages were such a huge achievement that people still remember him as a pioneer in opening up cultural contacts between different peoples around the world. 然而，他的航行取得了如此巨大的成就，以至于人们至今仍视他为开拓世界各地不同民族之间文化交流的先驱。
用法
such … that … 意为“如此……以至于……”，用来引导结果状语从句。如：
He made such a great success that his parents were very proud of him. 他取得了如此大的成功，以至于他的父母很为他感到骄傲。
1. such … that … 的用法：
(1)such+a / an+adj.+可数名词单数形式+that 从句。如：
Jim is such a polite boy that all his neighbours like him. 吉姆是一个如此有礼貌的男孩，以至于邻居们都喜欢他。
拓展
(2)such+adj. +可数名词复数形式 / 不可数名词+that 从句。如：
They are such interesting books that I want to read them once more. 这些书是如此有趣，以至于我想再读一遍。
It was such nice weather that we all went out for a picnic yesterday. 昨天天气很好，我们都出去野餐了。
2. so … that … 的用法：
so+adj. / adv. +that 从句。如：
He ran so quickly that I couldn’t catch up with him. 他跑得太快了，以至于我赶不上他。
( )1. The camera is _____expensive _____ I can’t afford it.
A. so; that B. such; that C. so; as to D. such; as to
( )2. Miss Gao asked _____a difficult question _____ nobody could answer it.
A. very; that B. too; to C. such; that D. so; that
应用
A
C
一、根据汉语意思完成句子,每空一词
1. 我们一起去世界之窗旅行，好吗？
Let’s __________ __________ __________ __________ to “Window of the World”, shall we
2. 郑和作为一名中国探险家而出名。
Zheng He __________ __________ __________ a Chinese explorer.
课堂练习
go
on
a
trip
is
known
as
3. 明年我们将在镇上创办一所新高中。
Next year we will __________ __________ a new high school in the town.
4. 约翰不仅说英语还说法语。
John speaks French __________ __________ __________ English.
set
up
as
well
as
5. 经常阅读可以开拓我们的思维。
Reading books often can __________ __________ our minds.
open
up
二、本课时主要短语串联应用(用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空)
from then on, be born, be interested in, open up, set off
Peter Green 1.________ in New York in 1982. His father is a doctor and his mother is a teacher.
When he was young, his parents gave a lot of books to him to read. He liked the books very much, especially the books
was born
about exploration. He 2.______________ them, and he decided to become an explorer.
He started to explore when he was sixteen years old. He 3.____________ from high mountains in his hometown and found many interesting animals and plants. 4.____________ ,he 5.____________ some unknown places.
was interested in
set off
From then on
opened up
三、短文填空
以下是一则短文，请阅读短文，并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使原文的意思完整、连贯。
A. For years, we did not know for sure.
B. It took about 80 years to build the pyramids.
C. There were so many people dying from building the pyramids.
D. People also worked on different teams, each with its own name.
E. The work was challenging, but laborers were proud of their work.
F. The bones show signs of arthritis(关节炎), which developed from carrying heavy things for a long time.
For centuries, the Pyramids of Giza(吉萨金字塔) have been timeless symbols of Egyptian culture. But who actually built them 1.______ But archaeologists(考古学家) recently discovered an ancient village near the pyramids. Close by, there were cemeteries(墓地) where pyramid builders were buried. From studying these places, archaeologists can now make sure that the pyramids were not built by slaves or foreigners (or space aliens). Ordinary Egyptians built them.
A
2.______ According to archaeologists, about 20,000~30,000 people were involved in completing the task. The workers had different roles. Some dug up the rock, some moved it and some shaped it into blocks. 3.______ On a wall in Khufu’s Great Pyramid, for example, a group of workers wrote “Friends of Khufu”.
Life for these workers was hard. “We can see something in their bones,” says Azza Mohamed Sarry El Din, a scientist
B
D
studying bodies found in the cemetery. 4.______ Archaeologists have also found many female skeletons(骨骼) in the village and cemeteries. The damage to their bones is similar to the men’s.
5.______ “It’s because they were not just building the tomb of their king,” says Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass. “They were building Egypt. It was a national project and everyone was a member.”
F
E
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