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Period 2 Reading
Unit 6 TV programmes
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A. Saturday’s TV programmes
Millie is reading a TV guide online. Here are the two web pages she is reading.
Sports World
Sunshine TV 10 a.m.—11:30 a.m.
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A weekly round-up of what is happening in sport, with up-to-date information. The programme covers different sports, such as swimming, basketball and football. If you are a football fan, you will not want to miss this week’s programme. It is all about football. There are a number of interviews with famous players. ① A report on the coming World Cup will also be included.
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adj. 每周一次的
daily 每天的 monthly 每月的
yearly 每年的
have an interview with sb.
=interview sb. 采访某人
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Beijing Music Awards
Sunshine TV 8 p.m.— 10 p.m.
This year’s Beijing Music Awards will be covered live this Saturday. ② Many Asian pop stars will attend. ③ About 300,000 fans have voted online for their favourite songs, singers and music videos, and the results will be announced during the show. Then some questions will follow. Write down your answers and send text messages to 1396 while watching the show. You could win two free concert tickets.
attend 正式用词,一般指参加会议或出席典礼等,也可以指上学、听课、听演讲或讲座等。
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Murder in a Country House
Golden TV 7 p.m.— 9:30 p.m.
Murder in a Country House is a horror film directed by Cindy Clark, a new director. ④ In the film, a wealthy doctor is found dead in his house. ⑤ Who is the murderer You will not find out the answer until the very end. This excellent film is full of horror and mysteries. If you enjoy solving mysteries, you might like this film. ⑥ However, if you get scared easily, do not watch it!
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Tiger Watch
Golden TV 10:30 p.m. — 11:30 p.m.
This one-hour documentary takes a close look at the life of tigers in India. After you watch this programme, you will realize how much danger these tigers face. The situation will continue unless humans stop hunting them for their fur and bones. If you are an animal-lover, you may feel sad about it. In the documentary, you can see scenes from India, one of the few places where tigers still live in the wild. Tiger Watch won an award for its amazing photography.
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B. About the TV guide
B1. Millie does not understand some of the words on the web pages. Help her work out their meanings. Circle the correct letters.
1. A round-up is _______.
a. a short report on the most important information
b. the act of bringing people together
c. a TV guide
a
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2. An up-to-date report ________.
a. is made today
b. talks about future success
c. includes the latest information
3. If you are a fan of a singer, you ________.
a. dislike him or her
b. enjoy listening to his or her songs very much
c. work for him or her
c
b
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4. An event will be covered means it will be ________.
a. held soon
b. shown on TV, in newspapers, etc.
c. hidden
5. If a TV programme is covered live, it is ________.
a. sent out while the event is happening
b. recorded first and sent out later
c. about life
b
a
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6. Announce means _______.
a. to tell the public about decisions, plans, etc.
b. to appear on TV
c. to say something in a low voice
7. Wealthy means _______.
a. poor
b. having a lot of money
c. healthy
a
b
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8. If you get scared, you _______.
a. cry for help
b. feel happy and interested
c. feel afraid or nervous
c
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B2. Millie made some notes of Saturday’s TV programmes. Help her check them. Write a T if a sentence is true or an F if it is false.
1. There is a report on the coming Olympics in Sports World.
2. About 30,000 fans have voted for the Beijing Music Awards.
3. People can send text messages to 1396 to win a prize while watching the awards show.
4. Murder in a Country House was directed by a new director.
5. Tiger Watch lasts for two hours.
6. Tiger Watch reminds people how much danger tigers face.
F
F
T
T
F
T
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B3. Millie is thinking about the information in the TV guide. Help her find the words on pages 80 and 81.
Sports World has a (1)__________ round-up of what is happening in sport. There are also a number of(2) __________ with famous football players. This year’s Beijing Music Awards will be covered(3) __________ on Saturday. Many(4) __________ pop stars will attend.
weekly
interviews
live
Asian
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People could win free(5) __________ tickets if they send a text message to the show. Murder in a Country House is a(6) __________ film about a(7) __________ doctor. I want to watch it because I love solving(8) __________.Tiger Watch is about the life of tigers in(9) __________. In the programme, I can see(10) __________ from the country as well.
concert
horror
wealthy
mysteries
India
scenes
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B4. Recommend the most suitable Saturday’s TV programmes to Millie and her friends. Choose from the four programmes listed on pages 80 and 81 and write the names in the blanks.
1. I love programmes about animals. I also like films with good stories. I don’t mind feeling scared, but I have to go to bed at 10:30 p.m.
The best TV programme for Millie is _________________________.
Murder in a Country House
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2. I love watching music videos. I also like sports, especially football. I’ll be at home all morning.
I have to play football tonight. I’ll be home after 10 p.m.
The best TV programme for Simon is ______________.
3. I love sports. I enjoy playing tennis and swimming. I also love music. I’ll go swimming in the morning, but I’ll be home after 2 p.m.
The best TV programme for Amy is ____________________.
Sports World
Beijing Music Awards
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4. I like good films, especially horror films! I also like programmes about animals. I’m going to watch a basketball game in the evening, and I’ll be home at 10 p.m.
The best TV programme for Andy is ______________.
Tiger Watch
①There are a number of interviews with famous players.
a number of 许多; 一些
e.g. And a large number of new energy cars were used at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.
在北京2022 年冬奥会上,大量新能源汽车被使用。
考点1
a number of “许多”,修饰可数名词复数,相当于many,number可用large 或small修饰。
辨析:a number of 与the number of
a number of “许多”,修饰可数名词复数。作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
the number of “……的数量”,后接可数名词复数。作主语时,谓语动词要用单数形式。
e.g. The number of the whales is smaller and smaller because of human activities now.
由于现今人类的活动,鲸鱼的数量越来越少。
考题1:[黔东南] In our school library, there ______ a number of books on art. The number of the books ______ still growing larger and larger.
A. is; is B. are; is
C. is; are D. are; are
B
【点拨】本题用语法判定法。a number of“大量”,后跟名词复数,作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式; the number of. “.. ……的数量”, 强调的是number,看作单数。
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②This year’s Beijing Music Awards will be covered live this Saturday.
cover /'k v (r)/ vt. 报道,电视报道
e.g. Why don’t you cover India more
为什么你们不多报道些印度的内容呢?
We are glad to see that the mountain is covered with trees again.
我们很高兴看到山上又长满了树。
考点2
现场直播
Don’t try to cover facts with lies.
不要试图用谎言掩盖事实。
His report covers a wide field.
他的报告涉及领域很广。
拓展:cover 还可作名词,意为“覆盖物; 盖子; 封面”。
e.g. The boy was attracted by the cover of the comic book.
那个男孩被连环画册的封面吸引了。
可数名词,“封面;盖子”。
cover 作动词的其他用法:
覆盖; 遮盖
→cover sth. with sth.
用某物覆盖/遮挡某物
涉及;包括
足以支付;够付
考题2:[成都] China’s railway network has grown to c most cities and the government is looking to build on it further.
over/connect
live /la v/ adv. 在现场直播,在实况直播
live 作副词,修饰动词,意为“现场直播”。
作形容词,意为“现场直播的”。
e.g. The football match is covered live on TV.
那场足球赛在电视上现场直播。
It’s a live TV show. 它是一个直播电视节目。
拓展:live 还可以用作动词, 意为“生活, 居住” , 读作/l v/。
e.g. They will live forever in my heart.
他们将永远活在我心中。
考点3
考向
live 的一词多义:
v. 居住
adj. 现场直播的
adv. 现场直播
考题3:Huai’an Marathon took place on April 18 and CCTV- 5 covered it _______. People all over the world watched it.
A. alive B. living C. lively D. live
【点拨】根据“CCTV-5 covered it” 以及“People all over the world watched it.”可知,此处指对比赛现场直播。
D
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③Many Asian pop stars will attend.
Asian /'e n/ adj. 亚洲的; 亚洲人的n. 亚洲人
e.g. How many Asian countries have taken part in the sports meeting
有多少亚洲国家参加这次运动会?
That Asian stopped me and asked if I was Chinese.
那个亚洲人拦住我,问我是不是中国人。
考点4
Asian 是Asia“亚洲”的形容词或名词形式。
考题4:[苏州模拟] 那位亚洲女演员将会在这部浪漫影片中扮演主角。
______________________________________________________________________________________________
【点拨】根据题干,可知考查:the Asian actress 那位亚洲女演员; play the leading role in the romantic film 在这部浪漫影片中扮演主角; 由句意可知时态是一般将来时will+ 动词原形。
The Asian actress will play the leading role in the
romantic film.
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④Murder in a Country House is a horror film directed by Cindy Clark, a new director.
direct /d 'rekt/ adj. 直接的; 坦率的
e.g. I don’t have a direct answer for you.
我没有一个直接的答案给你。
You may notice that Chinese people can sometimes be very direct.
你可能会注意到,中国人有时会非常坦率。
考点5
图解助记:
反义词:indirect adj.间接的
派生词:directly adv.直接地
派生词:direction n.指导;方向 director n.导演
考题5:[鄂州] If your friend sends you a message to borrow money from you on the Internet, you’d better call him _______ first to make sure of that.
A. recently B. finally
C. hardly D. directly
【点拨】根据安全常识可知,针对网上借钱的情况应该是直接打电话确认真假,才可以避免骗子冒充朋友的情况。
D
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⑤In the film, a wealthy doctor is found dead in his house.
wealthy /'welθi/ adj. 富有的
e.g. He grew up in a wealthy family.
他在一个富有的家庭里长大。
She married her daughter to a wealthy man.
她把她女儿嫁给了一个富人。
考点6
wealthy 由“wealth+-y”构成,the wealthy 表示一类人,
意为“富人”。
辨析:wealthy 与rich
wealthy 为“富裕的”,强调拥有无数财富,而且含有“当地著名人物”的意思。
rich “富有的,丰富的”。
e.g. He is a wealthy businessman. 他是个有钱的商人。
They are seriously rich. 他们极为富有。
构词法记单词: -y常加在名词后,构成形容词。
如:health-healthy, luck-lucky, rain-rainy
考题6:These children growing up in much __________ (wealth) families may feel lonelier.
【点拨】wealth 财富, 名词。这里修饰名词families用形容词。副词much 修饰形容词wealthy 的比较级wealthier“更富有的”。
wealthier
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⑥If you enjoy solving mysteries, you might like this film.
might /ma t/ modal v. 或许; 可能
e.g. These “pets” might become more and more popular in the future.
这些“宠物”在未来可能会越来越受欢迎。
考点7
might 表示推测时,后接动词原形,不表示时态。只是可能性比may小,语气更委婉。
拓展:might 也是may 的过去式,用于问句中代替may,以表示礼貌。
e.g. —Might I go now 我现在可以去吗?
—Yes, you may. 是的,你可以。
考题7:[怀化] —Whose English book is this
—It _______ be Lily’s, but I’m not sure.
A. might B. can’t C. must
A
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本节课主要学习了:
重点单词:up-to-date, fan , coming , cover , wealthy ……
重点短语:music video, a number of, be covered live, latest information, Asian pop stars……