(共28张PPT)
Everyday economics
Unit 4
Developing ideas & Other parts
—Language points
基础巩固
Ⅰ.单词拼写
1.The sorrowful fact that many children are still being _______(虐待) worries me.
2.She went out with the door unlocked although she knew clearly that it would result in _____.
3.The man living next door abandoned himself to _______ after his wife died.
abused
theft
sorrow
4.I was ______(稍微地) surprised when I heard about this absurd decision.
5.Try to avoid being ________(主观的) and one-sided when looking at problems.
6.As you know,if you do the same thing over and over again,you will begin to do it ____________(自动地).
7.It is hard for Greek government to get over the present difficulties unless it gets more ________ support from the European Union.
mildly
subjective
automatically
financial
8.Our product is of ________ quality that other products can’t be compared with.
9.If you ask me how many ________(卡路里) are in a particular dish,I’m not allowed to tell you even if I know.
10.A few months later,he _______ her to work as a consultant for another agency.
superior
calories
hired
Ⅱ.词形变化填空
1.Young people always seem to be one step ahead of ___________,for they hate working in a ___________ structure.(convention)
2.New laws are made to fight against ______________ and the company will not ____________ when recruiting candidates for employment.(discriminate)
convention
conventional
discrimination
discriminate
3._________ aid is rather essential for us,so we welcome anyone who has access to _______.(finance)
4.I took some part-time jobs during my undergraduate phase to __________ working experience,and no doubt the ____________ has laid a good start for me.(accumulate)
5.The __________ control allows the lights in the stadium to go out ____________ after the match.(automatic)
Financial
finance
accumulate
accumulation
automatic
automatically
Ⅲ.完成句子
1.__________________________________________,I am more than delighted to tell you some relevant information.
得知你对中国成语感兴趣,我非常高兴告诉你一些相关信息。
2.She was in a dilemma whether ____________________________
after graduation from college.
她进退两难,究竟是出国深造,还是大学毕业后找份工作。
Learning that you are interested in Chinese idioms
to study further abroad or to get a job
3.____________________ where he works hard or at work from which ________________,a person is more likely to succeed _______________.
无论是在学校努力学习,还是在工作中谋生,如果一个人有信心,他就更有可能成功。
Whether he is at school
he makes a living
if he is confident
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superior
adj.质量上乘的,优质的;高级的
n.上级;级别(或地位、职位)更高的人
[superiority n.优越(性),优等;傲慢]
be superior in在……方面优越
be superior to比……优越;比……好
考点突破
单句语法填空/完成句子
(1)The two scholars have a relationship superior ____ those of many of their friends.
(2)With this victory,Qin had established military ___________ (superior) over other states.
(3)We must be clear that the enemy forces _____________ numbers.
我们必须清楚敌军在数量上占优势。
superiority
to
are superior in
注意:superior表示“较好的”“更好的”,因该词本身已含有比较意味,所以没有比较级;另外,该词虽然含有比较的意味,但在两者做比较时,不能与than连用,而是与介词to连用。与其用法相似的词还有:prior,junior,senior,inferior等。
expense
n.费用,花费
(expensive adj.昂贵的)
at the expense of以损害……为代价
at sb. ’s expense由某人付费;以某人为代价
spare no expense to do sth. 不惜一切代价做某事
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单句语法填空/完成句子
(1)New machines and methods have helped cut down time and ________(expensive) while increasing overall output.
(2)He restored all the murals in the temple ____ the expense of his own health.
expense
at
(3)This printer you purchased yesterday is of good quality.If it should break down within the first year,we would repair it ______
_______.
你昨天买的这台打印机质量很好。如果它在第一年内发生故障,我们将自费修理。
(4)Over the past two years,some companies __________________
__________________________ of protective equipment for fighting against the epidemic.
在过去的两年里,一些公司不惜一切代价来增产抗击疫情的防护设备。
at our
expense
have spared no
expense to increase production
be in debt欠债
be out of debt不欠债
pay off one’s debts 偿清债务
be in sb. ’s debt欠某人的情,对某人感激不尽
go/get/run into debt 陷入债务之中,负债
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语段填空
Due to the sudden burst of the epidemic,many small companies had to close down.A lot of people had no income and some even ____________.I was no exception.Soon I found myself unemployed,____________.Luckily,I _______________ with the help of my father who helped me start my own business.It is so good to be __________!
由于突然爆发的疫情,很多小公司不得不关闭,许多人没有了收入,有些人甚至负债。我也不例外,很快我就失业了而且负债累累。幸运的是,在我父亲的帮助下我开办了自己的公司,还清了所有债务。不欠债的感觉太好了!
got into debt
deeply in debt
paid off my debts
out of debt
注意:英语习惯上说heavily/greatly/a little in debt,而不说in heavy/ great/a little debt。
cut across抄近路穿过
cut up切碎;剁碎
cut in插嘴;打断(谈话)
cut out裁剪;删掉
cut off中断;切断;使隔绝
cut down 削减;减少使用;砍倒;夺去……的生命
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选词填空
(1)Elephants are losing their homes because people ________ too many trees.
(2)The famous historian glared at me when I was trying to ________ the lawn.
(3)The shepherd ______ the meat and put it into the plate,ready for his supper.
cut down
cut across
cut up
(4)I was talking with a Sinologist on the phone when suddenly someone _____.
(5)Immediately I saw a picture of Apsaras,I ___ it ___ and pinned it to my studio wall.
(6)When their children lived far away from them,these old people felt ________ from the world.
cut in
cut
out
cut off
教材原句 As is often the case all over the world with new areas of economic activity,the sharing economy is developing faster than existing regulations or ongoing supervision.
世界上新出现的经济领域通常都是如此,共享经济的发展速度过快,而现有法规和持续监管还未跟上。(P45)
as is often the case 情况常常是这样 (case n.具体情况;事例;实例;实情;事实;特殊情况;盒子;案例)
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in that/this case在那种/这种情况下
in any case无论如何
in no case绝不(位于句首时,句子用部分倒装)
in case of假使,如果
in case以防万一,假使
单句语法填空/完成句子/单句写作
(1)We’ll discuss a case ______ beginners of English fail to use the language properly.
(2)You had better take an umbrella with you in case ___ rain.
(3)________________________________,grandpa is not satisfied with my new hair style.
老人们就是这样,爷爷对我的新发型极不满意。
where
of
As is often the case with elderly people
(4)我们绝不允许他人妨碍我们工作。
_______________________________________________________
In no case shall we allow others to interfere with our work.
Ⅰ.一词多义
快速阅读下列句子并选出句中加黑词汇对应的意思
abuse
高考热点
A.n.滥用 B.v.虐待 C.n.辱骂
1.Janet had been abused by her father since she was eleven.
2.Drug abuse has long been a major problem for the authorities there.
3.He turned around and directed a stream of abuse at me.
___
___
___
B
A
C
Ⅱ.熟词生义
快速阅读下列句子并猜测句中加黑词汇的意思
1.They have increased their share of the market by 10%.
2.To hire a car you must provide a passport and a current driving licence.
_____
_____
份额
租用
本课结束