新概念英语第三册lesson20 课件(共16张PPT)

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Lesson 20
pioneer pilot
The English Channel
The English Channel (French: , Breton: , Cornish: ), often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about 560 km (350 mi) long and varies in width from 240 km (150 mi) at its widest to 34 km (21 mi) in the Strait of Dover.1
Background knowledge
Portsmouth
英吉利海峡，是分隔英国与欧洲大陆的法国、并连接大西洋与北海的海峡。海峡长560公里（350英里），宽240公里（150英里），最狭窄处又称多佛尔海峡，仅宽34公里（21英里）。英国的多佛尔与法国的加莱隔海峡相望。
Notable channel crossings
7 January 1785 First crossing by air (in balloon, from Dover to Calais)
March 1816 First steamer to cross the Channel.
25 August 1875 First person known to swim the channel (Dover to Calais, 21 hrs, 45 min)
16 April 1912 First woman to fly across the Channel (Dover to Calais, 59 minutes)
23 August 1926 First woman to swim across the channel (Cap Gris Nez to Kingsdown, 14 hours 39 minutes
20 August 2011 First Crossing by Sea Scooters
Pioneer
young pioneer
Pioneer shopping mall
advocate 倡导者
pioneer adult education
词缀-eer：表示人
engineer / auctioneer /mountaineer / profiteer
lord n. 对（英国）贵族的尊称；勋爵
lordless 无郡主的
Lordship z阁下；贵族身份
lordly 昂迈的
duke 公爵
marquis 侯爵
earl 伯爵
viscount 子爵
baron 男爵
baronet 准男爵
Knight 骑士
Sir!
Royal, noble and chivalric ranks
Emperor
empress
King queen
Archduke; archduchess
Duke; duchess
Marquis; marchioness
Earl; countess
Viscount; viscountess
Baron; baroness
Baronet; baronetenss Knight;
Overland
overnight 一夜之间的
overpopulated 人口众多的
overseas 海外的

over + 动词 表示超过
overeat, 吃多了
oversleep 睡过头了
overwork 工作过量
overcharge 索要价钱过高
overestimate 过高估计
Text analysis
1.In 1908 Lord Northcliffe offered a prize of $1,000 to the first man who would fly across the English Channel.
Offer sb sth; offer to do
序数+to do sth代替从句
……the first man to fly across the English Channel.
2.Over a year passed before the first attempt was made.
Before …过去了
the first attempt首次尝试
make an attempt.做出尝试
attempt to do sth.
in an attempt to do sth.
She had to made a desperate attempt to leave her husband so she left under the cover of night.
她只能孤注一掷，离开她的丈夫，所以她趁着夜色跑了
3. On July 19th, 1909, in the early morning,
In the early morning
At dawn黎明
At the crack of draw 破晓；黎明
At daybreak 黎明；拂晓
Take off
As the aircraft was ready to take off, all the passengers fastened their seat belts.
飞机即将起飞，全体乘客都系好了安全带。
起飞
I'm so pleased that I've been able to take off all that weight and get into my good clothes again!
我的体重终于减轻，那些漂亮的衣服又合身了，我真高兴!
减轻
I can‘t take the lid off, it’s stuck!
这盖子卡住了, 我拿不下来。
拿走，取下；去掉
I can't take my boots off, they're so tight!
靴子太紧了, 我脱不下来!
脱去
4.He had travelled only seven miles across the Channel when his engine failed and he was forced to land on sea.
be forced to do sth被迫做某事
when引导时间状语从句
5.A week before, he had completed a successful overland flight during which he covered twenty-six miles.
during which介词和关系代词
Cover
How many pages have you covered
Complete
6. It looked if there would be an exciting race across the Channel.
It looked as if
=it seemed/appeared to be…
=it promised to be…(有可能）
There is a sign of sth/that…
There is some evidence of sth./that 有迹象表明