课件16张PPT。Welcome to our class
Unit 7 metropolises课文内容及重点词汇复习In the 19th century, a businessman predicted that New York was going to become the centre of the world.
在19世纪，一位商人曾预言纽约将成为世界的中心。
predict v. 预言；预告，预报 prediction n.
e.g. predict one’s future 预言某人的未来
她的预言证明是正确的。
Her prediction turned out to be correct.His prediction has partly come true.
他的预言已部分实现。
come + adj. 变成，达到（某种状态），
（注意这里的come是系动词）
e.g.你的理想总有一天会实现。
Your dream will come true some day.
当我们再次尝试时就容易些。
It came easy when we tried again.
go + adj. 变得，成为
go white/ wrong/ bad/ sour/ mad…
Today, New York is often regarded as one of the financial and cultural capitals of the Western World.
现在纽约常常被看作是西方经济和文化大都会之一。
be regarded as… 被认为是…，被看作是…
类似的结构还有：
be remembered as, be thought of / considered as…, be treated as… be described as…e.g.
人们普遍认为这位年轻人是该镇上最有希望的画家之一。
The young man is generally regarded as one of the most promising painters in his town.
financial adj. 金融的，财政的 ——> finance n.
cultural adj. 文化的 ——> culture n.
类似的： traditional adj. 传统的 ——> tradition n.
agricultural adj. 农业的 ——> agriculture n.
commercial adj. 商业的 ——> commerce n.
social adj. 社会的 ——> society n.New York, where the world-famous twin towers of the World Trade Center were once located, is known as a city of skyscrapers.
纽约以摩天大楼之城而闻名，曾经闻名于世的世贸中心双子大楼曾坐落在此。
be known as…以...知名
伦敦曾以雾都出名。
London was once known as a city of fog.
be (well) known to … 为某人熟知
这位歌手广为年轻的一代所熟知。
Angela is well known to the young generation.well-known = famous adj. 有名的，熟悉的
be known for…：因…而著名
(= be famous for)
e.g.苏州以园林而著称。
Suzhou is known for the gardens.vocabularyStill, the fast, exciting pace of life in New York City is fascinating and this may be a reason why the city continues to fascinate more and more people.
但纽约快速而令人激动的生活节奏仍是非常迷人的，也许正是这个原因才使得这座城市继续使越来越多的人为之着迷。
pace n. 步速，步伐walk at a quick pace
步伐很快
keep pace with sb / the times
跟上时代的步伐/与时俱进
the fast pace of modern life
现代生活的快节奏
fascinating adj. 迷人的
fascinate v. 吸引
fascination n.吸引力，魅力
continue to do / doing sth 继续做某事At that time, many Londoners did not expect that their city would change for the better.
当时许多伦敦人认为他们城市的这种状况不会好转了。
except引导的宾语从句有否定的意思，但从句不用否定形式，而将expect变成否定形式，类似动词还有 “ think, guess, suppose, believe, hope, etc.”
e.g. 我们预料你不来了。
We didn't expect you would come.
你觉得他不会通过考试，是吗？
You don’t suppose he will pass the exam, do you?
change for the better/worse 变好/变坏
我们都希望天气很快会放晴。
We all hope the weather will change for the better.语言知识的学习However, heavy fog is now rarely seen in London. 但是现在在伦敦却很少见到浓雾了。
rarely adv. 很少，难得 (= hardly, scarcely)
我很少见到这样美丽的日出。
Rarely have I seen such a beautiful sunshine.
用在句首，需部分倒装。
Rarely do I dream these days.Mike rarely left his room.
Rarely did Mike leave his room.
The children are seldom ill.
Seldom are the children ill.
They have never been there.
Never have they been there.
His teacher could scarcely recognize him.
Scarcely could his teacher recognize him.
rare adj. 稀有的，罕见的
rare animals 稀有动物Homework 课件13张PPT。Unit 7Metropolisesvocabulary
Welcome to our class!Predict [vt] Prediction [n]Tell in advance...
The economists predicted an increase in price.
It’s always hard to predict a person’s future.
The weather station predicts that it will rain tomorrow.
An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn't happen today.
He made a prediction that he would win.
come true = be realizedHis dream of becoming a surgeon has come true / been realized.
His predictions seldom came true.
come (link v.变得，成为) + adj.
make every detail come alive
stay / keep / remain healthy
Time is growing short.financial adj. 财政的 金融的financial affairs 财务
financial budget 财政预算
financial crisis 财政危机
finance n. [C] 财政
an expert in finance
the Minister of Finance 财政部长
pace (step) 步伐；速度walk at a quick pace / move at a snail’s pace
the fast pace of modern life
keep pace with 跟上
We made an effort to keep pace with the times.
continue vt./ vi. 继续 continue to do/ doing sth.
We continue to work until five o’clock.
continue + n. continue my study
continue + adj. The weather continued fine.
continual 连续的，动作有间断（常指不愉快或不希望发生的事）
continuous 没有间断，动作连续
The brain needs a _________supply of blood.
The ________rain lasted several months.continuouscontinualLearning the text1. western 2. financial 3. visitable 4. polluted
eastern northern southern .Homework Thank you!课件19张PPT。Unit 8
Computers and the Internet上节的词汇复习Learning the vocabularySimplify v. 单一化, 简单化
Try to simplify your explanation to the pupil.
给学生讲解要尽量简单明了.
New machines have been introduced to simplify the work.
已引进了新设备来简化工作.Enable sb. to do sth. 使…能做…
A dog’s nose enables it to tell a variety of smells apart.
狗的鼻子能使它分辨各种气味.
The telephone enables people to keep in touch.
电话使人们保持联络.
Vocabulary II (Listening and speaking)
Account n. 账户; 说明;理由
He paid the money into his bank account.
他把钱存在他的银行账户上.
There were several different accounts of the story in the newspaper.
关于这次事件各家报纸有不同的报道.Arrest v. & n. 逮捕,拘留
The clever boy had the thief arrested.
使小偷束手就擒
He was arrested for smuggle.
他因走私而被捕.
He is under arrest.
他在拘留中.Log on (计算机)登录,进入系统
Log off 退出系统,中止网络联接
In order to log on the system, you have to type in a special password.
要想进入该系统就得输入特定的密码.
Press this button, and then you will log off the Internet.
一按此键, 你就能退出网络联接了.Additional reading
Advance v. & n. 前进, 推进,进展, 提升
The soldiers are advancing to the snowy mountain.
战士们往雪山挺进.
The experts were glad to see the research work advancing smoothly.
看到研究工作进展顺利, 专家们很高兴.
Now women can advance / be advanced to higher positions.
如今女性也能提升到较高职位.
China has made great advances in economy in the past few years.
近几年来中国在经济方面进步很大.In advance 提前
You must ask for leave in advance.
Advanced a. 高级的; 先进的
You may learn advanced mathematics in college.
你上大学时可能要学高等数学.
Advanced teaching methods are in use in schools.
各个学校正采用先进的教学方法.perform v. 做, 履行, 执行; 表演, 演出
Everyone is to perform his duties.
每个人都应尽责.
I’d like to thank the doctor who performed the operation on me.
我想谢谢为我做手术的医生.
Though they have learned English for only one year, they can perform a play in English.
虽然他们只学了一年的英语, 但已能用英语演戏.Performance n. 履行, 执行; 表演, 演奏
Performer n. 执行者, 表演者, 演奏者
All the audience present enjoyed the performance of the piano given by the young performer.
在场的所有观众都很欣赏这位年轻演员的钢琴演奏.
Mr Mei Lanfang used to give one performance a day.
过去梅兰芳先生通常一天只演出一场. benefit
n.????????? [u] 好处, 益处, 利益
For the benefit of those who arrived late, I’ll just go over the plan again.
Walking will be of great benefit to you.
These changes have brought the company a lot of benefits.
bring benefits to sb. = bring sb. benefits
v 1) vt. 有利于, 有助于
The reforms have benefited us all.
2) vi. 受益, 获益 benefit from / by sth.
They didn’t benefit from their first sale.
Who is most likely to benefit from/by the old lady’s death?
sth benefit sb. = sb. benefit from sth. /sb get benefit from /sth bring benefits to sb
beneficial adj – to sb/sth
*A good diet is beneficial to health.
非限制性定语从句非限定性定语从句练习习题答案1. who is a high school teacher .
2. which is on the twelfth floor
3. which is one of the wonders of the world.
4. who gave us a lecture last month .
5. you missed seeing .
Homework 课件14张PPT。 Unit 8
Computers and the InternetLearning the vocabularyfocus on (把…)集中在…上 (concentrated on, fix on)
Students are expected to focus (their minds/ attention) on study.
学生应该把思想集中在学习上.
All eyes were focused on the new student.
大家的目光都集中在新来的学生身上.
I focused the camera on a peacock in (his) pride.
我把照相机的焦点对准了一只开屏的孔雀.
Today we’re going to focus on the question of homeless people.
集中讨论重点词汇的学习Focus n. (兴趣活动等的)中心,焦点
I bought a camera with automatic focus.
我买了架自动对焦的照相机.
She, in brightly-colored clothes, immediately became the focus of attention when she came in.
身着鲜亮服饰的她一进来便成了大家注意的焦点.Lay the foundation for / of
给…打下基础; 为…奠定基础
His hard work laid the foundations for / of his success.
他的勤劳奠定了成功的基础.
The results of the experiment laid the foundation for the theory.
实验结果为该理论提供了依据.
The rumor was completely without foundation.Struggle with sb. 与某人打架
The shopkeeper struggled with the thief.
店主跟小偷搏斗.
Struggle against 与…作斗争
Struggle for 为…而斗争
The girl was encouraged to struggle against the disease.
人们鼓励那女孩与疾病作斗争.
They are struggling for better working conditions.
他们正为争取更好的工作环境而斗争. Struggle 也可作名词, 与 against / with / for 连用
They are determined to continue the struggle against / with all kinds of difficulties.
No one is to escape the struggle for existence.
没有人能不为生存而奋斗.Propose vt. 提议, 建议,提出(行动,计划等的方案)
What do you propose we do?
Propose another meeting
Propose sth. / propose to do sth. / propose doing sth.
He proposed founding a school here.
It was proposed that this matter (should) be considered at the next meeting.
Propose sb for 提议某人为…
I proposed him for secretary.Proposal n. 建议, 提议
His proposal met with opposition.
他的建议遭到反对.
Proposal 后跟的从句要用should+verb 的虚拟语气, should常省略.
My proposal is that we (should) have a picnic this weekend.
Result in 导致,造成…结果 (bring about, lead to , cause)
This poor management resulted in his failure.
他们不良的经营导致了破产.
His carelessness resulted in his failure.
The crash resulted in one hundred and twelve people being killed.
这次坠机事件造成112人死亡.
Result from 由…产生
Nothing has resulted from our efforts.
我们的努力终成泡影.
The flood resulted from the whole week of continuous storm.
洪水是由持续一周的大雨造成的.
Learning the textHomework
