(共10张PPT)
Unit3 Topic Talk
词汇课
destroy
vt. 破坏;摧毁;
destroy one's confidence/hope 摧毁某人的信心/希望
→ destructive adj. 破坏性的;引起破坏的
→ destruction n.破坏,毁灭
Those rich countries have caused half of the world’s environmental
___________(destroy) while paying only 3% of its costs.
e.g. There are several ways we destroy nature.
destruction
/d str /
item
n. 一件商品;一则或一条
an item of 一项;一条;一则
单句写作:报纸上有一条关于他的新闻.
e.g. We all need to reuse previously used items in order to protect our environment.
an item of news about him on the newspaper
There is _________________________________________ .
/ a t m/
recycle
vi. & vt.再利用,回收利用
We package our products in ___________ (recycle) materials.
e.g. We should recycle and reduce the amount of waste we produce.
→ recyclable adj.可回收利用的
→ unrecyclable adj.不可回收的
recyclable
/ ri sa kl/
threat
/θret/
n.威胁;(灾难等坏事)发生的可能
under threat 遭受威胁
a threat to 对……的威胁
→ threaten vt. 威胁;恐吓;危及,威胁到;
→ threatening adj. 恐吓的,威胁的
He is unlikely to be ___________ the Spanish player in the field.
e.g. The use of oil and coal is one of the biggest threats to our planet.
a threat to
相信他不会在决赛中对这位西班牙运动员构成威胁.
switch
/sw t /
vi. & vt.转换,改变
n. [C](电路的)开关;转换器;改变)
完成句子:She ____________ (打开) the bedside lamp and began to read a novel.
switched on
switch on=turn on 打开,接通
switch off=turn off 关上,把……关掉
switch over 转换频道,转变
We definitely need to switch to different forms of power as soon as possible.
illegally
/ li ɡ li/
adv.非法地,违法地
→ illegal adj.非法的
→ legal adj.合法的
It’ s _______ (legal) to read people’s private letters without permission.
e.g. Many animals are illegally hunted for something they have.
illegal
hunt
/h nt/
vi. & vt.猎取,猎杀 vi.搜寻 n.狩猎;搜寻
Weather permitting, we'll go __________this Sunday morning.
e.g. The whole neighbourhood have been hunting for the missing child.
hunting
go hunting 去打猎
hunt for 搜寻,寻找
→ hunter n.猎人;搜集某种东西的人
extinct
/ k st kt/
adj.灭绝的,绝种的;消亡的;不再活跃的;死的
→extinction n.灭绝;消亡
Many species of plants and animals are in danger of ___________.
e.g. How long do we have before rhinos become extinct?
be close to extinction 濒临灭绝
extinction
urgent
/ d nt/
adj.紧急的,急迫的
→urge v.催促,力劝;竭力主张
n.冲动
They’ve called on an __________(urge) meeting for this meeting.
e.g. That's an incredibly urgent matter.
It is urgent that + 从句【主语+(should+)动原+其他】 极力主张
urgent