Unit 1 Food for thought Understanding ideas Language points课件

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Unit 1
UNIT 1
Food for thought
A Child of Two Cuisines
marriage n.
poison n.
cuisine n.
stinky adj.
a small amount of food that is eaten between main meals or instead of a meal
a substance that can cause death or serious illness if you eat it, drink it etc
a particular style of cooking
smelling unpleasant
the relationship between two people who are married, or the state of being married
snack n.
Match the words and their explanations.
super adj.
typical adj.
horrible adj.
sort n.
having the usual features or qualities of a particular group or thing
extremely good
a group or class of people, things etc that have similar qualities or features
very bad – used for example about things you see, taste, or smell, or about the weather
1. Growing up in England with a British father and a Chinese mother, I’ve enjoyed food from both countries ever since I was able to hold a knife and fork – and chopsticks!
现在分词短语作原因状语时，一般位于句首，相当于原因状语从句。现在分词还可以作：
(1) 时间状语(相当于时间状语从句)
e.g. Looking out of the window, I saw some students passing by the classroom.
现在分词短语作原因状语
(2) 条件状语(相当于条件状语从句)
e.g. Studying hard, you’ll pass the exam.
(3) 让步状语(相当于让步状语从句)
e.g. Admitting what she has said, I still think that she hasn’t tried her best.
(4) 结果状语(表示自然而然的结果)
e.g. The boy fell down, hurting his knee.
(5) 方式或伴随状语
e.g. He came running back to tell us the news.
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) __________ (find) the course very difficult, she decided to move to a lower level.
2) __________ (hear) that she had just been admitted to Beijing University, she jumped with joy.
3) The cooling wind swept through our bedroom windows, __________ (make) air conditioning unnecessary.
4) __________ (buy) this coat, you can get that T-shirt for free.
Finding
Hearing
making
Buying
5) The visitors stood on top of Mount Tai, __________ (enjoy) the rising sun.
6) __________ (take) more care, I still made quite a few mistakes.
7) __________ (walk) down the street, I came across David.
8) __________ (think) I would be busy then, I refused the invitation.
enjoying
Taking
Walking
Thinking
ever since 自从……；从那以后，一直……
e.g. I was bitten by a dog once and I've been afraid of them ever since.
My back has been bad ever since I fell and hurt it two years ago.
可以单独使用，也可以后接从句。它引导的从句若用一般过去时，主句则常用现在完成时。
thanks to: because of 幸亏，由于，因为
e.g. Thanks to the volunteers, they raised enough money.
e.g. The mistake due to carelessness is serious.（定语）
The delay was due to heavy traffic.（表语）
He arrived late due to the storm.（状语）
相同点 不同点
thanks to 均可表示原因 多作状语；还有“幸亏”之意
due to 作定语、表语或状语等
thanks to & due to
2. Thanks to this, Dad has come to love hot pot!
1) It was all a great success — ________________________
(由于尽心竭力).
2) _____________________________ (多亏了你的帮助), we arrived there safely.
3) They have had another good harvest ___________________
________________ （由于去年的大雪）.
thanks to a lot of hard work
Thanks to your help
thanks to the heavy
snow of last winter
【语境应用】根据汉语提示，用thanks to完成下列句子。
3. But there are still some dishes that Dad dare not try even after many years of marriage to my mother.
dare modal v. (情态动词) to be brave enough to do sth 敢
dare not 不敢
dare作情态动词主要用于否定句(dare not)和疑问句(Dare I / you/ he… )，后面跟动词原形。
在肯定句中，常用I dare say，我想；我敢说。
e.g. — Dare he climb that tree
— Of course, he dare.
I daren’t ask her for a rise.
This boy, I dare say, can get the first prize.
dare v. (实义动词) 敢，有足够的胆量
dare to do sth. 敢于干某事
e.g. Mary dares to drive a car alone.
My friends don’t dare to swim.
Did he dare to tell her the news
此句中的情态动词dare (Dad dare not try…)也可以改为实义动词的用法：
There are still some dishes Dad does not dare to try.
4. Even today, he still does not easily take to eating things like chicken feet.
take to : to begin to do something as a habit养成(做……)的习惯
to start liking somebody/something 对……产生好感
take to sb. / sth.: to start to like sb or sth
(尤指短时间接触后)喜欢上，喜爱
take to doing sth. 养成做某事的习惯
e.g. Did the children take to him
She’s taken to getting up at 6 and going jogging.
take apart 拆开，拆卸 take back 收回 (说错的话)；退回
take down 拿下；记下 take in 吸收；收留；欺骗；理解
take on 呈现；雇用；承担 take away 拿走；使消失
take over 接管，接任 take up 拿起；占据；开始从事
take off 脱下；起飞；休假
1) Jane has __________ getting up early since the beginning of this term.
2) Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. Our plane is __________ soon.
taken to
taking off
【语境应用】用所给短语的正确形式填空。
take to, take up, take in, take off, take on
3) Don’t __________ by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.
4) Some insects __________ the colour of their surroundings to protect themselves.
5) Roger __________ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
be taken in
take on
took up
take to, take up, take in, take off, take on
5. We all love roast beef and vegetables, but Mum says we’d better not eat too much roast food as it may make us suffer from heat inside our bodies, according to traditional Chinese medicine.
省略了引导词that的宾语从句
as引导原因状语从句
suffer v. to experience physical or mental pain
(身体或精神上)受苦；遭受(痛苦)
suffer +宾语，“受……之苦”；
suffer from sth“因……受苦”，from表示原因。
suffer
pain / hardship 经历痛苦/困难
a defeat / a loss / damage / punishment 遭受失败/损失/损害/惩罚
sufferer n. 患病者，受苦者，受难者
suffering n. 疼痛， 痛苦，折磨
suffer from
a bad back 背疼
a bad cold 患重感冒
ill health 身体不好
a headache / toothache 头疼/牙疼
【语境应用】用suffer的正确形式填空。
1) A new drug may give new hope to thousands of cancer ____________.
2) If you’re not happy with it, you should complain. Don’t just ___________ in silence.
3) They began to get better slowly from their pain and ____________.
4) His friend has ____________ from ill health for some years.
sufferers
suffer
suffering
suffered
6. But just when I thought I could deal with all Chinese food, I came across stinky tofu, a horrible grey thing that looked and smelt like a burnt sports shoe.
作stinky tofu的同位语
that引导的定语从句，修饰a horrible grey thing
come across: to meet or find somebody/something by chance
偶然遇见，偶然发现
表示“偶然遇见”的短语还有：
run across / into, meet … by chance
e.g. I came across my uncle in the gym.
come about 发生，产生(常于how连用)
come along (with) (和……)一起
come back 回来；再度流行
come out 出版，发行；(太阳、月亮或星星)出现； (花朵)开放；(消息)为人所知
come to 总计为，加起来是
come up 走近；出现；被提到
come up with 想出，想到(主意、答案)
【语境应用】用所给短语的正确形式填空。
1) It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder how it ____________ that she is two hours late on such a short trip.
2) Is this your necklace, Mary I _____________ it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.
3) Several of the students have _____________ suggestions of their own.
4) His first novel will ____________ next month.
come across, come up with, come about, come out
comes about
came across
come up with
come out
7. “You needn’t try it if you don’t want to,” Mum said, but I gathered all my courage to take a bite and was amazed to find it wasn’t so bad.
gather v. to come together, or bring people together, in one place to form a group 聚集；集合
e.g. A crowd soon gathered.
gather together 聚集起来，合拢
gather round/around 聚集，集合
gather in 收割；收获
gather speed = pick up speed 加快速度
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) ___________ (gather) around the fire, the tourists danced with the local people.
2) Can you all gather _____________ I’ve got something to tell you.
3) They have a family ___________ (gather) once a month with their relatives.
Gathering
round/around
gathering n. 聚集；聚会
gathering
8. It reminded me of blue cheese, a similarly strong smelling type of food you either love or hate.
remind sb. of: to cause remember 使(某人)想起
作blue cheese的同位语
省略that/which的定语从句，修饰food
e.g. The landscape reminded her of Scotland.
That story you have just told reminds me of an experience I once had.
remind sb. to do sth. 提醒某人做某事
remind sb. that / how从句 提醒某人……
e.g. Remind me to buy some milk tonight.
Mrs. Well reminded her son that they still had several people to see.
I was reminded how lucky I was.
与remind sb. of sth.结构相同的短语还有：
warn sb. of sth. 提醒/警告某人某事
inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某事
convince sb. of sth. 使某人相信某事
cure sb. of sth. 治愈某人的……病
rob sb. of sth. 抢某人的某物
rid sb. of sth. 使某人摆脱某物
accuse sb. of sth. 指控某人犯有……罪
suspect sb. of sth. 怀疑某人某事
【语境应用】补全句子，每空一词。
1) You ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (使我想起了你的父亲) when you say that.
2) Please ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ ________ (提醒我寄这封信) this afternoon.
3) She gently _________ ________ ________ (提醒他) the baby was getting cold and should be taken indoors.
remind me of
remind me to post this
reminded him that
letter
your father
9. People say that one man’s meat is another man’s poison, but I feel at home with food from both my cultures.
Paraphrase: People say that something that one person likes may not be liked by someone else. Chinese people and Britons may have different food preferences, but I enjoy food from both cultures.
People / They say that … 人们说，据说
e.g. People say that he has moved to Chicago.
= It is said that he has moved to Chicago.
= He is said to have moved to Chicago.
“It + be + 过去分词 + that …”句式中，it是形式主语，that引导的从句是真正的主语。
It is reported that … 据报道……
It is announced that … 据宣布……
It is considered that … 人们认为……
It is agreed that … 人们一致认为……
It is believed that … 人们相信……
It is hoped that … 人们希望……
It is suggested that … 有人建议……
【语境应用】同义句转换。
1) It is said that the Yeti is a large, hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being.
= The Yeti _______ _______ _______ _______ a large, hairy animal that walks on two feet like a human being.
2) People say that he is studying in Australia as an exchange student.
= He _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ in Australia as an exchange student.
is said to be
is said to be studying
feel at home: to feel comfortable 感到很舒畅
feel at home with sth.: to feel happy or confident about doing or using sth
对……感到舒适自在
e.g. We had a good time by the sea during the holidays. Everybody felt quite at home there．
Practise using the video until you feel quite at home with it.
make sb. feel at home 使某人感到宾至如归
make yourself at home 随便，别拘束(招呼客人时说)
be the home of … = be home to … 是……的产地/栖息地
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) He is not that experienced, and doesn’t feel at home ______
strangers.
2) The Rockies are home ______ bears and mountain lions.
3) They did everything they could to make me feel ______ home.
with
to
at
10. To me, there’s nothing better than a cross-cultural afternoon tea of English biscuits and a cup of Chinese oolong tea in a fine china cup!
there’s nothing better than … 没有比……更好的了
否定词与比较级连用表示最高级含义。
Paraphrase: To me, an afternoon tea involving two different cultures is the best! It consists of English biscuits and a cup of Chinese oolong tea in a beautiful and delicate china cup.
e.g. I have never seen a more energetic man.
I couldn’t agree more.
Nothing is more precious than health.
【语境应用】单句语法填空。
1) There is no __________ (great) pleasure than lying on my back in the middle of the grassland, staring at the night sky.
2) Mr Black is very happy because the clothes made in his factory have never been _____________ (popular).
3) Nobody is _____________ (good) at this scientific project than him.
greater
more popular
better