课件26张PPT。Unit5 the power of nature
grammar & language points用-ing改写下列句子:
1.Mary saw a volcano erupting in the
morning . She felt excited and couldn’t
fall asleep at night.Having seen a volcano erupting in the
morning , Mary felt excited and couldn’t
fall asleep at night.
2.I know the sight is impressive on the
top of the mountain. I make an effort to
climb onto it. Knowing the sight is impressive on the
top of the mountain ,I make an effort… 3. The new book of the famous novelist
was very boring.it didn’t become popular
In young people.Being very boring, the new book of the famous novelist didn’t become popular
in young people.
4.Jim knew he had HIV. He was absolutely
anxious and frightened about it.Knowing he had HIV,Jim was absolutely
anxious and frightened about it.
5. He glanced through the window. He
saw a swallow trembling on the ground
with a broken leg.Glancing through the window, he saw a swallow trembling on the ground with a broken leg.
Having got the news about the terrible
typhoon ,I called my father to see if
everyone was ok. 6.After I got the news about the terrible
typhoon .I called my father to see if
everyone was ok.
Look through the Warming up& the whole text,
try to find the following important sentences, and
underline the words and expressions in red.1.It shows a volcano eruption.
2.Then discuss ways human beings protect themselves
from powerful natural forces.
3.Can you imagine climbing into a live volcano in order
to take the temperature of the boiling rock inside?
4. Do you enjoy taking risks?
5. Do you like adventure in your life?
6. Sometimes working outdoors, sometimes in an office,
sometimes using scientific instruments in my work and
sometimes in my work and sometimes meeting with
the local people and tourists, I am never bored.
7.Having collected and evaluated the information, I help
other scientists to predict where lava from the volcano
will flow next and how fast it will flow.
8. Our work has saved many lives because people in the
path of the lava can be warned to leave their homes.
9. Unfortunately, we can’t move their homes out of
the way and many houses have been covered with lava
or burned to the ground.
10. I was fast asleep when suddenly my bed began
shaking and I heard a strange sound, like a railway
train passing outside my window.
11. I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly
my bedroom became as bright as day.
12.Two other scientists and I were driven up the
mountain and dropped as close as possible to the
crater that had been formed during the eruption.
13.It wasn’t very easy to walk in these suits, but we
slowly made your way to the edge of the crater and
looked down into the red,boiling centre.
14. Having studied volcanoes now for more than twenty
years, I am still amazed at their beauty as well as their
potential to cause great damage.
volcano n.
pl. volcanoes a dormant volcano an extinct volcano
an active volcanoeg:Pompeii was destroyed when the volcano erupted in
79 AD.-logy: “…… 学/论。”
volcanology
oceanology
climatology-ist “学家 ”volcanologist pianist physicist休眠火山死火山活火山火山学
海洋学
气候学 erupt
(1)(火山)爆发,喷发
eg:Mount Vesuvius hasn’t erupted for a good many years.(2)(搏斗,暴力事件,噪音等)突然发生,爆发eg:Gang violence can erupt for no apparent reason. erupt into laughter/shouting/crying, etc.eg:He erupted into laughter without any reason.2. discuss v.discuss sth. with sb.
wh-
how突然大笑/
叫喊/大哭
eg:I will discuss the problem with him later.n. discussion+about,onhave/hold a discussion
a heated discussion
under discussion
lead a discussioneg:They had/held a long discussion about/on the problem.3. take the temperature of/take one’s temperature
eg:Mother is taking the temperature of her son.
The nurse took my temperature.讨论激烈/热烈的讨论
在讨论中
主持讨论have/run a temperature 发烧Susie has a temperature and has gone to bed.4. adventure/risk
a story of adventure a spirit of adventureadventurer 冒险家,投机分子eg:The adventurer travelled all over the world.5. meet with 会见,会晤;遭受,遭遇 1)The senator’s suggestions met with widespread
disapproval.
2)Representatives of EC countries will meet with senior
American politicians.
3)Mary met with a fatal accident at the airport.meet up with 偶遇,相聚eg: I met up with an old classmate in the holiday
crowd. 假日人群Peter met up with us after the game.相聚bore v. (尤指无聊的长话)使(人)厌烦eg: I am sorry I spoke for so long---I hope I didn’t
bore you.
My father is always boring us with his stories
about the war. bore sb. to death 使某人厌烦得要命eg:He is always asking the same question, which
bores me to death.n.令人厌烦的人,令人厌烦的事eg:He was something of a bore---going on about
his charity work all morning. Doing housework is a real bore.bored/ boringI am _____with the same old routine day after day.The book is ______.6.My main job is collecting information bout Mount Kilauea, which is one of the most active volcanoes in Hawaii.7.evaluate 评估,评价I cannot evaluate his ability.evaluation n. [C,U]评估,评价,评估报告They made an intensive evaluation of the health
care program.boredboring8.warn sb. (of /against sth.)
sb. to do
sb. that eg: 1)I won’t warn you again.
2)The people the town were warned of the
danger of flooding.
3)The doctor warned me not to drink.(The
doctor warned me against drinking.)
4) I warn you that it is dangerous to go out alone
at night.9.unfortunately; fortunately
1)Unfortunately, he was killed.
2)Unfortunately, he was wrong.10. burn to the ground 完全(楼房等)烧毁
他无处栖身因为他的房子被烧掉了.He has no place to live in because his
house has been burnt to the ground. burn away烧掉
木头已烧成灰烬.
The wood had burnt away to nothing.be fortunate to do…
in doing
that…eg: He was fortunate enough to escape unharmed.
I was fortunate in having such supportive parents.burn down(建筑物)烧毁
电影院去年被烧伤了.
学校被人纵火烧毁了.
burn off 烧掉
他在事故中严重受伤,头发也被烧掉了.
burn out烧坏
引擎被烧坏了.The cinema burnt down last year.The school was burnt down by the
rebeldom.He was badly injured in the accident,and all his hair was burnt off.The engine had burnt out.burn up烧毁,烧得更亮/旺
火箭重入地球大气层时烧毁.
他往火上加木材想让它烧得更旺.The rocket burnt up when it reentered the
earth’s atmosphere.He put more wood on the fire to make it
burn up.11. make one’s way向某地走去, 有出息
她犹豫了一下,但向前走去.She hesitated, but made her way forward.她快速离开房间,朝她床边走去.
你若想要有出息,趁年轻的时候要学会发奋.
make way (for)让路,让位
所有的车辆都得给救火车让路.
我将把职务让给更年轻的人.She hastily left the room ,and made her way to her bed.If you want to make your way in the world,you must learn to work hard while you are still young.All the traffic has to make way for a fire engine.feel one’ way
push one’s way
find one’s way
go one’s way
fight one’s way
wind one’s /its way
lose one’s way摸索前进挤过找到路,设法到达走自己的路,我行我素奋勇前进蜿蜒前进迷路I shall make way for a younger man.12.. enthusiastic (about)感兴趣的,热心的
她好象对这个主意很感兴趣.
我们得到了顾客们的热情反应.She seemed enthusiastic about the idea.We got an enthusiastic response from our
customers.11. effort 力气(不可数) 费劲的事,尝试(可数)
抬起那些箱子要花很大的力气.
今天早上起床很费劲.It took a lot of effort to lift the boxes.It was an effort to get up this morning.尽管我们尽力了,我们还是失败了.
make an effort to do sth.努力做某事
他尽量准时到达.Despite all our efforts, we failed. He made an effort to arrive on time.13. diversity=variety变化多样, 多样性
亚洲的植物形态多种多样.
(对此)准时纵说纷纭.The plants of Asia show great diversity
of form.There must be a wide diversity of opinions.Variety(质量,种类和特征的)变化
你的膳食要多样化.(种类,品种):不同种类的香蕉different varieties of bananas
a variety of各种
这些体恤有各种各样的颜色供挑选.These T-shirts are available in a wide
variety of colours.Translations on P 711.Glancing through the newspaper, I found a news article about a typhoon
in Guangdong.2.When I realized the precious necklace
had gone, I panicked.3.Compared with/ to your life, mine is
very boring4.Trembling with fear, I made my way to
the edge of the crater.5.Having watched my own house burned
on the ground when I was a child,
I became anxious when I saw the fire
moving closer.thanks