课件28张PPT。Language points1. below prep. 在 …...下面；在 …... 以下 The temperature is below freezing.
温度低于冰点。
Please do not write below this line.
请不要写到这条线下面。
He waited below her window until she opened it.
他在窗下一直等到她开窗。 below, under均可表示位置“在……下面”之意。
below指位置低于某物或在某物下方，但不一定在正下方，所指范围较宽。
under普通用词，与over相对，指在某物的正下方，含垂直在下的意思。知识链接Mr. Wang is ______ his wife in social standing (地位), because his wife has made more contributions to our society than he.
A. above B. below C. over D. underB解析：above在……上方；below在……下方； over越过，超过；under在……下面。 根据下文，因为他的妻子给我们的社会比他做出了更大的贡献。可知前文指的是，王先生比他的妻子的社会地位低。英语中below可以用来表示抽象的位置关系，故选B。In cold winter, the temperature in Harbin often remains _____ zero all day. （2015苏州）
A. above B. below
C. over D. underB中考链接It is a mild morning and the sun is shining.
这是个和煦的早晨，阳光普照。
Her eyes shone with excitement.
她的眼睛里闪烁着兴奋的光芒。
The sun was shining in our faces.
太阳光直射在我们脸上。 2. The sun rose behind me and shone on the rocks. shine v. 照耀 (shone; shone/ shined; shined)If the sun s_______ brightly, the weather is usually warm.hines如果太阳光明亮闪耀，那么天气通常是暖和的。3. …, but it was silent and there was no sign of it. silent adj. 寂静的
The old house was quite silent.
这所旧房子非常寂静。
She was a famous star of the silent movies.
她是无声电影的明星。
silence n. 沉默；寂静
silently adv. 寂静地We felt strange about his _______(silent) at the party as he used to be very outgoing.silence 用所给词的适当形式填空。 quiet, calm, silent, still这些形容词均含“平静的，无声无息”之意。
quiet普通用词，指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。
calm普通用词，既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态，又可指人的镇定沉着、不慌乱，不受外界影响和情绪支配。
silent普通用词，指缄默不语或无声无息。
still指平静而又安定的状态。 知识链接 用quiet，calm，silent或still填空：
The crowd fell _______ when the President appeared.
2) We stood _______ and watched as the deer came closer.
3) When facing danger, one should keep _______.
4) We’ll have to be _______ so as not to wake the baby. silentstillcalmquiet5) In class, one shouldn’t keep _______ about the teacher’s questions.
6) When taken photos, one should keep _____.
7) The doctor did what he could to make the girl ______.
8) I’ll be as _______ as a mouse. I will not disturb him. silentstillcalmquiet4. “Yes,” he replied. reply v. 回答；答复
He gave me no chance to reply to his question.
他没有给我回答他问题的机会。
I asked him where to go, but he didn’t reply.
我问他去哪儿，可是他不回答。 reply n. 回答；答复 I had no reply to my letter.
我未获回信。
I’m looking forward to your early reply.
期待你能早日回复。
So far I’ve had no reply from him.
至今未接到他的答复。 reply, answer都有“回答，答复”之意，都可用作名词或动词。区别在于：
(1) answer用法比较广泛，可指口述或笔写的答复。它可作及物动词，可以接名词、代词或从句作宾语，也可作不及物 动词，不带宾语。
(2) reply指较正式的、经过考虑后的答复，它作不及物动词，不可以直接跟宾语。只有加上介词 to后，才能跟宾语。作及物动词时，后面只能跟从句或直接引语 。知识链接— There is a knock at the door. Could you
please ________ it?
— All right.
A. answer B. to answer
C. reply D. to replyA他回答说他可能去。
2. 我们等着你们的回复。 He replied that he might go.翻译句子。 We wait on your reply.5. Suddenly, the clouds cleared … The weather didn’t clear until noon that day.
那天，到了中午天气才放晴。
The snow stopped falling and the sky cleared.
雪不下了，天晴了。 clear v. （烟雾等）开始消失 clear v. 清除，扫除；使干净/清楚
We clear the classroom every day.
我们每天都把教室打扫干净。 clear adj. 清楚的；晴朗的
I’ve told you how to do it. Are you clear?
我已经告诉你怎么做了。你清楚了吗？
What a clear day!
多么晴朗的天啊！
It’s been clear skies and sunshine all the time.
这里一直都有晴朗的天空和阳光。知识链接与clear 有关的短语：
clear away
散去，驱除，消除，收去
clear … from / off
从……清除……
clear up
收拾，整理，（天气）放晴知识拓展Humans?are?cutting?down?the?forests?to?_____ the?land?for?other?uses. ???? A.?clear???????????? B.?destroy????????????
C.?cover???????????????? D.?protect A fall away 突然向下倾斜
I was so weak that I thought the ground fell away.
我太虚弱了，以至于以为地面向下倾斜了。
The painting fell away when the wind blew the window.
风吹窗户的时候，墙上的画向下倾斜了。6. the ground fell away and down to a river. 其他与fall 有关的短语有：
fall back 后退，后撤，撤退，退让
fall behind 落后
fall down 跌倒，掉下，倒坍，失败
fall over 摔倒，倒在地上，被……绊倒
fall from 由……落下，(由……口里)说出
fall in love with 爱上，喜爱知识链接7. …, a silver stream nearly one mile below me. nearly adv. 几乎；差不多
Her hair nearly reached down to her waist.??
她的头发几乎垂到了腰部。
It happened nearly ten years ago.
这差不多是十年以前的事了。
They sat so close that their heads nearly touched.
他们坐得那么近，头都差不多碰到一起了。 nearly, almost的区别
1) almost强调“差一点……就”，可用于no， none，nothing等前面，但nearly不可。almost不能用not修饰。
?Almost?no?one believes?her.
几乎没有人相信她。?
2) nearly表示“接近”，常可与almost换用，但在具体数字前常用nearly。not修饰nearly?意为“远非，远不及”。知识链接8. I remained by the canyon for about half an hour, … remain v. 逗留；留下
I?remained?three days in Shanghai. ??
我在上海逗留了3天。
They went, but I?remained. ??
他们走了，但我留了下来。
We all wish you to?remain?for dinner. ??
我们都希望你能留下来吃饭。 remain v. 剩余；依然；保持
There?remained?in the village only women and children. ??
村子里只剩下妇女和儿童。
The true author of the book remains unknown.
那本书的真正作者依旧不详。
How can we remain silent on this question?
对于这个问题我们怎么能保持沉默呢？remain, stay都有“留下，逗留”之意，区别是：
stay通常指在某地呆一段时间而不离开，或暂时留（住）在某地，尤指以宾客身份逗留。
He was staying at his father’s.
他在父亲家里暂住。
remain则指别人已经走了，而某人仍在原地，指某人或某物仍留在原处或保持原来的状态。知识链接课件27张PPT。Module 1Unit 2自然奇观
人造奇迹
加入讨论
同意某人
在岸上；沿岸
几公里之远/以外
据某人看来
超过
几百万的人natural wonders
man-made wonders
join in the discussion
agree with sb.
on the coast
a few kilometres away
in one’s opinion
more than
millions of peopleTranslate the phrases into English.RevisionHow many wonders of the world do you know?
Which words or expressions will you use to describe them?Free Talk high
tall
long
deep
fantastic huge
wide
natural
exciting
greatPair WorkTalk about a great natural or man-made wonder you know.Do you know what it is?the Grand Canyon in U.S.A.What do you know about it?
Talk with your partner.Free Talk The Grand Canyon is situated (位于) in the northwest corner of the American state of Arizona, close to the borders of Utah and Nevada. It is located in the Grand Canyon National Park, which covers an area of 493,077 hectares, and contains 446 km of the Colorado River (total length 2,333km). Describe what you can see in the photos. Use some of the words to help you.below deep fantastic high long natural shine sign silent silver Before I got to the Grand Canyon.
What I saw when I was on the Grand Canyon.
My feeling after visiting the Grand Canyon.Para. 1 and 2Para. 3 and 4Para. 5Read quickly and choose the paragraph for each title.3 Choose the correct answer.1. Where does the passage most probably come from?
a) A magazine. b) A grammar book.
c) A dictionary. d) A storybook.a2. Why was there nothing to see?
a) Because there was nothing.
b) Because it was too dark.
c) Because it was raining.
d) Because it was in the morning.b3. Which direction was the writer facing while he/she was looking over the Grand Canyon?
a) South. b) North.
c) East. d) West.d4. What is the writer’s purpose in writing this
passage?
a) To give facts about the natural world.
b) To say how he feels about the natural world.
c) To tell an interesting story about the Grand
Canyon.
d) To attract people to visit the Grand Canyon.d When I _______, it was raining. I _____ ___ ____ the car, went _______ a gate and walked ________ a path. I knew it was there, but there was _______ ____ ____ because it was ______.
After about a mile, a stranger __________.
He said I was going ______ ______ _______ and I would get there five minutes _______. arrivedgot outthroughalongnothing to seeofRead Para. 1 & 2 and fill in the blanks.darkappearedthe right waylaterRead Para. 3 and 4 to answer the question.Why do you think the writer was facing west?Because the sun rose behind the writer.What’s the main idea of Para. 4?The writer gave some detailed descriptions of the Grand Canyon.Nearly 1 mile(More than) 15 miles wideMore than 200 milesRead Para. 4 again and fill in the table.Read Para. 5 and answer.In the writer’s opinion, the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world.What’s the writer’s opinion?In the dark, there is no (1)______ of the Grand Canyon, and it is (2)______. But if you (3)_______ by the Grand Canyon as the (4)______ gets brighter and look down about one (5)______, you can see sign 4 Complete the passage with the words in the box. below mile remain reply sign
silent sky stream throughsilent remain sky milethe Colorado River (6)______ you. It looks like a silver (7)______ as it passes (8)________ the rocks at the bottom of the canyon. If someone asks you whether the Grand Canyon is the greatest wonder of the natural world, it may be easy to (9)______. below mile remain reply sign
silent sky stream throughbelowstreamthrough replyMt. Qomolangma
the Great Barrier Reef
the Grand Canyon
Victoria Falls
5. the Harbour of Rio de Janeiro (里约热
内卢港)
6. Paricutin Volcano (帕里库廷火山)
7. the Northern lights (北极光) The Seven Natural Wonders of the WorldWritingImagine you have seen one of the wonders of the world. Write sentences describing how you felt when you visited the wonder.When you visited it
Where it is
Things about it
What happened
How you feltWhat size it is
What interesting you like mostI saw the … for the first time … years ago …
It’s about … metres / kilometres long /wide / deep …
It was in spring / summer / … and we were walking / …
It was the most wonderful sight.请你根据下面提供的信息用英语为刘公岛写一篇题为Welcome to Liu Gong Island 的旅游宣传材料。要点如下：Writing刘公岛概况交通方式浏览时间威海东部，岛长4.08km，宽1.5km, 面积3.15km2，距陆地船程20分钟，花草树木覆盖，历史博物馆、动物园等景点，水、陆环岛游等活动汽车、火车、飞机等，交通便利一天要求：1. 包括以上要点，但不拘泥于其顺序， 适当使用描绘性语言，展示刘公岛魅力。
2. 词数100 词左右（已给出的开头、结尾不计入词数）。
Welcome to Liu Gong Island
The summer vacation is coming. Where would you like to visit? Haven’t you decided? Come to Liu Gong Island!
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Wish you a good trip! Welcome to Liu Gong Island
The summer vacation is coming. Where would you like to visit? Haven’t you decided? Come to Liu Gong Island!
Liu Gong Island is in the east of Weihai, which has an area of 3.15km2. It is 4.08km long, 1.5km wide. It will take you 20 minutes to get to the island from the travel port by ship. The history museum on the island is educational. The zoo is also interesting to visit. And you will find it more interesting to travel around the island either on land or by boat. There are many kinds of trees and grass everywhere. It’s very easy to travel to Weihai. You can come by bus, by train, or by plane. You can spend a day happily on the island. It is a good place to visit. Visitors from all over the world come to visit it every year.
Wish you a good trip.
