课件39张PPT。M8U2 reading(2)language points1RevisionCONTENTS
Complete the passage according to the text:
set; avoid; potential; fall in love; take on;be drunk with; exercise control over;break one’s promise;be desperate to; kill; celebrate; cast; witness
The story is _______in The Forbidden City.To _____marriage,Turandot says her _________ husband must answer three of her riddles or die.
Calaf sees Torandot for the first time and ____________ with her . But a slave of Calaf’s father’s ,Liu, also expresses her love for him. The story becomes asetavoidpotentialfalls in love
triangle love and it ________amazing colours.
Turandot is ___________power and tries to _______________
her father,who can’t ______________although he sees many deaths disturbing .
Turandot is ___________to know his name and terrifies and even threatens Liu, who kills herself. Finally the whole city ___________their happiness many actors and directors are _______for this opera.
takes on drunk withexercise control overbreak his promisedesperatecelebratescast单词荟萃
1.disturbing adj.令人不安的,引起恐慌的→ _______ vt.打扰,妨碍;使不安,使烦恼
2.unwilling adj.不情愿的,不愿意的;勉强的,无奈的→ __________ adv.愿意地,乐意地,心甘情愿地→ ___________ n.情愿,乐意,自愿
3.evident adj.清楚的,显然的→ ___________ n.证据
4.merciful adj.仁慈的,慈悲的,宽大为怀的→ ______ n.慈悲,仁慈,宽容;恩惠
5.unemployment n.失业→ _______ vt.采用;雇佣;从事,忙于→___________ n.雇主,老板→ _________ n.雇员,职工→____________ adj.失业的→ ___________ n.就业disturbwillingnesswillinglyevidencemercyemployemployeremployeeunemployedemployment6.personnel n.人事部门;职员,全体人员→ _________ adj.个(私)人的;亲自的;针对个人的→ ___________ n.个性
7.composer n.作曲者,作曲家→ ________ vt.组成,构成;创作,为……谱曲→ ___________ n.构成,成分;结构;作文,作品;创作
8.collection n.作品集;收藏品;一批(人或物品);取走→ ______ vt.收集, 聚集, 募捐→ _________ adj.集体的, 共同的→ _________ n.收藏家
9.tendency n.倾向,偏好;趋势,趋向→ _____ vi.易于;趋向,倾向 vt.照管,护理 → _____ n.趋向,趋势,倾向;时新款式,时尚
10.gradual adj.逐渐的,逐步的;平缓的,不陡的→ _________ adv.逐渐地
collectcollectivecollectortendtrendgraduallypersonalpersonalitycomposecomposition1Key wordsCONTENTS1. Last night, I witnessed the first of only eight performances of Giacomo Puccini’s world-famous opera, Turandot, being performed in the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. Lines1-3
昨天晚上,我去看了贾科莫普契尼闻名世界的歌剧《图兰朵》,那是正在中国北京紫禁城八场演出的首场。witness vt.
1)To see or to observe 目击,见证
Sherlock Holmes is questioning a lady who _________ a murder
witnessed2)To experience or to undergo是...发生的时间/地点
The year 2016 ____________ Trump chosen to be president of the USA. witnessed3)To be present when a official document is signed
(为正式文件的签署)作证,联署
The two lawyers _________ Mr. Smith's will. witnessedwitness n.
1) 目击者,见证人 2) (法庭上的)证人 [C] 3) 证词[U] 4) 证据,证明[C] [(+to)]
His good health is a witness to the success of the treatment.
Police have appealed for witness to the accident.
He was called as a defense witness.
She was punished for giving false witness. 证据,证明目击者,见证人(法庭上的)证人 证词2.Some of the world’s greatest opera singers were cast in this production.... L3-4 cast vt. (cast, cast)
1) to be chosen to play a special part in the play
分配角色,选派角色
2) to make light, a shadow,etc. appear in a particular place
投射(光,影子等)
3) to look, smile, etc. in a particular place
向...投以(视线,笑容等)
4) to throw sb/sth. somewhere, especially using force
投,掷,抛
Practicel1.He was ___ into prison because of the crime, which one is wrong?
A sent B cast C committed D. threw
2.Nobody ___ any doubt at his theory.
A. prove B. cast C. throw D. get seize
seize the pickpocket(扒手) by the collar.
seize the gun from the robber.
a large quantity of drugs was seized at the airport.
抓住,抓紧,捉住强夺,夺取,占领没收Seize the chance !
Panic seized the people
He was seized with desire。
I couldn't seize the meaning of his remarks.抓住,利用机会,接受(采纳)提议疾病,恐怖等侵袭(欲望等)迷住,缠住掌握,理解,领悟(意思等)4. This means that few men would dare to ask for her hand in marriage. L18
这意味着几乎没人胆敢向她求婚。dare vi. / vt / aux. 敢,敢于,胆敢
1)dare作实意动词,后接不定式时,to既可保留,也可省略(尤在口语中)。
[即学即练]大卫不敢和他的老板争辩。
David did not dare argue with his boss. 2) dare用作情态动词,后跟动词原形,有时态的变化(过去式dared),但没有人称的变化,主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中.
[即学即练]Translation
她怎么敢对我做那种事?
How dare she do things like that to me?
---你敢去抓那只老鼠吗? ---我不敢抓。
----Dare you catch the mouse?
----I daren't do that.
如果你敢向我们的老师说那件事,我就投你一票。
If you dare say that to our teacher, I would vote for you. 1Key phrasesCONTENTS
be condemned to death
make a fortune
a witness to
towards the end of one’s life
be set in
imagine doing
take on
find sth disturbing
the answer to…
be desperate to do
被处死
发财
目击证人
直到生命最后时刻
以…为背景
想象做某事
呈现
发现…令人不安
…的答案
渴望做…
work on
take a brief look at
deserve one’s status as
cast sb as…
resist doing sth
transform… into
be unwilling to do sth
seize sb by the hand
demand to do sth
scold sb for sth
从事
粗略看一下
拥有作为……的地位
让某人扮演……
拒绝做某事
把……转变为……
不愿意做某事
抓住某人的手
要求做某事
因……责备某人
1. The story then takes on a classic love triangle between Calaf, Turandot, and Liu. L24-25
故事随后演绎了发生在卡拉夫、图兰朵和柳儿三人之间的经典三角恋情。 to accept a particular job or responsibility:
承担工作或责任等
She took too much on and made herself ill.
2) to employ someone:
雇佣某人
She was taken on as a babysitter.
3) to begin to have a particular quality:
呈现出
Her voice took on a serious tone.take on L24Other phrases related to
take
take sth. down 写下,记下
take sth. from sb. 选自, 摘自
take in 吸收,理解,欺骗
take off 脱下,(飞机等)起飞,突然成功,走红
take to 喜欢,养成...习惯(doing sth.)
take up 开始(从事),对某事产生兴趣
占据(时间或空间)
1.The house ____ new look after the repair
A. takes over B . takes after C takes on D takes off2.In the busy time ,he usually____ temporary workers.
A.take into B take down C takes on D .takes away 3.Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your belts. The plane ______________.
A takes off B. is taking off C. has taken off D. took off
4.Be cautious when buying goods on the internet because you can easily be ______.
A. taken after B. taken in C. taken off D. taken down
5. When he was young, he _____ cycling as form of exercise.
A. took up B. took for C. took away D take place
6. There is a night flight to the small town. The service was____ because of low price.
A. turned over B. turned off C. taken out D taken off
7. You should _____ it into consideration when you begin to solve the problem.
A. let B. take C. give D. put
8. He felt sorry for her, because helping him learn French ______ about almost all her day .
A. took for B. took up C. take away D. take back1Important sentencesCONTENTS2) could not be a more awesome setting L8-9
●英语中否定词与比较级连用时,常常有最高级的含义。
eg. You can't be more careful when crossing the road.
你过马路的时候再小心也不为过。形容词和副词的比较级表最高级的用法:
(1)“no/not/never/nothing…+v.+比较级”表示“再也没有……比……更……”之意。如:
Bob ran the 100 meters in 9.91 seconds, and I have not seen a better this year.
Bob跑100米用了9.91秒,我今年没有看到过比这更好的。
(2)“no/not/never/nothing…+v.+a/an+比较级+单数名词”表示“没有……比……更……”之意。 (3)“比较级+anyone/anything else”表示“比其他人或其他一切都……”之意。如:Many years ago there lived an Emperor who cared more for fine new clothes than for anything else.许多年前,有一位皇帝,他最喜欢漂亮的新装。 (4)比较级+than +any other +单数名词/any of the other+复数名词/the other+复数名词。 【翻译】在她班上,玛丽上学最早。Mary goes to school earlier than the other girls in her class.=Mary goes to school earlier than any other girl in her class.=Mary goes to school earlier than any of the other girls in her class. 在她班上,玛丽上学最早。1PracticeCONTENTSParaphrase I’ve never seen a nicer bird than this one.
——《The Nightingal》This bird is the nicest one I have ever seen. It is the time to witness the miracle.
----刘谦Open your eyes, and watch what will happen next. It is a miracle!Coming events cast their shadows before.There will always be some signs before something important happens. (山雨欲来风满楼)1ProductionCONTENTSA review of Wrestling, Dad最近,我们见证了一部伟大的电影的诞生——摔跤吧,爸爸。它是由印度国宝级(treasure)演员阿米尔汗 Aamir Khan主演。它讲述了一个父亲鼓舞女儿实现梦想,夺得摔跤冠军的故事。它谈及了印度人对女性的偏见,成为了现象级(Phenomenal)的电影。
主演阿米尔汗认为,公众人物应当承担社会责任。他曾经制作(produce)过一档电视节目,通过揭露社会的弊病(social ills),促进了法律的完善。可以说在印度没有比他更伟大的演员了。