课件27张PPT。
必修四 Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries
of the Natural World1. exist vi.存在;生存
教材原句
①Spirit is something that continues ????to exist????(exist) after death.
◆单句填空
②Even though he is a little boy, strange ideas always exist in????his mind.重点单词③The old lady became seriously ill last week;she has only existed on????milk ever since.
④There exists????(exist)a good way to solve the problem at present.
⑤No one knows when such a custom first came into existence????(exist).点拨
(1)exist in 存在于……之中 exist on 靠……为生
There exists/existed...存在……
(2)existence n.存在;生存 come into existence产生;开始存在
in existence 现有的;现存的
【同义短语】lie in 在于 consist in 存在于2. claim v.& n.声称;主张;认领;索赔
教材原句
①Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature,Xue Junlin, a local photographer,????claimed????(claim) that its head looked like a horse.
◆单句填空
②It was claimed????(claim)that some doctors were working 80 hours a week.③I think you can claim money from????the insurance.
④So far nobody has claimed the money discovered????(discover) in the li-brary.
⑤A man claiming????(claim) to represent every minority group in the city won the election of mayor.
◆句型转换
⑥She claimed that she had been met by the president.
→She claimed to have been met???? by the president.点拨
(1)claim that...声称/主张……
It is claimed that...有人主张……,据说……
claim sth. from sb. 向某人索要某物
claim to do sth.声称做某事
claim to be 声称是 claim one’s life 夺走(夺去)生命
(2)make a claim for sth.认领某物,提出要求得到某物
3. calm adj.平静的;镇静的;沉着的 v.(使)平静;(使)镇定
教材原句
①Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was ????clam????(平静的).
◆单词填空
②He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down????.
③She was breathing quickly and tried to calm herself????.
④In my opinion, such wonderful things will calm you down???? easily
and give you the courage to move on.
◆完成句子
⑤ Stay/Keep calm????, and try not to panic!沉住气,别惊慌!
◆选词填空(calm/quiet/still/silent)
⑥When facing danger, one should keep calm????;when taken photos, one should keep still????;when someone else is asleep, one should keep quiet????;
in class, one shouldn’t keep silent????about the teacher’s questions.点拨
(1)calm oneself使自己平静下来
calm down(使)平静,镇静
(2)stay/keep calm保持镇静【辨析】4. adapt v.(使)适应;(使)适合;改编;改写
教材原句
①If you can adapt ????to???? something,you can change in order to make the situation better.
◆单句填空
②So even if emissions were to begin to decrease today, we would still face the challenge of adapting to???? climate change.
③When it comes to adaptation???? (adapt), it is important to understand
that climate change is a process.
④Mo Yan was first known by many for Red Sorghum, which was adapted??
(adapt) into a famous film by director Zhang Yimou in 1987.
⑤Mr. White lived in Los Angeles for years, but recently he has already adapted to living???? (live) in China.
◆语段填空
The film is adapted ⑥ from???? a novel.That is, it is an ⑦ adaptation???? (adapt)of a novel.The hero of the film is ⑧ adaptable???? (adapt)to new
environment.His exciting experience indicates the importance of adapting ⑨ to???? new manners and customs.
点拨
(1)adapt...to...使……适应于……
adapt oneself to...使自己适应……
adapt to sth.适应某物(事)
adapt...for...为……改编;改造……以供……之用
adapt from根据……改编
eg. Three of her novels have been adapted for television.她的长篇小说中有三部已改编成电视节目。(2)adaptable adj.有适应能力的;能适应的
adaptation n.改编本;适应1. die out 灭绝;消失
教材原句
①Perhaps too much fighting caused the dinosaurs to ????die out????(灭绝).
◆单句填空
②With the living environment becoming worse, many species are dying
????out????.
③They looked up into the sky until the noise of the rocket died away???.重点短语④Although the wind has died down???, the rain remains steady, so you
still need a raincoat.
⑤London was a new world to me and I was dying to find???? (find)out more about it.
⑥The animals die of/from????starvation in the snow.点拨
(1)die away(声音、光线等)逐渐消失
die of/from 因……而死
die down减弱;平息
(2)be dying for 很想要;渴望
be dying to do sth.极想做某事2. due to由于;归功于;因……造成
教材原句
①Some experts believe it is due to???? the animals the myths grew out of.
◆赏句猜义 写出下列句中due to的含义。
②The team’s success was largely due to her efforts. 归功于????
③His mistake was due to youth and inexperience.
因……造成????
④I received nothing except what was due to me. 应归于???? ⑤The rocket is due to lift off at noon on Friday. 预计????
⑥You have not given what is due to me. 欠????
◆单句填空
⑦(2018课标全国Ⅱ)It does point out that many parents still limit electron-ic reading, mainly due to???? concerns about increased screen time.
⑧The early high-speed train to Shanghai is due to leave????(leave) at 5:30
am.点拨
be due to do sth. 预计做某事
be due to sb. 欠某人,应给予某人
【点津】
(1)当due to意为“由于;因……造成;应给予”时,其中的to是介词,其后常接名词、代词或动名词形式。
(2)当due to作“预计做某事”时,to是不定式符号,后接动词原形。【联想】
表示“由于,因为”的短语还有:because of、owing to、thanks to、as a
result of、on account of等。
不定式的完成式to have done
教材原句
①He claims to have seen????(see) a round black creature moving quickly through the water.
◆单句填空
②They seemed to be enjoying???? (enjoy)themselves while playing
basketball.
重点句型③His face brightened up when he was told to have won???? (win)first prize.
④His new novel is said to be published???? (publish)next month.
⑤As is well known, everyone hopes to have???? (have)a life of health and happiness.
◆完成句子
⑥He is thought to have acted???? foolishly.Now he has no one but him-self to blame for losing the job.他被认为做了愚蠢的事。现在他失去这份工作只能怨他自己,不能怨别人。
⑦I plan to attend???? the meeting tomorrow.我计划参加明天的会议。
⑧The boy pretended to be concentrating???? on his lesson, but in fact his mind was wandering.
男孩假装在专注于功课,但事实上他的思想在开小差。点拨
本句中的to have seen是动词不定式的完成式,表示动作发生在谓语动词
claims之前。动词不定式的三种形式: