Unit 4 Making the news Useful words and expressions 课件(共38张PPT)

(共38张PPT)
Useful phrases

cover a story
take …with sb.
take photographs
eager to do sth.
concentrate on …
take an course
acquire the information
报道一个故事
随身带……
拍照
急切想做某事
集中；全神贯注于
学习课程
获得信息
8. update one’s skills
9. inform sb. of …
10. keep … in mind
11. make sure
12. depend on
13. take notes
14. accuse sb. of
15. so as to
更新技术
通知/告知某人某事
记住某事
确保，确定
取决于，视……而定
记笔记
因为某事指控某人
为的是，以便
What do you imagine will be your future occupation?
occupation n. 工作，职业
He lost his occupation last month.
I haven’t entered your name and occupation yet.
What is his occupation?
Language Points
occupation, job, work和profession 这四个名词都有“工作”之意。
occupation较为正式，经常用在填写表格上。
job是可数名词，可指一个单独任务，也可指工作职位。
work是不可数名词，泛指一切工作。
profession一般指需要专门技能，尤指需要较高教育水平的某一行业、职业，如医生或律师。
career指经过专门训练，终身愿意从事的职业。
选词填空
occupation, job, profession, work

a. Please state your name, age and _________ below.
b. I have a few _____ to do in the house this morning.
c. Looking after children all day is hard ____.
d. His ability carried him to the top of his ____________.
occupation
jobs
work
profession
2. Later you can cover a story and submit the
article yourself.
cover在这里是“报道”的意思，此外还有“覆盖，涉及，包含，掩饰”之意 。
This event will be covered live by TV.
Do not try to cover a mistake.
Mary covered her face with her hands.
She laughed to cover her anxiety.
His reading covers a wide range of subjects.
We covered about 30 miles a day.
submit v. 提交，呈递
Please submit your application form.
We should submit our plans to the council for approval.
He submitted his proposal for urban development to the city council.
3. No need for a camera.
no need … 是句型There is no need …的省略形式，need 后面可以接for / of ( doing ) sth. 或 ( for sb. ) to do作后置定语。
介词填空：
There is no need ______ that sort of thing.
There is no need ______ hurrying; we still have time.
There is no need ______ you to worry about the matter.
for
of
for
4. You’ll find your colleagues very eager
to assist you, so you may be able to
concentrate on …
assist v. 帮助，协助
He asked us to assist him in carrying through his plan.
A team of nurses assisted the doctor in performing the operation.
assistance n. 援助，帮助
aid, assist, help这些动词均有“帮助”之意。
aid: 正式用词，指帮助他人脱离危险或战胜
困难，着重强者对急需帮助的弱者的帮助。
assist: 强调在提供帮助时，以受助者为主，
所给的帮助起第二位或从属的作用。
help: 最普通用词，含义广泛。指一般性的
或迫切需要的帮助，侧重积极地为他人提
供物质、精神或其他方面的帮助。
concentrate vt. 集中；聚集
I can’t concentrate on my work when I’m tired.
The crowds concentrated round the palace.
concentrate the / one’s mind 集中注意力；
聚精会神
concentrate one’s effort / attention on sth.
集中力量 / 注意力于某事
concentration n. 专心；聚集
完成句子。
Stop talking and ________________________.
(专心工作)
b. Nothing ____________________ (集中注意力) better than the knowledge that you could die tomorrow.
c. I decided to ________________________ (全力以赴) finding somewhere to live.
concentrate on your work
concentrates the mind
concentrate all my efforts on
concentrate, focus这两个动词均有“集中，聚集”之意。
concentrate指把人或物集中在一起，也可指把精力或注意力集中于某一事物上。
focus侧重指把光、热、射线等集中于一点，也可指把思想或精力等集中于某人 或某事情上。
5. Not only am I interested in photography,
but I took an amateur course at university
to update my skills.
Not only am I interested in photography是个倒装句，正常语序是I am not only interested in photography。not only … but also 连接两个分句，并且 not only 位于句首时，第一个分句中的主语和谓语要部分倒装。
Not only should we not be afraid of difficulties, but also we should try our best to overcome them.
not only … but also 应连接两个相对称的并列成分。例如：
Not only Mr Lin but also his son joined the Party two years ago. （连接两个主语）
I not only play tennis but also practise shooting. （连接两个谓语动词）
He plays not only the piano but also the violin. （连接两个宾语）
They speak English not only in class but also in the dormitory. （连接两个地点状语）
not only … but also 连接两个主语时，谓语动词要和与其最近的主语保持人称和数的一致。例如：
Not only the students but also the teacher was against the plan. / Not only the teacher but also the students were against the plan.
6. … will you acquire all the information …
acquire vt. 获得，取得
How did he acquire his wealth?
Gradually we acquired experience in how to do the work.
She has mastered English grammar and acquired a large vocabulary without the help of a teacher.
acquire, obtain, gain, get, win, earn, secure
这些动词均含“获得、取得、得到”之意。
acquire: 强调通过不断的、持续的努力而获
得某物，也指日积月累地渐渐地获得。书
面语用词。
obtain: 较正式用词，着重通过巨大努力、要
求而得到所需或盼望已久的东西。
gain: 侧重指经过努力或有意识行动而取得某
种成就或获得某种利益或好处。
get: 普通用词，使用广泛，可指以任何
式得到某物，也不一定要经过努力。
win: 主要指通过努力、斗争、比赛等而
获得胜利。
earn: 侧重指依靠自己的劳动或因付出
代价与有功而获得。
7. Meanwhile you have to prepare the next
question depending on what the person says.
depend on 依靠，取决于，随……而定
All living things depend on the sun for their growth.
A lot will depend on how she responds to the challenge.
It all depends on whether she likes the boss or not.
— Can you finish the work before Sunday?
你可以在星期天之前完成这项工作吗?
— ______________________
这要看情况。
答案：It / That all depends.
8. Have you ever had a case where someone accused your journalists of getting the wrong end of the stick?
accuse v. 指责，指控
The police accused him of murder.
Who accused you of such a thing?
She accused him of stealing her watch.
accuse, charge这两个动词均有“指控、谴责”之意。
accuse: 普通用词，正式或非正式场合，
私人或法律上均可用。被指控的情节
可轻可重。常与of连用。
charge: 常与accuse换用，但charge多指
较严重的错误或罪行，而且往往向法
庭提出正式起诉。常与with连用。
类似的短语：
inform sb. of sth.
remind sb. of sth.
rob sb. / someplace of sth.
rid sb. / someplace of sth.
cure sb. of sth.
warn sb. of sth.
这个年轻人被控告于上月抢了一位老太太的项链。
The young man ___________________ robbing an old woman of her necklace in the street last month. (accuse)

颇使我们惊讶的是，那个漂亮女孩前天被控告在超市里行窃。
To our great surprise, the pretty girl ______________________________________ the day before yesterday. (accuse)
was accused of
was accused of stealing in the supermarket
[小试身手]
9. … so as to let the other team win.
so as to 为的是，以便
He ran quickly so as to catch the last bus.
I left a message so as to be sure of contacting her.
“in order to +动词原形”、“so as to +动词原形”和“to+动词原形”都可以引导目的状语。有时为了表示强调，也可以将in order to do、 to do 等放在句首，而so as to do 一般不放在句首，也比较口语化。表达否定的目的时，可以用in order not to do和so as not to do 这两种结构。
1. In the reading passage several expressions are used in an idiomatic way. Find them and fill in the chart.
cover a story
trick of the trade
get the facts straight
get the wrong end of the stick
this is how the story goes
get a scoop
Idiomatic expressions Meaning
to report on an important event
clever ways known to experts
to present ideas fairly
not to understand an idea
this is the story
to get the story first
Complete Sentence B using a word or phrase from the reading passage which has the opposite meaning to the words underlined in Sentence A.
A. By accident she broke that beautiful bowl.
B. She ____________ broke that beautiful bowl.
2. A. He did not steal the vase so he didn’t do anything wrong.
B. He did steal the vase so he is ______.
A. She does not get absorbed in her studies for long.
B. She can ____________ her studies for a long time.
A. The journalist went out with an untrained photographer.
B. The journalist went out with a(an) ____________ photographer.
deliberately
guilty
concentrate on
professional
5. A. Chris is not interested in starting his new job.
B. Chris is ________ to start his new job.
6. A. “This room needs a light clean,” explained the housewife.
B. “This room needs a __________ clean,” explained the housewife.
7. A. The law allows people to defend themselves against a charge.
B. The law does not allow people to ______ themselves _________ a crime.
8. A. I don’t mind losing that skill if it is not useful.
B. I don’t mind _________ that skill if it is useful.
eager
thorough
accuse
of
acquire
?一、根据汉语或首字母提示，用单词的正确形式填空。? 1. He misses his family badly, and is ???? e______ to go back to his hometown.
2. Did you act in that way d__________ or
by chance?
3. When the wild pig attacked him, the ???? explorer d________ himself against it ???? with a gun.
4. I felt g________ for not visiting my
parents as often as before.
ager
eliberately
efended
uilty
5. Please write your name, age, address
and ____________ (职业) in the form.
6. She works as an _________ (助理) at
that famous international company.
7. I can’t ____________ (集中) on my work
when I’m tired.
8. This work __________ (需要) your
immediate attention.
occupation
assistant
concentrate
demands
二、用方框内短语的适当形式填空(每个短语限用一次)。
depend on, defend against, so as to,
inform of, concentrate on, keep in mind,
take a note of, accuse of, have a good nose
As we all know, living things _________ the sun.
2. Every student should get into the habit of ____________ what the speaker says during a lecture.
depend on
taking a note of
3. “The final exam is coming. You’d better ???? _____________ your schoolwork,” my
mother told me.
_____________ that you have to be home by 11 o’clock.
5. Tom was very angry when he ____________ ?lying by his best friend.
6. He hurried through his work _______ ?arrive at the cinema in time for the ?movie.
concentrate on
Keep in mind
was accused of
so as to
7. We have not _________________ the committee’s ???? decision, so we’ll have to wait and see.
8. In order to ______________ invasion, the ???? country put up strong defences.
9. Generally, reporters _______________ for
news.
been informed of
defend against
have a good nose
?三、完成句子。 1.消费者利益保护委员会的创立旨在保护顾客的权益。
The Consumer Council exists to _____________ the customers’ right and interests.
2.那个著名的教授被指控偷取学生的理念并将其发表。
The famous professor has been __________ stealing his student’s ideas and publishing them.
defend against
accused of
3.今年政府所做的事情对全国人民都很有利。
What the government has done this year will be of ___________ all our Chinese people.
4.经理决定今年冬天公司的全体员工去黄山游玩。
The manager has decided all the __________ of the company will go on a ______ to the Yellow Mountain this winter.
5.那个女记者冒着生命的危险为中央电视台报道了伊拉克的情况。
The woman journalist ____________ to cover the situation in Iraq for CCTV.
benefit to
employees
visit
risked her life