人教新课标高中英语选修8Unit1 A land of diversity词汇学习课件 43张PPT

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U1
A land of Diversity
Unit 1 A Land of Diversity
1. diversity = variety 差异性,不同点[c]；多样性,变化[u]
biological ~ a great/wide/rich ~ of opinion
diversify vt./vi. （使）多样化/不同；从事多种经营，扩大业务范围
diversify one’s skills / interests
We should diversify the syllabus (教学大纲）to attract more students.
A company should diversify.
adj.diverse=various 各种各样的
2. illustrate vt. 说明、阐明（用图示、实例等）
The lecturer illustrated the theory with examples.
To ~ my point,为了说明我的观点
Here is an example to ~ what I mean.
illustration n. 插图；实例，事例
Illustrator n. 插图画家
by way of illustration 以实例说明
distinct: 清晰/明显的；
截然不同的，有区别的 ~from sth.
adv. distinctly 清楚地
distinctive: adj.独特的,有特色的 ~ style
distinction: n. 差别，区别 ~ between A and B
优秀，卓越 a writer of ~
特点,不同凡响
immigrant: 移民
immigrate vi.(从外地)移居、移民 (to…)(from…)
immigration n.移居，移民人数
migrate :vi. (鸟类，动物)迁徙；(人)迁移
migrant: 移民 ~ workers 流动工人
migration:迁徙，移居 seasonal ~ 季节性迁徙
live on :继续活着、继续存在
She died ten years ago but her memory lives on.

她十年前就去世了，但她还留在人们的记忆中。
live on sth.
以吃…为生 Small birds live mainly on insects.
靠(…钱)生活 He lives on $500 a month.

by means of : with the help of依靠、凭借
思想可以凭借音乐的形式来表现。
Thoughts can be expressed by means of music.
by this means=in this way=with this method
by all means 可以，没问题
by no means 决不，一点也不
means : 单复同形
All possible means have been tried.
Every possible means has been tried.
The quickest means of travel is by air.
We can succeed ______________(通过)hard work.
You can get there ____________________
(乘坐多种交通工具).
by means of
by many means of transport
majority n. 大多数…
The majority____________ for the proposal.
The majority of students ________ hard-working.
The majority of the damage _______ easy to repair.
the majority单独做主语时，谓语动词用单数，复数皆可 。
the majority of +复数名词：谓语动词用复数
+不可数名词：谓语动词用单数
Women are in a /the majority.占大部分、大多数
She was elected by/with a majority (of 749). 以多数
a majority over sb. 超过对方的票数
minority 少数……
was / were
are/ is
is
Prep.:
despite sth.=in spite of sth.=regardless of
She was good at physics despite the fact that she found it boring.
regardless adv.
The weather was terrible but we carried on regardless.
3.California is the third largest state in the …
序数词可以修饰形容词的最高级
The Yellow River is the second longest river
in China.
可以修饰形容词最高级的词：far / by far /much
可以修饰比较级的词：no / a little / a bit / any / slightly/by far
You’re standing too near the camera . Can you move ____?
A a bit far B a little farther
C a bit of farther D a little far



4. population un / cn. 人口
The population of China_______ large. And 70% of the population of China_________ peasants.
表示整体人口时谓语动词用单数，表示部分人口时谓语动词用复数。 而形容人口的多少通常用large / small.
is
are
对人口的多少进行疑问时，可用
What’s the population of ….?
What’s the population of Guangdong?
have a population of …. 有多少人口
China has a population of 1.3 billion.
an increase / growth in population 人口

5. multi- “多、多方面、多方向”
multi-colored 多色的 multi-racial多民族的
multi-media 多媒体 multiparty多党制的
7. When the first people arrived in
what we now know as California,…宾语从句
= the place that we now know as California.
定语从句
George Washington was born in ______ is
now the state of Virginia.
which B. where C. that D. what
= George Washington was born in the place
that is now the state of Virginia.
D
Pudong Development Zone is no longer a
rural area ________ it used to be.


2. Pudong Development Zone is no longer ________ it used to be.
A. what B. where C. that D. there
C
A
定语从句, 先行词是area, that作关系代词
表语从句
8 However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.
It is likely/possible/probable that …
sb/sth is likely to do sth
某人/物有可能做某事
注意: likely 比较级为 likelier, 最高级为 likeliest
e.g. She is ______to succeed.
她有可能会成功.
= It is likely that she will succeed.
likely
This is a ________story.
这是一个有可能发生的故事.
likely
辨析: likely, possible, probable
按可能性程度,probable可能性最大,其次为
likely, 最小为possible.但需要注意的是,likely的主语可以是人,但possible, probable却只能用形式主语it.
9. force …into …强迫…成为、做、进入…
They forced him into signing (to sign) the paper.
He forced his feet into his shoes.
She was forced into crime by circumstances.
她为境遇所迫而犯罪。
The fellow forced his way into my home.
那家伙强行闯入我家。
10. compare：
China has more people than any other country in the world.
China has more people than any country in Europe.
11. Spanish soldiers arrived in South America in the early 16th century when(定语从句） they fought against the native people and took their land.
西班牙士兵最早是在16世纪初来到南美的，（当时）他们同土著人打仗，夺取了他们的土地。
People from Africa have been living in California since the 1800s, when they moved north from Mexico.
非洲人从 19世纪就在加利福尼亚住下来，（当时）他们是从墨西哥向北来的。
Even more arrived between 1942 and 1945 when they came to California to work in the ship and aircraft industries.
更多的非洲人是在1942年到1945年间来到加利福尼亚的，当时他们是到船厂或飞机厂工作的。
take 捕捉、获胜、占领、夺取等
take a tiger / a fort （城堡 ）/ a prisoner
/ a degree（学位）/ a bribe（受贿）
12. the /a majority (of) 大多数、大部分
The / A majority of the country speak（s) English.
The / A majority of students were/was against the policy.
The majority is / are always able to impose (强加）its/ their will on the minority.
be in (the /a) majority 占多数、过半数
1).Those who are for the proposal _______.
in the majority B. are the majority
C. are in the majority D. is in the majority
2).The number of students in our class ___63 and the majority of them ___ clever and work hard.
is; is B. are; are C. is ; are D. are; is
3) Young people were in the majority at the meeting. (Translate)
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13. declare vt.
1）to make known publicly or officially
宣布,宣告
1).The chairman declared the results of the election.
2).War was declared on the enemy.
警方现在已经对这个地区的毒贩宣战了.
3).The police have declared war on drug dealers in this area.
法官宣判 这个窃贼有罪。
4).The judge declared the thief guilty.



2）To state with great forces so that there is no doubt about the meaning
宣称,声称,断言

1).她郑重宣布她对此事一无所知。
She solemnly declared that she knew nothing about it.
2).请表明你的立场。
Declare your position, please.
3).她声称自己无罪。
She declared herself to be innocent.
4).他声明此事属实.
He declared that it was true.
(3) To make a full statement 申报
Have you anything to declare?
announce 把大家所关心的事情，特别是有新闻价值的，做一般或正式的宣布。
14. make/earn a/one’s life 谋生、习惯新的生活方式
make /earn / get a / one’s living 谋生
现在越来越多的年轻人去了城市并在那儿谋生。
Nowadays more and more young people move to cities to make a life there.
15. a large percentage have chosen…= a large percentage of Chinese-Americans have chosen… ...
1). A large percentage of population live in big cities.
2).这宾馆很大比例的收入来自于游览这湖的游客。
A large percentage of the hotel’s income comes from the visitors to the lake.
3).Only a small percentage of students are foreigners.
percent (用在数词后）（其余都用percentage)
The result is expressed ________________(以百分比).
_____________________ (比例越来越大)
of the population own their own houses.
___________________(大部分) people came.
__________________ (百分之五十的学生) came form worker’s family.
as a percentage
An increasing percentage
A large percentage of
50 percent of students
16. establish a town 建立城镇
establish a new business 开创新事业
establish friendly relations with…建立友好关系
…establish that he was right.证明他是对的。
17. immigrate vi. (to/ into)移居，迁入
他很小时从爱尔兰移民到美国
As a child, he immigrated to the US from Ireland.
immigration n. immigration laws移民法
immigrant (s) n. the European immigrants

18.It is believed that…
It is said that …
It is hoped that…
It is supposed that…
It is suggested that…
It is reported that
主语从句
It is reported that some European countries are flooded severely .
It is hoped that the cost of medical care can be cut down.
19. mix 混合 n.混合，混乱 V.
1). We have to come up with a mix (n. )of
policies to please the voters.（ 折中）
2). You can mix yellow and blue together to
make green.
3). We can not mix work with pleasure.
mixture n. 混合物,混合体
4).这种饮料是三种不同饮料的混合物
The drink is a mixture of 3 different sorts of
drinks.
a mixture of sadness and anger / water and oil
vi.混合，使……结合
1).Oil and water don’t mix
2).Oil doesn’t mix with water.
3).Tom and John mix like oil and water.
4).I got /was mixed up at first. 头脑混乱
5).He was mixed up in the scandal.(丑闻) 牵连到
6).Don’t get mixed up with them.
与……交往, 有联系
Success is a ___ of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking.
A. mixture B. thought C. time D. action
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20.nationality 国籍
1). 她是美国国籍但住在中国。
She has American nationality but lives in China.
2). -你是哪国人？
- 中国人
--What’s your nationality?
--Chinese
Reading II
occur vi. 存在，被发现；发生；想到，想起 (to), (主语是事，宾语是人）
These flowers occur in the tropics(热带）.
The sound doesn’t occur in Chinese.
When did the accident occur?
.An idea occurred to me.
It never occurred to him that she would fail.
2. cattle n. 集体名词，指复数概念，谓语用复数
We have five (head of) cattle.
The cattle are raised on my farm.
people , police, folk, militia (民兵部队）
3. Indicate vt. 指示，标出，表明，暗示
He indicated the door hinting me to go out.
他指着门示意我出去。
The signpost(路标）indicates the right road.
His hesitation indicated that he doubted about the plan.(暗示）
His red face indicates high blood pressure.（是…的征兆）
The bell rang, ____ that class was over.
A. Indicated B. indicating C. indicate D. to indicate

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4. go exploring
去观光、去探险 = go sightseeing
explore探索（for)
They are exploring every possibility for the treatment of AIDS.
explore for oil.
5. apparently adv. 显而易见地，显然地,似乎（obviously)
She sat there, apparently absent-minded.
He is apparently right. = It is apparently that he is right.
6. team up with 与…合作或一起工作
You can team up with your deskmate to finish the task.
If you want to travelling, you’d better team up with a group.
这两个公司合作研发了一种新药。
The two companies teamed up to develop a new medicine.
7. hire 雇佣，租用
Hiring a car is paid by the hour.
I hired a private detective to look into it.
hire out 出租 hire oneself out (as)受雇（当…)
He hired himself out as a bodyguard in a company.
rent 租借（让）土地、房屋、动产等。
DO you own or rent the video?
录像带是你自己的还是租的？
He will rent this land (out) to me at $ 1000 a year.
他将把这块土地以每年1000美元的价格租给我。
8. Mark out 划线标出界限，设计，计划
We marked out a tennis court.
我们划出了一块网球场。
他被选定担任更高的职务。
He was marked out for a higher position.
9. take in 包括、吸收、欺骗
1)The price ___________（包括） the cost of all the accommodation and food.
2)The old lady was homeless, so I __________（带回家）.
3)Women___________________ (经常上当）by products for losing weight.
takes in
took her in
are often taken in
If a person is called “April Fool”, he or she is taken ___ on that day.
A. Up B. off C. in D. on
10.have good idea of 对…很了解
have some idea of 对…知道一、二
have no idea of 不知道…
have /give a rough / general idea of 有/ 给出大致的想法
I can’t say I have good idea of my country.
You must have some idea of what they did.
Can you give a rough idea of what we will do?
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11.a great many / a good many 许多、大量的
后接名词的复数，也可接of +复数名词或代词，作主语时，谓语用复数。
I’ve read a great many books about the USA.
A good many of them have been to college.
Many a student has seen the film.
There are a great many beautiful coats in the store and I don’t know which to choose.
12. have a view of 观赏…
I have a good view of the whole city while standing on the top of the mountain.
I bought a house with a good view of the lake.（眺望）
He often takes dark view of things. (有…看法）
He had other views for the project.(计划）
13. insert vt. 插进，投入，嵌入
They inserted a small poet in the article.
He inserted a key in the lock and opened the door.
14.react vi.做出反应/回应
How did you react to his blame?(做出反应）
Any praise from teachers will react on students.
（影响）
Some countries now are reacting against America.（反对）