(共11张PPT)
Language points
Unit 5 The power of nature
powerful natural forces
imagine doing
enjoy taking risks
dislike doing the same thing
be suitable for this work
in the distance
two other scientists
be enthusiastic about my job
compare ... with
make one's way to
强大的自然界力量
想象做...
喜欢冒险
不喜欢做同样的事情
适合这份工作
在远处
另外两个科学家
对我的工作充满热情
与。。。比较
前往
短语积累
1.Have you ever considered how weak
humans are compared with a volcano?
compare A with B
When ___________ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities.
把A和B相比
用compare的正确形式填空
comparing
When ___________ with different cultures, Chinese culture
is often considered to have a long history.
compared
你是否想过和火山相比人类是何等脆弱?
compare A to B
把A比作B
I am _____with the same old routine day after day.
The book is ______.
My father is always ______ us with his stories about the war.
boring
bored
boring
2. Sometimes working outdoors, sometimes in an
office, sometimes using scientific equipment and
sometimes meeting local people and tourists, I am
never bored.
bore: vt. 使烦扰 boredom n.
bored adj. (人)厌烦的 boring adj. (人/物) 令人厌烦的
Who is the greatest ______ pianist?
Who is the greatest pianist ______?
My mother bought a lot of ___________ fish.
His father is still _______.
He was caught _______.
living
alive
living/ live
living/ alive
alive
3. Although my job is occasionally dangerous, I don’t mind
because danger excites me and makes me feel alive.
alive: adj. 活着的(living, not dead)
(表语形容词, 作定语须后置, 也可作补足语)
live: adj. 活的( living, not dead); 现场直播的(not recorded)
(只能作定语,不修饰人)
living: adj. 活着的(alive now) (可作表语,定语)
1. My sight is failing, and I can't read books any more.
2. I faint at the sight of blood.
3. The practice of hanging clothes across the street is a common sight in many parts of the city.
4. We'd toured the sights of Paris.
5. The Atlantic coast is within sight of the hotel.
视力
看见
景象
风景名胜
视野
4. However, the eruption itself is really exciting to watch and I shall never forget my first sight of one.
It was an absolutely fantastic sight.
sight: 看见;视野;视力;景象;风景
be about to do… when…正要做某事这时
be on the point of doing…. when…. 正要做…这时…
be doing… when… 正在做某事这时
had just done...when...刚做完...这时...
5. I was about to go back to sleep when suddenly my
bedroom became as bright as day.
Translation:
我刚要再睡,突然我的卧室亮如白昼。
when为并列连词,为“正在这时/那时”,相当于and at this/that time。
(2010年高考大纲全国卷Ⅱ)Tom was about to close the window________ his attention was caught by a bird.
A.when B.if C.and D.till
解析:选A。本题考查“be about to do...when...“正要干……时,突然……”句型。该句型须用when“在那时,突然”搭配。
6. It was not easy to walk in these suits, but we slowly
made our way to the edge of the crater
Without experience on it, we have to _____ .
A. feel our way B. make our way
C. push our way D. lose our way
选A。句意:由于在这方面没有经验,我们必须摸索着前进。
feel one’s way 摸索着前行;make one’s way 前往;push one’s way 挤进去。
feel one's way 摸索着前行 fight one‘s way 打开一条血路
Find one’s way 找到路,设法达到 lose one's way 迷路
force one's way out 挤出去;冲出去
push one‘s way 挤过
wind one’s way 蜿蜒前进
make way (for) 让路,让位
7.We cannot move their homes out of the way, and many houses have been covered with lava or burnt to the ground.
out of the way
in the way
on the way
by the way
in this way
in no way
all the way
in any way
不碍事
碍事
即将到来
顺便说一下
用这种方式
绝不
一直
无论如何
我们没法移走他们的房子,
很多房子就被熔岩所覆盖或被烧毁。
Find out words, expressions and sentences which you think are useful, important or difficult to understand.
Finish exercises in Learning about Language. (Ex. 1, 2)
Homework