(共36张PPT)
Reading (Ⅱ)
8B Unit 4
Our ship _____________ the rocks.
crashed against
I swam ______________ I could.
as far as
I was _______ when I felt the land under my feet. I _______ and went to sleep.
tired out
fell down
I found I was ________ the ground when I woke up.
tied to
Something on my leg ____________ my stomach and neck until it was standing near my face. The tiny man was the same _____ as my little ______.
moved up over
size
finger
I _________ them--the loud noise made them _______. However, they got up again and _______________ across my body.
shouted at
fall over
continued moving
One of these small men began _________ me, but I could not understand him. I did not know what to say _____.
talking to
either
I tried to ____ one hand free and finally __________ break the ropes.
pull
managed to
I _____ my left hand into the air. The small men began to shout. I looked down and saw a _________ of tiny people.
lifted
huge army
After the ship crashed 1 the rocks, Gulliver swam to the beach. He was 2 out and so he went to 3 soon.
When he woke up, he found his arms, legs and hair were 4 to the ground. And some 5 men climbed across his body. He 6 at them, but they couldn’t understand each other. Gulliver 7 to break the ropes. He saw a huge army of tiny people, he decided to get 8 .
Fill in the blanks
against
tired
sleep
tied
tiny
shouted
managed
away
Rewrite the story in the perspective(观点) of a small man.
a small man small men Gulliver
I
we
the huge man
After the rainstorm, I … on the beach. Suddenly, I found something strange.
crashed against
as … as sb. can
be tired out
be tied to
move up over …
shout
fall over
continue doing
begin talking to sb.
try to do …
manage to do …
break …
lift …
come straight towards sb.
Phrases and useful expressions
1. 撞到岩石
2. (我)游到尽可能远
3. 到…的时候
4. 筋疲力尽
5. 摔倒,跌倒
6. 被系到地上
7. 从我的肚子到脖子
8. 和我的小指一样大小
9. 小人
10. 朝…喊
crash against the rocks
swim as far as I can
by the time …
be tired out
fall down
be tied to the ground
over my stomach and neck
be the same size as my little finger
the tiny person
shout at/to
11. 使他们摔倒
12. 继续在我身上移动
13. 试着挣脱一只手
14. 设法挣脱绳子
15. 抬起我的左手
16. 一大批小人
17. 径直朝我走来
18. 跑走,逃走
19. 怎样逃脱
20. 我也不知道说什么。
make them fall over
continue moving across my body
try to pull one hand free
manage to break the ropes
lift my left hand
a huge army of tiny people
come straight towards me
run away
how to get away
I didn’t know what to say either.
Important language points
1. After our ship crashed against the rocks, I swam as
far as I could.
as + adj./adv. + as sb can/could
= as + adj./adv. + as possible “尽可能地…”
我们应该尽可能地多说英语。
We should speak English as often as we can.
=We should speak English as often as possible.
A. fastest; possible B. fast; he could
C. fast; he can D. faster, possible
1. 这没有我想象的那么困难。
It is not I thought.
as difficult as
2. John ran as as to catch the bus.
2. By the time I finally felt the land under my feet, I was
tired out.
by the time … = when
=When I finally felt the land under my feet, I was tired out.
be tired out 筋疲力尽
be tired of 厌烦…
我跳舞跳了一个上午,我筋疲力尽了。
I was dancing all the morning, I
______________________.
2. 他可能已经厌倦了为你工作。
He may __________________ for you.
was tired out
be tired of working
3. My arms, legs and hair were tied to the ground.
be tied to … 被系在…
tie … to … (主动结构)
tying (现在分词形式)
这猴子被栓在了木桩上。
The monkey is tied to the wood.
1. 这个女人喜欢把花系在头发上。
This woman likes _____ the flowers _____ the hair.
2. 那匹马被拴在大树上。
The horse the big tree.
3. 小树苗应该绑在棍子上。
The young trees the sticks.
tying
to
was tied to
should be tied to
4. It moved up over my stomach and neck until it was
standing near my face.
until(直到…为止) , not ... until(直到…才),引导时间状语从句,如表示将来发生的动作,须用一般现在时态。
她昨晚等你直到10点。
She waited for you until 10 p.m. yesterday.
你来了我才会离开。
I won’t leave until you come.
1. 我昨晚做作业直到11点。
I did my homework _______ 11 last night.
2. 我不知道这件事直到你告诉我。
I ___________ the thing _____ you told me.
3. 他会一直等到他爸爸回来才去睡觉。
He _________ to bed _____ his father
__________.
until
didn’t know
until
won’t go until
comes back
5. He was the same size as my little finger.
the same as … 与…一样
the same + n. + as … 与…一样…
= as + adj./adv.原级 + as …
你的衣服颜色和他的一样的。
Your clothes are the same colour as his.
1. 我的外套和她的(外套)颜色一样,但是尺寸
不同。
My coat is hers,
but it is a different size.
2. 这个箱子和那个箱子重量一样。
This box is ____ _____ ______ ____ that one .
= This box is ____ _______ ____ that one.
the same colour as
the same weight as
as heavy as
6. They soon got up again and continued moving across
my body.
continue doing sth 继续做某事(做一件事中断后
再继续做这件)
continue to do sth 继续去做另一件事(做完一件
再做别的)
这场雨整整一个下午都下个不停。
The rain continued falling the whole afternoon.
我写完作业后,继续帮妈妈做家务。
After ________ my homework, I continued
________________ with housework.
2. 稍事休息后,他继续看书。
After a short rest, he continued ____________.
to help my mother
finishing
reading books
7. I tried to pull one hand free and finally managed to
break the ropes.
manage to do sth 设法完成某事
(强调通过努力获得了预期的结果)
try?to?do sth 尽力、试着做某事(强调尝试的过程)
他设法逃到了南美。
He managed to escape to South America.
他设法要逃到南美去。
He tried to escape to South America.
你是怎么成功到达那里的?
How did you _____________ there?
manage to get
Exercises
1. A ship crashed a______ a big rock.
2. A dog was t___ to a tree.
3. I can’t eat any more. My s_______ is full.
4. He didn’t go to bed u____ he finished his
homework.
5. There are five f______ in one hand.
gainst
ied
tomach
ingers
ntil
一、根据提示完成句子。
6. Why don’t we put the bed _______ (紧靠) the
wall?
7. I ___ (绑) my hair back when it’s hot.
8. She jumped _____ (从一边到另一边) the gate.
9. A ____ (very small) fishing boat was there.
10. If she _________ (继续) drinking like that,
I’ll have to carry her home.
against
tie
over
tiny
continues
11. I don’t eat meat and my husband doesn’t
______ (too).
12. I only just ________ (设法完成) to finish on
time.
13. Could you help me ___ (抬高) this table, please?
14. She brought an _____ (a large group) of
supporters with her.
15. I rested my head on her ________ (肩膀).
either
managed
lift
army
shoulder
二、用所给词的适当形式填空。
1. After the ship _______ (crash) against the rocks, I swam as far as I could.
2. I woke up as the sun _________ (rise).
3. More men started ________ (climb) all over me.
4. They continued _______________ (move)
across my body.
5. He will manage _______ (finish) the work in two days.
crashed
was rising
climbing
to move/ moving
to finish
Recite the story;
Remember the language points in this lesson;
Continue reading Gulliver’s Travels online if you are interested in it.
Reading without thinking makes you puzzled.
读而不思则迷惘。
Thinking without reading makes you narrow-minded.
思而不读则狭隘。