(共19张PPT)
周斌
Lonesome Male of the Galapagos Jo Tuckman on the Galapagos Islands
Reading
Match the headings with the paragraphs:
paragraph A
paragraph B
paragraph C
Indifferent Lover
Mid-Life Crisis
Fame
Falling Number
Read the article and decide if the
following statements are true or false
1.George is a celebrity and the last surviving member of his sub–species.
2.The numbers of Galapagos tortoises have begun their decline because people on the passing ships like to eat their fresh meat.
3.The tanker Jessica has destroyed the ecological balance on the islands and would damage many unique species.
4.George won’t pass on his genes to a new generation because he can’t find his mate.
T
T
T
F
Let us summarise
Do some drills :
Page 15 3,4,5
Then, to summarise:
Impersonal Report Stuctures
（非人称转述结构）
1… but it is hoped that George will pass on his genes to a new generation.
2… when it was realised that they could supply excellent fresh meat for passing ships.
3.It ( the tanker Jessica) is believed to have leaked almost a million litres of oil into the sea.
4…. It was feared that the islands’ many unique species would be damaged,…
5…. but it was acknowledged that his case was different.
Do the above express a general opinion/experience or the opinion/experience of a particular person
Try to translate the following into Chinese
It +the passive of verbs like say, know, believe, calaim, suppose,think fear, predict:
Eg:It is said that dolphins are very friendly animals.
转述人们的一般认识或说的话时用此结构
也可把有关的人和事放在句首
Storks (鹳)are known to live in a clean environment
It is known that storks live in a clean environment
如果转述的动作发生与转述的同一时间可以用一般的动词不定式
如果转述的动作发生在转述之前，用完成时不定式：
Eg: It is supposed that the plane was hijacked.
The plane is supposed to have been hijacked.
To sum up: Impersonal Report Structures
It is / was +
believed
reported
said
thought
considered
acknowledged
feared
suggested
……
+ that clause
1.associate: v
associate sb with sth /sb 将某人与某物/某人联系起来
Language points
I always associate him with his car.
be associated with sth/sb 与…… 联系/ 发生联系
He was highly associated with this club
associate with sb 与某人打交道
I don’t want to associate with such people.
1，Come to 来到，降临，发生
3，When it comes to sth 谈到，涉及到
When it comes to maths, I’m completely at sea.
Sth come to sb
Just have a try. No harm will come to you
The chance came to me quite by accident
2，Come to 苏醒
In a few moments,Jone came to herself.
3. pass on sth to sb : 把……传给某人; 传递什么
E.g: Please pass on the book to me.
pass sth down 将某物传给下一代
pass by (sb/sth) 经过；走过
pass away去世
pass through 经过； 经历
pass out 昏厥；失去知觉
4.nevertheless: adv,conj.
1,尽管如此；然而; 不过
in spite of this/ however/still
There was no news; nevertheless, she did not give up hope.
He is often rude to me ,but I like him nevertheless.
2,与but的比较
There was no news; but she did not give up hope.
Although it was raining hard ,nevertheless they went on playing football.
conj.
adv,
conj.
adv,
conj.
5.supply: 供应/供给
supply sth to/for sb
supply sb with sth
6.provide:供应/供给
provide sth for sb
provide sb with sth
Homework
Page 94
Exercises: 2,3
