1、Section_ Other_Parts_of_the_ModuleStep 1 True (T) or False (F) passage on P 50.1The population who speak English as a second language in the world is larger than that in UK and US._T_2The future of English will still be determined by Englishspeaking countries._F_3The future of English will hardly ch
2、ange except that there will be some new dialects._F_Step 2 Choose the best answers according to the passage on P53.1Why are some English expressions hard to understand?AThey dont make sense.BThey are oldfashioned.CThey may refer to ideas beyond the simple meanings of the words.DTheir meanings are am
3、using and exaggerated.2Whats an advertising slogan?AAn amusing saying in an advertisement.BA reply to a customer in a shop.CSomething like many other expressions.DAn expression which is associated with a product in an advertisement.3A proverb means _ according to the passage.Aan expression to sugges
4、t someone or something which is superior to someone or something elseBa saying to describe behaviours and customsCa wellknown expression which reflects on life and gives adviceDan everyday saying which everyone agrees with答案:13 CDCStep 3 Complete the following form according to the passage on P55.Ch
5、inese as a Foreign LanguageWho wants to learn Chinese Just about 1.everybody in the world.Why people want to learn ChineseFor 2.business opportunities.For better understanding about Chinese 3.culture_and_traditions.Regarding it as a 4.challenge.Why people think Chinese is difficultThe tone system is
6、 difficult because it is plicated and also very different to other languages.An international exam system the HSK test6.Established in 1990, it was initially7.meant_for those regarding Chinese as a second or foreign language. Later, it was introduced 8.abroad.一、这样记单词记得准 写得对 记得快 记得多.基础词汇1.media n 新闻媒
7、体,传媒2.acquire v. 得到,获得3.furthermore adv. 此外,而且4.splendid adj. 极好的;优秀的5.dilemma n. 进退两难的境地;困难的抉择6.convey v. 传达,传递7.thus adv. 因此;因而8.withdraw v. 收回;撤销(说过的话 )9.potential adj. 潜在的;可能的10.abuse v. 辱骂;恶语11.betray v. 对不忠12.overcome v. 征服;战胜13.prejudice n. 偏见;歧视14.conflict n. 抵触;冲突15.moral n. 寓意;教育意义16.super
8、ior adj. 更好的;更强的17.initially adv. 起初18.candidate n. 投考者,应考人.拓展词汇plain v抱怨;不满complaint n抱怨2.investigate v调查investigation n调查3.convinced adj.确信的,信服的convince v使1.media n新闻媒体,传媒单数 medium联想 数据:datum (单数)data (复数)细菌:bacterium (单数)bacteria (复数)2.acquire v得到,获得词块 acquire good habits 养成好习惯acquire knowledge 获
9、得知识同义 obtain, gain, attain3.furthermore adv.此外,而且同义 besides, whats more, in addition4.splendid adj.极好的;优秀的同义 wonderful, magnificent, excellent5.thus adv.因此;因而同义 therefore6.withdraw v收回;撤销(说过的话)(withdrew, withdrawn)词块 withdraw ones remarks 收回某人的话7.investigate v调查串记 To get more evidence, the lawyer 确信
10、;说服convincing adj. 令人信服的4.clarify v弄明白;澄清 clarification n澄清;说明5.tendency n趋向;倾向 tend v倾向,易于6.reject v拒绝接受rejection n拒绝7.oppose v反对;反抗opposed adj.相反的;反对的opposition n对抗;反抗opposite adj.相对的;对面的 n反义词,对立的事物8.resist v抵抗;对抗resistance n抵制,抵抗resistant adj. 有抵抗力的;抵制的9.approval n赞许;赞成approve v赞成10.curiosity n好奇
11、心curious adj.好奇的curiously adv.好奇地investigated many witnesses. After investigation, he got some useful proof.8.convinced adj.确信的,信服的串记 His convincing words finally convinced me, and I was convinced that he was innocent.9.curiosity n好奇心词块 out of curiosity 出于好奇satisfy ones curiosity 满足某人的好奇心串记 The audi
12、ence were curious about the black box; to satisfy their curiosity, the magician opened it.二、这样记短语记牢固定短语 多积常用词块plain about . 对抱怨2find ones way into 进入3in conclusion 总之4a huge number of 大量的5be relevant to 与相关6get down to sth. 开始做某事7let sb. down 使某人失望8be associated with 与有关,与有联系9be superior to 比好/强1.ev
13、er since 自从那时起2on the Internet 在网上3go away 离开4Englishspeaking countries 说英语的国家5in English 用英语6go through a door 通过一扇门7grow fast 快速增长8spoken Chinese 汉语口语9be meant for those learners 为那些学习者而设三、这样记句式先背熟 再悟通 后仿用1.It is estimated that 1.3 billion people will use English as either a first or a second lang
14、uage by 2050.It is estimated that .“据估计”,其中 it 为形式主语,that 从句是真正的主语。Its_estimated_that 3,000 people will attend the meeting.据估计有 3 000 人要参加这据估计到 2050 年,将会有13 亿人把英语作为母语或第二语言。次会议。2.English has a huge number of colourful and splendid expressions which may be difficult to understand.英语中有大量绚烂华丽但可能很难懂的表达。“
15、主语系动词形容词不定式”结构,不定式用主动形式表示被动含义。The chair is_comfortable_to_sit_on. 这张椅子坐着很舒服。1(教材 P48)What does the man complain about? 这个人抱怨什么?complain v抱怨;不满;投诉;控告(1)complain to sb. about/of sth. 向某人抱怨某事complain that . 抱怨complain of 申诉;诉说(病痛等)(2)complaint n. 抱怨;投诉;控告make a complaint 对提出投诉These days some students a
16、re complaining that the classroom is too noisy.这些天有些学生一直在抱怨教室里太吵闹。You complain of/about having too much to do. If it comes to that, we are all busy.你抱怨工作太忙。如果说忙,我们大家都很忙。If you want to make a complaint, you should see the manager.如果你要投诉,你应该去找经理。2(教材 P51)Experts are convinced that this will happen in
17、the future as more and more people learn English and call it their own. 专家们确信将来随着越来越多的人学习英语并把它称为自己的语言时,这种情况将会发生。convinced adj.确信的,信服的(1)be convincedError! 确信(2)convince v. 使确信(信服) ,说服convince sb.of sth. 使某人相信某物(事)convince sb.to do sth. 说服某人做某事convince sb.that . 使某人相信(3)convincing adj. 令人信服的Scientist
18、s are convinced of the positive effect of laughter on physical and mental health.科学家们确信笑对人的身心健康有积极影响。Up to now nobody has come up with a convincing (convince) explanation of why dinosaurs died out.恐龙为什么灭绝,至今为止,还没有人提出一条让人信服的解释。The expression on Roberts face obviously convinced her of his innocence.罗伯
19、特脸上的表情显然让她相信了他的无辜。I tried to convince him to_change (change) his mind but failed.我试图说服他改变主意但没有成功。3(教材 P53)Thus, to talk turkey means to get down to business.因此,“to talk turkey( 谈论火鸡) ”的意思是开始做正事。get down to (doing) sth. 开始 (做)某事get across (to) 被传达;使人理解get away from 逃跑,跑掉;离开get in 收获,收割;到达get rid of 摆
20、脱,扔掉get through 完成;通过;接通电话get over 克服;从中恢复过来Its time we got down to doing some serious work.我们该认真干点正经事了。We can surely get over all difficulties that may come up.我们一定能够克服可能发生的一切困难。If you keep disturbing him, he will never get through his work.如果你一直打扰他,他永远也做不完他的工作。联想发散 短语 get down to 中 to 为介词,其后跟名词、代词
21、、动名词作宾语。类似的短语还有:be/get used to, be accustomed to, stick to, look forward to, object to, devote .to .等。4(教材 P53)Get your tanks off my lawn! means Back off! Withdraw your threats! and was first said by a British prime minister, rejecting the threat of a potential strike by a trade union leader.“Get yo
22、ur tanks off my lawn(把你的坦克从我的草坪上开走)!”意思是“退后!收回你的恐吓!”最初是英国的一位首相在抵制一位贸易联盟领袖发起潜在的罢工威胁时说的。reject vt.拒绝接受,不予考虑;不录用,拒绝接纳Its up to you to accept or reject the proposal.接受还是拒绝该提议都由你决定。Ive been_rejected (reject) by all the companies.所有的公司都没有录用我。辨析比较 reject, refuse, declinereject用于正式场合,如外交或商业条款之类,另外还有“抛弃,剔除”之
23、意,后常接名词refuse 普通用词,后接双宾语、名词或不定式decline 常用于婉转地拒绝,近似汉语的“谢绝”,后接名词、动词、不定式选用上述单词填空He wont refuse to give you his help.The government rejected the diplomatic note from that country for its unclear attitude to the trade between them.He declined my offer of help.5(教材 P53)With friends like these, who needs e
24、nemies? means a friend has betrayed your trust or let you down.“With friends like these, who needs enemies(有这样的朋友,谁还需要敌人)?”意思是你的朋友辜负了你的信任或者让你失望。let sb. down 使某人失望let alone 更不必说;不管,不干涉let out 放出;使出去;泄露let in 使进入;放入Although the pressure increased day by day, students devoted themselves to their study
25、not to let their parents down.尽管学生的压力一天天增加,但他们还是努力学习不让他们的父母失望。He could barely keep body and soul together, let alone support his family.他连自己的生活都难以维持,更不用说养家了。We opened the windows to let out the foul air. 我们打开窗子,让污浊的空气流出。6(教材 P53)We shall overcome dates from the American Civil War, and is used almost
26、 like a prayer by the Civil Rights movement in the USA, meaning we will oppose prejudice against black people and resist conflict between Americans.“We shall overcome(我们会克服 )”源于美国内战,并且被美国民权运动几乎像祈祷文一样广泛使用,它的意思是:我们将反对对黑人的歧视并将阻止美国人民之间的冲突。oppose v反对(1)oppose doing sth. 反对做某事be opposed to (doing) sth. 反对
27、(做) 某事(2)opposed adj. 相反的,反对的opposition n. 对抗,反抗opposite adj. 相对的,对面的n. 反义词,对立的事物Many farmers opposed the plan because they feared that wolves would kill their farm animals or pets.(2017全国卷)许多农民反对这个计划,因为他们担心狼会杀死他们的农场动物或宠物。Most company bosses say they are opposed to employees working a lot of overtim
28、e.大多数公司老板说,他们反对雇员频繁加班。They hit a truck coming in the opposite (oppose) direction.他们撞上一辆迎面开来的卡车。resist v反抗;抵抗(1)resist doing sth. 抵制做某事(2)resistance n. 反抗,抵制;抵抗力,抵抗性resistance to sb./sth. 对的抵制/反对(3)resistant adj. 抵抗的,抗的,耐的be resistant to 对有抵抗力A balanced diet will increase your ability to resist infec
29、tion.均衡的饮食可以增强你抵抗感染的能力。While shopping, can you resist being_persuaded (persuade) to buy anything that you dont really need?购物时,你能抵住推销人员的游说,不买任何你确实不需要的东西吗?I prefer the plants that are resistant (resist) to bad climate.我比较喜欢那些对恶劣的气候有抵抗力的植物。名师点津 resist 后接名词、代词或动名词作宾语,不接不定式。It is estimated that 1.3 bill
30、ion people will use English as either a first or a second language by 2050.据估计到 2050 年,将会有 13 亿人把英语作为母语或第二语言。(1)It is estimated that .“据估计”,句中的 it 为形式主语, that 引导的从句是真正的主语。It is estimated that he has known the truth of the matter.据估计他已经知道事情的真相了。类似的结构有:Its said that . 据说Its reported that . 据报道Its beli
31、eved that . 人们相信Its expected that . 一般预料Its thought that . 一般认为Its supposed that . 大家推测Its known that . 众所周知Its suggested that . 人们建议Its reported that the car accident took place sometime yesterday.据报道这起交通事故是昨天某个时候发生的。It_is_believed_that health is above wealth.人们都相信健康重于财富。(2)下列三种句型可以相互转换:It be 过 去 分
32、 词 that . People say/think . that . Sb./Sth. be 过 去 分 词 不 定 式It is said that greenhouse gases are the main cause of global warming.Greenhouse gases are_said_to_be the main cause of global warming.People_say _that greenhouse gases are the main cause of global warming.据说温室气体是全球变暖的主要原因。(3)表示命令(order, c
33、ommand),建议(suggest, propose, advise 等),要求(require, request, demand, insist) 的动词用于本句型时,从句要用“should动词原形”,should 可以省略。It is ordered that all the injured (should)_be_treated (treat) without any delay.命令就是所有的伤员必须得到及时的救治。.单句语法填空1It is estimated (estimate) that China will be the largest car consuming marke
34、t in the world.2I didnt want to drive all the way to New York by myself, so I convinced Anna, my best friend of ten years, to_ride (ride) with me.3Weve just moved into a bigger house and theres a lot to do. Lets get down to it.4The local people opposed building (build) the new hotel because of the g
35、reat cost.5I told myself to learn to be patient, and not complain of pressure of work.6He was_rejected (reject) by the army because he was under age.7As far as I know, Tom is a person to depend on. He will never let you down.8Its required that all the students be (be) on time tomorrow.单句改错1Our footb
36、all team is firmly convinced its victory over the visiting team.convinced 后加 of2Im too exhausted to walk any more, and let alone run.去掉 and3After the holiday, Im going to get down to do some research on animals.dodoing4At first he was opposed against our suggestion, but we managed to bring him round
37、.agaistto5Plants that grow in deserts are resistant water loss.resistant 后加 to一、全练语言点,基稳才能楼高本课语言点针对练习.单词拼写1There is a growing tendency (趋势) for people to work at home instead of in offices.2When the weather is fine, the view from the hotel is splendid (极好的) 3She was in a dilemma (困难的抉择) as to whethe
38、r to stay at school or get a job.4First we need to identify actual and potential (潜在的) problems.5Gradually they acquired (获得) experience in how to guide the work.6Initially (起初 ), I disagree with his proposal, but later I changed my mind.7His tone conveyed (传递)his real feelings more truly than his w
39、ords.8This new discovery of oil is of great significance (意义) to this areas economy.9I want to make it clear that I have no prejudice (偏见) against you.10The guests made a complaint (抱怨) that the fish was too small.单句语法填空1Silence is required of all examination candidates (candidate)2The police have c
40、ompleted their investigations (investigate) into the accident.3This is the most convincing (convince) evidence that I can find to prove my point.4How can I get it across to you how important this is?5The books in the library are_classified (classify) according to subject.6Sam always tried hard to wi
41、n his fathers approval (approve)7Children often ask questions out of curiosity (curious)8The skirt is a bit small, so it needs letting down.选词填空in conclusion, a huge number of, get through, let in, be relevant to, be superior to, associated with, convince . to .1Please open the window and let_in som
42、e fresh air.2What you say is not relevant_to the matter in hand.3In_conclusion,_Id like to thank you for all youve done for me.4A_huge_number_of money has been spent on this project, but it needs more money.5I phoned him several times, but I couldnt get_through.6Of the two books, I think this one is
43、_superior_to that one. 7He wanted to move in the direction. Instead, Alison convinced him to move in a different direction.8There are many serious health hazards associated_with smoking. 本单元语言点温故练习.单句语法填空1As a matter of fact, TV provides people with many educational programs.2There should be a debat
44、e on the subject in the next meeting concerning the Development Agenda.3Several workers complained of feelings of sickness and headaches.4My father was violently opposed to my going (go) abroad.5Seeing the toy, she couldnt resist reaching (reach) out to touch it.6Convinced (convince) of the accuracy
45、 of the data, they stuck to their opinion.7Young as she is, she can do a lot of skilled work.8We will select two students to _represent (represent) our school to attend the match.选词填空tell apart, count on, get down to, it is said that, the first time, let sb. down, in conclusion, as long as1These two
46、 signatures are very similar.Can you tell them apart?2You cant be defeated as_long_as you hold together.3I wont put up with any more of your nonsense now get_down_to work.4After a broken promise, it is hard to count_on a person.5The children were so excited the_first_time they were taken aboard.6As
47、a student, you should study hard and dont let your parents down.7In_conclusion,_we should like to thank all those who have worked so hard to bring about this result. 8It_is_said_that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.二、勤练高考题型,多练自能生巧.阅读理解The number of speakers of English in Shakespeares time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to the standard varieties of English f