江苏省常州市西夏墅中学译林牛津版高中英语课件 选修八：UNIT 3 THE WORLD OF COLOURS AND LIGHT——READING 2.ppt

1、牛津高中英语(模块八 高二下学期)Advance with EnglishReading 2Unit3Visiting the mastersLanguage PointsUnit 3 课件描述：本课件主要帮助学生消除语言本身方面的障碍，丰富其词汇、短语和句型等方面的知识，并通过各种形式的语言训练培养其语言的实际使用能力。1.think about doing2.be amazed to do3.experiment with different styles of painting4.acute angle5.settle in some place6.be impressed by sth

2、.7.a lady with a mysterious e on the market9.the primitive form of sth.10.range from to 1.考虑做某事2.惊讶地做3.尝试不同风格绘画4.锐角5.定居在某地6.对印象深刻7.一位带着神秘微笑的夫人8.面市9.的原型10.从到phrases11.be typical of12.float on the surface of a pond13.a wide variety of 14.oil paintings 15.receive little reward 16.act as17.try hard to d

3、o mit ones whole being to doing19.be worth upwards of millions of dollars 20.be off to 11.是的典型12.浮在池塘的水面上13.各种各样的14.油画15.几乎没收到回报16.充当;担任17.尽力去做某事18.全身心地投入19.价值高达数百万美金20.动身去phrasesLanguage focus Part one:Words Underline the following words in the text and try to guess their meanings and then complete

4、 the given sentences.birthplace;output;media;consensus;calculate;float;shadow;reward;represent;upwards(1)So dark are the _ that a man standing there could not be seen.(2)The association was formed to _ the interests of women artists.(3)The film star is very concerned about the evaluation by the news

5、 _.(4)A plastic bag was _ in the water.(5)His _ is Washington,but he lives in San Francisco.representfloatingshadowsbirthplacemedia(6)You will need to _ how much time the assignment will take.(7)The world urban population is rocketing _ at a rate of 6.5 per cent per year.(8)Can we reach a _ on this

6、issue?(9)Grain _ reached a new high in the three years.(10)The police are offering a big _ for information about the robbery.calculateupwardsconsensusoutputreward+question word I was amazed by how well he looked.他看上去气色很好我感到很惊异。+that It amazes me that shes got the energy for all those parties.她有那么多的精

7、力参加那些晚会使我很惊异。amazed adjective extremely surprised:She was amazed at how calm she felt after the accident.她惊疑于在事故之后她感到这么平静。1.amaze verb T to cause someone to be extremely surprised:+to infinitive I was amazed to hear that he had won first prize.我很惊异地听说他获得了一等奖。+(that)Im amazed(that)she didnt complain.

8、她没有抱怨我很惊异。amazement noun U extreme surprise:To my amazement,he ate the whole lot.使我惊异的是，他把整个儿的全吃了。amazing adjective extremely surprising:Its amazing that no one else has applied for the job.没有其他的人申请这份工作真是令人惊异。amazingly adverb Amazingly enough(=Very surprisingly),no one else has applied for the job.没

9、有其他的人申请这份工作真是令人惊异。2.represent:verb T(1)to speak,act or be present officially(2)for another person or people:They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court.他们选择了一个著名的律师代表他们出庭。(2)to show or describe something or someone:This new report represents the current situation in our schools.这份新的报道描述

10、的是我们学校当前的情况。(3)to be a sign or symbol of something:In this dictionary the word“noun”is represented by the letter n.在这本词典里，“noun”是由字母“n”表示的。representation noun U representative noun C 他供应得起法定代理的费用吗?Can he afford legal representation?someone who speaks or does something officially for another person o

11、r group of people:The firm has two representatives in every European city.这家公司在每个欧洲城市有两个代表。representative adjective a representative system of government政府的一个有代表性的制度3.calculate:verb Tto judge the number or amount of something by using the information that you already have,and adding,multiplying,subt

12、racting or dividing numbers:+question word At some stage we need to calculate when the project will be finished.在某个阶段我们需要估计一下这项工程将在什么时候完成。calculation noun C or U The calculations that you did/made contained a few inaccuracies.你所做的估算有几点不精确的地方。calculator noun C a small electronic device which is used

13、for doing calculations:a pocket calculator小型计算器4.range:noun 1)C a set of similar things:I offered her a range of options.我给了她很大的选择范围。2)C a group of hills or mountains:We could see a low range of hills in the distance.我们可以看到远处的矮山。3)S the amount,number or type of something between an upper and a lower

14、 limit:The price range is from$100 to$500.价格在100美圆到500美圆之间变化。4)S or U the distance within which you can see,hear or hit someone:The ship was in/out of range of our guns.这艘轮船在我们手枪的射程范围之内/外。5)C all the musical notes that a singer can sing or a musical instrument is able to producePrices range between$

15、50 and$250.价格在50美圆到250美圆之间变化。5.float:verb I(1)to stay on the surface of a liquid and(2)not sink:An empty bottle will float.一只空瓶子将会漂浮着。verb I usually+adverb or preposition(2)I or T;usually+adverb or preposition to(cause to)move easily through,or along the surface of a liquid,or to (cause to)move easi

16、ly through air:We spent a lazy afternoon floating down/along the river.我们沿着河流飘荡懒洋洋地度过了一个下午。(3)I usually+adverb or preposition to move or act without purpose:自从他失去工作，他四处游荡，什么事也不做。Since he lost his job,hes just floated around/about doing nothing.6.abandon:verb Tto stop doing an activity before you hav

17、e finished it:他们不得不放弃了爬山的尝试。They had to abandon their attempt to climb the mountain.abandonment noun UPart two:Phrasesrange from to;commit to;be typical of;a variety of(1)There are 60 students in our class.Some of them are 18 years old,while some others are 17 or 19 years old.Thats to say:There are

18、60 students in our class _ 17 _ 19.ranging fromto(2)As we all know,Madame Curie had devoted all her life to the research on radioactivity.What about Yuan longping?He commits all his time to _.finding productive rices for China(3)This wine _ the region.这种酒是本地区的特产。It _ him to take hard jobs.抢重活干就是他的特点

19、。(4)Theres a large _ of dishes on the menu.菜单上有许多种菜。is typical ofvarietyis typical ofPart three:Sentences1.Near the house where Picasso was born is a museum full of his art.subject (倒装)1)墙上挂着一幅毕加索画的自画像.On the wall hangs an oil painting Picasso painted.2)在山顶上有一座古庙,庙的前面有一棵百年大树.At the top of the hill t

20、here is an old temple,in front of which stands a hundred-year-old tree.a.The water from the top of the mountain came down.The body of the famous robber Jesse James lies here.=Down came the water from the top of the mountain.=Here lies_.2.By popular consensus,this is the most valuable painting in the

21、 worldit is impossible to calculate what price it would fetch if it ever came on the market.Your examples:3.Besides the works of da Vinci,the Louvre Museum has more than 6,000 other European paintings,ranging from the 13th century to the 19th century.a.Various school courses are designed and arrange

22、d,_(offer)students an ample selection.offeringb.The man,_(disturb)so badly,almost lost his memory.c.The new supermarket provides a variety of goods,_(range)from stationery to electronic products.having been disturbedrangingLanguage in use Suppose you were a journalist from your local newspaper,you would like to write a report about Li Mings visit to some of the famous artists in Europe.Please design some questions for an interview in pairs and practice your dialogue.