Module 9  Unit 2  Reading The Acropolis now （Language Points）　　

Teaching aims:　　

1.       to get more familiar with the usage of some useful words and expressions.　　

2.       to better understand the text better　　

Teaching procedure:　　

1.       Revision　　

Ask some questions about the text, leading in the words and expressions to be dealt with. 　　

2.       Useful words and expressions　　

3.       Practice　　

Get Ss to complete the task based reading in English Weekly　　

4.       Homework　　

Complete the translation work in the handout.　　

Step 1   Key words　　

1. particular  (Page 18, L16)    (adj.) 特殊的；独特的；挑剔的　　

Mary is particular about her dress.　　

The fruit is particular to 　Africa　.　　

Particularly (adv.) 特别的，显著的      In particular 特别地，尤其　　

particularly: 强调独特性或与众不同    especially: 强调程度     specially: “专门地，特别地”，为某个特别目的而专门做事　　

Some children are too ____________ about their food, which is bad for their growth.　　

Those T-shirts are usually $35 each, but today they have a __________ price of $ 　19 in　 the shopping center. 　　

2.  defeat (Page　18 L　46)  vt. （在战争、竞赛、比赛中）击败，战胜，    n. 失败，战败　　

失败让他沮丧。_______________________.　　

defeat sb. by (10 points/2   )以……比分击败对方.　　

昨晚，德国队以2比0战胜意大利队。______________________________________.　　

【拓展与辨析】defeat, beat, win　　

I tried to ________ him, but he was too much for me.   　　

He used to ________ his son black and blue.   　　

They ________ the battle but lost many men.   　　

defeat的意思是“战胜，击溃，摧毁”，指责战争中或一场比赛中击败对方取得胜利，也可以指企图、计划、希望等受到挫折或失败。　　

beat指在游戏、竞争中击败对方，也指殴打或有规律地击打或跳动，如“击鼓或心脏跳动”。　　

win用于战争、战斗中打败敌人，或在较强的比赛中击败对方取得胜利。　　

defeat和beat的宾语必须是_____________________，如team, class, school, army等, win的宾语通常是_______________________________________________等。　　

3.  seize (Page　18 L　46)　　

写出下列句中seize的意思　　

He seized her by the hand and shook it heartily.  ______.　　

The enemy seized control of the town after a violent attack.  ______.　　

You should seize every chance to improve your English. _______.　　

【拓展与辨析】seize, catch, take, grasp　　

1)        She ______the rope tightly with her hands.　　

2)        Sorry, I didn’t ____ what you said.　　

3)        Once you _______the courage to dream, the next step is to keep your dream alive.　　

4)        The Turks defeated the Greeks and ______ control of 　　Athens　　.　　

5)        How can you _____tiger cubs without entering the tiger’s lair?　　

6)        At that time, we did not fully _________ the significance of what had happened.　　

seize 突然迅速用力“抓住”，如夺取政权，攻占，夺取（时间），强调占领，占据，有经过较长时间才获得而后紧抓不放的含义。　　

catch 抓住；赶上；理解　　

grasp（牢牢地）抓住；领会（精神）　　

4. occur (vi.)发生 (_______  _______)(Page　18   L　55)　　

这一地区经常发生地震。　　

Sth. occurs to sb.某事被某人想起               It occurs to sb. that…某人（突然）想起某事　　

我突然想到了一个主意。　　

我突然想起我们可以去另一个城市度假.　　

5.  appoint  (Page 　19  L　90)   　　

归纳下列句子中appoint的意思和用法。　　

(1)The committee appointed a day in June for celebrations.____________.　　

(2)He's been appointed to the State Supreme Court. ________________.　　

(3)She has been appointed to catalog the new books in the library.______________　　

(4)O'Connell was appointed as chairman in the committee. _____________　　

6．undertake (Page　19  L　91)　　

vt.  承担；着手，进行；许诺，保证　　

我们可以暂时从事这项工作。We could _____________for the time being.　　

他答应在星期三以前完成这项工作。He _______________ the job by Wednesday.　　

我们不能保证一周内完成这项工作。We cannot _______we shall finish the work in a week.　　

Step 2  Difficult sentences　　

1.       No one has had a greater impact on Western civilization than the ancient Greeks. (Para　1 L　1-3)
翻译：__________________________________________________________________.
分析：此句中，否定词no和比较级greater连用，相当于______的含义。
中译英：他从未度过比这更担心的一天了。
—————————————————————————————————————。　　

2．The Western of Roman alphabet is a Greek invention, as is the marathon,  which is a long distance race named for a Greek messenger who ran from…（Para　1 L　6-11）
分析; as /so+ be /助动词/ 情态动词 +主语. 意思是_____________________________.
（1）The film is so boring, __________________. （音乐也如此）
（2）I travel to London every year, ___________________________________. （我的同事也如此）
（3）Lily can’t ride, ___________________________. (她的姐姐也一样)
（4）They are open-minded and love making a lot of new friends, ___________________.（我们也一样）
（5）He has been abroad for several times, _____________________. (确实如此)
（6）The beginning of the movie is impressive, _____ is the ending, which leaves us much to think.
    A. as          B. what         C. which         D. that
（7）The engine is to a car ______ the heart is to a man.
    A. as          B. what         C. which         D. that
 As the sun rose, the fog disappeared. 　　

As she left the room she remembered that book.　　

     As it was getting late, I decided to find a hotel.　　

Tired as he was, he stayed up late.　　

3.  In particular, we associate ancient Greek civilization with the capital city of 　　Athens　　, the greatest symbol of _____ is the Acropolis. (Para 　2  L　17-20)
分析：空格处填上关系代词______, 此从句为_____________________; 若此句前逗号改为and， 则空格处填上________. 　　

Step 4  Practice　　

1. The incident _____________________ the residents. 这件事对居民有很大的影响。

2. The US is one of founding members of the UN, ______is China.美国是联合国的创始国之一，中国也是。

3. _____________, I like this book.我尤其喜欢这本书。

4. He _____ ______ _______every day in summer when he was young.他年轻的时候在夏天常游泳。

5. The film is boring, ______ ______ ______ ______.（其音乐也是）

6. It _____ ______ ______a palace, but now as a prison.它曾被用作宫殿，现在用作监牢。

7. My son is terribly untidy ; my daughter is ______ _______.我的儿子邋遢极了，女儿也不比他强。

8. He felt he was ________ ________ ______ events. 他感觉正失去对局势的控制。

9. The old man ________ his business _______ _______ his son. 老人把生意交给了儿子。

10. He raised his hands _______ ______ ______ ______ despair.他举起双手表示绝望。

11. A lot of things have been done _______ __________ ________ the reassessment of the 3-star senior high school. 为三星复评，已经做了很多工作。

12. 天气允许的话，我们去野营。(独立主格结构)

13．保护文化遗产是我们的责任。(responsibility)

14. 坏天气是引起这场事故的原因.（cause）　　

15.我情不自禁地把她和我的妹妹联系到了一起.　　

16.计算机对现代生活产生了巨大影响。（influence）       　　

17.为了减少污染,政府想尽了各种方法.（gesture）　　

18. 社会的进步是以和谐为基础的。　　

19.由于下雨我们只得待在教室里，我们的老师也一样.　　

20他出门散步，后面跟着他的狗.(with)　　

21中国队去年打败了日本队。　　

22为了从事这个任务，我们需要很好的准备.(undertake)　　

23.他保证六个月之内把欠我的钱还给我。（undertake） 　　

24我没见过比她更幽默的人。（否定词+ 形容词的比较级）　　

1.The Beatles, _____ many of you are old enough to remember, came from 　Liverpool　.　　

A. what      B. that     C. how     D. as　　

2. (2006广东)Jenny was very sad over the loss of the photos she had shot at Canada,   ____ this was a  memory she especially treasured.          A. as       B. if        C. when     D. where　　

3.（2006浙江）_______ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy.                               A. As      B. That     C.    This      D. It　　

4.（2006江苏）The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to keep it running, ______ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds.　　

  A. who    B. that    C. as     D. which　　

5.（2006陕西）His plan was such a good one ______ we all agreed to accept it.　　

  A. as    B. that   C. so    D. after which　　

 
     major point in contrast with the other.
     A. makes    B. made         C. is to make      D. making