高中英语选修8unit1UsingLanguagePPT课件

1、 Unit 1 A land of diversity Using Language New Words Palm Springs Hispanic ancestors n. 棕榈泉棕榈泉 adj. 西班牙的西班牙的 n. 祖先祖先 Native California Indians Chinatowns in California 1 George is on holiday in the United States and he is touring around California. He is telephoning his friend Christie. Before liste

2、ning, look at the pictures and go over the exercises below. Guess what might be included in their conversation. A tour round California. A visit to Joshua Tree National Park. Georges feelings and reactions to what he is seeing. 1. Where did Georges tour start and in which direction has he been trave

3、lling? 2. What surprised George about California? 3. Why did George have the wrong idea about California before he went there? 4. Why are there so many different kinds of music, food and art in California? 2 Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. 1. Where did Georges tour start and i

4、n which direction has he been traveling? He started in northern California, and he has been traveling south. The facts that not everybody lives on the coast, and the desert in California is not like the rest of the climate of California, surprised him. 2. What surprised George about California? He h

5、ad watched too many American movies. 3. Why did George have the wrong idea about California before he went there? Many people from different countries moved to California. They brought their own customs, culture and food. They kept them up and so produced the large variety of food, music, customs, a

6、rt and cultural activities. 4. Why are there so many different kinds of music, food and art in California? Dear Christie, I am here in Joshua Tree National Park, in the _. Have been traveling around the state of California for three weeks now. Very different from what I have seen in _. Not everyone

7、is _and not everyone lives near the _. First traveled southeast through rich farmland then to the central part. Southeastern California American movies beach/coast rich 3 Listen again and complete the postcard George wrote. They grow everything here including _and fruit. Cattle too. Then traveled fu

8、rther _into mountains and _. Californians are very friendly, and they are from many different _ and cultures. Every culture has its own _, _, food and art. Most interesting. Wish you were here. Give my love to Paula. Yours, George. cotton, vegetables, nuts southeast desert races music festivals 4 Re

9、ad the questions and expressions below. There are different ways for a speaker to encourage someone else to talk. Christie uses some of them to find out more about Georges tour. Listen to the tape again and underline the questions and expressions that Christie uses. Where are you? Wheres that? What

10、are you doing down there? Really? So hows the trip been? And what about .? Whats it really like? What do you think? What happened then? Indeed? What other scenery is there? Such as? Hispanic? Is that so? QUESTIONS Cool. Good. Yes, thats right. Lucky you! Mmm, sounds interesting. That surprises / doe

11、snt surprise me. Wow ! Sounds fantastic! Give an example. Oh I see. Sounds great! Ah ha! Gosh, George! Just as I thought. EXPRESSIONS Giving comments Speaking Task Cool! Really? Oh, I see/ thats all right. I wish I could see it for myself. Thats terrific! Topics Talk about traveling to some places i

12、n a telephone conversation. Where have you visited recently? What is the climate like? What did you think about the people? What other interesting things did you see? Thats interesting / terrific / marvelous / cool / lovely ! The following sentence patterns are helpful for you: Thats interesting / t

13、errific / marvelous / cool / lovely! Really? How do you feel about It seems to me because Sounds good. I see. Sorry to interrupt / for interrupting, but Where is San Francisco? San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the 12th most populous city in the United States. It is on

14、e of the most densely populated cities in the United States and is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the larger San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.4 million people. San Francisco is a popular international tourist destination known for its chilly summer fog, steep rolling hill

15、s, eclectic mix of Victorian and modern architecture and its famous landmarks, including the Golden Gate Bridge, the cable cars, and Chinatown. Angel Island Fishermans Wharf (渔人码头渔人码头) Chinatown (San Francisco) Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge cable car blue and white road signs Wednesday Monda

16、y Tuesday 1 Read Georges diary quickly then do exercise 1 on page 7. Tuesday WednesdayMonday Careful Reading Fill in the blanks with words in the passage. Monday _straight to hotel and _ luggage, then went _ Rode on _ Visited _ wentdropped exploring a cable car Fishermans Wharf Paragraph 1 Tuesday _

17、 a couple from hotel and _ a car. Spend all day _ In evening, went to _ Teamed up with hired driving around city Chinatown Para 2 Wednesday Took ferry to _ and had a good view of _ Visited an _ Para 3 Angel Island Golden Gate Bridge immigration station 1. Teamed up with a couple from my hotel and hi

18、red a car. A. bought B. rent C. stole D. borrowed B Choose the Synonyms (同义词同义词) 2. More and more people were able to grasp the opportunity. A. hold B. miss C. lose D. have 3. Apparently hed been shocked when he saw a terrible accident. A. distinctly B. thankfully C. obviously D. relevantly A C 4. I

19、t is a 79km round-trip that takes in all the famous tourist spots. A. cheats B. includes C. understand D. absorbs 5. Chinese people applied for right to live in USA. A. approved of B. asked for C. devoted to D. put on B B 2 Read the diary carefully and answer the questions in pairs. 1.Why did Andrew

20、 Hallidie invent the cable car system? 2. Where did George eat lunch on his first day in San Francisco? He ate at Fishermans Wharf. He invented the cable car system because the horse-drawn trams used before were unsafe. horse-drawn 为为 n + pp adj 3. Why did George hire a car? Why do you think he join

21、ed up with Terri and Peter? It was convenient for him to tour around the city. It was cheaper to hire a car with other people because they could share the cost. Also he probably enjoyed being in the company of other tourists. 4. What three things can visitors do in Chinatown? Eat in Chinese restaura

22、nts, go to markets, visit temples and museums. 5. What is Angel Island famous for? It was famous as a place for immigrants to be checked before they could enter California. Discussion: Why did George leave out some words when he wrote his diary? Post Reading Rewrite the diary entry for Tuesday inser

23、ting all the missing words. I teamed up with a couple from my hotel (Peter and Terri) and hired a car. We spent all day driving around the city. Theres a great drive marked our for tourists. It has blue and white signs with seagulls on them to show the way to go. Its a 79 km round-trip that takes in

24、 all the famous tourist spots. We stopped many times to admire the view and take photographs. I now have a really good idea of what the citys like. Which place would you like to travel most, Fishermans Wharf, Chinatown or Alcatraz Island? Discuss with your classmates in your group and tell why. Spea

25、king Suppose you are George, choose one day of your trip to make a telephone call to your friend or your relative. Hello, may I speak to ; Yes, speaking ; So hows the trip been? Whats it really like? Great! Sounds wonderful! Cool! Please give me a call when you are back. OK, thats all. 1. cattle n.

26、集体名词集体名词, 指复数概念，指复数概念， 谓语用复数。谓语用复数。如如: We have five (head of) cattle. The cattle are raised on my farm. 类似集体名词有类似集体名词有people, police, folk, militia (民兵部队民兵部队)等。等。 Language Points 2. indicate vt. 指示指示, 标出标出, 表明表明, 暗示暗示 He indicated the door hinting me to go out. 他指着门示意我出去。他指着门示意我出去。 The signpost (路标路

27、标) indicates the right road. His hesitation indicated that he doubted about the plan. (暗示暗示) His red face indicates high blood pressure. (是是的征兆的征兆) The bell rang, _ that class was over. A. indicated B. indicating C. indicate D. to indicate B 3. Apparently hed been shocked when he saw a terrible acci

28、dent in which a train slipped down the hill dragging the horses with it. 显然当他看到一场事故中轨道车拖着马匹显然当他看到一场事故中轨道车拖着马匹 滑下山坡时大为震惊。滑下山坡时大为震惊。 1) apparently 据我所知据我所知, 显然的显然的, 显而易见的显而易见的 I wasnt there, but _ it was a good party. She managed to climb out of the car, _ unhurt. apparently apparently In winter drive

29、rs have trouble stopping their cars from _ on icy roads. A. skating B. skidding C. sliding D. slipping 2) slip v. 滑滑, 滑倒滑倒, 失足失足 A book slipped of/from her hand. 书本从她的手中滑落。书本从她的手中滑落。 n. c 小错误小错误 Its normal for a young man to make a slip. 年轻人犯错误很正常。年轻人犯错误很正常。 在冬天在冬天, 司机很难避免汽车在结了冰的路面司机很难避免汽车在结了冰的路面 上打

30、滑。上打滑。 B skate 表示表示“(在冰面上在冰面上)滑行滑行”、“溜溜(冰冰)” 一般指滑冰运动一般指滑冰运动; skid 表示表示“(人、车等行进时因路面滑而向一侧人、车等行进时因路面滑而向一侧) 打滑打滑, 滑倒滑倒”; slide 表示表示“(在冰、滑梯、跑道等上在冰、滑梯、跑道等上)滑行滑行, 滑动滑动; 滑落滑落”; slip 表示表示“失脚失脚, 滑跤滑跤”, 常指由于不小心、路滑等常指由于不小心、路滑等 而滑倒。而滑倒。 根据句意根据句意, 此处指此处指“车轮的打滑车轮的打滑”。 4. Teamed up with a couple from my hotel and h

31、ired a car. team up with 与与合作或一起工作，与合作或一起工作，与结成一队结成一队 Lets team up! 让我们联起手来吧让我们联起手来吧! Its a pleasure to _ such an excellent worker. 与这样的优秀工人合作真是件愉快事。与这样的优秀工人合作真是件愉快事。 team up with 5. hire v. 雇佣雇佣, 租用租用 Hiring a car is paid by the hour. I hired a private detective to look into it. hire out 出租出租 hire

32、oneself out (as) 受雇受雇(当当) He hired himself out as a bodyguard in a company. rent 租借租借(让让)土地、房屋、动产等。土地、房屋、动产等。 Do you own or rent the video? 录像带是你自己的还是租的？录像带是你自己的还是租的？ He will rent this land (out) to me at $ 1000 a year. 他将把这块土地以每年他将把这块土地以每年1000美元的价格租给我。美元的价格租给我。 6. Theres a great drive marked out fo

33、r tourists. 有一条用线为游客画出界线的大道。有一条用线为游客画出界线的大道。 1) drive n. used in the names of roads 路路, 大道大道 They live at 141 Park Drive. 他们住在公园路他们住在公园路141号。号。 2) mark out 划线分出，划线分出，(标记标记)选出选出 7. Its a 79 km round-trip that takes in all the famous tourist spots. 正是这正是这79公里的往返旅程包括了所有的公里的往返旅程包括了所有的 著名的旅游景点。著名的旅游景点。 t

34、ake in 1) 包括包括 This price takes in the cost of all the accommodation and food. 这个价格包括了食宿等一切费用。这个价格包括了食宿等一切费用。 2) 吸收吸收, 收留收留, 收容收容, 收养收养, 接待接待 Our party branch took in a new member yesterday. 我们党支部昨天吸收了一名新党员。我们党支部昨天吸收了一名新党员。 3) 理会理会, 理解理解, 记住记住 I wonder if hes really taking it in. 我想知道他是否真正明白了。我想知道他是

35、否真正明白了。 4) 欺骗欺骗, 使上当使上当 The salesman finds it easy to take in old ladies. 这个推销员发现老太太容易上当受骗。这个推销员发现老太太容易上当受骗。 8. Some interesting temples here, a number of markets and a great many restaurants. 这里有一些有趣的寺庙、一些集市和这里有一些有趣的寺庙、一些集市和 许多饭店。许多饭店。 “许多许多, 大量大量”, 修饰可数名词修饰可数名词 many many a/an a great/good many a g

36、ood/large number of 修饰不可数名词修饰不可数名词 much a good/great deal of a large amount of amounts of 修饰可数与不可数名词修饰可数与不可数名词 a lot of lots of a quantity of quantities of plenty of a supply of supplies of 1) A good many people _ watching on the beach now. A. is B. was C. are D. were 2) _ the students in per school

37、 go to college in their teens. A. A good many B. A great many of C. A great deal of D. A lot of A good/great many C B 注意注意 (1) amounts of 与与 quantities of 后接不可数后接不可数 名词作主语时名词作主语时, 谓语动词用谓语动词用 Large amounts of money are spent on tobacco every year. 每年都要花大量金钱在烟草上。每年都要花大量金钱在烟草上。 (2) many a +(single.) n.

38、 作短语作短语, 谓动用谓动用 Many a student wants to see the film Hero. 很多学生想看电影很多学生想看电影英雄英雄。 复数复数 单数单数 9. noticing how the listener reacts and, if necessary, changing your way of speaking to suit the listener. react 反应，回应，作出反应反应，回应，作出反应 e.g. How did she _to your answer? 对你的回答她如何反应对你的回答她如何反应? The people soon _th

39、e dictator. 人民很快起来反对独裁者。人民很快起来反对独裁者。 react reacted against be/go on holiday go straight to drop ones luggage go exploring a cable car get a spectacular view of a better form of transport its the place to do sth feel like doing have good idea of idea 印象印象, 感想感想 在度假在度假 直接去直接去 放下行李放下行李 去探索去探索 缆车缆车 观看美景

40、观看美景 一种更好的交通方式一种更好的交通方式 这是做某事的地方这是做某事的地方 想要做某事想要做某事 对对有很好的了解有很好的了解 Phrases a number of all sorts of take ferry allow sb. to do sth attempt to do sth pull out of be famous for leave out its ones turn to do sth make sure that. team up with mark out 大量的大量的 各种各样的各种各样的 乘轮渡乘轮渡 允许某人做某事允许某人做某事 试图做某事试图做某事 从从

41、中拉出来中拉出来 因为因为而出名而出名 省略省略, 遗漏遗漏 轮到某人做某事轮到某人做某事 确信确信, 确保确保 与与合作合作/一起工作一起工作 划线标出划线标出界限界限 1) 他虽然不会说话他虽然不会说话, 但能通过手势让别人知道但能通过手势让别人知道 他的意思。他的意思。(by means of) He couldnt speak, but made himself understood by means of signs 2) 他宣称他是正确的。他宣称他是正确的。(declare) He declared that he was right 3) 鼓起勇气，成功就属于你。鼓起勇气，成功就

42、属于你。 (keep up) Keep up your courage, and success will be yours 4 ) 他说的话打动了我。他说的话打动了我。(subject Clause) What he said moved me 翻译翻译 5)事实是我从未到过那儿。事实是我从未到过那儿。(Appositive Clause) The fact is that I have never been there. 6)显而易见，英语很重要。显而易见，英语很重要。(Subject Clause) It is clear that English is very important.

43、7)问题是我们下一步该怎么办。问题是我们下一步该怎么办。(Predicative Clause) The problem is what we should do next 8)玛丽认为他会帮助她。玛丽认为他会帮助她。(Object Clause) Mary thinks that he will help her. 9)人们认为运动会会按计划举行。人们认为运动会会按计划举行。 (Subject Clause) It is believed that the sports meet will be held as planned. Writing In this unit you have l

44、earned some new language to help you talk and write about the USA. You are going to use this language to discuss a Chinese city, province or zone and then write a group text about it. Brainstorming for writing Describe places location climate history geographical features culture/ 1.Use the information in reading to write a postcard to your friend Jane. You can follow the example on P6. Dear Jane: Im here in 2. Read the speaking and writing task on Page 52.