四川省成都市高中英语 Module4 Which English？More reading in the workbook课件 外研版选修8

1、Module 4 Book 8 Which English? Reading on P112 Mothers Win First PlaceWhat is the most popular word in the English language? Please give your reasons.octopusAnswer the following questions according to the passage?1.Why did most of the people surveyed choose the word mother as the most popular one in

2、 the English language? (within 20 words)2.Why do you think Amanda chose “Friday” and “Holiday”? (within 12 words)3.Which other words make the sound of a particular noise besides “oi”?Because all of us have a mother, who is the most important in our lives.Because she has no classes in those days.Hey,

3、 Ugh, Bang, Splash, Crash, etc.Do the exercises in Activities 4 and 5 on P110 111.Key to Activity 4: 15 b b a b a 69 b b c bActivity 5:1. varieties2. curiosity3. errors5. candidates6. addressed7. rhythms8. prisoners9. unique10. speech4. contextMore language points 上下文上下文 某种声音某种声音 被接受被接受1. in context

4、2. a particular noise3. be acceptedWord Practiceliteral straightforward ambiguous dilemmaexplicit figurative vague metaphorical easydifficultliteral straightforward explicitambiguous dilemmafigurativevaguemetaphorical Language points1.be relevant to与与相关的；与相关的；与适宜的适宜的The applicants experience is rele

5、vant to the job.These materials are relevant to the case.be related to与与有关联的有关联的The unemployment figures are not necessarily related to the rise in prices.relative adj.相对的相对的; 比较的比较的He retired and lived in relative isolation.Lets make a relative study of the two languages.2. thus adv.consequently; t

6、herefore; as a result 因此，从而因此，从而Bruce knocked out Frank, thus becoming champion.以此方式以此方式, 如此如此, 这样这样Thus the question was finally settled.Its people were thus reduced to slavery.3. get down tobegin to do or give serious attention to 开始（认真）做（或考虑）开始（认真）做（或考虑）On his arrival, he got down to dealing with

7、 business affairs.你今年一定要好好学习了。你今年一定要好好学习了。Its high time that you got down to your studies this year.4. let down1) 放低放低, 放下放下 They let him down on a rope. He let himself down slowly by means of a rope.2) 使失望使失望, 失信失信 You can trust Brooks. Hell never let you down.3) 许多学生因为中期考试成绩不好有些失望。许多学生因为中期考试成绩不好有些失望。 Many students are a bit let down by the low grades in the mid-term exams. let alone= not to mention: All of us are pleased to see Bruce again, let a