高中英语 Unit4 behind beliefsProject课件 牛津译林选修9

1、2021/8/11 星期三1Unit42021/8/11 星期三2ProjectReporting on a historic religious site2021/8/11 星期三3You must know very well about Journey to the West. This is a story related to Buddhism. Now lets enjoy the most moving plot in it. Today we will read a passage about a temple, which is also closely related to

2、 Buddhism. 2021/8/11 星期三4Do you know any historic religious sites in China? Have you even visited any of these sites?Do you know which Buddhist temple is the oldest in China? Where is it located? Have you ever heard any stories about it? 2021/8/11 星期三5The oldest Buddhist temple in China is the White

3、 Horse Temple in Luoyang, Henan Province. 2021/8/11 星期三6What will you write about if you want to tell other people about a historic religious site? The things that need to be covered include, where the site is located, when it was set up, why it was set up, who set it up and its importance in histor

4、y. 2021/8/11 星期三7Read the article about the oldest temple in China. Skim the text and answer the following questions: What is the name of the temple? Where is the temple located? The White Horse Temple. It is located in Luoyang, Henan Province in the east central part of China. 2021/8/11 星期三82021/8/

5、11 星期三92021/8/11 星期三102021/8/11 星期三11Why is it called the White Horse Temple? To remind people of the white horse that the Buddhist readings and images had traveled on from India. 2021/8/11 星期三12Divide the article into several parts and give the main idea for each part.Part 1 (Paragraph 1) brief int

6、roduction of the White Horse Temple Part 2 (Paragraphs 2-5) the story behind the temple2021/8/11 星期三13Part 3 (Paragraph 6) the architecture of the White Horse Temple Part 4 (Paragraphs 7-9) the importance of the White Horse Temple2021/8/11 星期三14Discussion2021/8/11 星期三15Did you know about the White H

7、orse Temple before reading this article? If yes, what did you know? If not, what do you think of the temple now?2021/8/11 星期三16Which historic religious site would you choose to write about?How are you going to find information out about the site?2021/8/11 星期三17Language points2021/8/11 星期三181. interp

8、ret: verb T to decide what the intended meaning of something is:Its difficult to interpret these statistics without knowing how they were obtained.在不知道这些统计数字怎样获得的情况下是难以解释的。interpretation noun C or Uan explanation or opinion of what something means:2021/8/11 星期三19It is difficult for many people to ac

9、cept a literal interpretation of the Bible.对许多人来说接受圣经的字面解释是很难的。interpreter noun C a noted interpreter 一个著名的口译者 2. instruct: verb T + to infinitive to order or tell someone to do something, especially in a formal way:2021/8/11 星期三20The police have been instructed to patrol the building and surroundin

10、g area.警察被命令在这幢大楼和周围的地区巡逻。instruction noun C usually pluralThe police who broke into the house were only acting on/under instructions.闯进这所房子的警察只是按指令行事。2021/8/11 星期三21instructions plural nounThey need clear instructions on what to do next.关于下一步做什么他们需要明确的说明。 3. behalf: nounon behalf of sb/on sbs behal

11、f representing; instead of:Please dont leave on my behalf (= because of me).请不要因为我离开。2021/8/11 星期三224. centre: noun C the middle point or part:the town centre市中心centre UK, US center verb T to put something in the middle of an area:Centre all the headings in this document. 把所有的标题放在文件的中心。2021/8/11 星期三

12、23centre around/on sth phrasal verbto have something as the main subject of discussion or interest:The discussion centred around reducing waste.讨论集中在减少废物上。5. extension noun C or UWere building an extension to/on our house.我们正在对房子进行扩建。2021/8/11 星期三24extend (REACH) verb T; I usually + adverb or prepos

13、ition The Sahara Desert extends (= reaches) for miles.撒哈拉沙漠绵延好几英里。The pub has recently extended its opening hours (= made them longer).酒馆最近延长了营业时间。2021/8/11 星期三256. circumstance: noun C usually plural a fact or event that makes a situation the way it is:Under no circumstances should you (= You must not) approach the man.你在任何情况下决不能接近这个人。 U FORMAL events that change your life, over which you have no control:2021/8/11 星期三26They were vi