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1、Unit 4 Wildlife Protection,decrease,v. 减少，减小,Sales have now peaked, and we expect them to decrease soon. 现在销售额已经达到顶点，我们估计很快就会下降。,affect,vt. 影响,Staying away so long from office will affect promotion. 长期离职会影响晋级。,distant,adj. 遥远的；冷漠的；远隔的,The telescope reveals many distant stars to our sight. 望远镜把许多遥远的星

2、球显现在我们的眼前。,distant view 远景 distant place 远方 in the distant past 远古 distant cousin 远表兄妹 distant control 遥控,powerful,adj. 强大的；强有力的,Jack quickly established himself as a powerful member of the new company. 杰克在新公司里使自己很快成为一名强有力的成员。,relief,n. 减轻；解除；安慰,A doctors life is consecrated to the relief of sufferi

3、ng. 医师的一生奉献于解除世人的疾苦。,His jokes provided some comic relief in what was really a dull speech. 他说的笑话给极沉闷的讲话增加几分轻松气氛。,appreciate,v. (充分)意识到，觉察，领会,She never really appreciated the depth and bitterness of the familys conflict. 她从未真正理解该家庭矛盾的深度与激烈程度。,protect from,He raised his arm to protect his child from

4、hurt. 他伸出手去，保护他的孩子免受伤害。,保护 .不受； 使 . 免于,hunt,The huntsman and I hunt the animals out of the garden. 猎人和我把动物赶出花园。 Wolves hunt in packs. 狼总是成群猎食。,v. 狩猎；打猎,They used to hunt with bows and arrows. 他们过去都是用弓箭打猎。,respond,In that case, how should I respond? 在这种情况下，我该如何回应？ They respond warmly to the accent on

5、 apartment buildings. 他们对加强住宅楼的建设反响热烈。,v. 回答；响应；反应； 反应灵敏；反响,respond with 回复 respond by 以方式反应,The person serving you will likely respond with poor service. 为你服务的人将会用较差的服务来回应你。, _ far away in space or time _ to go down to a lower level _ able to control events _ to do something to make a change _ to u

6、nderstand how serious a situation is _ to run after animals in order to kill or catch them _ to keep someone or something safe from harm _ to do something as a reaction to something done or said _ feeling of comfort when something worrying has ended or not happened,distant decrease powerful affect a

7、ppreciate hunt protect from respond relief,Fill the word or expression for each of the following meanings from the text.,Complete the passage with the words and phrase below in their proper forms.,protect from wild powerful appreciate hunt relief species reserve,Wendy Lee was a famous photographer a

8、nd always photographed _ animals in their natural habitat. One day she drove her car into the local game _ as usual to _ for some animals to photograph. After a while she saw some zebra with black and white lines going beneath their stomachs. “This must be a special _ of zebra,” thought Wendy. “Ive

9、never seen one like this before.” Suddenly the zebra looked up and moved away as quickly as they could. Wendy looked around and saw a _ lion in the grass. She _ the several minutes to make sure the lion was not coming back. Then she gave a smile of _. But soon her smile disappeared because she reali

10、zed that in _ the zebra _ the lion she had lost her best chance of taking some amazing photographs!,hunt,wild,reserve,appreciated,species,powerful,relief,from,protecting,Find the words that are related to wildlife protection in this unit and fit them into the boxes below.,Wildlife protection,Places,

11、Situations,habitat,Endangered species,South China tiger,panda tropical rainforest wildlife Milu deer Tibetan antelope African elephants,die out,reserve protection zone animal park nature park safari park,extinct extinction appreciate the importance pay attention to affect wildlife protection punish

12、the hunters in relief in peace decrease decline threaten protect from protection increase loss endanger hunted killed threatened do harm to ,Then make sentences about the endangered species using the words above. The South China tiger which has been over-hunted has nearly died out.,Finish making sen

13、tences about the endangered species using the words in exercise 3.,. Can you find the following sentence in the reading passage? Pay attention to the verb tense. Then pick out four more sentences using the present progressive passive voice from the passage. We are being killed for the wool beneath o

14、ur stomachs. Our fur is being used to make sweaters for people like you. I wonder what is being done to help you. Daisy turned around and found that she was being watched by an elephant. So good things are being done here to save local wildlife.,Discovering useful structures,is being studied,is bein

15、g hunted,_,is being protected,is being photographed,are being killed,are being attacked,. Try and see if you can help fill in the following form.,The Present Progressive Passive Voice,现在进行时的被动语态,结构,A. 陈述句： 主语 + am / is / are + being + 过去分词 B. 疑问句： 疑问词 + am / is / are +主语 + being + 过去分词 表示说话人说话时或现阶段正

16、在进行的动作，强调主语是动作的承受者，经常和now, right now, at present, at this moment 等时间状语连用。 主语和谓语动词之间是被动关系, 而且动作正在进行。 A new office building is being built in our school at present.,用法,意义, 现在进行时的被动语态表示此时此刻某事正在被做。 Look! The baby is being taken care of by her aunt. 现在进行时的被动语态的构成： be + being + 过去分词。 “be being done” 中的动词

17、be 应随主语作相应的变化。 Many speeches are being held these days. Dont worry. Your pet dog is being looked after by my grandma. 将现在进行时的主动语态变为现在进行时的被动语态的关键是把 “be doing” 变为 “be being done”。 We are having an English class now. An English class is being had by us now.,热点归纳, 现在进行时的被动语态表示说话时正在进行的一个被动的动作，强调主语是 动作的承受

18、者，其构成为 “am / is / are + being + done”。如果我们把 being 漏 掉，就成为一般现在时的被动语态或系表结构。 Look! The children are being taken care of by their aunt. 现在进行时的被动语态也可表示目前这一阶段正在进行的一个被动的动作。 Many interesting experiments are being carried out these days. 现在进行时的被动语态可表示按计划或安排将要进行的一个被动的动作。 A party is being held tonight. 一些表示“状态

19、、心理活动、拥有、存在”等的动词，一般不用现在进行时的 被动语态，而常用一般现在时的被动语态。 Xiao Wang, come here. You are wanted on the phone. 注意“be + under / in等介词 + 名词”结构可表示现在进行时的被动语态的含义 The problem is under discussion (= is being discussed) at the meeting. The telephone is in use (= is being used) now.,特别提示, Look! The roads _ now. A. are b

20、eing widenedB. are widenedC. are to widenD. are widening A science lab _ in our school now. A. has built B. is being builtC. is buildingD. will be built “Have you moved into your new house?” “Not yet, the rooms _ still.” A. are being paintedB. are paintedC. are paintingD. are being painting The Milu

21、 deer _ at the research center at present. A. was being studiedB. will be studied C. is being studiedD. have been studied We can hear that the papers _ quickly on the fast-moving printing machines. A. will be printedB. were being printed C. have been printedD. are being printed,即学即练, It is reported

22、that many a new house _ in the disaster area at present. A. are being builtB. were being built C. was being builtD. is being built “Hi, Terry, can I use your computer for a while?” “Sorry. _ at present.” A. Its repairedB. It has been repaired C. Its being repairedD. It had been repaired Would you pl

23、ease keep silent? The weather report _ and I want to listen. A. is broadcastB. is being broadcast C. has been broadcastD. had been broadcast “Why dont we choose that road to save time?” “Because the bridge to it _ .” A. has repairedB. is repaired C. is being repairedD. will be repaired “Whats that n

24、oise?” “Oh, I forgot to tell you. The new machine _ .” A. was testedB. will be tested C. is being testedD. has been tested, A new supermarket _ up here. They hope to finish it next month. A. will be setB. is setC. has been setD. is being set Rainforests _ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future. A. cutB. are cutC. are being cutD. had been cut Selecting a mobile phone for personal use is no easy task because technology _ so rapidly. A. is changingB. has changedC. will changeD. will have changed The bridge which _ last y