Lesson 8 A famous monastery 新概念3课件.ppt

1、I Warm up,What is a monastery like? What kind of people will you see in a monastery?,II New words 附上, 封入 eg. The football field is enclosed by a wall. I enclosed a check for $400. Enclosed, please find some pictures of the cars. Enclosed is the material for the lecture.,II New words The day on which

2、 this feast is observed, the first Sunday following the full moon that occurs on or next after March 21. 复活节，纪念耶稣复活的基督教节日；复活节日举行此盛会的日子，这个日子是3月21日或其后月满之后的第一个星期天 Phrase: Easter egg (复活节用的)彩蛋 Easter holiday 复活节假期 Easter music 复活节音乐 Easter week 自复活节日算起的一星期,III Text Study,Please close your text books. Li

3、sten to the tape of the text carefully and try to answer the following question: What are the St. Bernard dogs used to do? (They are used to save the travellers who have difficulties in the mountains.) Read the text by yourselves and pay attention to the tenses used.,III Text Study,Explain the text:

4、 At 2,473 meters, it is the highest mountain pass in Europe. (1) Structure: at 2,473 meters : prep phrase is used as an adverbial of condition. 介词短语在句中做条件状语。介词短语在句中可做状语表条件，原因，伴随状态等。 eg. In the distance, the village looks more beautiful. (condition) With several people ill, well have to close the off

5、ice today. (reason) With thousands of pounds worth of diamonds, they had got away. (accompanying state),III Text Study,Explain the text: The famous monastery of St. Bernard, which was founded in the eleventh century, lies about a mile away. (1) Structure: this sentence is a complex statement; “The f

6、amous monastery of St. Bernard lies about a mile away.” is the Main clause; “which” introduces an attributive clause to modify “The famous monastery of St. Bernard”. 全句为复合句，“The famous monastery of St. Bernard lies about a mile away.”为主句，“which”引导定语从句修饰“The famous monastery of St. Bernard”。,III Text

7、 Study,Explain the text: (2) Phrase: found v. founded founded: to establish or set up 建造，兴建，创办，成立（具体或抽象的东西） eg. The college was founded in 1872. The Romans founded many cities. The publishing house was founded in 1800. establish: v. 创办，成立（抽象的东西） eg. The publishing house was established in 1800. They

8、 established an organization of themselves. set up : v. 搭建，建造，兴建,创办（具体或抽象的东西） eg. Set up a tent, set up a building, set up an organization put up: v. 搭建，建造，兴建（具体的东西） eg. Put up a tent, put up a building,III Text Study,Explain the text: For hundreds of years, St. Bernard dogs have saved the lives of

9、travelers crossing the dangerous Pass. Structure: the present participle phrase “crossing the dangerous Pass” is used as an attributive to modify “travelers”, it can be replaced by an attributive clause “who cross / are crossing the dangerous Pass”. 现在分词短语“crossing the dangerous Pass”做定语修饰“travelers

10、”, 可以换成定语从句“who cross / are crossing the dangerous Pass”。 Phrase: save the life of sb/save sbs life 救某人的命 compare比较 “Spare me!” “绕了我吧！” “Help!” “救命啊！”,III Text Study,Explain the text: Now that a tunnel has been built through the mountains, the Pass is less dangerous, but each year, the dogs are stil

11、l sent out into the snow whenever a traveler is in difficulty. (1) Structure: The whole sentence is a compound statement introduced by “but”, in the former clause of the compound statement “now that” introduces an adverbial clause of reason, in the latter clause of the compound statement “whenever”

12、introduces an adverbial clause of concession. 全句为“but”连接的并列句，并列句的前一个分句里出现了“now that”连接的原因状语从句，后一个分句内又出现了“whenever”连接的让步状语从句。,III Text Study,(2) Phrase: now that: since, introduces an adverbial clause of reason 既然，连接原因状语从句 eg. Now that you have graduated, you will have to find a job. Now that you don

13、t want to help me, I must do the job myself. Now that you are here, youd better make good use of every chance to study. whenever: introduces an adverbial clause of concession 每当时候，连接让步状语从句 (see IV Special Difficulties),III Text Study,Explain the text: In winter, however, life at the monastery is qui

14、te different. (1) completely, entirely + adj./adv. (showing extreme opinion) 完全，十分 (2) fairly, rather, very + adj./adv. (gradable, having comparative degrees) 相当，非常 eg. (1) quite empty, quite perfect, quite enough, quite right 完全，十分 (2) quite big, quite good, quite cold, quite interesting 相当，非常,III Text Study,Explain the text: The monks prefer winter to summer for they have more privacy. Phrases: (1) prefer A to B, prefer doing A to doing B 喜欢（做）A不喜欢（做）B eg. I prefer English to mathematics. I prefer staying at home to going to th