1、Understanding ideas (P62-64) 新新外研版外研版 Book 3 Unit 6 Disaster and hope Before reading Watch the video Causes and Effects of Climate Change.mp4 Work in groups Now work in groups and talk about the following question: What information can you get from the video? Look at the thermometer and answer the q
2、uestions. 1. What happens when the temperature goes very high or very low? How do people deal with extreme temperature? 2. What were the highest and lowest temperatures recorded where you live? How do you feel in extreme temperatures? Now read the passage. Read the title and predict what the passage
3、 is about. feelings and concerns on the London tube on an unusually hot day Choose the authors purposes in writing the passage. 1. To explain why summers in London are getting hotter and hotter. 2. To complain about the London Tube. 3. To warn people about the danger of London being flooded. 4. To e
4、xpress his worries about the dangers of extreme weather conditions. Complete the flow chart. 1 30 plus degrees / over 30 degrees 2 melting and becoming one 3 a bit scared 4 put his flat on the market and buy a boat 5 speak with his manager about moving to the top floor 6 learn to swim 7 climate chan
5、ge 8 nervous 9 worrying too much Try to analyze the authors feelings at different times by finding the supporting words and expressions. Feelings Supporting words and expressions awful with no air conditioning/the hottest on the whole Tube system a bit sick melting and becoming one/avoid the feeling
6、 by thinking about work a bit scared the time to start planning for the future/Would I still have a workplace to go to shocked a hurricane in Asia has destroyed a town/ heavy rain in Eastern Europe has caused landslides a fresh wind on my face stepping out of the station with a heavy heart/have been
7、 worrying too much 1. Do you share the authors concerns about extreme weather conditions? Why? 2. Do you think climate change will affect your life in the future? How would you adapt? Think 获得 (3) (开车) 接; 取 （4）接收 (信号或声音) （5）(贸易、经济) 改善 （6）整理 (房间、房子) （7）逮捕 翻译句子： 例1：She decided to start picking up the
8、house from the top down. 例2： Industrial production is beginning to pick up. 例3： We can pick up Mexican television. 例4： Where did you pick up your English? 例5： She was going over to her parents house to pick up some clean clothes for Oskar. 例6： He picked his cap up from the floor and stuck it back on
9、 his head. 她决定开始彻底收拾那房子。 工业生产正在开始好转。 我们可以接收到墨西哥电视。 你是在哪儿学得英语？ 她正要去父母家为奥斯卡取几件干净的衣服。 他从地板上捡起帽子，重新戴在头上。 Its just typical that my journey is on one of the oldest lines, as well as one of the deepest. 句意：很显然，我的旅程是最古老的线路之一， 也是最长的线路之一。 as well as as 在本句中相当于and ； 也可常用来连接两个并列的成分，作“也, 还”讲。它强调的是前一项。因此连接并列 主语时,
10、谓语动词的单复数与前一项保持一致 (就远一致原则)。 例1 ：I as well as my parents am fond of music. journey n. (尤指长途的)旅行，旅程 常见搭配：make a journey/go on a journey 【助记】各种“旅行” 长途陆路用journey; 短途短期用trip； 海上航行用voyage； 旅游观光用tour; travel用法最普遍， 特别用来指“游历” journey指单趟旅程， trip指整个旅行过程 1 Before you go on a _, youd better make it clear how much
11、 money you are going to spend. 2 On Zheng Hes first _ he set sail across the Indian Ocean. 3 Its a two-hour train _ from here to London. 4 Well arrange a day _ next Tuesday to the Great Wall. 5 Would you like a guided _ through this building? 6 We went by bus -the cheapest means of _. journey voyage
12、 journey 选词填空（journey/travel/trip/tour/voyage） trip tour travel This, however, is nothing compared to the train. 句意句意：然而，与火车相比，这根本算不了什么。 compare vt. 比较，对比 comparison n. 比较，对比 常用搭配：compare A with/to B 把A和B相比较 compare A to B 把A比作B compared with/to 与相比 例1：Shakespeare compared the world to a stage. 莎士比亚
13、把世界比作舞台。 例2：Compared to/with that book, this book is more interesting. 与那本书相比，这本书更有趣。 完成下列句子: : 1 People often _ a teacher _ a gardener who takes great care of various plants. 2 Film has a much shorter history, especially when _ such art forms as music and painting. 3 Recently a survey _ prices of t
14、he same goods in two different supermarkets has caused heated debate among citizens. 4 _ the old house, the new one is like a huge palace. compare to compared to comparing Compared with Yes, each summer in London definitely seems hotter than the last. 句意句意：是的，伦敦的每个夏天都比上一个夏天更 热。 比较级的句式为：比较级的句式为： A+谓语
15、谓语+比较级比较级+ than + B 例例1：The weather here is warmer than that in Beijing. 这里的天气比北京的天气暖和。 例2： Our city is more beautiful than any other city in our country.我们的城市比我们 国家任何城市都漂亮。 definitely adv. 清楚地，当然；明确地，肯定清楚地，当然；明确地，肯定 definite adj. 明确的，确切的明确的，确切的 definition n. 定义定义 完成下列句子： 1 To give a _ of a word is
16、more difficult than to give an illustration of its use. 给一个词下定义要比举例说明它的用法难得多。 2 She made no _plans for her future. 她对自己的未来没有明确的计划。 3 Im _ going to get in touch with these people. 我一定要联系上这些人。 definition definite definitely Experts say this bad weather has occurred due to climate change. 句意句意：专家表示，这种恶
17、劣天气是由气候变化造 成的。 expert n. 专家，行家 adj. 内行的，专家的 an expert at/in/on 在方面的专家/行家 be expert at/in(doing) 在（做）方面在行 例1：Our headmaster is an expert in education. 我们的校长是一位教育专家。 例2：Linda is expert at finding useful information about study. 琳达在寻找有用的学习信息方面很在行。 由于、因为、因造成 所指的原因直接造成了句中所说的后果； 除作状语和定语外，还可在be动词后作 表语 than
18、ks to 由于、多亏、幸亏 多表示正面的、好的原因或缘由，有时 也用来表达不好的理由或讥讽的口气 owing to 因为、由于,也表示原因或理由 在句中多作状语，作状语时修饰整个句 子，可以用逗号与句子隔开 because of 由于、幸亏 多表示正面的、好的原因或缘由 due to 完成下列句子: 例1：_ a new EU directive, insecticide labeling will be more specific. 例2: _his gift of language learning, Car1 Marx mastered fifteen languages in his
19、 life time. 例3：The research institute refused to give up the project merely _the lack of skilled personnel. 例4：_limitations on space, many topics of actual substance have been left out. because of Due to Thanks to Owing to Now that its hard to avoid a disaster on Earth, perhaps I should start thinki
20、ng about moving to space. 句意句意：既然在地球上很难避免灾难，也许我应该开 始考虑移居太空 avoid vt.躲避，避开，避免 avoid doing sth.避免做某事 例1：Youd better avoid mentioning this topic. 你最好避免提及这个话题。 avoid后可接名词，代词或动名词做宾语，不能 接动词不定式。有相同用法的动词有：consider, admit, imagine, mind, practice, suggest 等。 完成下列句子: 例1：I crossed the road to avoid _ (meet) him, but he saw me and came running towards me. 例2: Be careful when you cross the road in the rush hour so as to avoid _ (knock) down by a car. 例3：Nick was embarrassed and tried to avoid _ (we) the next day. meeting being knocked us Thank you!
