1、Unit 6 Nature in words 新标准英语高中选择性必修第三册新标准英语高中选择性必修第三册 Using language Review: non-finite forms as attributive, adverbial and complement Activity 1 Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. 1 What is the difference between the verbs in bold in sentences (a) and (c)? “Car
2、peted” in sentence (a) is a past participle used as complement and “flattening” in sentence (c) is a present participle used as complement. Activity 1 2 In sentence (b), does “to find” indicate purpose or result? In sentence (b), “to find”indicates result. 3 In sentence (d), does “to watch” indicate
3、 purpose or result? What is the function of “falling”? In sentence (d), “to watch” indicates purpose; “falling” is an attributive used to describe the snow. The Lake Poets were a small group of poets 1 (live) in the Lake District of England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Lake Distric
4、t, 2 (know) for its beauty, is in the north-west of England. The first of the poets 3 (come) there was Robert Southey, one of the most 4 (respect) poets of his time. He was followed by William Wordsworth, perhaps Britains most 5 (celebrate) 19th century poet, and then Samuel Coleridge, who had writt
5、en the 6 (pioneer) work Lyrical Ballads with Wordsworth. Soon, 7 (draw) both by its natural beauty and a desire to be near these famous poets, other poets came 8 (live) in the Lake District. All of these poets were seen as part of the Romantic Movement. Activity 2 Complete the passage with the corre
6、ct form of the verbs in brackets. living to come / coming respected pioneering drawn to live known celebrated Today, whilst walking along a peaceful river running through a university campus, I was amazed to find Activity 3 Look at the pictures and complete the travel journal entry with the words in
7、 the box. Use the structures you have learnt in this unit where appropriate. find blow go see fall relax enjoy run Activity 4 Work in pairs. Talk about a travel experience of your own that brought you closer to nature, using the structures you have learnt in this unit where appropriate. Describing n
8、ature Activity 5 Read the paragraph and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words in bold. 1 What does this paragraph mainly describe? 2 What aspects does the author describe? This paragraph mainly describes the beautiful appearance in the month of August. The author describes the skies, fiel
9、ds, flowers, orchards, trees, wheat and the quality of the light. Activity 6 Sound Colour Shape Action SmellSensation loud clear, green, rich, golden blooming, bend, bow, piled, waving, sweeps, tinges, makes thick clusters, graceful sheaves fresh, sweet-smelling fresh, bleak, gentle, soft, pleasant
10、Put the words in Activity 5 into the boxes. Find out what they are used to describe. Now think of more words in each category and add them to the boxes. Then describe nature during your favourite season with the words you have learnt. Activity 6 Put the words in Activity 5 into the boxes. Find out w
11、hat they are used to describe. Activity 7 Listen to the conversation and answer the questions. 1 What book was the man reading? The man was reading a book called Landmarks. 2 Why was the man annoyed? 3 What was the girls opinion? Activity 8 Listen to the conversation again and correct the mistakes i
12、n the mans blog. “annoyed” instead of “confused” “a different opinion from” instead of “the same opinion as” “now missing from” instead of “being added to” “field of grass” instead of “dense forest” “blue flowers” instead of “fruit” “blog” instead of “film” “on computers” instead of “watching TV” “h
13、istory” instead of “literature” “new words become as normal to young people as the old ones are to me” instead of “old words become as normal to young people as the new ones are to me” Now work in pairs and act out the conversation. Activity 9 Complete the boxes with the expressions from the convers
14、ation. such as The main reason , for instance. Two reasons, I think. Consider Giving examplesGiving explanations such as , for instance. Two reasons, I think. The main reason Consider Activity 10 Work in pairs. Talk about your opinions of the issue discussed in Activity 8 using the expressions in this section. Now think about your performance. Have you actively participated in the discussion? What can you do to improve your performance?
