1、 To learn and review some useful words and expressions in this unit. To review direct speech and indirect speech.garbage harmonious initiative restrict restore dozen to limit or control the size, amount, or range of something waste material, such as paper, empty containers, and food thrown away an i
2、mportant new plan or process to achieve a particular aim or to solve a particular problem to make something return to its former state or condition friendly and peaceful large numbers of people or thingsMatch the words with their English explanations. When asked by a TV reporter to talk about air an
3、d water quality in his hometown, (1) Qi Mu noted, “The air is great now, and we can take more walks and enjoy being outdoors again.” He felt quite pleased because the villagers were living _ with nature once more. 1 Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.garbage harmonio
4、us initiative restrict restore dozenharmoniouslyHowever, he could not forget about an earlier time when his village had been struggling with a serious air quality problem. In the 1990s, _ from a nearby city was usually brought to the village. (2) “How can we make use of this?” the villagers wondered
5、. Soon they found that garbage could be used to feed pigs. (3) “Over the next few years, _ of pig farms were set up.” Qi recalled. garbage harmonious initiative restrict restore dozergarbagedozensgarbage harmonious initiative restrict restore dozerBut then nobody in the village wanted to open their
6、windows. (4) “The smell from the garbage and pig waste was making us sick.” Qi said. The numbers of mosquitoes and flies were also horrifying. (5) “Under such circumstances, no single women wanted to marry anyone in our village and move here.” Qi sighed.The villagers could no longer tolerate the sit
7、uation. So an _ as launched and a “clean up” campaign was added to the government agenda, including _ large vehicles from passing through the village. garbage harmonious initiative restrict restore dozerinitiativerestrictingGarbage from the city was no longer disposed of in the village, and more tre
8、es were planted. (6) “We can all breathe more freely now that the natural beauty of our village has been ,” said Qi.garbage harmonious initiative restrict restore dozerrestored1. struggle with 和和斗争斗争/搏搏斗斗 eg All his life he has been struggling with illness. The shopkeeper struggled with the thief.【拓
9、展拓展】struggle against 和和斗斗争争 eg We had to struggle against strong winds all the way home. struggle along 挣挣扎着生活下扎着生活下去去 eg They managed to struggle along somehow. struggle for 为为斗争斗争/奋奋斗斗 eg The poor had to struggle for a living.【语境应用语境应用】 用适当的介词填空。用适当的介词填空。1) The two boys have been struggling _ the
10、toy gun for several minutes.2) He struggled _ the mad man till help came.3) The workers have been struggling _ bad conditions for too long.foragainstagainst/ with2. dispose of: to throw (something) away; to get rid of (something) 清清除,处理除,处理 to deal with something 解决解决eg Please dispose of all litter
11、in the containers provided. You did us a great favour by disposing of that problem. 你你解决了那个问题,帮了我们一个大忙。解决了那个问题,帮了我们一个大忙。 3. add to: to make (something) larger, better, or greater 使使增加,使增强,使扩大增加,使增强,使扩大eg The bad weather added to our difficulties. This show will no doubt add to his growing reputation
12、. 毫毫无疑问,这次演出让他的名气越来越大。无疑问,这次演出让他的名气越来越大。 This house has been added to from time to time.【拓展】【拓展】 add . to 把把加到加到eg The fire is going out; will you add some coal to it? add up 把把加起来加起来eg Add up all the money I owe you. 算算我欠你多少钱。算算我欠你多少钱。add up to 总共是,总计为总共是,总计为eg My fathers expenses add up to about 4
13、00,000 yuan a year.【语境应用语境应用】用适当的短语完成下列句子。用适当的短语完成下列句子。1) Johns answer has only _ my doubt.2) Please _ these numbers and tell me your answer.3) A small house was _ our building last year. 4) These numbers _ exactly 100.added toadd upadded toadd up to4. now that“既然,由于既然,由于”,其中,其中that可省略,可省略, 常用来引导原因状
14、语从句。常用来引导原因状语从句。如:如: _ (既既 然孩子们都离开家了然孩子们都离开家了), weve got a lot of extra space. _ (现现在春在春 天到了天到了), we can expect milder weather.Now (that) the kids have all left home Now (that) spring is here5. tolerate v.: to accept a person or situation although you do not particularly like them 容忍,容忍, 忍耐忍耐【归纳归纳】t
15、olerate (sb. / sth.) doing / being / having sth.eg The school doesnt tolerate cheating in exams. Turn down your radio, please. I cant tolerate that loud music.【拓展】【拓展】 tolerance n. 容忍;宽容;忍耐力容忍;宽容;忍耐力 tolerant adj. 宽容的,容忍的;能耐宽容的,容忍的;能耐的的 tolerable adj. 可容忍的,可接受的可容忍的,可接受的【语境应用语境应用】翻译下面句子。翻译下面句子。1) The
16、 boys tolerated each other, but did not really get on well together. _男孩们忍受着彼此,却不能融洽相处。男孩们忍受着彼此,却不能融洽相处。2) I will not tolerate that kind of behaviour in my class. _3) The plants are tolerant of frost._我不允许在我的班里发生那样的行为。我不允许在我的班里发生那样的行为。 这些植物耐霜冻。这些植物耐霜冻。2 Report the direct speech in Activity 1.EXAMPLE
17、Qi Mu noted that the air is great now, and they can take more walks and enjoy being outdoors again. The villagers wondered that how they could make use of that. Qi said that dozons of pig farms had been set up over the past few years. Qi said that the smell from the garbage and pig waste had been making them sick. Qi said that under that circumstances, no single women had wanted to marry anyone in their village and move there. Qi said that they could all breathe more freely now that the natural beauty of their village had been restored.