1、Unit 4 Journey across a vast landBuild up your vocabularyPhrases: be covered with; be unique to1Master the key words in this unit23Words: awesome; peak; highlight; drill; freeze; anticipate; bunchIf you took a rail journey like this, what do you think you would see and experience?Lead inWork in grou
2、ps. Discuss the questions.Words9.border n.国界；边界10.contrary adj.相反的；相对立的 n.相反的事实11.anyhow adv.不过；反正12.astonish vt.使十分惊讶；使吃惊13.owe vt.欠（帐、债、情等）1.arise vi.起身；出现；由引起2.breath n.呼吸的空气3.bound adj.准备前往；一定会4.scenery n.风景；景色5.highlight n.最好或最精彩的部分 vt.突出；强调6.freezing adj.极冷的；冰冻的7.freeze vi/vt 结冰；冻住8.bunch n.一束
3、1.arise （arose，arisen）vi.起身；出现；由引起例：He arose from his seat.Accidents often arise from/out of carelessness.要点突破要点突破2.bound adj.准备前往；一定会例：The train is bound for Shanghai.Youve done so much work that you are bound to pass the exam.3.scenery n.风景；景色【U】例：There is no scenery comparable to that of the West
4、 Lake.近义词scene，view， sights4. anyhow adv.不管怎样；无论如何（anyway）例：It may rain, but anyhow I shall go out.5.astonish vt.使十分惊讶；使吃惊例：What he said at the meeting astonished everybody.astonishing adj.惊人的；令人惊讶的astonished adj.感到惊讶的astonishment n.惊讶phrases1. take sbs breath away 令人惊叹2. contrary to 相反的；相对立的3. owe
5、sth. to sb. 欠（人情）；把归功于某人1.(be) contrary to 相反的；相对立的例：His opinion is contrary to mine.Contrary to popular belief, many cats dislike milk.要点突破要点突破2. owe sth. to sb. 欠（人情）；把归功于某人例：He owes his good health to his regular life.I owe him an apology=I owe an apology to him.1 After arising in the morning, th
6、e first thing he does is to draw the_ 2 He was impressed by her_ and charm. 3 The visitors were admiring the_dating back to the 17th century.4 We all remember the_ of the tripvisiting the Huangguoshu Waterfall.beauty antiquecurtainhighlightContentComplete the sentences using suitable nouns in their
7、correct forms and circle the words which collocate with them.curtain antique breath beauty creature bend highlight airline bay peak duration frost5 Protect the_ which are unique to Australia and their natural habitats.6 Rounding the next _, he saw the hotel ahead of him.7 What _ did you fly? 8 It is
8、 one of the most difficult_ to climb in the Rocky Mountains.9 The beauty of Qinghai Lake took the visitors _away10 In freezing cold winter, windows are often covered with_ .11 We sailed into a beautiful_ in the southwest of Canada.12 Judy enrolled in a programme of study that was eight months in_ ,b
9、ut completed it in only six months.airlinebay durationfrostpeakcreaturesbendbreathcurtain antique breath beauty creature bend highlight airline bay peak duration frost1 In Canada,_ has been spent on preserving the forest, and the countrys deforestation rate is among the worlds lowest. 2 A growing nu
10、mber of woodworkers have decided to move to the_ for better jobs.3 Aboard the plane_ Toronto, Samuel, a young woodworker, beganimagining a whole new life in the big city. 4 However, he also had some worries. Ideally, he wanted to make a living in the arts, but he also knew well that it was somewhat
11、a_ .a massive amount of money urban areasbound for commercial world 2 Complete Samuels story with the correct phrases.bound for commercial world a massive amount of money urban areas1 Jane: The welcome party at the University of Oxford helped many students to make new friends. You: They must have sp
12、ent a(n)_ evening together.2 Jane: Were surprised.to find that it is warmer than usual this winter in London. You: Youre so lucky to have a(n)_ winter here.3 Jane: We visited a famous tourist site in Scotland: the beautiful coastline and breathtaking landscape of St Andrews. You: How wonderful! You
13、must have had a(n)_ experience. pleasantmild3 Suppose you were talking to your friend Jane. Choose the suitable adjectives to comment on the situations.awesome mild pleasantawesome Language points 【拓展】freezefroze frozen freeze in 用冰冻上；冰封 freeze up 冻结；怯场freeze to death vt. 冻死 wage freeze 工资冻结1 freeze
14、 v. 结冰；使冻住1). If the temperature drops below 0C, water freezes. 如果温度降到摄氏零度以下，水就会结冰。2). You can freeze the soup at this stage. 你此时可以把汤冷藏。1). Contrary to popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite. 与大部分人的想法相反，适度的运动实际上会降低食欲。2). He continued to maintain that he did nothing wrong,
15、 despite clear evidence to the contrary. 他仍坚持认为自己没有做错，尽管有确凿的证据证明他做错了。2 contrary adj. 相反的；相对立的 n. 相反的事物【拓展】辨析辨析 opposite, contrary, adverse, reverse, converseopposite : 指位置、方向、行动或想法等完全相反。contrary : 一般指与某种主张、看法或行为等正好相反，否定一方并不意味 着肯定另一方的意味。adverse : 通常指违害利益的、无生命的势力或条件等，侧重分歧。reverse : 指朝相反方向的或反面(背面)的。converse : 指在方向、行动或意见上相反的。Homework3. 预习 Unit 4-Discovering Useful Structures.1. Recite new words and phrases.2. Write a composition :write an email about a journeyBye-bye!
