1、Unit 3A taste of English humourPart 2 Of 2 1.badly off 穷的;缺少的 Having lost job,he became quite badly off.失业后他变得穷困潦倒。反义词:well off 富裕的welloff level 小康水平welloff family 小康之家 根据汉语意思,完成英文句子(1)当时学校缺少老师。The school then _ for teachers.(2)难民需要毯子,更需要食物。The refugees are _ for blankets,and even _ for food.was bad
2、ly offbadly offworse off(3)他丢掉了差事,经济状况比以前更糟。He has lost his job and is _than ever.(4)优越的家庭环境更易让人产生惰性。_ environment makes it easier for people to become lazy.worse offA welloff family 2.on the edge of 在的边缘;即将;濒于 There was too much pressure on me and I was on the edge of breakdown.我压力太大了,就快崩溃了。on the
3、edge of bankruptcy 处于破产的边缘on the edge of extinction 濒临灭绝on the edge of unemployment 在失业的边缘on the edge of war 在开战的边缘根据汉语意思,完成英文句子(1)他坐在椅子的边缘。He sat _ a chair.(2)这家商店已到破产的边缘,肯定很快就得关闭。The shop is _ and surely have to be closed soon.on the edge ofon the edge of bankruptcy(3)这些物种在新西兰大陆上濒临灭绝。The species i
4、s _on the New Zealand mainland.on the edge of extinction 3.pick out 挑出,辨别出 Im going to pick out a few books to send to some friends in South China.我将挑选几本书寄给华南的几个朋友。pick at 申诉,指责;找茬pick off 摘下,摘掉pick up 捡起,(用车)接某人,学会(语言),接收根据汉语意思,完成英文句子(1)你挑出你要看的电影了吗?Have you picked _ the movie you want to see?(2)不要管
5、那孩子;你总是找她的茬儿。Leave the child alone;youre always picking _ her.outat(3)这些花一朵也不能采摘。Dont pick _ any of these flowers.(4)请在校门口等候,约翰会到那里接你。Please wait at the school gate.John will pick you _ there.(5)孩子们已经学会了当地的口音。The children have picked _ the local accent.offupup 4.star in 担任主角,主演 He starred as the lea
6、ding role in several plays.他在几部戏剧中担任了主角。注意:star可以作及物动词,意为“以为主角”。根据汉语意思,完成英文句子(1)周杰伦明年要主演一部新影片。Jay Chou is _ a new film next year.(2)导演想让她在这部新影片中担任主角。The director wanted to_the new film.to star instar her in(3)卓别林主演了淘金热这部片子。Chaplin _“The Gold Rush”starred/featured in Unfortunately his father died,lea
7、ving the family even worse off 不幸的是他的父亲死后,他的家境变得更糟了 英语中有些副词用来说明整个句子,也可修饰主语,表示情感或方式、怀疑或不怀疑、真实或非真实、推断等,这类副词被称为评注性副词,这类副词有:briefly,seriously,honestly,luckily,unfortunately,funnily,curiously,happily,seemingly,clearly 等。Unfortunately,we were knocked out of this competition in the first round.不幸的是,本次比赛的第一
8、轮我们就被淘汰了。用所给词的正确形式填空 不幸的是,下了一天的大雨。_(fortunately),it rained hard the whole day.Unfortunately地点介绍地点介绍(基础写作基础写作)地理位置方位介绍常用句型:1.表示位置Fujian Province lies in the southeast of China.福建省位于中国的东南部。On the top of the mountain lies a temple.山顶有一座庙。The teaching building is located at the back of the school.教学楼坐落于
9、校园的后面。2.表示历史 The city has/possesses/owns a history of more than 1,000 years.这个城市有1000多年历史。The city with a history of more than 1,000 years is our pride.这座有1000多年历史的城市是我们的骄傲。3.表示面积 The new square will have/cover an area of 100,000 square meters.新广场将占地10万平方米。A new school with an area of more than 200,
10、000 square meters will be set up.一所占地20万平方米的新学校将被建立。4.表示人口 Shanghai has a population of more than 20,000,000.上海人口超过两千万。5.表示“是之乡/乐土”This region is the home of many species of wild flowers.这一地区是多种野花的家园。The countryside in the north is hospitable to such fruits.北方的乡下适宜这些水果的生长。6.表示“有美誉”This area enjoys t
11、he reputation of a land with milk and honey.这个地方有“鱼米之乡”的美誉。As we all know,it is famous/wellknown for 众所周知,它以而著名。This country/city is rich/abundant in 这个国家/城市有丰富的The special character ofis的特殊性是 你将带领一个外国旅游团参观长城,请根据以下信息要点,用5个英语句子写一份长城的简单介绍。历史有两千多年的历史特点1.世界上最长的城墙,有6000多千米。2建筑材料主要为石头、砖头,修建工作都是人工进行。3主要用于防
12、御外来入侵者,所以沿墙每隔几百米就有烽火台(watchtower)。现状世界最著名旅游景点之一,每年吸引许多外国游客到长城观光旅游。【写作要求写作要求】1只能使用5个句子表达全部内容;2.介绍的开头已经给出,不计入总句数。Welcome to the Great Wall._ 第一步:审题,确定写作内容。本篇写作是介绍长城的历史、特点及现状,为表格所列举的全部内容。第二步:确定时态。介绍长城特点的第2,3点时应用一般过去时,介绍其他信息用一般现在时。第三步:翻译要点。1.The Great Wall has a history of more than 2,000 years.2.It is
13、the longest wall in the world.3.It measures 6,000 kilometers in length.4.The Great Wall was mainly made of stones and bricks.5.All the construction was done by hand.6.The Great Wall was built with the purpose of defending the country against invaders so there were watchtowers every few hundred meter
14、s along it.7.The Great Wall has become one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world.8.The Great Wall attracts hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists every year.第四步:整合信息,合并句子。第1,2,3句是对长城基本信息的介绍,我们可以借助于同位语和分词结构将其合并为一句:Measuring 6,000 kilometers in length,the Great Wall,the longest wall i
15、n the world,has a history of more than 2,000 years.第4,5句是关于长城修建的,而且两句之间为并列关系,因此我们可以用and合并为一句:The Great Wall is that it was mainly made of stones and bricks and almost all the construction was done by hand.其他几点单独成句即可。第五步:连句成篇。运用适当的衔接词语使文章连贯,增强文章的文采和可读性。Welcome to the Great Wall.Measuring 6,000 kilome
16、ters in length,the Great Wall,the longest wall in the world,has a history of more than 2,000 years.Whats amazing about the Great Wall is that it was mainly made of stones and bricks and almost all the construction was done by hand without any machine.The wall was built with the purpose of defending
17、the country against invaders so there were watchtowers every few hundred meters along it.Now,as a symbolof China,the Great Wall has become one of the most famous tourist attractions in the world.No wonder that it attracts hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists every year.请根据所给的信息,用英语介绍斐济。【写作内容写作内
18、容】国名:斐济群岛共和国(The Republic of The FiJi Islands)地理位置:太平洋的中心,新西兰的北部,澳大利亚的西北部 陆地面积:1.8万平方公里 首都:苏瓦(Suva)人口:大约86.1万 官方语言:英语 气候:气候温和,阳光充足,年平均气温为2230 国庆节:每年10月10日 交通:水、陆、空便利,太平洋群岛的交通中心 【写作要求写作要求】只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。_ One possible version:Located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean,the Republic of The FiJi Islands
19、is situated to the north of New Zealand and northwest of Australia with a land area of 18,000 square kilometers.Fiji,whose capital is Suva,has a population of 861,000 and the official language is English.It has a warm climate with plenty of sunshine and the average temperature ranges from 22 to 33.National day falls on October 10th every year.With the convenient sea,land and air transportation,it is the traffic center of the Pacific islands.