1、Look at the sentences(a)and(b).Compare them with the sentences(c)and(d)and answer the questions.a.Its just typical that my journey is on one of the oldest lines,as well as one of the deepest.b.My office is only on the third floor of the building,so quite low.c.Its just typical that my journey is on
2、one of the oldest lines,as well as one of the deepest lines.d.My office is only on the third floor of the building,so it is quite low.1.What has been left out in sentences(a)and(b)?2.Why does the author leave them out?“Lines”has been left out in sentence(a),and“it is”has been left out in sentence(b)
3、.The author leaves them out to avoid repeating the word or expression that is too obvious,and to make the sentences more concise.u leave out 省略；遗漏；忽视，冷落省略；遗漏；忽视，冷落p He told me this sentence could be left out.他告诉我这个句子可以省略。p When I looked through the passage,I found I had left out an important sentenc
4、e.当浏览这篇文章时，我发现我漏掉了一个重要的句子。p He hadnt been asked to the party and was feeling very left out.他未被邀请参加聚会，感到颇受冷落。归纳拓展归纳拓展leave aside 不予考虑，搁置一边leave behind 忘记带走，留下；落后leave sb./sth.alone 不打扰（某人）；不碰（某物）leave off 停止，中断Now look for more sentences with ellipsis in the reading passage.l Its the hottest on the w
5、hole Tube system.(para 1)l It is lovely at the beach,but not so when youre wearing a suit and in a crowd of passengers.(para 2)l One very hot summer,the sun reflected off it and melted cars parked below.(para 2)Nature has its ways(to forecast the weather),too.dry period(thats on the way).frogs are c
6、roaking more loudly(than usual),Read the paragraph and find out what words have been removed before or after the underlined words.they wont tell us when(something bad is going to happen)where(something bad is going to happen).u It is said that 据说据说 It is thought/believed/reported/hoped/well-known th
7、at.据认为据认为/人们相信人们相信/据报道据报道/人们希望人们希望/众所周知众所周知u while 作连词，作连词，“当当.时时/只要只要/虽然，尽管虽然，尽管”u reliable adj.可靠的可靠的 rely on 依赖，依靠依赖，依靠p The 8.1-magnitude earthquake that hit Nepal on 25 April 2015,was one of the worst earthquakes in history.On hearing the news,China was quick to start organising emergency aid.p
8、 International rescue teams soon began to arrive in the country.Amongst all the international heavy rescue teams,the China International Search and Rescue Team(CISAR)was the first international heavy rescue team to arrive.Consisting of 62 people,it not only included rescuers and medical staff,but al
9、so included earthquake experts.By early May,emergency aid worth 9.7 million US dollars had been donated by China,with a further round of emergency aid to follow.Remove words from the news report to make it more concise.u rescue v./n.援救，营救援救，营救 rescue.from.从从.营救营救.u by+时间，主句时态：时间，主句时态：by+过去时间，主句用过去完成
10、时过去时间，主句用过去完成时 by+现在时间，主句用现在完成时现在时间，主句用现在完成时 by+将来时间，主句用将来完成时将来时间，主句用将来完成时u consist of 由由.组成组成 be made up of 由由.组成组成 be composed of 由由.组成组成点击添加标题0 2There are many variations of passages of Lorem Ipsum available,but the majority have suffered alteration some form,by injected humour,or randomThere are
11、Look at the pictures and answer the questions.1.Which one do you think is the most dangerous?2.Can you name some big natural disasters in history?As far as I am concerned,earthquake is the most dangerous disaster,which can leave lots of people homeless.2004,Tsunami in Indonesia;2008,Wenchuan earthqu
12、ake;2019-2020,Australian wildfire.Complete the reports with the words in Activity 4.Pay attention to the words describing natural disasters.typhoonwildfireavalanchesearthquaketsunamiblizzarddroughtclaim v.（战争、事故等）夺去（生命）；（战争、事故等）夺去（生命）；声称，断言；索要，索取声称，断言；索要，索取 claim to do sth./that.声称声称/主张主张 claim for
13、要求要求/索要某物索要某物claim n.声称，断言；索赔声称，断言；索赔 make a claim for 要求要求.，就，就.提出要求提出要求threaten v.威胁到，危及；威胁，恐吓威胁到，危及；威胁，恐吓 threaten to do sth.威胁要做某事威胁要做某事 threaten sb.with.用用.威胁某人（主动）威胁某人（主动）be threatened with.受到受到.威胁（被动）威胁（被动）threat n.威胁，恐吓威胁，恐吓threatening adj.恐吓的，具有威胁的恐吓的，具有威胁的Work in pairs.Talk about a recent
14、natural disaster you have heard about or seen on the news.uHave you heard the news about.?uHow long have.lasted?uWhats the effect of.?uHow do you think we should cope with.?uHow has the weather changed.?Listen to the weather forecast and match the weather symbol to the locations on the map.becdaList
15、en again and complete the form.warm clothes-15fry meat on the road get medical attentionhurricanesafe indoorsthrough floodwaters1325wildfiresNow talk about how the speakers describe their weather.Listen again if necessary.Work in pairs.Act out the conversation to talk about an extreme weather condition.Student A:Turn to Page 83.Student B:Turn to Page 86.uIm calling to check that.uHow long have.lasted?uWhats the effect of.?uHow do you cope with.?uIs there anything I can do to.?uHow has the weather changed.?Thank you!
