1、Unit 5 Working the LandBuild up your vocabularycrushn a crowd of people pressed close together in a small space（狭小空间中）拥挤的人群a big crush in the theatre bar 剧院酒吧里拥挤不堪的人群I couldnt find a way through the crush.人太挤，我挤不过去。vt to press or squeeze sth so hard that it is damaged or injured,or loses its shape 压
2、坏；压伤；挤压变形Several people were crushed to death in the accident.好几个人在事故中压死了。1.pledge sth(to sb/sth)to formally promise to give or do sth 保证给予（或做）；正式承诺2.investigation an official examination of the facts about a situation,crime,etc.（正式的）调查，侦查She is still under investigation.她仍在接受调查。3.surge to move quic
3、kly and with force in a particular direction 涌；汹涌；涌动;涌入4.alleyway小巷South Koreas president has pledged a full investigation after at least 153 people were crushed to death during Halloween celebrations when crowds surged through a narrow alleyway in a packed nightlife area of Seoul,plunging the natio
4、n into mourning.Yoon Suk-yeol designated Seouls popular Itaewon district a disaster zone after the deadliest crowd crush in South Korean history,describing it as“a tragedy.that should not have happened”.5.plunge:If a person or thing is plunged into a particular state or situation,or if they plunge i
5、nto it,they are suddenly in that state or situation.使突然陷入;突然陷入6.packedextremely full of people 异常异常拥挤的；挤满人的拥挤的；挤满人的7.mourn (for sb/sth)to feel and show sadness because sb has died;to feel sad because sth no longer exists or is no longer the same（因失去而）哀悼，忧伤8.designate vt sth(as)sth sth(as being sth)t
6、o say officially that sth has a particular character or name;to describe sth in a particular way 命名；指定9.tragedy悲剧悲剧South Koreas president has pledged a full investigation after at least 153 people were crushed to death during Halloween celebrations when crowds surged through a narrow alleyway in a p
7、acked nightlife area of Seoul,plunging the nation into mourning.Yoon Suk-yeol designated Seouls popular Itaewon district a disaster zone after the deadliest crowd crush in South Korean history,describing it as“a tragedy.that should not have happened”.educatedgraduationcreationgeneratedestimationesti
8、mation1.estimation sing.a judgement or opinion about the value or quality of sb/sth 判断；评价；看法Who is the best candidate in your estimation?你认为谁是最合适的人选？C a judgement about the levels or quantity of sth（对水平、数量等的）估计 Estimations of our total world sales are around 50 million.我们在全世界的总销售量估计在5 000万左右。2.estim
9、ate:a judgement that you make without having the exact details or figures about the size,amount,cost,etc.of sth（对数量、成本等的）估计；估价I can give you a rough estimate of the amount of wood you will need.我可以粗略估计一下你所需要的木材量。At least 5 000 people were killed,and thats a conservative estimate(=the real figure wil
10、l be higher).至少5 000人丧生，这还是个保守的估计。1 Replace the underlined words with the correct forms of the words from the text._1 To deal with this crisis,he chose to study agriculture.tackletackle:to make a determined effort to deal with a difficult problem or situation 应付，处理，解决（难题或局面）The government is determi
11、ned to tackle inflation.政府决心解决通货膨胀问题。1 Replace the underlined words with the correct forms of the words from the text._ 2 He is a very good actor and he commits himself to every role that he takes on.devote:to give most of your time,energy,attention,etc.to sb/sth 献身；致力；专心devotes搭配搭配1 Replace the und
12、erlined words with the correct forms of the words from the text._ 3 Yuan Longping strongly believed that the answer could be found in the creation of hybrid rice.convince:convince sb/yourself(of sth)使确信；使相信；使信服was(strongly)convinced1 Replace the underlined words with the correct forms of the words f
13、rom the text._ 4 Yuan Longping,through intense effort,solved enormous difficulties and developed the first hybrid rice that could be used for farming.overcome:to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving sth 克服；解决She overcame injury to win the Olymp
14、ic gold medal.她战胜了伤痛，赢得了奥运会金牌。The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue.两个政党设法弥合了在这个问题上的分歧。overcame1 Replace the underlined words with the correct forms of the words from the text._ 5 This hybrid enabled farmers to increase their output greatly.expand to become greater in si
15、ze,number or importance;to make sth greater in size,number or importance 扩大，增加，增强（尺码、数量或重要性）Metals expand when they are heated.金属受热会膨胀。Student numbers are expanding rapidly.学生人数在迅速增加。A childs vocabulary expands through reading.孩子的词汇量通过阅读得到扩大。expand1 Replace the underlined words with the correct form
16、s of the words from the text._ 6 Students are encouraged to try a variety of free-time activities to reduce the intense stress from studying.leisure time that is spent doing what you enjoy when you are not working or studying 闲暇；空闲；休闲闲暇；空闲；休闲These days we have more money and more leisure to enjoy it
17、.如今我们有更多的钱和空闲时间来享受了。如今我们有更多的钱和空闲时间来享受了。leisure activities/interests/pursuits 业余活动业余活动leisure2 Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the words from the text.Then use these words to make your own sentences.1 The c_of a person are the special qualities that make him or her different from oth
18、ers.2 Scientists from different countries have been pursuing various possibilties to overcome food s_.3 Many of us a_that earthquakes would never happen in our area.4 With more and more farm machines being used in the fields,the c_of fuel has been increasing.haracteristicshortagessumeonsumption2 Com
19、plete the sentences with the correct forms of the words from the text.Then use these words to make your own sentences.5 Newspapers should pay less attention to media c_ and more attention to our national heroes.6 Our general manager tried his best to help overcome the difficulties we were facing dur
20、ing the financial c_.7 My mother is very c_and finds it hard to accept the modern lifestyle that I enjoy.8 The government has decided to boost the programme to g_more new jobs.elebritiesrisisonventionalenerategenerate:to produce or create sth 产生；引起产生；引起 to generate electricity/heat/power 发电；产生热动力 to
21、 generate income/profit 产生收益利润 We need someone to generate new ideas.我们需要有人出新主意。A vast underground shelter built during World War has been turned into an urban farm,supplying supermarkets and restaurants in London.The shelter,which could protect up to 8,000 people from wartime bombs,_ two large tunn
22、els that were intended to one day become an extension of the London Underground.But that never became _ and the shelter was left for 70 years.Then businessmen decided to make use of it to grow green vegetables to meet increasing _plete the news report below with the correct forms of the words and ph
23、rases in the boxis comprised of realconsumption1.bomb:a weapon designed to explode at a particular time or when it is dropped or thrown 炸弹炸弹2.extension:the act of making sth longer or larger;the thing that is made longer and larger 延长；扩大；延长；扩大；延长（或扩大）的事延长（或扩大）的事物物 The tunnels are lit with pink LEDs
24、as there is no natural light _ below the ground.The vegetables are grown in special liquids instead of the earth that is used as in_ farming.Many experts share a _that this kind of urban farming could help not only in _ the problem of population growth,but also in adapting to climate plete the news report below with the correct forms of the words and phrases in the boxdeep downconventionalvisiontackling1.deep down 隧隧道深处道深处2.vision 愿景；愿景；构想构想3.adapt to 适应适应Thank YouThank You
