Unit2Section Ⅱ Warming UpReadingLanguage Points.docx

1、Unit2Section Warming Up ReadingLanguage PointsSection Warming Up & ReadingLanguage Points because of因为；由于(教材P9)Later in the next century, people from England made voyages to conquer other parts of the world and because of that, English began to be spoken in many other countries.后来，在下个世纪(17世纪)英国人开始航海

2、，征服了世界的其他地区。于是，许多别的国家开始说英语了。He has recovered from his illness because of careful treatment of the doctors and nurses.多亏了医生和护士们的精心治疗，他的病已痊愈。because of是介词短语，表示原因，后接名词、代词、动名词或what引导的宾语从句，在句中作状语because是从属连词，引导原因状语从句，表示主句的根本原因The sports meeting had to be put off because_of the heavy rain.The sports meeti

3、ng had to be put off because it rained heavily.由于下大雨，运动会不得不延期举行。He became very angry because of what you said just now.因为你刚才说的话他非常生气。 nativeadj.本国的；本地的n本地人；本国人(教材P10)Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所讲的语言不尽相同，也可以相互理解。(1)

4、be native to原产于ones native country/land/language 某人的祖国/故乡/母语(2)be a native of. 的人；原产于的动物或植物 As a matter of fact, French is not my native language.事实上，法语不是我的母语。Is her uncle a native of Shanghai, or just a visitor?她叔叔是上海人，还是只是一名游客？The researcher says the tiger is native to India.研究人员说这种虎产于印度。 come up走

5、近；上来；被提出；破土而出；发芽；升起；发生(教材P10)Id like to come up to your apartment.我很乐意到你的公寓去。写出下列句中come up的含义(1)My teacher came up and talked with me face to face.走近(2)In order to finish the task on time, a good piece of advice came up at the meeting.被提出(3)Luckily, we watched the sun come up.升起(4)Ill let him know i

6、f anything comes up.发生come up with想出，提出 He has come up with a good way to settle the problem.他已想出一个解决这个问题的好办法。 actuallyadv.实际上；事实上(教材P10)Actually all languages change and develop when cultures meet and communicate with each other.事实上，当不同文化互相交流渗透时，所有的语言都会有所变化、有所发展。事实上，实际上 He looked calm，but actually

7、he was very nervous.他看起来很镇定，但实际上却非常紧张。As_a_matter_of_fact/Actually/In_fact，I dont know the truth.事实上，我不知道事实真相。 basevt.以为根据n基部；基地；基础(教材P10)It was based more on German than the English we speak at present.当时的英语更多的是以德语为基础，而不是我们今天所说的英语。(1)base.on.以为基础be based on/upon 以为基础/依据(2)basic adj. 基础的 One should

8、always base his opinion on facts.一个人应该始终以事实为根据发表自己的观点。In my diary，I set down a series of things that are all based(base) on facts.在我的日记里，我记下了一系列有事实根据的事情。Based(base) on a true story, the film is very popular.以一个真实的故事为基础，这部电影非常受欢迎。 (经典例句)I am very busy at present and I cant join in your game.我现在很忙，我不能

9、参加你们的游戏。(1)present adj.目前的；现在的；出席的n. 现在；礼物(2)at the present time 目前，现在for the present 目前；暂时be present at 出席 At present, I am suffering from a bad back.现在，我正在遭受背痛的折磨。He doesnt know how to deal with the difficult situation for_the_present暂时他不知道该怎样应对困难的局势。All the people(who were) present at the meeting

10、 were moved by his story.所有出席会议的人都被他的故事打动了。 make use of利用；使用(教材P10)So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to make use of a wider vocabulary than ever before.所以到17世纪，莎士比亚所用的词汇量比以前任何时期都大。make good use of好好利用make the best/most of 充分利用make full use of 充分利用make little use of 很少利用 I will make full use of my

11、 spare time in order to enrich my vocabulary.我将充分利用我的业余时间来丰富自己的词汇。Youd better make full use of this chance to improve your English.你最好充分利用这次机会提高你的英语。The wise use should be_made (make) of such expensive material.应该明智地使用这种昂贵的材料。Scientific knowledge should be made full use of to_help(help) us live a ha

12、ppy life.充分利用科学知识帮助我们过幸福的生活。 latteradj.较后的；后半的；(两者中)后者的(教材P10)The latter gave a separate identity to American English spelling.后者体现了美国英语拼写的不同特色。(1)the former.the latter.前者后者(2)later adj. 晚年的，较后的adv. 以后，后来late adj. 迟的，晚的 adv. 晚地lately adv. 最近；近来；不久前latest adj. 最近的，最新的 Lisa was getting along well with

13、 a boy in her class.The latter came from America.丽莎跟班上一个男孩相处得不错，后者来自美国。Of the two，the former is more useful than the latter(late)两者之中前者比后者更有用。Believe it or not，I met him again three years later (late)信不信由你，三年后我再次遇见他。 such as例如；像这种的(教材P10)English is also spoken in Singapore and Malaysia and countries

14、 in Africa such as South Africa.新加坡和马来西亚以及非洲的一些国家例如南非也讲英语。We learn many subjects in school，such as Chinese，English, Maths, Physics and Chemistry.我们在学校里学习许多课程，诸如语文、英语、数学、物理和化学之类的。such as 用来列举事物，用在列举的事物与前面名词之间，一般列举同类人或事物中的几个例子，as后面不可有逗号for example用来举例说明前面说过的话或提出的观点，一般列举同类人或事物中的一个，位置灵活，可位于句首、句中和句末，往往用逗

15、号隔开They planted beautiful flowers such_as roses and sunflowers in the garden.他们在花园里种了些美丽的花，如玫瑰，向日葵。Many great people rose from poor backgroundsLincoln for_example很多伟人出身贫寒，林肯就是一例。 (教材P10)Native English speakers can understand each other even if they dont speak the same kind of English.以英语作为母语的人，即使他们所

16、讲的语言不尽相同，也可以相互理解。even ifeven though即使，用作连词，引导让步状语从句。 Even if he suffered from a lot of difficulties，he never gave in.尽管饱受许多困难之苦，但他从不屈服。Even_if_I_fail_this_time，I will try again.即使这次失败了，我还要再试试。He likes to help us even_though_he_is_very_busy尽管他很忙，他还是愿意帮我们。 (教材P10)It was based more on German than the E

17、nglish we speak at present.当时的英语更多的是以德语为基础，而不是我们今天所说的英语。(1)more.than.意为“比多；比更；与其说倒不如说”。(2)more than与数词连用，表示“超过，不止”，相当于over。(3)more thann.意为“不只是，不仅仅”。 As far as I know, he is more careful than the others.据我所知，他比其他人更仔细。When her son lied again, she was more_sad_than_angry当她儿子再次撒谎时，与其说她生气倒不如说她伤心。I said

18、hello to her more than one time，but she still ignored me.我不止一次地向她打招呼，但她仍然不理睬我。Both of us are more_than_workmatesWe are close friends.我们俩不只是同事。我们还是亲密的朋友。品句填词1Both English and French are _(官方的) languages in Canada.答案：official2It was reported that their ship broke down on the way and only a few men sur

19、vived from the _(航行)答案：voyage3At the age of 29, Dave was living in a small _(公寓) near Boston and wondering what to do about his future.答案：apartment4Bob seems to be happy all day, but _(事实上) he is tired of his life.答案：actually5The police asked him to show his _(身份) card before he entered the room.答案：

20、identity6To our great joy, the boy is _(逐渐地) recovering from his illness.答案：gradually7Could you give me some tips on how to enrich my _(词汇)，Mr.Smith?答案：vocabulary8Tom told me that he couldnt speak Chinese _ (流利地)答案：fluently9If you dont know the way, you can ask a _(本地人) for help.答案：native10His plan

21、was _(以为根据)on what he had learned from his teacher.答案：based单句改错1More than one student were tired of his long and tiring speech.werewas2Your spare time should be made full use of making up for your lost time.makingto_make3Because the heavy fog, the freeway was closed.Because后加of4As we all know, the p

22、anda is native of China.ofto5As soon as the idea came up with people present all thought highly of it.去掉with6The number of students learning English are larger than ever before.areis课文语法填空So why has English changed 1.over time？Actually all languages change and develop 2.when cultures meet and commun

23、icate with each other.At first the English spoken in England between about AD 450 and 1150 was very different from the English 3.spoken (speak) today.It was based more on German 4.than the English we speak at present.Then gradually between about AD 800 and 1150，English became 5.less (little) like Ge

24、rman because those 6.who ruled England spoke first Danish and later French.These new settlers enriched the English language and 7.especially (especial) its vocabulary.So by the 1600s Shakespeare was able to make use of a 8.wider (wide) vocabulary than ever before.In 1620 some British 9.settlers (set

25、tle) moved to America.Later in the 18th century some British people were taken to Australia too.English began to 10.be_spoken (speak) in both countries.单句语法填空1His English accent is so good that you would think he was a _(nation) speaker.答案：native2We hold such an activity to _(rich) our school life.答

26、案：enrich3Having studied Chinese for two years, now she can speak Chinese _(fluent)答案：fluently4_(actual)，he is an honest and reliable person，whom you can depend on.答案：Actually5_(gradual)，they are tired of life in the noisy city.答案：Gradually6Since he came to power, he has paid several _(office) visits

27、 to some foreign countries.答案：official7We must speak English _(frequent) in order to improve spoken English.答案：frequently8The differences between British and American _(spell) are slight.答案：spelling9The price in different countries will be based _demand and local economic conditions.答案：on10If you wa

28、nt to master English, to have large _(vocabulary) is necessary.答案：vocabularies阅读理解If you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice: there are four skills in learning English. They are reading, listening, speaking, and writing. The most important thing you must remember is t

29、hat if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills you should first master the skills of reading and listening.Read as much as you can. But your reading must be active. It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentence, the meaning of the unfamiliar words, etc. There is no need

30、 for you to pay much attention to grammars or try to understand all the unfamiliar words you come across, but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognize them whenever you see them, for example in other passages or books, is enough. It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it.As for listening, there are two choices: besides reading, you can listen every day