1、Section Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner,.重点单词,1._ adj.乐观的；乐观主义的 2._ vt.造成形状 3._ adv.无疑地；确定地definite adj.明确的；清楚的 4._ adv.最后；终于eventual adj.最后的；最终的 5._ vt.预言；预料prediction n.预言；预测,optimistic,shape,definitely,eventually,predict,.核心短语,1._ 小心；当心 2._ 首先 3._ 即将被淘汰；即将过时 4.throw away _ 5.in progress _,lo
2、ok out,for a start,on the way out,扔掉,在进展中；在进行中,.经典句式,1.Im _ enjoying my life now _ the future!,我现在正忙着享受生活，以至于没有时间担心未来！,2._ predictions come true.,不是所有的预言都会实现。,too busy,to worry about,Not all,原文呈现,Famous Last Words Not all predictions come true.Many of them are wrong，and some are very wrong.Here are
3、just a few of the bad predictions people made in the twentieth century about the twenty-first century： AIRPLANES “No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.” Orville Wright，1908.,COMPUTERS “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson，chairman of IBM，1943. CL
4、OTHES “Thirty years from now people will be wearing clothes made of paper which they will be able to throw away after wearing them two or three times.” Changing Times Magazine，1957.,MEN ON THE MOON “With the first moon colonies predicted for the 1970s，work is now in progress on the types of building
5、 required for men to stay in when theyre on the moon.” Arnold B.Barach in The Changes to Come，1962. THE BEATLES “We dont like their sound，and guitar music is on the way out.” Decca Recording Co.rejecting the Beatles，1962.,ROBOTS IN THE HOUSE “By the year 2000，housewives will probably have a robot sh
6、aped like a box with one large eye on the top，several arms and hands，and long narrow pads on the side for moving about.” New York Times，1966. KEYS “By the mid-1980s no one will ever need to hide a key under the doormat again，because there wont be any keys.” Computer scientist Christopher Evans，The M
7、icro Millennium，1979.,阅读清障,not all并非所有(表示部分否定) come true实现，成为现实 不及物动词短语，不用于被动语态。 定语从句people made in.twenty-first century修饰predictions，定语从句的引导词that/which在从句中作made的宾语，此处省略了。 time在此表示“倍数，倍次”。 two or three times两三次 主句用了将来进行时。过去分词短语made of paper作后置定语修饰clothes，定语从句which they will.times也修饰clothes，从句中的they指
8、的是people，them指的是clothes。,colony n.殖民地 predict vt.预言；预料 in progress在进行中 stay in待在某地 此处为with复合结构，即“with宾语宾补”结构，predict与moon colonies之间为动宾关系，故用过去分词作宾补。 when theyre on the moon为when引导的时间状语从句，when表示“当时”。 on the way out即将被淘汰；即将过时 shape vt.造成形状 pad n.(动物的)脚,move about四处移动；四处游荡 doormat n.门前擦鞋垫 because there
9、 wont be any keys为because引导的原因状语从句。,Read the text carefully and choose the best answer.,1.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text?,A.Airplanes. B.Keys. C.Clothes. D.Food.,2.What does the sentence “Not all predictions come true” mean?,A.All the predictions come true. B.None of the predict
10、ions come true. C.There is no prediction coming true. D.All the predictions do not come true.,3.Which is TRUE about the clothes mentioned in Changing Times Magazine?,A.They are made from wool. B.They are made from cotton. C.They can last for a long time. D.They will be thrown away for they are made
11、of paper.,4.Which of the following doesnt the home robot have?,A.One large eye on the top. B.Several arms. C.Black hair. D.Long narrow pads.,答案 1.D 2.D 3.D 4.C,shape vt.造成形状，塑造n.形状，外形；状况,By the year 2000，housewives will probably have a robot shaped like a box with one large eye on the top.(教材P9) 到20
12、00年，家庭主妇可能拥有机器人，它形状像盒子，顶部有一只大眼 (1)in shape 在外形上；身体健康 out of shape 走样；健康情况不佳 in the shape of 呈的形状 (2)shape.into. 把加工成/塑造成,Childhood experiences often play a big part in shaping ones character. 童年经历在形成一个人的性格方面往往起着重大作用。 The children are shaping the sand _ a tower. 孩子们正把沙子堆成塔形。 Toms birthday cake was _
13、a heart. 汤姆的生日蛋糕是心的形状。 If you want to live a happy life，you must stay _. 如果你想有幸福的生活，一定要保持健康。 You have been sitting on my hat and now it is badly out of shape. 你一直坐在我的帽子上，现在它已严重走样了。,into,in the shape of,in shape,1.look out当心；注意；向外看,Look out！Were having/re going to have an accident！(教材P5) 小心，我们要出事故！ l
14、ook out for 小心，留意 look into 调查 look through 浏览；仔细察看 look up 查阅 look up to 尊敬；敬仰 look down on/upon 鄙视，看不起 look forward to 期待,Dont look out in class.You should concentrate on your teacher. 上课时不要往外看。你应该集中精力听老师讲课。 Do look out for spelling mistakes in your work. 一定要当心你作业中的拼写错误。 We _ some useful informati
15、on at the accident site so that we can _ the matter in future. 我们在事故现场查找一些有用信息以便我们能进一步调查这件事情。 Dont _ those old men.Instead，we should _ them. 不要看不起那些老人。相反，我们要尊敬他们。 温馨提示 与look out意思相近的短语：watch out当心，留神；take care当心，走好；be careful注意，小心。,looked up,look into,look down on/upon,look up to,2.for a start首先(强调一
16、系列理由、意见等的第一条),For a start means at the beginning.(教材P8) “For a start”意思为“at the beginning”。 (1)start/begin with 以开始 to start with(to begin with) 首先，第一 (2)from start to finish 从头到尾 at the start/beginning of 一开始 I dont agree this book is of poor quality.For a start，it is a book well worth reading. 我认为
17、这本书质量不错。 首先，它是一本值得一读的书。,We dont want to travel._ we havent enough money，and secondly were too busy. 我们不想去旅游。一来我们的钱不够，二来我们太忙了。 Our English teacher often tells us English stories _ our classes. 英语老师经常在上课开始时给我们讲一些英语故事。,To start with,at the start of,3.on the way out即将被淘汰，即将过时,If something is on the way
18、out its going to disappear.(教材P8) 如果某物即将被淘汰，也就是说它很快要消失了。 on ones/the way to 在去的路上 in the way 挡道；妨碍 in a way 在某种程度上 by the way 顺便说一下 You must work hard at science and technology，or you will be on the way out. 你必须努力学习科技，否则你就会被淘汰。,Our car broke down _ New York. 我们的车在去纽约的路上坏了。 Mrs.Smith finds it hard to
19、 clear up the mess，as her children are always _ whenever she tries to. 史密斯夫人发现清理杂物很难，因为无论何时她要去做的时候，孩子们总是碍事。 _，who is your favorite basketball player? 顺便问一下，谁是你最喜爱的篮球运动员？,on the way to,in the way,By the way,1.Im too busy enjoying my life now to worry about the future! (教材P8),我现在正忙着享受生活，以至于没有时间担心未来！ 句
20、中是too.to.结构，表示“太而不能”。本身具有否定意义，可用not.enough to do和so.that.句式改写。 (1)某些形容词与too.to.句型连用时，too(very)表示肯定的意义。这些形容词多为表示情感的词，常见的有：anxious，eager，glad，happy，pleased，ready，willing等。 (2)too.to.结构和never或not连用时，表示肯定意义，意为“无论也不过分；越越好”。,That box is too small to hold all these things. 那盒子太小，装不下所有这些东西。 The task is too
21、difficult for us _(do). 这项任务太难了，我们做不了。 He is too eager _ (know) the result of the examination. 他急于知道考试结果。 Its never too late _ (learn). 活到老学到老。,to do,to know,to learn,2.Not all predictions come true.(教材P9),不是所有的预言都会实现。 本句为部分否定句。句中的not all.all.not.，意为“并非所有的都”。故本句也可表达为：All predictions dont come true。
22、(1)英语中的all，both，each，every，everybody，everything，always等具有总括意义的代词和副词与否定词not连用，无论not位置如何，均构成部分否定，表示“并非都”的意思。 (2)英语中的no，none，never，nobody，nothing，neither，no one，nowhere等表否定意义的词(组)与肯定式谓语一起使用构成“全部否定”。,All that glitters is not gold. 谚发光的未必都是黄金。 Its impossible for all the applicants to get the jobs，because
23、 not all of them are fit for them. Its impossible for all the applicants to get the jobs，because _ of them arent fit for them. 并非所有的求职者都能找到工作，因为并非所有人都胜任这些工作。 Both of the two math problems are not very difficult. _ the two math problems are very difficult. 这两道数学题并非都很难。,all,Not both of,_ in the world is difficult if you put your mind into it. 世上无难事，只怕有心人。 None of them will attend the meeting to be held this Sunday. 他们都不会出席将于本周日举行的会议。,Nothing,
