1、,课标人教实验版高一 Module 2 Unit 1,Reading,Do you know what a cultural relic is?Cultural relics are traces or features surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of them.,Warming up,Ming Dynasty vase,Look at the pictures below and discuss what they are and whether they are cultural relics or not
2、.,The Taj Mahal (In India),ivory dragon boat,Mogao Caves (In China),The Pyramids in Egypt,The Sydney Opera (in Australia),Cooperative learning 1. Do you know these famous places? If you know, what do you know about them? 2. Which one do you like to visit? Why? 3. What makes a city great and famous?
3、(a long history; cultural relics; many great people; important events taking place there),1. Have you ever seen a piece of amber? What do you know about it? 2. Look at the title and the picture of the reading passage and predict what it is about. Then skim it quickly and see if you were right.,Pre-r
4、eading,In Search of the Amber Room (Prussia),The Amber Room was made of almost seven thousand tons of amber. It was built in Prussia. Then, the king, Frederick William I, sent it to Peter the Great as a gift of friend-ship. And it soon became part of the winter palace. Later, Catherine had her artis
5、ts add more details to its design. In September, 1941 the Nazi German army secretly stole the Amber Room and then it disappeared mystically.,Background,Reading,Task 1: Fast reading,1. What does the text tell us about amber? 2. How many tons of amber were used to make the Amber Room? 3. What else wer
6、e used to make the room besides amber? 4. Why was the Amber Room first built?,5. When and why did Frederick William I give the Amber Room to Peter the Great? 6. What did Peter the Great give in return? 7. What did Catherine the Great do with the Amber Room？ 8. When and how was the Amber Room suppose
7、d to have been lost?,1. The king of Prussia who gave the Amber Room as a gift to Russia was_. A. Frederick I B. Frederick William I C. Peter the Great D. Catherine II,B,Task 2: Careful reading Detailed information,2. The king of Prussia gave the Amber Room to Russia because_. A. he wanted to marry C
8、atherine II. B. he was kind. C. he needed better soldiers D. he wanted to make friends,D,3. The Amber Room was stolen by_. A. Russian soldiers B. German soldiers C. People in Konigsberg D. People in St Petersburg 4. In 1941, the city of Konigsberg was in _. A. Germany B. Russia C. Sweden D. France,B
9、,A,C,5. The Russians didnt hide the Amber Room because _. A. they were at war B. the couldnt find a place C. the German soldiers arrived too soon D. no train could take it away,Paragraph 1. How was the Amber Room made? Paragraph 2. Why did the King of Prussia give the Amber Room to the Czar of Russi
10、a as a gift?,Task 3: Main idea of each paragraph,Paragraph 3. How did the Amber Room become one of the wonders of the world. Paragraph 4. How did the Amber Room get lost. Paragraph 5. How was a new Amber Room built.,Task 4 Fill in the form:,In 1716 , Frederick William I gave the Amber Room to Peter
11、the Great , as a gift of friendship from Prussian to the Russian people.,In 1770, the Amber Room was completed the way Catherine wanted it.,In September, 1941, the Nazi German and Russia were at war, and the Amber Room was missing.,In the spring of 2003, a new Amber Room was built at the Summer Pala
12、ce, and it was 300 years old.,Amber,fancy style,4 metres,Designed,winter palace,more details,celebrated,small art objects,the room itself,ready / built,Read the text again and tell whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). 1. It took some best artists about ten years to make the ol
13、d Amber Room. 2. The Amber Room served as a reception hall for the guests of Frederick I.,T,F,3. The Amber Room was taken apart, put inside some wooden boxes and taken away by the Nazis. 4. The new Amber Room was built at the winter palace.,T,F,Post-reading,The characteristics of the passage,This pa
14、ssage tells the history of the Amber Room in the order of time so that we can clearly know what happened to it. Besides the passage uses the Past Tense.,Listen to the tape and follow it to read the text.,Listening,Discussion,What should we do to protect our cultural relics?,Explanation,1. rare: 稀罕的,
15、 稀有的a rare disease 罕见的病 2. valuable 贵重的, 有价值的 Gold is valuable because it is a scarce metal.,3. survive vt &vi 幸存Fortunately he survived the traffic accident.Camels can survive for many days with no water.survivor (n.) 幸存者survival (n.) 幸存The helicopter picked up all the _.They prayed for the _ of th
16、e sailors,survivors,survival,could,couldnt,4. 情态动词+have done (对过去发生的事实的推测)He paid for a seat when he _ have entered free. (could /would / must / need)I _ have been more than six years old when the accident happened. (shouldnt / couldnt / mustnt / neednt),5. gift 礼物; 天赋He has got lots of birthday gif
17、ts.He is a man of gifts. 他多才多艺。The boy has a gift for music.gifted (adj.) 有天赋的,6. amazing 令人惊喜的an amazing achievement/discovery惊人的成就/发现amazed adj.吃惊的, 惊奇的 I was amazed at his stupidity.,Visitors were _ at the _ soaring drive of our shipbuilders. A. amazed; amazing B. amazed; amazed C. amazing; amazi
18、ng D. amazing; amazed,7. This gift was the Amber Room, which was given this name because several tons of amber were used to make it. 考点 which引导非限制性定语从句。 考例1 The road conditions there turned out to be very good, _ was more than we could expect. (2008 全国卷II) A. it B. what C. which D. that,点拨 which引导非限
19、制性定语从句，指代前面整个句子的内容; that一般不引导非限制性定语从句; it, what都不能引导定语从句。,考例2 The Science Museum, _ we visited during a recent trip to Britain, is one of Londons tourist attractions. (江苏 2008) A. which B. what C. that D. where 点拨 which代指the Science Museum，在从句中作宾语；where也可引导非限制性定语从句，但它在从句中作状语。,8. design (v. / n.) (1)
20、 They _ the building carefully. (2) The experiment _ test the new drug. (打算将用作) (3) I like the _ of the new school. (4) Children above 12 are able to take part in skiing or other activities _ (design) for them. (05丰台统考),designed,designed,is designed to,design,9. fancy adj. (1) fancy clothes 新奇服装 (2)
21、 Fancy meeting you here! 想不到在这儿见到你了! (3) I dont fancy walking in the snow. 我不喜欢在雨中行走。have a fancy for 爱好,爱上,入迷fancy sb. doing sth. 想象某人做某事,10. It was also a treasure decorated with gold and jewels, which took the countrys best artists about ten years to make. 点拨 本句是一个主从复合句。 逗号前为主句，其中“decorated with
22、gold and jewels”为过去分词短语作treasure的后置定语；逗号后为which 引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词treasure。take sb. some time表示“花了某人一些时间”。这个结构也可改写为句型：it takes sb. some time to do sth.。,如： The job was very difficult, which took the workers ten months to do. 这项工作十分困难，它花费了工人们十个月的时间。 It took me quite a long time to understand the meani
23、ng of the painting. 我花了相当长的时间才理解了那幅画的意义。,11. However, the next King of Prussia, Frederick William , to whom the amber room belonged, decided not to keep it. 考点 介词+关系代词引导的非限制性定语从句。 考例1 He was educated at the local high school, _ he went on to Beijing University. (江苏2007) A. after which B. after that
24、C. in which D. in that,点拨 根据句子意思可知从句的动作发生在主句之后，所以用介词after, which指代的是前面的整个句子。 考例2 Last week，only two people came to look at the house， _ wanted to buy it. (安徽2007) A none of them B both of them C none of whom D neither of whom,点拨 根据句子意思可知定语从句的先行词是only two people, 这样就可以确定应选neither 或both, 根据句子结构可知后面句子作
25、定语从句，故选D。,12. in return 回报, 作为报酬What can we do for them in return for all the help they have given us? 我们将怎样来报答他们所给予我们的 种种帮助呢?I gave him some books in return for his assistance.in turn 轮流地, 依次; 反过来by turns 轮流地, 时而时而,13. 区别：state, country, nation, 三个词都表示“国家”: state则重于政权, country 则重于疆土, 而nation 则重于民族,
26、Our _ is larger than Japan.Our Chinese _ is playing an important role in the world now.Anyone who gives out the _secret will be punished seriously.,country,nation,state,14. serve as 用作, 适合 That cup will serve as a sugar bowl. serve 服务, 供职 serve under the king serve for 为谁服务 I have served for this co
27、mpany for 2 years.,15. In 1770 the room was completed the way she wanted. 点拨 the way 后接定语从句时，有三种形式： 1）省略关系代词； 2）用关系代词that连接； 3）用in which连接。另外，本句中the way前省略了in。,如： She was pleased with the way （that / in which） he had accepted her criticism. 她对他接受批评的态度很满意。 We admired him for the way (that / in which)
28、 he faces his difficulties. 我们欣赏他面对困难的方式。,16. 介词+名词 (表状态) at war/work/home/table on show/duty/sale/holiday/fire/watch in trouble/danger/battle/doubt under repair/discussion/construction,17. Theres no doubt thatTheres no need to do / for sth / sbTheres no possibility that(Its) no wonder (that)难怪 Do y
29、ou doubt _ she will succeed? I doubt _ he will keep his word. I have no doubt _ he will win the game.,that,if/whether,that,考例 Some researchers believe that there is no doubt _ a cure for AIDS will be found. (广东 2005) A. which B. that C. what D. whether 点拨 There is no doubt that . 为固定用法，意为“毫无疑问”。,18.
30、 remain (1) vi. 留下, 遗留I went to the city, but my brother remained at home. (2) link-verb. 后接n. /adj. /介词短语/表位置的adv.My friend became a boss, but I remained a teacher.The death of the old man remained unknown.The problem remains to be discussed.,Nothing remains but to send the invitation out. (只要就行了)
31、It only remains for me to sign the paper that you gave me. (某人所要做的只是某事) He bought a new book with the _ (剩下的) 40 yuan. =He bought a new book with the 40 yuan _. (剩下的),remaining,left,考例1 Although he has taken a lot of medicine, his health _ poor. (上海2002春) A. proves B. remains C. maintains D. continu
32、es 点拨 remain 意为“仍然是”，后接形容词作表语。prove 证明；maintain 维持；continue 继续。,考例2 It was already past midnight and only three young men _ in the tea house. (安徽2006) A. left B. remained C. delayed D. deserted 点拨 remain 意为“停留; 逗留”。delay 耽搁；desert 遗弃。,19. former a. 以前的, 从前的 Her former husband 她的前夫 n. 前者 Of the two p
33、ossibilities, the former seems more likely.,20. worth, worthy, worth-while都为adj. 意为“值得”worth: be worth + n. 当名词为金钱时, 表示“ 值得” be worth doing sth. “某事值得被做” The question is not worth discussing again and again.,worthy: be worthy of +n. 当名词为抽象名词时表示 “值得” be worthy to be done “某事值得被做“ The question is not
34、worthy to be discussed again and again.,worth-while: be worth-while to do sth “值得做某事” It is worth while doing sth It is worth while sb to do sth.,典型例题 It is not _ to discuss the question again and again. A. worth B. worthy C. worth-while D. worth while 答案C. 由worth的用法可知，此句只适合词组be worth-while to do st
35、h.。因此选C。,I. 根据下列各句句意及所给单词的首字母或汉语提示, 写出该单词的正确形式。 1. The gloves were _ (设计) for extremely cold climates. 2. I wouldnt tell lies to you; thats not my _ (风格). 3. The woman was delighted at the recovery of her stolen _ (珠宝). 4. There is no _ (怀疑) that we will be successful.,designed,style,jewels,doubt,练习
36、坊,5. _ (接收效果) of TV programs is unsatisfactory here. 6. I dont f_ walking in the rain. 7. The a_ showed me his paintings. 8. He is very f_ with everyone; he never joins in a laugh. 9. No bees, no h_; no work, no money. 10. T_ were sent to protect the Oil Ministry against surprise attack.,Reception,f
37、ancy,artist,formal,honey,Troops,II. 用所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. It was _ (amaze) that he knew nothing about the event. 2. That shop has a fine _ (select) of cakes. 3. Our _ (wood) sofa seems not very comfortable. 4. We havent told our friends about our _(remove) to London. 5. His dream of becoming an _ (art) h
38、as come true.,amazing,selection,wooden,removal,artist,6. Two leaders _ (secret) flew to that country to solve the problem. 7. It is _(doubt) whether he can carry on his tasks as president for the next five years. 8. Why is it that he _(rare) mentions his childhood?,rarely,secretly,doubtful,III. 翻译 不
39、到十分钟的时间他就完成了作业。 (less than)2. 你和我属于不同的班级。 (belong to)3. 我送给他一份礼物以回报他对我的帮 助。(in return for),He finished his homework in less than ten minutes.,You and I belong to different classes.,I sent him a present in return for his help.,4. 这个国家与邻国已打了两年仗了。(at war)5. 毫无疑问他会来帮助你的。(there is no doubt),The country h
40、as been at war with its neighbor for two years.,There is no doubt that he will come to help you.,6. 这所房子真的值得买。(worth)7. 商务信函应该用正式文体。(in.style),The business letter should be written in a formal style.,The house is really worth buying.,1. Remember the useful words and Expressions. 2. Prepare for the next period.,Homework,
