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Unit2 Reading Language Points. Important language points. 1. Industrial waste must be prevented from polluting our rivers. 2. There is no use wasting time in discussing how it happened. 3. We threw the waste from dinner into the dustbin.
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Important language points 1. Industrial waste must be prevented from polluting our rivers. 2. There is no use wasting time in discussing how it happened. 3. We threw the waste from dinner into the dustbin. 4. The boy probably threw it away, thinking it was waste paper.
1.In addition,many sea creatures are being wiped out by fishing boats.(line16) In addition (to ): as well (as) ; besides In addition,there is one more point I would like to make. In addition to the sandwiches, Aunt Mary gave us cookies to bring to the picnic.
Lay eggs (birds,insects,fish,etc.) produce eggs from their bodies This is the season when fish lay eggs. 1.She laid the baby down gently on the bed. (gently and carefully put somebody or something somewhere.) 2.Why don’t you lay that problem aside for a while and think about it later ?(put something on one side and not to think about it.)
Lay eggs (birds,insects,fish,etc.) produce eggs from their bodies Then both sides started laying the blame on each other. (put someone in a difficult or unpleasant situation.) He was willing to lay down his life for his country. (stop something.)
3.The world’s population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800.(line20) Pay attention to the following patterns: …times+as+adj/adv+as+… This box is four times as light as that box. …times+the comparative degree of adj/adv+than+… The cotton output was four times greater than that of 1996.
…times+the+width(size,length,breadth,level,value…)of+… The earth is 49 times the size of the moon. 4.My suggestion is that we should try to cut back on production and reduce the amount of things we make and buy.(line22) suggestion,advice,requirement,order等作主语时,其后表语从句中的谓语通常用‘’should+动词原形‘’作谓语;或者省略should 。
The advice that the teacher gave was that the students (should)go to bed early during exam time. 5.Mr Lin suggested we should cut back on the amount of things we produce in order to save the environment. Suggest,advise,require,order等动词后接的宾语从句中,也常用‘’should+动词原形‘’作谓语;或者省略should. They advise that a passport be carried with you at all times.
To save money, we should cut back on our spending. 现在许多公司正在裁员. Many companies are cutting back / down on staff at the moment. 如果本月我们不能销售更多的产品,我们就只好削减产量了. If we cannot sell more , we will have to cut back on production.
6.The amount of rubbish we produce is turning into a big problem;we need to think more about recycling. Turn into:change into Water turns into ice when it freezes. More phrases about turn:
Turn up:(of a person) to arrive We arranged to meet at 7:30 ,but she didn’t turn up. Turn out: 1.to be discovered to be;to prove to be It turned out that she was a friend of my sister. 2.to produce The factory turns out 900 cars a week.
Turn over:to change position so that the other side is facing outwards or upwards The car skidded and turned over. 7.But I do agree that recycling may be the key to helping both sides.(line45) Key:the most important thing The key (to sth/doing sth) The key to success is preparation. The key to solving the problem is patience.
8.It is obvious that you are very concerned about the present situation of our environment.(line29) Be concernedabout:be involved in (something) or affected by (something) Why is she so concerned about / with / for / over her appearance? We are all concerned about her safety.
Fill in the blanks with the following words or phrases.change the form where necessary. wipe out in addition (to) large numbers of approach the key (to sth) suggestion be concerned about cut back on turn into
1.To save money,we should_________________our spending. cut back on In addition to 2.______________the subjects already mentioned,students will also study Biology. 3.The deadly disease almost____________the entire population. wiped out concerned about are 4.We____all______________ her safety.
5.They plan to _________the building ____________a hotel. turn into 6.___________________students have volunteered to help. Large numbers of the key to 7.In my opinion, ____________solving the problem is to co-operate rather than argue, 8.After two hours’climbing,we___________the top of the mountain. approached
Homework 1.Finish A1 and A2 on page 98 2. Read the text.
1. 今天辩论的话题 2. 毁坏我们的环境 4. 给鱼儿产卵的时间 3. 展开讨论 5. 大量的有毒化学物质 9. 此外 6. 对人类产生持久的影响 8. 流入河流 7. 进入大气中 12. 与此同时 10. 发展回收工业 15. 削减生产 11. 电视节目主持人 14. 扫除海洋生物 13. 需要更多的土地来居住 16. 变成一个大问题 17. 环保生活方式 18. 按照辩论程序 19. 工业垃圾/废物
1. 对大气污染很担忧 2. 作为一名经济学家 3. 被视为环保反对派 4. 经济发展 5. 健康的环境 6. 稳定的经济 7. 控制污染排放量 8 . 经营这些工厂的老板 9. 关注环境 10. 保护环境的有效法律 11. 交纳更高的税费 12. 允许经济继续增长
1. Why don’t we continue this conversation _____ dinner at that new restaurant across the street? A. while B. when C. over D. as 2. I am talking to you today ____ the way ______ large areas of the world are damaged by industrial waste. A. about; in that B. about; in which C. for ; X D. of; that 3. This will have a lasting effect ____ the number of fish ____ for us to eat. A. on; remaining B. upon; remained C. on ; left D. upon; leaving