牛津版模块9第一单元Reading.ppt

Unit 2,Reading The Acropolis,Warming up,Reading,Language points,Homework,Fast reading,Detailed reading,Post reading,Do you know where the first Olympic games was held?,Warming up,The First Olympics Greece,When we talk about Greece, what do you think of? (history, art, architecture) Do you know anything about Athens and the Olympic Games?,Discussion,The Aegeon Sea塞萨洛尼基,Athena,The 2004 Olympics,Elgin Marbles 埃尔金石雕,The Parthenon 帕台农神庙,The Temple of Athena Nike （雅典娜胜利女神庙）,The Erechtheum 厄瑞克修姆神庙,2,The Acropolis in Greece,What do you think of when you see the Acropolis in Greece?,返回首页,Fast reading,Read the article quickly and answer the following questions.,1. When did the construction of the Acropolis start? 2. What were the building of the Acropolis made of? 3. When was the Acropolis listed as a World Heritage site?,1. It started in the 5th century BC.,2. They were made of marble.,3. It was listed as a World Heritage site in 1987 by UNESCO.,Answers:,返回首页,Detailed reading,2,1. In which fields did the Greeks make contributions to Western civilization?,Read the passage again and answer the following questions:,Activity 1: First reading,In the fields of philosophy, science, mathematics, art, architecture, theatre, politics and sport.,2. How has the Acropolis been damaged?,It has been damaged partly by natural force like earthquakes, but the greatest damage of all has been caused by man.,3. What was the last major damage done to the Acropolis by man?,The last major damage occurred with the theft of many of the best sculptures in 1801, when an Englishman cut them off the face of the Parthenon and took them to London.,4. What is the aim of the committee set up in 1975? 5. Why is the committee undertaking work to educate the public?,Its aim is to undertake a complete repair of the Acropolis.,To teach people how to avoid damaging important historic buildings so that they can enjoy these buildings for generations to come.,6. What would happen if people did not learn how to prevent damage to the Acropolis?,More important historic buildings would be damaged.,Scan the article again and fill in the form below:,Activity 2: Second reading,a steady cleaning programme; removed statues from the open air and stored them in a protective museum,to be mended a steady cleaning programme,to be mended,ask for return educational work educational work,Recognizing reference markers,When you reading a text, you can always find reference markers, such as it, she or they, which refer to an object, person, group or idea that has already been mentioned. The use of reference markers is to meant to avoid repeating key words,Reading strategy:,because it makes the article sound boring. For example, instead of saying the Acropolis all the time, the author uses the reference marker “it”, this Sacred Rock and this historic site. Recognizing reference markers will help you read a difficult article. If you come across a new word or something you do,not understand, do not worry. Usually the author will repeat the word in a different way.,Read the third paragraph using the strategy,Complete Parts D and E,Answers: D: 1 d 2 g 3 c 4 e 5 a 6 h 7 f 8 b E: 1. goddess 2. acid rain 3. partly 4. theft 5. warehouse 6. mended 7. steady 8. marble,Activity 3:,返回首页,2,Work in pairs or groups and fill in the form.,influence,Post reading,26,convenience,made,stolen,smog,preserve,World Heritage site,repairing,2,damaging,Group work,Why do you think it is necessary and important to preserve World Heritage sites?,返回首页,Language points,1. No one has had a greater influence on Western civilization than the ancient Greeks.(P18) have an influence on: have an impact/ effect on 对.有影响 对起作用, 产生效果 The computer had made a great impact on modern life.,Language points,诸如no, not, never之类的否定词与形容词或副词的比较级连用，表示最高级含义。意为：再没有比更的了。No other students do better than Jim in English. 再也没有人比Jim的英语好了(是英语最好的) It is not a better idea. 这是再好不过的一个办法了。 I have never heard a more interesting story.我从来没有听过比这更有趣的故事了。 no+比较级+than 结构表示对两个比较对象都进行否定(可由neithernor结构来改写)。例如： Im no more foolish than you. 我们俩都不傻。 (=Neither I nor you is foolish.) not more+比较级+than 结构表示在程度上前者不如后者。例如： This book is not more interesting than that one.这本书不如那本书有趣,2. make advances in 在取得进步 as is the marathon 也一样 in honour of 为了对表示敬意，为了纪念/欢迎 house vt. (line 30) 1.给.房子住;给.房子用 The poor were housed in dingy, rotting buildings. 穷人住在昏暗的朽烂的房子里。 2.收藏，把.储藏在房内 The library houses about one million books. 该图书馆收藏了约一百万册书。,3. we associate ancient Greek civilization with the capital city of Athens(line 16) associate with: to combine with 与交往，联系 We associated with all sorts of people. 我们与各种各样的人都打交道。 We associate turkey with Thanksgiving. 我们看到火鸡就联想到感恩节。,4. is no different. 也不例外/没什么两样 (line 42) Even you are no different/ exception.即使你也不例外 natural forces 自然力量 seize / take control of 控制，占领 (line 46) cut off (line 57) 1.切断，阻碍；使分离，使隔绝 2. 删去；停止 3.切下；剪下；切断 cut across 抄近路，打断 cut short 缩短， 中断 cut in 插入，插话,5. turn over (line 61) 1.翻转,翻滚,翻身 The engine turned over but wouldnt start. 发动机转了一圈，但是没有起动 2.考虑；思考： She turned over the problem in her mind. 她仔细考虑了这个问题 3.移交；交出： turned over the illegal funds. 交出了非法资金 The old man turned his business over to his son. = The son took over his fathers business. an autonomous country 自治国家 (line 69),6. In fact, repairs were so clumsy that they made some of the buildings less secure than they had been before. (line 76) clumsy adj. 无技巧的，笨拙的 This cobbler is rather clumsy. 这个补鞋匠真是笨手笨脚。 Unfortunately, I was still very clumsy behind the wheel of the jeep. 令人遗憾的是我开起吉普来还是笨手笨脚。,7. In a gesture to help preserve history, the Greek government appointed a committee in 1975 to undertake a complete repair of the Acropolis. (P19) In a gesture to do sth 为了表示的姿态(意愿) 1) gesture n. 姿态， 手势； 举止； 态度，观点,make a gesture of despair 作出绝望的样子 speak by gesture 以手势表达 They made a rude gesture at the driver of the other car.,2) appoint vt. 任命，委任；约定，指定 （时间、地点） Its said that the new headmaster has been appointed. 据说新校长已经任命。 We have to appoint a date for the meeting. 我们得确定一个会议日期。 She has appointed to meet John at the entrance of the hall.她已经定好在大厅门口与约翰见面。,appoint的意思是“任命，指派，委任”，后多跟职位一类的名词. They appointed him Minister of Education. 他们任命他为教育部长。 She was appointed to the Chairmanship of the Committee.她被任命为委员会的主席。 联想: appointment n. 任命；职务；约会 appointee n. 被任命者，被委派者,用appoint及其相关词的适当形式填空。 Everyone assembled in the hall at the _ time. 2. They congratulated him on his _ as chairman. 3. Well, do you think Tom is a possible _ for the position? 4. We have _ three new teachers this year.,appointed,appointment,appointee,appointed,3) undertake vt. undertook, undertaken 承担；着手，进行；许诺，保证 undertake a task/ a project/ a research/ a study/ an experiment He undertook to pay the money back in six months.,8. Poor repair work has to be mended (line 100) mend vt. 修理；解决 They took a long time to mend the roof. 他们花了很长时间修缮屋顶。,He sent Evans as his personal envoy to discuss ways to mend relations between the two countries. 他派埃文斯以私人特使的身份前往商讨修复两国关系的途径。,9. A steady cleaning programme must follow in order to protect the marble from smog and acid rain. (line 103) steady adj. 稳步的，持续的，匀速的 Despite the steady progress of bui