Chapter1_France_is_calling.ppt

1、Chapter one,France is calling,Now that winter is behind us, many people are starting to think about going abroad for the summer holidays. This year, why not spread your wings and visit France? France is a wonderful place to go for a holiday. It is a huge country , with coasts on the English Channel,

2、 the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. In addition, it has many mountain regions which are excellent for skiing. The centre of France is a big, agricultural region, growing crops such as wheat and sunflowers. It is amazing to drive past fields which seem to go on forever or whole hills,cover

3、ed with neat rows of grapevines. One of the most scenic areas is the Loire Valley, where you can visit the old castles in which the kings and queens of France used to live. Paris is the capital of France. It is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. With its world-famous landmark

4、s such as the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, and its wide, tree-lined streets, Paris is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. If you are taking your children with you, remember that EuroDisney is just an hour away from the centre of Paris. It offers many of the,same attractions as th

5、e Disney parks in the USA. If you want to go on to visit Britain, you can now do it without flying or taking a ferry. The Channel Tunnel, or( to use its nickname) the Chunnel, enables you to travel by train from Paris to London in about three hours. In our city, we can see the influence of France in

6、 some ways. France, like China, is famous for its food. Some bakeries provide French bread and cakes. Other popular French products are its cheese, brandy and wine. Many of the worlds top designer names are,French. Name such as Dior in clothes, Chanel in perfume, and Cartier in jewellery are familia

7、r to many Chinese people. A quick walk along Nanjing Road will remind you of many similar names, France is a leader in art and culture, too. A lot of young students from different countries go to France to further their studies. Every year, French film festivals, exhibitions and concerts are organiz

8、ed all over the world. To get the most out of your holiday in France, why not try learning French now? You can do this in some language schools around the city.,Now that由于，既然=because of the fact that Now that 通常用来表示众所周知的原因，而非because那样能表示比较深层次的或隐含的原因。,既然孩子们都已经从家里搬出去了，我们也可以搬到一套小一点的房子去了。,Translate,Now

9、that the children have left home, we can move to a smaller house.,Start to do sth. 开始做，着手做 =start doing sth. Think about doing sth. 考虑做 可用think of代替,Translate,她五岁开始学弹钢琴,She started to play the piano when she was five years old.,我正考虑今天下午打网球,Im thinking about playing tennis this afternoon.,Why not为何不

10、Why not, why dont you与what about这三个句式是可以互相转换的 改写： Why not take some photographs here? _ _you _ some photographs here? _ _ _some photograph here?,Why,dont,take,What,taking,about,世界上的其他三大洋分别是： The Pacific Ocean(大西洋) The Indian Ocean(印度洋) The Arctic Ocean(北冰洋) 河流、海洋、海峡等专有名词前应加上定冠词the。,In addition意为“另外”

11、 In addition , we went to the museum. 此外，我们还去了博物馆。 =We went to the museum as well. 当我们需要表示“除外”的含义时，还可以用in addition to,相当于as well as。 E.g. She speaks five foreign languages in addition to English. = She speaks five foreign languages as well as English.,Be excellent for意为“非常适合与” =be very good for exce

12、llent极好的，卓越的 E.g. This court is excellent for playing tennis. Be excellent in在方面很出色 E.g. Mandy is excellent in swimming.,Translate,法国非常值得去旅游,France is excellent for travelling.,Such as是指“例如，诸如” For example作“例如”时，一般指以同类事物或人中的“一个”为例，作插入语，用逗号隔开，可置于句首、句中或句末。 E.g. He, for example, is a good student. Such

13、 as用来列举同类人或事务中的若干个例子,such as 后面没有逗号。 E.g. Boys such as John and James are very friendly. Like也常常用来表示例举，可与such as互换。 I like drinks like/such as tea and soda.,Seem可用作连系动词或不及物动词，意为“似乎，好像”。常构成如下几种主要句型： 1)seem(to be)+名词 2)seem(to be)+形容词或过去分词 3)seem+不定式。不定式有时使用进行时或完成时。 4)seem+介词短语 5)it seems that意为“看起来，似

14、乎” 6)there seems (to be)意为“似乎有” 7)it seems as if意为“看起来像/仿佛”,Used to+动词原形表示“过去常常做某事，而现在已经不再如此”。因此，其目的是今昔对比。它的一般疑问句和否定句各有两种形式： 一般疑问句:Used you to play football?/ Did you use to play football? 否定句:She used not to be so forgetful./She didnt use to be so forgetful. Used to do sth表示“过去常常做某事，而现在这件事可能已经不在继续了

15、” Be used to do sth是被动语态，表示“被用来做” Be used to doing sth表示“习惯于，适应于”,One of+最高级+可数名词复数 要特别注意在这个结构中，最高级后须用可数名词复数形式，因为这个结构用来表示“（群体）之一”的意思。,Translate,南浦大桥是全中国最长的斜拉索桥之一,Nanpu Bridge is one of the longest suspension bridges in China.,Tree-lined是个复合形容词，意为“两边种着树的” Tree-lined属于“名词-名词-ed”结构的复合形容词，这类的形容词还有： hot-

16、tempered(急性子) chicken-hearted(胆怯的，软弱的) honey-mouthed(甜言蜜语的) paper-backed(平装本的),Offer有“ （主动）拿给，给予”的意思，相当于give,后可接名词或代词，也可接双宾语，即 offer sb sth=offer sth to sb Offer作“提出，表示” E.g. We all went to offer congratulation. Offer后接不定式，表示“主动提出做某事” E.g. He offered to drive us to the airport, but we preferred to w

17、alk there. Offer还有“出售”、“出价”的意思,搭配主要有： 1)offer sth for (money)以多少钱出售某物 2)offer sb (money) for sth/to but sth出价多少购买某物,Go on to do sth (to do是动词不定式)意为“继续做另一件事”，表示的是前一个动作完成之后，又接着去做另一件事，常指短暂性动作，不可与表示时间段的短语连用。 Go on doing sth意为“继续做同一件事”，表示的是“继续做”原来的事情，中间可有停顿，多指延续性动作，能和表示时间段的短语连用。,Translate,他读完了第八课，接着读第九课,

18、She read Lesson Eight and then went on to read Lesson Nine.,他告诉医生不要再继续做手术了,He told the doctor not to go on operating any more.,Enable “使能够”是由形容词able(有能力的)派生而来 Enable to do sth 使有能力做某事 E.g. A birds wings enable it to fly 鸟的翅膀使鸟能飞 Dictionaries enable you understand English words. 词典使你能理解英语词汇,In some w

19、ays是指“在某些方面”。其中way是指“某一方面、某一点或某一特征” In every way各方面 In a way从某方面来说 In no way绝不 By the way顺便一提 On the way 在的路上 E.g. Shanghai looks like Hong Kong in some ways. 上海在某方面看起来像香港,Provide是指“供应，供给”主要用法如下： 1）直接接名词作宾语 2）用于provide sth for sb或provide sb with sth结构，即“向某人提供某物”，两者意思相同。 Provide与offer的区别 Provide指有远见，

20、为应付意外、紧急情况等做好准备而“提供、供给”，可用于provide sb (with sth)或provide sth (for sb)结构 Offer侧重表示“愿意给予”，常用于offer sb sth或offer to do sth结构，后不能接宾语从句。 E.g. She offered me a cup of tea. 她给我端了茶杯 He offered to go instead of me. 他主动提出代替我去,Be familiar to是指“（某人）对很熟悉” E.g. The pop star is quite familiar to young people. 年轻人对这个流行歌手很熟悉 上述句子可以改写成be familiar with的形式，主语以人开头，with后跟所熟悉的事物,Translate,欧洲人对中国音乐不是很熟悉,Chinese music isnt very familiar to the Europeans.,