M10U2-Language points.ppt

1、,Population movement in the USA,“Aging in the sun”,The paragraphs can be divided into 3 parts under this subtitle. Get the main idea of each part.,Structure,在阳光下变老,Part 1: Para 1 _ Part 2: Para 2 Part 3: Para 3-5,Aging in the sun,Older Americans are on the move.,For decades, Florida_,The reasons _af

2、ter their retirement.,why so many people move to Florida,has been attracting older people.,2009-11,“Bright lights, big cities” 光亮的大城市,Divide the paragraphs under this subtitle into 2 parts and get the main idea of each part.,Structure,Bright lights, big cities,Part 1: Part 2:,Para 1-2,Para 3-5,Young

3、 people want to live in cities.,Different reasons for young adults moving to cities.,Language points,Older Americans are on the move. 1) on the move traveling from place to place 在迁移中， 在行进中 e.g. Well be on the move next week, so you wont be able to reach us.,2) busy or active all the time 繁忙的，活跃的 e.

4、g. Hes always on the move and never has time to talk/rest. 3) developing quickly 快速发展 e.g. Its an industry on the move.,2. Younger people might like snow and cold, but for people my age, such weather is very tough tough adj. 1) 艰难的；艰难的；棘手的 e.g. Shes been having a tough time of it (= a lot of problem

5、s) lately. 她最近的日子一直很难熬。,2) tough adj. 严格；坚定 (on/with sb./sth.) e.g. Its about time teachers started to get tough with bullies. 现在教师该对横行霸道的学生开始 采取严厉措施了。,3. Snow can turn into ice, which is easy to slip on.,1) vi. 滑行；滑跤；滑落，滑掉，松 脱；溜；悄悄走；（时间）不知不觉 地过去；（健康等）变坏；下降；匆 忙地穿（或脱）；无意中讲出；泄漏 slip (slipped; slipped;

6、 slipping) e.g. The ship slipped through the water. 船在水面滑行。 She slipped on the ice. 她在冰上滑倒了。,The student slipped out of the classroom. 那学生溜出了教室。 Standards are slipping in this hotel. 这家旅馆的水平在下降。 He slipped into his coat and went out. 他迅速穿好上衣出去了。,2) n. 滑动；滑跤；失足； 下降；疏忽； 错误 e.g. He took a slip in the b

7、athroom. 他在浴室里滑了一跤。 There has been a slip in the quality of your work. 你的工作质量有所下降。 That was only a slip of the pen. 那仅是笔误。 a slip of tongue 口误,4. As the number of older Americans moving there increases, more changes are made to cater to them. cater v. 1) 提供（宴席等）的酒菜（与服务）vt. e.g. Who will be catering

8、the wedding? 谁将会提供婚宴服务？ 2) cater (for sb./sth.) vi. e.g. Most of our work now involves catering for weddings. 我们现在的工作多半是承办婚宴。,另外， cater for sb./sth. 还有 “满足需 要；迎合” 的意思。 e.g. TV must cater for many different tastes. 电视节目必须迎合各种人的爱好。,5. Recently, there has been a boom in population movements, boom n. 激增

9、；繁荣 ；轰鸣声 a boom industry 突然繁荣的工业 boom vi. 激增，迅速发展；轰鸣 e.g. His voice boomed out above the rest. 他的声音低沉，压过了其他的人。 Business is booming. 工商业正日趋繁荣。,6. Across the USA, people are noticing the same thing: young people are electing to live in cities.,elect v. 选择（做某事）；选举 e.g. She elected to become a lawyer. 她

10、决定当律师。 They elected a new president. 他们选举出一位新总统。,用 choose 表示的是自由作出的决定，可仅指两者之间。（不止两项时通常用select 或 pick）： e.g. She chose the red sweater rather than the pink one. 她选中那件红毛衣而不要那件粉红 的。,区别 choose, select, pick, elect,用 select 表示所作出的决定比用 choose 考虑得更为周到： e.g. Our shops select only the very best quality produ

11、ce. 我们商店都是精选的质量最高的产 品。 pick 比 select 通俗： e.g. Who are you going to pick for the team? 你打算挑选谁参加这个队?,重点句型点拨 1. For decades, Florida has been attracting. 考点 have been doing为现在完成进行时，它表示某个动作从过去开始一直延续到现在，而且有可能还将进行下去。例如： I have been waiting for an hour but he hasnt turned up yet. 我已经等了一个小时, 但是他还没有露面。,考例 No

12、w that she is out of a job, Lucy _ going back to school, but she hasnt decided yet. A. had considered B. has been considering C. considered D. is going to consider 点拨 选B。此处用现在完成进行时强调“考虑”这个动作的持续性和未完成性。,2. Id love to stay in the community where I grew up, but there are no good job. 考点 此处 where 引导定语从句，

13、修饰先行词 community。 where 引导的定语从句与其引导的地点状语从句的区别： where 引导定语从句时，其前通常有表示地点的名词或代词来充当先行词，此,时 where 常可以用“介词 + which”来替 换，且 where 在定语从句中作状语。 where 引导地点状语从句时，其前一般没有表示地点的名词。例如： Youd better make a mark at the place where you have any questions. （where引导定语从句） 你最好在有问题的地方做一个记号。,Sit where I can see you. （where引导状语从句） 坐在我能看到你的地方。 考例 If a shop has chairs _ women can park their men, women will spend more time in the shop. A. that B. which C.