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Lesson 4 Car Culture,一、下面是关于上学交通方式的调查,请如实填写并与同学分享 1.The street and area where you live: 2.Are you: male female 3.How old are you? 4.How far do you travel to school? Up to half a kilometer Between half a kilometer and one kilometer 1-1.9 kilometers 2-2.9 kilometers 3 kilometers and over,6.Do you own a bicycle? Yes No 7.If you could choose,how would you like to travel to school? On foot By bicycle By bus Given a lift By underground,5.How do you usually travel to/from school?,8.Tick which description you think applies to each line. I like/would like to walk or cycle to school because. It is close to where I live. Yes No Maybe It saves me money. Yes No Maybe It enables me to travel with friends. Yes No Maybe It helps to make the area more attractive. Yes No Maybe It enables me to make local journeys during the day. Yes No Maybe It allows me to travel when I want to. Yes No Maybe It helps me to arrive on time. Yes No Maybe It is safer for others. Yes No Maybe It is more enjoyable. Yes No Maybe It helps me feel healthier. Yes No Maybe It improves the environment. Yes No Maybe,9.If you already cycle or walk to school,how safe do you consider your route to be? Safe Average Unsafe Dangerous 10.If you dont currently walk or cycle to school,what most stops you from doing so? Weather Distance Parents wont allow you Dangerous journeys Busy roads to cross Dont want to 答案:略,二、根据英文释义在横线上填入与交通或道路相关的词或短语 1.a way that buses,trains,ships,or planes travel regularly 2.a wide road built for fast travel between towns and cities 3.a building or place where buses,trains,or other public vehicles stop so that passengers can get on or off 4.a place where one road crosses another 5.a flat part at the side of a road for people to walk on 6.a place where two roads or paths meet 7.a line of vehicles waiting behind something that is blocking the road 8.a set of red,yellow,and green lights that control traffic,route,highway,station,crossroads,pavement,corner,traffic jam,traffic lights,三、阅读课文第一部分,找出相关的数据 1.The number of cars: 2.Increase in the last ten years: 3.The percentage of CO produced by cars in the air: 4.The number of road deaths: 5.The number of deaths caused by air pollution:,25 million,30%,99%,over 3,000 per year,25,000 per year,四、阅读课文第二部分,填写下面的表格 Jenny Trowes Advice on How to Solve Traffic Problems,money,fit/healthy,longer,50%,Relax,wiser,attractive,crowded/busy,stuck,neighbours,1,2,3,4,1.amount n. 数量 Around the world,the amount of the land affected by drought has doubled in the past thirty years. 就全世界来说,受到干旱影响的土地数量在过去三十年里增加了一倍。 Something rare is worth a large amount of money. 一些罕见的东西值大量的钱。 A large amount of money was spent on the bridge. =Large amounts of money were spent on the bridge. (建)这座桥花了很多钱。 归纳a large/good amount of和large/good amounts of都表示“许多的”,后面接不可数名词。该结构作主语时,谓语的数与amount的数保持一致,而与所修饰的名词的数无关。,1,2,3,4,考点延伸 表示“许多;大量的”的其他词或短语:,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,2.Here are some figures. 这里有一些数据 考点figure n.数字,数目 Ive never had a good head for figures.我对数字一点概念都没有。 Please have all the figures added up to see how much they add up to. 请将所有这些数字加起来,看看总数是多少。 考点延伸 辨析figure和number: Dont just look at the figures;look at the quality of work,too. 不要只看数字,还要看看工作质量。 Write the number in words and in figures. 分别用文字和数字将这个数目写下来。 归纳figure指“数字”,强调数学符号,与文字相对;number 泛指“数”,强调数量的多少。,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,3.I admit:Im addicted to my car. 我承认:我沉迷于汽车无法自拔。 考点一admit vt. 承认,供认 He also admitted that he had enjoyed making her run around and saw it as a game. 他还承认他很喜欢让她到处跑,而且把它看作是一种游戏。 I admit my mistake.(=I admit that I was wrong.) 我承认是我的错/我错了。 Did he admit breaking the window? 他承认打碎了窗户了吗? 归纳admit通常指因外界压力、良心或判断而承认某事的存在或真实性,含“不情愿”之意。作及物动词时,可以接名词、动词-ing或从句作宾语。注意其动词-ing、过去式及过去分词须双写末尾的t,即admitting,admitted,admitted。,1,2,3,4,考点延伸 (1)admit可以作不及物动词: I admitted to being nervous about the coming test. 我承认对即将到来的考试感到紧张。 I admit to feeling proud of my discovery. 我承认对自己的发现感到骄傲。 归纳admit作不及物动词时,也是“承认”的意思,常用搭配为admit to doing sth.。 (2)admit还常表示“接受某人(入学)”“许可某人/某物进入”等。 News came from the school office that Wang Lin had been admitted to Harvard University. 从校办公室传来消息说,王林被哈佛大学录取了。 Each ticket admits two people to the party. 每张票可供两人入场参加聚会。,1,2,3,4,考点二addicted adj. 沉溺于的 be addicted to 对上瘾 I dont want to get addicted to stupid TV programmes. 我不想对愚蠢的电视节目上瘾。 We are addicted to buying new things. 我们热衷于购买新产品。,1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4,4.On average,about forty people travel in one bus,while the same number occupy thirty-three cars. 平均而言,大约40人乘坐一辆公共汽车,而同样数量的人要占据33辆小轿车。 考点一on average 平均;通常 I sleep,on average,seven and a half hours every day. 我每天平均睡眠时间有七个半小时。 Owing to the long distance from the Sun,the temperature of the Mars is quite low on average. 由于火星距离太阳遥远,所以表面温度通常很低。 考点延伸 above/below average 在平均水平之上/下 Temperatures are above/below average for the time of year. 温度高于/低于此时的年平均温度。,1,2,3,4,考点二occupy vt. 占用(空间、面积、时间等) If cities double in area as well as population by 2050,urban areas could grow to occupy 6 percent of land. 到2050年,要是城市的面积、人口增加一倍,城市地区占有的土地比率就会上升到6%。 He occupied the house to help the homeless children. 他用这所房子来帮助无家可归的孩子们。 Im sorry to occupy your time but Id like to talk with you. 很抱歉占用你的时间,可是我想和你谈谈。 归纳occupy既可接表示空间、处所的名词作宾语,也可以接表示时间的词作宾语。,1,2,3,4,考点延伸 (1)阅读下面的句子,体会occupy的含义。 He occupies the house without paying any rent. 他住在这所房子里,不用付任何租金。 含义:居住(在) (2)派生词:occupation n. 占领;消遣;职业 They have been living under the threat of occupation. 他们生活在被占领的威胁之中。 Walking is now Dads favourite occupation. 散步是父亲现在最喜欢的消遣方式。 He carries on several occupations at a time. 他同时从事几种职业。,1,2,3,4,
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