《Unit1 Language points》课件三（54张PPT）（人教版选修8）.pptVIP

Language points Explanation 1. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. 加利福尼亚是美国第三大洲, 但是人口最多。 注意 (1) 对人口提问用what, 不用how many, how much。 　　What’s the population of the city? 这个城市有多少人口？ (2) population 作主语时用单数，但前有分数，小数，百分数时，谓语动词用复数。 The population of China is larger than that of America. 中国人口比美国人口多。 80% of the population are farmers. 百分之80的人口是农民。 (3) 人口的增加或减少用grow (increase) 和 fall (decrease); 人口的多少用large和small。 There has been a rapid increase in population in the city in the last few years. 近几年该城市人口增长很快。 2. This is not surprising when you know the history of California, which, at various times, has attracted people from nearly every country in the world. 当你了解了加利福尼亚的历史时, 这就不足为奇了。它在不同的时期吸引了几乎来自世界各个国家的人们。 但almost可以与no, none, nothing, never等词连用，但nearly不可以。如： Almost no one believed her. 几乎没人相信她。 She said almost nothing．?? 她几乎什么也没说。 I almost never see her．?? 我几乎总看不到她。 nearly前可以和not连用，not nearly是“远不如”的意思，但almost不和not单独连用。more, than, too用nearly,不用almost. 　 The problem is not nearly so difficult to work as you think. 　 这道题远不像你想的那么难解。 The bike is pretty nearly new. 这辆自行车相当新。 3. Exactly when the first people arrived in what we now know as California, no one really knows. no one really knows 是主句, exactly when… California是know的宾语从句。what we… California是宾语从句, 作介词in的宾语。 4. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 但是美洲土著居民有可能至少一万五千年前就在加利福尼亚居住了。 1) sb./sth. is likely to do sth. 某人/某物有可能做某事 It is likely/probable/possible that... 有可能 It is possible for sb. to do sth.... 有可能做... Is?he?likely?to?win?? 他有可能获胜吗？? 　 It’s possible, though not probable, that he will come tomorrow. 他明天可能来, 但也不一定准来。 There are two clauses in