河北省2016届高考英语一轮复习学案（新人教版） Unit 3《A taste of English humour》必修4.docVIP

　Unit 3 　A taste of English humour 诵读。积累 发言稿---- 主题“water of life”的交流活动。（2011福建） Ladies and gentlemen, Good morning , I ‘m Li Hua from Fujian , China .It’s my great honor to be here to say something about the global water shortage and ways of dealing with it . As we know , the global water shortage is becoming increasingly severe mainly due to global warming , environmental pollution and the ever --- increasing population .Therefore , it’s a high time we did something about it . Firstly , an effective way , I think , is to reserve water in a scientific way for future use .Secondly , new methods need to be developed to use the existing water resources ,for example , turning sea water into fresh water .Thirdly , we must stop water pollution by law .Last but not least, it’s everyone’s responsibility to make good use of water ; such as recycling and saving water in our daily life . In conclusion , people around the world should be aware of the real situation of water shortage , protect the present water resources and explore potential ones scientifically. 单元知识必备 1．content nadj.满足的；满意的 vt.使满足 be content with＝be satisfied with 对……感到满足/满意be content to do sth.＝be willing to do sth .愿意做某事content sb./oneself with sth. 使某人/自己对……满意 分析例句，体会content 含义 I like the style of his writing rather than the content . Nothing will ever content him . She seems content to live with him . He began to live in peace and content. 提示：content 用做形容词时，通常做表语、后置定语或状语，做前置定语要用contented，如：a contented expression“满足的表情”； content 前的修饰词用 well，而不用 very。 2． astonish vt. in astonishment 惊讶地to one‘s astonishment 使某人万分惊讶的是be astonished at/by sth. 因某事而吃惊be astonished to do sth. 因干某事而吃惊 I was astonished to hear the loud sound . She gave him an astonished look . 3．entertain vt.vi. entertaining adj. 引人发笑的，有趣的，娱乐的entertainment n. 招待，款待，娱乐entertain sb. with sth. 用……使某人快乐entertain sb.( to sth.) 用……招待/款待某人 4．Convince vt.使确信，使信服，使认识 convince sb.