高中英语必修三Book3_Unit4_astronomy_warming_up_reading浅析.ppt

Day 1: God spoke and separated light from darkness creating Day and Night Day 2: God spoke and separated the water creating sky and ocean Day 3: God spoke and created dry land Day 4: God spoke and created the sun, moon and stars Day 5: God spoke and created living creatures in the air and sea Day 6: God spoke and created the land animals and man Day 7: God rested and blessed this day calling it Holy A widely accepted theory about the formation of the universe The formation of the earth The importance of water for life The development of plants and animals on the earth The arrival of humans and their impact on the earth Put the events into a timeline. 1. Insects and amphibians appeared. 3. The earth became a solid ball. 5. Reptiles appeared. 7. The earth was a cloud of dust. 9. Shellfish and other fish appeared. 11. Clever animals with hands and feet appeared. 6. give birth to 1) 生(孩子) She’s just given birth to a healthy baby girl. 她刚刚生了个健康的女婴。 2) 产生 The extraordinary experience gave birth to his latest novel. 这段奇特的经历促成了他的最新的一部 小说的诞生。 Tell him what you want to say; he’s a man to _____. A. count B. believe C. trust D. depend 解析: 相信/信赖某人: count on sb./ believe in sb./depend on sb./trust (in) sb. Unit 4 Astronomy: the science of the stars Learning about language 8. …the earth may become too hot to live on. 地球可能会因此变得太热而不适合生物的生存。 有关too的一些用法。 1) too作 “太” 讲。 There is too much water. 水太多了。 2) “too ＋adj.＋to”, 有两种意义, 一种为“太 ……以至(不)……”, The question is too hard to understand. 问题太难, 理解不了。 3) “only/all/not/but＋too ＋adj. ＋to ”, 后面的动词不定式在翻译时不必加否定词。 only等与too连用等于very (非常)。 I shall be only too pleased to hear from you further. 我非常欢迎你再来信。 They are but too glad to do so. 他们非常喜欢这么做。 We are only too pleased to work together with the workers. 我们和工人们一起劳动, 非常高兴。 4)