A_land_of_diversity-learning_about_language课件(人教Module_8_Unit1)_.ppt

2.Answer keys for excise 1 on page 4: Language Points 1.California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. 形容词最高级表示“最”，与序数词连用表示“第几” Mary is the tallest student in our class. 　 Tom is the second tallest boy in our class. 3. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago.  4. Scientists believe that these first settlers crossed the Bering Strait from Asia to Alaska by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. means: a method or a way (of doing) by means of: by using 依靠，凭借。 1. The thief had wanted to escape by means of a secret tunnel, but was caught. 2. The quickest means of travel is by plane. prehistoric times 史前时期 pre-是一个前缀，表示“前”，“先”，“预先”。e.g prepay,preview,prejudge,pretell 2) thousands of 成千上万的 类似的用法还有?：hundreds of 数以百计的scores of许多millions of上百万的dozens of许多，大量tens of thousands of 数以万计的 9.Spanish soldiers first arrived in America in the early 16th century when they fought against the native people and took their land. 11. Many died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves in the new towns or on farms. remained:系动词,“留下”,“逗留”. I’ll remain to see the end of the game. The foreign guests remained in Beijing for two weeks. make a life: to change the way one is living make a living: to do work to earn money 12. It was the building of the railway from the west to the east coast that brought even larger numbers to California in the 1860s.这是强调式句 13……. which today still keeps up its Danish culture. keep up: never stop,continue steadily,go on The manager asked the workers to keep up the work. The rain kept up for two days and the roads were flooded. 14.People from Africa have been living in California since the 1800s, when they moved north from Mexico. have been doing 现在完成进行时,强调始于过去某时的动作持续发生到现在. eg He has been painting the room.他一直都在粉刷房间. when they moved north from Mexico这是一个非限制性定语从句，对先行