Unit9A3a-3c.ppt

1. It’s unbelievable that technology has progressed in such a rapid way 句中rapid意为“快速的；飞快的”，表达“发生或做得极快，用时短暂”，与fast, quick同为近义词，但更加正式。 Practise 安全气囊急速膨起的力量可挽救成人的 生命。 The force of the rapid inflation of airbags saves adult lives. 这种疾病的迅猛传播给社会大众带来了 恐慌。 The rapid spread of the disease has threatened the public. 经常与rapid搭配使用的名词包括： change, growth, increase, rise, decline, progress, development, improvement等。 注意： 在rapid一词的使用中，最常见的是用于描述事物及环境变化的短时和快速。 2. It also encourages governments and social groups to think about ways to improve toilets in the future. encourage意为“给予某人以力量、勇气及希望等(去做某事)”或“积极说服、劝说某人(做某事)”，常译作“鼓励；鼓舞；激发”、“怂恿、支持”、“劝告”等。 当宾语为人时，其句型结构为encourage someone to do…，用动词不定式作补语。 computer museum tea museum toilet museum Can you guess what the passage is about? Have you ever heard of the American Computer Museum, the International Museum of Toilets and the Hangzhou National Tea Museum? What do you know about them? Talk Read the article quickly, and check if your predictions are right. 3a. Three students talk about the most interesting museums they have ever been to. Read the magazine article and answer the questions. 1. Which three museums do the students talk about? 2. What do you think is the most interesting thing about each museum? 1. Which three museums do the students talk about? 2. What do you think is the most interesting thing about each museum? The American Computer Museum; The International Museum of Toilets; The Hangzhou National Tea Museum. The Hangzhou National Tea Museum is the most interesting one. the American Computer Museum She thinks it’s the most interesting museum she has ever been to. She has also learned that there was a special computer. It could play … . 2. What can she see in the museum? 3. What has she learned ? 1. What does ken think of this museum ? She can see some different computers. Such as old computers and a special computer. She has learned information about different computers and