【人教版】高中英语必修二第4单元PeriodⅡWarmingUpReading课件.ppt

Period Ⅱ　Warming Up Reading 1．decrease vt. vi.减少；(使)变小或变少 n．减少；降低 (教材P25)If their habitat is threatened or they cannot find enough food，their numbers may decrease. 如果它们的栖息地受到威胁或是它们找不到足够的食物，它们的数量就会减少。 ①on the decrease　　　　在减少中 a decrease in... 在……方面减少了 ②decrease to... 减少到…… decrease by... 减少了…… decrease from...to... 从……减少到…… ③on the increase 在增加 The number of new students decreased from 210 to 160 this year. 今年新生人数从210减少到160。 The price of wheat has decreased by 15%. 小麦价格降低了15%。 The mistakes he has made are on the decrease. 他犯的错误正在减少。 介词填空 ①There has been some decrease ________ traffic accidents this year. ②The club members decreased ________ two hundred compared with last year. ③The housing price is hoped to decrease ________ 10% this year. ④To our delight，varieties of birds in the forest are ________ the increase. 【答案】　①in　②to　③by　④on 2．die out灭绝；逐渐消失；逐渐熄灭 (教材P25)As a result these endangered animals may even die out. 结果，这些濒危动物甚至会灭绝。 This species has nearly died out because its habitat is being destroyed. 因栖息地正受到破坏，这一物种已濒于灭绝。 die of　　　　　　因……而死(一般指死于内因，如疾病、饥饿、情感原因等) die from 因……而死(一般指死于外因，如外伤、车祸、污染等) die away (声音、风、光等)慢慢变弱，渐渐消失 die down (兴奋、火等)渐弱，渐息，平息 die off (家庭、种族等)相继死亡，(草木)先后枯死 As the sound of the music died away，the film came to an end.随着音乐声渐渐消失，电影结束了。 The apple trees in the field are all dying off from disease.地里的苹果树一棵接一棵地病死了。 用适当的介词填空 ①No one knows for sure why dinosaurs died ________． ②The leaves of the tree are dying ________． ③His mother died ________ heart disease while his father died ________ a traffic accident. 【答案】　①out　②off　③of；from 3．hunt vt. vi.打猎；猎取；搜寻 (教材P25)too much hunting in the 1950s 二十世纪五十年代的过度捕杀 At one time man had to hunt to survive. 从前人类要以打猎为生。 hunt for sth.　　　　　　搜索；寻找某物 hunt sp.for sb./sth. 搜索某地寻找某人/物 hunt after 追逐，追求 hunt down 追捕，缉拿 hunt out 搜寻，寻找 go hunting 去打猎 Hes on holiday in Africa，hunting for animals. 他正在非洲度假，打猎。 完成句子 ①他一直在找工作。 He has been ____________ a job. ②他们搜遍树林寻找从动物园里逃出来的狮子。 They ________ the wood ________ the l