Unit5ThepowerofnatureLanguagestudy课件（人教版选修6）.pptVIP

Language study;Language points for Reading I Language points for Reading II;volcano n.;2. erupt 1)（火山）爆发，喷发 维苏威火山已经多年没有爆发了。 Mount Vesuvius hasn’t erupted for a good many years.;3. …, I am never bored. born: vt. to make sb tired and uninterested 使感到厌烦 The leader bored everyone by his long speech. 领导的长篇大论使每个人都感到厌烦。 bored: adj. 厌倦的；厌烦的（主语是人） boring: adj. 令人感到厌烦的（主语是物） She is _______with her job. The lecture was deadly ______. She finds opera _______. He was getting ______by doing the same thing every day.;4.warn sb. (of /against sth.) sb. to do sb. that ;5. …, because danger excites me and makes me feel alive. zxxk excite: vt. To cause strong feelings (e.g. of happiness or nervousness) 使兴奋；使激动 The story excited the little boy very much. The news of her arrival excited the crowd. Fill the blanks with excite / excited / exciting. 1. An _______ crowd was waiting for the singer to arrive. 2. Don’t _______ the baby too much we’ll never get him to sleep. 3. They waited and waited for something ________ to happen. ;6. Having collected and evaluated the information, I help other scientists… evaluate: vt.评价；评估 The school has only been open for six months, so it is hard to evaluate its success. I can’t evaluate his ability without seeing his work. You should evaluate your chances of success before making a decision. 作出决定前，你应该估计成功的机会。;7. Unfortunately, we can’t move their homes out of the way and … unfortunately: adv.不幸地 （反）fortunately unfortunate：adj. 不幸的 （反）fortunate 他不幸在最后一轮输了。 He was unfortunate to lose in the final round. 我们应该竭尽全力帮助那些不幸的人。 We will do our best to help those unfortunate people. 不幸的是，我们到得太晚，没赶上飞机。 Unfortunately, we arrived too late to catch the plane.;8. Many houses have been covered with lava or burnt to the ground. burn to the ground: 指楼房等被烧毁 He has no place to live in because his house has been burnt to the ground. 短语联想 burn away: 烧掉The wood had burnt away to nothing.