unit22EnvironmentalProtectionlesson1GlobalWarming学案1北师大版选修8.doc

金太阳新课标资源网  HYPERLINK  第  PAGE 3 页 共  NUMPAGES 3 页 金太阳新课标资源网 HYPERLINK  课题： Language points Scientists have reported that human beings are causing changes in the Earth’s climatesomething previously seen as beyond our control. beyond 在那边/超出……的范围 This book on literature is beyond our reach. This bicycle is beyond repair 2. They claim that gases pumped into the Earth’s atmosphere by the factories and vehicles have been speeding up the process of global warming and affecting our climate. What is the function of the underlined part “pumped…vehicles”? It is used as attributive (定语). speed up 反义: slow down affect have a bad effect on sth. Global warming refers to an average increase in the Earth’s temperature that, in turn, leads to climate change. refer to 提到,谈到 Don’t worry. I don’t think the manager referred to you. Promise me not to refer to the matter again. lead to (1) 通向 This road leads to the library. (2) lead to=result in=bring about The fight led to their divorce. 4. increase…by… 增加了… increase…to… 增加到… The temperature of the room is increased by 12oC, that is, the temperature of the room is increased to 29oC. Cf : reduce…by… / reduce…to… rise by / rise to 5. insist: (1) urge in a forcible manner 坚决主张, 坚决要求 e.g. He insisted I (should) go with them. =He insisted on my going with them. release: (1) allow to go; set free 释放 When coal is burning, it will release a lot of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. (2) allow (news/films) to be known or published 发布,发行 The news has been released. quantity: (1) the property of things which can be measured, e.g. size, weight, number. 物质的属性,量 e.g. I prefer quality to quantity. (2) amount, sum or number 数量 e.g. We’ve had quantities of rain this summer. 今年夏天雨下得很多。 He buys things in quantity / in large quantities. 他总是大宗采购东西。 8. pin sth. on somebody 把某事归罪于某人 Tom is innocent. The