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Unit One A land of diversity Period Two 教师寄语： It is impossible to defeat a person who never gives up. 打败一个永不放弃的人是不可能的。 Learning Aims: 1. Master the usage of some words and expressions. 2. Have a further carefully reading meanwhile recite some important sentences. Step I. Check up what was learned yesterday. Step II. Language points: 1. means n. 手段，方法，工具。单复数同形。 There is no doubt that television is an important means of communication 毫无疑问，电视是信息交流的重要工具。 短语归纳： by this means 通过这种方法 by means of 用…方法，借助… by no means 决不，一点也不 by any means 无论如何 by all means 无论如何；当然可以（用于回答） eg: ① ------May I have one? ------Yes, _____________ （当然可以）。 ② Every possible means______ been tried, and we find only______ this means can we do it well. A. have, in B. have, by C. has, in D. has, by ③ He won the first in the game by_______ of hard work. A. no means B. all means C. this means D. means 2. majority n.大多数，大半 ① the / a majority of 名词，谓语动词的数与of后面的名词相一致。 ② the majority 单独作主语时，谓语动词用单复数均可。 ③ in the /a majority 占多数 eg: The majority of the damage is easy to repair. A /The majority of people seem to prefer Tv to radio. The majority are / is in favor of the proposal. In the nursing profession, women are in the majority. 女性在护理行业中占多数。 3. make a life 习惯于新的生活方式等等，谋生---make a living The old worker out of work makes a life by collecting wine bottles. 这位失业的老工人靠收酒瓶子为生。 4. percentage n. 百分比，百分率 ① 其前常不用具体的数字修饰，（用数字须用percent）但可以用low, small, high, large, great 等形容词修饰 ② a percentage of＋n.作主语时，谓语动词单复数与of后名词保持一致。 ③ 口语中percentage可用percent取代 Eg: Only a small percentage of the patients are children. 病人中只有小部分是儿童。 A large percentage of the hotel’s income is from the visitors to the lake nearby. 那家旅馆的大部分收入来自于参观附近那个湖的游客。 Seventy percent of the surface of the earth is covered by water. 地球的百分之七十的表面被水覆盖。 5. mix vt, vi 混合，搅和，掺和 mixture n.混合物。 mixed adj. 混合的，混杂的 短语：mix…with / and 把…和…混合起来 be /get mixed up 被搞糊涂 相当于 be confused eg: Don