新概念英语第三册Lesson 1_A_Puma_at_Large.ppt

* * * Warming up Discussion Speech Do you like animals? Can you tell me some stories between you and animals ? I. Background knowledge Puma (美洲狮）, is also called cougar or mountain lion, living mainly in America, belongs to cat branch animal, like lions, tigers or leopards, Puma (mountain lion) 美洲狮 BACK Jaguar (美洲虎） Leopard （豹） Script Listen and Answer Listen to the story. You will be allowed to listen twice. Try to get the whole story in the first time. When you listen again, take notes. Then you will be given one minute to answer the question asked at the beginning of the recording. Where must the puma have come from? Book 2-Unit 3 【New words and expressions】 生词和短语 ◆puma? ????? n. 美洲狮 ◆spot? v. 看出，发现 ◆evidence? ? n. 证据 ◆accumulate? ???? v. 积累，积聚 ◆oblige? ? ??? v. 使…感到必须 ◆hunt? n. 追猎；寻找 ◆blackberry? n. 黑莓 ◆human being? ?? 人类 ◆corner? ???? v. 使走投无路，使陷入困境 ◆trail? n. 一串，一系列 ◆print? ?????? n. 印痕 ◆cling (clung, clung )?v. 粘 ◆convince? ? v.使…信服 ◆somehow? adv. 不知怎么搞地，不知什么原因 ◆disturb? ??? v. 令人不安 打扰妨碍 ? Language points 1. A?puma?at?large at large 这里是介词短语，此处表示 “在逃, 逍遥法外” 、“行动自由”的意思。 e.g.The?escaped?prisoners?are?still?at?large （逃犯还没有落网） 2. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. 当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南45英里的地方发 一头野生美洲狮时。这个从句中以that引导的从句是reports的同位语，用于进一步说明报告的内容。 Para. One 同位语从句和所修饰的名词在内容上为同一关系，对其内容作进一步说明。 e.g. The?news?that?they?had?won?the?game?soon?spread?over?the?whole?school. 他们比赛获胜的消息很快传遍了整个学校 The?general?gave?the?order?that?the?soldiers?should ? cross?the?river?at?once. 将军下达了战士们立即过河的命令。 Well?discuss?the?problem?whether?the?sports?meeting?will? be?held?on?time.我们将讨论运动会是否会如期举行的问题。 When?reports?came?into?London?Zoo?that?a?wild?puma?had?been?spotted forty-five?miles?south?of?London…… People?who?claimed?to?have?seen?the?puma……? The?puma?was?often?observed at?one?place… ★spot　　v.?? 看出，发现　　pi