选修八 Unit 1全单元课件.ppt

Listen to the tape and answer the following questions. Step3 Listen to the tape again and complete the postcard George wrote. Listening text A HOLIDY IN CALIFORNIA George (G) is on holiday in the united states. He is touring around California. Listen to him phoning home to talk to his friend Christie (C). However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. 但是美洲土著居民有可能至少一万五千年前就在加利福尼亚居住了。 1) sb./sth. is likely to do sth. 某人/某物有可能做某事 It is likely/probable/possible that... 有可能 It is possible for sb. to do sth... 有可能做 Is?he?________?to?win?? 他有可能获胜吗？? 　 It’s_________, though not probable, that he will come tomorrow. 他明天可能来, 但也不一定准来。 by all means =yes, of course; certainly 当然可以 “Can I see it? ” “ ______________. ” ‘我可以看看吗?’ ‘当然可以 by no means= not at all 绝不; 一点都不: She is ______________ poor: in fact, shes quite rich. 她可不穷, 其实她很阔. A. By this means B. By all means C. By means of D. By no means 辨析：die from, die of die of 死于疾病、饥饿, 多指内部原因。 die from 常用死于创伤、交通事故, 多指外部未知原因。 die of cancer/hunger/sorrow/thirst/ old age 死于癌症／饥饿／悲痛／饥渴／衰老 die from a wound/overwork/an unknown cause 死于外伤／过度劳累／不明原因 Many of them _________starvation. The soldier __________ a wound in the breast. Spanish soldiers first arrived in America in the early 16th century when they fought against the native people and took their land. Many died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life for themselves in the new towns or on farms. In more recent decades, California has become home to people from Asia, including Cambodians, Koreans, Vietnamese and Laotians. 最近几十年,加利福尼亚成了亚洲人的家乡,其中包括柬埔寨人、朝鲜人、越南人和老挝人。 这是一个简单句。句中有in the past few years, in recent years 等时间状语时, 句子的谓语动词通常用现在完成时，如: In the past ten years, great changes have taken place in my hometown. 另外, including 是介词, 意为 “包括(于……之中)”。 including sth. = sth. incl