动词不定式的被动结构.ppt

Unit 4 EXTRATERRESTRIAL I. Lead-in Questions 1. How some E.T.’s tried to establish relationship with people on Earth? 2. Why they were rejected in spite of their friendly initiative to establish relationship? 3. What’s the misunderstanding between E.T and people on Earth? II. Cultural Notes 1. Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) 2. Venus 3.extraterrestrial life II. Cultural Notes Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) Russian-born American writer and scientist. He was a distinguished biochemist, but is more widely known as the author of many works of science fiction and essays on a wide variety of subjects. Among his best-known science fiction are I, Robot (1950) and the Foundation trilogy (1951—1953). II. Cultural Notes Venus The second major planet in order of distance from the Sun. Also known as Hesperus, the morning star. Venus can be the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and Moon and follows a near-circular path some 106 million kilometers from the Sun, taking 225 days to complete one orbit. II. Cultural Notes extraterrestrial life Life-forms that may have evolved on other planets. There is no hard evidence at present that life exists other than on the Earth. Most UFOs have been satisfactorily explained as being natural or man-made. Nevertheless, searches have been and are being made for signs that life has arisen in other parts of the universe. Factors contributing to any assessment of the probability that life exists elsewhere must include the size, age, and structure of the universe, and the conditions under which life as we know it can originate and evolve. III. Language Points words 1. deputy n. the second most important person in a particular organization 副职， 副手， 代表， 代理人 eg. When the headmaster was away, the deputy head did his job. 当校长不在时，代校长代理他的工作。 A deputy was appointed in case the manager became ill. 副手是经理有病的时候被指定的代理人。 words 2. tax n. 1) A contribution for the support of a government required of persons, groups, or busines