必修3Unit4_Astronomy the science of the stars—Language_points.ppt

策划：《学生双语报》 How life began on the earth ? 1.No one knows exactlyhow the earth began, as it happened so long ago. —————————————————— 2.However, according to a widely accepted theory, the universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter in all directions. begin with=start with：“以……开始”. 1)to begin with=to start with 以…为起点; 开始(做) 这两个词组都可以单独使用,表示“首先; 第一; 起初; 最初”.在句中作时间状语. e.g. To begin/start with, I couldn’t like him at all. 起初,我一句也没弄明白. 与time相关的短语: on time 按时;准时 in no time 立刻,马上 at times 有时 at a time 每次;依次 once upon a time 从前 at one time 从前 for the time being 暂时 from time to time 不时地 cool down 变凉, 冷却,平息，冷静 晒了一天的太阳之后,他喜欢在海水中凉快一下. After a day in the sun, he liked to ________ in the sea. 他的话平息了她的怒气. His words _____________ her anger. 7.Water had also appeared on other planets like Mars but, unlike the earth, it had disappeared later. 仿写：他们尽了最大的努力，但让他们失望的是他们没有赢得那场比赛。 ___________________________________ allow … to …= permit …to do… harmful adj. Opp: harmless harm n./v. be harmful to sb./sth. = do harm to sb. /sth.=do sb/sth harm 对…有害 10.This produced a chain reaction, which made it possible for life to develop. Chain reaction 连锁反应 Make it possible for life to develop. 使生命的发展成为可能 make it + adj./n. sb. /sth. to do sth. 组长让我们可以一起合作. The group leader_____________________ 老师让他们跟容易地明白那个问题. The teacher _________________________________. all sorts of =all kinds of 各种各样的 16.They laid eggs too and existed on the earth for more than 140 million years. exist in 存在与…之中 exist on 靠…为生 exist by 靠…生存 It was impossible for them to ________such a small income. The universe _________space. 17.These animals were different from all life forms in the past, because they gave birth to young baby animals and produce milk to feed them. give birth to 1) 生（孩子）