牛津译林版高中英语模块3 Unit 2 Reading 理解及语言点 （共36张）.pptVIP

English and its history Unit 2 reading A quiz 1. Name three English-speaking countries. 2. From which cultures were the two English words “tofu” and “taekwondo” borrowed? 3. Name 2 well-known English writers. 4. Can you read it? Harry and the two Dumbledores entered the room and Mrs Cole closed the door on them. It was a small bare room with nothing in it except an old wardrobe and an iron bed. Harry Porter and the Half-Blood Prince By J. K. Rowling 2005 Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?Thou art more lovely and more temperate.Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,And often is his gold complexion dimmed;And every fair from fair sometime declines,But thy eternal summer shall not fade… Shall I Compare Thee to a summer’s Day By William Shakespeare 16th century Para 1 Why does English have so many difficult rules that confuse people? occupy vt. 占领; 占有 Enemy troops occupied the country. 使从事; 使忙于 occupy an important position in ... occupy oneself with/in 从事于..., 忙于..., 专心于... be occupied/buried in 正在(做某事) be made up of =consist of（无被动） = be composed of由… 组成，由… 构成 The apartment _______________________ two rooms and a kitchen. = consists of ②consist in在于，存在于 The beauty of this picture consists in its balance of colors. ③consist with 与…一致, 相符。 Theory should consist with practice. aside from=apart from pull the curtain aside set aside some money leave aside = not consider for the moment a mixture of sadness and humor Air is a mixture, not a compound of gases. defeat v. 击败, 战胜 You can defeat me, but you can never beat or conquer me. 挫败, 使落空 Weve defeated moves to build another office block. 使困惑, 难住 This kind of problems always defeats me. n. a narrow/ heavy defeat admit defeat Discussion Good-bye! The Development of English Kinds Time Events Old English Before the middle of the 5th century Then At the end of the 9th century By the 10th century Middle English In 1066 By the