[高一英语]Unit 1 Language points.pptVIP

1. Technological developments in the last few decades have been breathtaking. breathtaking [adj.] 惊险的,令人惊叹的 惊险的汽车比赛 a breathtaking car race 热带雨林令人惊叹的自然美景 the breathtaking natural beauty / scenery of the rainforests 2. Early TV was in black and white and had fuzzy pictures.(P1) fuzzy [adj.] 模糊的;长绒毛发的 模糊控制fuzzy control the fuzzy peach ● 对祖父母的一些模糊的记忆 a few fuzzy memories of his grandparents a fuzzy videotape of the bank robbery 3. How have different electronic devices changed over time. electronic 电子的 electricity [n.] electric 用(带)电的，产生电的 electrical 和电有关的，电的 +more general nouns electronic dictionaries/music/banking/mail an electric cable/blanket/fan/cooker electrical equipment/devices/appliances an electrical fault/engineer an electric(al) company/current/shock 3. How have different electronic devices changed over time. over [prep.] 在…….时期内 work over night They had a pleasant chat over a coffee. They spent an hour over lunch. = Their meal lasted an hour. Over a two-year period (a period of two years), Nancy became addicted to painkillers. 4. TV and audio devices: a review [n. / v. ] 回顾；评论（文章，杂志） Perhaps we could have a quick review of the progress made so far. 概括地谈谈 give a general review of film reviews / a review of one’s book review the events of the past six months review lessons for final exams review a new novel 5. Regular public broadcasting followed shortly after, first beginning...(L4) soon / not long / shortly after (...) Not long/Soon/Shortly after the wedding, his wife became ill. The family moved to New York in June 1983, and Sarah’s first child was born soon/not long/shortly after. contribute food and clothing to the refugees contribute an article to the magazine Alcohol contributes to 100,000 deaths a year in the US. We hope everyone will contribute to the discussion. to [prep.] look forward to / refer to / get (be) used to / lead to / dev