英语必修单元.pptVIP

1. in time 及时; 终于 in time (for sth/ to do sth)= not late The car came to a stop just in time to prevent an accident.? 汽车及时停下，避免了一场车祸。 b. Can we get to the station in time?? 我们能及时到达车站吗？ 2. laying eggs 下蛋 The hens are not laying well at the moment. 现在那些母鸡不爱下蛋。 What prevented you from joining us last night? 昨晚什么事使你不能参加我们的晚会? Read the passage carefully and analyse its structure. Write down the main idea for each paragraph. Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Paragraph 5: Paragraph 1: A widely accepted theory about the formation of the universe Paragraph 2: The formation of the earth Paragraph 3: The importance of water for life Paragraph 4: The development of plants and animals on the earth Paragraph 5: The arrival of humans and their impact on the earth 1. The earth was different from the other planets in that__________. A. a cloud of dust was around the earth B. comfortable climate remained on the earth C. water remained on the earth D. carbon remained on the earth 3. Which of the following statements is true? A. The dust settled into a solid globe between 4.5 and 3.6 billion year ago. B. The first small plants began to appear on the surface of the land. C. About 2.6 million years ago some small clever animals appeared and spread in the ocean. D. Dinosaurs died out long before human beings developed on the earth. Put the order of development of life into a timeline. Use the reading passage to help you. 7 The earth was a cloud of dust. 8 Water appeared on the earth. 9 Shellfish and other fish appeared. 10 The universe began with a “Big Bang”. 11 Clever animals with hands and feet appeared. 12 Mammals appeared. Read the passage again and underline all the discourse markers (DM) and sentence connectors (SC). 1. ______ he referred to in his article was u