2017-2018学年高中英语选修8北师大版课件：Unit 24　Society 24.5.pptVIP

Language Awareness 9, Culture Corner and Bulletin Board 一、人口老龄化问题是人类即将面临的一个大问题。根据课文填入合适的介词 ? An ageing society is one in which the population 1.　　　　people 2.　　　　the age of 60 is increasing.The global population at present is about 6 billion with 1 person 3.　　　　every 10 aged 60 or above. The United Nations projects that 4.　　　　2050,it will be 1 in every 5.This will mean that5.　　　　the first time in human history the population of older persons will be larger than the population of children!What are the causes of this population change?? 一 二 三 of over in by for 一 二 三 二、仔细阅读Culture Corner的课文,完成下面的表格 ? 历史上有过“黄金时代”的文明曾出现在世界的各个角落,它们在文化、科学和社会进步方面取得过杰出的成就,它们永垂青史。例如,Ancient Greece(古希腊)。古希腊人在数学、天文、建筑、戏剧和哲学等诸多领域做出了创造性的贡献。以柏拉图和亚里士多德为代表的古希腊哲学家在人类思想发展史上占有崇高的地位。 一 二 三 Ancient 5th Renaissance 15th Elizabethan 16th 一 二 三 三、随着工业的发展,污染越来越严重,直接危害着人们的身体健康。看看下面的图片,完成短文 一 二 三 These photos1.　　　　　(take) in the 1990s.There2.　　　(use) be factories which produced heavy smoke,gases and waste water.The sky was grey,the river was dark and the streets were dirty.We seldom saw stars at night and we hardly had fresh air.When 3.　　　　(pass) the river,we had to 4.　　　　　　(cover) our noses;otherwise we 5.　　　　　　　　(faint) from the smell of the dirty river.The trees and flowers were covered with dirt.? were taken used to passing cover would faint 1 2 3 5 4 1.Measures to slow population growth like China’s one-child policy,have also contributed to lowered birthrates. 降低人口增长的政策,如中国的独生子女政策,对减少人口也起了作用。 考点 contribute to捐献;贡献;起促成作用 Immigrants have contributed to British culture in many ways. 移民在许多方面都对英国文化有贡献。 【高考典句】 Our appetite for new products also contributes to the problem. 我们对新产品的喜爱也让这个问题更加严重。 注意 在短语contribute to中,to为介词。 可以表示“导致”的其他词或短语 cause　lead to　bring about　result in 1 2 3 5 4 活学活用 语法填空 Eating too much fried food can contribute 　　　　　　heart disease and cause high blood pressure.? 答案: to 1 2 3 5 4 2.The playwrights Sophocles,Aeschylus and Euripides transformed drama into a serious a