高等学校研究生英语系列教材综合教程上Unit-3[1].yan.pptVIP

2. Describing graphs C. Words or phrases describing proportions or percentages: account for/ take up/ occupy, etc. … per cent; The percentage/ proportion of … stands at … per cent, etc. e.g. Full-time workers with children under two years old, account for 11% of the workforce. Focused Writing — Writing Skill Focused Writing — Writing Sample Describing Mechanism Focused Writing — Writing Sample Describing Graphs Final Project Final Project Plan A Long Weekend Trip Form groups of four as a family, including grandparents, parents, and children. Suppose your family intends to have a a three-day weekend trip somewhere together and you are holding a family meeting to discuss about your plan. Report your plan to the rest of the class, which should include: destination transportation accommodation activities total budget Plan A Long Weekend Trip Words and Expressions you may use: SUV, drive, camping, national park, barbecue, sleeping bags, swimming, jogging, walking, hiking, mountain cycling, canoeing, fishing Final Project Thank You! * * 3. The weekend I was in Paris, an estimated 500,000 kids descended on Berlin for the annual Love Parade. (Para. 3) descend: 1) If a large number of people descend on a person or a place, they come to visit or stay. e.g. 数百名球迷突然来到了这座城市。 Hundreds of football fans descended on the city. 2) If darkness, silence, a feeling etc descends, it becomes dark etc or you start to feel something, especially suddenly. e.g. An air of gloom descended over the party  headquarters. Reading More – Language Point “descend” can also be used in other contexts. e.g. 1) The hotels are listed in descending order of price. 2) She claims to be descended from Abraham  Lincoln. 3) Our plane started to descend. Reading More – Language Point 4. Europeans seem to be throwing themselves into fun and festivity with unprecedented zeal. (Para. 3) Translation