高一英语人教课标必修3 Unit4 Astronomy the science of the stars -Language points(30张PPT).pptVIP

Language points Unit 4 1. No one knows exactly how the earth began, as it happened so long ago. No one sees what he’s saying, as it is too hard. 仿写：没人明白他在说什么，因为那太难理解了。 2. However, according to a widely accepted theory, the universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter in all directions. begin with=start with：“以……开始”. 1) to begin with=to start with 以…为起点; 开始(做) 这两个词组都可以单独使用,表示“首先; 第一; 起初; 最初”。 在句中作时间状语。 译：起初, 他说的我一句也没弄明白。 3. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. What is even more important is that as the earth cooled down, water began to appear on its surface. [考点] what引导的主语从句，第一句what 在从句中作become的宾语，第二句what在从句中作主语。 [考例1] _____ was most important to her, she told me, was her family.（山东 2008） A. It B. This C. What D. As [考例2] ____ is known to us all is that the 2008 Olympic Games will take place in Beijing. A. It B. What C. As D. Which 4. The earth became so violent that it was not clear whether the shape would last or not. 1) violent 猛烈的，激烈的 2) whether可以引导主语从句、表语从句、宾语从句;而if只能引导宾语从句。 引导宾语从句既可以用whether, 也可以用if, 两者常可以互换。 He asked me whether / if I could lend him my bike. Could you tell us whether / if it snows in winter in Australia? 值得注意的是： ①?whether可以和or not连用, 而if则不能, 如： I don’t care whether or not your car breaks down. I don’t know whether or not he’s coming. 但是不可以说： I don’t care if or not your car breaks down. 5. They were in time to produce the water... in time: sooner or later; eventually; I’ll see him in time. in time (for sth. /to do sth.): not late She will be back in time to prepare dinner. 与time相关的短语: in no time 立刻, 马上 at times 有时 at a time 每次;依次 once upon a time 从前 on time 按时;准时 at one time 从前 for the time being 暂时 from time to time 不时地 6. …as the earth cooled down, water began to a