你的演说极受欢迎.ppt

Unit Seventeen Objectives 1. These language structures are designed to practice the sentence with a relative clause which is joined to the main clause by relative pronoun whose, who, whom, which or that . 2. The dialogues are designed for the flexible use of expressions like differ, bury, kid, enable and so on. And master expressions on certainty and uncertainty. 3. The readings are designed to practice reading skills of exposition writings. Cultural Notes of Dialogue I The Egyptian pyramids were built about four thousand five hundred years ago as burial places for ancient kings. The largest is called the Great Pyramid. Cultural Notes of Dialogue I Pictures of Pyramids Cultural Notes of Dialogue I Cultural Notes of Dialogue I ● Pharaoh: title of the kings of ancient Egypt. ● Khufu (ca.2900B.C): a king of the Fourth Dynasty of Egypt. He is also known as Cheops. Second king of the IV Dynasty of Egypt, renowned as the builder of the Great Pyramid at Giza. Language Points of Dialogue I ● I came across the English word… Here “came across” means “meet occasionally”, come upon. e.g. We've just come across an old friend we haven't seen for ages. Other uses: Your lecture came across very well; everyone liked it. Your speech came across very well. 你的演说极受欢迎 Language Points of Dialogue I ●…the treasures that were buried with them safe after death… bury: v. To place in the ground; to occupy (oneself) with deep concentration e.g. bury one's differences 忘却(原有)争端 The house was half buried under snow. 房子一半埋在雪中。 He buried himself in his work. 他埋头工作。 other phrases like: “ bury the hatchet”: stop fighting “ bury oneself in something”: be busy with Language Points of Dialogue I ● …they are of the same shape, but differ in size… differ: vi. To be unlike in nature, quality, amount, or form. （常与from, with. in连用） e.g. My brother and I differ in many ways. She differs from me in many ways. We differ fro