高二英语选修8-unit-1-a-land-of-diversitylanguage-points备课讲稿.ppt

高二英语选修8-unit-1-a-land-of-diversityLanguage-points;1. California is the third largest state in the USA but has the largest population. population (1) 对人口提问用what, 不用 how many, how much。 e.g. What’s the population of the city? 这个城市有多少人口？;(2) population作主语时用单数，但前有 分数，小数，百分数时，谓语动词用 复数。 e.g. The population of China is larger than that of America. 中国人口比美国人口多。 80% of the population are farmers. 百分之80的人口是农民。;(3) 人口的增加或减少用grow (increase) 和fall (decrease); 人口的多少用large 和small。 ;2. Scientists believe that these settlers crossed the Bering Strait in the Arctic to America by means of a land bridge which existed in prehistoric times. 科学家们认为这些迁居者通过一条史 前时代曾经存在的一条大陆桥穿越北 极地区的白令海峡到达美洲。;means n. 方式, 手段(单复数相同)。 e.g. Every possible means has been tried, but none has worked. Some means are practical while others are not.;◆ 联想记忆： by no means 决不，一点也不 e.g. She is by no means poor; in fact, she is very rich.;3. Of the first Spanish to go to California, the majority were religious men, … majority n. 大多数 1) the majority of the people 大多数人 2) majority常与a /the 连用; most后接名词或 of + n.;e.g. The majority of the people are against the idea of building a new factory here. 大多数人都反对在这儿建一个新工 厂的主意。;the majority单独做主语时，若强调整体，谓语动词用单数，强调个体时，谓语动词用复数。a / the majority of + n. 后可用不可数名词，也可用可数名词复数，谓语动词由后面的名词决定。 ;The majority __________ for the budget. The majority of students ____ hard-working. The majority of the damage ___ easy to repair. ;4. Spanish soldiers first arrived in South America in the early 16th century when they fought against the native people and took their land. 16世纪早期, 西班牙士兵到达南美洲, 这时同土著人作斗争并占领这片土地。;fight for 为事业, 自由, 真理, 权利等而斗争(战斗);fight against (可用with) the enemy “为反对……而斗争”； (接人和国家名词) “与……战斗” fight with sb. 也可表示与某人并肩作战;5. Some died or returned home, but most remained in California to make a life f