Unit I Other countries, other cultures（1）
（一）Reading strategy:
 阅读课文后，将信息归类，将文章分成段落并写出段意。
 _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ （二）Language points:
1. defend(常和from, against 连用)
He defended her from the attack of a dog.
They defended the city against the enemy.
He made a long speech defending his view.= He made a long speech______ _______ ______ his view.
2. be located:
The house is located next to the river.
Rome is located in Italy.
Houses must be worth a large amount of money ___________(用现在分词)/____________（用过去分词）(位于) in that areas
关注类似的过去分词做表语。
We __________________(面临) a serious problem.
The road ________________ （排列）tall trees.
He ___________________（穿着） a new coat.
He _________________（坐在） the armchair, silent.
The man ______________（陶醉于） the achievements made.
The troubled kid _________________（沉迷于） computer games.
3. for short(简略形式), in short(总之)
Her name is “Frances”, or “Fran” __________.
Fran is ________ _________ Frances.
Things can’t be any worse: _____________, the project has got stuck.
关注类似的短语：for free(without payment), for certain/sure(=without doubt)
I got the ticket ___________ from someone who didn’t want it.
He must live somewhere around. But I can’t say ____________.
4. second to , next to, superior to, junior/senior to
He is such a good player that he is second to none.______________________________.
Next to music, he loves tennis best. __________________________________________.
This employee is superior to the former in ability. _______________________________
He is junior to me by two years. ____________________________________________.
5. 说出cover的含义
China is the third largest country in the world, covering an area of 9.6 million square kilometers._______________
I want to cover 100 miles by dark. ______________
I want our best reporters sent to cover the event. ______________
The doctor’s talk covered the history of medicine from Roman times to the present day. ____________
6. Shape
n. （1）. in the shape of ___________
  There was a red mark on his back, in the shape of the letter S.
  （2）. out of shape __________
  The car was so damaged that it was out of shape.
  （3）. take the shape of _________
The building takes the shape of a bird nest.
（4）. take shape__________
After a further discussion, our plans of a new library are beginning to take shape.
Vt. 1. The man shaped his hands into a cup. ___________
   2. Events that happen in the childhood may shape the character and development of a man in
his later life. ________.
完成下列句子：
The world ________ _________ _________ (由。。。组成) of seven continents and four oceans.
The world ____________ of seven continents and four oceans.
The world ________ ______ of seven continents and four oceans.
7. 请研究下列句型，并完成句子：
（1）. Located in the heart of Toronto is the Canadian National Tower,…
（2）. Smaller in size, but equally famous, is the city of Vancouver in the province of British Columbia on the Pacific coast.
（3）. Nearer to the Atlantic coast is Niagara Falls.
（1）. _____________(站立) at the top of the hill is an old temple.
（2）.____________(坐) in my chair was a new comer, which surprised me greatly.
（3）. __________(躺) on the ground was a dying goat.
（4）. _____________(等) outside of the booking office are masses of passengers.
8.as well as /as well/ in addition to /in addition/ alongside/besides
In addition to English, he has to study a second language.
He has to study a second language ___________ English.
He has to study a second language ______ _______ _______ English.
He has to study English and _______ _________, a second language.
He has to study English and a second language ________ _________.

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