Unit3 Tomorrow's world Project
Language Points
【学习目标】
本部分重要单词,短语和句子。
【学习重难点】
重要单词,短语和句子的用法
【学习过程】
1.I believe our painting is worth quite a lot of money. be worth much money 值很多钱。
2.look into the problems look into...调查
3.high time 是该做某事的时候了 / about time 该……的时候了
下列句型表示“是该做某事的时候了”。其中的 that 从句是定语从句,其谓语要用“过去
式”或“should+原形”(should 不省略)的虚拟式。
It is about time that sb. did sth. / should do sth. 到了某人一定要做某事的时候了
It is high time that sb. did sth. / should do sth. 正是做某事的时候了;早该做某事了
【教材例句】In my opinion, it is about time we had new computers.
①Hurry up! It is time we started / should start (start).
②The boy is much too naughty. It is high time that he (teach / give) a lesson.
【高考链接】
Jack is a great talker. It’s high time that he something instead of just talking.
A.will do B.has done C.do D.did (辽宁 12)
4.It is of chief importance to our future for us to learn how to use information technology.
be of chief / great importance to… 对……非常重要 (“of + 抽象名词” 作表语)
5.I’m sure the teacher won't mind you using the computer. (动名词的复合结构作宾语)
6.Science fiction is a type of writing based on fantasy.
based on fantasy 基于幻想 (过去分词短语作定语)
7. Immediately, he got his things packed and went to Iceland, forcing his nephew Axel to go
with him.
got his things packed 把他的东西打包 (复合宾语结构)
forcing his nephew Axel to go with him
强迫他的侄子与他一道去 (分词短语作伴随状语)
8.The sky was filled with gas that gave off light like the sun.
give off 发出(光),放出(蒸汽、气味等) 长出(枝)
9.The three men built a small boat and set sail. set sail 扬帆启航
10.As they were wandering around, they noticed a man sitting against a tree in the distance.
wander around / wander about 徘徊;流浪;漫步
11.They made a bomb to blow up the rocks. blow up 爆炸
12.The boat floated down with the water. 船随着水向下漂流。
13.They could only hold on to the boat in terror. in terror 恐惧地;惊恐地
hold on to...紧紧抓住,握住不放
①He was standing, holding onto (抓住) a tree that grow against the wall.
②He held on to (抓住) the rope and climbed up.
14.find oneself + 宾补 (find 带复合宾语)
【用法解析】find oneself + adj. / p.p. / pres.p. / prep. phrase
发现自己处于某种状态;突然意识到自己正在做某事
【教材例句】They now found themselves in a volcano in Italy.
I pulled the other handle, and found myself back in my house in the present day.
Polly found herself staring up at the face of an old man with a beard.
①She found herself in English (对英语越来越感兴趣了).
②Dick found himself towards Mike’s home (朝 Mike 家的方向走去).
③When she opened her eyes, she found herself (躺) in a soft bed in a hospital.
④The old scientist found himself by a group of children (突然被一群孩子们围
着).
15.Days and nights zipped by and everything changed before my eyes.
zip by (时间) 很快过去 go by quickly
16.Buildings and cities appeared and disappeared in a flash. in a flash 瞬间;一刹那间,转
瞬
17.Mankind had evolved into two races.人类已经进行为两个种族。
18.be well fed 吃得好 be poorly fed 吃得不好
19.However, later I came to see that I had the wrong impression.
come / get to see / realize 逐渐发现,逐渐意识到。
20.There was neither wind nor waves.既没有风也没有浪。
21.There was no life or movement at all. 既没有生命也没有任何动静。