Unit 9 Have you ever been to a museum?
(Section A 3a-3c)
invent
v.
发明
;
创造
unbelievable
adj.
难以置信的
;
不真实的
progress
v.& n
.
进步
;
进展
rapid
adj.
迅速的
;
快速的
New words
tea set
茶具
social
adj.
社会的
peaceful
adj
.
和平的
;
安宁的
performance
n
.
表演
;
演出
perfect
adj.
完美的
;
完全的
tea art
茶艺
itself
pron
. (it
的反身代词
)
它自己
collect
v
.
收集
;
采集
toilet
n.
坐便器
;
厕所
unusual
adj
.
特别的
;
不寻常的
American Computer Museum
the International Museum of Toilets in India
Hangzhou National Tea Museum
computer museum
tea museum
toilet museum
Can you guess what the passage is about?
Before reading
Read the article quickly,
and check if your predictions
are right.
3a
Read the magazine article and answer the questions.
1.Which three museums do the students talk about?
They talk about
the American Computer Museum
,
the International Museum of Toilets
, and
the Hangzhou National Tea Museum.
2. What do you think is the most interesting thing about each museum?
the American Computer Museum -
the special computer that can play chess even better than humans.
the International Museum of Toilets –
many different kinds of toilets
.
the Hangzhou National Tea Museum –
the tea art performances.
3b
Read the article again and answer the following questions.
1. What does Ken say about the American Computer Museum?
Ken says that:
(a) it is the most interesting museum he has ever been to, (b) it has information about different computers and who invented them, and (c) he learned that there was a special computer that plays chess better than humans.
2. What can we learn at the International Museum of Toilets?
3. Why is the Hangzhou National Tea Museum a nice place to enjoy tea?
We can learn about
the history and development of toilets
.
It is a nice place to enjoy tea
because it is located in a relaxing and peaceful place near a lake
.
Watching tea art performances is also enjoyable
.
( ) 1. American Computer Museum only has information about different computers there.
( ) 2. Ken thinks computers will do more work in the future.
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T
( ) 3. International Museum of Toilets is a very unusual museum.
( ) 4. India has the most advanced toilet.
( ) 5. Linlin didn’t know why her grandpa loved drinking and collecting tea set.
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F
F
3c
Which of the underlined words in the passage have the following meanings?
make (something) better
become better
uncommon
quiet
made
quick
improve
progressed
unusual
peaceful
invented
rapid
Check the answers.
invented
progressed
rapid
unusual
improve
peaceful
1. make (something) better
2. quiet
3. become better
4. made
5. uncommon
6. quick
1.
进步如此迅速
2.
一个不同寻常的博物馆
3.
厕所的发展
3.
鼓励政府去改善它
4.
一个平静的地方
5.
茶艺表演
6.
收集茶具
7.
泡一杯极好的茶
8.
发明电脑
9.
社会组织
10.
一项发明
progress in such a rapid way
an unusual museum
the development of toilets
encourage the government to improve it
a peaceful place
a tea art performance
collect tea sets
make a perfect cup of tea
invent computers
social groups
an invention
Revision:
The American Computer Museum have information about ________ computers and ___ ________ them. The old computers were much ______. It’s ___________ that technology has _________ in such a _____ way!
I just can’t ______ my eyes when I ____ so many different kinds of _____ in the International Museum of Toilets. The museum ______ people about the history
根据课文内容填空。
who invented
progressed
believe
saw
bigger
unbelievable
different
toilets
teaches
rapid
and ___________ of toilets. It also __________ governments and social groups to _____ _____ ways to _______ toilets in the future.
The Hangzhou National Tea Museum is a _______ and _______ place near a lake. The tea art performances _____ how to make a ______ cup of tea with ________ tea sets. _________ the tea preparation is just ___ enjoyable ____ drinking the tea itself.
encourages
think about
development
improve
peaceful
show
relaxing
perfect
Watching
as
beautiful
as
汉译英。
1.
妈妈鼓励我们要尽自己最大努力帮助别人。
2.
我想知道他现在到底是不是在北京。
3.
我最近去过印度一个非常特别的博物馆。
Mom encourages us to try our best to help others.
I wonder whether he is in Beijing now.
I’ve recently been to a very unusual museum in India.
1. The
most interesting
museum I’ve been to is the American Computer Museum.
多音节词和部分双音节形容词最高级加
most
构成,前面加
the
。
如
:
the most beautiful
girl
2. The old computers were
much bigger.
much
可修饰形容词比较级,表示
……
得多。
如
:
much richer
a little, even, a bit
也可以修饰形容词比较级。
Explanation
3. I
wonder
how much more computer will be able to do in the future.
不知道将来电脑还能够做些什么事情呢。
1)wonder
表示“
(
对某事
)
感到疑惑;想要
知道;想弄明白;琢磨”,后面常接由
what,
how, who
或者
if/whether
引导的宾语从句。
e.g. I
wonder how
they’re getting on.
我想知道他们现在过得怎样。
I just
wonder if
they’ve arrived safely.
我就想知道他们是否安全抵达了。
2)
此句从句部分的原始结构是
: How much more will computers be able to do in the future?
是对陈述句
Computers will be able to do (much) more in the future.(
电脑将来能够做更多的事情。
)
的提问。由于充当了宾语从句
,
疑问结构改成了陈述结构
:
how much more computers will be able to do in the future,
即
:
将助动词还原到陈述句的位置。
e.g.
I don’t know when he will come.
我不知道他什么时候来。
I don’t know where he lives.
我不知道他住在哪里。
4. It also
encourages
governments and social groups
to think about
ways to…
encourage sb. to do sth.
鼓励某人做某事
e.g. My father
encouraged me to take
part in
the sports meeting.
父亲鼓励我参加运动会。
5. Watching the tea preparation is just as
enjoyable
as drinking the tea itself.
看沏茶的过程和饮茶本身一样令人愉快。
-able
是一个典型的形容词后缀
,
可加在动词之后
,
表示“可
…..
的
;
能够
……
的”。此处
enjoyable(
能使人快乐的
;
令人愉快的
)
便是一例
,
再如
:drinkable(
可饮用的
), washable(
可洗的
), readable(
可读的
), usable(
可用的
;
可使用的
)
等等。
1. Remember the words and expressions.
2. Review the next lesson.