模块一Unit2 language points

4. later late
late I’m sorry we arrived two hours ______. late let’s go home—it’s getting ____ for dinner. later I met her three years _______. lately I haven’t been sleeping well just______. later Much ____on, she realized what he had meant. later He found happiness in her ____ life. latest Have you heard the ______ news? latter He presented two solutions. The _____ seems much better.
e.g. They are traveling to France by way of London. They learn English by way of watching TV.
By way of :路经,途经,通过….的方法
They are traveling to France by way of London. They learn English by way of watching TV.
3. at the end of 在……末,在……尽头(时间或地点) →by the end of 到……末为止，常与完成时连用 By the end of last week, we had learned 5 units. →in the end =finally=at last 最后，终于． He kept on trying and succeeded in the end.
(3). His grandparents are not used to the city life because it _______life in the countryside. B A. is the same as B. is different from C. is different with D. makes a difference
More than one student wants to
go to swim.
1. China Daily is _______ a newspaper. It helps C improve our English. A. no more than B. no less than C. more than D. not more than A computer costs nearly 5,000 yuan, but I have saved ______ 800 yuan. C A. not more than B. no less than C. no more than D. more than
他们是去年8月底开始从事这项工程的。 They started working on the project at the end of last August. 到下月底为止我们将完成所有的任务。 By the end of next month we’ll have finished all the tasks.
the latter
as a second/foreign language develop one’s own identity
for example
Explanation
1. Do you know that there is more than one kind of English in the world? 你知道世界上不止有一种英语吗？ more than one +名词单数, 后面的谓 语动词用单数。
be different from sb/sth tell the differences between A and B in sth make a difference 产生影响，造成区别 make no/little difference 没有产生影响、造成区别
What we have done has made much difference to the environment.
more than不仅仅，不只是
not more than = at (the) most不超过
no more than = only只有，仅仅
more……than……比…更…;与其说…倒不如说… He is more our friend than our teacher.
–Tom is very stupid. He failed the exam once again. --He is ______ than stupid. C A. lazier B. no lazier C. more lazy D. lazier rather
B 6. We’ve made such great progress ______ your help. Which of the following is not correct? A. thanks to B. because C. because of D. as a result of because of = thanks to = as a result of =due to =owing to because of He got so angry ________ what you have said.
communicate with make use of
at present enrich the English language
in the 18th century
Para5 Para6
at that time a large number of Only time will tell.
first…and later… such as
--Did you take enough money with you? C -- No, I needed ______ I thought I could. A. not so much as B. as much as C. much more than D. much less than
2. In some important ways they are very different from one another. 在某些重要方面, 它们彼此有些差异。 (1) in…way (s)/by…means 在……方面 We should solve this problem in a different way. =We should solve this problem by a different way.
journey 1). It is tiring to take a long _______ by train from Paris to Moscow. voyage 2). The _________ from England to Australia used to take several months. trip 3). We’ll have time for a ______ to France next weekend. tour 4). We went on a guided ______ round the castle.
Thanks to, owing to, due to, Thanks to 1).________your help, I was able to finish The work in time. due to 2). This accident was ______ his carelessness. 3). I couldn’t attend the meeting __________________ illness owing to/because of
2. In a way / in some way /in one way 在某种程度上 No way Give way to sb:屈服，让步 You must not give way to their demands. In the way :造成不便，挡道 I am afraid your car .is in the way By the way 顺便说 by way of …:路经,途经,通过….的方法
lately
latest
latter
5.make a voyage/ trip/ journey to + place make voyages /trips/ journeys to + place 做(一个)去…的旅行 【解释】voyage: 去国外或海上旅行 journey: 指较远的从一地到另一地旅行陆路 travel: 一系列的旅程，尤指旅行的概念 不可数 trip: (短途)旅行 tour: 为了公务、娱乐或教育参观多处名胜的旅行
[考例] The open-air celebration has been put off ______ the bad weather. (浙江 2007) A. in case of B. in spite of C. instead of D. because of [点拨] 句意为“因为天气恶劣推迟了露天 庆祝会。” because of由于，因为；in case of假设，万一；in spite of尽管；instead of 代替，而不是……，故正确答案为D项。
Language Points
warming up:
more than
in some important ways go to the pictures/movies
be different from Pre-reading
by underground/subway use English as an official language
Para1
Para2 Para3
at the end of
than ever before
make voyages
because of
native English speakers the same kind of English over time be able to
even if/though come up to be based on in the1600’s
7. Native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English.
(2) one another/each other区别
都表示“相互，彼此”，在Biblioteka Baidu中作动词或介词的 宾语，但不能作主语。表示两个人或事物之间 的相互关系用each other, 表示三个或三个以上 的人或事物之间的相互关系时， 用each other或one another都可以。 Tom and Mary looked at each other. We send card to one another/each other every year. 我们每年都相互寄卡片。
the way+从句, the way 是先行词, 其后是定语从句. 1)the way+ in which 2) the way+that 3)the way + 从句(省略了that或in which), 在通常情况下, 用in which 引导的定语从句最为正式, 用that的次之,而省略了关系代词that 或 in which 的, 反而显得更自然,最为常用.如下面三句话所示, 其意义相同. I like the way in which he talks. I like the way that he talks. I like the way he talks.