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Cultural Corner
Cultural Corner 1----Look at the following pictures and answer the following questions
(1) What is the passage about? The passage is about the reason why we clap and the history of clapping, the features of applause. (2) Why do people clap? To show that they like something. (3) How many countries are mentioned in the passages? Three countries.
Model 2: Dear Sylvia, Thanks a lot for your invitation, but I’m very sorry I can’t go, because an unexpected guest is going to call on me on that day. Yours sincerely, ×××
Missing this bus means waiting for another hour. 很抱歉伤害了你,但是我并不像这样。
I’m sorry that I have hurt you, but I didn’t mean to.
3. …, and a prolonged clapping helped a play to win. prolong vt. 延长……, 拉长…… 会议可能要延长到夜里, 因为今晚有太多 问题要解决。
I don’t think the car XXX hold you all.
我的新汽车贴路性能很好。 My new car holds the road well. 那座桥不能负载那样的重量。 The bridge can’t hold that much weight. 电视播放的体育节目比赛不能引起我 的兴趣。 Televised sports couldn’t hold my interest.
妇女仍在争取与男人真正平等。 Women are still struggling for true equality with men. 6. It is infectious and spreads very quickly. infectious adj. 有感染力的;传染的
人”,作主语时,视作复数。 如:The
living are more important to us than the dead. 活着的人对我们来说比死去的人更 重要。
(4) lively 有“活泼的、快乐的、生 动的”等意思,可以指人或物,可作 定语或标语;但它没有“活着的”意 思,而其他三个都有。 如:Young children are usually lively. 小孩子们通常是活泼的。
高一外研版必修四
Module 3 Body Languague and Non-Verbal comunications
Writing&Cultural Corner
Writing
Writing 1--Read the invitations and answer the questions.
(1) Who is the first invitation from? Mr. and Mrs. Harry Blunkett (2) Who is the second invitation from?
(1) alive、live、living都有“活的、有生命 的”意思,与dead意义相反。但live通常只 作前置定语,且一般用于动物;alive、 living 不仅可作定语(alive只能置于名词 后;living一般置于名词前,也可置于名词 后),也可以作表语。 如: This is a live
Cultural Corner-2 Careful Reading Read the passage and answer the following questions
(1) What is the main idea of the first paragraph? The reasons why we clap.
(2) On what occasion do people clap?
We clap at the end of a live performance, such as a play, or a concert, to say thank you to the performers.
(3) What is the main idea of the 2nd paragraph? The custom of clapping has early beginnings. (4) What did applause mean in classical Athens? Applause meant judgment and taking part.
pleased to accept /unable to accept/ thanks a lot /I’m very sorry
The key: “ Thanks a lot” is informal; the other three are formal.
Writing 3--Write a short reply to one of the invitations. Use one of the expressions from activity 2.
Model 1: Dear Mr and Mrs Blunkett, I was delighted to receive the invitation to your daughter’s wedding on March 5th. I am very pleased to accept, and look forward to meeting you there. Yours sincerely, Peter J. Smith
The meeting may be prolonged into the evening because so many problems have to be solved tonight.
我们多停留两三天好吗? Shall we prolong our stay for a few days? 4. It can hold 14,000 people, half the adult male population of the city. hold v. 握住, 拿着, 持有, 容纳, 占领,支 撑住,保持注意, 有……兴趣 n. 把握, 控制, 船舱
这座城市已被敌人占领。 The city is held by the enemy. 我给你拍照的那一霎时, 你不要动。 Hold yourself still for a moment while I take your photograph. 我们因畏惧而屏住呼吸。 We held our breath in fear. 我们正在开会。 We are holding a meeting.
He told a very lively story. 他讲了一个生动的故事。
2. In classical Athens, applause meant judgement and taking part. mean doing 意味着做某事 mean to do sth. 打算做某事 错过这班车就意味着再等一个小时。
Sylvia
(3) Which one is formal? How do you know?
The first invitation is formal. We know because of the language used.
Writing 2--Look at these expressions. Which are formal, and which are informal?
5. Applause was a sign of being part of the community, and of equality between actors and audience. equality: n. 同等,平等 我不相信能力均等, 但我确实相信机会均 等。
I do not believe in equality of capacity, but I do believe in equality of opportunity.
(5) What did the prolonged clapping help? Prolonged clapping helped a play to win. (6) What is the definition of applause? Applause was a sign of being part of the community, and of equality between actors and audience.
时,只能用alive;作比喻义(如“活 像…… ”、“活生生的”等)解时,要 用
living。 如: The enemy officer was caught alive. (作主语补足语,不用living) 那位敌方军官被活捉了。
We found the snake alive. (作宾语补足 语,不用living) He is the living image of his father.(比喻 义,不用alive) 他活象他父亲。 (3)只有living前加the方可表示“活着 的
(=living) fish. (=This is a fish alive.) 这是一条活鱼。(指动物,且作定语时,
三者均可用) Who's the greatest man alive (=living man)? 谁是当今最伟大的人物?
(指人,不能用live)The fish is still alive (=living) 那条鱼还活着。(指动物 作表语时不能用live)。 (2)living主要指在某个时候是活着 的,而alive指本来有死的可能,但仍活 着的。而且作主语补足语或宾语补足语
Language Points
1.We clap at the end of a live profermance a live performance 现场演出 live adj. 活的, 生动的, 精力充分的, 直播的 猫在戏弄那只活老鼠。
The cat is playing with a live mouse. 这不是录像表演, 这是现场转播。 It wasn’t a recorded show, it was live.
(7) What is the features of clapping? Clapping is social, like laughter, it is infectious, and spreads very quickly. (8) Do people from different cultures clap on the same occasions? No, some occasions on which people clap change from one country to another.
我设法抓住了那个瓶子才未跌落。
I managed to hold the bottle before it fell. 她现在当首相,任期之长在本世纪是前 所未有的。
She has now held the post of Prime Minister longer than anyone else this century. 我看这辆汽车坐不下你们这些人。
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