必修四Module6IntegratingSkills.pptVIP

单词积累 repute n. 荣誉；名声 reputed adj. 号称的；所谓的 reputable adj. 声誉好的；值得依赖的 知识拓展 have a good/bad reputation 名誉好/坏 lose/ruin ones reputation 名誉扫地 live up to ones reputation 不负盛名；名副其实 of great/good/high reputation 很有声望的；享有盛名的 5．due to 由于；因为(介词短语，后接名词、代词、动名词) ①The accident was due to careless driving. 这场车祸是粗心驾驶造成的。 ②He arrived late due to the storm. 由于暴风雨他来晚了。 知识拓展 thanks to 由于；幸亏 for the reason that 由于；因为(后接从句) on account of 因为；由于 owing to 因为；由于(常用于书面语) for reasons of 由于；因为 because of多用于口语，表示直接的原因。 as a result of... 由于；作为……的结果(为较正式用语) 【句式分析】 本句中的of a different colour“不同颜色的”，属于“of +名词”结构，多用来表示主语的特征，这类名词没有与其相对应的形容词形式。这类结构的主语可以是人，也可以是物，常用于该结构的名词有kind, age, colour, size, height, shape, type, way, price等。 ①Compared with students of the same age in China, American students know little about the world. 与中国同龄的学生相比，美国学生对世界所知甚少。 ②The twin sisters are of a size and the skirt fits each of them exactly. 双胞胎姐妹的身材一样,这件裙子两个人穿都非常合适。 【归纳拓展】 (be+)of+抽象名词时,相当于其中名词所对应的形容词的意思，说明被修饰词具有某种特征或属性。常用的名词有 use, importance, help, value, interest, quality, service, benefit, necessity等。 ③I don’t want to hear what you are saying. It is of no interest to me. (of no interest=not interesting) 我不想听你说,我对此不感兴趣。 ④Coal is of great importance to the development of industry. (of great importance=very important) 煤对工业发展是相当重要的。 【名师点津】形容词前常用very, quite来修饰，而在“of+抽象名词”结构中，名词前常用great, much, some, little, no, any等词来修饰。 【即学活用】句式转换。 ①The press conference seems very important. → The press conference seems _________________. ②They are of great help to learners of English. → They are ___________ to learners of English. 完成句子。 ③当我在你这个年龄的时候，我就去打仗了。 When I was __________, I entered the war. of great importance very helpful of your age Ⅰ. 单项填空 1. (2013·临沂高一检测)The newcomers found it impossible to ______ themselves ______ the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country. A. adapt；to B. be used；to C. adapt；for D. be used；for 【解析】选A。句意：这些新来者发现，在这个新