大学英语四级写作unit 2.ppt

Functional Structures—Citing figures and statistics . 约 40,000 人被杀。 Approximately 40,000 people are killed. stand at about a trillion dollars 达一万亿美元左右 The number of ___ that___ in ____ is so vast that_____________. ……的数目如此之大，以至于…… Fully half of these ______come from_____ 至少有半数死亡的人是因为…… With the price of microchips dropping so drastically… 当微芯片价格大跌 Downward Movement 下降，跌 decrease decline fall drop dive plunge plummet hit rock bottom Downward and Upward Movements . Upward Movement increase rise climb rocket soar rally Slow/gradual Steady Slight Sharp Dramatic Significantly Drastic Rapid/swift Disastrous To specify the degree of change we can use different adjectives 缓慢的 稳步的 略微的 急剧的 极大的 迅速的 灾难性的 Game: Work in pairs. Match the lines in the chart with words and expressions below 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Please describe the changes shown in the line graph Outline What the graph is about:______________ General tendency:___________________ Supporting details:___________________ __________________________________ __________________________________ Mini-speech This graph shows sales of the automobile industry in millions of dollars over twenty yearly intervals from 1910, and forecasts to 2030. Although the sales experienced the most dramatic decrease in the twenty years between 1910 and 1930, the sales rise by a significant percentage from 1930 onwards. There are sharp rises from 1930 to 1950 and from 1990 to 2010. The sales remain unchanged from 1950 to 1990. It is predicted that the sales will go up in the future. Functional structures Looking forward to the future Functional Structures--Looking forward to the future .  Instead of saying “In the future, people will…” , any other ways to predict future developments or events? Work in pairs. Translate the following into English 即便是过去70年间基本上没有多少变化的汽车工业，也将感受到计算机革命的影响。 随着微芯片（microchips）价格的大幅度下降，未来全球卫星定位系统(GPS)的应用几乎是无限的。(para. 10:1) 及至2010年，远程信息技术很可能将应用于美国的某条主要公路。（13:1） 这种工业定会飞速发展。(