外研版高中英语选修七Module_3_Cultural_Corner.ppt

* 外研版 高二年级(选修7) Module 3 Cultural Corner Read the passage quickly and then give the main idea of each paragraph. Para 1: Charles Dickens’ birth and his schooling (education) and his childhood as well. Para 2: Charles Dickens’ work or an experience, which has influenced his fictions and stories. Para 3: Charles Dickens’ writing experiences. Para 4: Charles Dickens’ influence and contributions. 1. Some people believe that he had a heart attack… 此句可这样变化： It is believed that he had a heart attack... He is believed to have a heart attack… Language points 1.a huge amount of He got a huge amount of help from his friends. 他从朋友那里得到很多帮助。 It’s best to cook vegetables in a small amount of water. 烹制蔬菜时最好少放些水。 大量的 (1) a good/great many a large/great/good number of a good few/quite a few ＋可数名词复数 ★作主语时，谓语动词用复数 many a/an ＋单数可数名词, ★作主语时，谓语动词用单数 (2) a great/good deal of a great/large amount of quite a little ＋不可数名词 ★作主语时，谓语动词用单数 ◆amounts of+不可数名词，作主语时谓语动词用复数。 表许多，大量 (3) ＋可数名词复数或不可数名词 a lot of/lots of plenty of a large/great quantity of 作主语时谓语动词单复数取决于名词 large quantities of 作主语时谓语动词单复数取决于quantity本身的单复数 There is a great deal of traffic on the road. 路上车辆很多。 A large number of mistakes were made in the composition. 作文中出现了许多错误。 The number of the students in my class is 50. 我班有50位同学。 1.Jack has a large ______ of books while Tom has a large ______ of money. A．amount；number B．number；amount C．plenty；amount D．amount；lot 【答案】　B 【解析】　a large number of后接可数名词复数；a large amount of后接不可数名词。 bring sth. to the attention of sb. ＝ bring sth. to one’s attention ◆ pay attention to… focus one’s attention on draw／attract one’s attention 注意… 集中注意力于… 吸引某人的注意力 相关短语： pay attention to draw/call attention to sth. focus attention on sth. divert/distract/draw attention from sth. come to sb’s attention escape sb’s attention attract/catch/get sb’s attention get attention She waved to attract the attention of the waitress. 她摆手以此来引起服务员的注意。 Children often misbehave in order