1、Unit 6 Nature in words新标标准英语语高中选择选择 性必修第三册Using languageReview:non-finite forms as attributive, adverbial and complementActivity 1 Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions. 1 What is the difference between the verbs in bold in sentences (a) and (c)?“Carpeted” in senten
2、ce (a) is a past participle used as complement and “flattening” in sentence (c) is a present participle used as complement.Activity 1 2 In sentence (b), does “to find” indicate purpose or result?In sentence (b), “to find”indicates result.3 In sentence (d), does “to watch” indicate purpose or result?
3、 What is the function of “falling”?In sentence (d), “to watch” indicates purpose; “falling” is an attributive used to describe the snow.The Lake Poets were a small group of poets 1 (live) in the Lake District of England in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. The Lake District, 2 (know) for its b
4、eauty, is in the north-west of England. The first of the poets 3 (come) there was Robert Southey, one of the most 4 (respect) poets of his time. He was followed by William Wordsworth, perhaps Britains most 5(celebrate) 19th century poet, and then Samuel Coleridge, who had written the 6 (pioneer) wor
5、k Lyrical Ballads with Wordsworth. Soon, 7 (draw) both by its natural beauty and a desire to be near these famous poets, other poets came 8 (live) in the Lake District. All of these poets were seen as part of the Romantic Movement.Activity 2 Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in
6、 brackets. livingto come / comingrespectedpioneeringdrawnto liveknowncelebrated Today, whilst walking along a peaceful river running through a university campus, I was amazed to findActivity 3 Look at the pictures and complete the travel journal entry with the words in the box. Use the structures yo
7、u have learnt in this unit where appropriate. find blow go see fall relax enjoy runActivity 4 Work in pairs. Talk about a travel experience of your own that brought you closer to nature, using the structures you have learnt in this unit where appropriate.Describing natureActivity 5 Read the paragrap
8、h and answer the questions. Pay attention to the words in bold. 1 What does this paragraph mainly describe?2 What aspects does the author describe?This paragraph mainly describes the beautiful appearance in the month of August.The author describes the skies, fields, flowers, orchards, trees, wheat a
9、nd the quality of the light.Activity 6 SoundColourShapeActionSmellSensationloudclear, green, rich,golden blooming, bend, bow, piled, waving, sweeps, tinges, makesthick clusters, graceful sheavesfresh,sweet-smellingfresh, bleak,gentle, soft,pleasant Put the words in Activity 5 into the boxes. Find ou
10、t what they are used to describe.Now think of more words in each category and add them to the boxes. Then describe nature during your favourite season with the words you have learnt.Activity 6 Put the words in Activity 5 into the boxes. Find out what they are used to describe. Activity 7 Listen to t
11、he conversation and answer the questions. 1 What book was the man reading?The man was reading a book called Landmarks.2 Why was the man annoyed?3 What was the girls opinion?Activity 8 Listen to the conversation again and correct the mistakes in the mans blog. “annoyed” instead of “confused”“a differ
12、ent opinion from” instead of “the same opinion as”“now missing from” instead of “being added to”“field of grass” instead of “dense forest”“blue flowers” instead of “fruit”“blog” instead of “film”“on computers” instead of “watching TV”“history” instead of “literature”“new words become as normal to yo
13、ung people as the old ones are to me” instead of “old words become as normal to young people as the new ones are to me”Now work in pairs and act out the conversation.Activity 9 Complete the boxes with the expressions from the conversation. such as The main reason , for instance. Two reasons, I think
14、. ConsiderGiving examplesGiving explanations such as, for instance.Two reasons, I think.The main reasonConsiderActivity 10 Work in pairs. Talk about your opinions of the issue discussed in Activity 8 using the expressions in this section.Now think about your performance. Have you actively participated in the discussion? What can you do to improve your performance?
