unit-7-The-English-Countryside-part2

WatchavideoclippleaseQuestions:1.Whatcanyouseeinthevideo?2.WhatimportantaspectsshouldtheEnglishcountrysideinclude?Unit7TheEnglishCountrysideBook2-Unit7Pre-readingTasksReadthewordsandexpressionsonpage94andmatchthemwiththepicturesbelow.coastfootpathpasturesmountainridgesricepadcornfieldbayclifflawncultivatedfieldsBook2-Unit7brookestuarybeachorchardsvalleybushes•1.Firstreading•ReadthetextquicklyandtrytoidentifywhichaspectswereusedtodescribetheEnglishcountrysidebytheauthor?WhichaspectswereusedtodescribetheEnglishcountrysidebytheauthor?•villageinavalley•homestead/farm•river•cottage•beach•brook•cornfield•bushes2.Secondreading•Workingroupsandtrytofindouttheanswerstothefollowingquestions.Englishvillagehomestead/farmEnglishriverscottageWhatisthepopularideaofanEnglishvillage?WhatisthegeneralconceptionofanEnglishfarm?whataretheEnglishriverslike?Wheredidthewriteroncelive?PopularideaofanEnglishvillageinavalleyoverlookedfromthehillsclusteredaboutitsancientchurchGeneralconceptionofafarmofamoreorlesscommodioushomesteadinavalleyshelteredbyampletreeswithbroadfieldswithariverflowingnotfarawayEnglishriverssmallandinsignificantinwhichaboycanbatheinwhichafarm-handcantickleatroutpermitofhomelyoccupationsmenleanovertheweirsandwatchtheswallowsThecottagethattheauthoroncelivedonthewestedgeoftheCotswoldstheWelshmountainsontheother.orchardsandpasturestotheMalvensontheonehandDifficultSentencesImportantwordsandphrasesActivity1.MostEnglishmen,ifonlybecauseofthenaturalformationoftheirisland,areessentiallymoreathomeinthelowlandsthanontheheights.prepositionalphrasesthefertilevalleyswherefarmsandorchardssustainthepeoplewholivethereExplanation:Thehighlandsaremuchmorebarrenthanthevalleysandarethuslessdesirableforhabitationandmoresuitableforsheepfarming.theareaswithhillsandmountainsTranslation:如果只考虑他们这个岛国的自然地势，绝大多数英国人感到生活在低地比生活在高地要舒适得多。DifficultSentences2.ThepopularideaofanEnglishvillageisofoneinavalley,whereitcanbeoverlookedfromthehills,clusteredaboutitsancientchurch;andsimilarly,thegeneralconceptionofafarminthiscountryisofamoreorlesscommodioushomesteadinavalley,shelteredbyampletrees,withbroadfieldslikeopenhandsstretchedouttoreceivethesun,andariverflowingnotfaraway.non-restrictiveattributiveclausebuiltaroundtheoldchurch______protectedfrombadweatherExplanation:IntheEnglishcountryside,achurchistraditionallythemostimportantbuilding.Usuallysituatedinthecenterofavillagewithasquareinfrontofit,thechurchisnotonlyaplaceforreligiousservicebutalsoaplaceforpublicgatheringsandimportantactivities.Villagers’housesweregenerallybuiltaroundthechurch.Translation:人们心中喜爱的英国乡村是在山谷里，从山上可以俯瞰它的全貌，并簇拥在古老的教堂周围；同样，这个国家的人们对农场的普遍概念也是山谷地里宽敞的家园，绿树成荫。广阔的田野延伸开去，就像张开的双手接受阳光普照，不远处还有潺潺流淌的小溪。3.Certainlytheyarenotthekindaboutwhichnationalsongsarecomposed,asinthecaseoftheRhineortheDanubeortheVolga;butatleasttheyarethekindinwhichaboycanbatheandinwhich(eventoday)afarm-handcantickleanoccasionaltrout.restrictiveadjectiveclause______________Explanation:aworkerorlaboreronafarmcancatchatroutbyhandoccasionallyTranslation:当然，它们不像莱茵河、多瑙河、伏尔加河那样，有许多民歌为之歌唱，但至少它们能供孩子嬉水，能让农夫偶尔在那儿抓鲑鱼。4.Suchrivers,insignificantastheymaybe,influencethelivesofthosewholiveneartheminthemostsubtleandsensuousway.concessiveclause/clauseofconcession______________Translation:这些河流虽不起眼，却在不经意地而又切切实实地影响着周围居民的生活。Ascanmeanthough/althoughbutonlyinthecombi-nationof“adjective+as+subject+be/seem/appear”:Tiredashewas,heofferedtocarryher.Strongashewas,hecouldn’tliftit.Patientashewas,hehadnointentionofwaitingforthreehours.Mayimplies“Iacceptthefactthat….”5.…butseldomwasthereadaywhenIcouldnotclearlyfollowthecourseoftheriverdowntoitswidemuddyestuary.inversionoftheverbaftercertainadverbsTranslation:但那小河流向宽阔、多泥的河口，我总是能够看得清清楚楚。Certainadverbsandadverbphrases,mostlywitharestrictiveornegativesense,canforemphasisbeplacedatthebeginningofasentenceorclauseandarethenfollowedbythepredicate.Someofthiskindofadverbsaregivenasbelow:hardlyever,onnoaccount,hardly...when,onlyby,innocircumstances,onlyinthisway,neither/nor,onlythen/when,never,scarcelyever,nosooner...than,scarcely...when,notonly,seldom,notuntil,nowhereOnnoaccountmustthisswitchbetouched.Onlybyshoutingwasheabletomakehimselfheard.NeverbeforehadIbeenaskedtoacceptabribe.Hardly/Scarcelyeverdidtheymanagetomeetunobserved.Importantwordsandphrases•1.ifonly:•1)usedtoexpressawishwithreferencetopresentorfuturetime;•2)usedtoexpressawishthatpasteventshadbeendifferent•e.g.IfonlyIwererich.但愿我很富有。•Ifonlyitwouldstopraining.真希望雨能停。•IfonlyIhadgonebytaxi.假若我是乘计程车去的就好了。•2.athome•a.inone'sownhouseorplaceofresidence•b.inasituationfamiliartoone;atease:•feel/beathomein/with:tofeelcomfortableinaplaceorwithaperson•e.g.Makeyourselfathome!不要拘束。•Afterawhilewebegantofeelathomewitheachother.•过了一会儿，我们互相之间就无拘无束了。•Shehasawayofmakingeveryonefeelathome.3.forthemostpart:onthewhole;usually;mostlye.g.JapaneseTVsetsare,forthemostpart,ofexcellentquality.4.moreorless(1)about;insubstance;approximately;basically:•e.gWecametomoreorlessthesameconclusion.•(2).tosomeextent;somewhat:•e.gSheseemedmoreorlessfamiliarwiththesubject.•5.stretcho