M8Unit1ALandOfDiversityLanguagestudy-ReadingIRevisionWorkingroups,translatethephraseshandedouttoyouasquicklyaspossible.haveapopulationof…diversityofculture50%(percent)ofthestudentsbymeansof…inaddition(to)1.有…人口2.文化的多样性3.50%的学生4.用….方法5.除…之外还6.被…统治7.很大比例(的)8.对…宣战9.实现..的梦想10.开始/习惯于新的生活方式/工作等,谋生beruledbyalargepercentage(of)declarewaronachieveone’sdreamofdoing..makealife11.保持,保存12.成为…的家园13.到…的时候14.选择/决定做某事15.不久以后keepupbecomehometobythetime…electtodo…beforelongLanguageStudyItisthe______largeststateintheUSA.Ithasthelargest_________intheUSA.Italsohasthe____________ofbeingthemost______________stateintheUSA.The__________ofcultureisnotsurprisingifweknowthe________ofCalifornia.thirdpopulationmulticulturaldistinctiondiversityhistory1.n.区别,对比;杰出,卓越;分清,辨别adj.清晰/楚的;明显的;截然不同的________adv.___________adj.Completethesentenceswiththewordsabove.1)Hecouldremembereverythingvery______________.2)Hehasthe______________ofbeingthemostdiligentstudentinourclass.3)Thereisa____________improvementinyourstudy.4)Shelikestowearclotheswith_____________styles.习惯用语:bedistinctfrom与……不同的翻译:那两个建议截然不同。Thosetwosuggestionsarequitedistinctfromeachother.distinctdistinctlydistinctiondistinctiondistinctlydistinctdistinctivedistinctive独特的;特别的NativeAmericans--IndiansItislikelythatNativeAmericanswerelivinginCalifornia______________________.ScientistsbelievedtheycamefromAsiatoAlaska__________alandbridgeinprehistorictimes.bymeansofatleast15000yearsago2.bymeansof借助……手段;依靠……方法by____means当然可以;尽一切办法;不惜一切地by____means决不;完全不是by____means用这种方法Sometimesteachersandparentsjudgewhetherwearegoodornotsimply____________whatgradewegetinexams.That’swhywetrytogethighgrades_____________andsomeevencheatinexams._________________theymaygethighergradesandpleasetheirparentsforawhile.Butthenmostofthemwillfeelupsetorevenashamed.So_____________shouldwecheatinexams.thisnoallbymeansofbynomeansbyallmeansBythismeansmeansn.手段;方法;工具;途径Thereisnodoubtthattelevisionisanimportantmeansofcommunication.Allpossiblemeanshavebeentried.Everypossiblemeanshasbeentried.*means单复数同形。means,way,method,manner区别5.It’sbadmannerstotalkwithyourmouthfull.1.Hecaughtupwiththeotherclassmatesbymeansofhardwork.2.OnlyinthiswaycanwelearnEnglishwell.3.Theteacheristryingteachinglanguagepointswithanewmethod.4.Sheansweredmyquestionsinacoolmanner.•means方法、手段、工具,单复数同形,多与介词by搭配。•way方法,普通用语。可用于任何处理事物的方式。多与介词in搭配。•method方法,理论,指合乎逻辑或系统的方法。多与介词with搭配。•manner单数形式:方法,样式;举止,态度;较way庄重,多与介词in搭配。复数:意为礼貌,礼仪;规矩,习俗。单项选择:1)Welookforwardtothedaywhenthemotorcarhasbeenreplacedbysomelessdangerous______oftransport.A.meansB.methodsC.waysD.manners2)Thequickestmeansoftravel______byplane.A.wasB.wereC.isD.are改错:1)Bynomeanswewillgiveintodifficulties.2)Onlyinthismethodcanyougetmuchbenefitfromitwhenreading.√√willwewithAreligiousmanInthe18thcenturywasruledby______._____thefirstSpanishtogoCalifornia,___________werereligiousmen.SpainOfthemajority3.the/amajority(of)大多数、大部分n.大多数_________adj._________________majority反义反义minorityminormajorThe/Amajorityspeak(s)English.The/Amajoritywere/wasinfavourofthepolicy.Themajorityofstudentsarehard-working.Themajorityofthedamageiseasytorepair.单独做主语时,若强调整体,谓语动词用单数,强调个体时,谓语动词用复数。themajorityof+n.后可加可数名词复数,也可加不可数名词,谓语动词由后面的名词决定。占多数、过半数bein(the/a)majority1).Thosewhoarefortheproposal_______.A.inthemajorityB.arethemajorityC.areinthemajorityD.isinthemajority2).Thenumberofstudentsinourclass___63andthemajorityofthem___cleverandworkhard.A.is;isB.are;areC.is;areD.are;is√√GoldminersTheycametoCaliforniawiththedreamof_______________,butfewachievedit.Somediedorreturnedhome,mostremainedthereto____________forthemselves.makealifebecomingrich4.开始/习惯新的生活、工作等,谋生谋生______________________继续生活或生存___________________过着……的生活___________________Aftergraduation,hewenttoBeijing,withthepurposeof_____________there.However,hecouldn’tfindajobandhadto_____________bybegging.Hesaidhewas___________________(过着悲惨的生活)buthewould________andnevergiveupnomatterwhathappened.lead/livea(adj.)lifemake/earna/one’slivingliveonmakealifemakingalifeliveonlivingamiserablelifemakealivingBythetimeCaliforniaelectedtobecomethe31stfederalstateoftheUSA,itwasalreadyamulticulturalsociety.5.electVi.选择,决定做某事;Vt.选举,推选1).electtodo…=choose/decidetodo…选择,决定做某事翻译:现在越来越多的人选择在家工作。Nowadaysmoreandmorepeopleelecttoworkathome.2).electsb.(tobe/as)…选举/推选某人为…翻译:美国人民每隔4年选一次总统。奥巴马当选为美国第44任总统。AmericanselectaPresidenteveryfouryearsandObamawaselectedasthe44thpresidentofAmerica.*adj.候任的,当选而尚未就职的(用于名词后)thepresidentelect候任总统*n.election选举/推选presidentialelectionstand/runforelectionelectionresultstowin/loseanelection6.keepup坚持;维持;保持;沿袭(风俗、传统等)翻译:我们请她别再说话了,但她依旧说下去。我认为你应该鼓足勇气。Weaskedhertostoptalking,butshekeptup.Ithinkyoushouldkeepupyourcourage.keep的相关短语阻止/妨碍…做某事跟上记日记(与…)保持联系使离开,避免接近,远离使…不靠近/接触/远离…抑制某事物的增长,使…保持在低水平keepupwithkeep...fromkeepadiarykeepintouch(with)keepaway(from)keepdownkeepoff完成句子:Itisbecausemostimmigrants__________theirownculturesandcustomsthatCaliforniahascomethemostmulticulturalstateintheUSA.keepup完成句子:1)Ifthisrain__________,thegardenwillberuined.2)Thisismyphonenumber.Let’s________________.3)Thepoliceaske