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Period Eight Reading Club
Learning Aims(学习目标)
1.Grasp the general idea of the two passages.(重点难点)
2.Learn the following language points:accessible,adapt,现在分词作状语.(重点难点)
Ⅰ.Read the passage Digitising Ancient Art,and fill in the chart.
Ⅱ.Read the passage Wearable Technology,and list the functions and features of the Smartwatch Fitness Tracker.
答案 Features:(教材P22)
Functions:(教材P23)
It also makes the art accessible to the world while protecting the original artworks for the future.(教材P21)
accessible adj.易进入的;易得到的;易懂的
(1)be accessible to可靠近的;容易进入的;可使用的
(2)access n.通道;权利;机会 v.进入;使用
have access to有进入/接近/使用……的机会
have no access to无法接近;没有……的机会
①Women had no access to education in the old days.
过去女性没有受教育的机会。
②We need a better way to access the latest information.
我们需要更好的方式来获取最新信息。
③Medicine should not be kept where it is accessible to children.
药物不应该放在小孩容易拿到的地方。
④One reason for her preference for city life is that she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.
她喜欢城市生活的一个原因是,她可以很容易地去商店和餐馆。
This app includes workout routines that you can adapt to suit your needs.(教材P23)
adapt v.改编;改写;使适应
1adapt oneself to...使自己适应……
2adaptation n.适应;改编本
①With time going by,I gradually adapted myself to the new school life.
随着时间的推移,我逐渐适应了学校的新生活。
②This play is an adaptation(adapt) of a novel.
这个剧本是由小说改编的。
③The good thing about children is that they adapt very easily to new environments.
孩子们的优点是他们很容易适应新环境。
Walking into the China Pavilion at Expo 2010 in Shanghai,people were amazed by the sight of a huge digital painting.(教材P21)
现在分词作状语
(1)Walking在本句中是现在分词作状语,表示动词Walk与主句主语people是主动关系。
(2)英语中的现在分词和过去分词都可作状语,区别是现在分词作状语表示主动;过去分词作状语表示被动。
①Not knowing how to solve the difficult physics problem,she turned to her teacher for help.
因为不知道如何解决这个物理难题,她向老师寻求帮助。
②Turning to the left,you will find the path leading to the park.
转向左边,你将找到通向公园的小道。
③Hearing the teacher’s voice,the pupils stopped talking at once.
听到老师的声音,学