Unit 5 Section Ⅱ Understanding the Text（课件）-【创新思维】2022-2023学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册同步导学案（外研版2019）

Section Ⅱ　Understanding the Text 外研英语 选择性必修 第四册 必备知识 通课文 质量评估 提能力 课时作业 知能提升 Part 1　Understanding ideas 　　　　　　　　　　 The Mysteries of THE MAYA Intrigued① by Maya civilisation② from a very young age，15­year­old Canadian William Gadoury thought he had made an incredible③ discovery from his study of ancient star charts④.Through comparison⑤，he found that the locations⑥ of the 117 known Maya 外研英语 选择性必修 第四册 必备知识 通课文 质量评估 提能力 课时作业 知能提升 cities correspond to⑦ the positions of the stars.Based on⑧ this，he believed he had spotted⑨ an unknown Maya city buried deep in the jungle.Although his theory has been dismissed⑪ by scholars⑫，it shows how powerful the secrets of Ancient Maya civilisation are among people． 外研英语 选择性必修 第四册 必备知识 通课文 质量评估 提能力 课时作业 知能提升 [读文清障] ①intrigue/In'triːɡ/v.(因奇特或神秘而)激起……的兴趣，引起……的好奇心 ②civilisation/ˌsIv(ə)laI'zeIʃ(ə)n/n.文明(社会) ③incredible adj.惊人的 ④chart n．图表 ⑤comparison n．比较 ※compare v．比较 外研英语 选择性必修 第四册 必备知识 通课文 质量评估 提能力 课时作业 知能提升 ⑥location n．位置 ⑦correspond to与……相符/一致 ⑧(be) based on以……为基础 ⑨spot v．发现；注意到 ⑩bury/'beri/v.将……埋在下面 ⑪dismiss/dIs'mIs/v.拒绝考虑，否定 ⑫scholar n．学者 外研英语 选择性必修 第四册 必备知识 通课文 质量评估 提能力 课时作业 知能提升 [句式评析] 过去分词短语intrigued by Maya civilisation from a very young age作原因状语。 过去分词短语based on this作方式状语。 宾语从句how powerful the secrets of Ancient Maya civilisation are among people相当于感叹句。 外研英语 选择性必修 第四册 必备知识 通课文 质量评估 提能力 课时作业 知能提升 It isn't difficult to see why.Extending⑬ south from parts of what we now know as Mexico into Central America，Maya civilisation has been surrounded⑭ by mystery since its rediscovery⑮ in the 19th century.The Maya built impressive⑯ palaces and temples，including their representative⑰ step pyramids⑱.What is most extraordinary about these complex structures is how they were built without the use of wheels，metal tools or even animal power. The Maya's understanding of mathematics and astronomy⑲ was also quite amazing.They applied this 外研英语 选择性必修 第四册 必备知识 通课文 质量评估 提能力 课时作业 知能提升 understan