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Unit 8 A green world Welcome to the unit--Grammar知识点汇总
Welcome to the unit
1. Trees are good for us. 树木对我们有好处。
2. I like digging in the garden.我喜欢在花园里挖坑。
dig 作动词,意为“挖(洞,坑等)”,过去式和过去分词都是 。
dig for挖掘,为...而挖 dig out挖出
They used to dig for wild vegetables.
If you want to plant a tree , you should dig out a hole first.
【举一反三】
1)Jimmy_______ (dig) a hole in the garden when I went to see him.
2)A strange old man was seen _____ in the garden the whole morning. Who allowed him _____ the garden ?
A.digging, to enter B. to digging, entering C. dug, entering into D. to dig, entering
3. Are you serious? 你是认真的吗?
serious作形容词,意为“认真的,严肃的;严重的”。
be serious about sb/sth 对某人/某事是认真的
be serious about doing sth对做某事认真
You should be serious about your work.
Is he serious about wanting to be a doctor?
This is a serious illness.
4. We can reduce air pollution by riding bicycles. 我们可以通过骑自行车来减少空污染。
reduce作动词,意为“减少,降低”。
reduce sth by... 把某物减少了....
reduce sth (from...) to... 把某物(从...)减少到...
We have reduced costs by 20% over the past year.
The boss reduced the number of the workers from 40 to 20.
5. We can save energy by turning off the lights when we leave a room.我们可以通过离开房间时关灯来节约能源。
turn off 关上(电器 .水龙头等) turn on打开(电器、水龙头等)
turn up (把音量等))调大,调高 turn down (把音量等)调小,调低
turn into变成;使变成 turn around转过身
6. We can protect the environment by recycling waste. 我们可以通过回收利用废物来保护环境。
protect…from./against... 保护...不受... (侵害)
7. What should we do to live a green life. 我们应该怎么做来过绿色的生活。
live a ...life过着...(样)的生活 (=lead a ...life)
8. My dad used to drive me to school, but now we take the underground. 我爸爸过去常常开车送我去学校,但是现在我们乘地铁。
9. More and more families own cars and this causes serious air pollution.
cause作动词,意为“导致”,相当于lead to;作名词,意为“理由,原因”。
cause sb. to do导致某人做某事
cause sb. sth. 给某人造成…
The project caused him a lot of trouble.
The bad weather caused the plants to die.
10. It’s wise for people to choose public transport or ride bicycles. 人们选择公共交通或骑自行车是明智的。
Reading
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