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Section 4 Developing ideas
Step 1 Skim for Main Idea
1.What is the passage mainly about?
A. Country life.
B. Different kinds of plants.
C. Gardening of cities.
D. Famous gardens.
答案 C
2.Find out the main idea of each paragraph.
答案 ①—b ②—c ③—d ④—a
Step 2 Scan for Specific Information
1.What do the words “the world around them” in paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Their city. B. Their gardens.
C. Their country. D. Their living conditions.
答案 B
2.Gardening can do the following EXCEPT .
A. improving air quality
B. making the city green
C. doing good to the soul
D. reflecting on the past
答案 D
Step 3 Study reading
分析下面句子成分
1.(教材P68)Today, millions of Brits like to say that they have “green fingers”, with around half the population spending their free time gardening.
2.(教材P69)Those without outside space can rent small pieces of land on which to grow things.
A组 基础词准确填写
1.publish v. 出版
2.expert adj. 内行的,专家的
3.rent v. 租用,租借
4.system n. 系统
5.branch n. 树枝
6.pleasant adj. 令人愉快的
7.sunflower n. 向日葵
8.rooftop n. 屋顶
9.flavour n. 味,味道
B组 派生词精准变形
1.limited adj. 有限的→limit n.& vt. 限制→limitless adj. 无限制的
2.benefit n. 好处,益处→beneficial adj. 有益的,有利的→beneficially adv. 有益地
3.energy n. 力量,活力→energetic adj. 精力充沛的
C组 重点短语双向记
1.spend time doing sth. 花时间做某事
2.have a positive effect on 对……有积极的影响
3.as well as 也;和;又
4.be good for 对……有好处
5.reflect on 反思
6.be in doubt about 对某事有疑问
7.make a change to 改变
8.give ... a helping hand 向……伸出援手
9.green fingers 高超的种植技能
10.at the beginning of 在……开始的时候
D组 常考句式巧应用
先背熟
学写句
while引导让步状语从句,表“尽管”; 否定词+比较级,表最高级
And while many Brits like nothing better than spending their Sunday cutting the grass, some are happy just to sit under the branches of the trees and enjoy the beauty of the world around them.(教材P68)
虽然很多英国人最喜欢在周日割草,但也有一些人愉快地坐在树下来欣赏他们周围世界的美。
尽管没有人比他擅长英语,他仍然很谦虚。
While nobody is better than him at English, he still remains modest.
重点词汇
1.As well as being good for the environment, gardening is also good for the soul. 正如对环境有好处一样