Unit 6 Survival Using language 课件-2023-2024学年高中英语外研版（2019）选择性必修第二册

Unit 6 Survival Adverbial clauses with -ever and no matter To learn adverbial clauses with -ever and no matter To learn to write adverbial clauses with -ever and no matter Look at the sentences and answer the questions. Sentences (a) and (c) are from the reading passage. c. No matter how many crimes he committed, the police were powerless to arrest him. d. Even though he committed many crimes, the police were powerless to arrest him. a. Wherever they go, animals find towns and cities in their way. b. Animals always find towns and cities in their way as they go. 1. What is the difference between the sentences in each group? Sentences (a) and (c) are more emphatic (强调的，加强语气的，有力的). c. No matter how many crimes he committed, the police were powerless to arrest him. d. Even though he committed many crimes, the police were powerless to arrest him. a. Wherever they go, animals find towns and cities in their way. b. Animals always find towns and cities in their way as they go. Sentences (b) and (d) state facts without any particular emphasis. 2. What is the meaning of -ever and no matter? Why does the author choose to use sentences (a) and (c)? -ever and no matter mean that something is true or happens in all circumstances. The author uses sentences (a) and (c) to stress that animals cannot avoid towns and cities encroaching (逐渐侵占) upon their habitats, and that the police had no power to arrest the thief, regardless of his crimes. no matter 3. What other words can be combined with -ever and no matter to form adverbial clauses? whoever whomever whatever whichever whenever however wherever who when where whether what whom which ... if how 1. However true this is, we also need to consider that some of these so-called “urban animals” have never moved at all... Though this is true, we also need to consider that some of these so-called “urban animals” have never moved at all... Now look for more sentences with adverbial clauses with -ever and no matter in t