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Unit 2 Natural disasters
Grammar and Usage & Integrated Skills
Vocabulary
1. shock
culture shock 文化冲击
shock sb to do sth 做某事令某人震惊
shocked adj.震惊的
shocking adj.令人震惊的
练习:The scientist followed these children until they grew up, and the results were _________ (shock).
shocking
2. scare
scare sb away/off把某人吓跑
scare sb into doing sth恐吓某人做某事
be scared to do sth害怕做……
be scared to death 吓得要死
练习:That __________ (scare) movie was so terrifying that Mark felt frightened at the thought of it.
scaring
3. power
in power当权的,掌权的;执政的
come to power 上台;执政,当权
have the power to do sth 具有做某事的能力
powerful adj.强大的;健壮的;有效力的
powerless adj.无权力的;无能力的
练习:If you want to have a more __________ (power) memory, first you should learn more about the structure of your brain.
powerful
4.supply
in short supply供应短缺
supplies(军队或探险队等的)补给,补给品
supply and demand供求关系
supply sth to sb=supply sb with sth 向某人提供某物
练习:A transport plane carrying food and medical __________ (supply) for refugees is taking off at 8 o'clock.
supplies
5. donate
donate … to … 把……捐赠给……
donation n.捐赠;捐献
make a donation to 向……捐赠
练习:A great deal of money ______________ (donate) to a university by an ordinary worker, which aroused public attention.
was donated
Lead-in
Do you know the damage of a strong storm?
Hurricane
Typhoon
Tornado
What are Mr. Li’s suggestion during a strong hurricane?
A
Listen to local news
Stay inside
Calm down
Prepare enough food and water
Grammar
To-infinitives as attributives and adverbials
Find the sentences with to-infinitives and fill in the table below.
To-infinitives as attributives To-infinitives as adverbials of result
I was staying in Atlanta, and that was one of the cities to be hit.
The roads were blocked, so there was nothing for me to do but stay inside.
I had enough food and water to last a whole week!
That morning, I turned on the TV for some local news, only to hear that a hurricane was on its way.
… I looked out of the window, only to see huge trees lying across the street and water everyw