新概念英语第二册 Lesson64 the channel tunnel 课件

Lesson 64 The Channel Tunnel Pre-Reading Q. Do you know anything about The Channel Tunnel? The Channel Tunnel, which is often called the Euro Tunnel, is a railway tunnel that lies underneath the water of the English Channel and connects the island of Great Britain with mainland France. The Channel Tunnel, completed in 1994, is considered one of the most amazing engineering feats（工程壮举）of the 20th century. Pre-Teach Vocabulary 1 tunnel ['tʌnl] n.隧道 2 ventilate ['ventileit] v.通风 3 chimney ['tʃimni] n.烟囱 4 ventilation [ˌventi'leiʃən] n.通风 5 fear [fiə] v.害怕 6 invasion [in'veiʒən] n.入侵，侵略 7 officially [ə'fiʃəli] ad.正式地 8 connect [kə'nekt] v.连接 9 European [juərə'pi:ən] a.欧洲的 10 continent ['kɔntinənt] n.大陆 English to English 1 ventilate allow air to enter 2 fear be afraid of sth or sb 3 connect joins one thing to another 4 officially formally and publicly by authority Word Recycling 4. double 5. fear 6.invasion 1. In 1858, a French engineer, Aime Thome de Gamond, arrived in England with a plan for a twenty-one-mile tunnel under the English Channel. 复合形容词作定语：“数词-名词（-形容词）”中间的名词只能用单数形式。 2. He said that it would be possible to build a platform in the centre of the Channel. in the middle of 宾语从句（主句是一般现在时，从句根据语境用过去将来时） 3. This platform would serve as a port and a railway station. serve as/for = work as = act as…用作…；作为… =train station 4. The tunnel would be well-ventilated if tall chimneys were built above sea level. well-dressed 穿着讲究的 well-educated 受过良好教育的 Key Points-Online 5. In 1860, a better plan was put forward by an Englishman, William Low. put forward sth. = come up with 提出（计划、建议、想法） 6. He suggested that a double railway-tunnel should be built. 动词suggest, demand, recommend, insist 等后面所接的that宾语从句中， 谓语动词要用should+动词原形 (that, should 都可省略) I suggested (that) he go home. =I suggested (that) he (should) go home. 7. This would solve the problem of