Unit 4 Journey across a vast land Learning about Language (1) Vocabulary 课件-2024-2025学年高中英语人教版(2019) 选择性必修第二册

Unit 4 Journey Across A Vast Land learning about language (1): Vocabulary Learning objectives: In this class, you will 1) learn some key words and expressions in this unit; 2) use a mind map to build up the vocabulary related to the topic. Activity 1: Learning some key words in this unit 1. arise vi. 起身；出现；由...引起 2. breath n. 呼出的空气 3. bound adj. 准备前往(某地);一定会 4. highlight n. 最好或最精彩的部分 vt. 突出；强调；使醒目 5. freeze v. 结冰；(使)冻住 6. anticipate vt. 预料；预见；期望 The next morning, the two girls arose early to take the train to Lake Louise, passing... (para. 3) vi. to get out of bed or to stand up 起床；起立 I was to arise from the chair to answer the doorbell when the phone rang. Unexpected difficulties arose in the course of their experiment. vi. to happen or to start to exist 发生；产生 You can’t be too careful while driving. Accidents often arise from carelessness. arise from/out of 由...引起 开车时越小心越好。事故往往由粗心大意引起。 ... When the train arrived at the station, they took a taxi to Lake Louise, where the blue water literally took their breath away with its exceptional beauty. (para. 3) to be very surprising or beautiful 令人惊叹；让人叹绝 The blue water in Lake Louise was breathtaking with its exceptional beauty. adj. very exciting, impressive or surprising hold one’s breath; catch one’s breath; lose one’s breath/be out of breath; waste one’s breath take a deep breath / breathe deeply 屏住呼吸： 恢复正常呼吸： 上气不接下气： 白费口舌： 深呼吸： breathe v. 呼吸 ... They spent the night, and then took a coach bound north through the Canadian Rockies to Jasper. (para. 3) adj. travelling or ready to travel in a particular direction (准备)前往... take a coach bound north / board the plane bound for Paris You are bound to succeed since you have made so much progress. be bound to do sth. 一定会...;有义务... Wandering along the grand Great Wall, you are bound to have a deeper insight into Chinese history. be bound up in sth. 忙于...;热衷于... 漫步于宏伟的长城之上，你一定会对中国历史有更加深刻的见解。 He is too bound up in his work to have much time for his children. ... In addition to seeing spectacular mountain peaks and forests, one highlight of their trip was being able to see many different creatures, including... (para. 3) n. the best, most interesting or most exciting part of sth. 最好或最精彩的部分 除了激烈的比赛之外，本次活动的一大亮点是夜幕降临时一场盛大的派对。 In addition to an intense competition, one highlight of the activity is a grand party to be held when the night falls. v. emphasize sth. 突出；强调 The report highlights the major problems facing society today. ... Edmonton is freezing cold in winter, with daily temperatures averaging -10℃. (para. 4) adj. extremely cold 极冷的 v. freeze - froze - frozen 结冰；(使)冻死；惊呆；吓呆 It was freezing cold outside and the river began to freeze. I froze with terror/fear/fright as the door slowly opened. The smile froze on her lips. I was almost frozen to death in my thin clothes. ___________ (freeze) food is convenient to cook, so it’s popular with people. Frozen adj. 结冰的；冰冻的；冷藏的 be frozen to death 冻死 However, they did not anticipate seeing such an open country, and... (para. 5) v. to expect sth. 预料；预期 我们没有预料到会在这里体验到如此独一无二的文化。 We hadn’t anticipated experiencing such a unique culture here. anticipate doing sth. _____________ that the research will have many different practical applications. It is anticipated it is anticipated that... 据预测... He bought extra food in ___________ (anticipate) of more people coming than he had invited. anticipation n. 预料；期盼 curtain antique breath bay creature highlight airline beauty peak duration frost 1. After arising in the morning, the first thing he does is to draw the ____________. 2. He was impressed by her ____________ and charm. 3. The visitors were admiring the ____________ dating back to the 17th century. 4. We all remember the ____________ of the trip -- visiting the Huangguoshu Waterfall. 5. Protect the ____________ which are unique to Australia and their natural habitats. 6. What ____________ did you fly? 7. It is one of the most difficult ____________ to climb in the Rocky Mountains. 8. The beauty of Qinghai Lake took the visitors’ ____________ away. 9. In freezing cold winter, windows are often covered with ____________. 10. We sailed into a beautiful ____________ in the southwest of Canada. 11. Judy enrolled in a programme of study that was eight months in ____________, but she completed it in only six months. Activity 2: Complete the sentences using suitable nouns in their correct forms. 1. After arising in the morning, the first thing he does is to draw the _________. 2. He was impressed by her _______ and charm. 3. The visitors were admiring the ________ dating back to the 17th century. 4. We all remember the _________ of the trip -- visiting the Huangguoshu Waterfall. 5. Protect the _________ which are unique to Australia and their natural habitats. 6. What _______ did you fly? 7. It is one of the most difficult ______ to climb in the Rocky Mountains. 8. The beauty of Qinghai Lake took the visitors’ _______ away. 9. In freezing cold winter, windows are often covered with _____. 10. We sailed into a beautiful ____ in the southwest of Canada. 11. Judy enrolled in a programme of study that was eight months in _________, but she completed it in only six months. curtain(s) beauty antiques highlight creatures airline peaks breath frost bay duration Activity 3: Complete the sentences with the correct phrases. bound for commercial world a massive amount of money urban areas 1. In Canada, ____________________________ has been spent on preserving the forest, and the country’s deforestation rate is among the world’s lowest. 2. A growing number of woodworkers have decided to move to the _____________ for better jobs. 3. Aboard th plane __________ Toronto, Samuel, a young woodworker, began imagining a whole new life in the big city. 4. However, he also had some worries. Indeally, he wanted to make a living in the arts, but he also knew well that it was somewhat a ___________________. a massive amount of money urban areas bound for commercial world Activity 4: Complete the conversations with suitable adjectives. awesome mild pleasant 1. Jane: The welcome party at the University of Oxford helped many students to make new friends. You: They must have spent a(n) __________ evening together. 2. Jane: We’re surprised to find that it is warmer than usual this winter in London. You: You’re so lucky to have a(n) _________ winter here. 3. Jane: We visited a famous tourist site in Scotland; the beautiful coastline and breathtaking landscape of St Andrews. You: How wonderful! You must have had a(n) __________ experience. pleasant a pleasant climate/environment/smile mild (a) mild irritation/climate/woman awesome (an) awesome sight/power/task adj. 令人愉快的；宜人的；友好的 adj. 温和的；和煦的；和善的 adj. 令人惊叹的；使人惊惧的；很困难的 Activity 5: Use a mind map to build up your vocabulary related to journey. transport scenery activity travel by commercial airline; cross the country by rail; take a boat ride; arise early to take the train; take a coach bound north; catch the train... bay;harbour;border; goat;grizzly bear; massive forests and spectacular mountain peaks; blue water with exceptional beauty; a bunch of farms; red, gold and orange bushes and maple trees; the wide stretch of the lake... visit an island that had wonderful shops selling crafts and antiques; take a pleasant hike in a forest... Homework: 1. Add more related vocabulary to the mind map; 2. Finish the vocabulary exercise on the given paper. $$