高二英语Module 8 Unit 1 The written world译林出版社知识精讲.docVIP

高二英语Module 8 Unit 1 The written world译林出版社 【本讲教育信息】 一. 教学内容： Module 8 Unit 1 The written world 二. 教学目标： 三. 教学重难点：’t comes after the auxiliary verb. e.g. They might not (mightn’t) have been written last year. I do not (don’t) think so. 2. not paired with other words When used before a word with a negative prefix (e.g., un-, dis-, or in-), the meaning becomes positive. This type of phrase is not as strong as a direct positive statement. It is not uncommon to find her reading the newspaper. (It is quite common to find her reading the newspaper.) When used before a phrase of time, distance or a noun phrase including quantities, it serves to emphasize the negative meaning of the phrase. Not many people heard the speech. (Very few people heard the speech.) 3. extra negative in if-clauses Sometimes we use negative expressions with the words whether and if to show our doubt about a situation. These are more casual and are usually used in spoken English. I wonder whether/if I shouldn’t bring an umbrella. (I wonder whether/if I should bring an umbrella.) I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t move soon. ( I wouldn’t be surprised if they moved soon.) 4. There are many other negative expressions. Some common ones are hardly, far from, seldom, unless, free from, and would rather … than. Pip can hardly wait to begin his new life. The classics are far from disappearing. Pip’s sister seldom has a kind word to say. Unless you read the novel yourself, you will never know what happens at the end. The fortune sets him free from financial worries. Joe would rather die than see any harm come to Pip. 【典型例题】 1. His mother had talked to him for many minutes while he was watching TV, but ＿＿＿＿. A. a little did he hear B. little did he hear C. little heard he D. a little heard he 【答案】B　little表示“很少，几乎没有”，放于句首，要倒装“he heard little”改为“little did he hear.” 故正确选项为B。 2. During the war, ＿＿＿＿but also he lost his wife and his child. A. not was his job in the lab taken away