Unit 3 Under the sea Period 1 Warming Up, Preshy;reading Reading 课件（人教新课标选修7，课标通用）.ppt

I dont think I can hold on much longer. 我觉得自己坚持不了多长时间了。 The police were unable to hold back the crowd. 警察阻拦不住人群。 We could get a new computer now or hold off until prices are lower. 我们现在就可以买一台新的计算机，或者等到降价再说。 【翻译句子】 ①Hold on a minute while I get my breath back. ____________________________________________________ ②They were held up by fog. ____________________________________________________ ③Hold up your right hand，if you want to answer the question. ____________________________________________________ ④How long can we hold out against these attacks? ____________________________________________________ 我们对这些攻击能抵抗多久？ 停一停，让我喘口气。 他们被雾所阻。 如果你想回答问题，请举起右手。 1．This was the call that announced there was about to be a whale hunt.这是宣告捕鲸行动马上就要开始的声音。 be about to do sth正要做某事；即将；将要 Take your places, please; we are about to start. 各位请入席，我们就要开始了。 The new school year is about to begin. 新学年开学在即。 The accident happened as the plane was about to take off. 飞机正要起飞时出了事故。 【比较网站】　be about to do/be to do/be going to do The students are to meet at the school gate tomorrow. 明天学生们将在学校大门口集会。 Her necklace was not to(couldnt)be found. 她的项链找不到了。 It is going to rain soon.快要下雨了。 Hurry up；the wedding ceremony is about to begin. 快！婚礼就要开始了。 【温馨提示】 (1)在含有条件状语从句的主从复合句中，主句一般不用be going to，而常用will(第一人称用shall)。 The football match will be put off if it rains tomorrow. 如果明天下雨，足球赛将被推迟举行。 (2)在含有be about to do的句子中，不能再加时间状语，但可与when连用。 The medical team is about to start immediately. (×) The medical team is about to start. (√) 医疗队就要出发了。 We were about to leave when it started to rain. 我们正要离开，突然下起雨来。 选用be about to do/be to do/be going to do的适当形式填空 ①The letter ________ handed to him in person. 信必须亲手交给他。 ②The railway__________be open on October 1. 这条铁路将于十月一日通车。 ③The sports meet _____________begin. 运动会就要开始了。 ④We ________ send more people to help in work. 我们打算派更多人去帮助进行这项工作。 is to is to be is going to　 is about to 2．What evidence was there that Old Tom was helping