Unit 1 A land of diversity Learning about Language.ppt

人教新课标版选修八;;;;2 Complete these sentences, using new words from the text. ;3. The ________ of us voted for Mr Red, who then became chairman of the committee. 4. The ________ of Education is one of the government departments. 5. The economic ______ in recent years has created more job opportunities. 6. _______ shaped like a boot lies in the south of Europe.;7. We should draw a __________ between right and wrong. 8. To make the crossing from Shandong to the Northeast, our ancestors suffered all kinds of _________. 9. The people from South or North _______ are called Koreans. 10. Nobody knows who will be _________ as president or vice president of this country. ;3 Choose the words and phrases to fill in the blanks, changing their forms if necessary. ;My nephew’s first holiday to the ______ was a delight. The scenery and the icebergs excited him. Looking across the Bering _____ into Russia was something he would remember forever. To make the ________ between these two great countries seemed as if it would take no time at all! Then he travelled across the ice ___________ a dog sled. It made the journey he had earlier done by _______ seem very ordinary.;When he reached the North Pole, he found nothing exciting except for a sign marking the spot, but he did meet some scientists there who were studying the melting of the ice and ____________ for themselves among the snowy hills and plains. After a short break he took the local ____________ to fly back to Alaska and the sea voyage back home! ;occur vi. 存在, 被发现；发生；想到，想起 (to), (主语是事, 宾语是人) These flowers occur in the tropics (热带). The sound doesn’t occur in Chinese. When did the accident occur? An idea occurred to me. It never occurred to him that she would fail.;1) The name of the film ____ me suddenly. Which of the following is wrong? A. occurred to B. came to C. struck D. stuck 2) _____ to me that I had left the door unlocked. A.