人教版高中英语Book 8 Unit 1 A land of diversity Language Points.ppt

Unit 1 A Land of Diversity Language points 1.California is the third largest state in the … 序数词可以修饰形容词的最高级 The Yellow River is the second longest river in China. 可以修饰形容词最高级的词：far / by far /much 可以修饰比较级的词：no / a little / a bit / any / slightly/by far You’re standing too near the camera . Can you move ____? A a bit far B a little farther C a bit of farther D a little far 2. population un / cn. 人口 The population of China_______ large. And 70% of the population of China_________ peasants. 表示整体人口时谓语动词用单数，表示部分人口时谓语动词用复数。 而形容人口的多少通常用large / small. is are 对人口的多少进行疑问时，可用 What’s the population of ….? 广东的人口是多少？ What’s the population of Guangdong? have a population of …. 有多少人口 中国有1.3亿人口。 China has a population of 1.3 billion. an increase / growth in population 人口 3. When the first people arrived in what we now know as California,…宾语从句 = the place that we now know as California. 定语从句 George Washington was born in ______ is now the state of Virginia. which B. where C. that D. what = George Washington was born in the place that is now the state of Virginia. D Pudong Development Zone is no longer a rural area ________ it used to be. 2. Pudong Development Zone is no longer ________ it used to be. A. what B. where C. that D. there C A 定语从句, 先行词是area, that作关系代词 表语从句 4. However, it is likely that Native Americans were living in California at least fifteen thousand years ago. It is likely/possible/probable that … sb/sth is likely to do sth 某人/物有可能做某事 e.g. She is ______to succeed. 她有可能会成功. = It is likely that she will succeed. likely This is a ________story. 这是一个有可能发生的故事. likely 辨析: likely, possible, probable 按可能性程度,probable可能性最大,其次为 likely, 最小为possible.但需要注意的是,likely的主语可以是人,但possible, probable却只能用形式主语it. 5. force …into …强迫…成为、做、进入… They forced him into signing (to sign) the paper. He forced his feet into his shoes. force sb. into (doing) sth She was forced into crime by circu