高中英语选修八人教版课件：Unit+1+A+land+of+diversity+1.pptxVIP

Period 2 Language study Translate the following phrases into Chinese.1.live on 2.by means of 3.make a life 4. keep up 5.declare war on vocabulary study I 简单知识扫描1.distinction1) difference 差别；区分make a distinction between A and B 对…加以区分e.g We should make a distinction between right and wrong. 2) 有与众不同之处：have the distinction of (doing) sth e.g At that time, it had the distinction of being the largest bridge in the UK. 2. live on 1) continue to live or exist 继续生活或存在 e.g. Our government take measures to make this custom live on . 2) a. live on sth: have sth as one’s food 以…为食 e.g live on fruit and vegetables b. depend on sth for financial support 考某种经济来源生活 e.g. They live on 10 Yuan a week. 拓展：1）live up to 不辜负；符合e.g. He finds it hard to live up to his parents’ expectations.2）经历过e.g. He has lived through two world wars. 3. by means of 借助，依靠（其中means 单复数同形，意思为“方法，方式”） e.g.1) We can express our feelings by means of words. 2) They succeed by means of hard work. 3) Every possible means have been tried but none of them works. 拓展：1）by all means一定，务必e.g I will by all means help the poor especially when they’re in trouble. 2) by no means 一点也不，绝不；常谓语句首，句子主谓要倒装。e.g. By no means can you be late for school any more. 3) by this means (=in this way/ with the method)e.g. Can you solve the problem by this means? 4. majority【观察探究 】The majority were/ was against the plan. The majority of children in our class have brown eyes. He was elected by a large majority. 【归纳总结】1) majority 做名词表多数；majority 单独做主语时，后面的谓语动词单复数均可。2) majority 常与of连用，一般用于the majority of /a majority of 其后可接单数或复数名词，谓语动词的数与of后面的名词一致.3) 可由large/small 修饰。 【即时练习】The majority of the audience ________ fond of the music played at the beginning of the film, so they left the cinema. A. wasn’t B. weren’t C. don’t D. doesn’t B 5. make a life 开始新生活，习惯于新的生活方式他们去了西部地区，决心在那适应新的生活。他们在加拿大定居下来，习惯新的生活方式。为了让她的家庭过上更好的生活，她愿意去天涯海角。 They went to the west and decided to