unit 6 a delightful village

1、Unit 6 A Delighful VillageBook 1-Unit 1Listening 1 Listen carefully and then complete the table on page 75Recording script A Beijing City Tour Information Services1 , May I help you? B Yes. This is Mr. Harris from Australia. Id like to visit some of the historic and scenic spots in Beijing. Could yo

2、u suggest some and tell me their whereabouts? A Sure. But can you first tell me where you are staying and how long you plan to sightseeing in Beijing? B Im staying at Beijing Hotel. Ill be in the city for 2 days off for sightseeing . A Mr. Harris, your hotel is in Changan Street near Tiananmen Squar

3、e . So it would be a good idea if you visit Tiananmen Square4 first. Then, in the north of the square is the Palace Museum. B Palace Museum? Is it a new museum? A No. It used to be known as the Forbidden City. B I see. Then how long do you think I need to see the two places? Half a day? Is that time

4、 enough? A Well, you need at least a half and a day to see both Tiananmen Square and the Palace Museum. B I see. Then what about tomorrow? A Id like to recommend the Summer Palace and Yuanmingyuan. Both of them are in the northwest suburbs of Beijing. B Whats interesting there? A The Summer Palace i

5、s famous for its beautiful scenery, large lake, and green hills dotted with colorful pavilions. Yuanmingyuan has plenty of historic ruins. They are well worth seeing, not to be missed. B How can I get there? A Its easy. You can either take No. 101 bus from your hotel, or walk for a few minutes to an

6、 underground station in Changan Street. Or to save a lot of time, you can take the shuttle bus. It is just around the corner from your hotel. The shuttle bus will take you directly to the Summer Palace. But its more expensive than taking the bus or the underground Listening 2 Listen and then answer

7、the qutestions below 1.Why is the street called Wall Street? 2.Who built the wall ?and why? 3.What was the original name of New York City?Recording script Ladies and gentlemen, attention please.Now,were on Wall Street.Its of the most famous streets in New York City. You know why its so named? Its ca

8、lled Wall Street because a wooded wall was built here in the 1600s .Of course you cant see an part of the wooden wall on the street now .The early Dutch settlers built the wall to protect town because the American Indians and the English were often unfriendly to the lers .In the 1600s , New York was

9、 a Dutch city inhabited mostly by people who had come from Holland in Europe. it was then called New Amsterdan .The wall is gone now .But wall steet reminds the people of New York of the Dutch who first steeled here.lead in introduction opening gambitemphasis on the current statehistorical factspast

10、 eventsa series of flashbackpresent tense for current relevanceevaluation of the situationPart 2 Reading and language Activities A delightful villageRead the text and divide the text into three parts Text Garrik is a delightful unspoiled village surrounded by fields and woods at the mouth if a river

11、. Yet its only a short bus ride from the old city of Harbury with its factories, industry, and heavy traffic.格瑞克村莊位于河口處，被叢林和田野包圍著，它是一方令人愉悅而尚未被破壞的凈土。然而它離漢勃瑞古城乘車只需一小會(huì)兒，在那兒廠房林立、工業(yè)繁忙、交通擁擠。 Delightful: adj. causing delight; charming 可喜的，令人愉快的，迷人的 Eg: It was a delightful party. 這是一次愉快的聚會(huì)。 delightful weath

12、er爽快的天氣 上星期天我們?cè)诤I玩得真痛快。 We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday. spoil: (spoilt或 spoiled)v. 1) diminish or destroy the value or quality of 損害；破壞；毀壞 2) harm the character of (a child) by being too lenient or indulgent 把（孩子）寵壞，溺愛 Eg: I wouldnt want to spoil your fun. 我不想掃你的興。 She was afra

13、id of spoiling Christmas for the rest of the family. 她擔(dān)心破壞家里人過圣誕節(jié)的興致。 The last thing I want to do is spoil Thomas. 我最不想干的就是寵壞托馬斯。 Unspoiled : not damaged未被破壞的 bus ride: journey by bus The countryside around the village is incredibly green, with fertile fields, olive groves, and tall trees. Through t

14、he village flows a wide, clear river, along the banks of which are a fleet of fishing boats. Upstream the river is broader and shallower and is the home of a great variety of birds and other wildlife. Along the banks of the river you can glimpse wild ducks peeping shyly from the undergrowth.incredib

15、ly: adv 1) to a great degree; extremely or unusually非常；極 其；異乎尋常地 2) used to introduce a statement that is hard to believe; strangely 難以置信地；奇怪地 adj: incredible inkredblIt seemed incredible that people would still want to play football during a war. 在戰(zhàn)時(shí)人們?nèi)匀幌胩咦闱?這似乎不可思議。fertile: f:tal (of soil or land)

16、 producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops （土壤，土地）肥沃的，多產(chǎn)的 Farmers rotate their crops so that the soil will remain fertile. 為保持土壤肥力，農(nóng)民搞作物輪作。olive.liv: a small oval fruit with a hard stone and bitter flesh, green when unripe and bluish black when ripe, used as food and as a source

17、 of oil橄欖 fleet: 1) (the fleet)a countrys navy（某國(guó)）海軍 2) a group of ships sailing together艦隊(duì)，船隊(duì) ( 3) fleet of sth : group of sth 一群，一隊(duì)glimpse: v. see or perceive briefly or partially瞥見；看一看 n. a momentary or partial view一瞥，一看 peep: v. 1) look quickly and furtively at something, especially through a na

18、rrow opening（尤指從縫隙中）偷看，窺探 2) be just visible; appear slowly or partly or through a small opening隱現(xiàn)；緩慢出現(xiàn) 3) make a high-pitched sound of this kind發(fā)出吱吱聲；嘀咕 Now and then she peeped to see if he was noticing her 她時(shí)不時(shí)地偷眼看他是否在注意自己。 If you are a nature-lover, the walk through the country to Lake Kellymore

19、is wonderful and as it takes less than an hour, it is well worth the effort. This big inland lake is lovely for swimming. The fishing is said to be excellent, through Ive no personal experience with it.it is well worth 很值得It was well worth waiting for.這件事倒是很值得等待。This film is well worth seeing.這部電影很有

20、看頭。 In the center of Garrick is the village square. Like many of the “roads: in Garrick, the square is unpaved but rock hard from centuries of foot traffic. Dominating the square are a couple of silver-barked trees which in the spring are alive with nesting birds. Between the trees are a statue and

21、a fountain. Around the square are a few inexpensive restaurants, a couple of bars, and some little shops. Right in the middle of the square is a small store run by an old lady, who sells everything from sweets to T-shirts. Locals and visitors alike sit for hours over a drink in one of the bars, watc

22、hing nothing much happen. Pave: v. cover (a piece of ground) with flat stones or bricks; lay paving over用石（或磚）鋪（路）；鋪砌，鋪筑 be paved with : (路面等)以.鋪成 pave the way for : create the circumstances to enable (something) to happen or be done為（某事物）創(chuàng)造條件， 為鋪平道路 Their economic policy pave the way for industrial

23、 expansion. 他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)政策為工業(yè)發(fā)展鋪平了道路。 alive with 充滿, 擠滿 He is alive with enthusiasm.他熱情奮發(fā)。 The lake was alive with fish.這湖中有很多魚。 alike: adj. of two or more subjects) similar to each other （兩者或多者）彼此相似的 一般作表語 e.g The twin sisters are so much alike that it is almost impossible to know one from the other. 這兩個(gè)孿

24、生姐妹長(zhǎng)相極為相像，幾乎無法把她們倆區(qū)分開。 Adv.1) in the same or a similar way相同地，相似地 2)used to show that something applies equally to a number of specified subjects同等對(duì)待地，一視同仁地 Eg: he talked in a friendly manner to staff and patients alike. 他對(duì)員工和病人都用同樣的友好方式交談。 over: expressing duration, while持續(xù)；在期間 Over a drink: while

25、drinking beer or coffee nothing much: very little, not a great amount; nothing of importance數(shù)量不多；沒什么重要的 From the village square a dirt track leads you down through tall trees to the beach in a few minutes. This is a magnificent stretch of pale yellow sand, overlooked by bamboos and a few trees, whic

26、h stretches away to the horizon. There is just one bar on the beach which serves light lunches and drinks. 從村莊廣場(chǎng)出發(fā)，沿著一條土路，穿過大樹林，要不了幾分鐘，便可來到河灘。這兒有一片竹林和幾棵綠樹，腳下是一望無際的淺黃沙灘，很是壯麗。河灘上只有一家酒吧，供應(yīng)清淡的午飯和飲料。dirt track: a course made of rolled cinders for motorcycle racing or of earth for flat racing（供摩托車比賽用的）煤渣道

27、；（無障礙賽跑用的）泥土跑道 magnificent: adj. 1) impressively beautiful, elaborate, or extravagant; striking壯麗的，華麗的；豪華的；宏偉的 2) very good; excellent極好的；卓越的 These magnificent ancient buildings demonstrate the great intelligence of the labouring people.這些壯麗的古代建筑顯示了勞動(dòng)人民的高度智慧。 stretch: v. extend, be made or be capabl

28、e of being made longer or wider without tearing or breaking伸展，延伸；延展；被拉長(zhǎng)；被拉寬 The procession stretched for several miles.游行隊(duì)伍延伸了數(shù)英里。 n. a continuous area or expanse of land or water（陸地，水域）連綿，連綿的一片，連續(xù)的一段 Its a very dangerous stretch of road.這是一段非常危險(xiǎn)的路。 The local people are farmers or fishermen, though

29、more and more are now building extra rooms on their property, which they let as bed-and breakfast rooms to visitors in the summer. However, so far there are no large hotels and the village has avoided the effects of mass tourism and kept its character and charm.let(V-T)If you let your house or land

30、to someone, you allow them to use it in exchange for money that they pay you regularly. 出租英國(guó)英語- rent她把房間租給大學(xué)生。e.g.She let rooms to university students.so far 迄今為止，到目前為止So far, so good.迄今為止， 一切順利。、Do you remember how the writer expresses the following ideas in italics? If not, find them in the text.

31、Answers 1. delightfully, unspoiled 2. bus ride, heavy 3. glimpse, peeping, shyly 4. unpaved, rock hard, from centuries of foot traffic 5. silver-barked, dominate, alive with, nesting 6. runs, everything from to 7. locals and visitors alike, over a drink 8. stretch, magnificent, stretches, overlooked

32、 by 9. serves, light 10. extra, property, let 11. so far, avoided the effects of mass tourismGuess the meaning of the following words and phrases according to the text. Then, try to rewrite the following sentences with them. 1. Professional writers and free-lance writers alike are thought to lead a

33、life of glamour. 2. Her brother is capable of running a large company. 3. The building under construction will dominate this city. 4. The lake is alive with goldfish, which are an attraction to tourists. 5. In order to make money, the old man lets one of his rooms to a businessman. 6. The field of w

34、heat stretches as far as we can see. 7. As for nutrients, we need everything from iron to vitamins. 8. Dinner is served from six to ten in the evening at this hotel. Read the following pair of sentences and say why the second one is preferred over the first. A wide, clear river along the banks of wh

35、ich are a fleet of fishing boats flows through the village. Through the village flows a wide, clear river, along the banks of which are a fleet of fishing boats. Sentence b is preferred over a for two reasons. For balance in the structure: The noun phrase of the subject has a large modifying structu

36、re (i.e., the attributive clause: along the banks of which are a fleet of fishing boats). For improved organization of information: As the previous sentences are talking about the village, therefore the topic village serves as old information in the new sentence and hence is not appropriate to be pl

37、aced at the end of the sentence. For more information about the organization of information in a sentence, check the English grammar about the concept of end weight. In the spirit of the above discussion, rewrite the following sentences. Answers for reference 1. On the table are two books, one on physics and the other on geometry. 2. In the river is a boat and in the boat is a man. 3. Through the park winds a river, along the banks of which stand a great number of olive trees. 4. At the foot of the hill sta