高中英语必修三Unit4：language-points.pptVIP

策划：《学生双语报》 1. However, according to a widely accepted theory, the universe began with a “Big Bang” that threw matter in all directions. to begin with和 to start with：两个词组都有“以……开始”的意思. 17. So whether life will continue on the earth for millions of years to come will depend on whether this problem can be solved. 在未来的千百万年中,生命能否在地球一延续将取决于这个问题能否得到解决。 depend vi. 相信,信赖;依靠,依赖 (尤指钱); 视……而定 ① You can depend on John — he is always on time. 你可以相信约翰,他总是很准时。 Tell him what you want to say; he’s a man to __. A. count B. believe C. trust D. depend 解析:相信/信赖某人:count on sb./believe in sb./depend on sb./trust (in) sb. Practice Somehow it ________ loudly with fire and Rock, which _____ the earth’s atmosphere. As the earth _____ down, water _____ to appear on its surface, which was important for the beginning of life. Then living things _________ on the earth. 相关短语： believe sb. 相信某人（所说的话） believe in sb. 信任/信赖某人 trust (in) sb. 相信/信任/信赖某人 depend on count on sb. rely on 信任/相信/依赖/依靠某人 C 用所给动词的适当形式填空。 make, watch, wonder, be, cool, multiply, begin, exist, explode Where do we come from? How did the universe_____? When we ______ the stars through the telescope, we ______ why the universe ____ . After the “Big Bang”, the earth ___ just a cloud of energetic dust. begin watch wonder exists was made cooled began multiplied exploded * * Unit 4 Reading I 1)to begin with 以……为起点; 开始(做)…… 2)to start with 以…….开始; 从……着手; 由……作为开头 这两个词组都可以单独使用,表示“首先; 第一; 起初; 最初”.在句中作时间状语. e.g. To begin/start with, I couldn’t understand every word. 起初, 我一句也没弄明白. 2. What it was to become was uncertain until between 4.5 and 3.8 billion years ago when the dust settled into a solid globe. ________________________（使大家吃惊的是）is that he didn’t come to the meeting. What surprised everybody 2.