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1、话题语言应用-天文语言积累交际用语指示(Instructions)Pleasepayattentionto...请注意Pleasecheckthat...请检查一下Pleaselookat...请看Makesurethat...要确保Don*tforgetto...不要忘了Watchoutfor...小心Youneed...你需要You'dbetter...你最好Youmust/mustn't...你一定/绝不能话题词句【高清课堂：403627Astronomy探秘天文学走进宇宙】Whatinterestsyouinastron
2、omy?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthestarsaroundus?拓展阅读AstronomyInancienttimes,manypeoplebelievedtheearthwasaflatdisc.Wellover2,000yearsago;theancientGreekphilosopherswereabletoputforwardtwogoodargumentsprovingthatitwasnot.Directobservationsofheavenlybodieswerethebasisofbotht
3、heseargumerits.First,theGreeksknewthatduringeclipsesofthemoontheearthwasbetweenthesunandthemoon,andtheysawthatduringtheseeclipses,theearth'sshadowonthemoonwasalwaysround,theyrealizedthatthiscouldbetrueonlyiftheearthwasspherical,Ittheearthwasaflatdisc,thenitsshadowdur
4、ingeclipseswouldnotbeaperfectcircle;itwouldbestretchedoutintoalongellipse・ThesecondargumentwasbasedonwhattheGreekssawduringtheirtravels.TheynoticedthattheNorthStar,orPolaris,appearedlowerintheskywhentheytraveledsouth,inthemorenortherlyregions,theNorthStarappearedtoth
5、emtobemuchhigherinthesky.Bytheway,itwasalsofromthisdifferenceintheapparentpositionoftheNorthStarthattheGreeksfirstcalculatedtheapproximatedistancearoundthecircumferenceoftheearth,afigurerecordedinancientdocumentssays400.000stadium,that'sthepluraloftheworldstadium・Tod
6、ay,ifsnotknownexactlywhatlengthonestadiumrepresents,butletssayitwasabout200meters,thelengthofmanyathleticstadiums-ThiswouldmaketheGreeksestimateabouttwicethefigureacceptedtoday,averygoodestimateforthosewritingsolongbeforeeventhefirsttelescopewasinvented・写作运用写作指导看图作文看
7、图作文也叫做图画式作文，是一种常见的高考题型。它是指根据图画所提供的信息写一篇短文，或叙述一件事，或通过几幅相关的图画说明某个问题或得出某个结论。一般性图画式作文都包含六个要点：时间、地点、人物、事件、过程、结果。这些要点往往是缺一不可的，否则整篇文章就不完整。看图作文要求考生将I田i面所包含的有效信息直接运用英语思维转换成英语语言文字，再根据这些要点谋篇布局。一、看图作文的考査特点1.命制思路特点看图作文的主要考查特点是生动、形象、直观、图文并茂。它要求行文时做到：主题明确，即文章能概括图画所反映的屮心思想；图文一致，即文章能
8、体现图画屮所反映的主要内容。2.能力表现特点看图作文要求考生具有敏锐的观察力，丰富的想象力、严谨的逻辑思维能力、冷静的分析能力，以及最终将以上能力综合体现出来的良好的书面表达能力。1.语言表达特点表达准确，过渡自然。看图作文行文时要注意词汇与句型的精心选择，准确
