Module 1 Europe Cultural Corner,1. To get students to learn more about the European countries. 2. To get students to know something about the European Union.,Learning aims,Do you know these pictures?,Leading-in,The European Union,What is the main idea of each paragraph? Para. 1 The definition of the European Union. Para. 2 How did it start？ Para. 3 The members of the European Union.,Read the text quickly and say the main idea of each paragraph.,Listen and answer,(1) What is the European Union? (2) Are its member countries independent? (3) How did it start? (4) How many countries were its first members? (5) Is the United Kingdom its member?,Check your answers. (1) What is the European Union? The European Union is an organisation of European countries. (2)Are its member countries independent? The countries are independent and are governed in different ways. (3) How did it start? The idea of the European Union began in the 1950s.,(4) How many countries were its first members? Six. (5) Is the United Kingdom its member? Yes.,Language Points 1. in terms of 根据; 谈及; 在方面 In terms of size and population, how big is the European Union compared with China? 就面积和人口来说，与中国相比欧盟有多大？ In terms of money, its a great job. 就报酬而言，这是份不错的工作。,【拓展】 in the long term/run 就长期而言 in the short term/run 就短期而言 be on good/bad/friendly terms with sb. 与某人关系好/不好/友好 Hes not on very good terms with his wifes family. 他跟他妻子家的关系不好。,【即学即练】 _ ability and experience, he cant be compared with you. A. In terms of B. In case of B. In favour of D. In the face of,【解题关键】句意：就能力和经验而言，他没法和你比。in terms of意为“就而言；在方面”；in case of意为“万一”；in favour of意为“赞成”；in the face of意为“面对（困难、问题等）”。,2. compare v. 比较,对照 A teachers work is often compared to a candle. 教师的工作常被比作蜡烛。 If you compare Marxs works with Hegels, youll find many differences. 如果你把马克思的著作同黑格尔的著作相比较, 就会发现许多不同之处。 Compared with my child, yours seems a veritable angel. 跟我的小孩比起来，你的小孩像是个不折不扣的天使。 【归纳】 compare.with. 把和比较 compare.to. 把比作 compared with/to 和比起来(作状语),3. population n. 人口，居民 The population of this city is in the neighbourhood of three million. 这个城市的人口接近300万。 Whats the population of the country? 这个国家有多少人口? This city has a population of more than 1,000,000. 这个城市人口超过一百万。 Only ten percent of the population here are illiterate. 这里只有百分之十的居民是文盲。,【即学即练】 The population of Jiangsu _ to more than twice what it was in 1949. The figure is now approaching 74 million. A. has grown B. have grown C. grew D. are growing 【解题关键】根据第二句时态判断，空格处时态用现在完成时，表示人口持续增长到现在。population是集体名词，在句中看作一个整体，谓语动词用单数。,4. on the other hand (1) 转折连接词，表示“而；另一方面” (2)另一点、另一方面（提出相反观点，与上文衔接） In France, on the other hand, the head of state is a president. 而在法国，国家的元首是总统。 On the one hand, I have to work; on the other hand, I have many visitors to see. 一方面我必须工作；另一方面我有许多来宾要照看。,I want to sell the house, but _ I cant bear the thought of moving. After all, I have lived here for a long time. in other words B. on the other hand C. for one thing D. as a result,【即学即练】,【解题关键】句意：我想卖掉这座房子，但另一方面，我不能忍受搬家的想法，毕竟我在这儿住了好长时间了。固定短语on the other hand 表示“另一方面”。,5. little by little 逐渐地，渐渐地 Little by little, the number increased during the second half of the twentieth century. 在二十世纪后半叶，成员国的数目逐渐增加。 Her health is improving little by little. 她的健康状况正在逐渐好转。 Little by little, our English is getting better. 我们的英语正在慢慢地进步。,常见的“名词+介词+名词”的短语有： day by day 日复一日地 year by year 年复一年地 one by one 一个个地 step by step 一步步地 shoulder by shoulder 肩并肩 bit by bit 一点一点地 hand in hand 手拉手 arm in arm 臂挽臂 face to face 面对面 back to back 背靠背,翻译句子 (1) 那只蚂蚁一点一点地爬过了那块石头。 _ (2) 渐渐地他的钱就会被积攒起来。 _,【即学即练】,The ant crossed the stone little by little.,Little by little his money will be saved.,.改错 1. This special school accepts all disabled students, regardless educational level and background. of 2. When comparing with the size of the whole earth, compared the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.,Class exercises,.单项选择 1. Ten years ago the population of our village was _ that of theirs. A. as twice large as B. twice as large as C. twice as much as D. as twice much as,2. When he was retired and went back home in _ , he was already in _. A. the fifties; his sixty B. fifties; his sixties C. the fifties; his sixties D. fifty; sixty,3.You have made a few spelling mistakes in your composition, but _, it is fairly good. A. on the whole B. generally speaking C. above all D. on one hand 4. Do you like living here? Of course. _ with our small apartment, your house seems like a palace. A. To compare B. Compared C. Comparing D. Having compared,It is good to learn at another mans cost. 前车之鉴。,