Unit 4 EarthquakesSection Ⅱ Learning about Language & Using LanguageⅠ.重点单词1．damage n．&vt. 损失；损害2．frighten vt. 使惊吓；受吓唬frightened adj.受惊的；受恐吓的frightening adj. 令人恐惧的3．congratulation n. 祝贺；(pl.)贺词congratulate v. 祝贺4．judge n. 裁判员；法官；vt. 断定；判断；判决judgement n. 判断5．sincerely adv. 真诚地；真挚地sincere adj. 真诚的6．express vt. 表达；表示；n. 快车；速递expression n. 词语；表示；表达；表情7．outline n. 要点；大纲；轮廓8．headline n. 报刊的大字标题Ⅱ.重点短语1．wake up 唤醒；醒来2．give/make a speech 发表演说3．be proud of 为……而自豪，以……为荣4．compare...with 和……相比，和……比起来5．be known as 作为……而出名6．raise/collect money for 为……筹钱Ⅲ.重点句式1．“不定代词＋of＋关系代词”引导定语从句Your speech was heard by a group of five judges, all of whom agreed that it was the best one this year.评委会的五位评委听了你的演讲，他们一致认为那是今年最佳演讲。2．as 引导非限制性定语从句As you know, this is the day the quake happened...years ago.正如你所知道的，……年前的这一天正是唐山发生地震的日子。3．be doing...when...正在做……这时……The man was sleeping (sleep) downstairs when the earthquake happened.这个人正在楼下睡觉，这时地震发生了。4．过去分词短语作定语From July 5 to 28, a team of cyclists known (know) as Bikers for Disaster-Hit Areas will ride their bikes 1,888 km from Lijiang, Yunnan Province, to Lhasa, Tibet.从 7 月 5 日至 28 日，一队被称为“助灾车队”的自行车手，即将骑自行车从云南丽江出发，骑行 1 888 公里，到达西藏拉萨。1课文预读Office of the City GovernmentTangshan, HebeiChinaJuly 5,200 Dear ，Congratulations①！ We are pleased to② tell you that you have won the high school speaking competition about new Tangshan. Your speech was heard by a group of five judges③， all of whom agreed that it was the best one this year④....
