PeriodFourListeningandTalking，ReadingforWriting，AssessingYourProgress&VideoTimeⅠ.Judgewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F)accordingtothepassageonPage44.1．Irelandhasproducedalotofgreatwritersandpoets.(T)2．AllyoursensescanbesatisfiedbythebeautifulcountrysidelandscapeinIreland.(T)3．YoucanvisitalocalmuseumandexperiencetherichIrishcultureandtraditions.(F)4．ItisthemoderncountrylifethatmakesIrelanddevelopitsowntraditions.(F)5．IrelandisalsofamousforitsdelicioustraditionalBeefStew.(T)Ⅱ.ReadthepassageonP44carefullyandchoosethebestanswer.1．WhyhasIrelandproducedmanygreatwritersandpoets?A．Thepeoplethereareallgoodatwriting.B．Thebeautifulcountrysidegivestheminspiration.C．Themodernindustrymakesthemfreefromlabor(劳动)．D．Theeducationsystemthereisadvanced.答案B2．Irelandhasdevelopeditsstrongtraditionsthatinclude.A．songsB．dancingC．foodD．Alltheabove答案D3．isthebestplacetoexperiencethetraditionalmusicofIreland.A．Alocalmuseum.B．Asmalltown.C．Avillagepub.D．Asmallstudio.答案C4．Accordingtothepassage，onaquietmorninginthemountains，youcanhear.A．thesongofthebirdsB．theroaroftheoceanwavesC．thecriesoftheseabirdsD．thetraditionalmusicplayedeverywhere答案AⅠ.重点单词1．courtyardn．庭院；院子2．snackn．点心；小吃3．countyn．(英国、爱尔兰的)郡；(美国的)县4．feastn．盛宴；宴会；节日5．rollvt.&vi.(使)翻滚；(使)滚动n．卷(轴)；翻滚→rollingadj.旋转的；起伏的6．dotn．点；小(圆)点vt.加点；遍布7．cattlen．牛8．roarvi.&n．吼叫；咆哮9．oceann．大海；海洋10．scentn．气味；气息11．customn．风俗；习俗；习惯12．eageradj.热切的；渴望的→eagerlyadv.热切地；渴望地13．poetn．诗人→poemn．诗→poetryn．诗歌14．greetvt.问候；迎接→greetingn．招呼；问候；敬礼15．sensoryadj.感觉的；感官的→sensen．感觉；感觉官能；意识vt.感到；理解16．strikingadj.吸引人的；显著的；引人注目的→strikevt.撞；敲打；攻击；罢工n．攻击；罢工17．transitionn．过渡；转变→transitv．搬运；运送；转变18．crowdn．人群；一群人；民众vt.挤满；使……拥挤→crowdedadj.拥挤的掌握规律巧记单词greetv．问候；迎接＋ing→greetingn．招呼；问候；敬礼如：sailing航海；航行skating滑冰；溜冰skiing滑雪Ⅱ.核心短语1．haveaninfluenceonsth.对……有影响2．afeastfortheeyes视觉盛宴3．bedottedwith...布满；点缀4．makeup组成5．morethan很；非常6．belikelytodosth.可能做某事Ⅲ.经典句式1．现在分词短语作状语Itsbeautifulcountrysideexcitesandinspiresall，offeringsomethingforeachofthesenses.它美丽的乡村景色令人心驰神往，让人的各种感官都能得到滋养。2．with复合结构Thepeacefullandscapeofthe“EmeraldIsle”anditsmanygreencountiesisatruefeastfortheeyes，withitsrollinggreenhillsdottedwithsheepandcattle.“绿宝石(爱尔兰)岛”风光宁静秀美，郡县草木葱茏，青山连绵起伏，牛羊点缀其中，堪称一场名副其实的视觉盛宴。3．Itis/was＋n./adj.＋todo/that从句Withallthisbeauty，it’snotsurprisingthatIrelandhasdevelopedstrongtraditionsthatincludemusic，dancing，anddining.乡村景色如此优美，在爱尔兰形成这些浓郁的包括音乐、舞蹈以及餐饮方面的传统就一点也不让人觉得奇怪了。重点词汇Iwaseagertoseethat...我当时急切地想看到……eageradj.渴望的；热切的※beeagertodosth.渴望做某事beeagerforsth.渴望得到某物※eagerlyadv.热切地；急切地※eagernessn．热切；渴望(1)Mikeiseagertobreakawayfromthebusycitylifeforawhile.迈克渴望暂时脱离繁忙的城市生活。(2)Whenmyownsonwasfiveyearsold，Iwaseagerforanotherbaby.我家儿子五岁的时候，我特别想再要一个孩子。(3)“Sowhatdoyouthinkwillhappen？”heaskedeagerly(eager)．“...
