(
课件网) A Trip Along the Three Gorges 必修四 Module5 Cultural Corner What does Mr McCorquodale like doing when he travels Choose any country and imagine you are there. Write a short postcard to yourself. Read the passage and answer the questions. Postcards to Myself In 50 years of travelling Colin McCorquodale has visited every country in the world, except three. And everywhere he goes, he sends himself a postcard. He always choose a postcard with a beautiful view, and sticks on an interesting stamp. Usually he writes just a short message to himself. His latest one, from the Malvinas islands, reads Good fishing. Language points 1【辨析】late (adj.)晚的，迟的;末期的(adv.)晚，迟 He was ten minutes late this morning. He arrived late for the party. in the late 18th century later (adj.)晚些的 (adv.) 以后;以来 three days later I’m busy now but I’ll do it later on. latest(adj.)最新的；最近的(只做定语) lately(adj.)最近；不久前 You always seem to be smiling lately. latter(adj.)后者的；后面的(n.)(与the 连用）后者 Of the two choices, I prefer the latter. Language points 2．view n．景色；风景，(尤指)自然美景 vt.观察；观看；见解；认为；把……看成是 归纳拓展 (1)in view of鉴于；考虑到 in one's view依照……的见解 be in view在视野中 come into view看得见 have a good/bad/wonderful view of看得见/看不见/看得非常清楚 (2)view...as把……看作 Language points 例句：You’ll have a better view of the pianist if you stand up. 你站起来就能更清楚地看到那位钢琴家。 She waited until the whole island was in view and then took a photograph. 她一直等到看见整个岛才拍了一张照片。 In view of the weather，we will cancel the outing. 因为天气关系，我们将要取消此次出行。 Language points 【随堂训练】 ①The school was built on a hill，so we had a very wonderful _____ from the top. A．scene B．sight C．time D．view 【解析】 句意为：学校建在山上，因此我们从山顶上可以看到非常美丽的景色。view“风景”，尤指自然美景，符合题意。scene“现场；场面”；sight“视力，景象”；time“时间”，均与句意不符。 【答案】 D Language points ②The plan was _____ favourably. A．Viewing B．viewed C．to view D．view 【解析】 view作动词用时，意为“认为，把……看成是”。句意为：这项计划被认为是极好的。 【答案】 B On a wall in his home in London there is a large map of the world. There are hundreds of little red pins stuck in it.“It’s good to get a pin in the map,”says Mr McCorquodale ,“but I follow the rules. I’m allowed to stick one in only if I’ve been in a place for more than 24 hours.” Naturally, Mr McCorquodale has his favourite places. New Zealand he describes as “wonderful”. In Europe, Italy is a favourite place.“There’s a saying in the travel trade that all tourists are rip off. Well, at least the Italians rip you off with a smile.”Of China he says,“This is one country in the world which is completely different. There’s no European influence. It’s been around for 6,000 years, yet it’s a country of the future.” Language points 3．at ... ...
