1、Module 9 Population Unit 3 Language in useLanguage practice1.Beijing is a huge city.2.It takes an hour to get there by bus.3.Thats almost one fifth of the worlds population.4.That makes over 131.4 million births a year.1. 不定冠詞不定冠詞 a / an的用法：的用法：1) a 用以輔音音素開頭的單用以輔音音素開頭的單詞前，詞前，an 用用以元以元音音素開音音素開頭的單頭的單詞

2、前。詞前。 例如例如：a book, a table, an elephant, an orange 2) 表示數(shù)量表示數(shù)量“一一”，意思與，意思與“one”接近接近，但數(shù)的概念沒，但數(shù)的概念沒有有one強(qiáng)強(qiáng)。例如。例如： The little girl played a whole day outside. 這個(gè)小這個(gè)小女孩在外面玩了一整天。女孩在外面玩了一整天。3) 用于首次提到的某人或某物前，表泛指。用于首次提到的某人或某物前，表泛指。 A teacher from England will teach us English. 一一位來自英格蘭的教師將教我們英語。位來自英格蘭的教師將教我

3、們英語。 4) 用于可數(shù)名詞的單數(shù)前，表示一類人或物。用于可數(shù)名詞的單數(shù)前，表示一類人或物。 A tiger is very dangerous. 老虎很危險(xiǎn)。老虎很危險(xiǎn)。5) 表示某類人或事物當(dāng)中的任何表示某類人或事物當(dāng)中的任何一個(gè)，相當(dāng)于一個(gè)，相當(dāng)于one。泛指人或事物的類別泛指人或事物的類別。例如。例如： He is a ball player. 他是一位棒球手。他是一位棒球手。6) 表示表示“每一個(gè)每一個(gè)”，相當(dāng)于，相當(dāng)于every。用。用在表示在表示時(shí)間，時(shí)間，速度，價(jià)格的名詞前。速度，價(jià)格的名詞前。You should take this medicine three times

4、a day. 你應(yīng)該每天服三次藥。你應(yīng)該每天服三次藥。 7) 表示表示 “某一某一” 。A Mr. Wang is waiting for you. 一位姓一位姓王的先生在等你。王的先生在等你。2. 定冠詞定冠詞 the 的用法的用法:1)定冠詞是指特定的人或物，用于特指定冠詞是指特定的人或物，用于特指的名的名詞詞前。前。例如例如：The book is mine. 這本書是我的這本書是我的 。2) 表示上文提到的或說話雙方都知道的表示上文提到的或說話雙方都知道的人或人或物。物。 例如例如：I heard a report. The report was about war.我聽了一個(gè)報(bào)告，這

5、個(gè)報(bào)告是關(guān)于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的。我聽了一個(gè)報(bào)告，這個(gè)報(bào)告是關(guān)于戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的。 Please close the window before you fall asleep.請(qǐng)?jiān)谒X之前關(guān)上窗子。請(qǐng)?jiān)谒X之前關(guān)上窗子。 3) 用于序數(shù)詞、形容詞最高級(jí)以及對(duì)兩者進(jìn)行比較時(shí)用于序數(shù)詞、形容詞最高級(jí)以及對(duì)兩者進(jìn)行比較時(shí)起特定作用的比較級(jí)前。例如：起特定作用的比較級(jí)前。例如： Our classroom is on the second floor.Its the most interesting book I have read. I have two sisters. The elder one is a docto

6、r.4) 世界上獨(dú)一無二的事物前常世界上獨(dú)一無二的事物前常用用the。例如。例如：The moon goes round the earth. 5) 在姓的復(fù)數(shù)形式前加在姓的復(fù)數(shù)形式前加the，表示一家人或，表示一家人或夫婦二人。夫婦二人。例如例如：the Greens 格林一家人或格林一家人或格林夫婦。格林夫婦。 6) 用于某些形容詞前表示一類人或事物。用于某些形容詞前表示一類人或事物。 the rich, the poor, the old 7) 用于江河、山脈、湖泊、島嶼、雜志用于江河、山脈、湖泊、島嶼、雜志和報(bào)紙和報(bào)紙等專有等專有名詞前名詞前。例如。例如：the Changjiang

7、River, the Great Wall, the Summer Palace 8) 用于由普通名詞構(gòu)成的專有名詞前用于由普通名詞構(gòu)成的專有名詞前。例如：。例如：the United States 9) 用于樂器名稱前用于樂器名稱前。例如。例如： play the piano / violin 10) 用于固定短語中用于固定短語中。例如。例如：at the moment, by the way, in the middle of3. 零冠詞的用法零冠詞的用法一般來說一般來說，在一個(gè)句子中有時(shí)，在一個(gè)句子中有時(shí)不加不加冠詞冠詞，如，如 We go to school by bus. 這種這種不

8、加冠詞的現(xiàn)象，就叫不加冠詞的現(xiàn)象，就叫“零冠詞零冠詞”。1)復(fù)數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前，表示人或物的類別復(fù)數(shù)可數(shù)名詞前，表示人或物的類別，或泛指不定，或泛指不定 量量的人或物的人或物。例如。例如： Horses are useful animals. There are pens and books on the desk.2) 當(dāng)名詞前有物主代詞、指示代詞、不定代詞及名當(dāng)名詞前有物主代詞、指示代詞、不定代詞及名詞所有格等修飾時(shí)。例如：詞所有格等修飾時(shí)。例如：She is our math teacher. The man in blue is Marys father. No one can get t

9、his book. 3) 交通工具、學(xué)科名詞前。交通工具、學(xué)科名詞前。by boat, on foot I like chemistry. 4) 球類運(yùn)動(dòng)、棋類游戲及語言名稱前。球類運(yùn)動(dòng)、棋類游戲及語言名稱前。He prefers to play football. The two old men are playing chess. Can you speak English? 5) 季節(jié)、月份、星期、節(jié)日、一日三季節(jié)、月份、星期、節(jié)日、一日三餐等餐等名詞前名詞前。例如。例如： in spring, on Monday Childrens Day is coming. I ate some

10、noodles for lunch. 6) 某些固定搭配的詞組。某些固定搭配的詞組。 in public; go to bed1. Work in pairs. Match the countries with their populations.a)1,370,537,000b)314,791,000c)22,956,000d)4,437,0001.Australia2.New Zealand3.China4. the US4. Complete the passage with a, an or the where necessary. Mina is (1)_ eighteen-year

11、-old girl. She has got (2)_ brother and (3)_ sister. Mina is (4)_ oldest child in (5)_ family. She lives in (6)_ very big city. She has (7)_ job in (8)_ hotel. She hopes that one day she will have (9)_ chance to go to (10)_ college.atheaaa anathethe/ 1.We believe the schools in Arnwick are very good

12、, and were working to make them even _.2.Their flat is too large for two people. They want to find a _ one.3.Anna always talks about her ideas. I think she needs to listen _.4.There are a lot of parks in this city. I think there are _ parks in a lot of other cities.5. Complete the sentences with the

13、 correct form of the words in the box. better smallermorefewerfew good much small 7.Complete the passage with the words in the box. Our world is facing many problems. Two of the biggest are the increasing population and pollution. The (1)_ of the world is increasing quickly. Why is this happening? B

14、ecause more babies are born every year and people also live longer. Many people are leaving the (2)_ to work in the cities, but there is not enough (3)_ for so many people.populationcountrysidespacecountryside pollution population space traffic Another huge problem for the world is (4)_. Theres so m

15、uch (5)_ on the roads that in some cities the air is heavily polluted. We must work harder to protect our world.trafficpollution12. Work in groups. Prepare to make your graph.Choose a country or town which interests you. It could be your home town. Decide the time you want to look atfor example, now

16、, ten years ago and ten years from now. Research the population of your place in those years. Write your notes carefully.13. Make your graph. Decide how you want to make your graph. Draw it and colour it. You can also make it on the computer. Label it clearly.用不定冠詞用不定冠詞a/an, 定冠詞定冠詞the或或“/”填空填空1. I found _ book on the floor. I think _ book is Jennys. 2. _ Sun is much bigger than _ Earth. 3. Lucy