B5U4UsinglanguageObservetherulesLookatthesentencesandanswerthequestions.Sentences(a)and(c)arefromthereadingpassage.Activity1aButitisvitalnottotakeanychances.bButnottotakeanychancesisvital.c

ItisimportanttorememberthatEboladoesn’trespectnationalboundaries.dTorememberthatEboladoesn’trespectnationalboundariesisimportant.1Whatdoes“it”refertoinsentences(a)and(c)?2Whatisthedifferencebetweenthesentencesineachgroup?Whydoestheauthorchoosetousesentences(a)and(c)insteadof(b)and(d)?ObservetherulesLookatthesentencesandanswerthequestions.Sentences(a)and(c)arefromthereadingpassage.Activity1aButitisvitalnottotakeanychances.bButnottotakeanychancesisvital.c

ItisimportanttorememberthatEboladoesn’trespectnationalboundaries.dTorememberthatEboladoesn’trespectnationalboundariesisimportant.Thefirstsentencesineachgroupuse“it”asanemptysubjectatthebeginningofthesentences.Thereasonwhysentences(a)and(c)arechosenisthatthesentencesarekeptbalancedandthekeyinformationofthesentencesisemphasised.ObservetherulesNowlookformoresentenceswiththisstructureinthereadingpassage,andsummariseitsuseinyourownwords.Ifeltitwasmydutyasadoctortogothereandoffermyhelp.ItissoinspiringtohavecolleagueslikeWilton,MaisyandAlfonso,......,itisabsolutelyessentialforusalltocollaboratetocreateaglobalcommunitywithasharedfutureofpeaceandprosperity.Activity1it作為形式主語，所代替的是句子的邏輯主語，并無實(shí)際詞義。這可以保持句子的結(jié)構(gòu)平衡，避免主語太長，顯得頭重腳輕。it作形式主語Itasanemptysubject1.代表不定式(1)It+be+形容詞+不定式

e.g.,

Itisdifficulttotranslatethebook.(2)It+be+名詞+不定式

e.g.,

Itwasherdutytocleantheroom.(3)It+be+介詞短語+不定式

e.g.,

Itwasagainstmyprincipletodothat.(4)It+及物動詞+賓語+不定式

e.g.,Itcost150yuantobuythedress.Itasanemptysubject2.代表動名詞it代表動名詞時(shí)，一般以“be+名詞”作謂語，也可以以“be+形容詞”作謂語。e.g.,Itisnousedoingthat.Itispleasantsittinghere.nouse/nogood/useless/senseless/fun/tiring/nice/

good/interesting/awasteof/

awonder+v-ingItis+Itasanemptysubject3.代表從句(1)It+be+形容詞+從句

e.g.,Itisnaturalthatsheknowseverythingaboutit.(2)It+be+名詞+從句

e.g.,Itisaquestionhowhedidit.(3)It+動詞的被動語態(tài)+從句

e.g.,Itisnotdecidedwhowilltakeoverthecompany(4)It+be/其他系動詞+that從句

e.g.,Itmaybe/seemsthatheviewstheissuefromadifferentperspective.Itasanemptysubject常用句型(1)Itisclear/obvious/true/possible/certain/...that...

很明顯他遲到了。(2)Itisimportant/necessary/right/strange/natural/...that...(should)do...你在比賽前做足夠的運(yùn)動是有必要的。

Itisnecessarythatyoudoenoughexercisesbeforetherace.(3)Itissaid/reported/learnt/...that...據(jù)報(bào)道，一個(gè)七歲的女孩贏了比賽。

Itisreportedthataseven-year-oldgirlwonthegame.(4)Itissuggested/ordered/required/...that...(should)do...人們建議推遲會議。

Itissuggestedthatthemeeting(should)beputoff.Itisobviousthathe’slate.Itasanemptysubject常用句型(5)Itisapity/shame/...that...真可惜你沒看到這么好的電影。

Itisapitythatyoudidn’tseesuchagoodfilm.(6)Ithappens/seems/looks/appears/...that...碰巧我認(rèn)識他。

IthappensthatIknowhim.(7)Itdoesn’tmatterwhether/if...你錯(cuò)過了這趟公交車也沒關(guān)系，15分鐘后還有一趟。

Itdoesn’tmatterifyoumissthebus,becausethere’sanotherone15minuteslater.Itasanemptysubject常用句型(8)Itlooks/seemsasif...看起來像是他錯(cuò)了。

Itlooksasifheiswrong.(9)Ittakessb.(sometime)todo...去那里要花費(fèi)我們?nèi)齻€(gè)小時(shí)。

Ittookusthreehourstogetthere.(10)Itis+形容詞+(ofsb.)+todo...你為我們考慮那么多，你真是太好了。

Itiskindofyoutothinksomuchofus.ItasanemptysubjectRewritetheunderlinedpartsusingitasanemptysubject.Activity2ItasanemptysubjectRewritetheunderlinedpartsusingitasanemptysubject.Activity2ItisnolongerquitesodifficultforwomenandminoritiestogetrolesinAmericanfilmandtelevision.ItasanemptysubjectRewritetheunderlinedpartsusingitasanemptysubject.Activity2ItisnowamorerealistichopeforminorityactorstobecomealeadingactorinHollywood.ItismorecommonthanbeforeforwomentowriteanddirectHollywoodfilms.ItasanemptysubjectRewritetheunderlinedpartsusingitasanemptysubject.Activity2ItisseenasacceptablebyfilmstudiostocastwhiteactorsasAsiancharacters.ItasanemptysubjectDescribethecityusingtheinformationprovidedanditasanemptysubject.Activity3Beijingtodayismulticultural.Itisnotasurprisingthingforstudentsto

seedifferentskincoloursinthesameclass.Itispossibleforpeopletohearmanydifferentlanguagesanddialects.Itiseasyforpeopletofindproductsfromallovertheworld.Itisnotdifficultforforeignerstosettledownandfindajob.Itisacommonthingforpeoplefromdifferentcountriestoworkinthesamecompany.TorontoDescribeoneofthecitiesusingitasanemptysubjectwhereappropriate.Doonlineresearchifnecessary.Workinpairs:ShanghaiLondonSydneyTheglobalvillageActivity5使……團(tuán)結(jié)起來；集合溝通渠道形成密切聯(lián)系了解世界的窗口更包容的文化沖擊共同努力互惠互利TheglobalvillageReadthepassageandanswerthequestions.Payattentiontotheexpressionsinbold.1

Whatphenomenondoesthepassagedescribe?2

Whateffectdoestechnologyhaveonculturalexchange?Itdescribesthephenomenonofthe“globalvillage”asrelatedtothepromotionoftechnologicalandculturalexchange.Technologyenablesustoformcloseconnectionswithpeopleofcompletelydifferentculturesandgivesusquickandeasyaccesstootherculturesandlifestyles.VocabularybuildingCompletetheletterwiththecorrectformoftheexpressionsintheaboveactivity.DearEditor,Yourarticleaboutlivinginaglobalvillage

reallystruckachordwithmebecauseI’vejust

returnedfromateachingprojectinCambodia

andThailand.Ihadbeenworriedaboutthe1_____________,butfortunatelytheother

volunteersandlocalteacherswerereally

welcoming.Wewereableto2__________________________eachotheraswellasourstudents.cultureshockformcloseconnectionswithVocabularybuildingThroughout,wemade3____________tomakeourclassesasuccess,

sothatwecouldallenjoythe4______________ofworkingwelltogether.Itwasrewardingtoseehowourworkhelped5_____________________fromdifferentcultures.ajointeffortmutualbenefitsbringpeopletogetherCompletetheletterwiththecorrectformoftheexpressionsintheaboveactivity.VocabularybuildingBeforeIwent,TVandtheInternetweremy6____________________,butbeingthereinpersonwasevenbetter.Ithinktheexperiencehastaughtmeto7_________________andIcan’twaittodoitalloveragain.PaulwindowontheworldbemoreinclusiveCompletetheletterwiththecorrectformoftheexpressionsintheaboveactivity.Listentotheconversationandchoosethemainidea.1

MoreandmoreforeignwordsandexpressionsareenteringtheEnglishlanguage,especiallythoseaboutfood.2

ChinesefoodispopularintheUK,andmanyChinesewordsandexpressionsareenteringEnglishdictionariesasaresult. 3

Intercultural

communicationisincreasing,andpeopleallovertheworldhaveabetterunderstandingof

eachother.4

Worldsportsarebringingpeopletogetherinthesamewaythatfoodis.√Listening&speakingListenagainandcompletethetable.PhenomenaExamplesMoreandmore1_______________________________intodictionariesthesedays.FromDevon:grockleFromChinese:

wok,chowmein,

2_______

andchopsueyregionalwordsaremakingitwontonListening&speakingPhenomenaExamplesBesideswords,changesalsohappento3__________________________________________________________________________.InalargeAsiansupermarket,thereare

4_______________fromAsia.Thereare

5_____________________________________inthemalespeaker’scity,suchas6____________________________________________________.ManyEuropeanpeoplecan7

__________________.

thefood

wenowfindinshopsandrestaurants/thefoodwebuyandeatallkindsoffood

alotofotherrestaurants/alotofchoices

Italian,FrenchandJapaneserestaurantsusechopsticksListening&speakingPhenomenaExamplesSportsalsoplayanimportantrolein8______________________.Itisnotasurprisetosee9______________________________________whilewatchingtheUEFAChampionsLeagueliveandnotunusual

tofindpeopleenjoying10__________________________________ontheothersideoftheworld.connectingpeople

peopleinBritaineatingChinesefood

pizzawhilewatchingthesamegameReally?That’sinteresting.Isitreally?Itisreallyamazing...Ialsofinditinterestingtosee...Nowonderitisn’tasurprisetosee...Itisnotunusualtofind...Listening&speaking:SummaryShowinginterestDescribingacommonphenomenonCompletetheboxeswiththeexpressions

fromtheconversation.Really?That’sinteresting.Isitreally?Listening&speaking:SummaryShowinginterestDescribingacommonphenomenonCompletetheboxeswiththeexpressions

fromtheconversation.Itisreallyamazing...Ialsofinditinterestingtosee...Nowonderitisn’tasurprisetosee...Itisnotunusualtofind...Workinpairs.Talkaboutanotherphenomenonoftheglobalvillageusingtheexpressionsinthissection.Language

points教材原句p.41...tobecomealeadingactorinHollywoodisnowamorerealistichopeforminorityactors.……如今，對于少數(shù)族裔演員來說，成為好萊塢主角的愿望更容易實(shí)現(xiàn)了。minorityn.少數(shù)派；少數(shù)；少數(shù)民族 aminorityof少數(shù)…… beina/theminority占少數(shù)Onlyaminorityofstudentsis/areinterestedinpolitics.只有少數(shù)學(xué)生對政治感興趣。Womenareintheminorityinthetopranksofgovernment.在政府的高級職位中，女性占少數(shù)。minoritylanguages少數(shù)民族語言【單詞積累】（1）minoradj.較小的，次要的→minorityn.少數(shù)派；少數(shù)（2）majoradj.大的，重要的→majorityn.大多數(shù)ina/themajority占大多數(shù)themajorityof大多數(shù)……搭配◆完成句子(1)Mostofthepeopleturnedtheirbacktohim.Only

___________________（少數(shù)人）gavehimahand.(2)Anagreementseemstobeimpossiblebecause

_____________________（大多數(shù)）thecommitteemembersareagainst