DP100927高中二年级英语U2Perio d3课件.ppt

Some people say that money can solve all problems, but some say knowledge. Which one do you prefer? Money or knowledge?
debate
Careful reading to solve
difficult points
large amounts of poisonous chemicals (P22)
the amount of things we make and buy (P22)
the amount of rubbish (P22)
the amount of pollution (P23)
amount    n. [C] a collection or mass especially of sth. which cannot be counted: 总数,数量(常与不可数名词连用。)
the amount of: the total sum of
a ... amount of: a … quantity of
1) They didn't deliver the right amount
of sand.2) Small amounts of land were used for
keeping animals.3) He paid regular amounts of money to
a charity.
关于“许多”的用法见下表:
+Cn.
+Un.
+Cn./Un.
many, many a, a great/good many, a large/great number of, numbers of
much, a great deal of, a large amount of, large amounts of
plenty of, a lot of, lots of, a large quantity of, large quantities of, a mass of, masses of
The world’s population has grown to more than six times what it was in 1800. (P22)
目前的世界人口与1800年相比已经增长到那时的六倍多。
Pay attention to the following patterns:
… times + as + adj./adv. + as +…
… times + parative degree of adj./adv. + than +…
… times + the + n. (width, size, length, breadth, level, value, velocity…) of +…
亚洲是欧洲的四倍大。
⑴ Asia is four times as large as
Europe.
⑵ Asia is four times larger than
Europe.
⑶ Asia is four times the size of
Europe.
这座新楼是那座旧楼的四倍高。
⑴ The new building is four times as high
as the old one.
⑵ The new building is four times higher
than the old one.
⑶ The new building is four times the
height of the old one.
At a rough estimate, Nigeria is
_________ Great Britain. (2005上海)
A. three times the size as
B. the size three times of
C. three times as the size of
D. three times the size of
Quiz I: Multiple choice