情景英语口语100主题 092size and shape尺寸与形状
时间：2018-11-27 作者：英语课 分类：情景英语口语100主题
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92 size and shape
words
large enormous tiny microscopic 1 average medium short width thin thick circular square rectangle rectangular height oval triangular 2 semi-circle cube sphere three-dimensional pyramid diamond star-shaped cylindrical 3 round spherical 4 shallow vast
phrases
shape like a ….
Have dimensions of
Have (5) sides
(bigger) than average
(be) in the shape of
Beginner
A: what book is that?
B: I just bought a new atlas 5. I’m looking this map of the world. Look at Russia! That’s a vast country.
A: Canada, china, and the use are huge too.
B; there are several tiny countries in the world too. Countries like Monaco are smaller than many cities.
A: those small countries are microscopic compared to Russia. European countries are relatively 6 small. France looks quite big in Europe, but compared to many countries in other continents, it’s not very large at all.
B: britain is half the size of france, but great Britain is still one of the largest islands in the world.
A; the thing with large countries is that often they have vast areas of land that are useless or hardly used. Russia and Canada have enormous areas of ice and forest.
Intermediate
A: that looks like an interesting book.
B: it is. It’s got pictures of interesting building from all over the world, with brief descriptions of how they were build, their purpose, and so on.
A: there are the pyramids. It’s easy to see how they got that name! they don’t have smooth sides though.
B: they don’t now, but most of them did originally. There’s picture of the pentagon in the united states. It’s very distinctive 7 with its five sides.
A; look at that cylindrical office building. I’ve never been seen one that shape before.
B; yes. Usually only towers are cylindrical in shape.
A: tv towers are usually thicker at the bottom than at the top. They’re not perfectly 8 cylindrical.
B: this is the world’s largest sports stadium. It’s a massive oval.
A; what sports do they play there?
B: it says here that it’s mainly used for big football matches and athletics 9 meetings.
A: is that building a perfect cube?
B: according to the book, it is. I’ve never seen a building that is a perfect cube. Look at the building. From the air, it looks like a square with a semi-circle attached to each of its four sides. What kind of building is it?
A: is says here that it’s a war memorial. Now, there’s a distinctive structure-the atomium in Brussels. See? It consists of several connected by cylinders 10. I believe you can go up and down inside it.
words
large enormous tiny microscopic 1 average medium short width thin thick circular square rectangle rectangular height oval triangular 2 semi-circle cube sphere three-dimensional pyramid diamond star-shaped cylindrical 3 round spherical 4 shallow vast
phrases
shape like a ….
Have dimensions of
Have (5) sides
(bigger) than average
(be) in the shape of
Beginner
A: what book is that?
B: I just bought a new atlas 5. I’m looking this map of the world. Look at Russia! That’s a vast country.
A: Canada, china, and the use are huge too.
B; there are several tiny countries in the world too. Countries like Monaco are smaller than many cities.
A: those small countries are microscopic compared to Russia. European countries are relatively 6 small. France looks quite big in Europe, but compared to many countries in other continents, it’s not very large at all.
B: britain is half the size of france, but great Britain is still one of the largest islands in the world.
A; the thing with large countries is that often they have vast areas of land that are useless or hardly used. Russia and Canada have enormous areas of ice and forest.
Intermediate
A: that looks like an interesting book.
B: it is. It’s got pictures of interesting building from all over the world, with brief descriptions of how they were build, their purpose, and so on.
A: there are the pyramids. It’s easy to see how they got that name! they don’t have smooth sides though.
B: they don’t now, but most of them did originally. There’s picture of the pentagon in the united states. It’s very distinctive 7 with its five sides.
A; look at that cylindrical office building. I’ve never been seen one that shape before.
B; yes. Usually only towers are cylindrical in shape.
A: tv towers are usually thicker at the bottom than at the top. They’re not perfectly 8 cylindrical.
B: this is the world’s largest sports stadium. It’s a massive oval.
A; what sports do they play there?
B: it says here that it’s mainly used for big football matches and athletics 9 meetings.
A: is that building a perfect cube?
B: according to the book, it is. I’ve never seen a building that is a perfect cube. Look at the building. From the air, it looks like a square with a semi-circle attached to each of its four sides. What kind of building is it?
A: is says here that it’s a war memorial. Now, there’s a distinctive structure-the atomium in Brussels. See? It consists of several connected by cylinders 10. I believe you can go up and down inside it.
1 microscopic
adj.微小的，细微的，极小的，显微的
- It's impossible to read his microscopic handwriting.不可能看清他那极小的书写字迹。
- A plant's lungs are the microscopic pores in its leaves.植物的肺就是其叶片上微细的气孔。
2 triangular
adj.三角（形）的，三者间的
- It's more or less triangular plot of land.这块地略成三角形。
- One particular triangular relationship became the model of Simone's first novel.一段特殊的三角关系成了西蒙娜第一本小说的原型。
4 spherical
adj.球形的；球面的
- The Earth is a nearly spherical planet.地球是一个近似球体的行星。
- Many engineers shy away from spherical projection methods.许多工程师对球面投影法有畏难情绪。
5 atlas
n.地图册，图表集
- He reached down the atlas from the top shelf.他从书架顶层取下地图集。
- The atlas contains forty maps,including three of Great Britain.这本地图集有40幅地图，其中包括3幅英国地图。
6 relatively
adv.比较...地，相对地
- The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
- The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。
7 distinctive
adj.特别的，有特色的，与众不同的
- She has a very distinctive way of walking.她走路的样子与别人很不相同。
- This bird has several distinctive features.这个鸟具有几种突出的特征。
8 perfectly
adv.完美地，无可非议地，彻底地
- The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
- Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。