Language Focus.ppt

1、重庆大学版 高二 (6) Unit 4,英 语 课 件,Language Focus,1. Find word or expressions in the article with the same meanings as the following. 1) unable or unwilling to keep still (Para. 1) _ 2) to disclose sth. meant as a secret (Para. 1) _,restless,let on,Word Power,3) to be successful in a particular activity (P

2、ara. 3) _ 4) extremely surprised (Para. 5) _ 5) sb. or sth. in a certain feeling is directed toward (Para. 6) _ 6) to make sure (Para. 9) _ 7) to be surprised and want to know (Para. 10) _ 8) to become a ware of (Para. 10) _,make it,amazed,object,see to it,wonder,sense,2. Complete the following sent

3、ences with proper forms of words or expressions you have got in Task 1. 1) As he walked home he _ what to make for the evening meal. 2) Please _ that you will attend the meeting on time. 3) I get _ if I stay in the same job for too long. 4) _ my disapproval, he began to explain his schedule in detai

4、l.,wondered,see to it,restless,Having sensed,5) We _ to the airport 15 minutes before the plane took off. 6) He must know more about the accident than what he has _. 7) Now the prime minister has become the _ of complaints for his role in the economic crisis. 8) Visitors are often _ to discover how

5、little the town has changed in the last two decades.,made it,let on,object,amazed,3. Choose the right word from the following groups of words to complete each of the sentences. Change the from if necessary. embarrassing embarrassed embarrassment In the TV interview last night, the pop star tried to

6、avoid any _ questions about his private life.,embarrassing,B. When he got married, Alf was too _ to say anything to his wife about his cleaning job. C. He could not hide his _ at his childrens poor marks in the parent-to-teacher interview.,embarrassed,embarrassment,grow grown growth A. During the 19

7、70s there was rapid _ in oil production and consumption worldwide. B. Its a shame for a _man to spit in public. C. Children often _ faster after the age of 12.,growth,grown,grow,complain complaint A. The BBC has received a stream of _ about programme these days. B. They have already been given a 10%

8、 raise in salary, so why are they _? envy envious A. Mary is good-looking, rich and smartall the other girls in town _her. B. Im not the least bit _ of his fame and health.,complaint,complaining,envy,envious,engage engaged engagement A. Have you heard that Jerry and Mary got _? B. Dont bother dad, T

9、om! He is _ himself in mending a fuse. C. Jerry and Mary officially announced their _ in church last Sunday.,engaged,engaging,engagement,participate participation participant A. Would all the _ in the next race come forward. B. Every in this class is expected to _ in these discussions. C. Teachers s

10、hould always encourage class _.,participants,participate,participation,regret regretful regrettable A. Its a great opportunity to buy this at $50,Sir! Youll never _. B. It is a _ fact that our health gets worse as we increase our work hours to make more money. C. Till now she hasnt shown any signs o

11、f being _ for her mistakes.,regret,regrettable,regretful,Read the following expressions with parts of human body and match them with their Chinese equivalents. 1) face to face A.肩并肩 2) see eye to eye B.看法一致 3) neck and neck C.口口相传；广泛流传 heart to heart D.愚弄某人；开某人 玩笑 5) should to should E.爱吃甜食,6) from

12、mouth to mouth F.自讨苦吃;自 寻烦恼 7) to follow ones nose G.一直走 8) to pull ones leg H. 面对面的 9) to have a sweet I.坦诚亲切地 交谈 10) to burn ones fingers J.并驾齐驱,1) H 2) B 3)J 4)I 5)A 6)C 7)C 8)D 9)E 10)F,LANGUAGE FEATERES: Read the two-word verbs and their definitions listed below. Then complete the following sen

13、tences with the proper forms of the two-word verbs. let down: to cause (someone) to be disappointed ; to fail to keep promise.,let in: to admit let off: to excuse (someone) from (punishment, duty, etc) let on: to tell a secret let out: to make a loud sound let up: to lessen ,gradually cease; to stop

14、 working,1) Dont _ that we know anything about the matter. 2) Please open the window and _ some fresh air. 3) The boy failed to do his home work, but the teacher _ him _.,let on,let in,let off,letting up,4) They have been working for 40 hours without _. 5) She _ a sudden scream seeing a dead rat in

15、the corner of the room. 6) Dont worry, Dad, I wont _ you _.,letting up,let out,let,down,Language points in the text,1. , his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. stare vi 盯着看,凝视 带宾语的时候一般加介词at。 Dont stare at me like that. 别那样盯着我看。 We stared at him in amazement. 我们惊奇地注视着他。,gaze, glare, star

16、e辨析 三个词均可表示“注视”、“凝视”、“盯着看”，区别如下： gaze指长时间地凝视, 通常带有惊讶、赞赏、迷恋等含义。如： For hours he sat gazing at the stars. 好几个小时他坐在那儿凝望着天上的星星。 He gazed at me for a long time before he recognized who I was. 他注视着我, 好久才认出我是谁。,glare 指怒目而视, 常含有生气或威胁之意, 主要强调愤怒、敌意等。如： The angry father glared at his son. 这个生气的父亲怒视着儿子。 They did

17、nt fight, but stood there glaring at each other. 他们没有动武, 只是站在那里怒目对视。,stare 指睁大眼睛看, 含有好奇、诧异、无礼、恐惧等意味。如： Its rude to stare at people. 盯着人看是不礼貌的。 They all stared in amazement. 他们都惊讶得睁大了眼睛。 注: stare 和 gaze 均可表示长时间的注视, 但比较而言, stare 更强调注意力集中、睁大眼睛、目不转睛地看。,2. I would inwardly feel restless and shy at the un

18、wanted attention.,restless adj. 焦躁不安的；不安宁的 是由名词rest加后缀less构成的。 careless (care+ less) 粗心的 helpless无助的 无能力的 (help+less) guiltless 无罪的, 无辜的 (guilt+less ) harmless 无害的(harm+less) homeless 无家的, 无家可归的(home+less),3. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you”.,pac

19、e n. 速度；步伐 She works so fast that I cant keep pace with her. 她工作得很快，我跟不上她的速度。 When John found he was going to be late, he stepped up his pace. 约翰发现要迟到了, 就加大步伐。,adjust vi. 适应 (+to) Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness. 宇航员在飞行中得适应失重状态。 (1) vt. 使适合( 应) ; 强调, 调节。如： My eyes have not been ad

20、justed to dark yet. 我的眼睛还没有适应黑暗。,(2) 校正；调准 I must adjust my watch. Its slow. 我必须调一下我的表。它走得慢了。 My camera can be adjusted to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions. 我的照相机可以调整在阴天或晴天照相。,常用词组：adjust (oneself ) to 适应 The body quickly adjusts itself to changes in temperature. 身体迅速自行调节以适应气温的变化。adjustab

21、le adj. 可调节的。如: adjustable seat-belts 可调节的座位安全带,拓展：,adjustment 可作可数或不可数名词。make a few minor adjustments to the seating plan 对座次表作小小的调整,4. He went to work sick, and despite unpleasant weather.,despite prep. 不管、尽管、任凭 后可跟名词、动词ing或句子。如： Hecametothemeetingdespitehis seriousillness. 尽管病的很重, 他还是来参加了会议。,Desp

22、itewantingtosee himagain, she refusedtoreplytohisletters. 尽管很想再次见见他，她还是拒绝答复他的信。,Despitewhatotherssay,Ithinkheisagoodboy. 不管别人说什么，我还是认为他是个好男孩。 也可以用词组indespiteof, 但常用inspiteof。,5. He almost never missed a day, and would make it to the office make it 口语，表示“获得成功” （1）表示事业获得成功 You will make it if you try.

23、 你会成功的，如果你努力的话。 （2）表示某人做成某事 You neednt worry; he will make it. 你不必担心，他会办成的。,（3）表示设法做到某事 Ive been having violin lessons every two weeks, but I think Ill make it every week from now on. 我一直是每两个星期上一次小提琴课，但我想从现在起每个星期都上课。 （4）表示及时赶上火车等 The train leaves in five minuteswell never make it. 火车再有五分钟就开了我们绝对赶不上了

24、。,6. Unable to engage in many activities, my father still tried to participate in some way. engage vi. 从事于 They engage in the study of music. 他们从事音乐研究。,be engaged by 为.所吸引 be engaged in 正做着, 正忙着 be engage oneself in 正做着, 正忙着 be engaged on 着手(某事), 从事(某事) be engaged upon 着手(某事), 从事(某事) be engaged to 同

25、.订婚 be engage oneself to 同.订婚 be engaged with 正与.接洽; 从事 engage for 应承, 保证, 担保; 负责 engage upon 开始(某种职业),短语拓展:,7. And when I came home on leave, he saw to it that I visited his office. see to it that 一定, 务必 see to it that matter + 宾语从句，从句用一般现在时代替一般将来时。 Can you see to it that the letter goes this afternoon?,8. I wonder if he sens