形容词和形容词短语的用法.ppt

1、Chapter 23 Adjective and Adjective Phrase,Warming-up 1. Classification 2. Adjectives and participles p263 3. Adjectives as modifier in noun phrases 4. Adjectives as complement p268 5. Notes,Here are some adjectives that specifically describe nouns related to the picture below:,African-American girl

2、Lovely girl Yellow shirt Happy girl Shiny apple colorful books green book Brown hair Small eyes Round face ,Why are adjectives important to use,It makes your writing/speaking more visual and vivid. It appeals to our senses so we can hear, see, touch, taste, and even smell what youre describing. It m

3、akes reading and writing much more fun.,Here are two sentences: one uses adjectives, one doesnt. Which one allows you to see the picture better?,a. The rainforest contains flowers and plants that may help cure hospital patients. b. The fresh, lush rainforest contains hundreds of bright, colorful flo

4、wers and healthy, green plants that may help cure many weak hospital patients.,1. Classification :p 259,One-word vs. Compound Central vs. Peripheral Dynamic vs. Stative: p 260 Gradable vs. Non-gradable,Central vs. Peripheral,Green apples are sour. Pillar-boxes are green. They have painted the window

5、s green. central,Only as Premodifier:,A. Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly e.g. My weekly pay is $150. Im paid weekly. My pay is weekly?,B. most: utmost, foremost, innermost, etc. C. er: elder/eldest, inner, other, upper, lower, latter, former, outer, utter, etc. D. en: wooden, leaden, golden, silken,

6、earthen, woolen, flaxen, etc. (material) E. only, mere, sole, total, main, chief, principle (for emphasis) G. ing: living, existing, remaining, neighboring, dying (Ti),Only as SC,He is an alive man.? He is a living man / he is alive. An alone person? A lone person / he is alone. An asleep child? A s

7、leeping child/ the child is asleep. They are of an alike shape.? They are of a like shape/ they are alike in shape.,A well man? A healthy man/ he is well. An afraid man? A frightened man / he is afraid An ill person? A sick person / he is ill/sick.,He is very asleep.? He is fast asleep/ he is sound

8、asleep. He is very awake.? He is wide awake. He is very aware of his danger.? He is fully aware/quite aware of his danger. Much, Exception: I am very well.,Only as SC:,A. a-: afraid, alive, alone, asleep, aware, awake, ashamed, ablaze, averse, aloof B. well, worth, content, ill, drunk, sunk, sure, u

9、nable, subject,2.Adjectives with same functions as -ing participles,病人很危险。 The patient is dangerous.？ 我很难。 Im difficult.？ 我疼。 Im painful.？,It is very dangerous for the patient. The patient is in danger. The patient is dangerously ill. dangerous: pose danger to others/make others feel endangered Dang

10、erous place/ criminal. It is dangerous to drive at a high speed.,It is very difficult for me to make it. I find it very difficult to . Difficult: pose difficulty to others The task/ exam is difficult. You are difficult./ he is a difficult customer.,I feel a pain. I am in a pain. I have a pain. Painf

11、ul: cause others to feel pain. A painful foot. Painful lessons/ problems A painful illness/ life,I have pains in the leg. My leg is painting. I have a painful leg. My leg is painful. My leg hurts,Active vs. passive,Dangerous, painful, difficult Dangerous-endangered Painfulpained Pleasantpleased Deli

12、ghtfuldelighted Frightfulfrightened Satisfactory-satisfied Enviousenviable Forgetfulforgettable Toleranttolerable,Contemptuouscontemptible Desirousdesirable credulouscredible Dependent-dependable Tiresometired Troublesometroubled Shamefulashamed -ful, -ous ent/ant, -ory, -ive vs. able, -ible, -worth

13、y -ing vs. -ed (p263) Ex 23c p 263,3. Adjectives as modifier in noun phrases p265,Order: Determiner evaluation size, shape, age color nationality, origin, material use/ purpose -noun head e.g. a well-known German medical church The mans first two interesting little red French oil paintings Those bea

14、utiful round multi-colored Chinese porcelain vases,Pictures: House: In P1 theres a large modern house, but in P2 theres a small old house. Man: In P1 theres a tall thin man, but in P2 theres a short fat man.,Tie: In P1 the mans wearing a long, thin tie, but in P2 the mans wearing a short wide tie. F

15、ence: In P1 theres a short wooden fence, but in P2 theres a tall mental fence.,Woman: In P1 the woman on the bench is short and old, but in P2 the woman is tall and young. Dog: In P1 theres a small white dog, but in P2 theres a big black and white dog.,Bag: In P1 the woman has got a small black leat

16、her bag, but in P2 the woman has got a large white plastic bag. Trees: In P1 there are two tall pine trees, but in P2 there are two small oak trees. Ex 23D p268,5. Notes 1) The + adj,The rich, the dying, the exploited, the few, the wretched, the wounded, the killed, the deceased, the oppressed, the

17、departed, the living, the many, the impossible, The aged, the weak, the sick and the disabled The true, the good and the beautiful Get rid of the stale and take in the fresh Never speak ill of the absent A group of people / abstract concept,2). Adj modifying adj,Icy cold Dead drunk Dead asleep Tight

18、 shut Red hot Wide open,3). Verb + adj,Come alive Come clean Fall silent Fall unconscious Go crazy/ mad Go barefoot Go wild Run wild Run loose,Blush red Break free/ loose Come easy Come loose Fall due Fall short Go bad Go easy Lie awake Wear thin,4).Simile: English VS. Chinese,Different images: As b

19、usy as a bee As poor as a church mouse As blind as a bat As brave as a lion As fierce as a tiger As gay as a lark As free as air As deaf as a post As dark as pitch,As greedy as a pig As rich as a Jew As safe as the Bank As strong as a horse/ an ox As tall as a church steeple As ugly as a toad as wet

20、 as a fish As wise as Solomon,Similar images: As good as gold As firm/steady as a rock As fat as a pig As different as black and white As cold as ice As clear as crystal As hot as fire,As light as a feather As like as two peas As loud as thunder As sick/weak as a cat As sweet as sugar As swift as li

21、ghtening As soft as silk As smooth as glass,As stupid as donkey As cunning as a fox As graceful as a swan As proud as a peacock As gentle as a lamb As timid as a hare As innocent as a baby,Ex 23c d,The Rainbow Christina G. Rossetti Boats sail on the rivers, And ships sail on the seas: But clouds tha

22、t sail across the sky Are prettier far than these. There are bridges on the rivers, As pretty as you please, But the bow that bridges heaven, And overtops the trees, And builds a bridge from earth to sky, Is prettier far than these.,To Mr./ Miss. X I run the quickest. I work the hardest. I dive the deepest.