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Unit 2 Exploring English
Using Language
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Review:
word formation
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Observe these colored words from this unit.
1. Neither is there pine nor apple in
pineapple.
2. ... sculpt a sculpture...
3. When we ... see rain ..., we can say “it's
raining” ...
4. WHO
Have A L k
=pine+apple
=sculpt+ure(suffix)
n.
v.
=World Health Organization
Compounding
合成法
Derivation
派生法
Conversion
转化法
Abbreviation
缩略法
/ əˌbriːviˈeɪʃn /
/ ˌderɪˈveɪʃn /
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Word formation
Abbreviation 缩略法
Conversion 转化法
Derivation 派生法
Compounding 合成法
Focus on
基本用法
abbreviating (缩写)
changing the part of speech (改变词性)
adding a prefix or suffix (加前缀或后缀)
combining two or more words (组合两个或多个单词)
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abbreviating (缩写)
hamburger eggplant pineapple sculpture painting seasick carsick airsick homesick homework housework hardly softly harmful harmless shameful shameless rain snow sunshine WHO IT US
Match words to the types of word formation.
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changing the part of speech (改变词性)
hamburger eggplant pineapple sculpture painting seasick carsick airsick homesick homework housework hardly softly harmful harmless shameful shameless rain snow sunshine WHO IT US
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adding a prefix or suffix (加前缀或后缀)
hamburger eggplant pineapple sculpture painting seasick carsick airsick homesick homework housework hardly softly harmful harmless shameful shameless rain snow sunshine WHO IT US
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combining (组合) two or more words
hamburger eggplant pineapple sculpture painting seasick carsick airsick homesick homework housework hardly softly harmful harmless shameful shameless rain snow sunshine WHO IT US
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Complete the passage with the help of word formation
When you open a dictionary, you often come across a lot of unfamiliar words. You might think this is a bit scary. But many of them are formed using other simpler words. This is called word formation.
Words formed by combining other words are called compounds, for example, __________ (a friend that you contact by writing, traditionally using a pen) and ____________ (known by many people).
penfriend
well-known
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Prefixes and suffixes often have fixed meanings. If you add un- or in- to a word, the new word usually means opposite. For example, if something isn’t correct it’s _________, and if someone isn’t happy they’re _________. Words with the suffixes –ment and –ness are often nouns. For example, if somebody has improved a lot, they have made great ______________.
incorrect
unhappy
improvement
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Some nouns and adjectives can be used as verbs, or the other way round. When we calm somebody down, they become ________. And we can give someone a present by ____________ it.
And sometimes a word is made up of the first letters of several words: “World Trade Organization” can be referred to as ________, and ________ is short for “as soon as possible”.
It is impossible to know the meaning of every word, but knowing about word formation can help us guess their meanings.
calm
presenting
WTO
ASAP
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Look at the pictures and get to know the American English words and their English equivalents.
American and British English
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Now complete the passage with the words above.
Today, American English is in common international use. It is different from British English in several ways, mostly in spelling and vocabulary. Some American spellings were created by Noah Webster, who made one of America’s first dictionaries. He changed “-re” spelling to “-er”, which is why ________ is spelt ________ in American English.
theatre
theater
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The Americans and the British also use different words for everyday things. For example, Americans talk about putting ______ in their cars and driving along the ________, whereas in the UK, people put ________ in their cars and drive along the ___________. Americans take the ________ to the top floor of a building, but the British use the _____.
gas
highway
petrol
motorway
elevator
lift
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In the US, they take the ________ , but in the UK, people travel on the ____________. Americans live in a(n) ___________, while the British live in a(n) ______.
It’s not as confusing as it seems: usually people from the two countries can understand each other from the context. But that doesn’t stop them having a friendly argument about which word is the “right” one!
subway
underground
apartment
flat
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Unfamiliar English Expressions
listening and speaking
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netizen网虫;网迷
selfie自拍照
screen rage屏怒
globalian全球人
a member of the globe
Activity 1: Look at the following expressions or emojis in daily communication and talk about their meanings in your group.
Conversation 2
a
b
c
Listen to the conversations and match them to the pictures.
Conversation 3
Conversation 1
Activity 2 :
Task 3: Listen to the conversation 1 again and choose the right answer.
What did the woman order?
A.dim sum B. spring rolls C. meat ball
2. What kind of food is dim sum ?
Western food
B. Traditional Chinese food
C. Popular new food
3. Where does the word “dim sum” come from?
A. Guangdong dialect
B. Mandarin
C. Putonghua
Listen to the conversation 2 again and choose the right answer.
What happened during the movie?
A. Someone ate food loudly
B. Someone cried loudly
C. Someone talked loudly on the phone
2. What did they think of “talking loudly during the movie”?
No matter B. Selfish C. common
3. Which two words make up the word “cellfish”?
A. cellphone; selfish B. cell; fish C. phone ; fish
Listen to the conversation 3 again and choose the right answer.
What was the man’s trouble?
He couldn’t talk
B. he didn’t understand Lucy’s message
C. he missed Lucy
2. What did Lucy replied after hearing the joke?
BTW B. LOL C. BBL
3. Which is “LOL”for?
a way of saying “laugh out loudly”
B. a way of saying “speak out loudly”
C. a way of saying “read out loudly”
Words Meaning Origin
dim sum
a kind of traditional
1._____________ from
2.________________
3._____ using a cellphone without caring about others a combination of the words 4.__________ and 5.___________
6._____ a shorter way of saying
7.______________ from the Internet
Chinese food
the Guangdong dialect
“laugh out loud”
LOL
selfish
cellphone
cellfish
Task 4: Listen again and complete the table.
Act out the conversations in your group and then to the whole class.
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Conversation 1
A: I'm going to buy something to eat from the restaurant downstairs. Would you like anything?
B:Oh,yes, please. Could you order me some dim sum?
A: Some what?
B:Dim sum.
A:What kind of food is that?
B:It's a kind of traditional Chinese food from South China , including dumplings , spring rolls, meatballs and so on.
A: Oh, I see. So “dim sum" comes from Chinese?
B:Yes, that's right. In fact, it comes from the Guangdong dialect. In Mandarin or Putonghua it would be"dian xin".
A:Well,it sounds good! Maybe I’ll order that as well..
Presenter: Conversation 2
A: How was the movie?
B:It was great, but someone in front of me was talking so loudly on her phone.
A: How celfish!
B:Yes, I agree. Very selfish.
A: Ah, do you know what I mean by cellfish"?
B:Of course! When you say “selfish",you mean only caring about yourself and not about other people, right?
A: That's what "selfish" with an "s" means, but I'm talking about "cellfish"startingwith the letter "c".
B:Ihaven't heard that word before. What does it mean?
A: It means using a cellphone in a way that shows you don't care about the other people around you.
B:That's interesting. How do you spell it?
A:C-E-L-L-F-I-S-H. It's the words "cellphone" and "selfish" put together.
B:Oh, I see...
Presenter: Conversation 3
[SFX of someone pressing mobile phone keys, followed by a chime indicating a new message]
A: Darling, could you take a look at this message from Lucy?I have no idea what she's talking about.. again.
B:What has she said?
A: Well, I told her a joke that Bob told me today at the office, and , as you see, she replied “LOL". What's that for?
B:Oh, LOL! It's a shorter way of saying "laugh out loudly”
A: I've never seen or heard that before. Where does it come from?
B:It was first used on the Internet. You use it to show you think something is very funny.
A:Oh,okay.
B:Keep up with the times, darling!
kowtow
ketchup
lose face
lychee
paper tiger
“丢脸”
Some English words from Chinese
typhoon
Confucius
Taoism
taikonaut
chop-chop
hurry up
Thank You!
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