内容正文:
Word power
Unit 4 Hands-on fun
Unit 1
Unit 2
Unit 3
suffix
后缀
2
Unit 4
impossible
im
possible
prefix
前缀
unlucky
un
lucky
It’s not comfortable to stay in the room with so much water on the floor.
Andrew made some mistakes when doing DIY. He thought he was just not lucky.
After reading many books and taking an online DIY course, now it’s not possible for Andrew to fail to do DIY jobs.
= impossible
= uncomfortable
= unlucky
Andrew’s DIY story
前缀定义
前缀是加在词根前面的构词成分,可以改变单词的意思,像un -、in -、im - 等。
否定前缀作用
给一些形容词加上否定前缀,能让这些词变成相反的意思,表达否定的概念。
常见否定前缀
un -、in -、im - 是常见的否定前缀,在英语词汇中应用广泛。
认识否定前缀
un-/in-/im- + adj.
opposite (相反的)
“not”
the formation of words 构词法
adj.
prefixes
判断练习1
判断练习2
判断练习3
答案
“unstable”中的前缀使用是否正确?
“incorrect”中的前缀使用是否正确?
“impatient”中的前缀使用是否正确?
三个判断的
答案均为正确。
判断前缀使用是否正确
Do you know other words with the same prefix〝un-〞?
un- 加在形容词前,让词义变成“不……的”
happy
fair
friendly
important
unhappy(不开心的)
unfair(不公平的)
unfriendly(不友好的)
unimportant(不重要的)
un-
tidy — untidy
safe — unsafe
clear — unclear
certain — uncertain
healthy — unhealthy
friendly — unfriendly
important — unimportant
comfortable — uncomfortable
...
prefix—“un-”
More examples:
un- + most adj.
Do you know other words with the same prefix〝im-〞?
patient
polite
possible
impatient(不耐烦的)
impolite(不礼貌的)
impossible(不可能的)
im-
balanced — imbalanced
modest — immodest
personal — impersonal
...
prefix—“im-”
More examples:
im- + adj. starting with /b/ /m/ /p/
❗Attention: pleasant — unpleasant
popular — unpopular
平衡的
谦虚的
个人的,私人的
1. 不针对个人的
2. 缺乏人情味的
im- 常用于以“b” “m”或“p”开头的单词前
Do you know other words with the same prefix〝in-〞?
in- 加在形容词前,也表示“不……的”
correct
complete
visible
active
incorrect(不正确的)
incomplete(不完整的)
invisible(看不见的)
inactive (不积极的)
in-
in- + some special adj.
direct — indirect
formal — informal
valuable — invaluable
...
prefix—“in-”
More examples:
直接的
正式的
value
有价值的,宝贵的
无价的(极其宝贵的)
valueless 没有价值的
uninteresting
unsure
unable
unfriendly
inactive
impatient
inexpensive
imperfect
Practice
1.The seat is hard and _____________(comfortable) to sit on.
2.Your pronunciation is _________(correct). You should practise more.
3.It’s ________(polite) to cut in on others when they are talking.
4. __________(healthy) food does harm to people.
5.Mike’s bedroom is so _______(tidy) that his mother is angry about it.
uncomfortable
incorrect
impolite
Unhealthy
untidy
Add the correct prefixes to the words.
Practice
unusual
impatient
impossible
untidy
incorrect
很难见到我手上没有正在做的 DIY 活儿。
1.
很难见到他手边没有篮球可打。
It’s unusual to find/see him without a basketball to play.
It’s + adj. + to do
find / see sb. + prep.短语 (without sth. to do)
Language points
很难见到我手上没有正在做的 DIY 活儿。
unusual
impatient
impossible
untidy
incorrect
很难见到我手上没有正在做的 DIY 活儿。
似乎 我作业中有些答案不正确。
2. It seems some of the answers in my homework are incorrect.
It seems that +从句 “似乎;好像;看起来”
下午好像要下雨,天上有乌云。
It seems (that) it will rain this afternoon—there are dark clouds in the sky.
Language points
似乎我作业中有些答案不正确。
Summary
un-/in-/im- + adj.
opposite(相反的)
prefixes
un- + most adj.
im- + adj. starting with /b/ /m/ /p/
in- + some special adj.
the formation of words 构词法
adj.
其他否定形容词前缀
除了un-、im-和in-前缀之外,还有一些加在形容词前面
形成相反意思的形容词的前缀:
1. dis-
honest (诚实的)→dishonest (不诚实的)
2. ab-
normal (正常的)→abnormal (反常的)
3. ir-
regular (规则的)→irregular (不规则的)
4. il-
legal (合法的)→illegal (不合法的)
5. non-
existent (存在的)→non-existent (不存在的)
其他否定形容词前缀
用所给词的正确形式填空
1.Tom felt (sure) about his answer, so he didn’t raise his hand.
2.The old vase was (perfect), but the collector still liked it very much.
3.It’s (usual) to see snow in this city during summer.
4.The teacher never becomes (patient) when the students ask questions.
5.Although the shoes were (expensive), they were very comfortable.
unsure
imperfect
unusual
impatient
inexpensive
当堂检测
23
朋友DIY经历
了解朋友的DIY故事
朋友DIY经历1
朋友DIY经历2
朋友DIY经历3
上周末,我和朋友丽莎做了些DIY。我试着修椅子,
但它不稳定,散架了。
丽莎画了一幅画,
但因为颜料用完了,画没完成。
下次我们会计划得更好,
确保不出错,这样就不会失败了。
写作题目1
写作题目2
写作题目3
写作题目答案
完成与前缀相关的写作题
如何描述一个没有完成的DIY项目?
不耐心等待DIY工作结束的人怎么样?
DIY说明不清楚,用什么词形容?
答案依次为incomplete、impatient、unclear。
写作拓展任务
56%
写作拓展示例
88%
拓展前缀写作应用
编写一段关于DIY经历的短文,至少使用3个含un-、in-、im- 前缀的单词。
上周我尝试DIY制作书架,但unstable的结构让我很unsure,最后成果imperfect。
$