内容正文:
A Good Read
Section B Vocabulary in Use
READING TIME
Unit 7
What can we learn from great books ?
Think and Talk
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of words.
person
My mom is the __________ who is always there to listen to me.
It’s dangerous to post your _________ information online.
person
personal
Think and Talk
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of words.
danger
Mountain climbing is one of the most _________ sports in the world.
Whales are in great ________.
dangerous
danger
Think and Talk
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of words.
help
The teenager seems to need ________ .
Reading is a ________ way to learn about the world.
help
helpful
Think and Talk
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of words.
health
The ________ food like fruit is good for us .
________ plays an important part in
our life.
healthy
Health
Think and Talk
What words did we fill in the blanks ?
health - healthy help - helpful
danger - dangerous person - personal
What are the differences between these words ?
What causes such differences ?
Suffixes (后缀)
Nouns and adjectives
What is the suffix ?
What is the suffix ?
后缀(suffix)是英语构词法的重要组成部分。
后缀(suffix)是附加在词根或词干后的字母或字母组合,通常能够改变原词的词性或含义。
添加后缀可以在原词的基础上生成新词。
常见的后缀包括:
名词后缀、动词后缀,形容词后缀和副词后缀等。
2a Change these nouns into adjectives by adding the suffixes -al, -ish,
-y, -ful, -ous, or -ive.
Noun
magic
mystery
pain
fun
effect
self
Suffix
-al
Adjective
magical
-ous
-ful
-y
-ive
-ish
mysterious
painful
funny
effective
selfish
2a Add other adjectives with the same suffixes.
Suffixes adjectives
- al
- ous
- ful
- y
- ive
- ish
national, natural, personal
dangerous, curious, courageous
colourful, useful, helpful
rainy, cloudy, snowy
creative, active, positive
foolish, childish
2a Is each underlined word a noun or a verb? Write N for a noun or V for a verb.
1. In the story, aliens were planning to attack ( ) the earth.
Luckily, people stopped the attack ( ) in time.
2. A book report ( ) gives you information about the book
and the reader’s opinion about it. People often report ( )
on a favourite book or one they have read recently.
3. In Oliver Twist, bad people often used force ( ) to make
Oliver do bad things for them. They even forced ( ) him
into a house to steal things!
V
N
N
V
N
V
use sth. to do sth.
make sb. do sth.
force sb. to do sth.
2a Is each underlined word a noun or a verb? Write N for a noun or V for a verb.
4. At the school meeting, the librarian stated ( ) that most
of the library books were in a good state ( ).
5. The writer based ( ) his new novel in London, and he
used London’s history as the base ( ) of his story.
V
N
V
N
library - librarian
be in good state
be in bad state
2c Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
prove force attack adventure weak base punish
Many people consider Journey to the West to be one of the greatest Chinese classic novels of all time. The story has been the _______ of many TV dramas, films, and plays. In the story, Tang Sanzang and three other characters are on a (n) __________. Sun Wukong is the most powerful of them all, and he uses his powers to stop their enemies’ _______.
base
adventure
attacks
2c Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
prove force attack adventure weak base punish
However, he was also very naughty at the start of the story. This _______ the kind and gentle Tang Sanzang to _______ him. The second character, Zhu Bajie, is lazy but kind. And the last character, Sha Wujing, is quiet and hard-working. The four characters experience many difficulties on their journey. Although they have their own _________ , when they work together, nobody can defeat them! Together, they achieve their final goal and _____ themselves to be a good team.
forced
punish
weakness
prove
2c Read the passage and answer questions.
What are the characters like ?
Why can they achieve their final goal ?
Sun Wukong is powerful and naughty.
Tang Sanzang is gentle and kind.
Zhu Bajie is lazy but kind.
Sha Wujing is quiet and hard-working.
Because when they work together, nobody can defeat them.
2c Let’s learn.
Many people consider Journey to the West to be one of the greatest Chinese classic novels of all time. The story has been the base of many TV dramas, films, and plays. In the story, Tang Sanzang and three other characters are on an adventure. Sun Wukong is the most powerful of them all, and he uses his powers to stop their enemies’ attacks. However, he was also very naughty at the start of the story. This forced the kind and gentle Tang Sanzang to punish him. The second character, Zhu Bajie, is lazy but kind. And the last character, Sha Wujing, is quiet and hard-working. The four characters experience many difficulties on their journey. Although they have their own weakness , when they work together, nobody can defeat them! Together, they achieve their final goal and prove themselves to be a good team.
consider sth to be
of all time: 有史以来
powerful
= power + ful
enemy - enemies
force sb. to do sth.
difficulty - difficulties
one’s own
weakness
= weak + ness
achieve one’s goal
Language Points
Many people consider Journey to the West to be one of the greatest Chinese classic novels of all time.
consider :
vt. 认为 视为
consider sth to be
eg. People should consider great books
to be good friends.
consider sth as
eg. People should consider great books
as good friends.
vt. 思考 考虑
consider 特殊疑问词 to do sth.
eg. She is considering how to solve the problem.
consider doing sth.
eg. He is considering buying a new car.
Language Points
The four characters experience many difficulties on their journey.
experience
vt. 经历 体验
eg. He experienced great hardships for the first time
in his life.
Our country has experienced great changes
in the last 20 years
名词
cn. 经历
eg. Travelling alone is an amazing experience.
un. 经验
eg. She has a lot of experience in teaching math.
Language Points
when they work together, nobody can defeat them !
defeat :
vt. 打败 战胜
eg. Nothing can defeat you if you try your best.
We defeated the most powerful team in the final game.
n. 失败 击败
eg. He refused to accept the defeat and tried again.
The team suffered a shock defeat in the first round.
后接表示竞争对手的名词或代词
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