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Unit 4 A World of Words
Big Question: How do we use languages?
In this unit, you will learn to:
introduce different languages.
understand cultural differences.
use a thinking map to identify the main idea and details.
use the reading strategy of making inferences.
make a poster to introduce a language.
Lesson 5 Grammar in Use
The suffix -able
Learning Objective
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
recognize the -able suffix and the simple future passive in context;
use them to express ideas;
apply them in new contexts to describe things and the future.
Review
Arabic ______________ as the official language of over 20 countries.
There are _______________ in the world. With the rapid development of China, Chinese ___________ and ____________ by more and more people.
many languages
is used
spoken
is used
English is ______________ language. Many important journals and books ______________
in English.
French is an important language for ________.
It ____________ about 30 countries.
an international
are written
art
is used in
Russian is spoken by ________________ as their
_______________. Speaking Russian can also be
________ when you are __________________.
There are ____________ than those of English.
In the United States, Spanish is the most popular
_____________.
150 million people
mother language
helpful
more speakers
travelling in Russia
foreign language
Lead in
There are ___________________ at the UN.
six official languages
Are you able to speak all of these languages?
This little girl can speak 7 languages. That's really _____________ (believe).
unbelievable
Can you guess the meaning of "unbelievable"?
Activity 1
Look at the pictures and read the sentences. Pay attention to the adjective in bold.
Sue spent an enjoyable afternoon with her friends learning Chinese.
The students are eager to learn and want to be knowledgeable.
This little girl can speak 8 languages. That's really
unbelievable.
渴望做
Observe the words in bold and find the same.
Sue spent an enjoyable afternoon with her friends learning Chinese.
The students are eager to learn and want to be knowledgeable.
The little girl can speak 8 languages. That's really unbelievable.
Form -able is put the end of the word.
enjoy+able knowledge+able unbelieve+able
Part of speech It can change v./n. into adj.
enjoy (v.) / knowledge (n.) / unbelieve (v.) + able
Meaning 可/能...的;值得...的
具有...性质的
Rules
comfort → comfortable change → __________
enjoy → __________ accept → __________ 直接 + able
believe → believable move → __________
use → __________ value → __________ 部分去 e + able
* terror → terrible response → responsible -ible
changeable
enjoyable
acceptable
movable
usable
valuable
Activity 2
Complete the sentences with the given words in the box.
changeable suitable countable readable understandable
1. Though he speaks English with an accent, he is still _______________.
2. The travel guide is very _______________.
3. The weather here is so _______________ that we have to check the weather
forecast every day.
4. _______________ nouns can be counted, for example, one dialog, two
cartoons, three tigers and four wolves.
5. Some online information is not _______________ for teenage children and
it may be harmful to them.
口音
understandable
readable
天气预报
changeable
Countable
suitable
Activity 3
Read the text and complete the sentences by adding the suffix
-able to a verb in the text.
There are all kinds of language learning tools on the internet now. Most of them won't cost you a cent. You can download them to your computer or phone, or you can use them online. If you often use these tools to help your study, you may find that you can actually avoid many mistakes, and your learning skills will also be greatly improved.
1. The free online tools are ____________ or directly ____________ on the internet.
2. If you often use the tools to help your study, you will find many mistakes are
actually ____________.
downloadable
usable
avoidable
Passive voice (Ⅱ)
Activity 1
Pair work. Read the conversation. Pay attention to the passive voice.
I hear that Chinese will
be taught as a second
language in more Russian
schools.
In the future, when we travel
around the world and speak
Chinese, we will be understood.
Yes. It was reported on
TV last night. Chinese
will be learned by more
people then.
It sounds wonderful.
Activity 2
Complete the table and learn how to use the passive voice.
Simple Future Passive
Rule Active Passive
will do will ____________
Chinese _______________ (use) more widely in the future.
Li Xiang hopes that Chinese culture _______________ (spread) across the world.
People believe that Chinese calligraphy _______________ (learn) by more students.
be done
will be used
will be spread
will be learned
The globe fish ________ very delicious, and it ________ first by the cook in front of the eaters.
A. is tasted; usually tastes B. tastes; is usually tasted
C. tastes; is usually tasty D. is tasted; is usually tasted
look, feel, smell, sound, taste
感官系动词(...起来)→ 无被动
实义动词(动作)→ 可被动
尝起来
被品尝
Key points:
感官系动词无被动
✔
Key points:
本身性质无被动
The book won't sell.
The book won't be sold.
(书卖不出去,即:书本身不好卖)
(书将不被卖掉,即:人不卖它)
lock; write; wash; sell
easily / well
Key points:
花开了。
The flowers came out.
The war __________ (break out) in 1937.
Your dream will __________ (come true).
The sports meeting will __________ (take place) next week.
This luggage __________ (belong to) him.
broke out
come true
take place
belongs to
不及物动词无被动
happen
无被动的情况:
1. 感官系动词: look; smell; taste; sound; feel
2. 表示本身性质: sell; wash; write; lock
3. 不及物动词 & 词组: break out; belong to; take place; happen
come true...
Key points:
The funny story made the children ________.
A. laughed B. laugh C. to laugh
主动语态 被动语态
make/let sb. do sth. sb. be made to do sth.
see sb. do sth. sb. be seen to do sth.
The children were made __________ by the funny story.
Mary was heard ________ just now.
A. cry B. cried C. to cry
使役/感官动词的被动
✔
to laugh
✔
Exercise
1. This pair of trousers ________ smooth because they are made of Chinese silk.
A. feels B. feel C. is felt D. are felt
2. These apples ________ well because they ________ nice.
A. are sold; look B. sell; are looked C. sell; look D. are sold; are looked
3. In the past ten years, great changes ________ in my hometown.
A. have taken place B. take place C. have been taken place D. took place
4. In the past, the water in this river ________ terrible on hot summer days.
A. smelt B. is smelt C. smells D. was smelled
5. Many of my classmates like this kind of pen because it really ________ well.
A. writes B. is written C. wrote D. was written
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Activity 3
Pair work. Talk about what needs to be done before an English speaking contest. You can add your own ideas.
1. preparations / make / a month before the contest
2. the speech topic / choose
3. rules for the contest / announce
4. hosts / train
5. a notice of the contest / send / to all classes
6. guests and judges / invite
7. ...
Example:
Preparations will be made a month before the contest.
...
A. Fill in the blanks.
1. Preparations will be made a month before the contest.
2. The speech topic _________________ by _____________.
3. The rules for the contest _________________ next week.
4. The hosts ___________________ two days before the contest.
5. The notice of the contest _________________ to all classes.
6. The guests and judges _________________ to the contest.
B. Discuss in group and finish the plan for the speaking contest.
Summary
We learn:
the -able suffix and the simple future passive in context.
We can:
understand the meaning and use of simple future passive.
use the suffix–able to describe things.
evaluate a good language learning tool and design a future one.
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