Unit3ConservationLesson3Period2

ReviewTaketurnstoaskandanswerinpairs.1WhatisthemainideaofPart1?2WhatcanyoulearnfromPart2?3Whatisthewriter’sattitudetowardsgivingupcars?4Howdoyouunderstandthetitle“TheRoadtoDestruction”?5“Theroadtosomething”isacollocation,whichmeans__________________________________________________________.followingacourseofactionthatresultsinaparticularoutcomeReviewBrainstormwords/phrasesrelatedtotraffic.TrafficRoadVehiclesInfluenceFeeling/behaviorroadwork,constructionwork,pedestrian,pavement,highway,freeway,lane,speedlimit,crossroads,roundabout…accident,death,airpollution,trafficjam,globalwarming,carbondioxide,cancer,climatechange,greenhousegas,getstuckin…angry,stressedout,tired/exhausted,annoyed…complain,quarrel,curse,fight,callpolice…publictransport,bus,subway,bicycle,car,motorbike,train,wagon,truck,lorry,coach,taxi/cab,ambulance,chariot,deliveryvan,aircraft,boat…GrammarWecancallthoseexpressions“airpollution,trafficjam,globalwarming,carbonmonoxide,cancer,climatechange,greenhousegases,getstuckintraffic”____________.collocationsWhatisacollocation?Acollocationistwoormorewordsthatoftengotogether.Thesecombinationsjustsound“right”tonativeEnglishspeakers,whousethemallthetime.Ontheotherhand,othercombinationsmaybeunnaturalandjustsound“wrong”.Lookattheseexamples:NaturalEnglishUnnaturalEnglishthefasttrainfastfoodthequicktrainquickfoodaquickshoweraquickmealafast

showerafastmealΧΧΧΧWhydowelearncollocations?1)Ourlanguagewillbemorenaturalandmoreeasilyunderstood.2)Wewillhavealternativeandricherwaysofexpressingourselves.3)Itiseasierforourbrainstorememberanduselanguageinchunksorblocksratherthanassinglewords.GrammarHowdowelearncollocations??Beawareofcollocations,andtrytorecognizethemwhenyouseeorhearthem.?Treatcollocationsassingleblocksoflanguage.Thinkofthemasindividualblocksorchunks,andlearnstronglysupport,notstrongly+support.?Whenyoulearnanewword,writedownotherwordsthatcollocatewithit(rememberrightly,rememberdistinctly,remembervaguely,remembervividly).Grammar?Readasmuchaspossible.Readingisanexcellentwaytolearnvocabularyandcollocationsincontextandnaturally.?Revisewhatyoulearnregularly.Practiseusingnewcollocationsincontextassoonaspossibleafterlearningthem.?Learncollocationsingroupsthatworkforyou.Youcouldlearnthembytopic(time,number,weather,money,family)orbyaparticularword

(takeaction,takeachance,takeanexam).?Youcanfindinformationoncollocationsinanygoodlearner’sdictionary.Andyoucanalsofindspecializeddictionariesofcollocations.GrammarTypesofcollocation:thereareseveraldifferenttypesofcollocationmadefromcombinationsofverb,noun,adjectiveetc.Someofthemostcommontypesare:adverb+adjective:completelysatisfiedadjective+noun:severepainnoun+noun:asurgeofangernoun+verb:lionsroarverb+noun:commitsuicideverb+expressionwithpreposition:burstintotearsverb+adverb:waveeagerlyGrammarLookattheWordBuilder.Matchthewords(1-8)withtheendings(a-h)toformcommoncollocations.Thenusethecollocationstocompletethesummary.WordBuilder1make2getstuck3be4protect5do6pick7cause8shareaaddictedtobalotofharmccarsdinatrafficjameupsb.ftheenvironmentgexcuseshglobalwarming1-gmakeexcuses2-dgetstuckinatrafficjam3-abeaddictedto4-fprotecttheenvironment5-bdoalotofharm6-epickupsb.7-hcauseglobalwarming8-csharecarsGrammarManypeopleoften1_______________________whentheygotowork.Howannoyedandstressedtheyoftenfeel!Buttheproblemisthatthenumberofcarsisstillgoingup.Trafficpollutionhasbeenfoundto2____________________andclimatechangetoalargedegree.Toomanycars3________________totheenvironmentandourhealth.Someadvicehasbeengivenforpeopletohelp4________________________,forexample,usingpublictransportor5____________,doingyourshoppingintheshopjustaroundthecornerinsteadofdrivingtotheothersideoftown.However,people6_________________usingcars.They7______________forusingtheircars,“Ineedto8__________mydaughter.WhatcanIdo?”getstuckinatrafficjamcauseglobalwarmingdoalotofharmprotecttheenvironmentsharingcarsareaddictedtomakeexcusespickupGrammarDecidewhichword,aorb,collocatesinthesesentences.1I____agreewitheverythingyousaid.a.whole-heartedlyb.unconditionally2Doesn’ttime____whenyou’rehavingfun?a.move b.fly3Theleadersclaimedthemeetinghadbeen____.a.fruitful b.prolific4Everyonegotbacksafeand____afterthestorm.a.soundly b.soundGrammar5IthinkI’ve____weightsinceIstoppedwork.a.accumulated b.gained6They’rebuildinganewwater____plantonthecoast.a.cleaning b.purification7Housepriceshave____dramaticallyinrecentmonths.a.ascended b.soared8Thedisgracedformerministerhasdecidedto_________politicsaltogether.a.desert b.abandonGrammarMatchthewordsorphrasesontheleft(1-8)withthoseontheright(a-h)tomakecollocations.Thencompletetheparagraphwiththecorrectform.1heavy2share3getstuck4feel5keep6make7take8worryaboutaacarbsuchalongtimecstressedoutdtrafficehighlevelsofpollutionfexcusesginatrafficjamhfit1-dheavytraffic2-ashareacar3-ggetstuckinatrafficjam4-cfeelstressedout5-hkeepfit6-fmakeexcuses7-btakesuchalongtime8-eworryabouthighlevelsof

pollutionGrammarIjusthategettingtoworkinthemorning.It1____________________togettomyofficefrommyhomebecauseofthe2____________.OftenI3_______

_____________andIreally4______________.Lastyear,Itriedto5__________withmycolleagueswholivenearmebutitstilltooksolong.NowIgotoworkbytrain.Tobehonest,Ireally6_______________________________.Itseemseveryyearitisgettingworse.Ican’tunderstandwhypeoplealwaysdrivecars,evenforashortjourneywhentheycouldwalk.Eventhoughinrecentyears,thepriceofpetrolgoesup,peoplestill7____________tousetheircars.Ifyourjourneyislessthan30minutes,Ireallythinktheobvioussolutionistowalk.Itwillhelpyou8________andbegoodtotheenvironment.takessuchalongtimeheavytrafficgetstuckinatrafficjamfeelstressedoutshareacarworryabouthighlevelsofpollutionkeepfitmakeexcusesGrammarbreakWorkoutcollocationswith“break,catch,get,keep,payandsave”ingroups.catchahabitalegapromisearecordawindowsomeone’shearttheicethelawthenewstosomeonetherulesaballabusachillacoldathieffiresightofsomeone’sattentionsomeone’seyethefluGrammargetkeepajobashockangrydivorceddrunkfrightenedhomelostmarriednowherepermissionpregnantreadystartedtheimpressionthemessagethesackupsetwetworriedadiaryapromiseasecretanappointmentcalmcontrolintouchquietsomeone’splacethechangeGrammarpay

saveafineattentionbycreditcardcashinterestsomeoneacomplimentsomeoneavisitthebillthepriceyourrespectselectricityenergymoneyone’sstrengthsomeoneaseatsomeone’slifesomethingtoadiskspacetimeyourselfthetroubleGrammarUseatleastfiveofthefollowingcollocations

inaproperformtomakeupashortpassage.comefrom,beharmfulto,feelannoyed,longdistance,noisepollution,protecttheenvironment,publictransport,relyon,takeaction,trafficjams,worththeeffortGrammarExampleAlotofpeoplefeelthatdrivingtheirowncarsallowsthemtohavemorefreedomandtheyoftencomplainabouttheinconvenienceofpublictransport.Well,waitingtime,crowdsandsweatingon