UsinglanguageBook1Unit2ExploringEnglish

1.abbreviating2.changingthepartofspeech3.addingaprefixorsuffix4.combiningtwoormorewordsdcbaaNeitheristherepinenorappleinpineapple.b

…sculptasculpture…cWhenwe…seerain…,wecansay“it’sraining”…dWHO

Matchthewordsinboldtothetypesofwordformation:Lookformoreexamplesofeachtypeinthereadingpassage.

P19-P691abbreviating:IT,US2

changingthepartofspeech:

Whenwe…see…snow,wecansay…“it’ssnowing”.3addingaprefixorsuffix:paint–painting,hard–hardly,soft–softly,harm–harmless/harmful,visible–invisible,shame–shameless/shameful.4

combiningtwoormorewords:hamburger,eggplant,seasick,airsick,carsick,homesick,

homework,housework

WordformationinthereadingpassageHowmanytypesofwordformationareintroduced?2.Inwhatwaycanwordformationbeofhelptous?Completethepassageandanswerthequestions:構詞法(wordformation)合成法compounding

(combiningtwoormorewords)派生法Affixation(addingaprefixorsuffix)轉(zhuǎn)化法Conversion(changingthepartofspeech)縮寫(abbreviating)前綴(prefix)后綴(suffix)

偶然遇到；碰見(tomeetorfindsomeoneorsomethingbychance)：Whenreadingarticlesrelatedtoscience,weoftencomeacrossdifficultorunfamiliarwords.

被理解：Hespokeforalongtime,buthismeaningdidnotcomeacross.

給人以……印象

=comeover：Hecameacrossasasympatheticperson.

comeacrosslikely1.adj.sb/sthbelikelytodo=It’slikelythat(但不能用It’slikelyforsbtodo):He'sseriouslyillsothatheisunlikelytoattendtheparty.Theysaythatthelow-temperaturelakeisunlikelytobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.Itisunlikelytorainthisafternoon.＝Itisunlikelythatitwillrainthisafternoon.辨析:只能用It’spossible/probablethat或It’spossible/probableforsbtodo不能用sbbepossible/probabletodo2.adv.Verylikely!Notlikely!WatchthevideoandtrytonotedownthedifferentwordsforthesamethingusedinAmericanandBritishEnglish.BritishandAmericanEnglishchipscrisptube/undergroundflatliftgroundfloorgardenbiscuitpavementtrousersfrieschipssubwayapartmentelevatorfirstfloorbackyardcookiessidewalkpants薯條薯片地鐵公寓電梯一樓院子餅干人行道褲子AmericanandBritishEnglish–VocabularyMoreexamplesinActivity4,P23flatn.=apartment2.adj.

flatshoes

aflatplateaflattyreaflathousingmarket

v.

flatten:

Icanseethechildrenflatteningtheirnoseagainstthewindow.Today,AmericanEnglishisincommoninternationaluse.ItisdifferentfromBritishEnglishinseveralways,mostlyinspellingandvocabulary.SomeAmericanspellingswerecreatedbyNoahWebster,whomadeoneofAmerica’sfirstdictionaries.Hechanged“-re”spellingsto“-er”,whichiswhy________isspelt_______inAmericanEnglish.TheAmericansandtheBritishalsousedifferentwordsforeverydaythings.Forexample,Americanstalkaboutputting______intheircarsanddrivingalongthe___________,whereasintheUK,peopleput_________intheircarsanddrivealongthe___________.Americanstakethe_________tothetopfloorofabuilding,buttheBritishusethe_____.IntheUS,theytakethe_________,butintheUK,peopletravelonthe_____________,Americansliveina(n)___________whiletheBritishliveina(n)_______.Completethepassagewiththewordsabove:theatretheatergashighwaypetrolmotorwayelevatorliftsubwayundergroundapartmentflatanoverviewmakecomparisons

It’snotasconfusingasitseems:usuallypeoplefromthetwocountriescanunderstandeachotherfromthecontext.Butthatdoesn’tstopthemhavingafriendlyargumentaboutwhichwordisthe“right”one!conclusion1.Whatdoes“selfie”mean？A.aselfishpersonB.aphotothatyoutakeofyourself,usuallywithamobilephone.Quiztime:Canyouguess?2.Whatdoes“netizen”mean?Doyouknowcitizen?3.BRB,COZ,G2G?Everyyear,manyadditionsaremadetoEnglishdictionaries.

recentadditionstodictionariesWordsMeaningOrigindimsumakindoftraditional______________from_______________________________________usingacellphonewithoutcaringaboutothersacombinationofthewords________and_____________ashorterwayofsaying______________fromtheInternetChinesefooddialecttheGuangdongcellfishcellphoneselfish“l(fā)aughoutloud”LOLNowlistenagainandpayattentiontohowthespeakersaskforandexplainthemeaningsofthewords.Listentocompletethetable.howtoask:1.Whatkindof…isthat?2.DoyouknowwhatImeanby...3.I’veneverheardthatbefore.Whatdoes…mean?4.Howdoyouspellit?5.Ihavenoideawhatshe’stalkingabout.What’sthatfor?6.Ibegyo