(共15张PPT)
How to state importance
Book 2 Unit 3 Integrated Skills
Contents
Adjectives
Verb 1
Verb 2
Sentence patterns
Adjectives
01
Pronunci-ation
vital / essential
indispensable/irreplaceable
Meaning
Usage
extremely important
too important to be without
A is +adj.+ to/for B
A plays a(n) +adj.+ role in (doing) B
Practice
Traditional festivals are an important part of Chinese culture.
Traditional festivals help shape our national identity.
→Traditional festivals are vital / essential/ indispensable/ irreplaceable to Chinese culture.
→Traditional festivals play a vital role in shaping our national identity.
Verb 1
02
Pronunci-ation
help
allow / enable
Meaning
Usage
to make it easier or possible for sb to do sth
to make it possible for sb to do sth
Sth. allow/enable sb to do sth.
Sth. help sb (to) do sth.
Practice
Promoting traditional festivals helps spread knowledge about our national history.
Traditional festivals enable us to learn more about fine Chinese values.
→Promoting traditional festivals allows/enables our country to spread knowledge about our national history.
→Traditional festivals allow/help us to learn more about fine Chinese values.
03
Verb 2
Pronunciation
matter / counts
Meaning
Usage
to be important
(1) It is not A that matters / counts but B.
It is not the appearance that matters but the inner world of a person.
(2) Almost nothing matters more for A than B.
Almost nothing matters more for a good life tomorrow than a good education today.
Sentence Patterns
04
It is hard to overstate the importance of sth.
The importance of sth is hard to overstate.
Overstate:
to say sth in a way that makes it seem more important than it really is
Practice
Traditional festivals are an important part of Chinese culture.
→It is hard to overstate the importance/significance of traditional festivals.
vital essential indispensable irreplaceable A is +adj. + for/to B A plays a(n) +adj. + role in (doing) B
specific
allow enable help Sth. allow/enable sb to do sth. Sth. help sb (to) do sth.
matter count Sth matters/counts.
general
It is not A that matters / counts but B. Almost nothing matters more for A than B.
Sentence patterns It is hard to overstate the importance of sth. =The importance of sth is hard to overstate.
summary
The End
See U next time!