(共20张PPT)
Words and Expressions
in Welcome Unit
Verbs
Adj or Adv
Nouns
Phrases
exchange
the act of giving one sth and receive sth else from them
We need to promote an open exchange of ideas and information.
I offer to clean the room in exchange for a free meal.
SYN swap
It's not wise to exchange health for wealth.
an exchange of fire/glances an exchange student
Teachers and students exchange greetings at the beginning of each class.
Ann said nothing but exchanged glances with Helen.
lecture
a long talk on a subject given to a group of people
Professor Xu gave a lecture on English literature.
He lectures on European art at Harward University.
We attended a lecture on English literature given/delivered by Professor Xu in the lecture hall.
an act of criticizing sb in a long talk
I know I should stop smoking---don't give me a lecture on/about it.
He lectured us on making too much noise.
register
to put sb's or sth's name on the official list
I've registered for the English class.
registration fee
design
We will never know whether this happened by accident or by design.
This course is designed for beginners.
designer
formal
opp informal
The sign outside the restaurant says “formal dress requested”.
worried about sth
The foreign minister admitted he was still anxious about the situation in the country.
The company is anxious to improve its image.
anxious
feeling strongly that you want to do sth.
anxiously She waited anxiously by the phone.
anxiety
Faced with a brand-new start, are you full of excitement or anxiety
SYN angry
to make sb feel slightly angry and unhappy about sth
She annoyed him with her stupid question.
annoy
annoyed
She was annoyed with him about his rude manners.
annoying
SYN unpleasant
You are so annoying!
The noise is very annoying.
frightening
feeling afraid
SYN scared afraid
She was frightened that the plane would crash.
frightened
I am frightened of walking home alone in the dark.
be frightened to death
a frightening experience
a frightening face VS a frightened face
impression
the opinion or feeling you have about sb or sth
What's your impression of Hangzhou
I want to make a good impression on my new classmates.
First impression counts!
a positive impression / negative
a first impression
a deep / strong impression
a general impression
impress
to make sb feel admiration and respect
He impressed me with/by his fluent spoken English.
to make sb understand the importance of sth
Father impressed the value of hard work on me.
concentrate
to think very carefully about sth you're doing
I'm trying to concentrate on my work.
concentration
I gradually lost my concentration and fell asleep.
concentration camp
explore
exploration
Children who have chances to explore natural areas tend to develop a strong love for science.
He explored the ancient town on weekends.
confidence
SYN trust
The citizens lost confidence in the government.
the belief that you have the ability to do things well
He started to do his work with confidence.
gain/win sb's confidence
build up sb's confidence
goal
SYN aim
a long-term goal / short-term
She scored the first goal.
set sb a goal
achieve your goal / attain / reach
the action of making the ball go into a goal
curious
wanting to know about sth
He was curious about how she would react.
I opened the packet just to satisfy my curiosity.
She decided to follow him out of curiosity.
He was curious to know what had happened.
curiosity
curiously
revise
to change sth because of new information or ideas
The school has revised its plan because of students' complaint.
to study facts again, in oder to learn them before an examination
I spent the weekend revising for my exam.
What if
What (would happen/should I do) if...
要是没人跟我说话怎么办?
What if no one talks to me
要是默写不通过会怎么样呢?
What if I fail in the dictation
leave...alone
I feel annoyed right now. Can you just leave me alone
别管这个男孩。 他会自己作决定的。
Leave the boy alone. He can make up his own mind.
look forward to
look forward to (doing) sth
我期待你尽快回复。
I'm looking forward to your early reply.
我盼望着下周去参观美术馆。
I'm looking forward to visiting the art gallery next week.