(共19张PPT)
Unit 5 Words and expressions
Learning objectives:
After the class, you will be able to
1. learn to guess the meanings according to the context.
2. master the key words and expressions and learn to use them for writing.
1. quit v.①离开,离任②停止,戒掉
quitting quit/quit
quit one’s job 辞职
quit school 退学
quit doing 停止做某事
1) Quit ______________(complain) and get down to your work.
2) It was brave of Mary _______________(quit) her job and start her own business.
3) Jack ______________________(辞职) after an argument with a colleague.
4) I hope you can _____________________(戒烟) and live a healthy lifestyle.
complaining
to quit
quit his job
quit smoking
2. previous adj.以前的,先前的
previously adv.
previous to 在······以前
1) They made full investigations previous to ___________
(reach) a conclusion.
2) The world record was ______________(previous) held by a Spanish athlete.
3) ____________________(在······以前) the conference, we had discussed the matter among ourselves.
reaching
previously
Previous to
3. aboard adv./prep.在(船、飞机、火车)上
辨析aboard/board/abroad/broad
①aboard在(船、飞机、火车)上 aboard a plane/a ship/a train
②board v.上(火车、飞机、公共汽车)
③abroad adv.在国外
④broad adj.广阔的,宽阔的
1) The books about Harry Potter are popular now, both at home and _____________.
2) His shoulders are _____________ and his waist narrow.
3) The plane crashed killing all 157 passengers _____________.
abroad
broad
aboard
4. hike n./v.远足
go hiking=go on a hike 去远足
5. budget n.预算
on a tight budget 预算紧张
6. credit n.
Guess the meanings.
1) I didn’t have enough money, so I bought a dishwasher on credit.
2) The bank refused further credit to the company.
3) I can’t take all the credit for the work--it was a team effort.
赊欠
借款
赞扬
7. engage v.
engagement n.
Guess the meanings.
1) It is a movie that engages both the mind and the eye.
2) Only 10% of American adults engage in regular exercise.
3) Her father engaged a tutor to improve her maths.
4) I was totally engaged in my study and seldom paid attention to my mother’s feelings.
吸引
参与,参加
聘请,雇用
忙于
engage in doing 参与做某事
=be engaged in
engage with sb 与某人建立密切联系
engage sb’s interest/attention 吸引某人的兴趣/注意力
be engaged to sb 与某人订婚
1) I am so tired that I don’t have the energy to engage _______ my kids.
2) Despite her illness, she still actively ______________
(参与) shaping policy.
3) If a book doesn’t ____________________(吸引我的兴趣) in the first few pages, I don’t usually continue reading it.
in
engaged in
engage my interest
8. mass n.大量,许多
a mass of =masses of 大量,许多
the masses 群众
1) Wherever the Beatles went, _______________(许多) fans would welcome them at the airport.
a mass of
masses of
Practice
用词汇的适当形式填空。
1. After he _____________(辞去) the job, he opened a company in his own right.
2. She has a teenager daughter from a ____________
(先前的) marriage.
3. The company made a documentary about kangaroos on a tight ______________(预算).
quit
previous
budget
4. She couldn’t help complaining that she had a ____________(大量) of work to do.
5. I’d like to welcome you ____________(乘坐) British Airways Flight 602 from New York to London.
6. It’s incredible for her to ___________(徒步旅行) to cover more than 50 kilometres.
mass
aboard
hike
用相关短语填空。
7. ________________(许多) people regard travelling as a best way of relaxing themselves.
8. I like to ________________(从事) educational profession in the future.
A mass of
Masses of
be engaged in
engage in