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Unit 4 Body Language
Learning About Language
Build up your vocabulary
Learni ng o bjectives
By the end of this section, you will be able to:
1. enhance your own vocabulary through learning about the
different forms of the words;
2. understand the difference in meaning of words that are spelt
the same based on their parts of speech or usage;
3. grasp and practise words in context;
4. get into the habit of looking up dictionaries during learning.
review
1.Three ways of word formation:
构词法
1.转化 Conversion (词性转化)
2.合成 Compounding (单词合并)
3.派生/缀合 Derivation (前缀/后缀)
1. He handed me a book with his shaking hand.
vt.递给
n.手
2.The flood flooded the whole village.
n.水灾
v.淹没
3. The warm bedroom warmed me.
adj.温暖的
v.使暖和
2. 转化(Conversion):指一个词从一种词类转化为另一种词类,而词形不变化。词类转化时,某些词的读音会发生变化,如名词向动词转化时,重音通常从第一个音节重读变为第二个重读;词尾从清辅音变为浊辅音。
4.The first record/ rek d/ recorded/r k did/ his early songs .
n.唱片
v.记录
3.派生(Derivation):指通过给一个单词加前缀或后缀构成另一个词。(前缀一般改变词义而不改变词性,后缀一般改变词性而不改变词义)
前缀 含义 例子
dis- un- 否定 dislike
unhappy
re- 再一次 retell
pre - 事先,先前 prehistory
sub- 向下 subway
后缀 含义 例子
-ist 一类人 journalist
artist
-ive ....的 creative
active
-ness 表名词 vastness
darkness
-al ...的 traditional
natural
Fill in the table with different forms of the words. Refer to a dictionary if necessary.
Noun Verb Adjective Adverb
differ
vary
rely
interact
approve
embarrass
difference
different
differently
variance/variable/
variability/variation
variable/various/varied
variously/variably
reliance/reliability
reliable
reliably
interaction
interactive
interactively
approval
approving/approved
approvingly
embarrassment
embarrassing/embarrassed
embarrassingly
Work out the meanings of the underlined words in the sentences below. In pairs, list more words of the same kind.
1. I rest my head on the desk to get some rest.
2. The child displayed great interest in the huge fireworks display.
3. Most students favour the plan, while their teachers are in favour of it.
4. Jeremy witnessed the whole incident and was expected the be the key
witness at the trail.
5. His lack of eye contact when talking with people shows that he lacks
confidence.
6. When he noticed a slight frown on his twin sister’s face, he frowned as well.
1. I rest my head on the desk to get some rest.
2. The child displayed great interest in the huge fireworks display.
3. Most students favour the plan, while their teachers are in favour of it.
rest
v. to place or put
n. when someone stops doing things so their body can recover energy
display
v. to show
n. a show
favour
v. to prefer or like; (in) favour (of)
n. being for, approving of
v. 依靠
n. 休息
v. n. 表演
v. 较喜欢
n. 赞同,支持
4. Jeremy witnessed the whole incident and was expected the be the key witness
at the trial.
5. His lack of eye contact when talking with people shows that he lacks
confidence.
6. When he noticed a slight frown on his twin sister’s face, he frowned as well.
witness
v. to see something especially a crime or an important event
n. a person who tells what he/she saw to the police or at a trial
lack
n. absence
v. to not have
frown
n. a facial expression that shows sadness or disapproval
v. to make a facial expression that shows sadness or disapproval
v. 目睹
n. 目击者
v. 缺乏,不足
n. 缺乏
n. v. 皱眉
1. The president studied the latest report in his study.
2. Keep a record of all the payments.
There is nothing to stop viewers from recording the films on videotape.
3. I’m doing some research on the subject.
She spent two years researching and filming her documentary.
4. I put my hand into my pocket and pulled out the letter.
Please hand me that book.
5. He showed not a bit of interest in the plan.
Things of that nature do not interest me.
(study v. 研究 n. 书房)
(record n. 记录)
(record v. 录制)
(research n. 研究)
(research v. 研究)
(hand n. 手)
(hand v. 递给,传递)
(interest n. 兴趣)
(interest v. 使感兴趣)
Work out the meanings of more words of the same kind.
When we think about nonverbal behaviour, or body language, we think about communication. When we think about communication, we think about ___________. So what is our body language _____________ to others Social scientists have spent a lot of time looking at the effects of our body language. We make assessments and inferences from body language. And according to those judgements we ___________ one person and dislike another. So body language provides external ___________ that are influenced by internal thoughts and feelings. Scientists have found that when
demonstrating
interaction
approve of
clues
Read the passage about body language. Fill in the blanks with the correct
forms of the words and phrases in the box.
by contrast by comparison break down interaction
demonstrate approve of clue gesture
we feel proud and powerful, we usually straighten up to make ourselves bigger. ___________, when we feel powerless, we tend to slump, making ourselves smaller. It is obvious that our minds can influence our bodies. But is it also true that our bodies can affect our minds Scientific experiments show that if we make powerful __________ long enough, we may actually feel more powerful. People who remember to use positive body language are more likely to feel positive ___________, so some scientists suggest that we use our bodies to try power posing to help ___________ our feelings of shyness and powerlessness.
By contrast
gestures
by comparison
break down
by contrast by comparison break down interaction
demonstrate approve of clue gesture