Word Study
Unit 4
Making the news
Read aloud the following words:
journalist, editor, photograph, delighted,
admirable, unusual, assist, profession, colleague, eager, concentrate, amateur, update, inform, deadline, meanwhile,
accuse, guilty, dilemma, demand.
Task 1 Look and guess
Look at the following pictures and see which word will come to your mind.
Describe the picture.
*Which word will you think of?
delighted
*What can you get from the picture?
Sun yang was ______ to _________________.
Sun yang was delighted to win two gold medals.
Describe the picture
*In the newspaper they ____us of the good news.
inform
*What can we get from the picture?
The couple ____us that_______________________.
The couple inform us that they’ve got married.
We are married!
Describe the picture
assist
*What is John doing?
John is ______ Tom to ____________________.
John is assisting Tom to climb the hill/ slope ? .
*Which word will you think of?
Tom
John
Task 2 Discover
Discover the usage of the key words.
1. delighted
I'd be absolutely delighted to come.
I was delighted that you could stay.
She was delighted at the news of the wedding.
①delighted, adj, 意为: 高兴的, 快乐的
②相关搭配: be delighted to do
be delighted that
be delighted at/ by
a. 使人快乐的;令人愉快的
delight n. 高兴,快乐
vt. 使高兴,使愉快
to one’ delight
with delight=delightedly adv.
delightful
The baby is
_________ to
see his
mother.
delighted
对他来说, 观看女儿在节目中表演舞蹈是件乐事。
It is a delight for him to watch her daughter dance in the show.
________________(让我感到高兴的是), I don’t need to do homework today.
To my delight
2. inform
They must use research to inform themselves of the missing parts of the story.
The police informed us that a big fire had broken out in the next town.
Keep me informed of any change of address as soon as possible.
I’m well informed that they have finished the task ahead of time.
inform及物动词,意为: 告知,通知
相关搭配: ① inform sb. of sth.
② inform sb. that. . .
③ keep sb. informed of sth.
④ be well-informed that
①We regret to inform you that (通知你)your application has been turned down.
② Please keep us informed of (请随时让我们知道)the latest development.
3. demand
This sport demands both speed and strength.
She demanded an immediate explanation.
She demanded to be informed of everything.
The leader has demanded that all workers be there on time.
①demand作及物动词,意为: 强烈要求;需要
相关搭配
demand sth 要求
demand ______ sth. 要求做某事
demand (that) sb. ___________
to do
(should) do
demand作名词,意为:要求; 需求
相关搭配
meet/satisfy one’s demands
in demand
The manager promised that they would try to meet their customers’ demands. (满足顾客的需求)
The master _________that Tom _________ a mouse every day.
demands
catch
Good baby-sitters are always
____________ this year.
in demand
4. assist
We'll do all we can to assist you.
We will assist you in finding somewhere to live.
Two men are assisting the police with their enquiries
He assisted us to set up a new company.
=He assisted us in setting up a new company.
assist及物动词,意为 帮助,援助,协助
相关搭配
assist sb. to do sth.
assist sb. in doing sth.
assist sb. with sth.
assistance n. 帮助,援助,协助
assistant n. 助手,助理,图书管理员
①He assisted his father to clean the new car.
②He assisted his father in cleaning the new car.
Her husband ________ her _____
the switch.
assisted
with
5.eager
Everyone in the class seemed eager to learn.
She is eager for her parents' permission.
eager adj. 意为 渴望的,热切的
相关搭配:
be eager to do
be eager for sth.
The panda ___________ delicious food.
is eager for
The children in many poor areas are eager______
to school.
to go
Practice makes perfect!
Task 3 Drill
Here are eight pictures. Each group has a chance to pick one out and answer the question behind it.
Pick one out, please!
喜羊羊
美羊羊
懒羊羊
暖羊羊
灰太狼
红太狼
小灰灰
Task 4 Group Work
Now make up a story!
Requirements:
1.Try to use the words or phrases we have just learned.
2.Try to make it interesting.
3.Each group chooses one spokesman to share the story with the whole class.
Case 1: 考试后,我高兴地得知我的数学得了高分。很感谢老师的帮助尤其是数学老师要求多做题,我感觉很有用。我现在急切地想告诉我的父母这个好消息。
Case 2: 前几天当我们得知莫言获得了诺贝尔文学奖的消息时,我们感到非常高兴。我们现在渴求更多的知识,需要更努力的学习,为将来中国再获诺贝尔奖而奋斗。
Case3: Yesterday we had a football match …
Good news
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Homework
Write down your story in our exercise-book.
Thank you!