Unit 5 Learning about Language

Unit 5 Theme parks Learning about Language

1. Revise the words.

2.Learn about the -ing form.3.Learn to use the -ing form: used as an adverbial.

1. Write out the original words. change unchangeable adj. _______ like dislike v. __________ impossibility n. _________ possible

unfriendly adj.__________ friendoverwork v. ______________ work

misunderstanding n. understand ____________athlete athletic adj.______________ translate translator n. _____________

2. Fill in the table with the different forms of the words.Noun Verb Adjective Adverb

amusementadmission imagination settlement equipment attraction

amuseadmit imagine settle equip attract

amusingadmissible imaginative settled equipped attractive

amusinglyadmissibly imaginatively

attractively

Word formation: 构 词 法 1. 合成法 (compounding) 2. 转化法 (conversion)

3. 派生法 (derivation)4. 缩略法 (shorting)

Compounding: Find the compound nouns in the

reading passage.Compound word free-fall, old-fashioned, steam-engine whichever, whatever, Compound word put together Compound word separated wherever, southeastern, indoor, outdoor, craftsmen,

with a hyphen

horsebackroller coaster

(一)Compounding1. 合成名词

(1) n. + n.air conditioner 空调 blood pressure 血压 income tax credit card (2) adj. + n. central bank 中央银行 所得税 信用卡

fast food 快餐

solar system 太阳系

remote control 遥控(3) v.-ing +另一词

washing machine 洗衣机driving license 驾驶执照

(4) 其他方式by-product 副产品

editor-in-chief 主编

2. 合成形容词

(1) 过去分词或带-ed词尾的词构成absent-minded 心不在焉的 grey-haired 头发灰白的

(2) 动词-ing 与另一词构成long-suffering 长期受苦的 far-reaching 深远的(影响)

3. 合成动词及合成副词water-ski 滑冰

overeat 吃得太多baby-sit 看孩子 empty-handed 一无所获的

(二)Derivation1. 前缀: (1) dis-: disagree, dislike, disappear (2) in-(il-, im-, ir-): incorrect, impossible, irregular (3) un-: unhappy, unable, unfit (4) non-: nonstop, nonverbal (非语言的)

(5) re-: rewrite, review

2. 后缀:(1) 构成名词：-er, -ese, -ist, -ian, -ment, -tion,

-ness, -th:buyer, Chinese, socialist, musician

agreement, collection, illness, truth

(2) 构成形容词: -al, -an, -ful, -ing, -y, -less:

national, American, careful, exciting, cloudy,useless

(3) 构成动词： -fy, -is (z)e: beautify, realize(4) 构成副词： -ly: badly (5) 构成数词： -teen, -ty, -th: thirteen, sixty,

twelfth

(三)Conversion (1) v.—n. : charge (v.)—charge (n.) (2) n.—v. : hand (n.)—hand (v.) (3) adj.—v.: clean (adj.)—clean (v.) (4) adv.—v.: down (adv.)—down (v.)

Task 3:

Exercises 2&3 (P36)Exercises 1&2 (P71)

【真题在线】 (1) (2011· 浙江高考)Anyway, I can’t cheat him—it’s against all my _____.

A. emotionsC. regulations

B. principlesD. opinions

【解析】选 B 。考查名词词义辨析

。句意：不管

怎 样 ， 我 不 能 欺 骗 他 —— 这 违 反 我 的 原 则 。emotion情绪；principle原则，准则；regulation规 定，规则；opinion意见。根据句意选B。

(2) (2013 福建高考)The Forbidden City attracts a _____ stream of visitors every day, especially during national holidays.A.constant C. powerful B. main D. shallow

【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。句意：紫禁城每 天吸引了源源不断的游客，尤其在国庆假日期间。a constant stream of是固定搭配，意为“源源不断的”。 main主要的；powerful强大的；shallow浅的。