1、Learning about languageUnit 5Discovering useful words and expressions Find the word from the text for each of these meanings.1._ several different types of 2._ the main subject of a talk,book,film or something else3._ to keep something as it is;an area of land made available for a special group of p
2、eople or animals to live inz x 4._ to or at any place,position or situation5._ something that is pleasant to think about but is not realvariousthemepreservewhereverfantasyFind the word from the text for each of these meanings.6._ action,usually a very great one or a very bad one7 _ the measurement o
3、f something from one end to the other8 _ being the only one of its kind,unlike anything else9 _ in the middle of an area or an object10 _ without doubtdeedlengthunique centralno wonderengine carpenter cartoon amusement eagles slide swing tourism1.Before buying a car,my dad always looks at its _.2.Ea
4、rly American settlers were great _-they could build almost anything from wood.3.Both adults and children like to watch _ just for _.4.There are about 60 different kinds of _ around the world,but only two kinds live in North America.5._ is a big business for small countries like Singapore.6.When I wa
5、s little,my favourite thing to do was to go to the playground and _ down _ and _ on _.enginecarpenterscartoonsamusementeaglesUse the words in the box to complete the sentences.Tourism slideslidesswingswingsattraction deed fantasy preserve sword tournament whicheverfantasytournamentspreserveComplete
6、the paragraph with the words below in their proper forms.Z x whicheverattractionThere are many stories about Britains ancient King Arthur,some just _.When Arthur was a boy,no one knew who his parents were.He worked for a great knight and his son,to help them prepare for _ and battles.One day,news ca
7、me that Britains old king had died without a son.To _ the kingdom from disorder,the old wizard Merlin took the kingdom kings _ and drove it into a great stone.He announced that _ knight could take it out was Britains true king.The _swordsworddeedbrought many knights from all over the country to try
8、their strength.One morning,Arthur came across the _ in the stone.He knew nothing about it but decided that he should try to get it for his master.He pulled hard,and it came out!Soon the whole country heard about Arthurs amazing _ and made him king.Discovering useful structuresGrammar Task 1:Discover
9、ing use structures(P37)Ex1.Compound words 1.roller coaster.2.whichever;whatever;wherever;southeastern;indoor;outdoor;craftsmen;horseback.3.free-fall;old-fashioned;word-famous.Ex2.keys:butterfly;downtown;football;hardworking;kind-hearted;ice cream;lap top;life-sized;watermelon;worthwhile;worn-out;nor
10、theastern;earthquake;mobile phone;mankind;headline;easy-going;homeland;passer-by;eggplantz x 3.Write out the original words.unchangeable adj _ dislike v _ x k_ impossibility n _ unfriendly adj_overwork v _ misunderstanding n _athletic adj_ misread v _translator n _changelikepossiblefriendworkunderst
11、andathletereadtranslate4.Fill the table with the different forms of the words.NounverbAdjectiveAdverbamusementamuseamusingamusinglyadmitimaginesettleequipattractadmissionadmissibleadmissiblyimaginationimaginative imaginativelysettlementsettledequipmentequippedattractionattractiveattractively英语构词法(Wo
12、rd Formation)掌握一些英语构词法，对单词的记忆和理解有很大的帮助，下面我们将列举一些常用的构词法:1.合成(Compounding)2.转化(Conversion)3.派生(Derivation)1.合成(Compounding)由两个或更多的词合成一个词,有的用连字符号”-”连接,有的直接连写 在一起.eg:wood(木)cut(刻)woodcut(木刻)man(人)kind(种类)mankind(人类)air(空气，空中)sick(恶心的，晕的)airsick(晕机的)merry-go-round旋转木马up-to-date最新的life-size与真人一般大2.转化(conv
13、ersion)由一种词类转换成另一种词类。（即一般拼写不变，但是词类发生了变化，有时发音也变化）e.g.water n.水-water v.浇水dirty adj.脏的-dirty v.弄脏e.g.He went in and sat down.The army downed a plane.3.派生(Derivation)由一个词根加上前缀或后缀构成另一个词.1)后缀(suffix)名词后缀-or actor sailor-ist scientist -ment achievement movement-(a)tion preparation exception-y difficulty d
14、iscovery形容词后缀-ful useful cheerful-able comfortable enjoyable-ed manned cultured-less careless fearless-ive active decisive-an European Indian动词后缀-ize realize modernize-en widen strengthen副词后缀-ly really extremely-ward backward eastward数词后缀-teen fourteen fifteen-ty forty fifty-th ninth twelfth2)前缀(prefix)一般不造成词类的转变，只是引起意思的变化e.g.un-(不,或做相反动作)unhappy undo im-(不)impossible impolite re-(重新)retell rewrite mis-(错误的)misunderstand 个别前缀会引起词类的变化e.g.en-(使得)endanger enlarge a-asleep awakeHomework1.Finish exercises on page 37.2.Finish exercises on pages 70-71.
