1、Learning about languageLearning about LanguageDiscovering useful words and expressions:1.Fill in the chart below and note the connection between the nouns,verbs,adjectives and adverbs.Pay attention to the words which do not have all the forms.NounVerbAdjectiveAdverbfortunecontentmentperformhumourfor
2、tunatefortunatelycontentcontented,contentcontentedlyperformer,performanceperforminghumourhumorous humorously1.Fill in the chart below and note the connection between the nouns,verbs,adjectives and adverbs.Pay attention to the words which do not have all the forms.NounVerbAdjectiveAdverbastonishmentb
3、orecharmentertainmentastonishastonishing astonishinglyborebored,boringboringlycharmcharmingcharminglyentertainentertainingentertainingly2.Complete the passage with the words and phrases below in their proper forms.In the 1990s,Mr.Bean became a star using mime to highlight difficult social situations
4、 much as Charlie Chaplin had done.His method of acting was to appear _,look around and then do exactly the wrong thing.Children particularly would burst into _ at his behaviour.enjoyment overcome laughter cut off outstanding uncertain pick out throughout failure charge chewuncertainlaughter2.Complet
5、e the passage with the words and phrases below in their proper forms.He always managed to _ those things that people are afraid of doing because they do not want to appear a social _.On one occasion in a restaurant he ordered a steak tartare.When the uncooked meat arrived he was _ by shame because h
6、e could not eat it.He _ a piece of meat and pretended to _ a mouthful but instead put it into the plant pot beside him.He put other pieces into his pocket._ the meal he seemed to show great _ in his food.He was such an _ performer that when he finished eating his dinner,the waiter offered him the sa
7、me dish again at no extra _!pick outfailureovercomecut offchewThroughoutenjoymentoutstandingchargeWorkbookUsing words and expressions1.Read the following sentences and work out their meanings.Find the correct meaning of each underlined word from the right column.SentencesMeaning1.When I got home,the
8、 house was in a complete mess.2.All she could do was to hope that she could sort out the mess.A.set of similar things B.behave in a certain way C.untidinessD.become ill from eating particular food E.talk secretly,especially when spreading rumours(谣言)F.problemG.several poems,stories,etc in a book H.s
9、peak softly3.You dont have to whisper.No one can hear us.4.People began to whisper that the company might go out of business.CFHE1.Read the following sentences and work out their meanings.Find the correct meaning of each underlined word from the right column.SentencesMeaning5.He reacted angrily to t
10、he stories people had made up about him.6.Quite a lot of children react badly to shellfish.A.set of similar things B.behave in a certain way C.untidinessD.become ill from eating particular food E.talk secretly,especially when spreading rumours(谣言)F.problemG.several poems,stories,etc in a book H.spea
11、k softly7.This is my stamp collection that Ive gathered for ten years.8.All my stories have been put together in one collection.BDAG2.Complete the passage with the words below.Switzerland amusing moustache porridge budget vast directly outstanding mountainous messMary was so angry with John about th
12、e jam that she went to stay with her mother in a _ part of the country.She could not understand why John had thought it was _ and had thrown it away.“Why couldnt he behave more sensibly?”she thought to herself.“He found it _,but I feel he is _ to blame for the terrible _ in the chicken yard.”mountai
13、nousporridgeamusingdirectlymess2.Complete the passage with the words below.Switzerland amusing moustache porridge budget vast directly outstanding mountainous messHowever,the _ scenery and the _ mountain ranges(山脉)soon calmed her.She began to miss John and think fondly of his smiling face and stiff
14、_.“When I go home,”she thought,“Ill see if our _ will allow us to have a holiday in _.John will love that and we can forget our troubles and have a good time together.”So that is what they did!outstandingvastmoustachebudgetSwitzerland3.Translate the following sentences into English,using the words a
15、nd phrases in brackets.1.直到现在，医生还对这种致命的疾病束手无策。（treat;deadly;disease;up to now)Up to now,doctors have been able to do very little to treat this deadly disease.2.父亲死后的一段时间里，查理非常穷困。（badly off)Charlie was quite badly off for a while after his father died.3.地震过后，政府为无家可归者提供了食物和毯子。（the homeless)After the e
16、arthquake,the government provided food and blankets for the homeless.3.Translate the following sentences into English,using the words and phrases in brackets.4.爱玛（可）不是一个一般的作家。（ordinary)Emma is no ordinary writer.5.戴茜羞怯地走进来，穿着一件破旧的大衣。（worn)Daisy came in shyly wearing a worn-out coat.6.比赛过后，戴维挥舞着双臂，十分
17、兴奋。（gesture)After the race,David waved his arms in a gesture of excitement.3.Translate the following sentences into English,using the words and phrases in brackets.7.弗雷迪专门为这个场合买了一套西装。（occasion)Freddy bought a new suit just for the occasion.8.爱德华脚下一滑，在冰上失去了平衡。（slide)Edward slid on the ice and lost his balance.