1、Unit 5 The power of nature1. appoint【用法】appoint作动词，有以下几个含义：任命，委派。常用结构：appoint sb. to sth.；appoint sb. (as) sth.；appoint sb. to do sth.。如：We must appoint a new teacher at once to the primary school.They appointed him (as) captain of the English team.We must appoint someone to act as secretary.约定。如：Le
2、ts appoint a day to have dinner together.确定，指定。如：Linda appointed the classroom as place for the meeting.【拓展】appointment n. 任命，任职，（被任命的）工作，约会 （作“约会”讲时常与with sb.搭配）appointed adj. 任命的，约定的appointee n. 被任命者，被委派者【考例】I have an appointment _ Dr. Smith, but I need to change it. (北京2013)A. to B. off C. with D
3、. from【点拨】选C。have an appointment with sb. 意为“与某人有约”。2. panic【用法】panic作名词时，意为“惊慌，恐慌”；作动词时，意为“（使）惊慌”，其过去式和过去分词均为panicked。如：Sandra was in a panic about her exam.Dont panic! Everything will be okay.【考例】“Tommy, run! Be quick! The house is on fire!” the mother shouted, with _ clearly in her voice. (湖北2011
4、)A. anger B. rudeness C. regret D. panic【点拨】选D。根据The house is on fire可知，母亲声音中明显透露着恐慌(panic)。anger生气；rudeness粗鲁；regret后悔。3. actual【用法】actual 是形容词，意为“实在的，实际的”。actually是它的副词形式，意为“实际上，事实上”，在口语中用于强调事实。【考例】Do you think its a good idea to make friends with your students?_, I do. I think its a great idea. (安徽2009)A. Really B. Obviously C. Actually D. Generally【点拨】选C。题意：“你认为和你的学生交朋友是个好主意吗？”“事实上(Actually)，我认为是个好主意。”really（表明事实或真相）真正地，真实地；obviously明显地；generally通常。
