Words in Module 4 修选八模块四词汇教学讲述

1、Words in Module 4XiongShulaninstant-instantlyadj (名词前名词前) 立刻的；马上的立刻的；马上的immediate；即食的；即食的an instant replyInstant coffee / noodlesn 常用复数常用复数 瞬间；即刻瞬间；即刻momentI couldnt answer for an instant.In an instant, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.the instant that The instant (As soon as) she stop

2、ped asking questions, I got up and went out of the room.recognizerecognizable-recognition不用于进行时态不用于进行时态 认出；辨认出认出；辨认出The film star wears sunglasses. Therefore, he can go shopping without being recognized.正式正式 承认；认识到承认；认识到The British recognized America as an independent state.I was surprised by her wo

3、rds, which made me recognize what silly mistakes I had made.recognizerecognizable-recognition认出；识别；承认认出；识别；承认The town has changed beyond all recognition since I was last here.There is general recognition that the study techniques of many students are weak. There is general recognition that 人们普遍意识到I

4、havent seen Sara since she was a little girl, and she has changed beyond _ (recognize).recognitionmatter事情；问题事情；问题 a subject or situation that you must think about and give your attention toa personal / private matterI have a serious matter to talk about.matter/ affair / eventmatter通常指客观存在的或有待处理的问题，

5、常用于 a matter of 的结构中It is a matter of time / money / duty / moral. We have several important matters to deal with at our next meeting.mattermatter/ affair / eventaffair可用于描述严肃认真的公共或政治“事务”；也可描述与个人生活密切相关的“小事”foreign affairscurrent affairsWe are friends, but I dont know much about their private affairs

6、. event 通常指“重要事件”、“大事”The election was the main event of 2010.matter只用单数，与只用单数，与the连用连用 毛病；麻烦事毛病；麻烦事What is the matter with you?There is nothing matter with the machine.常用复数常用复数 事态；情况事态；情况 thingsto make matters worseMatters were made worse by a fire in the factory.物质物质You can improve the soil by add

7、ing organic matter.a matter of 关乎关乎 的事情的事情Reducing the number of road deaths is not simply a matter of improving roads.No matter 与疑问词连用与疑问词连用 无论；不管无论；不管You and I will always be friends no matter what happens.No matter how hard the rain falls and the wind blows, the police keep to their posts.take ma

8、tters in ones own hands 亲自处理亲自处理vi 有关系；要紧有关系；要紧count What matters most in learning English is enough practice.改错改错To make matters bad, now I have to share a room with my younger sister. I cant say which wine is best-it is _关乎 的事情personal taste. a matter ofcountvi数数数数 count from one to one thousandvi

9、&vt 计算总数计算总数There are twelve weeks to go, counting from today.vt 把把计算在内；包括计算在内；包括 to include sb /sth in a totalThere are more than 380 of us on the plane, not counting the crew.Vi不用于进行时态不用于进行时态 重要重要 matter；有价值；有价值 to be important or valuableFirst impressions really do count.I have always believed th

10、at happiness counts more than money.It is not how much you read but what you read that counts.count on / upon 依靠；依赖；指望依靠；依赖；指望 to depend on sb or sth, especially in a difficult situationThat was the first time Dad had counted on me in a moment of emergency. count n 总数；数量；计数keep a count of He lost co

11、unt of the number of cars he had washed.count - countable - uncountable - countless My mother and I conflicted countless times over the years.1.The whole team count _ Cristiano Ronaldo, and he seldom lets them down.2.Surely it doesnt matter where the student associations get their money from, what _

12、 (count) is what they do with it. counter: 柜台；结账处；收银台； 计算器；计数器；计算者on / uponcountslie in 指处于某范围内指处于某范围内Florida lies in the southeast of the US.(通常不用于进行时态通常不用于进行时态)(指抽象事物指抽象事物)存在；存在；在于在于The value of diamond lies in its hardness.She told me that happiness lies in helping others to be happy.link联系；关联联系；

13、关联connectionthe close link between teacher and studentIs there a link between smoking and lung disease?(交通、沟通的交通、沟通的)连接线；连接线；(互联网的互联网的)链接链接rail/ road / telephone link link to / with 把把 连接连接/联系起来联系起来A subway line will link the airport to the city centre.Yellow is linked with confidence, self-respect

14、and friendliness. complain(不用于被动语态不用于被动语态) 抱怨抱怨He has nothing but plain to sb about / ofI have really got nothing to complain of.Young people now dont look for jobs, but just complain about unemployment. complain to sb that Betty complained to Steve that Sara never gave her a chance to plain-complai

15、nt抱怨；不满；投诉抱怨；不满；投诉a letter of complaintI have no complaint about my pay.Why do not you make a complaint against your noisy neighbors?In time of difficulty, what we need is not complaint to each other but understanding of each other. 抱怨抱怨 /投诉的事投诉的事I have a number of complaints about the hotel room yo

16、u have given me.relevant有关的；贴切的有关的；贴切的A highly relevant suggestion be relevant toThe essay is not even remotely relevant to the topic. I do not think what he said is relevant _ the topic we are discussing. He has missed the point. (2015湖北湖北)toconveyThis train conveys both passengers and goods.convey

17、 a messageIf you see James, do convey my apologies to him.Her letter clearly conveyed that she was determined to go to court over the matter.His music conveys how he feels about the world.(正式用语正式用语) 运送运送;运输运输表达；传递表达；传递 (思想、感情等思想、感情等) communicatethusNeither pour out all you know nor remark all you se

18、e thus to keep a quiet life.We failed to find enough evidence; thus we concluded that he was innocent.in this way; like this 如此；这样如此；这样知道的不要全部倾吐，看到的不要都评论，这样生活才可以平静。知道的不要全部倾吐，看到的不要都评论，这样生活才可以平静。therefore (句子副词句子副词) 因而；从而因而；从而我们未能找到足够的证据，因此，我们认定他是无罪的。我们未能找到足够的证据，因此，我们认定他是无罪的。opposeAll the members pres

19、ent opposed the plan bitterly.I would oppose changing the law.His parents are opposed to the marriage.200 people attended the meeting, as opposed to 300 the previous year.We employ you to work as opposed to (=rather than) just sitting. 反对；抵制反对；抵制oppose doing sth反对；抵制反对；抵制 opposed 不用于名词前不用于名词前 反对的反对的

20、as opposed to (表示对比表示对比) 而；而非而；而非resist-resistanceThe bank strongly resisted cutting interest rates. He found it hard to resist buying these books.I cant resist the temptation.I finished the cake. I couldnt resist it.resist an enemy attack resist doing sth 抗拒抗拒 oppose (常用于否定句常用于否定句) 忍住；抵制忍住；抵制反对；抵制反

21、对；抵制 Module 4Which English?Reading and Vocabulary (1)(a) How many varieties of English are there? (b) In how many countries is English an official language?Read the passage and find out:(a) Many. There are varieties of more than 60 countries where English is the official language, plus many other lo

22、cal and regional varieties within those countries.(b) More than 60.Read the passage again and choose the best answers.1. In the text, all of the following are mentioned EXCEPT the _.A. official language B. history of English C. pronunciation and grammar D. varieties of English B2. It is impossible f

23、or us to tell which English is correct, because _.A. people only care about its grammatical featuresB. English is widely spoken and it is hard to provide a model to followC. people dont want to draw a conclusion that which way is right to speak EnglishD. the development of English has led to many di

24、fferent varieties B3. The last two paragraphs about Jamaica and Singapore imply that _.A. Jamaican English has features of the African LanguagesB. some people in Singapore are bilingualC. the mother tongue of the speakers has an effect on speaking English in a certain countryD. there are similaritie

25、s between Jamaican English and Singapore EnglishC2. F1. TRead the passage again and do true or false questions. (Ex. 2 on P45)3. F4. T6. F7. F5. T9. T8. FEx. 3 on P46: Find the paragraph where each of these ideas comes from Sentence 1 comes from paragraphSentence 2 comes from paragraph Sentence 3 co

26、mes from paragraph537Sentence 4 comes from paragraphSentence 5 comes from paragraphSentence 6 comes from paragraph Sentence 7 comes from paragraph16421. Why has English become aninternational language with so manyvarieties?Because of hundreds of years of trade exploration and business.Ex. 4 on P46:

27、Answer the questions.Because its more important that peopleunderstand each other than they speak grammatically correctly.2. Why does the writer think communication is more important thancorrectness?Because the Australian pronunciation is different from the British pronunciation of English.3. Why did

28、 How much is it sound like Emma Chissit to the English author?4. Why do you think the Speak GoodEnglish movement was created in 1999?Because officials were worried that Singlish was becoming too far away from British English to be understandable.verbs:Words to do with language:prevent receive accent

29、 rhythm speechWords for people:ancestor author customer prisonerEx. 5 on P46: Look at the words in the box and find.Ex. 5 on P46: Choose the correct meanings.1. An accent is the way people speak/ the words people use in a particular place.2. Speech is the ability to speak/ write a language.3.The rhy

30、thm of a language is its regular pattern of sounds/ variety of different words.Ex. 5 on P46: Match the words with their meanings.1. d2. i3. n4. e5. m6. f7. g8. k9. c10. l11. j12. h13. a 14. b考点点拨考点点拨1.The quality of someones voice and their choice of words make a person instantly recognisable, even

31、though you cant see him or her. 考点考点1 choice作名词，意为作名词，意为“选择选择”，后，后常跟介词常跟介词of 或或for。考例考例 Of the seven days in a week, Saturday is said to be the most popular _ for a wedding in some countries. A. way B. situation C. event D. choice 点拨点拨 选选D。way 方式，方法；方式，方法；situation情形，局势；情形，局势；event 事件；事件；choice 选择。选