江苏地区高二英语Unit3 Word power 牛津英语

1、Unit3Word Power2021/8/8 星期日1 Look at Part A. This is an online article about English words borrowed from other languages. Read the article and analyse how words are borrowed from other languages and used in the English language. . Finish the following table.2021/8/8 星期日2LanguageCategories of wordsFr

2、enchGermanItalianArabicfood, entertainment,jobstools, mechanical equipment, snacks, geological termsmusic, the arts, the militaryspices, chemicals, animals, food mathematics2021/8/8 星期日3Can you add more words borrowed from other languages and used in English?2021/8/8 星期日4Read the passage in Part C a

3、nd fill in the blanks.AnswersC (1) Italian (2) Arabic (3) food (4) restaurant (5) jobs (6) ballet (7) confetti (8) colonel (9) clock (10) rocket (11) German (12) hamburger (13) alcohol (14) zero 2021/8/8 星期日5In this passage (Part C), which words are borrowed from Italian ? What was Italy famous for

4、in the 18th century? What does the writer think of the Germans? Which words are borrowed from German? What were the Arabs great for?2021/8/8 星期日6Look at Part D. The idioms connect a characteristic with an animal or a thing. Read the idioms and guess the meaning of each of them. AnswersD 1. slept lik

5、e a dog 2. as cool as a cucumber 3. as poor as a church mouse 4. as busy as a bee 5. as strong as a horse 2021/8/8 星期日7Language points2021/8/8 星期日81. reason: noun C or U the cause of an event or situation or something which provides an excuse or explanation:The reason for the disaster was engine fai

6、lure, not human error. 灾难的原因是因为引擎失灵，而不是人为的过失+ question word The reason why grass is green was a mystery to the little boy.草为什么是绿的对这个小南海是个谜2021/8/8 星期日9verb T to try to understand and to make judgments based on practical facts:+ (that) Newton reasoned (that) there must be a force such as gravity, whe

7、n an apple fell on his head. 牛顿推想当苹果落到他头上的时候，一定有一个力如地心引力2021/8/8 星期日102. provide: verb T to give someone something that they need:We have concerns about whether the government will be able to provide viable social services for poorer families/provide poorer families with viable social services.我们担心政

8、府是否能够给贫困家庭提供可行的社会服务2021/8/8 星期日11provide for sb (LOOK AFTER) phrasal verbto give someone the things they need such as money, food or clothes:He has a wife and two young children toprovide for. 他有妻子和两个孩子要抚养3. trade: noun U the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods and/or services betwe

9、en people or countries:2021/8/8 星期日12The two countries have signed a trade agreement for one year only.这两个国家只签了一年的贸易协定verb I or T; usually + adverb or preposition to buy and sell goods or services, especially between countries For centuries, Native Americans traded with European settlers.许多世纪以来，当地的美国人和欧洲的殖民者进行贸易2021/8/8 星期日13. introduce: verb T to tell someone another persons name the first time that they meet: Id like to introduce my younger son, Mark. 我想介绍一下我的小儿子马克introduction: noun C or U My next guest needs no introduction. 我的下一个客人不需要介绍。2021/8/8 星期日14高考链接(NMET2004) When first _ to the