Period 2 Language points

A team competition Each team can get one point if any of your team can answer the question correctly.

Answer each question by using the correct new word or phrases in U.1: 1.What is the action of making something suitable for a new use? 2.How would you feel if someone kept talking when you were trying to read? 3.How would you feel if you got all the answers in the test wrong? 4. If someone gave you some small, colourful fish, where would you put them? adapt annoyed stupid tank

5.What kind of instrument does a doctor need to examine viruses in blood? 6.What do you call the musical instrument you strike with sticks or hands? 7.How would you say if you are going to repeat what you have said in a different way? 8.What would you say if you are going to repeat what you have said in a different way? microscope drum out of breath in other words

9. You may say “Don’t _______________ people” to somebody who likes making fools of others. 10. What do you call someone who is always knocking things over or dropping them? make fun of clumsy

Useful words and expressions: producing favourable effects or useful results make or become suitable for new needs, different conditions, etc. make sb. a little angry or impatient, esp. by troublesome actions beneficial adapt annoy

Useful words and expressions: on the whole make a fool/fools of sb. be short of breath all in all make fun of be out of breath

Useful words and expressions: 1.beneficial a. 有利的，有益的 1)be beneficial to sth./sb. 有益于 e.g. Sunshine is beneficial to plants. His holding has had a beneficial effect. 2) benefit n. e.g. That experience was of great benefit to me. Give up smoking for the benefit of your health.

3) benefit vt./vi. e.g. We benefit from daily exercise. The rapid development of science benefits the whole world. 2. adapt vt. （使）适合，适应；改编 e.g. When he moved to Canada, the children________________________ （很能适应变化） These books have （ 为小学生改编 的。） _______________________________ adapted to the change very well. been adapted for the primary school pupils.

词义辨析： adapt, adjust, fit, suit, match adapt: 指修改或改变以适应新条件 adjust: 多指 “ 调整，调节 ” 使之适应 fit: 多指 “ 大小适合 ” ，引申为 “ 吻合 ” suit: 多指 “ 合乎要求、口味、性格、情 况 ” match: 指 “ 大小、色调、形状、性质 ” 等相配或相称

Exercises: 1.You can’t see through the telescope until it is ________ to your eyes. 2.The shoes ______ me well. 3.A red jacket doesn’t ______ green trousers. 4.No dish ______ all tastes. 5.You should ______ yourself to the new environment. adjusted fit match suits adapt

3. annoy vt. 使烦恼 / 生气 e.g. These flies are annoying me. I was annoyed with him because he kept interrupting. ( be annoyed with sb. 对某人生气 ) 4. all in all = on the whole, in all 总而言之 e.g. All in all, we had a good time during the winter vacation. 辨析： In all above all after all 总共，总而言之 尤其是，重要的是 毕竟

5. make fun of = make a fool/fools of sb., play a joke on sb. 取笑 e.g. It’s bad manners to make fun of disabled people. 辨析： laugh at sb. play a trick on sb. 6. out of breath 上气不接下气 相关短语： hold one’s breath lose one’s breath catch one’s breath get one’s breath below / under one’s breath 屏息 喘不过气来 松一口气 小声地 喘过气来 嘲笑 捉弄

Important sentences Find out three sentences containing clauses used as adverbial of comparison. Paraphrasing: 1.I used to dream that one day I would be a famous football player and represent my country in the World Cup. I used to _______ _______ one day _______ a famous football player and __________ my country in the World Cup. dream about/of being representing

Important sentences 2. To work in the computer industry when I grow up is my ambition. My ambition is ______ ______ in the computer industry when I grow up. 3. I don’t have time to sit around and felt sorry for myself. I don’t have time to sit around ______ sorry for myself. 4. Just having a disability doesn’t mean your life is not satisfying. Just _______ ________ doesn’t mean your life is not satisfying. to work feeling being disabled

Wb. P – 3. Preview Using Language: A Letter to an Architect and try to finish Comprehending exercise 1 on P. 9.