1、Unit 2 Exploring EnglishUsing language目录页目录页GrammarIHomeworkVocabulary buildingII Listening&speakingIIIcontentsGrammarGrammar:Word formationDiscussion：Find the types of word formation in the following pictures.water the plantGrammar:Word formation构词法(word formation)合成法(combining two or more words)派生
2、法 (adding a prefix or suffix)转化法(changing the part of speech)缩写(abbreviating)前缀(prefix)后缀(suffix)Grammar:Word formation Match the words in bold to the types of word formation.a.Neither is there pine nor apple in pineapple.b.sculpt a sculpture c.When we see rain,we can say“its raining.”d.WHO1.abbrevi
3、ating2.changing the part of speech3.adding a prefix or bining two or more wordsGrammar:Word formation合成法合成动词babysitoverlook其他合成词everyonethroughout合成名词newspaperhaircut合成形容词heartfeltkind-heartedGrammar:Word formation派生法前缀（prefix)后缀（suffix)dis-im-in-disagree,dislike,disappearimpossible,impolite,impatie
4、ntinexpensive,incorrect,inabilityinter-mis-non-pre-re-un-不不不在之间；相互错误地不，非在之前再，重新不international,interconnectmislead,misunderstandnon-electrical,non-smokerpreschool,preview,prewarretell,rewrite,rereadunable,unhappyGrammar:Word formation派生法前缀（prefix)后缀（suffix)-er,or-ment-ship-tion-able-ful-less-ous-ly（做
5、某事）的人/者表示动作、状态、结果 表示技能、地位、性质、状态表示结果表示有性质的,可的表示有性质的，充满的表示无、没有表示有特性的表示方式dancer,actorarrangement developmentleadershipfriendshiprelation,reflectionwashablecomfortableuseful mouthfulcareless,uselessdangerous,nervouscarefully,quicklyGrammar:Word formation1.Lets talk about it.2.I think wed better finish t
6、he talk now.3.She gave me a glass of water.4.You should water the flowers twice a week.5.She is wearing a black dress.6.The girl in black is very beautiful.7.Tom is a brave man.8.He always braves the difficulties in life.转化法动词转化为名词名词转化为动词形容词转化为名词形容词转化为动词Grammar:Word formation缩写首字母缩写单词截短as soon as po
7、ssibleASAPWorld Trade OrganizationWTOadvertisementadlaboratorylabGrammar:Word formationu abbreviation:u changing the part of speech:u adding a prefix or suffix:ucombining two or more words:Find more examples of word formation in the reading passage.IT,USits raining;its snowingpaint-painting,hard-har
8、dly,soft-softly,harm-harmless/harmful,shame-shameless/shameful,visible-invisiblehamburger,eggplant,pineapple,seasick,airsick,carsick,homesick,homework,houseworkGrammar:Word formationComplete the passage with the help of word formation.When you open a dictionary,you often come across a lot of unfamil
9、iar words.You might think this is a bit scary.But many of them are formed using other simpler words.This is called word formation.Words formed by combining other words are called compounds,for example,_(a friend that you contact by writing,traditionally using a pen)and _(known by many people).penfri
10、endwell-knownGrammar:Word formationComplete the passage with the help of word formation.Prefixes and suffixes often have fixed meanings.If you add un-or in-to a word,the new word usually means the opposite.For example,if something isnt correct its _,and if someone isnt happy they are _.Words with th
11、e suffixes-ment and-ness are often nouns.For example,if somebody has improved a lot,they have made great _.incorrectunhappyimprovementGrammar:Word formationComplete the passage with the help of word formation.Some nouns and adjectives can be used as verbs,or the other way round.When we calm somebody
12、 down,they become _.And we can give someone a present by_ it.And sometimes a word is made up of the first letters of several words:“World Trade Organization”can be referred to as _,and _is short for“as soon as possible”.It is impossible to know the meaning of every word,but knowing about word format
13、ion can help us guess their meanings.calmpresentingWTOASAPGrammar:Word formationWork in groups.Choose one type and come up with as many as words as possible.uabbreviatinguchanging the part of speechuadding a prefix or suffixucombining two or more wordsGroup AGroup BWinner?Vocabulary buildingVocabula
14、ry building:American English and British EnglishLook at the pictures and get to know the American English words and their British equivalents.subway/underground highway/motorwaytheater/theatregas/petrolapartment/flatelevator/liftComplete the passage with the following words.subway/underground highwa
15、y/motorway theater/theatregas/petrol apartment/flat elevator/lift Today,American English is in common international use.It is different from British English in several ways,mostly in spelling and vocabulary.Some American spellings were created by Noah Webster,who made one of Americas first dictionar
16、ies.He changed“-re”spellings to“-er”,which is why_ is spelt _ in American English.Vocabulary building:American English and British Englishtheatretheatersubway/underground highway/motorway theater/theatregas/petrol apartment/flat elevator/lift The Americans and the British also use different words fo
17、r everyday things.For example,Americans talk about putting _ in their cars and driving along the _,whereas in the UK,people put _ in their cars and drive along the _.Americans take the_ to the top floor of a building,but the British use the _.In the US,they take the _,but in the UK,people travel on
18、the _,Americans live in a(n)_ while the British live in a(n)_.Vocabulary building:American English and British Englishgashighwaypetrolmotorway elevatorliftsubwayundergroundapartmentflatsubway/underground highway/motorway theater/theatregas/petrol apartment/flat elevator/lift Its not as confusing as
19、it seems:usually people from the two countries can understand each other from the context.But that doesnt stop them having a friendly argument about which word is the“right”one!Vocabulary building:American English and British EnglishIIIListening&speakingListening&speaking:Before listeninguEach year,
20、many additions are made to English dictionaries.Recent additions include“selfie”(a photograph that you take of yourself,usually with a mobile phone)and“netizen”(a citizen who uses the Internet).uSome messaging abbreviations have also been added,for example,BRB(be right back),COZ(because)and G2G(got
21、to go).Listening&speaking:While-listeningConversation 1 -bConversation 2 -cConversation 3 -a Listen to three conversations and match them to the pictures.Listen again and complete the table.Listening&speaking:While-listening Words Meaning Origin dim sum a kind of traditional_from _using a cellphone
22、without caring about othersa combination of the words _and _a shorter way of saying _from the InternetChinese foodthe Guangdong dialectcellfishcellphoneselfishLOLlaugh out loudWork in pairs.Act out the conversation to ask for and explain the meanings of the expressions.Student A:Turn to Page 81.Student B:Turn to Page 84.Listening&speaking:SpeakingHomeworkHomework1.Review word formation and find more examples of differences between American and British English.Use a dictionary or search on the Internet.2.Find new words and their meanings on the Internet,and have a similar conversation.
