1、How to state importance?Book 2 Unit 3 Integrated Skills Contents1.Adjectives2.Verb 13.Verb 24.Sentence patterns Adjectives01Pronunci-ationvital/essentialindispensable/irreplaceableMeaningUsageextremely important too important to be withoutA is+adj.+to/for B A plays a(n)+adj.+role in(doing)B Practice
2、Traditional festivals are an important part of Chinese culture.Traditional festivals help shape our national identity.Traditional festivals are vital/essential/indispensable/irreplaceable to Chinese culture.Traditional festivals play a vital role in shaping our national identity.Verb 1 02Pronunci-at
3、ionhelpallow/enableMeaningUsageto make it easier or possible for sb to do sthto make it possible for sb to do sthSth.allow/enable sb to do sth.Sth.help sb(to)do sth.PracticePromoting traditional festivals helps spread knowledge about our national history.Traditional festivals enable us to learn more
4、 about fine Chinese values.Promoting traditional festivals allows/enables our country to spread knowledge about our national history.Traditional festivals allow/help us to learn more about fine Chinese values.03Verb 2 Pronunciationmatter/countsMeaningUsageto be important(1)It is not A that matters/c
5、ounts but B.It is not the appearance that matters but the inner world of a person.(2)Almost nothing matters more for A than B.Almost nothing matters more for a good life tomorrow than a good education today.Sentence Patterns 04It is hard to overstate the importance of sth.The importance of sth is ha
6、rd to overstate.Overstate:to say sth in a way that makes it seem more important than it really isPracticeTraditional festivals are an important part of Chinese culture.It is hard to overstate the importance/significance of traditional festivals.vital essentialindispensableirreplaceableA is+adj.+for/
7、to B A plays a(n)+adj.+role in(doing)BspecificallowenablehelpSth.allow/enable sb to do sth.Sth.help sb(to)do sth.mattercountSth matters/counts.generalIt is not A that matters/counts but B.Almost nothing matters more for A than B.Sentence patternsIt is hard to overstate the importance of sth.=The importance of sth is hard to overstate.summaryThe EndSee U next time!
