1、Unit 4 Information and TechnologyLesson 3 Internet and Friendship1.harm v.伤害伤害n.损害损害;伤害伤害教材原句 Do you think the Internet helps or harms friendships?Staying up constantly can do harm to/be harmful to your health.do harm to=be harmful to 对对.有害有害harmless adj.无害的无害的Exercises:(1)It has been confirmed that
2、 too much workout is _(harm)to our health.(2)Experts say that eating too much junk food does harm _ our body.harmfulto2.argument n.论点;论据论点;论据教材原句 Identify one sentence for each argument that states this general idea.eg:They had a heated argument concerning the importance of money.The public argued f
3、or the policy that the tax should be reduced.Tom argued with his parents about/over buying a new car.heated argument 激烈的争论激烈的争论argue for/against sth.支持;赞同支持;赞同/反对反对argue with sb.about/over sth.就就.和和.争论争论Exercises:(1)We are always arguing with each other _ money.(2)Most students argue _ the view that
4、 the final exam should be cancelled.(3)We had an _(argue)with the waiter about the bill.about/overforargument3.replace vt.取代;接替取代;接替教材原句 Firstly,talking online is no replacement for face-to-face contact images really cannot replace a real-life smile or hug.eg:They replaced their old equipment with t
5、he fancy one.replace A with/by B 用用B代替代替Areplacement n.替代;替代品替代;替代品代替:代替:take the place of=take ones placein ones place=in place ofExercises:(1)Personally,I think store shopping will exsit along with online shopping but will never _(replace)(2)The teacher replaced the outdated teaching method _ acti
6、vity-based method.(3)Paul just is a _(replace)but he sticks to training.be replacedwith/byreplacement4.concentrate vi.专注;集中注意力专注;集中注意力教材原句 According to a parenting expert,Denise Daniels,communicating through a screen makes it more difficult for children to concentrate or show kindness to others.eg:W
7、hen you concentrate on one task you can get it done faster and better.Driving requires total concentration.concentrate on.全神贯注于全神贯注于.concentration n.集中;专心集中;专心全神贯注于:全神贯注于:focus on=focus ones attention on=concentrate ones attention on=be lost in=be absorbed inExercises:(1)You can make it with the att
8、ention _(concentrate)on the task.(2)I need a lot of _(concentrate)to complete the task.(3)Tom concentrated all his attention on _(rescue)the disabled.concentratedconcentrationrescuing5.concerned adj.关心的;关切的关心的;关切的教材原句 Some people are only concerned with their online popularity.eg:(1)Her job is somet
9、hing concerned with computers.(2)As tourism develops,people are becoming increasingly concerned about the environment.(3)As far as I am concerned,riding bikes is one of the solutions to air pollution.(4)I am writing to inform you of some suggestions concerning traditional customs.be concerned with s
10、th.关注关注.;与与.有关有关担心;担忧担心;担忧as far as sb be concerned 在某人看来在某人看来concerning prep.关于关于rescuingExercises:(1)My mom is really _(concern)with the health of everyone in our families.(2)What _(concern)me now is our lack of preparation for the change.(3)He asked several questions _(concern)the future of the c
11、ompany.concernedconcernsconcerning6.rewarding adj.有益的;有意义的;值得的有益的;有意义的;值得的教材原句 .though we know that the number of“likes”or followers cannot compare to having long-term and rewarding friendships.eg:(1)Zhang Tian thought the things he did were rewarding.(2)Difficult as the job is,the finanical rewards
12、 are great.(3)The police will reward whoever provides useful information.n.报答;报酬;奖赏;悬赏金报答;报酬;奖赏;悬赏金vt.报答;奖赏;酬谢报答;奖赏;酬谢in reward for.=as a reward for.作为对作为对.的回报的回报Exercises:(1)What he did is very _(reward).(2)The old lady gave Tom some candies _ a reward for his good behavior.(3)Our efforts _(reward)
13、in the future.rewardingaswill be rewarded7.content n.内容内容教材原句 In addition,a lot of content posted on social media is shallow or trivial.eg:food with a high fat content It is advisable to look at the contents page of a book before buying it.I am content with the second place,because I know I tried my
14、 best.n.含量含量be content with=be pleased/satisfied with 对对.满意满意n.目录(用复数)目录(用复数)8.basis n.基础;基点基础;基点教材原句 Friendships are built on the basis of trust.eg:The book is based on a true story.the basic principles of physics.The two approaches are bascially similar.on the basis of 在在.基础上基础上be based on.以以.为根据为
15、根据basic adj.基本的;基础的基本的;基础的basically adv.基本上基本上Exercises:(1)_ the basis of those facts,we can reach the following conclusions.(2)_(basic),there is not a lot we can do about it.(3)Our marriage is _(base)on love rather than money.OnBasicallybased9.percent n.百分比;百分数百分比;百分数教材原句 And with online communicat
16、ion you can never be 100 percent sure that the people you are chatting to are being honest about who they are.eg:What percentage of the students is near-sighted?percentage n.百分率;百分比百分率;百分比+age 变名词的词:变名词的词:1.short-shortage 2.leak-leakage3.pack-package 4.post-postage10.limiting adj.局限的;限制性的局限的;限制性的教材原句 Traditional ways of communicating can be limiting and take time.eg:a time limitin the city limits He tried my patience to its limits A lack of formal education will limit your job opportunities.limited adj.有限的 limitless adj.无限的 n.限制;限度限制;限度n.界限;边界界限;边界n.极限极限vt.限制限制 limit.to.将将.限制在限制在.内内