1、Unit FourSportsEnhance Your Language Awareness Words in Action Working with Words and Expressions 1. In the boxes below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) narrowly 2) proceeded3) features 4) cr
2、awl 5) spun6) flashed 7) qualify 8) Despite 9) congratulate10) consultant11) compete 12) disciplined 13) confessed 14) tripped 2. In the boxes below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you know how to use them in the proper context? Now check for yourself by doing the blank
3、-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) kind of 2) are in for3) came in4) rose to their feet 5) brought up 6) made a fool of herself7) under wraps 8) get hot under the collar9) looked the part10) in an emergency11) has had her eye on 12) is taking shape 13) bring out 14) put
4、in/ squeeze in 15) win hands down Increasing Your Word Power1. Choose two verbs from Column B for each noun in Column A, paying attention to the v.+ n. collocation. Write down the verbs in the space provided before the corresponding noun. The first item has been done for you. Answers: Column AColumn
5、 B1) break / set the recordapplaud form2)embody / represent an idea awardhold3)award / win a medalbreakhost4)hold/ host the Olympic Gamescongratulate reach5)applaud / congratulate an Olympic championcrossrepresent6) form/ forge a friendshipembodyset7) cross/ reach the finish lineforgewinNow fill in
6、each blank in the following sentences with a verb in Column B. Change the verb form where necessary. Answers: 1) applaud2) embodies/represents3) forged/formed 4) congratulated 5) broken 6) awarded 7) crossed/reached 8) host2. The suffix “cy” can be added to some adjectives, nouns or verbs to form no
7、uns, meaning “the state or quality of”, or “the status or position of”. Now form new words after the example and give their meanings in Chinese. Consult a dictionary if necessary. Answers: 1) accurateaccuracy精确,准确(度)2) adequateadequacy适当;充分3) consistentconsistency一致性;连贯性4) delicatedelicacy细致;精致5) ef
8、ficientefficiency效能,效率6) intimateintimacy亲密,密切7) presidentpresidency总统等的职位8) privateprivacy隐私;独处9) secretsecrecy保密;保密能力10) self-sufficientself-sufficiency自给自足 Now fill in the blanks in the following sentences by choosing the proper words you have just formed. Answers: 1) secrecy2) presidency 3) cons
9、istency4) efficiency5) privacy6) intimacy 7) accuracy 8) self-sufficiency9) adequacy 10) delicacyGrammar in Context1. Study the following sentences, each of which contains either an “appositive phrase” or an “appositive clause”, and then do the following task. Now translate the following sentences i
10、nto English, using either an “appositive phrase” or an “appositive clause” . Answers for reference: 1) Football, his only hobby in life, has brought him many friends.2) The President of the company, Mrs Jones, held a press conference after the board meeting.3) The question whether to confess or not
11、has been troubling little Tom.4) You should not have any doubt about the fact that the criminal has been arrested.5) The news was immediately spread far and wide that Beijing had won the bid for the 2008 Olympic Games.2. Study the following sentences from this unit, paying special attention to the c
12、onstructions “not but” and “not only/simplybut (also)”, and then do the following task.Now answer the questions with the help of the hints given in brackets, using the constructions “not but” and “not only/simplybut (also)”. Answers for reference: 1) No, he didnt come to help, but to hinder us.2) It
13、 is not the players, but the supporters that are responsible for football hooliganism.3) No, their intent is not to catch all speeders but to catch enough to give them a warning.4) Im not only willing, but (also) eager to join the volunteer team for the World Cup.5) No. He translates into English no
14、t only from French, but (also) from Polish.6) Because its appeal lies not only in its story but also in the ethical issues it raises.Cloze Complete the following passage with words chosen from Text A. The initial letter of each is given. Answers: (1) disciplined(2) having eye on (3) hands down(4) in
15、 for(5) hitting(6) under wraps(7) addsupport to(8) hot under the collar(9) fouling(10) tremendously(11) reassured(12) qualify(13) formed/forged(14) breaking Translation1. Translate the following sentences into English, using the words and expressions given in brackets. Answers for reference: 1) The gasoline price is now at an all-time high, which has brought about w
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