Period Two Word power

able agree appear lead novel

regular respect

Read the following words and

answer the questions with them.

1.You can’t find your pen. What

happened to your pen?

(It disappeared.)

2. You want to get the book on the top

shelf , but you are not tall enough. Do

you think you will be able to reach

the book?

3. The two groups don’t agree with

each other. They argued fiercely. So

what is the problem between them

called?

(I am unable to do so.)

(Disagreement.)

4. Many people respect Mr. Li and think

he is a good man. He helps people out

and is a good citizen and friend. So can

you find a word to describe Mr. Li?

5. Mr. Wang has published several

books. He loves his job writing novels.

So what is Mr. Wang’s occupation?

(respectable)

(He is a novelist.)

6. You can’t find the order of the

numbers in a group of members. So can

you find a word to describe the order of

the numbers? (It is irregular.)

(They are misleading.)

7. Some ads say that if you take their

pills, you’ll be healthy, look younger,

become smarter and sleep better. What

can you say about these ads?

independence

in depend

enceprefix( 前

缀 )root ( 词根 )suffix( 后

缀 )Prefix: a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.Suffix: a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to make a different word.

Work in pairs and try to guess what a

word means by looking at its prefix. Prefix Example Meaning

anti- anti-cloning

dis- disappear

in-

im-

il-

ir-

incorrect i

mpossible

illegal irres

ponsible

against, opposed to

not , opposite of

not, without

Prefix Example Meaning

pre- preview

pro- pro-cloning

un- unfair

re recreate

early before

in favor of,

supporting

not opposite of

again

Try to guess what a word means by looking at its suffix.

Suffix Examples Meaning

-able comfortable

-full cheerful

-ist scientist

worthy of, able to be

full of, characterized by

someone who does something

Suffix Examples Meaning

-less hopeless

-ment agreement

-ness dryness

without

indicate a state

or condition

indicate a state, quality or character

Let’s fill in the blanks with what we

learned just now.

disrespect hopeless illegal

uncertain understandable

I think cutting down trees should be

made ______and tighter laws should be

introduced. So many people are showing

their _________ for nature;

illegal

disrespect

they don’t seem to care that they are

destroying the environment. Sometimes

I think we’re fighting a _________battle

against people who just don’t listen. I

know scientists have worked hard to

achieve scientific breakthroughs but it’s

___________whether they’ll ever

succeed totally.

hopeless

uncertain

Although it’s _______________ that

they want to advance technology, I

think some things are best left the way

they are.

understandable

Work in groups of four and try to give

more prefixes and suffixes and list

several words as examples.

Discussion

Prefix

Example Meaning de-

mal-

non- not

decompose, declassify

maltreatment, malnutrition

non-smoker, non-alcoholic, non-profit

apart, frombadly,

ill

inter- international, interaction, interrupt

betweentele- telescope, telegram,

telecommunicationfar off

trans- transport, translate, transnational

across

mis- misunderstand, mislead, misdeed wrong

sub- subtitle, subway, submarine underover- overeat, overwork, overact too

much

Some other commonly used suffixes

-al cultural, national, original

of or concerning

-ion invitation, competition, protection

action or condition of…

state of being, skill

-ship hardship, scholarship, relationship

-dom freedom, kingdom, condition or state of…

of the nature of…-ish childish, selfish

-proof

waterproof, fireproof, soundproofprotect against

-en widen, sharpen, shorten make or become

-ward

eastward, homeward, backward

in the direction of

-like womanlike, childlike similar to

Do you think we should protect nature? Complete what an environmentalist is saying below. Use the words from the box.

disrespect, hopeless, illegal, uncertain, understandableI think cutting down trees should be made(1)_______ and tighter laws should be introduced. So many people are showing their(2)________ for nature; they don’t seem to care that they are destroying the environment. Sometimes I think we are fighting a(3)________ battle against people who just won’t listen. I know scientists have worked hard to achieve scientific breakthrough but it’s(4)___________ whether they’ll succeed totally.Although it’s(5)__________ that they want to advance technology, I think some things are best left the way they are.

illegal

disrespect

hopeless

uncertainunderstandable

Name more parts of your body. throat

gallbladder

stomach

liver

heart

lung

trachea

large intestine

Fill in the blanks with the names of body

parts .

Think of the body like a school. At the top

of the school is the headmaster, known as

the _____. This is the organ that controls

the rest of the organs, just like the

headmaster controls the school. After this

comes the _____.

brain

heart

It is like a teacher. This organ passes the

blood around the body so it can run well.

This is similar to the knowledge a teacher

gives to students. Next is the _____, which

is the student. This organ is the only one

that can re-grow itself. It helps to clean

the blood. This is like knowledge students

get from teachers. Students always grow

with newly found knowledge.

liver

The _____are the organs of the body that use the oxygen we breathe. Think of the oxygen as the life you lead at school. The _______ is very useful as it stores the food we eat until we can digest it properly. This is similar to the learning process. We store the information until we need to use it. So this organ is like a notebook. The ______are the organs that

lungs

stomach

kidneys

remove waste products from the blood

and produce urine. They are like the

cleaners, repairmen and security guards

who look after your school. The last

major organ is the bladder. This is the

organ that removes our waste. Not all

the information you get at school is

kept. The undesirable elements are

removed.

Now you can see how similar your

school life is to your body and you can

look after them both.

1.Work out the meaning

work out

1) 计算出 , 制定出 , 结果为We are going to work out a new plan.Who can work out this physical problem?2) : exercise 锻炼 , 运动He keeps on working out to lose weight.

work on 从事某项工作 , 继续工作work at 学习 , 研究 , 致力于 ; 在 ... 下功夫

他正在撰写一本新词典 .

我正在努力学习．

He is working on a new dictionary.

I’m working at my study.

2.opposed to

opposed adj. 反对的，对抗的，对立的　opposed to 反对… ; 与…相对立我们坚决反对在国与国之间实行强权政治 .We are firmly opposed to the practice of power politics between nations.

真理是谬误之对 .Truth is opposed to falsehood.

opposed to = in opposition to

3. opposite of…

opposite n. 对立面，对立物What’s the opposite of tall?

1) adj. 对面的，相对的on the opposite side of the street

2) adj. 相反的，对立的go in the opposite direction朝相反的方向去

3) prep. 在…的对面live opposite the post office住在邮局对面4) adv. 在对面He stood opposite.

4. in favor of

1) 赞同…，支持…be in favor of sb’s suggestion2) 有利于…The score was 2 to 1 in favor of the guest team.

比分为二比一，客队获胜 .

:agree with, support

favor1) n. 好感，欢心win sb’s favor 赢得某人的欢心2) n. 恩惠do sb. a favor= do a favor for sb.

帮某人一个忙May I ask a favor of you?

请您帮个忙行吗 ?favorable adj. 赞成的，有利的He is favorable to our plan.

a favorable situation他赞成我们的计划

有利的形势

5. worthy of

be worthdoing sth.sth.

be worthyof being doneto be doneof sth.

* be worth 后可跟表示价值的名词 ,

而 be worthy 后不可以

The city is worth visiting.The city is worth a visit.

The city is worthy of being visited.The city is worthy to be visited.

The city is worthy of a visit.The book is worth five yuan.The book is worthy of five yuan. X

6. characterize

characterize vt. 表示…的特性，成为…的特性be characterized as a man of principle.被描绘成一个有原则的人

characteristic n. 特性，特征the characteristics of the present situation目前形势的特点

7. care1) vt. 介意I don’t care how far I’ll have to go.无论走多远，我都不在乎 .2) vi. 关心，担心，计较 (for/about)care for sb’s safety 为某人的安全担心He doesn’t care about his clothes.

他不讲究衣着I don’t much care about going.

我不太想去 .

3) vi. 喜欢，愿意 (~for/ ~ to do)Would you care for a game of table-tennis?I don’t care to go there.

我不愿到那儿去 .

8. achieve

achieve vt. 赢得，取得，实现

We have achieved success in developing the product.achievement1) [c]n. 业绩 , 成就 , 成绩Winning three gold medals is a remarkable achievement.

2) [u]n. 完成 , 达到 , 成功celebrate the achievement of one’s goals.achievable adj. 能达到的

9. The body can run well.

run1) vi. ( 机器等 ) 运转 ;( 工作等 ) 进行The engine runs well.2) vt. 开办，经营run a night school/ a factory

开办夜校 /工厂

1) run across2) run after3) run away with4) run into5) run out of 用完

撞到…，陷入…携 ( 某物 ) 潜逃

追求，跟踪偶遇

10. be similar tobe similar to 与…相似

A is similar to B in man ways.similarity n. 类似点，类似物Are there any similarities between the two?11. newly

newly-builtnewly-marriednewly-bornnewly-published

新建的新婚的

新生的新出版的

12.think of…as…think of…like…

看作，认为…是

think of oneself as/like a common solider把自己看成普通战士

think twicethink much of…think little ofthink aloudthink over

重新考虑认为…很不错认为…没什么了不起自言自语

仔细考虑

13. major

major

1) 主要的 , 重要的 , 一流的major industries

a major problema major painter 2) ( 数量，程度，价值 ) 较大的

不与 than 连用a major earthquake

a major operation3) 主修的

Physic was his major subject in the university.4) n. 主修科目，主修学生He is an English major.5. v. 主修　 (in)He majors in physics.

14. robberyrobbery n. 抢劫，盗取robber n. 强盗，盗贼rob vt. 抢劫，盗取

rob sb. of sth.steal sth. from sb.

抢 /剥夺某人某物偷某人的东西

Revise what we learned in

this class and prepare for

the checking.

Homework: