1、,Unit 5 Art world,Study skills,Teaching aims and demands: 1. To guess the meaning of a word from the context. 2. To guess the meaning of a word according todefine the word(给单词下定义). 3. The step to guess the meaning of a word.,Task One:Guess the meaning of a word from the context,When we read, sometim
2、es we can guess the meaning of a newword from the context. 2. If a new word appears in a sentence, the sentence itself might give the meaning of the word. 3. When we look at the words before and after the new word, it is possible to find its meaning.,e.g. The teachers question was a real riddle, a v
3、ery difficult question to understand.,In the sentence above, “a very difficult question to understand” explains the meaning of the word riddle.,Task Two: Write down the meaning of the word in bold in each sentence.,The conductor, the person who sold and checked tickets on the bus, got very angry and
4、 told him to get off.,In the sentence above, “the person who sold and checked tickets on the bus” explains the meaning of the word conductor.,2.She decided to study agriculture, the science of farming, at university.,In the sentence above, “the science of farming” explains the meaning of the word ag
5、riculture.,3.When we talk about the curriculum, we refer to the students course of study at school,In the sentence above, “the students course of study at school” explains the meaning of the word curriculum.,Task Three: Guess the meaning of a word according to define the word(给单词下定义),If the sentence
6、 does not define the word, first , try to determine the words part of speech. Then look at the way other words are used in the sentence, as this might give a clue to the meaning of the new word.,e.g. I sat on the green grass watching the white clouds sailing across the azure sky.,In the sentence abo
7、ve, azure is the colour of the sky-blue.,I do not like pop music. I prefer blues instead.,In the sentence above, blues is a kind of music.,Task Four: Read the sentences below. Guess the meaning of the words in bold.,Vehicles such as cars and buses are not allowed on this road.2. I have few close fri
8、ends, but many acquaintances at school that I like to talk to.3. It was Sunday, so there were many pedestrians walking alongOrange street.4. The fruit was no longer fresh. It was starting to go rotten, and the whole house smelt bad.,Vehicle means a machine that carries people from place to place.,Ac
9、quaintance means someone who you have met and known slightly, but not well.,Pedestrian means a person who is walking.,Rotten means getting bad.,Language points:,1. The fruit was no longer fresh.,no longer意为 “不再”,相当于not-any longer,多与表示状态或延续性的动词连用。,He no longer smokes.=He doesnt smoke any longer. 他不再吸
10、烟了。,no more意为 “不再”,表示动作不再重复出现,相当于not-any more,可以和表示短暂动作的动词连用。,Time lost will no more return.=Time lost wont return any more.失去的时间不会再回来。,2.It was starting to go rotten, and the whole house smelt bad.它正开始腐烂,并且整个房子不会再回来。,start此处用作及物动词,意为 “开始”,其同义词begin,后接名词,代词,动词不定式作宾语。,They started to sing/singing.他们
11、开始唱歌。,start意为 “开始”时,也可作不及物动词。 The first lesson starts at 9 in the morning.,Exercise,I: Change the word.1.There are many people_ (chat) with their friends on the Internet. II: Choose the right answer. ( )1. You are_ a child. You should learn to stand on yourown feet.A. any longer B. any more C. no longer D. not longerIII: Complete the sentence. 为了保持健康,我决定不再吃零食了。To keep healthy, I decide not to eat snacks_ _.,chatting,C,any more/longer,Homework,1.Do after-school exercises. 2.Preview Task.,Thank you !,