1、Unit 3 Tomorrows world,Word Power Forming abstract nouns from verbs and adjectives & Words related to computers and the Internet,Compare the following two groups of words. Tell us the part of the speech of each word and then think about the similarities and the differences between the two group.,War
2、ming up,Group 1: house, milk, driver, game Group 2: revision, preparation, decision, difference,All the words are nouns, but words in Group 1 refer to physical things and words in Group 2 refer to ideas, actions and qualities. These words are called abstract nouns.,An abstract noun is a noun that re
3、fers to an idea, an action, a general quality or something that we cannot see or touch directly. Most abstract nouns are uncountable. Only a few of them are countable, e.g. a hope, an idea, and a situation.,Abstract nouns,Can you think more abstract words?,revision, direction, decision, preparation,
4、 argument, happiness, judgment, civilization, dependence, difference, assistance, pleasure, loyalty, humility, cruelty, action, failure,Try to find the rules of forming abstract nouns from verbs and adjectives.,We can form abstract nouns from some verbs and adjectives by adding suffixes.,loyal,ill,1
5、. adjectives abstract nouns,real,即时练习： 1.Thanks to his _ we are all saved, and all of us think he is such a _ person. (kind; kindness) 2.The man carried the boy to _ as the train come over, and the boy was _ at last. (safe; safety),kindness,kind,safety,safe,2. verbs abstract nouns,depend,performance
6、,fail,+ ing,+ ment,discussion,inform,1. When Julia _ in the exam, her mother told her “_ is the mother of success”. 2. Many wild animals _ because of pollution. We have to take some actions to prevent the _ of wild animals. (disappearance; disappear),failed,Failure,have disappeared,disappearance,3.
7、The new motorway between the two cities has finally _. The manager made a speech at the _ ceremony of the supermarket. (open; opening),opened,opening,We sometimes need to remove or change the final letter(s) of a word before adding the suffix:,verb produce _ productiondecide _ decisionplease _ pleas
8、ure adj. silent _ silencepretty _ prettiness,-e + tion,-de+ sion,-e+ ure,-t+ ce,-y+ness,Complete the article about the history of one of the worlds most successful online business on Page 46. Answers: 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _,development,failure,connections,improvements,achievement,Words related to
9、computers and the Internet,Computers and the Internet are becoming more and more important. A lot of students are interested in using them for both school work and fun. Do you know any words about computers? Give some examples.,Try to recognize the different parts of computers in the pictures:,data,
10、 download, e-mail, software, CPU, surf, printer, monitor, speaker, mouse, screen, keyboard, flash disk, CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CPU,monitor,monitor,CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive,hard drive,speaker,keyboard,mouse,mouse mat,printer,CD-ROM/ DVD-ROM,flash disk,ROM means Read Only Memory.,Lets fill in the form together.
11、,flash disk,keyboard,printer,screen,monitor,mouse,speaker,CD-ROM/DVD-ROM,hard drive,mouse mat,Use the words we learned to complete the poster on Page 47. Answers: 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _,keyboard,mouse,data,CPU,e-mails,surf,download,software,More words related to computers: scanner s
12、ound card Hyperlink network card cursor click,扫描器,超链接,光标,声卡,网卡,点击,Fill in the blanks with suitable abstract nouns according to the words given.,The _ (govern) is trying to take some _ (safe) measures to ensure the _ (grow) of teenagers. 2. His final _ (appear) was really a great _ (please) to us.,pl
13、easure,government,safety,growth,appearance,3. Jacks _ (happy) was the result of many years of _ (hard). His struggle did leave a deep _ (impress) on his friends. 4. The cruel mother showed no _ (accept) to the poor girl, who suffered a lot from the _ (refuse).,refusal,happiness,hardship,impression,a
14、cceptance,5. Once a _ (decide) is made, you should carry it out with _ (confident). Then therell be some _ (possible) of your success. 6. Since his _ (child), the boy knew that _ (honest) was of great _ (important), which would lead to his great _ (achieve).,achievement(s),decision,confidence,possib
15、ility,childhood,honesty,importance,7. In this _ (king), _ (leader) should be achieved through the fierce _ (move). 8. On the mans _ (arrive) in Liverpool, he began his amazing way to his _ (star).,stardom,kingdom,leadership,movement,arrival,1. Revise what we have learnt in this part. 2. Try to find more information about computer science. 3. Preview Grammar and usage.,Homework,
