Are you being attended to?接待
Mother had to attend to her sick son. ③ attend to处理,注意倾听 attend to the matter
A nurse attends to his needs.
Can you attend to the matter immediately?
I may be late – I have got one or two things to attend to. Excuse me, but I have an urgent matter to attend to. [辨析]attend, join, join in与take part in
① attend指参加会议、上课、上学、听报告等 ② join 指加入某组织、团体,成为其中一员
③ join in指加入某种活动;表示与某人一起做某事join sb. in sth.
④ take part in指参加正式的、有组织的活动,切在活动中起积极作用
Only 2 people attended the meeting.
He joined the Communist Youth League in 2007. Will you join us in the game?
We often tale part in the after-class activities. 4. expose : to show sth. that is usually covered暴露
expose sth. to the light of day 把某事暴露于光天化日之下
I threatened to expose him ( to the police). 我威胁要(向警察)揭发他. He exposed his skin to the sun.他把皮肤暴露在阳光下. The old man was left exposed to wind and rain.
When he smiled he exposed a set of perfect white teeth.
5. cure vt. & n. to make someone who is ill well agian治疗,痊愈
When I left the hospital I was completely cured. ①cure sb of a disease
When you have a pain in your shoulders, you will go to see a doctor. The doctor will cure you.
The only way to cure backache is to rest. He will cure the pain in your shoulders
When I left the hospital I was completely cured. The illness cannot be cured easily.
Although the boy was beyond cure, his parents tried to cure him of bad habits. ②a cure for a disease
Aspirin is said to be a wonderful cure for the pain. There is still no cure for the common cold. Is there a certain cure for cancer yet?
③a cure for sth.: to remove a problem, or improve a bad situation解决问题,改善困境 The prices are going up every day, but there is no cure for rising prices. [辨析]cure与treat
① cure主要指痊愈,强调的是结果
② treat强调治疗过程,指通过药物、特别的食品或运动治疗病人或疾病,不强调
结果。 They cured me of my influenza. They treated me with a new drug.
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6. control vt.& n.
① vt.: to have power over, rule, direct 控制,支配,管理
He cannot control his feelings / anger. 找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com You are trying to control me as though I were your slave. The government tries its best to control prices. ② be under the control of…; be in control of;
take/gain control of ; get / be out of control; lose control of; beyond control George took /gained control of the business after his father died. The car went out of control and crashed into the pole. the head in control of the country
The driver lost control of his car and it knocked into a tree.
Mr. Brown is in control of the shop. / The shop is in the control of Mr. Brown. This money is under control of Mr Brown. Who’s in control of the project? The fire has been brought under control. 7. suggest v. 建议;暗示;表明 ① suggest+doing / sth. / that-clause May suggested a picnic at the weekend. What did you suggest to the headmaster?
I suggested leaving early for the airport.
She suggested that her father (should) give up smoking. 他建议我们参观长城。
He suggested to us a visit to the Great Wall. He suggested us visiting the Great Wall.
He suggested that we (should) visit the Great Wall. ② suggest (暗示,表明)+从句不用虚拟语气。 The smile on her face suggested that she agreed with me. The look on his face suggested that he was happy. His pale face suggested that he was seriously ill. His work suggests that he is a careful man. 8. absorb
① to take sth. in especially gradually吸收
Plants absorb carbon dioxide.
In cold climates, houses need to have walls that will absorb heat. Paper that absorbs ink is called blotting paper(吸墨纸).
The big company has gradually absorbed these small companies into its own organization. ② to understand facts or ideas completely and remember them
It’s hard to absorb so much information. ☆ be absorbed in = concentrate on专心于
He is absorbed in the research of Chinese history recently.
The writer was so absorbed in his writing that he forgot to flick the ashes from his cigar. I was so absorbed in a book that I didn’t hear you call. ☆ absorb one’s attention
Chinese history absorbs his attention recently.
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9. suspect: to think that something is probably true or likely, especially something bad ① vt. 怀疑,猜疑 n. 嫌疑犯,有嫌疑的人 adj.可疑的,靠不住的
suspect sb. of doing sth. 怀疑某人做…
She suspected him of taking her money. ② 以为,猜想
We suspected that he had finished doing his homework. 10. severe a.
① so serious, so bad 严厉的,苛刻的,严格的
Come on! Don’t be so severe with the children.
His report contains severe criticism of the company’s actions.
His severe looks frightened me. 找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com
②very harmful or painful, serious or uncomfortable(疼痛)剧烈,的严重的,
I was caught in a severe storm last night and couldn’t go back home in time. He has such a severe illness that he has been in hospital. I suffered a severe attack of toothache. He had a severe pain in the leg.
11. foresee: to know that sth. is going to happen before it actually happens vt. 预见,预料 The method was used in ways that couldn’t have been foreseen by its inventors.
Few analysts foresaw that oil rice would rise so steeply. No one could have foreseen things would turn at this way. It’s impossible to foresee how life will work out.
12. blame v. 责备;谴责;把……归咎于 n. 过失;责备
① blame sb. / sth. for sth.: to say or think that sb. or sth. is responsible for sth. bad
因…而指责
It’s not fair to blame me. It’s not my fault.
They blamed the secretary for the delay of the plan.
Many children are afraid of being blamed for making mistakes in speaking English. ② blame sth. on sb. / sth. 把……归咎于: be responsible for sth. bad The police blamed the traffic accident on jack’s careless driving. ③ (be) to blame应受责备(主动表被动);承担责任
The driver was not to blame for the traffic accident. Which driver was to blame for the accident? Either he or I am to blame.
Mr. Green stood up in defense of the 16-year-old boy, saying that he was not the one to blame.
Who is to blame for the fire?
④ take the blame承担责任to say that sth. is your fault He is ready to take the blame for what had happened. ⑤ put the blame on怪在……身上
It’s no use blaming our defeat on him.
13. look into 调查,了解,研究,浏览,向…里看
We’ll look into the case as soon as possible.
But now the authority is looking into the cost of modifying all of its windows.
The building around the corner caught fire last night. The police are now looking into the
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look around; look after, look down upon; look for; look forward to; look like; look over浏览,过目一遍; look out; look through浏览,检查; look on; look up to; 14. handle vt. to deal with处理,买卖,操作 n. 把手,把柄
The children are so naughty that I can't handle them. 处理 This shop handles paper and stationery. 买卖 We don’t handle that sort of book. 买卖 How shall we handle the problem. 处理
Can you handle the situation at present? 处理 It has a free handle.活把手
He learnt how to handle the axe. 操作 15. link
① v.
连接,联系找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com
The two towns are linked by a railway.
The new bridge will link the island to the mainland.
Television stations around the world are linked by satellites. The new bridge will link the island to the mainland. ② n.
Researchers have detected a link between smoking and heart disease. Is there a link between smoking and lung disease? A lot of links fitted together form a chain.
link up (with)连接,结合;link…with /to把…与相连接
16. announce
① to make known publicly; to give information using a loudspeaker, esp. at an airport or
railway station; to introduce a program on TV or radio The news was announced by Radio Beijing.
Everyone was silent as he announced the winner of the competition. The captain announced that the plane was going to land.
The government announced that they would build a new highway to the mountain. The army announced a cease-fire.
The announcer announces three programs a week.
It has been announced that Mr. A and Miss B will be married next week. ② announcement
train approach announcement
He waited for the announcement of the result of the competition. ☆ make an announcement
17. instruct: to teach; to order
-- Who instructs your class in history? -- Mr Black. He is our instructor. She instructed me in the use of this telephone.
I've been instructed to wait here until the lecturer arrives. The doctor instructed me to stay in bed.
The old workers instruct us not only in words but deeds.
☆ instruction: detailed directions on procedure; an order; teaching
The boss gave me so many instructions at one time that I got muddled up.
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We forgot to read the instructions. (an instruction book)
Under Berry’s instruction, I slowly mastered the art of glass blowing. He gave us the instructions to finish the work as soon as possible.
Always read the instructions on the bottle carefully and take the right amount of medicine.
Period 4 Learning about language (Grammar)
Teaching aims
To help students learn to use useful words and expressions
To help students learn to use The Past Participle (1) as the Predicative & attribute Teaching Procedures I. Making a list
Make is a word which is so active that it forms numerous phrases. Now make a list of phrases like “make a list, make mistakes”.
Collocations of make… make a guess, make a haircut, make haste, make holiday, make inquires, make a joke, make a journey, make a landing, make a leap, make a living, make a mistake, make a motion, make a noise, make a note, make an objection, make an offer, make peace, make preparation, make progress, make a progress, make a promise, make a proposal, make a recovery, make a remark, make a reply, make a report, make a request, make a resolution, make a speech, make trouble, make a turn, make war
II. Reading and finding找教案 http://www.zhaojiaoan.com
Read again the text JOHN SNOW DEFEATS “KING CHOLERA” and find out all the examples where the past participle is used.
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