Unit 3 additional reading

Tips for English reading

• 1 抱怨 complain about• 2 the way a word is pronounced

pronunciation• 3 rise and fall of the voice when speaking

intonation • 4 the process to express the thoughts and fe

elings

communication

1. complain vi.

complain to sb about sth 向某人抱怨

eg: She complained to me about his rudeness.

她向我抱怨他很粗鲁。

n. complaint make complaints about

complain

• The English vocabulary is too large to handle

• handle n./v.

• I can't carry the suitcase if the handle is brok

en.

A B 操纵 C 手感 • Although the situation is very difficult, I can h

andle it.

A manage B operate C act D touch

• She'll never make a good teacher—she doesn't know how to handle children.

A please B deal with C behave D change

• shortcut A • fluency B• recipe C the condition of being able to speak a language very well signpost D a quicker and more direct way of getting somewhere

• fluency n. 流畅 流利• fluent adj. a fluent speaker speak fluent French

• fluently adv. speak fluently

• (2004/32). He speaks English well indeed, but of course not _____ a native speaker.

A. as fluent as B. more fluent than

C. so fluently as D. much fluently than

• successful adj • n. success• v. succeed

只要你努力，你就会成功。As long as you work hard, you will __________________ .(v.)

__________________ .(adj.)

__________________ .(n.)

succeed

be successfulget a success

Read paragraph 5 loud together and discuss them in your group

• 1. 使自己接触（某事物） expose oneself to sth. • 2 对……适合 be appropriate for• 3 着重强调 lay emphasis on

4 对……有积极的影响 have a positive effect on• 5 再怎么……也不过分 can never(not)…too…

• expose…to…

• expose A to B ( 使 ) 暴露；接触

• Don’t …

• be exposed to

• 那辆车暴露在外面风吹日晒。

The car is exposed to the wind and sun.

* Being exposed to the strong sun too often is harmful to your skin.

太频繁的接触强烈阳光有害于你的皮肤。

• effect n. • Computers have a great effect on our life. • adj. effective • v. affect • effective efficient

• (2001). According to the new research gardening is a more _____ exercise for older women than jogging or swimming.

• A. mental B. physical C. effective D. efficient

(2002)The secret of his success is that he does everything .

• A. efficiently B. curiously C. effectively D. sufficiently

• cultivate Reading newspaper and listening to the radio are

good habits to cultivate.

A grow B form C improve D acquire 1.She cultivates her mind by reading books.

develop

2.The land is cultivated with rice, cotton and vegetables.

grow

Words transformation

1. The girl who has just graduated from Beijing University speaks Italian with _________ (fluent).

2. Being__________(expose) to the strong sun too often is harmful to your skin.

3.The customers made _____________(complain) about the bad service.

4. There's no shortcut to___________ (succeed). 5 It is ________ (point) to regret what has already b

een done.6 It looks all right in theory, but it will not be ______

____ (affect) in practice.

fluencyexposed

complaints

successpointless

effective

Translation• 1. _______________________( 他不知如何处理 )

the problem,so he turned tome for help.• 2.We want to________________________

( 使孩子们接触艺术 )as much as possible.• 3. I think the government should also___

______________________ ( 着重强调保护环境 )• 4. 那场大雨对道路造成了很大的影响以至于交通

瘫痪。（ have an effect on ）• The heavy rain had a great effect on the road so t

hat the traffic was stopped

He didn’t know how to handle

expose the children to art

lay emphasis on protecting our environment

• Homework1 Go over the words in the text

2 Finish the exercise papers (vocabulary -----nine out of ten)