必修五 4.12《Unit 4　Language study》 《高中英语》新课标人教版.pptVIP

3. His family did not approve of his enthusiasm for cars and tried to stop him (from) buying a new one. 4. He tried to defend himself against their accusation that he wasted money. 5. Teaching Alex how to ski is really a painful process. 6. The senior editor suggested that this article needed further polishing. * 新课标人教版课件系列 《高中英语》 必修5-4.12 Learning about Language Discovering useful words and expressions 1. In the reading passage several expressions are used in an idiomatic way. Find them and fill in the chart. Add one of your own. to report on an important event cover a story clever ways known to experts trick of the trade to present the ideas fairly get the facts straight not to understand an ideas properly get to the wrong end of the stick this is the story this is how the story goes to get the story first get a scoop 2. Complete Sentence B using a word or phrase from the reading passage which has the opposite meaning to the words underlined in Sentence A. 1) A By accident she broke that beautiful bowl. B She ___________ broke that beautiful bowl. deliberately guilty 2) A He did not steal the vase so he didn’t do anything wrong. B He did steal the vase so he is _____. 3) A She does not get absorbed in her studies for long. B She can _____________ her studies for a long time. concentrate on 4) A The reporter went out with an untrained photographer. B The reporter went out with a/an __________ photographer. professional 5) A Chris is not interested in starting his new occupation. B Chris is _____ to start his new occupation. 6) A “This room needs a light clean,” explained the housewife. B “ This room needs a ________ clean,” explained the housewife. thorough eager 7) A The law allows people to defend themselves against a charge. B The law does not allow people to ______ themselves __a crime. 8) A I don’t mind losing that skil