unit4 reading 词汇.ppt

Unit4 Language points Revision of the reading passage 2. In what order was the passage written? The text is written in time order. Language points right away立刻，马上 I will set off right away. I must go to school right away. 同义短语： right now; at once; without delay; in no time; in a minute; straight away; right off 练一练 It’s not early, so you’d better start . A. right away B. on time C. at present D. for the present 2. well (1)n. 井；水井 She lowered her bucket into the well. (2)adj. 健康的=healthy I don’t feel very well today. (3)adv. 好，令人满意地 Did you sleep well? 3. rise (1) n. 增加；上升 We are expecting a sharp rise in interest rate. There has been a rise in the number of arrests for drug offences. (2) vi. 增加，增长；上升，升高； 起立，起身；（日、月、星）升起； Sales rose by 20% over the Christmas period. The flood water began to rose again. The chairman rose from his chair and came forward to greet her. The sun rises in the east. 4. burst (burst, burst) (1)vi. 破裂；爆裂；胀破；爆炸 The water pipes had burst and the house was under two feet of water. (2)vi. 冲；闯；突然出现 Tom burst into the room. The police burst in and arrested the gang. (3) burst into sth突然开始（唱歌、哭、笑等） Claire looked as if she were about to burst into tears. Suddenly, the group burst into laughter. Lily burst into song. (4)burst out doing 突然大笑、大哭、大闹等 Seeing the baby’s funny expression, I burst out laughing. burst n. (1) the act of sth. bursting or the place where it has burst 破裂，爆炸；裂口 E.g. There is a burst in the water pipe. The sudden burst of the water pipe frightened the lady. (2) 情感的突然爆发 a sudden strong feeling or emotion burst of anger/enthusiasm/temper/laughter There was a burst of laughter in the next room. 5. at an end结束，终结 The year is at an end. He rose to indicate that the conversation was at an end. It seemed as if the world was at an end. The post office is at the end of the road. At the end of the year we will have an important exam. By the end of last week we had learnt 3 units.