Unit 3 Tomorrow’s world Word power

Abstract nouns

Finish the sentences with the right words: have disappeared 1. Many wild animals ______________ because people have destroyed their living environment. We have to take some actions to prevent the ___________ of wild animals. (disappearance; disappear) 2. The new motorway between the two cities has finally __________. It’s good news for people who have to travel a lot there. The manager made a speech at the __________ ceremony of the supermarket. (open; opening) 3. Thanks to his ___________, we are all saved, and all of us think he is such a _______ person. (kind; kindness) 4. The man carried the boy to __________ as the train come over, and the boy was _________ at last. (safe; safety) disappearance opened opening kindness kind safety safe

What’s an abstract noun? a noun that refers to an idea, an action, a general quality or something that we can’t see or touch directly. Such as disappearance,opening,kindness and safety.

Group 1: verbs→abstract nouns +ing train/feel +ure press/fail +ance perform/enter +ence prefer/differ +ment move/develop +ion discuss/connect +ation inform/present training/feeling pressure/failure performance/entrance preference/difference movement/development discussion/connection information/presentation

Group 2: adjectives→abstract nouns +ness kind +ty safe +ity real kindness careless, ill safety cruel reality popular Try to think about more similar examples!

Tips: We sometimes need to change the final letter(s) of a word before adding the suffix: verb. produce (production) decide (decision) please (pleasure) adj. silent (silence) pretty (prettiness) -e+tion -de+sion -e+ure -t+ce -y+iness

Additional information Most abstract nouns are uncountable, only a few of them are countable: hope→a hope; idea→an idea; situation→a situation

More examples: 1. He had been a talented musician in his youth. 2. The fight was started by a gang of youths. 3. He has the power to make things unpleasant for us. 4. The USA is among the world powers. 5. The woods are considered to be an area of natural beauty. 6. She had been a beauty in her day. 年轻 年轻人 能力 强国 美丽 美人

Exercise (P46) 1. development 2. popularity 3. failure 4. connection 5. improvements 6. presentation 7. achievement 8. admiration

Words related to computers

Try to recognize the different parts of computers in the picture.

CD-ROM / DVD-ROM drive hard drive printer monitor floppy disk drive ⑶ ⑴ printer ⑵ ⑸ monitor floppy disk drive ⑷ ⑹ speaker ⑻ screen ⑺ U-Disk ⑼ ⑾ CD-Rom /DVD-Rom keyboard ⑽ floppy disk ⑿ mouse ⒀ mouse mat

Practice Answers: 1. keyboard 2. mouse 3. data 4. floppy disks Use some of the words in the picture and the words in the box to complete the poster: Answers: 1. keyboard 2. mouse 3. data 4. floppy disks 5. CD-ROMs 6. CPU 7. connect 8. e-mails 9. information 10. Web

more words related to computers Choose the right words to complete the sentences: scanner, sound card, CD-writer, network card sound card If we have no _____________, we can’t enjoy the beautiful music by computers. If we want to surf online, we just need to connect the computer with cables by____________. Your photos are so beautiful, and I can use the _________ to copy them into my computer. Sometimes the information in the floppy disk is easy to be destroyed, so we can use a _________ to store the information for a long time. network card scanner CD-writer

Language Points

end in 1. 他的工程以失败告终。 2. 两对各进一球, 战成平局。 3. 他触犯了法律, 坐了大牢。 以……为结果 1. 他的工程以失败告终。 2. 两对各进一球, 战成平局。 3. 他触犯了法律, 坐了大牢。 1. His project ended in a failure. 2. Either team made one goal and the match ended in a tie. 3. He broke law and ended (up )in prison.

touch (1) 让我们通过邮件保持联系吧。 Let’s keep in touch with each other by mail. (2) 十年前他离开这儿到北京去的,从那以 后我们就失去了联系。 She left for Beijing ten years ago and we have been out of touch since. keep in touch with 与……保持联系 get in touch with 与……取得联系 lose touch with 与……失去联系 be in touch with 与…….处于联系当中 be out of touch with 与……没有联系 touch

Homework Revise what you have learned in this period. Preview Grammar.