Unit 1 Women of achievement Period 4 Vocabulary

I. Homework checking Share your writing with our group. Check with each other.

II. Word formation Fill in the chart with a suitable verb or noun form. Pay attention to the connection between them. （p.4 Ex. 2）

Word formation Verb Noun achieve behaviour observation specialize   behaviour observation specialize advertisement achievement behave observe specialist advertise

Word formation Verb Noun connect organize inspiration argument permit   organize inspiration argument permit connection organization inspire argue permission

2. Work in groups to discuss how verbs can be changed into nouns. Word formation 2. Work in groups to discuss how verbs can be changed into nouns. -ment -ation -ion -ist agree--- move--- appreciate--- examine--- admit--- educate--- tour--- separate--- agreement movement appreciation examination admission education tourist separatist

Word formation 3. Can you summarize other suffixes? Give examples if you can. -er -or -ant -ance -ee -ing -ure work--- drive--- advise--- act--- conduct--- sail--- attend--- admit--- attend--- guide--- employ--- train--- address--- read--- cook--- record--- depart --- press--- fail--- worker driver adviser actor conductor sailor attendant attendance guidance admittance employee trainee addressee reading cooking recording departure pressure failure

III. Vocabulary Work in groups and study the words and expressions. Try to summarize the usages. Then make sentences by yourselves.

Vocabulary 1. achieve sth (success, goal, aim, purpose, etc) 1) He achieved his ambition of making a robot. 2) Because he was hard-working, he achieved full marks in the exam. n. achievement 1) The achievement as a teacher is to show his students how to learn. 2) A sense of achievement will encourage students to learn more.

Vocabulary 2. campaign n. & v. 1) Now we have launched a campaign against the drug. 2) We should carry on a campaign for protecting the environment. 3) Jody Williams helped found an international campaign to stop the making of landmines. 4) The organization campaigned to protect women’s rights. ～ for/against; ～ to do sth

Vocabulary 3. dress Is the boy old enough to dress himself yet? 2) The bride was dressed in white. 3) She got dressed and went out. 4) Joan of Arc dressed as a man. 5) People dress up to celebrate Mardi Gras.

Vocabulary 4. put sb/sth to death All the chicks and ducks were put to death because of bird flu. 5. deliver 1) We deliver the goods to your door. 2) She was delivered of a healthy girl. 3) He delivered a talk on chimps to the society.

Vocabulary 6. behave 1) He behaved well/badly. 2) He behaved himself in public. well-behaved / badly-behaved a well-behaved girl a badly-behaved class

Vocabulary 7. argue vi. Yesterday I argued with my father about/over money. 2) We argued against buying a computer. 3) We argued for / in favour of protecting the world environment. 8. worthwhile 1) A worthwhile experiment 2) Working on the farm is worthwhile. 3) It is worthwhile to print this book.

Vocabulary 9. observe v. 1) He observed Tom leaving the hotel. 2) Near the ant hole, you can observe ants take food back to their hole. 3) He came into the room and immediately observed that his TV was gone. 4) When driving, we must observe traffic regulations.

Vocabulary 10. lead a … life Nowadays people lead a happy life. 11. crowd in Memories of last year crowed in. 12. look down upon/on Her parents tell her not to look down upon people without a college education.

Vocabulary 13. intend 1) I don’t intend to wait here all day. 2) I did not intend you to go out. 3) Don’t read the letter. It is not intended for you. 4) This book is intended for children, not adults.

Vocabulary 14. carry on They ignored me and carried on with their conversation. 2) They ignored me and carried on talking. 3) It was too noisy to carry on their conversation. 15. refer to 1) He referred to me during their conversation. 2) If you have any problem, you can refer to this book.

IV. Practise Complete the sentences with the words in their proper forms. 1) A sense of (achieve) is very important for a student. 2) It is strange that the old lady is (dress) in red. 3) His life (devote) to helping the poor. 4) It is worthwhile (walk) to work every day. 5) The school being built is (intend) for the homeless children. 6) He observed her face (turn) red. achievement dressed was devoted walking intended turning

IV. Practise 2. Complete the passage. audience intend kindness consideration deliver emergency come across sickness My neighbour Pat Anderson always shows great ______ and __________to others. One day we had an ________ in our family. My sister Lily was going to ______ a speech at an institute. I ______ to take her there, but our car would not start. I rushed into the street to hire a taxi. Then suddenly I ________ Pat. She was going to hospital, because she feared that she had caught the ______ that was going around the local area. After she heard our problem, she rushed home to get her own car and took us there. The ______ was already in the hall. We were only just in time! kindness emergency consideration deliver intended came across sickness audience

V. Summary and homework 1. Summarize noun suffixes. 2. Finish Exercises 1 and 3 on page 42.