1. Unit 3 Tomorrow’s world
Word power

2. Abstract nouns

3. 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

4. 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.

5. 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

6. 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!

7. 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

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

9. 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

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

11. Words related to computers

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

13. CD-ROM / DVD-ROM drive hard drive printer monitor floppy disk drive⑶ 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

14. 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 mouse
3. data floppy disks
5. CD-ROMs CPU
7. connect s
9. information Web

15. 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

16. Language Points

17. 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.

18. 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

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