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Unit3Understanding eachother•Word PowerStep1:BrainstormingDo youhave anydifficulty inremembering English words Whatmethods doyou usuallyuse inlearningnew wordsNow I/ll giveyou sometips tolearn andremember Englishvocabulary.Remember thespelling ofa wordby itspronunciation.Remember thespelling ofa wordby analyzingthe formationof theword.Remember the meaning ofa wordby makinga sentencewith it.Remember themeaning ofa wordby studyingthe originof theword.English isone of the mostwidely-spoken languagesin theworld andit isused astheinternational workinglanguage inmany placesthroughout theworld.But wheredo the Englishlanguage andall itswords comefrom Whoinvented somany new words Isit possiblethat Englishborrowedwords from other languagesIf so,Can yougive someexamplesStep2:Vocabulary learning
1.Look at Part A.This isan onlinearticle aboutEnglishwordsborrowed fromother languages.Readthe articleand analysehow words are borrowed fromotherlanguages andused intheEnglishlanguage.Finish thefollowing table.Language Categoriesof wordsFrenchfood,entertainment,jobsGerman Tools,mechanical,equipment,snacks,geological termsItalianmusic,the arts,the militaryspices,chemicals,animals,food,Arabicmathematics
2.Look atPart B.It isa spidergramshowing someof thewords thathave beenborrowed fromotherlanguages andincorporated intoEnglish.Please addmore examplesif possible.
3.Part Cserves as a strengtheningexercise tocheck yourability tounderstand somenewwordsanduse themcorrectly.You shouldunderstand thepassage andthe exactmeanings ofthese wordsfirstand thenfill inthe blankscorrectly.AnswersC1Italian2Arabic3food4restaurant5jobs6ballet7confetti8colonel9clock10rocket11German12hamburger13alcohol14zero
4.In thispassagePart C,which wordsare borrowedfrom ItalianWhat wasItaly famousfor inthe18thcentury Whatdoes thewriter thinkoftheGermans WhichwordsareborrowedfromGermanWhat werethe Arabsgreat forStep3:Vocabulary extensionLookatPartD.The idiomsconnect acharacteristic withan animalor athing.Read theidioms andguessthemeaningof eachof them.AnswersD
1.slept likea dog
2.as coolas acucumber
3.as pooras achurch mouse
4.as busyas abee
5.as strongasahorseStep4:Homework
1.Finish thetwo exerciseson page122in Workbook.
2.Complete thee-mail inPart C.。