湖南省蓝山二中高一英语必修四《unit3WordPower》教案牛津版Wordpowerdealswithdifferentexpressionsrelatedtocomputers.Bylearningrulesofwordformations,suchasaddingsuffixestoverbs,andadjectivestoformabstractnouns,you’llincreaseyourvocabularymoreeasily.BrainstormingRevisethecommonsuffixesthatareusedtoformadjectiveslearntinUnit1.Comparethefollowingtwogroupsofwords.Youneedtodecidewhichpartofspeecheachwordis,andthinkaboutthesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthetwogroups.Group1:house,milk,driver;gameGroup2:revision,preparation,decision,difference,information,Allthewordsarenouns,butwordsinGroup1refertophysicalthingsandthoseinGroup2refertoideas,actions,andqualities.ThenounsinGroup2arecalledabstractnouns,andwealwaysusethemtosaysomethingwecannotseeortouchdirectly.Forreference(http://www.usingenglish.com/glossary/abstract-noun.html)Aconcretenounreferstoobjectsandsubstances,includingpeopleandanimalsthatexistphysically.Theycanbeeitheranuncountablenounoracountablenoun.eg:ClocksandwatchesexistphysicallyandareConcreteNouns.Timeisaconceptthathasnophysicalexistence;itisnotaConcreteNounbutanAbstractNoun.Anabstractnounreferstostates,events,concepts,feelings,qualities,etc.thathavenophysicalexistence.eg:Freedom;happiness;idea;musicareallabstractnounsthathavenophysicalexistence.Anabstractnouncanbeeitheracountablenounoruncountablenoun.Abstractnounsthatrefertoeventsarealmostusuallycountable:anoise;ameeting.Forreference(http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/nouns.html)ConcreteNounsAconcretenounisanounwhichnamesanything(oranyone)thatyoucanperceivethroughyourphysicalsenses:touch,sight,taste,hearing,orsmell.Aconcretenounistheoppositeofaabstractnoun.AbstractNounsAnabstractnounisanounwhichnamesanythingwhichyoucannotperceivethroughyourfivephysicalsenses,andistheoppositeofaconcretenoun.Thehighlightedwordsinthefollowingsentencesareallabstractnouns:VocabularylearningThinkaboutmoreabstractnounsyouknow.Youmayuseadictionaryifnecessary.ForreferenceAbstractNounsfriendshippeacecivilizationromancehumorhatelibertylovecharityhopefaithbraverycomforttalentmemorychildhoodimpressionsuccessfailurelawskillfeelingshumorhappinesssadnessloyaltyjoystrictnessbeliefpridehonestytruthcalmsympathysleepprinciplethrillwitsensitivitypower2.Readthewordsontheblackboardcarefullyandtrytofindtherulesofformingabstractnounsfromverbsandadjectives.Youmaynoticethatasuffixisusedattheendofeachword.NounsAdjectivessuffixactivityloyaltycrueltypopularityactiveloyalcruelpopular-tyillnesscarelessnessdarknesshappinesstirednessillcarelessdarkhappytired-nessNounsVerbsSuffixconfusionimpressioninvasionrevisionconfuseimpressinvaderevise-sionassociationattentionassociateattend-tionattractioncivilizationdestinationdirectionexplanationimaginationoperationpreparationproductionpromotionsuggestionattractcivilizedestinedirectexplainimagineoperateprepareproducepromotesuggestargumentadvertisementdevelopmentjudgementrequirementtreatmentargueadvertisedevelopjudgerequiretreat-mentdependencedifferencedependdiffer-enceassistanceentranceassistenter-ancefailurepleasurefailplease-urecookingfeelingfencingfillingcookfeelfencefill-ingmailingopeningpackagingprogrammingsmokingrunningwarningwrestlingwritingmailopenpackprogramsmokerunwarnwrestlewrite3.Readtheinstructionsonpage46.Comparethewordsontheblackboardwiththewordsinthetables.Payattentiontotheusageofabstractnouns.Mostabstractnounsareuncountable.Onlyafewofthemarecountable,e.g.,ahope,anidea,andasituation.4.Doexerciseonpage46individually.Answers(1)development(2)popularity(3)failure(4)connection(5)improvement(6)presentation(7)achievement(8)admirationPartFunctionfloppydiscaflatpieceofplasticforstoringinformationCD-ROM/DVD-ROMaCDoraDVDonwhichlargeamountsofinformation,soundandpicturescanbestoredkeyboardasetofkeysfortypingprinteramachinethatputsthewordsandpicturesontopapermouseasmalldevicemovedbyhandtomovethecursoronacomputerscreenmousematasmallsquareofplasticthatisthebestkindofsurfaceonwhichtouseacomputermouseharddrivethiscanstoremoreinformationthanafloppydiscmonitorascreenthatshowsinformationfromacomputerscreenapartwhereyoucanseethewordsandpicturesspeakerapartofthecomputerwherethesoundcomesoutReadtheinstructionsanddotheexercisesonpage47.Answers(1)keyboard(2)mouse(3)data(4)floppydisks(5)CD-ROMs(6)CPU(7)connect(8)e-mails(9)information(10)Web
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