Transcript U2 Language

Adjectives before nouns
We often put adjectives before the nouns they
describe.
Adjective形容词 + nouns名词
Heh ad g re y h air an d b la c k e yes.
We liv e in a b ig w hite h o u se.
Adjectives after verbs
We often put adjectives after certain verbs such as be
and look.
be g et g row
tu rn
seem lo o ks m
e ll so u n d
e e l ta s te
f
+ Adjectives形容词
Complete the following conversation
with the adjectives in the box.
unhealthy burnt
hard hot
bright fresh tired
mother Morning! Don’t stay in bed any more.
bright day!
It’s a (1) _______
son It’s Sunday, Mum. I don’t feel like getting
up.
tired
mother Why are you so (2) _______?
son I stayed up last night doing my term
hard and I drank
paper. It was quite (3)_______,
a lot of coffee to feel (4) fresh
_______.
mother I think that’s rather (5) unhealthy
__________.
son
Yes, I agree. Mum, will you please
make breakfast for me?
mother
Sure. What do you want to eat?
hot food.
I want to eat some (6) _____
son
Mum, what are you cooking in the
kitchen? Something smells (7)
burnt
______.
mother Oh, no. It’s the bread in the oven.
学习句型：It is + adjective形容词 + to do
It’s easy
to draw
It’s exciting
to read
comics.
cartoons.
漫画
漫画书
The adjectives below can be used with It is
and to followed by a verb.
important
interesting
good
funny
possible
safe
B1 John and Jane are talking about Jane’s new
flat. Work in pairs. Complete the conversation with
the phrases in the box.
difficult to fall asleep
easy to get there
impossible to find
possible to go there
nice to live
safe to live
John Do you like your new flat?
Jane Oh, yes. (1) It’s nice to live in it.
John No complaints about it?
Jane Well, sometimes it’s noisy, so (2)
it’s difficult to fall asleep
_____________________.
John And it’s in Yuexiu, isn’t it?
Jane That’s right, and (3)
it’s easy to get there
____________________.
John Is it?
Jane Yes. It’s near an underground station,
it’s possible to go there
so (4) ________________________
by
underground.
John Do you have good security?
Jane
it’s safe to live
24 hours a day, so (5) ____________
there.
John Is the building full? Yes.
It’s impossible to find
(6) _____________________
a flat now.
学习句型：be + adjective形容词 + to do
Comics are
exciting to
read.
Cartoons are
easy to draw.
The adjectives can be followed by to and a
verb with a noun as a subject. We must use
a be verb before the adj.
dangerous
boring
difficult
pleasant
hard
wonderful
horrible
B2 Work in pairs. S1 asks the questions and S2
replies, using the adjectives in the box above and the
verbs in the box below.
Example: S1 What do you think about
comics?
S2 I think that they’re easy to read.
understand
visit
listen to
plant
learn
do
watch
Language points
1. I don’t feel like getting up. (P23) 我不想起床
解析：feel like+n./ v. -ing意为“想，想要”。例如：
Do you feel like taking a walk after supper?
晚饭后你想散步吗？
请用所给动词的适当形式填空。
eating
I don’t feel well today. I don’t feel like _____
(eat).
2. It’s nice to live in it. (P24)
住在里面感到很舒服。
解析：句型“It’s+adj.+ to do…”表示“做……
怎么样”，其中it是形式主语，不定式to do …
是真正主语。例如：
It’s difficult to study English well.
学好英语很难。
请用所给动词的适当形式填空。
It’s very important ________
to keep (keep) healthy.
单项选择。
( )1. — Is there ____
B in today’s newspaper?
— Yes, our football team won the gold
medal at last.
A. something exciting
B. anything exciting
C. exciting something
D. exciting anything
( )2. After working hard for a day he easily
fell ____.
C
A. slept
B. sleeping
C. asleep
D. sleep
( )3. It’s very kind ____ you ____
C help the
old man cross the busy road.
A. for, to
B. for, /
C. of, to
D. of, /
( )4. — Do you like Cantonese Opera?
A But it is ____ for me
— Yes. It sounds ____.
to learn.
A. nice； hard
B. nicely； hard
C. nice； hardly
D. nicely； hardly
( )5. Paris is a wonderful city ____.
D
A. visit
B. visiting
C. visits
D. to visit