chill不寒而粟.ppt

Unit 8: Coping with an Educational Problem
Language Study
Warm up….
Fable 寓言 chill不寒而粟
Folder 文件夹 indiffference漠不关心
Drugstore药房 accumulate积累
Modestly适中 ancestor祖先
Ignorant无知的 idle懒散的
Slice 薄片 humble谦卑的
Portable便携式的 leisure空闲
Mill工厂 slum贫民窟
Trash垃圾 decline衰败
Astonish使惊讶 acquire获得
run out of (): use up or finish a supply of …
Examples:
To our disappointment, our car ran out of gas half way home.
When they ran out of food, the soldiers set about hunting for more.
2. handful (): a small number (used as a singular noun followed by of)
Examples:
You’d better hurry up. A handful of people are already waiting in the hall.
I have to give up the plan because only a handful of students are willing to spend the New Year’s Eve on campus.
3. in amazement ():with a feeling of great surprise or disbelief
Examples:
Aunt Sophia gazed at her picture in amazement: she looked like a teenage girl in it.
All the people in the lecture hall stared at him in amazement when he talked loudly with his friend.
4. upset ():make (sb.) worry or feel unhappy (usu. used in the pattern: be upset by/about)
Examples:
They are terribly upset by the break-up of their parents’ marriage.
He was upset about the quarrel he had with his wife.
5. ignorant ():knowing little or nothing (often used in the phrase: be ignorant of/about
Examples:
Some people are ignorant of the facts about global warming.
She was ignorant of her husband’s illegal activities. Otherwise she would have done everything possible to stop him.
6. slice ():a thin flat piece cut from sth. (often used with of)
Examples:
Try to eat at least four slices of bread a day.
Cut the pork into thin slices.
7. sum up ():give a brief summery (of sth.)
Examples:
Alice summed up her Christmas holiday in one word: “Terrible.”
My teacher would sum up the main po