Unit9课件HowIFoundMyVoice.ppt

Many of the adults were assessed as having learning difficulties. 2. to calculate the value or cost of something The value of the business was assessed at ￡1.25 million. Vent: to express feelings of anger, hatred etc, esp. by doing sth. violent or harmful vent something on somebody If hes had a bad day, Paul vents his anger on the family. vent something by doing something I could hear mum venting her frustration by banging the pots noisily. The meeting gave us a chance to vent our spleen (=anger). prodigious: That boxer is a prodigious feed. prodigy: He is a prodigy who had learned several foreign languages when he was five. humiliate: The boy humiliates their parents by behaving badly in front of the guests. pound: She pounded at the door. She pounded down the road. retreat: The army retreated quickly. sermon: The minister preached a long sermon. wry: She made a wry face. dubious: ( 语气较弱,带有猜疑,半信半疑的含义)She knows he really wants to help her, however she was dubious about his ability to help. doubtful: ( 语气较强,明显表示一种怀疑态度.) Paraphrase Granddad’s Irish heritage came out in his love for language; during the week he used “everyday talk”, but on Sunday he spoke the finest English. Para: Granddad had a love for language, which might have been inherited from his Irish ancestors. In weekdays, he used plain English, but when in church on Sunday, he spoke perfectly standard English. Instead, one day as the students assembled, he challenged me. On the contrary, one day when the students all came, he questioned me. I stood amazed and floated back to my desk in a daze, amid wild applause. Para: I stood there, amazed at my performance, then not knowing how, I drifted back to my seat, and my classmates gave me a big applause. Most have no problem singing because the lyrics’ rhythmic pattern flows by itself. Para: Most people who stutter can sing without stuttering because they can sing along with the rhythm pattern which just flows by itself. I fo