【2017年整理】新标与准大学英语unit04.pptVIP

Language in Use;word formation: noun → verb 1. Look at the sentences from the passage The key to wedded bliss? Money matters. Even if you have negative results, you tend to weather the storm better. … said Mr. Gundlach, whose wife backed his decision to start a management consulting practice … Mr. Schindler – careful to title the report Clothing, Dinner or Invested? …;Now write the verbs which mean: 1 to take people somewhere by bus 2 to write a text message to someone 3 to go to parties and have fun eating, drinking, dancing etc 4 to convert a cheque into cash 5 to pass something into someone’s hands 6 to give someone something as a gift 7 to put money into the bank;2. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs you formed in Activity 1. 1 I’m afraid I can’t ______ this for you, it hasn’t been signed. 2 Did you expect them to ______ you the computer instead of getting you to pay for it? 3 After the match they _______ us all home. 4 I will ______ you as soon as I get to the station.; 5 She ________ me a copy of the report before the start of the meeting. 6 I advise you to ______ all that money lying on your desk. 7 I’m exhausted. I’ve spent the whole of this week ________ and having a good time.;prone / liable / subject + to 3. Look at the sentences from the passage The credit card trap. They target people who are prone to impulse-buying, … and liable to fall behind with repayments. … her bank had written to her offering a credit card at a low interest for a trial three-month period, subject to suitability ... ;Language in Use; Now rewrite the sentences using prone / liable / subject + to. 1 The train is often delayed on Sunday evenings. ? The train is liable to delay on Sunday evenings. (There are staffing problems at weekends, especially on Sunday evenings.) ? The train is subject to delays on Sunday evenings. (There are particular regulations about Sunday travel.) ;2 Zak is a child who often has accidents. ? Zak