课件2：Learning about language.pptx

Unit 4 SharingLearning about LanguageDiscovering useful words and expressions Find words in the unit that have the following meanings. adjust______ to change slightly to make something work better2. ______ a metal shelf for cooking meat, toasting bread, etc 3. ________ connected with what is being done or discussedgrillrelevant4. ________ an idea5. _________ an honour 6. _____________ something that has been organized7. ___________ written work in an office, such as writing reports or letters8. _______ to breathe air into your nose noisily conceptprivilegearrangementpaperworksniff2 Complete the paragraph with the words or phrases below in their proper forms. otherwise, airmail, be dying to, adjust, muddy, hear from, fortnight, platform, remote Sharon looked at herself in the mirror and sighed. She had posted the _______ letter to Tim last week but had had no reply. She smoothed her hair down with a wet comb, wiped her _______ shoes, and thought about the three months she had known him. He was the nicest boy she had ever met, _________ she would not have fallen in love with him. airmailmuddyotherwiseadjustedShe still remembered that he ________ quickly when he heard she came from a _______village. At first she had ___________ him every week but now she had not heard for a ________. Why? She had decided to find out. She walked down the _________ to catch the train to New York feeling both excited and nervous. She ____________ see him again but what if he didn’t want to see her? remote heard fromfortnightplatform was dying to3 Look at these definitions and make suitable phrasal verbs with the words in the right box. 1. (dry _________) to become completely dry2. (dry ______) to become dry on the surface3. (dry ______) to come to an end4. (hear _____) to listen to somebody till the end5. (hear _____) to receive a letter or a phone call from someoneout / upoffupoutfrom6. (hear _____) to have knowledge of sb/sth7. (be dying ________) to want to do something very m