The United Kingdom（Period 4 Language Focusing）
1.it was almost midnight when a fire __________in the neighborhood.
2.at dawn 300 tanks prepared to __________the enemy lines.
3.the car __________halfway to the destination.
4.the police __________the fighting crowd.
5.children shouldn’t__________on adults’ conversation.
6.the robbery suspect __________the lockup.
7.the thieves __________the office and stole some money.
8.the crowd __________ cheers and the drunk bowed.
suggested answers:
1 broke out 2 break through 3 broke down 4 broke up 5 break in 6 broke away from 7 broke into 8 broke into
t: so now you must have mastered these“break”phrases.
s: in the sixth paragraph, there is a word“constructed”.can we replace it with“built”?
t: yes.but“construct”refers to building a large building, bridge, road, etc.and can mean to form something such as a sentence, argument or system by joining words, ideas, etc, together.so, “to construct a sentence”means“to make a sentence”.do you know its noun form?
s: construction.
t: yes.so what does this sentence mean?when we got to the hotel, it was still under construction.
s: it means the hotel is still being built.
t: you are very clever.
s: can you tell us the differences between“influence”, “affect”, “touch”, “impress”and“move”?
t: “to influence”means“to have an effect on the way someone or something develops, behaves, thinks, etc.without directly forcing or commanding them”.“to affect”means“to do something that produces an effect or change in someone or something”.“to touch”means“to make someone feel upset, sympathetic, interested, etc.”.if someone or something impresses you, you admire them because you notice how good, clever, successful, etc.they are.“to move”means“to make someone feel strong feelings, especially of sadness or sympathy”.now, try to use these words to fill in the blanks in the following sentences.
1.his harsh words had obviously __________her although she tried not to show it.
2.how will the tax __________people on low incomes?
3.the child’s suffering__________us to tears.
4.what __________me most about the book was its vivid language.
5.my teacher __________my decision to study science.
s: no.1 touched; no.2 affect; no.3 moved; no.4 impressed; no.5 influenced.
t: now let’s come to the second reading passage in this unit.do you have any questions?
s: in the third paragraph, there is a sentence, “ ...and famous clock that sets the world time.”what does“set”mean here?