LANGUAGE STUDY

1. LANGUAGE STUDY Word study Tick the sentence in which the underlined word has the same meaning as it does in the reading text. charge 1 How much do you charge for repairing my CD player? 收费 ask (an mount) as a price 2 The frightened animal charged into the shop. 冲进 rush 3 It usually takes one hour to get my cellphone fully charged. 充电 If a battery charges or if you charge it, it takes in and store electricity conduct 1 The guide conducted the tourists round the museum. 引导 lead， guide 2 How well does this material conduct electricity or heat. 传导 allow (heat, electricity, etc) to pass along or through it 3 The concert on Saturday evening will be conducted by a world-famous conductor. 指挥 direct the performance of (a concert, choir)

2. cross 1 He was surprised to see so many crosses all over his mats homework. 叉 mark made by drawing one line across another, eg. + or × 2 She is wearing a cross around her neck. 十字架 an object in the shape of a cross used as a sign of the Christian faith or for decoration 3 The river was too deep to cross. 穿过 go across, pass from one side to the other side of sth. sharp 1 Blind animals may survive by their sharp sense of smell. 敏锐的quick aware of things 2 The knife is not sharp enough to cut the meat. 锋利的having a fine edge or point 3 I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. 刺痛的producing a physical sensation of cutting

3. tear 1 Don’t pull the clothes so hard. It tears easily. 撕，扯pull sth apart or away or to pieces 2 They are tearing down these old houses for new buildings for new buildings. 拉倒 bring sth. to the ground 3 I felt a sharp pain in my stomach. 眼泪 drops of salty water coming from the eyes tie 1 Each team made one goal and the match ended in a tie. 平局 equal score in a game or comperion 2 Your new tie looks great with your blue suit. 领带 strip of decorative material worn around the neck under the collar and knotted in front 3 This tow-year-old girl is learning how to tie her shoes. 绑，系 fasten or blind (sth.) with rope, string

4. Grammar Word formation: compounds Compounds are mainly nouns or adjectives that are made up of at least two parts. Can you guess the following words? EXAMPLE Part 1 = a loud noise from the sky Part 2 = strong wind and heavy rain Part 1 + part 2 = ? Answer: thunderstorm 1 Part 1 = part of the body used when we walk foot + ball = football Part 2 = a around thing to play with 2 Part 1 = something we put on our feet shoe + string = shoestring Part 2 = a thin piece of rope 3 Part 1 = water of ten degrees below zero ice + cream = ice cream Part 2 = a medicine to put on your skin 4 Part 1 = the color of most leaves in spring green + house = greenhouse Part 2 = the place where the family live

5. 5 Part 1 = opposite of up down + town = downtown Part 2 = a small city 6 Part 1 = smaller than the ocean see + food = seafood Part 2 = all the things we eat How you try it. Write down your descriptions of the two parts of some compounds that you have in mind, and let your partner guess what it is. Highway Photograph Postbox Schoolbag Boyfriend seacoast Blackboard Raincoat sunflower Classmate Motorbike Table tennis Playground Shopkeeper moonwalk chairman airbus newspaper