Unit 4 Newspapers
WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS
1. give a performance: put on a performance
2. send sb. to do sth. send for sb. send sth. out send sth. up
3. cover the events cover A with B
4. get down to (doing ) sth.
5. fix a time for sth. Let’s make it 3:30.
6. take a photo of sth./sb. have a photo taken
7. in this situation
8. work at/ on sth.
9. put…together: join…up/together
10. develop the photo
11. on the front page
12. make some changes
13. at the weekend/Christmas/sunset/sunrise/dark/dawn/lunch
14. plenty of: more than enough
15. be popular with sb.= enjoy popularity among sb.
16. not only A but also B= B as well as A
17. as well: too; also
18. care for… care about…
GRAMMAR
1.動(dòng)名詞作主語(yǔ)
Checking the information is very important.
Writing headlines in English is more difficult than in Chinese.
2. 動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ)
I dislike playing soccer very much.
I look forward to taking a holiday in Kunming.
admit, appreciate, avoid, complete, consider, hate, love, like, enjoy, miss, finish, mind, imagine, suggest, look forward to, be busy, spend…doing, have trouble doing, prefer to doing A to doing B
CLASSICAL SENTENCES
1. What’s on this weekend?
2. They’re said to be very good.= It is said that he is very good.
(believe, report, expect, know, consider)
3. There is no time left for adding new stories.
4. Besides, I enjoy learning about new things from politics to sports and music.
PROVERB
Bad news travel fast.