1、Unit TwoOptimism and Positive ThinkingEnhance Your Language AwarenessWords in Action Working with Words and Expressions1. In the box below are some of the words you have learned in this unit. Complete the following sentences with them. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) positive2) startled
2、3) perspective4) harden5) shape6) address7) crises8) curse9) incredible10) conversely11) issue12) response13) prior14) rare15) accomplish2. In the box below are some of the expressions you have learned in this unit. Do you understand their meanings? Do you know how to use them in the proper context?
3、 Now check for yourself by doing the blank-filling exercise. Change the form where necessary. Answers: 1) get the hang of2) have lived through3) makes a difference4) have no idea5) concerned with6) slipped over7) ran into8) in reverse9) mull over Increasing Your Word Power1. Decide whether “do”, “ma
4、ke” or “take” is needed to complete each of the following sentences. Change the verb form where necessary. Answers: 1) does2) make3) take4) do5) make6) Take7) done8) taken9) making10) took2. In each of the following sentences you are given two confusable words or expressions in brackets. Choose the
5、appropriate one to fill in the blank. You may consult a dictionary if necessary. Answers: 1) concerned2) Concerning3) reject4) declined5) unconscious6) subconscious7) former8) preceding9) raise10) rise3. Now match each of the English word in Column A with its Chinese equivalent in Column B. You may
6、consult a dictionary if necessary. Answers:1) d2) j3) k4) a5) b6) h7) c8) f9) l10) e11) g12) iGRAMMAR IN CONTEXTTask1: Whenitisusedasaconjunction, “as”canmean“when/while”, “though/although”, “since/because”, “intheway/mannerthat”, etc.,anditcanalsobeusedinacomparativestructure. Studythefollowingsent
7、encesandexplainthemeaningof“as”ineachsentence. Answers for reference: 1) in the way /manner that2) though / although3) when4) since5) used in a comparison6) though7) while8) in the way thatTask2: CompletethefollowingsentencesaftertheexamplebytranslatingtheChineseintoEnglish, using“as”asarelativepron
8、oun. Answers for reference: 1) as you describe / have described / described2) as concern every one of us3) As is well known4) As we all can see5) as you show / as you have shown for your teacher6) As is reported / announced in todays papersClozeComplete the following passage with words chosen from this unit. The initial letter of each is given. Answers:1) perspective2) despair3) necessity4) perform5) Conversely6) prophecy7) where8) as9) achieve10) recognize11) dealt with12) attitude13) channels14) concerned
