重点单词
1. comfortable adj. 使人舒服的;舒适的
I have a comfortable house.
我有一座舒适的房子。
comfortably adv. 舒服地,反义词是uncomfortably,意思是“不舒服地”。
I like this seat, because I can sit most comfortably.
我喜欢这个座位,因为我能坐得最舒服。
2. close adj. (在空间、时间上)接近
close to 靠近;接近
His house is close to the school.
他家离学校近。
close adj. 亲密的
Tom and I are close friends.
我和湯姆是密友。
close v. 关闭
Could you please close the window?
请关上窗户好吗?
3. choose v. (chose) 选择;挑选
Which book should I choose?
我该选哪本书呢?
搭配:
choose sb to do sth 挑选某人去做某事
choice n. 选择
Whats your choice, staying at home or going to the party?
你的选择是什么,待在家里还是去参加宴会?
4. service n. 接待;服务
The service in this restaurant was terrible.
这家餐馆的服务很糟糕。
serve v. (为……)服务;招待;(端上)饭菜
serve sb sth或serve sth to sb 拿某物招待某人
His mother served tea and cakes to us.
=His mother served us tea and cakes.
他妈妈为我们端上茶和蛋糕。
5. act v. 扮演(角色)
Last night his son acted very well.
昨天晚上他儿子表演得很好。
action n. 动作
active adj. 积极的;活跃的
activity n. 活动
actor n. 男演员
actress n. 女演员
6. talent n. 天资;天赋
He has a talent for drawing.
他有绘画的天赋。
talented adj. 有才干的
She is a talented performer.
她是个有才能的表演者。
7. give v. (gave) 提供;给
其后常跟双宾语。
give sb sth=give sth to sb
She gives Jim her ruler.
=She gives her ruler to Jim.
她把她的尺子给了吉姆。
注意:当“某物”是代词时,只能用“give+代词+to+某人”的结构。
This is Toms pen. Please give it to him.
这是汤姆的钢笔,请把它给汤姆。
重点短语
1. so far 到目前为止;迄今为止
相当于up to now,until now。可放在句首、句末或句中。
Dont worry; everything goes well so far.
别担心,目前为止一切顺利。
2. have... in common 有相同特征;(想法、兴趣等方面)相同
Bob and I have nothing in common.
我和鲍勃没有一点相同之处。
3. play a role 发挥作用;有影响
If you go there, you will play a role.
如果你去那儿,你会起作用的。
play a role in 在……中起作用、扮演角色;在……方面发挥作用
We can invite Li Ming to play a role in the play.
我们可以邀请李明在剧中扮演角色。
Tom played a role in the basketball match.
汤姆在这场篮球比赛中发挥了作用。
4. make up 编造(故事、谎言等)
I often make up stories to make my little brother laugh.
我经常会编一些故事来逗我的弟弟开心。
make up 组成;形成;构成;弥补;化妆
5. for example 例如
作插入语,可放在句首、句中和句末。
A lot of people, for example, Tom, want to watch football games.
许多人,比如汤姆,想看足球比赛。
辨析:for example和such as
两者都有“例如”的意思,但用法有所不同:
for example用作“例如”讲时,一般只举同类人或事物中的“一个”为例,作插入语,用逗号与句子其他成分隔开,可位于句首、句中或句末。
He, for example, is a good student.
例如,他就是个好学生。
such as用来列舉事物时,一般列举同类人或事物中的几个例子。位于被列举的事物与前面的名词之间,as后面不可有逗号。
I like fruit, such as apples and pears.
我喜欢吃苹果、梨子之类的水果。
6. take... seriously 认真对待……
They took me seriously at the party yesterday.
他们昨天在宴会上热情接待了我。
活学活用
用comfortable的适当形式填空
1. —Which cinema has ____ seats, Town Cinema,
Screen City or Movie World?
—Movie World. You can sit ____ .
用choose 的适当形式填空
2. As long as you ____ the dog, you should keep your ____ .
用for example/such as填空
3. Many people here, ____ , Jack, would like to have a rest.
4. English is spoken in many countries, ____ Australia, Canada and Holland.
单项选择
5. The park is very ____ my home so my grandparents often take a walk there in the morning.
A. far from B. close to
C. different from D. similar to
基本语法
形容词和副词的最高级
1.定义
形容词和副词的最高级用于三者或三者以上的人或事物之间的比较,表示有一个在某一方面超过其他几个。
I think Hangzhou is the most beautiful city in China.
我认为杭州是中国最美的城市。
2.构成
(1)单音节和少数双音节词
① 一般在词尾加-est
tall—tallest cold—coldest
② 以e结尾的词,只在词尾加-st
nice—nicest large—largest
③ 以“辅音字母+y”结尾的词,先变y为i,再加-est
heavy—heaviest easy—easiest busy—busiest
④ 以重读闭音节结尾的词,双写最末的一个辅音字母,再加-est
hot—hottest big—biggest fat—fattest thin—thinnest
(2)多音节和部分双音节词:直接在词前加most
popular—most popular wonderful—most wonderful
(3)不规则变化的词
3.用法
(1)形容词最高级前一般要用定冠词the,当最高级前有物主代词、指示代词或名词所有格等修饰时,则不用定冠词the。副词最高级前的the可以省略。
Miss Li is our best English teacher.
李老师是我们最好的英语老师。
(2)在含有最高级的句子中,一般都会有一个表示比较范围的短语。常用介词among,of和in表范围。
She is the smartest among us.
她是我们当中最聪明的。
(3)形容词的最高级前可加定语或状语;far,by far,almost,nearly等可修饰形容词最高级。
Asia is by far the largest continent in the world.
亚洲目前是世界上最大的洲。
(4)序数词可修饰形容词的最高级。
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.
黄河是中国第二长河。
(5)“the + 最高级 + of/in/among...”与“比较级 + than any other + 单数名词”可以互相转换。
He is the tallest boy in our class.
= He is taller than any other boy in our class.
他是我们班最高的男孩。