新标准大学英语unit03

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1 I thought the ring was made of gold, but in the end it proved to be silver.
I thought the ring was made of gold, but it turned out to be silver. 2 She looked like my cousin, but she was actually a complete stranger. She looked like my cousin, but she turned out to be a complete stranger.
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4 The flowers in her garden had grown everywhere. overgrown 5 It’s difficult to emphasize too greatly the importance of the fashion industry. overemphasize
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3 The house needed a lot of work doing on it, but it proved to be a good investment.
The house needed a lot of work doing on it, but it turned out to be a good investment. 4 I saw smoke rising from the building, but it was a false alarm. I saw smoke rising from the building, but it turned out to be a false alarm.
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5 I didn’t want to move to England, but in the end it proved to be a wise decision.
I didn’t want to move to England, but it turned out to be a wise decision.
Language in Use 1 Write the adjectives with -y
2 Replace the underlined words with verbs beginning with over-
3 Rewrite the sentences using see
4 Rewrite the sentences using turn out to be
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2 range This word can mean a number of things of the same general type, the distance or limits of something, or to move freely. (a) What can you find in a shop which stocks a wide range of products? You can find products of all kinds, a good variety of them.
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word formation: over2 Look at the sentence from the passage Fifty years of fashion and answer the questions. No history of fashion in the years 1960 to 2010 can overlook … two constant factors … If you overlook something, do you (a) see it well, or (b) hardly notice it?
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2 The early 1980s was a period of steady economic growth. The early 1980s saw a period of steady economic growth. 3 Long hair made a brief return in the 1990s. The 1990s saw a brief return to long hair.
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turn out to be Turn out to be means to develop in a particular way, or to have a particular result. 4 Look at the sentence. Although no one considered the consequences of hurling glass into the sea in the 19th century, in the end it proved to be a sound process. You can rewrite it like this: Although no one considered the consequences of hurling glass into the sea in the 19th century, it turned out to be a sound process. Now rewrite the sentences using testion. I’ve eaten too much. overeaten
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see If a period of time sees something happen, it means that the event happens during this period of time. 3 Look at the sentence. In the mid-1980s there was a rise in the number of different styles. You can rewrite it like this: The mid-1980s saw the rise of a number of different styles. Now rewrite the sentences using see. 1 In 1987 there was a major stock market crash. 1987 saw a major stock market crash.
Now replace the underlined words with verbs beginning with over- . You may need to make other changes.
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1 I think you have made too big an estimate for the cost of the wedding. overestimated 2 They charged me too much money for that ring! overcharged (They overcharged me for that ring.) 3 I slept too much last night and missed the flight to London. overslept
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3 a suit which has rather a high price pricy 4 hair which shines shiny 5 someone who makes a lot of fuss fussy 6 a personality which makes you think of sun sunny
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4 On the first day of the sales there were hundreds of people queuing in the streets. The first day of the sales saw hundreds of people queuing in the streets. 5 There was great technological change during our grandparents’ generation. Our grandparents’ generation saw great technological change.
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(b) What helpful hints would you give someone starting their own business? I’d suggest that they need to have a clear focus on what the business is about and exactly how it will work, eg the person should identify a niche in the market that the new business can fill. (c) If you drop a hint about what you would like for your birthday, do you ask for it directly? No, of course not! You just find a way to join in a normal conversation and suggest what you would like.
5 Read the explanations and answer the questions 6 Translate the paragraph into Chinese
7 Translate the paragraphs into English
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word formation: -y 1 Look at the sentences from the passage Fifty years of fashion. Hoodies, baseball caps and baggy jeans, which were often worn low below the buttocks … Skinny jeans also became popular in Britain and most of Europe. Now write the adjectives which describe: 1. a jacket with a flower design flowery 2 a label that sticks onto something sticky
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collocations 5 Read the explanations of the words. Answer the questions. 1 hint A hint can be something you say to show your feelings without saying directly what they are, a small amount of something, or a piece of advice. (a) If someone has a hint of a smile on their face, what do you see? You see just a small sign of a smile, but not a proper smile.