(新)高中英语unit3WordPower教案牛津版必修4

湖南省蓝山二中高一英语必修四《unit3 Word Power》教案牛津版

Word power deals with different expressions related to computers. By learning rules of word formations, such as adding suffixes to verbs, and adjectiv es to form abstract nouns, you’ll increase your vocabulary more easily.

Brainstorming

Revise the common suffixes that are used to form adjectives learnt in Unit 1. Compare the following two groups of words. You need to decide which part of speech each word is, and think about the similarities and differences between the two groups.

Group1: house, milk, driver; game

Group2: revision, preparation, decision, difference, information,

All the words are nouns, but words in Group1 refer to physical things and those in Group2 refer to ideas, actions, and qualities. The nouns in Group2 are called abstract nouns, and we always use them to say something we cannot see or touch directly.

For reference (/glossary/abstract-noun.html)

A concrete noun refers to o bjects and substances, including people and animals that exist physically. They can be either an uncountable noun or a countable noun. eg: Clocks and watches exist physicall y and are Concrete Nouns. Time is a concept that has no physical existence; it is not a Conc rete Noun but an Abstract Noun. An abstract noun refers to states, events, concepts, feelings, qualities, etc. that have no physical existence.

eg: Freedom; happiness; idea; music are all abstract nouns that have no physical existence.

An abstract noun can be either a countable noun or uncountable noun. Abstract nouns that refer to events are almost usually countable: a noise; a meeting.

For reference (http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/nouns.html) Concrete Nouns

A concrete noun is a noun which names anything (or anyone) that you can perceive through your physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, or smell. A concrete noun is the opposite of a abstract noun.

Abstract Nouns

An abstract noun is a nou n which names anything which you can not perceive through your five physical senses, and is the opposite of a concrete noun. The highlighted words in the following sentences are all abstract nouns:

Vocabulary learning

Think about more abstract nouns you know. You may use a dictionary if necessary.

For reference Abstract Nouns

friendship peace civilizatio romance humor

n

hate liberty love charity hope

faith bravery comfort talent memory

childhood impression success failure law

skill feelin gs humor happiness sadness

loyalty joy strictness belief pride

honesty truth calm sympathy sleep

principle th rill wit sensitivity power

2. Read the words on the blackboard carefully and try to find the rules of forming abstract nouns from verbs and adjectives. You may notice that a suffix is used at th e end of each word.

Nouns Adjectives suffix

activity loyalty cruelty popularity active

loyal

cruel

popular

-ty

illness carelessne ss darkness happiness tiredness ill

careless

dark

happy

tired

-ness

Nouns Verbs Suffix

confusion impression invasion revision confuse

impress

invade

revise

-sion

association attention attraction civiliza ti on destination direction explanation imagination operation preparation production promotion suggestion associate

attend

attrac t

civilize

destine

direct

explain

imagine

operate

prepare

produce

promote

suggest

-tion

argument advertiseme argue

advertise

-ment