必修2 unit1 learning about language 词汇公开课

at war 处于交战状态
The word will turn up very very quickly! You have to open you eyes and catch the words. Every time there are three words. The words all are in this unit. you can open the book. Catch the word and tell us what it means.
valuable 有价值的
n.person who creates things which can be considered works of art
artist 艺术家
n.a large building which the nobles(贵 族) live in
castle 城堡
expression: of one’s own; be a part or adjunct (附属物)
explode 爆炸
v. take something away
remove 移动
v. pick out, or choose from a lot of things
select 选择
Expression: repay;in exchange or in reciprocation(交换) as a reward(报酬)
belong to 属于
Hammi Group
n.a period(时期) in the history such as Ming, Qing etc.
dynasty 朝代
n. an old object or custom that reminds people of the past, such as the Great Wall, china.etc
n. a sweet yellow liquid(液体) produced by bees
honey 蜂蜜
n. a valuable stone which is very attracitve,such as a diamond
jewel 珠宝;宝石
expression: in a situation in which two sides fight each other
less than 少于
Freedom Group
adj. not plain(平常的); very special
ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ
fancy 奇特的; 异样的
v. burst out, usually with noise; cause to burst with a violent(暴力) release(释放) of energy
in return 作为报答, 回报
Winner Group
v. fall or drop to a lower place or sea level
sink 下沉
V. make more attractive by adding something colorful, etc.
decorate 装饰
For example:
v. to surprise somebody very much
amaze 使吃惊,惊讶
King Group
adj.not seen or found very often
rare 稀罕的, 稀有的
adj.Something of value; having worth or value
Guess! Guess! Guess!
There are five meanings of words or expressions for each group. You have to guess what it is. The group which could finish the task in the least time will be the winner. The winner will get 5 points. The second one will get 3 points. The third one will get one point.
decorate remove
style
decorate remove
style
explode artist
survive
explode
survive
artist
rare
doubt
fancy
rare
doubt
fancy
less than
in search of
think highly of
vase
wooden
jewel
painting
castle
honey
Choose the best answer.
1.The ship, with more than 20 people on it, suddenly began to ______. A. sink B. select C. doubt D. decorate 2. All the streets in Moscow were_____ with flags to welcome Chairman Hu jintao. A.furnished B. supplied C. declined D. decorated 3. He helped me a lot.____, I treated him to a hamburger. A.In measure B. in return C. In turn D. in fact 4.Time is ______ to everyone, and it is a pity that many people still haven’t realized this. A.valuable B. fancy C. easy D. amazed 5.He is very busy, so he visits us ____ these days. A.Often B. rarely C. Hardly D. suddenly
less than
in search of
think highly of
belong to
at war
in return
belong to
at war
in return
Now we have to raise the difficulty. I will give you 3 pictures. You have to tell us what it is in English!
relic 遗产
n. a picture that you put on a wall for people to see
painting 绘画,画
n. an open jar of glass which is used to hold flowers
vase 花瓶
expression: no more than
Read the passage in two minutes, and then do the exercise.
Frederick William I, could never have imagined that his greatest gift to the Russian people would have such an amazing history. This gift was the Amber Room. The designed of the room was in the fancy style popular in those days. It was decorated with gold and jewels. It took the best artists about ten years to make. Everyone thought highly of it. In return, Peter the Great sent him a troop to the Prussia. In 1941, the Nazi army was near St Petersburg. Two countries were at war. Some of Nazis secretly stole the room, and put it into 27 wooden boxes. There is no doubt that the boxes were then put on a train for Konigsberg. After that, what happened to the Amber Room remains a mystery. Maybe It hasn’t survived.
Complete the passage with the words below.
Rare, designed, decorated, style, doubt, fancy, dynasties, amazing, worth, jewels Chen Lei studied art history and the early _________ of dynasties China in a university. He was able to recognize the style ______ of different cultural relics from former times, especially, the Tang and Song dynasties. One day he was looking in a second-hand furniture shop when he saw an amazing object among the many different vases and _____ ______. It was a mirror designed in the Song Dynasty ______ jewels fancy and _________in the ______ style of that time. He decorated rare recognized that it was a ____ cultural relic, but at a price he could afford, so he bought it at once. Later he gave it to his local museum. The people there were very happy and without doubt ______ consider it one of the worth treasures of their collection. To them, it was _____ much more than Chen Lei paid.