牛津版高一 Module 4
Unit 3
Unit3
Word Power
江苏 徐艳 满静
Jeff Bezos has played an important
role in the development of Amazon.co
m, an online shop selling mainly books
and music. He decided to set up Amaz
on.com when he saw the growing pop
ularity of the Internet.
Enjoy a passage:
During the first few years, the com
pany did not make a profit and Mr.
Bezos thought that his efforts woul
d end in failure. However, Internet
connection became faster and a lot
of improvements were made to ho
me computers.
Words like development, popularity, failure, connection and improvement that refers to an idea, an action, a general quality or something that cannot see or touch directly are called abstract nouns.Most abstract nouns are uncountable. Only a few of them are countable, e.g. a hope, an idea, and a situation.
Abstract nouns
Can you think more abstract words?
illness, dependence, performance,
admiration, training…
We can form abstract nouns from
some verbs and adjectives by adding
suffixes.
Nouns Adjectives Suffix
loyalty -ty
illness -ness
loyal
ill
1.adjectives → abstract nouns
1)Thanks to his ________ we are all
saved, and all of us think he is such a
_____ person. (kind; kindness)
2)The man carried the boy to ____ as the
train come over, and the boy was _____
at last. (safe; safety)
kindness
kind
safety
safe
Nouns Verbs Suffix
direct -tion
movement move
dependence -ence
perform -ance
failure -ure
training train
direction
-ment
depend
performance
fail
-ing
2.verbs → abstract nouns
1). When Julia _____ in the exam, her
mother told her “______ is the mother
of success”.
failed
Failure
2).Many wild animals ______________
because of pollution. We have to take
some actions to prevent the
_____________ of wild animals.
(disappearance; disappear)
have disappeared
disappearance
3). The new motorway between the two
cities has finally ______.
The manager made a speech at the
________ ceremony of the
supermarket. (open; opening)
opened
opening
1.We sometimes need to change the final
letter (s) of a word before adding the
suffix:verb produce ___________ production
decide ___________ decision
please ___________ pleasure
adj. silent ___________ silence
pretty ___________ prettiness
Tips:
-e+ tion
-de+ sion-e+ ure
-t+ ce
-y+ness
Read about the history of the world’s
most successful online businesses. Use
the plural forms to fill in the blanks.
Answers:
1) development 2) popularity
3) failure 4) connection
5) improvements 6)
presentation 7)
achievement 8) admiration
Try to recognize the different parts of
computers in the picture:
printer, monitor, speaker, mouse, screen,
keyboard, floppy disk, CD-ROM, DVD-
ROM,U-Disk, CPU…
Do you know any words about
computers? Give some examples.
Words related to computers
printer monitor
screen
speaker
floppy disk
keyboard mouse
Ok, let’s fill in the form together.
Part function
a flat piece of plastic for
storing information
a set of keys for typing
a machine that puts the words
and pictures onto paper
floppy disk
keyboard
printer
a part where you can see the
words and pictures
a screen that shows information
from a computer
screen
monitor
Use some of the words in the picture and
the words in the box to complete the
poster on Page 47.
Answers:
1) keyboard 2) mouse 3) data
4) floppy disks 5) CD-ROMs 6)
CUP 7) connect 8) e-mails
9) information 10) Web
Practice:
More words related to computers
scanner sound card
Hyperlink network card
cursor click
扫描器超链接
光标
声卡网卡
点击
1. Revise what we have learnt in this
part.
2. Try to find more information
about computer science.
3. Preview Grammar and usage.
Homework