Unit1PARTFOCUSⅡDenotationandConnotationSuggestedanswertothequestionIfitisyourteacher,mostprobablyyouwillchooseb,asthewordportlyhasanimplicationofamoreorlessdignifiedandimposingappearance(e.g.anelderlygentleman,largeandportly).However,ifitisadoorkeeper,anamiablemiddle-agedwoman,youmaychoosethewordplumpasitimpliesapleasingfullnessoffigure(e.g.theplumpgoddessesofRenaissancepaintings).Fromthisexercisewecanconcludethatwordsthatsharethesamedenotativemeaningscanbediverseintheirconnotativemeanings.ReferencefortheClassroomActivities1.father:themaleparent.Itconnotessupportandsternness;italsoconnotesprotectionbutinaseriousfashion.wildflower:uncultivatedplant;itconnotesvitalityandpleasantness.2.WordDenotationConnotationSentencegoldapreciousyellowmetalwealth,value,preciousness,etcSilenceisgold.moonthenaturalbodythatmovesaroundtheearthonceevery28daystranquility,purity,somethingoutofreach,etc.There’snopointhopingforpeaceinthecountry.It’slikeaskingforthemoon.icewaterfrozensothatithasbecomesolidcoldness,indifference,cruelty,death,etc.Theiceinhisvoicewasonlytohidethepain.bloodredliquidflowingthroughthebodiesofhumansandanimalsfamilybackground,descent,race,temperament,etc.Bloodisthickerthanwater.2.a.IntheWest,everymalepersonhasthegoodqualitiesofmales,suchasbravery,spirit,andtoughness.b.Anyway,shehasthecharacteristicsofawoman,suchasfrailtyanddelicacy.AttitudeReferencefortheClassroomActivities1.FavorableNeutralUnfavorableunique,quaintstrangebizarre,abnormalresolute,steadfaststubborn,doggedpigheadedcompliment(v.)praise,commend,flatterlickone’sbootsseniorcitizenoldpersonfossilbachelorgirlsinglewomanspinster2.a.uniqueb.pigheadedc.flatteredd.fossile.spinsterCollocationSuggestedanswerstotheexercisea.dosomebodyafavor1b.dosomebodygoodc.makeagestured.doevile.doharmf.makeaneffortReferencefortheClassroomActivities1.1)D2)D3)A4)B5)C6)C7)BFalseFriendsSuggestedanswerstothequestionThemisunderstandingoccursduetotheuseofhomonymsorfalsefriends—flourorflower,ground(asthepastparticipleoftheverbgrind)andground(meaningthesolidsurfaceoftheearth).Inthisexcerpt,theuseoffalsefriendsaddsahumorouseffecttothetext.ReferencefortheClassroomActivities1.Thefalsefriendsareliemeaningtokeepone’sbodyinaflatposition,andliemeaningtosaysomethingdishonest.2.a.Yourfeverroseyesterday.b.ThatracketisbadenoughtomakeAuntElla’seyebrowsraised.c.Jackhasbeenlyingaroundallday.d.Thesoldierslaidasidetheirweapons.e.Aheavyfoglayovertheland.f.Whitestationeryisalwaysappropriate.g.Isthattablestationary,orcanitbemovedtoanothercorneroftheroom?h.Itiseasiertotalkaboutaprinciplethantolivebyit.i.Ourprincipalplayedonthefacultyfootballteamagainsttheschoolall-stars.3.Someotherfalsefriends:fairvs.fareIt’snotfairtoputalltheblameonhim.Busfaresaregoingupagain.passedvs.pastIpassedthelandladyonthestairsthismorning.Severalboyswentpastusonmountainbikes.intensevs.intensiveShesuddenlyfeltanintensepaininherstomach.HetookanintensivecourseonEnglish.farthervs.furtherThefog’ssothick;Ican’tseefartherthanaboutfivemeters.Everydayshethinksfurtherandfurtherintodepression.PARTIIIGARMMARSubject-VerbAgreementWhenthesubjectiscompoundReferencefortheClassroomActivitiesSummary21.Acompoundsubjectwithandtakesapluralverbinmostcases,butwhenitexpressesasingularmeaningorwheneachofthesingularsubjectsisconsideredindividually,ittakesasingularverb.2.Afteracompoundsubjectwithor,nor,eith...
