Unit 1 Face values1．bother v．(使)苦恼→bothersome adj.引起麻烦的；困扰人的2．boost v．促进，推动→booster n. 助力/推器；加速器；支持者3．identical adj.完全相同的；非常相似的→identically adv.完全相同地4 ． acknowledge v ． 承 认 ( 某 事 属 实 或 某 情 况 存 在 )→acknowledged adj. 公 认 的→acknowledgement n．承认5．pretend v．假装，装作→pretence n．假装；作假；做作acknowledge vt.承认(某事属实或某情况存在)；告知收到；鸣谢，感谢①He unwillingly acknowledged having made a mistake.vt . 承认 ②We must acknowledge his letter as soon as we receive it.vt . 告知收到 ③They wishes to acknowledge the assistance of the police in the making of this film.vt . 鸣谢 ， 感谢 Words and Phrases boost v．促进，推动 n．增加，促进，激励(教材 P2)Each“like”boosts my confidence.每个“赞”都能增强我的自信。[例 1] These changes will help to boost share prices.这些变化将有助于提高股票价格。[例 2] Encouraging your child's talents can boost his confidence and slowly establish his confidence in other areas.鼓励孩子的某项才能，能够提升他的自信，慢慢就能扩展他在别的方面的信心。[造句] 我们需要休假以激发士气。We need a holiday to boost our spirits.[知识拓展](1)boost to 提高到boost sales 增加销售额boost one's confidence 增加某人的信心(2)a boost in ……的增加a boost to 对……的促进[即学即练] 单句语法填空①The total was boosted to nearly ￡200 by donations from parents.②With more cyclists on the roads，there has been a boost in bike sales over the past few months.③No doubt，aid will be defended as a boost to global influence.[小片段填空]Amazon hopes that its cheap tablet will be wildly popular and therefore ①boost sales of its cloudbased content，just as the ereader ②boosted sales of ebooks. pretend v．假装，装作；自认为( 教 材 P2)People who pretend to be someone they are not tend to ...
