新课标人教版课件系列《高中英语》选修(模块）8-1.4LanguageStudyLanguageStudyRevisionWhyisCaliforniainthe21stcenturysuchamulticulturalcommunity?1.TheNativeAmericansofCaliforniaarecontinuingtohealfromthewoundsofthepast.AsCaliforniarecognizesthevalueofitsmulti-ethnicdiversity,itsnativepeopleareencouragedtocelebratetheirheritageandshareitwiththewiderCaliforniaculture.2.ThenumberofAfricanAmericansinCaliforniaincreaseddramaticallyfollowingtheturnofthe20thcentury.Althougholdpatternsofprejudicepersisted,AfricansAmericansadvancedinpolitics,business,sportsandentertainment.Schoolsegregationanddiscriminationinhousingwerebanned,butproblemsofunemployment,underemploymentandracismcontinuetobeaddressedintheAfricanAmericancommunity.3.By1990,thenumberofEuropeanandCanadianimmigrantshadfallendramatically,tolessthan10percent,andthenumberofimmigrantsfromMexicoandCentralAmericahadclimbedtowelloverhalfofthetotal.4.Additionally,California'sshareofAsianimmigrantsdoubledandnowaccountsfor40percentofnewimmigrantsinthestate.Suffixation后缀Asuffixisaparticle,whichisaddedtotheendofaroot.Suffixesdonotchangethemeaningoftheroot,butitspartofspeech.e.g.lead(v.)→leadership(n.)ill(adj.)→illness(n.)Althougheachsuffixhasitsownmeaning,itcan’tbeusedseparatelywithouttheroot.However,somesuffixesaddnewmeaningstothenewlyformedwords.e.g.meaning→meaninglessthink→thinker1.SuffixesusedasanounsignifierVerbAdjectiveSuffixNounread-erreaderact-oractortrain-eetraineebuild-ingbuildingattend-anceattendanceVerbAdjectiveSuffixNounpunish-mentpunishmentinvent-tioninventionsick-nesssicknessspecial-istspecialisttrue-thtruth2.SuffixesusedasanadjectivesignifierNounVerbSuffixAdjectivewind-ywindyhope-fulhopefuladventure-ousadventuroushero-ic(-ical)heroicnation-alnationalcare-lesscarelessNounVerbSuffixAdjectivecare-lesscarelesstrouble-sometroublesomedepend-ent/-antdependentcomfort-able/-iblecomfortable,active,imagine,-ive/-tive/-ative/-itiveattentive,imaginative,second-arysecondaryNounVerbSuffixAdjectivesecond-arysecondarychange-ablechangeableannoy-ingannoyingexcite-edexcited3.SuffixesusedasaverbsignifierAdjectiveNounSuffixVerbbroadfright-enbroaden,frightensimple-fySimplifymodernize(-ise)modernizeWords&expressionsMeaningsslaverySpanishn.akindofsystemaboutslavesn.peopleinSpainoranativelanguagespokeninSpainadj.ofSpain;ofthepeopleorlanguageWordstudyLet’sreviewtheusefulwordsandexpressionsinthepassageWords&expressionsMeaningsCatholicadj.relatingtoallChristiansorthewholeChristianChurch;n.memberoftheRomanCatholicChurchWords&expressionsMeaningsmixv.makeorpreparesth.byputtingsubstances,etctogether;beabletobecombined;makeasuitablecombinationWords&expressionsMeaningsmixturenationalitymajorityn.mixingorbeingmixed;combinationoftwoormoresubstancesn.citizenshipofone’scountryn.thegreaternumberorpart;mostWords&expressionsMeaningsmajorityimmigrantn.thegreaternumberorpart;mostn.personwhohascometolovepermanentlyinaforeigncountryWords&expressionsMeaningspercentagemakealifeagreatmanyn.portionofeveryhundredmakealivingnumerous,abundant,agreatnumberofHomework1.AskthestudentstofinishActivities1-3onpage48intheworkbook.2.AskthestudentstoprepareforthegrammarabouttheNounClauses.
