Word studyWarming up to speakingReading to grammarIntegrating to writingWord exercises1. Genius 有天才的人 (C) a person of very great ability or very high intelligenceEinstein was a mathematical genius.[U] great and rare powers of thought, skill or imagination. 天赋Genius is needed to solve this problem.have a genius for… 在……方面有天赋She ______________( 在语言学习方面有天赋 ).Your mother has a genius for managing such things.talent gift2.Inspiration n. Inspire v. 鼓舞，灵感She was an inspiration to all who knew her. These events provided the inspiration for her first novel.Many poets and artists have got their inspiration from natureWhat inspired him to give such wonderful performance?注： inspiring inspiredThe __________ news made all Chinese people ______.inspiringinspired3. Undertake undertook undertaken ① We can undertake the work for the time being.②He undertook the leadership of the team.着手做担负起，承担③He undertook to pay the money back within six months.注： undertake 作“许诺，保证”讲时，其后不接名词或代词作宾语。 ~ to do/that许诺；保证He undertook that he would finish the work by Monday .4. This great mind was on fire for…这个伟大的有才智的人热衷于……(be) on fire 热衷的；兴奋的 (+for) 燃烧着的（ = burning ）e.g. As a child, he was on fire for drawing something freely. The house is on fire.部门，分支机构（学科的）分科( 树 ) 枝，枝状物支流，支脉5. Each group member represents a branch of science.e.g. Economics is a branch of science.He was hanging from the branch.The river has a lot of branches.Exercise1 .The brothers look very ____.A.differently B. nicely C. similar D. likely2. His pen is similar ____ ____.A.in meB.in mine C.to me D.to mine3. Gold is similar ____ color ____brass( 黄铜 )A.to, to B.to, in ...
