Fill in the blanks with the phrases belowpush ahead with; in general; benefit fromfigure out; for sale; point out; use upshow respect for; deal with; end up

1.At first they hated each other, but they ________getting married.2.The government is _________________its reform regardless of people’s objection.3.I can’t ___________why he quit his job.4._________________ the old and taking care of the young is the Chinese tradition.5.Don’t_______ all the glue. I need some.

ended uppushing ahead with

figure outShowing respect for

use up

6.She is used to __________ all kinds of people in her career.7.I should __________that none of the paintings is original.8.Of course you will ___________daily exercise.9.__________ her work has been good, but this essay is dreadful.10.All the new products on exhibition is not__________.

for sale

In general

benefit from

point out

dealing with

push ahead with; in general; benefit fromfigure out; for sale; point out; use upshow respect for; deal with; end up

Unit 3 Word Power

1)Prefixes and suffixes

2) Organs of the body

Unit 3 Word Power

1)Prefixes and suffixes

2) Organs of the body

John and his team won the football match today. So he felt very c_________(cheer).

The little mouse made himself c__________(comfort) on a soft bed.

heerful

omfortable

J.K. Rolling has published several books. She loves her job writing novels. So what is her occupation( 职业 )?

You want to get the book on the top shelf, but you are not tall enough. Do you think you will be able to reach the book?

She is a novelist.

I am unable to do so.

independence

in depend

enceprefix( 前

缀 )root ( 词根 )suffix( 后

缀 )Prefix: a group of letters that is added to the beginning of a word to change its meaning.Suffix: a letter or a group of letters added to the end of a word to make a different word.

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Attention !

Usually a prefix will change the meaning of word, while a suffix will change the part of speech of a word.

Work in pairs and try to guess what a

word means by looking at its prefix.

Prefix Example Meaning

anti- anti-cloning

dis- disappear

in-

im-

il-

ir-

incorrect

impossible

illegal

irresponsible

against, opposed to

not , opposite of

not , without

Prefix Example Meaning

pre- preview

pro- pro-cloning

un- unfair

re recreate

early before

in favor of,

supporting

not, opposite of

again

Try to guess what a word means by looking at its suffix.

Suffix Examples Meaning

-able comfortable

-full cheerful

-ist scientist

worthy of, able to be

full of, characterized by

someone who does something

Suffix Examples Meaning

-less hopeless

-ment agreement

-ness dryness

without

indicate a state

or condition

indicate a state, quality or character

Doing the exercise on page 46

Answers:

1)illegal 2)disrespect 3)hopeless

4)uncertain 5)understandable

Can you think of more words that can be added with these prefixes and suffixes?

dis- un- -able -ist ir- mis- … ...

Some other prefixes that are used

widely in English.

Prefix Example

auto-

bi-

inter-

over-

automaker automobile

bicycle bicolor

interview international

overeat oversleep overwork

Suffixes that are commonly

used are as follows.

suffix Example

-al cultural national original

-ent different dependent existent

-ian Canadian Belgian

suffix Example

-like childlike dreamlike lifelike

-proof waterproof soundproof bulletproof

-en widen sharpen shorten

2) Organs of the body

Do you still remember these words?

mouse

screen

keyboard

hard drive

organsorgans

eyeseyes

liverliver

mouthmouth

brainbrain

heart heart

lungslungs

kidneyskidneys

ears ears

nose nose bladder bladder stomach stomach

more…? more…?

lung

bladder

liver

large

intestines

stomach

heart

small

intestines

gallbladder

organs

Doing the exercise B on page 47

Answers:

1)brain 2) heart 3) liver

4)lungs 5)stomach 6)kidneys

1. This organ controls the rest of the organs.

2. This organ removes waste products from the blood and produces urine.

3. This organ helps to clean the blood and can re-grow itself.

4. This organ passes the blood around the body.

5. This organ uses the oxygen we breathe.

brain

kidney

liver

heart

lung

Find out from your Biology teacher the names of other major parts of the body. Then find their English names in your dictionary.

Revise what we learned in

this class and prepare for

the checking.

Homework:

1. 砍树2. 破坏环境3. 取得科学的突破4.最复杂的人体结构5.人体的主要器官6.全身传输血液7.与．．．相似8.随着新习得的 知识成长9. 学习过程10. 储存信息11. 从血液里面 移走废物12. 移去不想要的 元素

1.cut down trees2.destroy the environment3.achieve scientific breakthroughs4.the most complex bodies5.the major organs of the body6.pass the blood around the body7.be similar to8.Grow with newly found knowledge9.the learning process10. Store the information11.remove waste products from the blood12.remove the undesirable elements

Useful phrases