Unit 3 Looking good, feeling good语言点学案

　　　　　　　　　　 Welcome to the unit

1. by wearing different clothes "by +doing"构成的介词短语，在句中作方式状语，意为"通过、靠、用、由"，用来表示方法、手段。

make a living by selling newspapers.靠卖报为生

make himself heard by raising his voice. 靠提高嗓音来使别人听到

Reading

1．Dying to be thin ------ 很想瘦身------

die vi. 死（亡）、枯萎 dying adj. 快要死的,垂死的 dead adj.死的 death n.死(亡)

be dying for sth. 渴望，很想 /be dying to do sth渴望做...，很想做...

I'm dying to see the film. 我很想去看这部电影。

She is dying for ( to get ) the beautiful necklace. 她渴望得到那条漂亮的项链。

【复习】 die of cancer /hunger /cold/old age/ sadness(疾病或内因);

die from illness/a wound /a fall（（疾病或外因）

2．I haven't heard from you for weeks.

hear from / hear of / hear

hear from sb. 收到某人的来信 e.g. Have you heard from Kate recently?

hear of /about (间接地)听说有+ n. e.g. I have heard of him, but never seen him.

hear 听到（听的结果），听说（不可用进行时） + that从句

　　e.g. Did you hear the gunshots last night?

　　 I hear that we will have a sports meeting next week.

3．I know another way to stay slim.

stay vi. 保持、维持 （作连系动词后常常跟形容词）keep / remain +adj.

e.g. Meat will stay fresh if（it is）kept in the fridge.

Tell me how you stay young / good looking?

4．Most young women want a slim figure these days, especially here in Canada.

especially / specially

especially 尤其是、特别是，强调在许多中突出一个或一部分。

　　~ +同位语/ adj/adv./v./状语

　　e.g. This dictionary is very useful to students, especially senior students.

　　　　Living abroad is difficult , ~ when you don't know the language.

specially 特别地、专门地，强调一件事或一个动作的目的所在。

e.g. I came here specially to see my old class teacher.

I am sorry you don't like the skirt, especially because he bought it specially for you.

5．I'm trying to lose weight because I'm so ashamed of my body.

1) weight n. 重量

lose/reduce weight ; weight(fall/drop/go down) 减肥

gain/put on weight; weight(go up/increase) 增加体重；发福

weigh vt. 称......重量；考虑、权衡 vi. 有......重量sb./sth.~ 150pounds/tons(不用被动)

e.g. The fisherman weighed the fish and it weighed 150 kgs/light/heavy .

What / How much does he weigh?

A great panda will weigh as much as 150 kg when it grows up. (长大了重量可达150公斤).

类似用法： measure （尺寸，长短，数量等）度量为-----