Unit 5 Music
Words and expressions
1. form:
Vt. (1) We ud branches and leaves to form a shelter. (=build)
(2) He formed the habit of getting up early when he was very young. (=develop)
(3) The rervoir was formed by flooding the valley. (=produce)
n. fill in/out a form in the form of….
2. perform:
Vt. (1) The play Hamlet was first performed in the 1920s. (=play)
(2) It’s his duty to perform an operation to save the patient’s life.
(3) How is the new car performing? (=function)
3. pretend:
Vt. (1) When I called her on the phone, she pretended not to know me.
(2) She pretended that she was not at home when we rang the bell.
4. dream of::
(1) I never dreamed of there being such a good school in this town.
(2) This is what they dreamed of.
5. to be honest=to tell you the truth=honestly speaking
To be honest, James doesn’t like his neighbour at all.
Honestly speaking, I don’t think his work is good.
6. attach…to
(1) Plea attach your photograph to the form.
(2) Do you attach any importance(value…) to what he said?
7. play jokes on:
make fun of make a fool of play a trick on
8. rely on:
(1) rely on /upon sth: Now that you are grown up, you should not rely on your parents.
To be honest, he is not a man who can be relied on.
(2) rely on sb. to do sth.:
You can rely on me to keep your cret.
(3) rely on one’s doing sth:
I relied on your coming here early.
(4) rely on it that…:
You can rely upon it that it will rain this weekend.
9. be/get familiar with…:
Are you familiar with the computer software they u?
Is the computer software they u familiar to you?
10. or so:
My parents will move back into town in a year or so.
I’ll get back in about a week.
11. break up:
(1) 解散、散去：The meeting broke up at eleven o’clock..
(2) 打碎、击碎：The ship broke up on the rocks.
(3) 分裂：Finally the country broke up into three countries.
(4) 变得衰弱：He was breaking up under the work stress.
break down:
The telephone system has broke down.
If law and order break down, anarchy will result.
Her health broke down under the pressure of work.
Sugar and starch are broken down in the stomach.
break in:
(1)Plea don’t break in on our conversation.
(2)Robbers had broken in while were on holiday.
break into:
(1)His hou was broken into last night.
(2)As the President’s car arrived, the crowd broke into loud applau.
break out:
Fire broke out during the night.
break through:
(1)Scientists say they are beginning to break through in the fight against cancer.
(2)People on strike broke through the police.
●To our joy, there are so many _____in science and technology all over the world in recent years. A. discoveries B. breakthroughs C. findings D. inventions
● I was still sleeping when the fire ____, and then it spread quickly.
A. broke out B.put out C. came out D.got out
● The computer system ____ suddenly while he was arching for information on t
he Internet. A. broke out B. broke down C.broke up D. broke in
● I was telling them about my exciting travels when he ____ with a story of his own.
A. broke down B. broke off C. broke in D. broke out
12. in addition (to):
There are many shops around the railway station. In addition, there are some newly-built hotels.
In addition to visiting the zoo, we went to the park.
13. sort out:
I should sort out my thoughts before I can start writing.
14. above all:
Above all, make sure we’ll not be out of touch.
after all; in all; at all; first of all; all in all;
● It isn’t so much whether he works hard; the question is whether he works _____.
A. above all B. in all C. at all D. after all
● People may have different opinions about Karent, but I admire. _____, she is a great musician. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. As usual
● --- Are you ______ worried about the forecast? --- Of cour not.
A. in all B. at all C. after all D. all along
Warming up pre-reading reading comprehending
1.Guess which picture matches which picture.
match/fit/suit/be fit for
● I don’t think the black clothes ___ her age. I guess red ones may be better.
A. match B. fit C. equal D. connect
● --- This pair of shoes are too small to ____ me. Could you show me another?
