牛津版高中英语第三模块

Unit 1 The world of our sensesWord power

Thunderstorm

Rain

Flood

Sunny day

Brainstorming1. He met me in Park Street and walked me the rest of the way home. 2. That was nice of him. Why didn’t you invite him to come in and rest? Like ‘rest’ in the dialogue, many words in English can have more than one part of speech. In some cases, different parts of speech (usually a noun and a verb) have the same spelling but different meanings.

Find the words listed below in the story and complete the table. Use a dictionary to help you if necessary.

Part of Meaning Example speech rest noun remaining He wants to see the rest (line 16) part of the world.(line 51) verb relax My mother told me to rest.

Part of Meaning speech once conjunc- as soon as (line 7) tion

ExampleOnce finishes her work, the girl will help you.

sometime in He once lived (line 42) adverb the past in Jilin.

left (line 2) verb

(the past tense My mother left of or past for work participle of ‘leave’ went/gone earlier this away from a morning. person or a place

Part of Meaning speech (line 43) adverb

Example

on the west side Look right and of your body left before when you are crossing the street. facing north

still adverb continuing (line 5)

He was still tired though having a good rest.

(line 29) adjective not moving The lake wasvery still.

Polly is listening to a radio report on problems around the world but she cannot hear some words clearly. Use the words below and the correct part of speech to complete the report clearly.

The air sometimes smells very bad. Do you cause know what (1)_______this? One (2)________is causes traffic. Dose anyone have an (3)________to the answer problem of global warming? So far even scientists can’t (4) answer ________this question. In some countries, the price of food (7)________every year. Poor people often have increases to go hungry because they cannot afford the (8)________. increase

Practice Decide the correct part of speech.

Sense1. Doctors often sense uneasiness in people. (n.) 2.Your senses are the physical abilities of sight, smell, hearing, touch and taste. 3. I looked at the printed page but the words made no sense. (n.)(v.)

desert 1. All his friends have deserted him. (v.) 2. On his return from his office, he found the house deserted. (v.) 3. They were lost in the desert. (n.) time 1. It’ll take you a long time to learn English (n.) well. 2. I have seen the movie three times. 3. He timed her as she swam a mile.(v.) (v.)

present1.The present situation in Middle East is (adj.) very dangerous. 2. The chairman himself presented the first winner the prize. (v.) 3. The child received a lot of presents in the Spring Festival. (n.)