Book 17 |
Lesson 1 |
Vocabulary |
Nouns
appearance ��û�ҡ�
She had the appearance of a
college student.
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beard ������鹺��ҧ������
A man�s beard is the hair that grows on his chin and cheeks.
blonde Ëԧ����ռ��շͧ�¸����ҵ�
Is she a natural blonde? = Is her
hair naturally blonde?
�Ҽ��Ëԧ�繤�����ռ��շͧ�¸����ҵ������
brunette Ëԧ����ռ��չ�ӵ�����
A brunette is a white-skinned woman or girl with dark brown hair.
character �ػ�����
Perhaps there is a negative side to
his character that you haven�t seen yet.
�Ҩ�����ػ����´�ҹź�ͧ�ҫ�觤س�ѧ��������
characteristic �ѡɳ� �ѡɳо����
The two groups of children
have quite different characteristics.
���ͧ��������ѡɳо���ɷ���͹��ҧ��ҧ�ѹ
demand ������ͧ���
They consistently rejected
the demand to remove U.S. troops.
�ǡ�һ���ʸ���ҧ������ͧ�֧������ͧ��÷������¡ͧ�������Ѱ
judgment ����ԹԨ��� ������� �Ԩ�ó�ҹ ��õѴ�Թ
In your judgment,
what has changed over the past few years?
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observation ����ѧࡵ�
In hospital
she�ll be under observation all the time.
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personality �ؤ�ԡ�ѡɳ�
She has such a kind, friendly personality.
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quality �س�Ҿ
Everyone can greatly improve the quality of life.
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redhead ������ռ��չ�ӵ��ᴧ
A redhead is person, especially a woman, whose hair is a colour that is between red and brown.
trait �س�ѡɳ�
Creativity is a human trait.
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trust ��������
You�ve betrayed their trust.
�س��������������㨢ͧ�ǡ��
Verbs
demand ���¡��ͧ �ǧ��� ��ͧ���
The Labour Party has demanded an explanation
from the government.
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deny ����ʸ
They all denied ever having
seen her.
�ǡ�ҷ���������ʸ����������
depend
on �������Ѻ
He depended on his
writing for his income.
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share �觻ѹ
Two Americans
will share this year�s Nobel Prize for Medicine.
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/ �չ���ҧ�������Ңҡ��ᾷ���繢ͧ�������ԡѹ�ͧ��
trust ����� ����
She trusts her husband
completely.
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Adjectives
attractive ���֧�ٴ ������ͧ
She�s a very
attractive woman.
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bald �ռ����� ����ռ�
He started going bald in his
twenties.
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blond
(used with male), blonde (used with woman) ���շͧ
The baby had blond curls.
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clever ��Ҵ
He�s a very clever
man.
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curly �ռ����͹
Her hair was
dark and curly.
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demanding ��ͧ���
The work is
physically demanding.
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dependable ������Ͷ����
He was a good
friend, a dependable companion.
�������͹���� �����͹������Ͷ����
elderly ����٧���
There was an
elderly couple in the lounge, sipping their tea.
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generous ��㨡�س� ���������
He is always generous in sharing his enormous knowledge.
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gray /
grey ����
Grey is the colour of ashes or of clouds on a
rainy day.
hardworking ��ѹ�ӧҹ
He was hardworking.
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honest �����ѵ��
I know she�s
honest and reliable.
�ѹ���������繤������ѵ�����������
mean �᤺ ����˹���
She�s always been mean with
money.
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messy ʡ�á ���/����
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The house was always messy.
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middle �����ҧ��ҧ ����ç��ҧ
He was very
successful in his middle forties.
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neat ������º
They sat in a
neat and tidy kitchen.
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reliable
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Japanese cars are so
reliable.
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stingy �᤺ ����˹���
Tom was not a stingy man.
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wavy ���͹����
She has short, wavy brown
hair.
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Exercise |
Match the word with its meaning.
1 Appearance |
_____ arranged in an orderly way |
2
Characteristic |
_____ to curve slightly |
3 Demand |
_____ stingy |
4 Quality |
_____ rely on |
5 Depend on |
_____ old |
6 Elderly |
_____ how good or bad it is |
7 Mean |
_____ a firm request for something |
8 Wavy |
_____ the qualities or features that belong to a person and
|
9 Neat |
_____ the way that they look |
Choose the correct answer
1. How has Sue�s appearance changed?
a. She used to work in the office,
but now she works outdoor.
b. She used to be hardworking,
but now she�s lazy.
c. She used to have blond hair, but
now it�s gray.
2. A ____ is a white-skinned woman or girl with dark brown hair.
a. redhead
b. blonde
c. brunette
3. If you always tell the truth, you�re _______ .
a. mysterious
b. honest
c. bizarre
4. When you always do what you say you will do, you are _______.
a. reliable
b. generous
c. hardworking
5. Your ____ is your whole character and nature.
a. personality
b. observation
c. physical
appearance
6. A ______ is a particular characteristic, quality, or tendency
that someone or something has.
a. gift
b. trait
c. judgement
7. Your ______ in someone is your belief
that they are honest and sincere and will not deliberately do anything to harm
you.
a. trust
b. judge
c. estimate
8. She�s always been ________ with money.
a. mean
b. save
c. economic
9. They all ______ ever having seen her.
a. denied
b. depended
c.
relied
10. They consistently rejected the _____ to remove US. Troops.
a. refuse
b. deny
c. demand
Grammar |
Synonym ��ͤӷ���դ�����������͹���ͤ���� �� smart �� synonym �ͧ�� intelligent �դ���������� ��Ҵ �ա������ҧ˹�觡��� awful
��� terrible �繤ӷ���դ���������ҡѺ
���ҡ��ǔ ������ҧ������
pretty - attractive
generous
- unselfish, willing to share
honest - truthful
characteristics - qualities
stingy - not willing to share
Antonym ��ͤӷ���դ������µç�ѹ����
�� fresh ��� stale �� antonym
�ѹ���� fresh 㹤�����������ǡѺ����������
ʴ ���� ��ǹ stale ����� ���ʴ���� �����ա������ҧ��ͤ� wonderful
�� antonym �Ѻ terrible ���� wonderful ����� �� �� terrible ����� ��� ��ҡ���
������ҧ������
dishonest # honest
lazy
# hardworking
irresponsible # responsible
selfish
#
unselfish
stingy
# generous
mean
# nice
Like ������ѧ linking verbs ����
look sound smell taste feel seem ����͵�ͧ������º��º�ͧ�ͧ���
㹡óչ���������ö�ҧ�Ӥس�Ѿ�������ѧ like �� ��
It
looks
like
a leaf.
It tastes
like chocolate
ice cream
It
sounds
like
a doorbell.
It feels
like
soft cotton.
It smells like the coffee is burning.
It seems like his idea will work. 1
1 = American Language Course, Second
Edition, Book 17, Defense language Institute, English language Center ,( page
11)
Exercise |
Match the questions with their answers.
1. Does this ice-cream taste like frozen water to you? _____ No, but it�s sure seemed like he
was very serious.
2. Does it smell like something is burning?
_____ No, I think that it�s good.
3. Did the colonel sound like he was
angry? _____
Yes, it seems like the smell is coming from the oven.
����� appear (��ҡ�) ��� seem (������͹���) ������� to
be ��Ҵ��ó� / �Ҵ��� ��
She
appears to be worried.
�ʹ�����͹�շ�ҷҧ�ѧ���
She
appears to be in a hurry.
�ʹ�����͹���ѧ�պ
They seem
to be business men.
�ǡ������͹���繹ѡ��áԨ
They
seem to be running to the bus.
�ǡ�Ҵ�����͹���ѧ���价��ö����
Exercise |
Select the correct answer from a, b, or c for each question.
1 What seems to
be the matter with the television? ___________
2 Did there
appear to be any more buses arriving at that time? ______________
3 What seems to
be difficult about the new schedule? ________________
a. I�m not sure.
The screen just went black.
b. No, I didn�t
see any others.
c. Well, we�ll
miss lunch every other day.
㹻���¤ passive
voice ����з� (agent) �繼���зӺҧ��觡Ѻ��иҹ�ͧ����¤
����з�����ö�����駺ؤ�������ѵ�� ���㹻���¤ passive voice �ҧ����¤�Ҩ������ռ���зӻ�ҡ�����
Past active voice
Jack
wrote this article.
Past passive voice
subject was/were
+past participle agent (often
not shown)
This article
was written
(by Jack)
Yes/no question
Was this article
written by Jack?
Information question By whom was this
article written?
Yes/no question
Was this article written in U.S.A.?
Information question Where was
this article written in U.S.A.?
Choose the best answer
1 _____ Lincoln
become the first president of America?
a. When
b. Did
c. Was
2 When was the
first air conditioner built?
a. Is
b. did
c. was
3 The US. ____ Alaska for $7.2 million in 1867.
a. were bought
b. was
bought
c. bought
Number + noun |
�����ӹǹ�Ţ�ҧ���˹�Ҥӹ�� �����ҧ����ͧ��������ͧ����� � � ��� �����繤Ӥس�Ѿ����Ẻ˹�� �� two-week third-row three-day �س�Ѿ�����仢��¤ӹ�����ҧ���˹�Ҥӹ������ѹ����
����
A
two-week vacation �ѹ��ش�ѡ��͹�ͧ�ѻ����
Third-row seats ������Ƿ�����
A three-day fishing trip ����Թ�ҧ仵��������ѹ
A
two-day train ride ��ù��ö�
(������) �ͧ�ѹ
A two-story house
��ҹ�ͧ���
Exercise |
Fill in the blanks to complete the statements.
1
We get two breaks
of 15 minutes each. We get two _____ breaks.
2
This machine needs
three mechanics to operate it. It requires a _____ team.
3
I need 10 kilos of
apples. Please buy two _____ bags.
4
Her report has 30
pages. She wrote a _____ report.
5
The English course
lasts 4 months. It�s a _____ course.