Unit 4 Newspapers

WORDS AND EXPRESSIONS

1. give a performance: put on a performance

2. send sb. to do sth. send for sb. send sth. out send sth. up

3. cover the events cover A with B

4. get down to (doing ) sth.

5. fix a time for sth. Let’s make it 3:30.

6. take a photo of sth./sb. have a photo taken

7. in this situation

8. work at/ on sth.

9. put…together: join…up/together

10. develop the photo

11. on the front page

12. make some changes

13. at the weekend/Christmas/sunset/sunrise/dark/dawn/lunch

14. plenty of: more than enough

15. be popular with sb.= enjoy popularity among sb.

16. not only A but also B= B as well as A

17. as well: too; also

18. care for… care about…

GRAMMAR

1.動名詞作主語

Checking the information is very important.

Writing headlines in English is more difficult than in Chinese.

2. 動名詞作賓語

I dislike playing soccer very much.

I look forward to taking a holiday in Kunming.

admit, appreciate, avoid, complete, consider, hate, love, like, enjoy, miss, finish, mind, imagine, suggest, look forward to, be busy, spend…doing, have trouble doing, prefer to doing A to doing B

CLASSICAL SENTENCES

1. What’s on this weekend?

2. They’re said to be very good.= It is said that he is very good.

(believe, report, expect, know, consider)

3. There is no time left for adding new stories.

4. Besides, I enjoy learning about new things from politics to sports and music.

PROVERB

Bad news travel fast.