Ⅱ.拓展词汇
1. complain v. 抱怨,不满→complaint n. 抱怨
2. investigate v. 调查→investigation n. 调查
3. convinced adj.确信的,信服的→convince v. 使确信,说服→convincing adj.令人信服的
4. clarify v. 弄明白;澄清→clarification n. 澄清,说明
5. tendency n. 趋向; 倾向→tend v. 倾向,易于
6. reject v. 拒绝接受→rejection n. 拒绝
7. oppose v. 反对,反抗→opposed adj.相反的,反对的→opposition n. 对抗,反抗→opposite adj.相对的,对面的 n. 反义词,对立的事物
8. resist v. 抵抗;对抗→resistance n. 抵制,抵抗→resistant adj.有抵抗力的,抵制的
9. approval n. 赞许;赞成→approve v. 赞成
[巧记单词]
词根 词形变化 构词点拨 tend tendency 动词+ency构成名词 resist resistance 动词加ance构成名词 approve approval 动词去e+al构成名词 Ⅲ.补全短语
1. complain about ... 对......抱怨
2. find one's way into 进入
3. in conclusion 总之
4. a huge number of 大量的
5. be relevant to 与......相关
6. get down to sth. 开始做某事
7. let sb. down 使某人失望
8. be associated with 与......有关,与......有联系
9. be superior to 比......好/强
1. [教材原句]It is estimated that 1.3 billion people will use English as either a first or a second language by 2050.
据估计到2050年,有13亿人会把英语作为第一或第二语言。
[句型点拨]It is +过去分词+that ...。