1.audience

[语境感悟]

(1)(教材P5)Here are some other nouns that can be used in the same way：class，family，the public，team，police，group，government，college，school，crowd，audience，etc.

还有其他一些名词也有类似用法：class，family，the public，team，police，group，government，college，school，crowd，audience等。

(2)The audience has expressed its approval.

观众已经认可。

(3)His book reached an even larger audience when it was filmed for television.

当他的书被搬上电视后赢得了更多的观众。

[归纳拓展]

audience n.观众；听众；读者

audience在句中作主语时，若强调整体，则谓语动词用单数；若强调个体，则谓语动词用复数。

audience表示多少时，用large或small修饰，而不用many或few。

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完成句子

(1)The audience are requested to be their seats(被要求入座) by 7：25.

(2)She felt nervous at having to sing before such a large audience(这么多听众).

2.intend

[语境感悟]

(1)(教材P6)I looked carefully at the text and realized that it was intended for women in the countryside.我仔细地看了这篇文章，了解到那是为农村妇女写的。

(2)My girlfriend and I intend to get married next year.

我女朋友和我打算明年结婚。

(3)The meeting is intended to deal with some important problems.

开这个会的目的是想解决一些重要问题。

(4)I had intended to watch the game，but I had something more important to do.