ring sb up give sb a ring/call phone sb make a phone call to sb call sb

【练习】改为同义句

1） Don't call up Mary. Don't ________ _______ _______- _______ ______-Mary.

2） She often calls up her old classmates. She often ______- _________her old classmates.

6. communicate v.交流信息；沟通

I can't communicate with them at he moment

communication n.j交流

Speech ans writing are men's most important methods of communication.

【练习】找出能代替句中划线部分的一项。

People choose to keep in touch with their friends by e-mail .The underlined part means______.

7. argue 争吵，争论

argue 作不及物动词，名词形式为argument，have an argument with sb. "与某人争论"

I had an argument with my best friend.

argue with sb 与某人争论，其中argue有"争辩，争论"的意思，常指根据一定的理由想要说服他人。

I had an argument with my best friend.

Don't argue with your mother.

如果表示"为某事与某人争辩"时，常用argue with sb. about sth.

They're always arguing with each other about money.

【辨析】argue与discuss

argue着重于自己的看法、立场，提出论证说理，以理说服他人。而discuss重在交换意见，进行讨论，不含说服对方的成分。

There is no need arguing about the matter.

We are going to discuss the question.

【练习】I never argue ______-my parents . A.in B.to C.for D.with

Do what you were ordered and don't ________me.

A.quarrel B.argue C.argue with D.discuss

8. instead 代替，顶替

【辨析】 instead 与instead of

单词/短语 词性 意义或用法 instead 副词 指舍去前面的成分而取后面的成分，可单独使用，位于句首或句尾。 instead of 介词（短语） 指舍去后面的成分而取前面的成分，不能单独使用 He didn't answer ;instead ,he asked his father.

We eat noodles instead of rice sometimes.

【练习】What a nice day!We should go sightseeing ______watching TV in the hotel.

A.because of B.together with C.instead of D..out

9. offer V.提供；提出，建议

(1)offer "提供"，其后可接双宾语，即offer sb sth.=offer sth to sb.

She offers the old man a cup of tea.=She offers a cup of tea to the old man.