U9 Picnics are fun
1.Picnic (n.) 野餐
= picnics pl)
=picnic (v) = picnicking
P: have a picnic
Go on a picnic
Go picnicking
2.Fun (un) 乐趣
Eg: (1) what great fun it is to go swimming in summer!
(2) That sounds interesting.
That sounds like a lot of fun/ great fun.
Funny (adj.) 好笑的，滑稽的
Funny-funnier-funniest
Eg: (1). He Shenyi is one of the funniest persons I have ever seen.
(2). My grandfather always tells me some funny stories.
P: make fun of
Eg: (1). April fool’s Day is the time for for people to make fun of others.
P: have fun doing sth. 做某事有乐趣
Eg: (1) We sometimes have fun playing basketball together.
3.Stop sb. from doing 阻止某人做……
Eg: They stop people from polluting the environment.
4.Jam (un) 果酱
Eg: Bread tastes nice with jam.
(cn) 拥挤
Eg: (1) I was delayed by the traffic jam on my way home.
(2) There are always heavy traffic jams on my way to school.
5. A packet of nuts
A bottle of water
A bowl of rice
A bar of chocolate
A slice of meat
A loaf of bread
A clove of garlic
A piece of paper/furniture
A tin/can of cola
A cup of tea/coffee
6.Sweet----sweeter-----sweetest sweet(cn) 糖果
Sour-----sourer------sourest
Bitter-----bitterer------bitterest
Spicy-----spicier-----spiciest
Salty-----saltier------saltiest salt(un)盐suger(un)糖
7.Chilly (cn) 辣椒= chilies
8.Taste(v.)+adj.
Eg: (1) The apple tastes nice.
(n.) 尝一下
Eg: (1) Please have a taste of the cake.
Tasty (adj.) 美味的
==tastier—tastiest
9.Plan (n.) 计划
P：make a plan (v.)计划
Plan—planned—planned—planning
P: plan to do sth.
10.Be busy doing sth.
Eg: (1) My mother was busy cleaning the house when I reached home.
11.Spread—spread—spread—spreading
Eg: (1) Let’s buy some jam to spread on the bread.
涂，抹
（2）He is spreading a slice of bread with butter.
传播，蔓延
（3）The good news spread fast in the town.
(4) The floods spread from one village to another.
12.The old man died two years ago.
=== The old man has died.
===The old man has been dead for two years.
Die—be dead
Borrow—keep
Buy—have
Begin—be on
Go/come----be in/at
Join---- be a member of…
(1)现在/过去完成时
(2)一段时间瞬间动词=持续动词
Eg: (1) How long have you kept the book?
For three weeks.
(2) I have had the dictionary for ten years.
13.A piece of music
14.Must be 一定是I’m sure
Can’t be 一定不是
Can be 可能是
May be 可能是
I’m afraid… , I’m not sure
Eg: (1) I saw Peter a minute ago, so he can’t be at home.
(2) You look pale ( 苍白的), you must be ill.
(3) Joe is absent( 缺席的) today, he may ill, I’m not sure.
15.Spit-spit- spit-spitting 吐痰
16.Hold (v.)-held-held-holding
(1)举办
(2)We will hold a meeting tomorrow.
= A meeting will be held tomorrow.
Eg: (1) A new hospital will be built in our city.
(2) Thousands of trees will be planted next year.
(3) They’ll be invited to attend the meeting.
(4) The classroom will be cleaned by He shenyi tomorrow.
(2) 容纳
Eg: This classroom can hold 50 persons.
17. need-necessary (adj.) 有必要的
Necessity （n.）必要性，必需品
Eg: (1) Water is a basic necessity of life.
(2) It’s necessary for us to read books regularly.
18. How much is/are sth.?
= How much does/do sth. cost?
=What’s the price of sth.?
19, prepare (v.) 准备
Prepare-prepared-prepared-preparing
Prepared(adj.) 准备好的be prepared to do…
Preparation (n.) 准备
P：prepare sth. for…
Prepare for…= make preparations for = get ready for Prepare to do
Eg: (1) They prepare a big meal for the guests.
(2) They have prepared for the birthday party.
= They have made preparations for the birthday party, = They have got ready for the birthday party.
(3) I am prepared to stay up late.
(4)They are making preparations for the final exam.
20. like (v.)-----dislike
Like(prep.)----unlike
Eg: (1) He dislikes playing football, doesn’t he?
否定词：few, little, never, hardly, seldom, rarely,
Not, neither, none
21. shopping (n.) list
Shopping center (n.) 中心（adj.）century
Shopping mall
Shopping basket
22. much too +adj./adv.
Too much + (un)
Too many +(cn)
23. may I … ok
Could I…. sure
Can I…. of course
Certainly
Sorry
24. Would like some…? Yes, please.
No, thanks.。