湖南省蓝山二中高一英语必修四《unit3 Word Power》教案牛津版Word power deals with different expressions related to computers. By learning rules of word formations, such as adding suffixes to verbs, and adjectiv es to form abstract nouns, you’ll increase your vocabulary more easily.BrainstormingRevise the common suffixes that are used to form adjectives learnt in Unit 1. Compare the following two groups of words. You need to decide which part of speech each word is, and think about the similarities and differences between the two groups.Group1: house, milk, driver; gameGroup2: revision, preparation, decision, difference, information,All the words are nouns, but words in Group1 refer to physical things and those in Group2 refer to ideas, actions, and qualities. The nouns in Group2 are called abstract nouns, and we always use them to say something we cannot see or touch directly.For reference (/glossary/abstract-noun.html)A concrete noun refers to o bjects and substances, including people and animals that exist physically. They can be either an uncountable noun or a countable noun. eg: Clocks and watches exist physicall y and are Concrete Nouns. Time is a concept that has no physical existence; it is not a Conc rete Noun but an Abstract Noun. An abstract noun refers to states, events, concepts, feelings, qualities, etc. that have no physical existence.eg: Freedom; happiness; idea; music are all abstract nouns that have no physical existence.An abstract noun can be either a countable noun or uncountable noun. Abstract nouns that refer to events are almost usually countable: a noise; a meeting.For reference (http://www.arts.uottawa.ca/writcent/hypergrammar/nouns.html) Concrete NounsA concrete noun is a noun which names anything (or anyone) that you can perceive through your physical senses: touch, sight, taste, hearing, or smell. A concrete noun is the opposite of a abstract noun.Abstract NounsAn abstract noun is a nou n which names anything which you can not perceive through your five physical senses, and is the opposite of a concrete noun. The highlighted words in the following sentences are all abstract nouns:Vocabulary learningThink about more abstract nouns you know. You may use a dictionary if necessary.For reference Abstract Nounsfriendship peace civilizatio romance humornhate liberty love charity hopefaith bravery comfort talent memorychildhood impression success failure lawskill feelin gs humor happiness sadnessloyalty joy strictness belief pridehonesty truth calm sympathy sleepprinciple th rill wit sensitivity power2. Read the words on the blackboard carefully and try to find the rules of forming abstract nouns from verbs and adjectives. You may notice that a suffix is used at th e end of each word.Nouns Adjectives suffixactivity loyalty cruelty popularity activeloyalcruelpopular-tyillness carelessne ss darkness happiness tiredness illcarelessdarkhappytired-nessNouns Verbs Suffixconfusion impression invasion revision confuseimpressinvaderevise-sionassociation attention attraction civiliza ti on destination direction explanation imagination operation preparation production promotion suggestion associateattendattrac tcivilizedestinedirectexplainimagineoperateprepareproducepromotesuggest-tionargument advertiseme argueadvertise-ment3. Read the instructions on page 46. Compare the words on the blackboard with the words in the tables. Pay att ention to the usage of abstract nouns. Most abstract nouns are uncountable. Only a few of them are countable, e.g., a hope, an idea, and a situation.4. Do exercise on page 46 individually.Answers(1) development (2) popularity (3) failure (4) connection(5) improvement (6) presentation (7) achievement (8) admirationPart Functionfloppy disc a flat piece of plastic for storing informationCD-ROM/DVD-ROM a CD or a DVD on which large amounts of information, soundand pictures can be storedkeyboard a set of keys for typingprinter a machine that puts the words and pictures onto papermouse a small device moved by hand to move the cursor on acomputer screenmouse mat a small square of plastic that is the best kind of surfaceon which to use a computer mo usehard drive this can store more information than a floppy discmonitor a screen that shows information from a computerscreen a part where you can see the words and picturesspeaker a part of the computer where the sound comes outRead the instructions and do the exercises on page 47.Answers(1) keyboar d (2) mouse (3) data (4) floppy disks (5) CD-ROMs(6) CPU (7) connect (8) e-mails (9) information (10) Web。