Book 2 Unit 9 Active Reading 1New words1. caterv. to provide food and drinks at an eventComplete the sentences with appropriate prepositions.(1) Football fans are well catered _for_.(2) The TV shows are catering _to_ old audiences.(3) The school aims to cater _for_ children of all abilities.Do you know the difference between these phrases?cater for sb./sth. to provide people with everything they want or needcater to sb./sth. to provide people with something they want or need, especially something unusual or special2. dreadv. to feel very worried about sth. that might happen or is going to happenComplete the sentences with the words in the column.dread (n./v.) dreaded dreadful dreadfully(1) John felt _dreadfully_ tired.(2) I hear the _dreaded_ Miss Jones is going to be at the meeting.(3) It’s a _dreadful_ shame that you can’t go.(4) She started to _dread_ seeing him.(5) He lives in _dread_ of meeting her again.3. numerousa. existing in large numbers; manyFigure out the meaning of underlined words.(1) The car was seen in the area on numerous occasions . 多次(2)I’ve made mistakes too numerous to mention. 多得数不清4. optionn. something that you can choose in a particular situationTranslate the following sentences.(1)她没有别的选择,只好承认了实情。
She had no option but to admit the truth.(2) You have the option of hiking there or going by bus.你可以选择步行或坐公共汽车到那儿。
Figure out the meaning of the following expressions行得通的选择 a viable option暂不做决定; 保留灵活的选择权keep/leave your options open轻松/ 容易的选择soft/easy optionoptionala. available or possible if you want it, but you do not have to have it or do itFigure out the meaning of underlined words.(1) The history course is optional, but English is compulsory. 选修的(2)Remote central locking comes as an optional extra. (需另外交费的)额外可选之物5. entertainv. to give a performance that people enjoyComplete the sentences with the words in the columnentertain entertaining entertainment(1) In professional sports, the responsibility is on everyone to entertain_ the crowd.(2) The company produces entertaining_ and informative programs.(3) The boy is making his mark in the __entertainment__ business before he has even left school.6. bolster / bolster upto make something stronger or more effectiveTranslate the following sentences.(1)他的得分将增强他对下场比赛的信心。
His score will bolster his confidence for the next match.(2) The campaign is designed to bolster the government’s image as being tough on crime.这项运动是为了提升政府坚决打击犯罪的形象。
7. look toto keep an eye on; to hope forComplete the sentences with phrasal verbs of look.look after look back look for look forward to look inlook into look through look to look up look up to1 I will be near your mother’s home tomorrow so I’ll _look in and tell her you are doing well.2 I am very busy _looking for_a job, but it isn’t easy.3 I can’t remember, but you can__look_ it_up_ in the University Handbook.4 It was hard work but I am sure when you __ look back_ you will think it was worth doing.5 Will you _ look through_my assignment for me and see if you can spot any obvious mistakes?6 My grandfather isn’t very well so I am going to visit and _look after_him for a few weeks.7 It’s a big challenge – they are _looking to__me to score some baskets and save the team.8 The police are _looking into__the robbery so we hope they can find who did it.9 Thank you for all your help. I really _look forward to _ meeting you next week at the conference.10 He is a wonderful teacher and we all look up to__ her and treasure our time with her.Useful phrases1.在舞台上昂首阔步2.重要人物3.尽情玩耍/工作/唱歌4.匆忙草就一周的文章5.需要学生付出大量的时间6.实践年7.偿还债务8.得到最好的工作9.维持生计10.象牙塔strut across the stagea leading lightplay/work/sing one’s heart outdash off the week’s essaymake heavy demand on students’ time a gap yearpay off the debtwalk into top jobsmake ends meetivory tower11.聊到深夜12.做一项公众服务13.为····做贡献14.帮助病人或老年人15.在假日营里招待贫困儿童16.在第三世界国家教书17.做农业或环境研究项目chat late into the nightcarry out a public service make contributions to …help the sick or elderly entertain underprivilegedchildren on holiday camps teach in a Third World country work on agricultural orenvironmental projectsLanguage points1. They were going to be the best three years of your life, and you knew it.The clauses in the sentence are ordered to emphasize that the statement and the fact that people were aware of it are equally important. He knew she was a rich woman is simply a statement of fact, but She was a rich woman, and he knew it shows he was very conscious of it and it affected his behaviour greatly.那将是你一生中最美好的三年，你知道这一点。