《大学英语读写》课程教学资源（B）Ⅰ_大学英语读写（B）Ⅰ_Language in use B1U5

Language in use 1 Replace the underlined words with compounds 2 Replace the underlined words with phrasal verbs 3 Rewrite the sentences using So inversion that 4 Complete the sentences with suitable expressions 5 Translate the paragraph into Chinese 6 Translate the paragraph into English

Language in use 1 Replace the underlined words with compounds 2 Replace the underlined words with phrasal verbs 3 Rewrite the sentences using So + inversion + that 4 Complete the sentences with suitable expressions 5 Translate the paragraph into Chinese 6 Translate the paragraph into English

Language in use Word formation: down in compound words and phrasal verbs Downsize is a compound made from down size.It means "to make(an organization)smaller". Close down is a phrasal verb.It means "to close (a business)permanently". 1 Look at the sentences from the passage The death of the newspaper. .The New York Times Company has downsized hundreds of jobs . The Baltimore Sun has closed down its foreign news bureaux. more

Word formation: down in compound words and phrasal verbs Downsize is a compound made from down + size. It means “to make (an organization) smaller”. Close down is a phrasal verb. It means “to close (a business) permanently”. 1 Look at the sentences from the passage The death of the newspaper. . The New York Times Company has downsized hundreds of jobs . The Baltimore Sun has closed down its foreign news bureaux. Language in use

Language in use Now replace the underlined words with compounds made from down and the words in brackets. 1 I'm going to the centre of town tonight.(town) downtown 2 I need to transfer this data onto my computer.(load) download 3 I'm afraid they're going to move me to a job which is less important.(grade) downgrade More

Now replace the underlined words with compounds made from down and the words in brackets. 1 I’m going to the centre of town tonight. (town) downtown 2 I need to transfer this data onto my computer. (load) download 3 I’m afraid they’re going to move me to a job which is less important. (grade) downgrade Language in use

Language in use 4 The editor's office is on the floor below this one.(stairs) downstairs 5 Why have you bought such a cheap and popular tabloid? (market) downmarket 6 There has been a sharp fall in demand in recent months. (turn) downturn END

4 The editor’s office is on the floor below this one. (stairs) downstairs 5 Why have you bought such a cheap and popular tabloid? (market) downmarket 6 There has been a sharp fall in demand in recent months. (turn) downturn Language in use

Language in use 2 Replace the underlined words with More uses of down phrasal verbs made from the verbs in The computer system is down again brackets and down. Everything had been 1 House prices began to fall a few months carefully planned,down to the last detail. ago.(go) Demand for heating go down energy last winter was down by about ten per cent. 2 I applied for a job with the local paper, It's down to the prime minister to find out what but they didn't offer it to me.(turn) went wrong. All these problems are turned me down getting me down. We were down to our last 3 You are expected to leave the position traveller's cheque when after three years as president.(stand) we got back to the airport. stand down ■cre

2 Replace the underlined words with phrasal verbs made from the verbs in brackets and down. 1 House prices began to fall a few months ago. (go) go down 2 I applied for a job with the local paper, but they didn’t offer it to me. (turn) turned me down 3 You are expected to leave the position after three years as president. (stand) stand down Language in use

Language in use 4 It's time we all started to work.(get) More uses of down got down The computer system is 5 For centuries these stories have been down again. Everything had been transmitted from one generation to the carefully planned,down next.(hand) to the last detail. Demand for heating handed down energy last winter was down by about ten per cent. 6 The government lowered interest rates It's down to the prime in order to tackle inflation.(bring) minister to find out what went wrong. brought down All these problems are getting me down. 7 She started crying when she heard the We were down to our last news.(break) traveller's cheque when we got back to the airport. broke down END

4 It’s time we all started to work. (get) got down 5 For centuries these stories have been transmitted from one generation to the next. (hand) handed down 6 The government lowered interest rates in order to tackle inflation. (bring) brought down 7 She started crying when she heard the news. (break) broke down Language in use

Language in use So +inversion that When adjectives or adverbial phrases starting with so,the subject and the auxiliary verb are inverted.We often do this for emphasis and to express the extreme degree of what is being described. 3 Look at the sentence. The news was so striking that years after the event,many people can still remember exactly what they were doing when they first heard it. You can rewrite it like this: So striking was the news that,years after the event,many people can still remember exactly what they were doing when they first heard it. more

So + inversion + that When adjectives or adverbial phrases starting with so, the subject and the auxiliary verb are inverted. We often do this for emphasis and to express the extreme degree of what is being described. 3 Look at the sentence. The news was so striking that years after the event, many people can still remember exactly what they were doing when they first heard it. You can rewrite it like this: So striking was the news that, years after the event, many people can still remember exactly what they were doing when they first heard it. Language in use

Language in use Now rewrite the sentences using So inversion that. 1 The newsreader's accent was so odd that I couldn't understand what she was saying. So odd was the newsreader's accent that I couldn't understand what she was saying. 2 The language on that programme was so incredibly bad that I switched off the TV. So incredibly bad was the language on that programme that I switched off the TV. more

Now rewrite the sentences using So + inversion + that. 1 The newsreader’s accent was so odd that I couldn’t understand what she was saying. So odd was the newsreader’s accent that I couldn’t understand what she was saying. 2 The language on that programme was so incredibly bad that I switched off the TV. So incredibly bad was the language on that programme that I switched off the TV. Language in use

Language in use 3 The story was so exaggerated that it had to be completely rewritten. So exaggerated was the story that it had to be completely rewritten. 4 Frank's reactions were so slow that he wasn't able to avoid hitting the car in front. So slow were Frank's reactions that he wasn't able to avoid hitting the car in front. END

3 The story was so exaggerated that it had to be completely rewritten. So exaggerated was the story that it had to be completely rewritten. 4 Frank’s reactions were so slow that he wasn’t able to avoid hitting the car in front. So slow were Frank’s reactions that he wasn’t able to avoid hitting the car in front. Language in use

Language in use Collocations Nouns which often go after: claim benefit 4 Complete the sentences with suitable compensation responsibility victory expressions from the collocation box. establish contact relationship reputation rule Sometimes more than one collocation is historical event evidence research possible. significance 1 There's a(n)general /growing /recent Verbs which often go before: impact assess have trend for older people to read their increase make reduce newspapers online. instinct follow ignore obey trust 2 Don't ask me;follow /obey your instinct Adjectives which often go before: impact great negative and do what you think is right. positive significant social 3 No organization has claimed responsibility instinct aggressive animal basic matemal for the bombing,so it must have been natural trend current general carried out by an individual terrorist. growing recent underlying More

Collocations 4 Complete the sentences with suitable expressions from the collocation box. Sometimes more than one collocation is possible. 1 There’s a(n) _ _ for older people to read their newspapers online. 2 Don’t ask me; _ your _ and do what you think is right. 3 No organization has _ _ for the bombing, so it must have been carried out by an individual terrorist. Language in use follow / obey instinct general / growing / recent claimed responsibility trend