Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage Part Four Language Study ENTER WBTLE
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E Part Four ENTER
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage Language Study Contents 工. Word Study I工。 Phrases and Expressions I工I。 Word Building IV. Grammar WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study II. Phrases and Expressions III. Word Building IV. Grammar Language Study
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy Word list: 1. avert 8. impersonal 15 reprimand 2. backdrop 9. inarticulate 16. segregate 3. confidentially 10. insoluble 17. sensation 4. conscience 11. jubilee 18, strained 5. constrain 12. outcry 19. sociable 6. contemplation 13. polish 20. slump 7. expel 14. renounce WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study Word list: 1. avert 2. backdrop 3. confidentially 4. conscience 5. constrain 6. contemplation 7. expel 8. impersonal 9. inarticulate 10. insoluble 11. jubilee 12. outcry 13. polish 14. renounce 15. reprimand 16. segregate 17. sensation 18. strained 19. sociable 20. slump
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy Synonyms 1. avert prevent/stop vt to prevent something unpleasant from happening avoid head off Examples: guard against a Talks will be held today in a final attempt to avert strike action avertphrase a Luckily the pilot saw the other plane just in time, and a disaster was narrowly averted a I was relieved that we had averted yet another financial crisis WBTLE To be continued on the next page BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study 1. avert vt. to prevent something unpleasant from happening Examples: Talks will be held today in a final attempt to avert strike action. Luckily the pilot saw the other plane just in time, and a disaster was narrowly averted. I was relieved that we had averted yet another financial crisis. Synonyms prevent/stop avoid head off guard against “avert” phrase To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy Synonyms look away avert one's gaze/eyes look up look around to look away from something so that you do turn your face not see it nway Word formation Examples aversion (n) 1 I wish I had power, just power enough to avert my eyes from her. a Henry averted his eyes as she undressed a I averted my gaze and felt uncomfortable WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study avert one’s gaze/eyes to look away from something so that you do not see it Examples: I wish I had power, just power enough to avert my eyes from her. Henry averted his eyes as she undressed. I averted my gaze and felt uncomfortable. Synonyms look away look up look around turn your face away Word formation aversion (n.)
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy 2. backdrop n a. the scenery behind something that you are looking at b, the conditions or situation in which something happens Examples: a The sea made a splendid backdrop to the garden a All this romance is set against a backdrop of rural irish life WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study n. a. the scenery behind something that you are looking at b. the conditions or situation in which something happens Examples: The sea made a splendid backdrop to the garden. All this romance is set against a backdrop of rural Irish life. 2. backdrop
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy Synonyms 3. confidential covert a. spoken or written in secret and intended to undercover be kept secret be veiled/ shrouded/ cloaked Examples: In secrecy a The information we received is of a highly hush-hush confidential nature and relates to nationa security a We hold confidential records on each employee WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study 3. confidential a. spoken or written in secret and intended to be kept secret Examples: The information we received is of a highly confidential nature and relates to national security. We hold confidential records on each employee. covert undercover be veiled/ shrouded/cloaked in secrecy hush-hush Synonyms
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy 4. conscience(1) n.a. the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong Word formation Examples: Conscientious(a) a He was a man of strong social conscience, who actively campaigned against poverty in all its forms a Well, at least i can face them all with a clear conscience(=when you know that you have done nothing wrong) WBTLE To be continued on the next page BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study n. a. the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is morally right or wrong Examples: He was a man of strong social conscience, who actively campaigned against poverty in all its forms. Well, at least I can face them all with a clear conscience (=when you know that you have done nothing wrong). Word formation Conscientious (a.) 4. conscience (1) To be continued on the next page
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy conscience(2) Synonyms n.b. a guilty feeling that you have about guilt something bad you have done remorse Examples shame a Ian felt a pang of conscience at having misjudged her a They have no conscience at all about cheating. (=not feel guilty about cheating) WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study Examples: Ian felt a pang of conscience at having misjudged her. They have no conscience at all about cheating. (=not feel guilty about cheating) n. b. a guilty feeling that you have about something bad you have done Synonyms guilt remorse shame conscience (2)
Lesson 4-A Drink in the Passage I. Wordstudy 5. constrain v.a. to stop someone from doing what they want to do b. to limit something Examples: a Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients a He felt constrained to accept the invitation Womens employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments WBTLE BAC
Lesson 4—A Drink in the Passage W B T L E I. Word Study v. a. to stop someone from doing what they want to do b. to limit something Examples: Financial factors should not constrain doctors from prescribing the best treatment for patients. He felt constrained to accept the invitation. Women’s employment opportunities are often severely constrained by family commitments. 5. constrain
