2014秋八年级上册英语单元单词拓展Unit4.doc

Unit 4Section Atheater ['θɪətə] n.剧场；电影院；戏院 【用法】【英】theatre,用于专有名词时须加定冠词the,并大写首字母 e.g. How often du you go to the theater? It’s an open-air theater. comfortable ['kʌmftəbl] adj.舒适的；充裕的【反义词】uncomfortable【比较级】more comfortable【用法】可修饰名词做定语，也可做句子的表语 e.g. Most people like going out to see sceneries in spring because they want to have a comfortable trip. 多数人喜欢春天出去看风景因为他们想有个舒适的旅行 She feels uncomfortable when she speaks in public.seat [siːt] n.座位；坐处（如椅子等）　【含义】①座位 e.g. Shall we change seats? He sits on the back seat. ②席位，职位 e.g. She won a seat in the Parliament at the election. 她在选举中赢得了议会中的席位。

【短语】take a seat 请坐 take one’s seat 坐下，就做【拓展】作动词，“使就做，使就位”，为及物动词，一般后接人或反身代词做宾语，常用于be seated结构中 e.g. He seated himself at the desk. 他自己坐在桌子旁 Mary was seated near the fire. 玛丽坐在炉火的旁边 screen [skriːn] n.屏幕；银幕　 e.g. wide screen 宽银幕 on a screen 在屏幕上 electric screen 电子屏幕 The TV has a big screen.【拓展】作动词，“遮蔽，掩护” e.g. screen eyes 挡住眼睛 screen the house 把房子遮起来close [kləʊs] v.①关；合拢；不开放；停业　【近义词】near 【反义词】open 【比较级】closer 【最高级】closest②及物动词，“关，关闭”closed既可做close的过去式，也可做形容词，“关闭的，闭的”。

e.g. What time do the shops close? The shop is closed for a week.The company has decided to close its three branches in Europe. 该公司已决定关闭在欧洲的三个分公司 The window is closed. We can see nothing in the room. 【拓展】①做副词，“接近地” e.g. Stand close to me. They sat close together. ②adj. “接近的”，其后常加介词to,即be close to... “离...近”，通常指空间距离极小做定语时，也可引申指亲属、朋友之间的紧密联系，“亲密的，密切的” e.g. A close mouth catches no flies. 病从口入 Our house is close to the bus stop. ③n. “终止，结束” e.g. They tried to bring the war to a close.ticket ['tɪkɪt] n.票；入场劵【用法】a ticket to... “一张...的票/入场劵” e.g. a single ticket 单程票 a return ticket 往返票 a ticket to the show【归纳】表示所属关系时用to的名词有： answer, key, bridge, way, entrance, exit 等。

worst [wɜːst] adj.& adv.最坏的；最差的【用法】bad和badly的最高级形式，反义词为best e.g. Things at the worst will mend. 否极泰来 We should hope for the best but prepare for the worst.cheaply ['tʃiːpli] adv.廉价地；粗俗地　 e.g. I bought this car very cheaply. That market sells fruits and vegetables cheaply. song [sɒŋ] n.歌曲；歌唱 　 e.g. a folk song 民歌 a pop song Who sings this song? We remember this song.choose [tʃuːz] v.选择；决定 【过去式】 chose 【过去分词】chosen e.g. Choose your friends carefully. They choose to go to New York for their holiday. carefully ['keəfəli] adv.小心地，认真地 【用法】与careful的比较级和最高级都是在词前加more或most。

e.g. Listen to me carefully. 　reporter [rɪ'pɔːtə(r)] n.记者 e.g. The reporter didn’t go to bed until he finished writing the article.那位记者写完这篇文章才上床睡觉 When she was a reporter in the USA, she reported a lot of interesting news. so far到目前为止；迄今为止 【用法】固定搭配，“迄今为止，到目前为止”，常与现在完成时连用 e.g. So far the work has been easy but things may change. So far, he has been the leader of this company.【拓展】若不强调所描述的谓语动作一直持续到现在，只是侧重描述一种客观现象，则可用一般现在时（谓语动词常为某些状态动词） e.g. So far, it is only talk.fresh [freʃ] adj.新鲜的；清新的【用法】常用来修饰食物、空气等。

e.g. fresh food fresh fruit Please open the window and let the fresh air fortably ['kʌmftəbli] adv.舒服地；容易地；充裕地 e.g. He settled himself more comfortably in his chair. My car holds four people comfortably. worse [wɜːs] adj. & adv. 更坏的；更差的【用法】bad和badly的比较级形式，反义词为better. e.g. Learning makes a good man better and ill man worse. (谚)好人越学越好，坏人越学越坏 I have a worse mark than you. service ['sɜːvɪs] n.服务 e.g. The food was good but the service was terrible. He spent a life of service to others.【拓展】serve v. 为......服务 e.g. First come, first service. (谚)先来后到。

The waiter served his customer tea. = The waiter served tea to his customer.　 pretty ['prɪti] ①adv.相当地;十分；非常 e.g. The game was pretty good. The first question was difficult, but the rest were pretty easy.【短语】pretty good 相当好；很好 ②adj.漂亮的 e.g. a pretty little girl You look so pretty in that dress.menu ['menjuː] n.菜单 e.g. The waiter handed her a menu. act [ækt] v.行动；表演(角色)　【含义】①表演；演戏 e.g. Have you ever acted? ②行动；做事 e.g. Think carefully before you act.(谚)三思而后行。

③行为，举止 e.g. John’s been acting strangely lately.【单词拓展】actor/ actress/ acting 表演，演艺事业 action 行动，行为/ active 活跃的meal [miːl] n.一餐；膳食 【用法】可指早、中晚餐，也可表示一顿饭的时间，即“用餐时间”，或一餐所吃的食物 e.g. Don’t forget to wash your hands before you have meals. We have three meals a day. 　 Section Bno problem没什么；不客气 creative [kri'eɪtɪv] adj.创造的，创造性的； e.g. He is very creative musician. This is a creative idea.。