新标准大学英语（第二版）综合教程2（智慧版）南京师范大学编B2U2.pptx

Languageinuse;Wordformation:-ancyand–ance

Wordsendingin-ancyrefertoastateratherthantoaperson.Forexample,infancyreferstothestateofbeingasmallchild.Thesewordsareoftenformedfromadjectivesornouns(egaccountant–accountancy).

Thesuffix-ancecombineswithsomeverbstoformnounswhichrefertotheaction,processorstateindicatedbytheverb.Forexample,disturbanceisthestateofbeingdisturbed.;1LookatthesentencesfromthepassageHowempathyunfolds.

;Nowcompletethesentenceswiththewordsinbracketsandthesuffix-ancyor-ance.

1Despitebeingupset,infantsshow_________ofanewsituationquitequickly.(accept)

2Scientistsnowthinkthat_________tests,suchascross-countryrunning,aregoodfortheolderchild’shealth.(endure)

3Iwanttogetajobasateacher,buttherearen’tmany________atthemoment.(vacant)

4Thechildren’s___________inmotormimicryfadesataroundtwoandahalfyears.(perform)

5Theyhaveanextremelylow________ofphysicalpainwhenthey’reveryyoung.(tolerate);6Melcan’tmakehismindupaboutanything.His________isabitworrying.(hesitant)

7Evenatninemonths,oneinfantoftenwishestogive_________toanotherinfant.(assist)

8Anormal_________lastsforabout40weeks.(pregnant)

9Somechildrenareanxiousandseemtolack__________whentheyfirststartschool.(reassure);Wordformation:mis-

Theprefixmis-usuallymeanssomethingwrongorincorrect.Forexample,ifwemistranslatesomething,wetranslateitincorrectly.Mis-canbeusedbeforenounsandverbs.

2LookatthesentencefromthepassageHowempathyunfolds.

Children,theyfound,weremoreempathicwhenthedisciplineincludedcallingstrongattentiontothedistresstheirmisbehaviourcausedsomeoneelse…;Nowanswerthequestionsandcheckwithyourdictionaryifnecessary.

1Whathappensifyoudon’tunderstandsomethingproperly?

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