复合词、转换词

6



Self-supporting;Time-consuming Labor-saving;Record-breaking Self-defeating;Eye-catching 1. If you can afford it, buy somelabor-saving __________ devices, like a washing machine. 2. This ________ hairstyle seems to be more eye-catching suitable for Marry’s figure. 3. Most of Chinese university students are not financially _______. self-supporting 4. Taking care of a disabled child is a time-consum __________ job, but it is really rewarding in itself. 5. Phelps, the _______ swimmer at 2008 Bejing record-breaking Olympic Games, has been the hero of many American kids. 6. It will be _________ if you keep on dieting. self-defeating
an article in a magazine or newspaper and write down all the compound words
22
Fill in the blanks: turnover, breakthrough, dropout, output




1. A breakthrough has been made in Aids research. (important discovery) 2.Just after leaving school he went through the stage of being a dropout. (person who rejects society) 3. We have a rather rapid staff turnover. (change) 4. Output has increased thanks to new technology. (productiobirth control
Blood pressure
health
Food poisoning
health
Junk food
20
Burglar alarm

Income tax
money

Mail order
Pocket money
21
Choose

14
Fill in the blanks: off, on, of, out, up, back



4. It’ll never happen again. It’s definitely a one-off situation. (一 次性的) 5. He’s a smash hit here but he’s unheard-of (前所未闻的)in my country. 6. she bought a cut-out paper(用 纸或硬纸板做的图形) pattern and made her own dress.
2



You would be Well-advised _______ to tell him of your plans before you go. The well-dressed, _________ Soft-spoken man turned out to be a deceiver. Someone who is quick-tempered ___________ often gets angry without having a good reason.
4




3. Women who turn to sports for health time-consuming do not choose _________ programs. 4. it is important for an aged man to stay __________ care-free in order to live a long life. 5. Cars are furnished with ______ water-proof glass to enable them to stand the rainy weather. 6. in rainy season, this small river could become _________ waist-deepand thus dangerous for small children.
8

Stuck-up, quick-witted, absentminded, good-tempered, selfcentred, warm-hearted, bigheaded The girl was absent-minded _________ (forgetful ),easy-going (relaxed), Good-tempered _______ __________(cheerful), Warm-hearted (kind), and _________ Quick-witted (intelligent) if ___________ perhaps a little big-headed ________ (proud of herself), two-faced self-centred (hypocritical), _____________ (egotistical) and stuck-up (snobbish) at times.
17

Human beings, science fiction, letter box, earring, alarm clock, burglar alarm, heart attack, tea-bag, assembly line, package holiday, windscreen, blood donor, credit card, pedestrian crossing, data-processing, income-tax, birth control, family planning, junk food, blood pressure, food poisoning, mail order,
12
Exercises: use the dictionary to form new compound adjectives.
_eyed,
-proof, minded, -necked, -made, -free, headed, -hearted
13
Fill in the blanks: off, on, of, out, up, back
3
compound adjectives



Water-proof, waist-deep, timeconsuming, care-free, ice-cold, peace-loving, laborsaving 1. Before 1949, China, whose people are Peace-loving __________ was frequently involved in war. 2. the water was Ice-cold ________ and my hands were completely blue.
15
Compound
nouns
16

Green consumer, green ideas, green issues, green peace, green shoppers, green products, green protection, green technology, green voters
9
Adj.+v.+ing____ adj.



Good-looking Dingy-looking Ordinary-looking Easy-going Ever-lasting Sweet-smelling Far-reaching
10

Curly-haired, long-haired, red-haired, straight-haired First-hand, first-class, first-born Air-conditioned, duty-free, longdistance, record-breaking, sugar-free, bullet-proof, hand-made, longstanding, remote-controlled, timeconsuming, cut-price, interest-free, off-peak, second-class, top-secret, last-minute, part-time, world-famous
7
Draw a picture according to the passage

Tom was a curly-haired, sun-tanned, blue-eyed, rosy-cheeked, thin-lipped, broad-shouldered, lefthanded, slim-hipped, longlegged, flat-footed young man, wearing an opennecked shirt, brand-new, tight-fitting jeans and opentoed sandals.