Unit4答案

Unit4答案 Keys to Unit 4 Unit 4 Idiomatic Aspect of English Word Combinations Check Your Understanding State whether each of the following statements is True or false. a. Lexical chunks can be either individual words or a group of high frequent words [ F ] b. Collocation is a sequence of words which co-occur more often than would be expected by chance.. [ T ] c. The most important accesses to English collocations are dictionaries and corpus-based programs. [ T ] d. Idioms are the sentences the meaning of which can always be inferred to from the meaning of its components. [ F ] e. Each language has its specific proverbs with regards to their origins [F ] In-Class Activities 1．Collocation is one of the wide range of relationship that relate to the appropriate interpretation and productive use of vocabulary. By having collocations of language in long-term memory, language reception and language production are made more effective. Read the following passage and find collocations in it. Ads and Seasons Advertising follows the season. In winter, advertisers try to warm up their audience. In December and January, advertisers often place their products near a crackling fire. This appeals to all of us, especially when we are trying to keep warm in sub-zero weather. Other advertisers may place their product in a tropical setting. Because many people would like to be in a warm climate in winter, they are attentive to such advertising. Apparently, a setting can often influence consumers to buy a product. Summer advertising is designed to make us feel cool. A tall glass filled with ice can increase the appeal of a simple glass of water. When it is ninety degrees outside, cool white cream applied to a sunburn promises relief for red-hot skin. Advertisements offering escape from the blistering heat of summer appeal to all of us. 4. Some idioms have a noun as the key word in each and functions as a noun in the sentence, e.g. a white elephant [Adj +N] (something useless and unwanted but big and costly), some functions as adjectives or adverbs, but the constituents are not necessarily adjectives or adverbs, e.g. cut and dried [Adj+Adj] (already settled and unlikely to be changed) tooth and nail[N+Conj +N] (with great violence and determination) Read the following idioms and analyze their constituents and paraphrase their meanings. (1)brain trust[N+N] (a group of people with special knowledge who answer questions or give advice) (2)in noting flat [Prep +N+Adj] (in a very little time; soon) (3)flesh and blood [N+Conj+N] ( relatives or family) (4)an apple of discord[N+Prep+N] (cause of disagreement or argument, etc.) (5)the apple of one’s eye [Det+N+Prep+Det+N] (they are very important to a person and he extremely is fond of them) (6)Jack of all trades [N+Prep+Det+N] (a person who can do many different kinds of work but may not be good at any of them) (7)Through thick and thin[Prep+Adj+Conj+Adj] (through all difficulties and troubles) (8)Safe and sound [Adj+Conj+Adj] (be still alive or unharmed after being in danger) (9)as right as rain [Conj+Adj+Conj+N] (be completely well and healthy again) (10)once in a blue moon [Adv+Prep+Det+Adj+N] (emphasizing that it does not happen very often at all) (11)double-edged sword[Adj+N] ( something that has both negative effects and positive effects) (12)green fingers [Adj+N] ( someone is very good at gardening and their plants grow well.) 5. Quite often idioms are complete sentences. They are mainly proverbs and saying, including colloquialisms and catchphrases. As far as sentential types are concerned, they embrace declarative, interrogative, imperative and exclamative sentences. In terms of syntactic complexity, they can be further divided into simple, compound and complex sentences. Read the following idioms and analyze their structures. a. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. (Declarative, simple) b.Never do things by halves (Imperative, simple) c.Art is long, life is short. (Compound) d.All is not gold that glitters. (Complex) e.Kill the goose that laid the golden egg. (Complex) f. A friend in need is a friend indeed. (Complex) Post-Class Tasks 1.Match the idioms on the left with the definition on the right. a. hold one’s tongue (5) b. behind closed doors (13) c. a slap in the face ( 14) d. a bitter pill to swallow (6) e. foot the bill for something (7) f. rule of thumb (8) g. throw cold water on (12) h. put all one’s eggs in one basket (3) i. in deep water (1) j. dip your toe into something (10) k. on cloud nine (11) l. see red (4) m. full of beans (9) n. keep one’s nose clean (2) 2. Complete each of the idioms with only one word. 1)bite the bullet 2)polish the apple 3)red carpet 4)tit for tat 5)nip in the bud 6)flea in one’s ear 7)burn the midnight oil 8)bell the cat