Unit 1 living well

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1. Do you know anyone with a mental or physical disability?

disability:  [c] a physical or mental condition that makes it difficult for sb to use a part of their body properly, or to learn normally

eg: Public places are becoming more accessible to people with disabilities.

She manages to lead a normal life in spite of her physical disabilities.

词汇拓展：

disabled: adj sb who is disabled cannot use a part of their body properly, or cannot learn easily

eg: The theatre has good access for the disabled.

 

2. What have they done to try to overcome these difficulties?

overcome: vt to successfully control a feeling or problem that prevents you from achieving sth

eg: He struggled to overcome his shy.

3. She is proud to have taken part in competitions and to have broken a record by running two laps this year.

4. He had the questions read to him …

 能用在复合宾语结构中的常见动词

 have sb/sth + do/doing/done

 make sb/sth + do/ done/adj

 find/catch sb/sth+ doing/done/adj

 see sb/sth+ doing/done

同步练习

 1）Don’t have the water A__ while you brush your teeth.

    A. run         B. running     C. being run    D. to run

 2）The baby looked ill, so she thought she must have it_A___as soon as possible.

   A. examined      B. examining

   C. examine      D. to be examined

  3）He can’t read or write. Who do you think he  _A___ the letter?

  A. had write    B. had writing

  C. had written   D. had to write

5. Now his ambition is to become an actor.

ambition: [C]a strong desire to achieve sth

  achieve/fulfil/realize an ambition

eg: My teachers always told me that I lacked ambition, and would never get anywhere.

  I do think as long as you've got ambitions in life you can do anything you want.

词汇拓展： ambitious

 

7. It gives ordinary young people with s disablity a chance to tell their personal stories.

8. beneficial: adj having a good effect

 eg: a drug that has a beneficial effect on the immune system

词汇拓展： benefit： vi/vt

 eg: I'm sure you'll benefit greatly from the visit to London.

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9. I have learnt to adapt to my disability. adapt: vi/vt  to gradually change your   behaviour and attitudes in order to be successful in a new situation

adapt to…

adapt sth to do sth

eg: After living in a house with a garden, it's hard to adapt to live in a flat.

Researchers had adapted a blood test to look for early signs of the disease.

be used to (doing)sth

【拓展】

You will soon get accustomed to the climate here

 

10. It is difficult to know what the future holds.

eg: It is important to distinguish between the current situation and what the future holds.

词汇拓展：

distinguish: vt to recognize and understand the difference between two or more things or people

eg: Even an expert would find it hard to distinguish between the original painting and the copy.

 

11. Eric came running into the room, out of breath (=having difficulty breathing because he had just been running).

 The view from the top will take your breath away.

 Save your breath. She's already made up her mind.

12. I was too weak to go to school so …

   too ... to …:

 eg: He is too young to do the job by himself.

 他太激动了以至于说不出话来。

He was too excited to say a word.

 

He is too willing to help others in trouble.

{willing ;ready; glad｝

You can not be too careful to cross the road.

not /never too…: 无论怎样都不过分

It cannot be too strongly emphasized that maths is the basis of science.

 

13. The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not make me annoyed, and I just ignore them.

 1). annoy: vt 使令动词

 2). ignore: to deliberately(=on purpose) pay no attention to sth that you have been told or that you know

about:

eg: Don't ignore me when I'm talking to you!

14. so +adj +a+ n

    as +adj +a+ n

   too +adj +a+ n

 

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15. handy: adj 方便的, 手边的,

   eg: I always keep my gun  handy  just in case.

   Our flat is very handy for the schools.

16. meet with sb's approval: 得到…同意

eg: His plan have met with widespread opposition/disapproval.

meet with success  获得成功

meet with a disaster  遇难,  摊上灾难

meet with bad weather

meet with much recognition

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