: ( ) Unit 7. Grammar Word Study adj. lonely willing responsible poor careful kind n. loneliness willingness responsibility poverty carefulness kindness.

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Unit 7

GrammarGrammar

Word Study adj.

lonely

willing

responsible

poor

careful

kind

n.

　 loneliness

　 willingness

responsibility

　poverty

　　 carefulness

kindness

v.

kill

represent

suffer

invent

write

n.

killer

　　 representative

　 suffering

　 inventor

writer

Fill in the blanks.

1. He ________ the importance of

protecting the water resources in his

speech at the Earth Summit.

2. We hope that women will have

true________ of opportunity with

men.

stressed

equality

3. During the interview, the young

man asked about the job

_____________ as a shop assistant.

4. How many Chinese

______________ will attend the

international conference in

Stockholm, Sweden?

responsibility

representatives

5. The chairman ____________ what

they said and drew a conclusion that

we must take action to save the earth.

6. When I asked her yesterday, she

showed great __________ to come and

help.

summarised

willingness

Practice on Page139

access

1) 你在家能上网吗？ Have you access to the Internet at

home?

Translation

2) 我不知道密码，所以无法用他的电 脑。 I can’t use/gain access to his

computer, since I don’t know the

password.

3) 有一条密道直通王宫。 There is a secret access directly to the

Palace.

alternative

1) 除了这种办法，再没其他方法能 解决这道题。 Besides this method, there is no ot

her alternative to solve the problem.

2) 这个春节我想回家看看，不过如果买不到火车票，我还有另一个计划—逛博物馆。

I want to go home this Spring Fe

stival. But if I can’t buy a ticket, I als

o have an alternative plan: visit to a

museum.

content

1) 我对这个网站的内容不感兴趣。 I’m not interested in the contents of

this website.

2) 她不满足于平静的生活。 She is not content to live a peaceful li

fe.

3) 读书之前先看看目录。 Look through the contents before r

eading .

Per

1) 这辆车正以每小时 100 公里的速度疾驶。

The car is running at a speed of 10

0 km per hour.

2) 我们想找一个打字速度每分钟不低于 150 字的文秘。

We want to hire a secretary who c

an type not less than 150 words per m

inute.

3) 你每周从父母那儿拿多少零花钱？ How much pocket money do you get

from your parents per week?

Grammar

1. Conferences like the Earth

Summit help people understand that

there exist serious problems and that

there is still time to take action.

2. Not until we know more will we be

able to improve the situation.

Inversion

3. Among the speakers was China’s th

en Premier Zhu Rongji, who stressed t

he need for equality and fairness in th

e world.

4. A better understanding of the envir

onment is necessary, as is the willingn

ess to act.

5. Only by changing how we live can

we save the earth.

6. Had I known that air conditioners

cause so much pollution, I would

never have bought one.

7. Without international cooperation,

developing countries cannot prosper,

nor will sustainable development be

possible.

The word order of each

sentence is different from the

normal sentence. The word order

is not “Subject + Verb” , but

“Verb +Subject” or “Aux/Mod +

Subject + Verb”.

Explain the structure

1. there exist + S

Just like there be, which express a

state for existence, it is full inversion.

e.g. There is a pen and some books

on the table.

There stands a beautiful building

near our school.

2. Not until + S + V. + Aux/Mod/be + S

3. Prep. phrase + v. + S (full inversion)

4. as/so/neither/nor + aux/mod + S

5. Only + adverbial + Aux/Mod/b + S

+ V

6. This is a special inversion. In some

special forms of unreal conditional

clauses including if had/were/ should,

if can be left out, and had/should/

were comes before subject.

7. To avoid repetition ,“nor” is placed

at the beginning of the sentences

which say that people (or thing or

situation ) are the same as others that

have been mentioned.

Practice

Rewrite the following sentences.

1. We did not know much about global

warming until we watched the Earth D

ay programme on TV.

Not until we watched the Earth Day

progrmme on TV did we know much a

bout global warming.

2. We can save the earth only by

learning to live in harmony with

nature.

Only by learning to live in

harmony with nature can we save the

earth.

3. I knew that air pollution causes

almost three million deaths every

year only after the meeting.

Only after the meeting did I know

that air pollution causes almost three

million deaths every year.

4. I will never forget the day when I

made a very important speech on the

Earth Day Summit.

Never will I forget the day when I

made a very important speech on the

Earth Day Summit.

5. The Earth Summit is not only a place

to talk about problems, but also a place

to find solutions for the future.

Not only is the Earth Summit a place

to talk about problems, it is a place to

find solutions for the future too.

6. Julia did not believe what he said

until she went there and saw the dirty

river herself.

Not until she went there and saw the

dirty river herself did Julia believe

what he said.

7. Better education is not only

important for improving ourselves but

also for developing our society.

Not only is better education

important for improving ourselves, it is

important for developing our society

too.

8. Never have I realized that water is

so precious.

Never did I realize that water is so

precious.

1. If I had not listened to the speeches,

I would not have realized that many of

the things I do every day are bad for

the environment.

Rewrite the following sentences ,

using Inversion.

Had I not listened to the speeches, I

would not have realized that many of

the things I do every day are bad for

the environment.

2. I do not buy products that cause

pollution. Most people I know do not

buy them, either.

I do not buy products that cause

pollution. Neither do most people I

know.

3. If you had not lent Bob any money,

nothing would have happened.

Had you not lent Bob any money,

nothing would have happened.

4. I have never seen such beautiful

scenery in my life.

Never in my life have I seen

such beautiful scenery!

5. If we had known that you were in ho

spital, we would have come to see you.

Had we known you were in hospital,

we would have come to see you.

6. She had hardly sat down to have a

rest when the doorbell rang and in

came Allan.

Hardly had she sat down to have a

rest when the doorbell rang and in

came Allan.

7. If I had not been there when the

accident occurred, I would not have

believed it.

Had I not been there when the

accident occurred, I would not have

believed it.

8. I realized that I was wrong only

after the experiment.

Only after the experiment did I

realize that I was wrong.

9. The local government decided to

move the factories that caused serious

pollution only after the meeting.

Only after the meeting did the local

government decided to move the

factories that caused serious

pollution.

Not until late last night had he

finished writing his report on

environmental protection.

10. He had not finished writing his

report on environmental protection

until late last night.

Ex.1 on P140

2) Hardly were people prepared for

the darkness.

3) The water supply is not enough

because of lasting drought, neither is

the coal supply.

　 4) Not only do they limit the power

　　 supply to business, but also buy

coal or electricity from other parts of

China.

　 5) Not until 2006 will the electricity s

upply shortage be solved.

Homework

1. Master the usage of inversion.

2. Ask the students to preview the

next lesson about integrating skills.