The second period for Language points for Reading
Step1.Revision
Check the homework.
Step2.Key points
1.that is to say /that is 也就是说，即 常用来进一步解释前面说过的事情。这是个固定短语，在句中作插入语，前面都可有逗号，后面可接句子或短语。
eg. My boss has asked me to attend a lecture about the use of the Internet three days from now, that is to say, on Friday.
John is a Londoner, that is to say, he lives in London.
2.value n.价值， 重要性，益处
eg. People seldom realize the value of health till they have lost it.
What is the value of the book?
This is the value of regular exercise.
value v.重视，尊重，估计
eg. I’ve always valued your friendship/your advice.
The Ss have always valued their teachers.
The machine is valued at 1,000 yuan.
3.form v.形成，构成， 养成，想出，成立
eg. Five colleges formed the university.
Water forms almost three quarters of the human body.
Clouds are forming on the top of the hill.
form a /the habit form in line in the form of
form n.形状，外形，形式
eg. She has a tall graceful form.
These are two different forms of the same thing.
4.in need of 需要中的，需要。。。。。后接名词或代词
eg. We’re collecting money for families in need.
Our school is in great need of English teachers.
need v.
We need to work harder./ We need work harder.
sth. need doing/ to be done.(want , require)
eg. The old temple needs repairing/ to be repaired.
5.turn to 转向， 致力于；求助于，翻到，开始行动
eg. Please turn to page 216.
When you are in trouble ,you may turn to your teacher (for help).
区别turn down/ turn up turn in turn on/ turn off
turn out turn over
eg. 1). After he left the university he became a teacher, but later he turned _____ translation.
A. for B. with C. to D. on
2). The English evening turned out______ a great success.
A. be B. being C. to be D. to have
6. acquire 获得， 取得，拥有
eg. She acquired a good knowledge of English by careful study.
If you did not steal the watch, you had better explain how you did acquire it.
acquire/ earn/ win /gain/ obtain/get
acquire 指通过自己的努力或经过一个过程而获得才能，智力等；earn一般是通过自身劳动而获得报酬或因自身劳动而得到的荣誉等；win指的是通过努力而得到有一定价值的东西或因占有优势而得到。
gain凭相当大的努力在竞争或斗争获得报酬，荣誉，知识，进步等。
obtain 通过较大努力或经过相当一段时间才获得早已希望得到的东西。
get 最普遍用语。
.knowledge 不可数名词，“理解，知识，通晓
eg. He is man with rich knowledge.
My knowledge of French is poor.
To the best of my knowledge, he is honest and reliable.
He has a good knowledge of English.
Longjing is a good tea.
This is a fine paper.
Ex: One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain______ good knowledge of basic word formation.
A. / B. the C. a D. one
7．Communicate （1）联系, 通消息, 交流思想 (vi)
Eg. They had no way to communicate with Kurt.
The two friends haven’t communicated with each other for years.
（2）传达, 表达, 传送(vt)
Eg. With his help, we tried to communicate the feelings to the hosts.
You don’t communicate your ideas well in the essay.
（3）传染 (vt.)
Eg. He communicated the disease to the rest of his family.
School children often communicate colds to each other.
communication n 通讯联系, 通信息
eg. I must get into communication with him on this subject.
communication satellite 通讯卫星
sort all sorts of 各种各样的，一切种类的
eg. all sorts of services/ goods/ books/work
sort v. 将事物分类， 整理
sort out 理顺， 整理， 区分
8.search 搜查
eg. The doctor searched the wound and found the bullet.
They searched everywhere but could not find the lost child.
search for sb./ sth. 与 search sb./ sth. , search sw. for sb./sth. 区分
eg. Police and tracker dogs searched the woods for the missing boy.
I have searched my mind for a reason, but can find none.
search through 仔细搜寻一遍
in search of = in one’s search for （引起状语）找寻
Ex: The police ______ the prisoner to see if he had a gun.
A. searched for B. searched
C. was in search of D. was in their search for
9. advance (1) 往前走, 有进展; 上涨(vi)
Eg. I signed to him to keep away, but he continued to advance.
A month has passed and the work has not advanced.
Sugar has advanced two cents a pound.
(2) 提高, 促进, 提前; 提出(看法、建议等) vt
Eg. The shopkeepers advanced their prices.
His work advanced the science of microbiology.
The date of the meeting was advanced from June 10 to June 3.
The plan he advanced was not good.
May I advance my opinion on this matter?
in advance 事前, 提前
eg. Everything should be fixed in advance.
in advance of 在 …… 前面
eg. She walked two yards in advance of her husband.
In this he was in advance of his party.
advanced adj. 先进的; 高级的; 年老的, 时间过去很多
eg. She was cited as an advanced worker.
He is spending a year in advanced studies.
He is advanced in years.
advancement n 促进, 推进, 提升
10.rather than 而不，与其说…倒不如说 ; 宁愿…而不愿
eg. Edison preferred to continue his work, rather than rest on his achievements.
The housewives prefer to go out to work rather than while away the time at home.
Her performance in work is good rather than bad.
would rather…than…/ prefer to do… rather than do…
11. chance n.机会，机遇 （可数）
eg. He hopes for a chance to go abroad.
He threw away a chance to be a manager.
…. 的可能性 chance of doing sth./ chance to do
eg. The prisoners here have no chance to get away.
熟记下列短语：
by chance/accident sb. chance/happen to do
It (so) chanced /happened that…
take every chance to do sth.
12. address (1)写地址, 把…..寄给, 向…..提出 vt
Eg.Please address the letter for me.
Who ought I to address my request to?
(2) 向讲话 (尤指作演说) vt
Eg. He is going to address the meeting in a minute.
He will address you on the subject of war and peace.
(3) 称呼 vt
Eg. He addressed her as “Miss Mattie”.
address 地址; 对公众的讲话 n
eg. Please ask him to leave his address.
What’s your home address?
The President gave an address to the nation over the radio.
an inaugural address (就职演说)
a graduation address (毕业演说)
13. occur vi 1) 发生
Eg. At the beginning of June an event occurred.
I am so awfully sorry that this has occurred.
It won’t occur again, if I can help it.
2) (某想法)出现在脑中, 被想到
Eg. That view of the case did not occur to me before.
That he should have some deep personal objection had never occurred to me.
经常用于以it作形式主语的句中, 真正的主语可以是从句, 也可以是不定式。
Eg. It occurred to her that she might adopt a homeless child.
It didn’t occur to me that you would object.
It didn’t occur to me to mention it.
Didn’t it occur to you to close the windows?
3) 出现, 存在
Eg. E occurs in print more often than any other letter.
The same theme occurs in much of his work.