Language Points of Unit 4

Eye Contact

contact n. make/ have/ avoid contact withget/ come into contact with be in contact with• Whoever comes into close contact

with those patients should be closely examined.

• We stay in contact with each other by telephone.

• You have to make eye contact with your audience to learn whether your speech is well received or not.

contact

• v.

• Please give me the names of two people who can be contacted in case of emergency.

with one’s hand reaching outwith + n. + 非谓语 / 介词短语 / 副词 / 形容词

With the boy leading the way, we had no difficulty in finding her house.

With a lot of work to do, he didn’t go to the cinema.

With his homework done, he went to play basketball.

with + n. + 非谓语 / 介词短语 / 副词 / 形容词

The teacher came in with a book under his arm.

He looked at me with his eyes wide open, saying nothing.

He fell asleep in front of his desk with the lamp on.

dare v.作为情态动词，一般用于疑问句和否定句中，

过去式“ dared”。• How dare you say so?• Calvin dared not go out in the evening w

hen staying in the countryside.作为实义动词，后面加 to do;用在疑问句和否定

句中时，后面 to可省略。• She didn’t dare (to) take a plane even wit

h the company of her father.• Does Jane dare (to) go bungee-jumping?• He dared to express his regret that he ha

d to leave the U.S. Navy.

cause

• cause sb. to do

• cause sth.

• The accident caused a traffic jam ,and it caused me to go back home late.

exchangev.exchange sth. with sb.exchange A for BMay I exchange seats with you?Now one dollar exchange for 7.78 RMB.n.He gave me an apple in exchange for a cake.He went to work in a Stock Exchange after

graduation.

be based on

• Success is based on diligence and perseverance.

•我的工作是以学生和家长的理解为基础。

• My job is based on the understanding of students and their parents.

lack in/of• Since I _______ experience, I

failed in the exam.

• Because I _____ experience, I didn’t pass the test.

• Because of _____ experience, I was beaten by my opponent.

the first Tom is the first _____(come) to sc

hool and the last ____(leave).

我不仅第一个到学校还获得了一等奖 .

I not only was the first to get to school but also won the first prize.

communicate

• Your gestures can communicate many things about you to your listeners.

• Knowing how to communicate with others is also a technique we should master.