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《Colourful life》Unit 7 Poems（Talk time, Writing, Study Skills）
Talk time
WORD STRESS
When we say words of more than one syllable,we stress one to of the syllables.Listen to the word and try to hear the word stress
important

Exercise
A1 Say these two-syllable words and stress the first syllable.
always   building   narrow   over   people
A2 Say these two-syllable words and stress the second syllable.
around   begin   cartoon   myself   today
When we say words of three or more syllable,we usually stress either the first syllable or the second syllable.
A3 Say these three-syllable words and stress the first syllable.
basketball   cinema   difficult   superman
A4 Say these-syllable words and stress the second syllable.
delicious   direction   important   October
Most words of three or more syllables have stress on the first or the second syllable.However,some have the main stress on a later syllable.
A5 Say these words and stress the third syllable.
disagree   engineer   exclamation   magazine

單音節(jié)次重音
單音節(jié)詞單獨(dú)念時(shí)一律要重讀，但在單獨(dú)注音時(shí)不必加重音符號(hào)。
cup[k?p]
wife[wa?f]
雙音節(jié)詞重音
a)一般在第一個(gè)音節(jié)重讀；
letter     sorry     English
movement     exercise
雙音節(jié)詞重音
b)a-,be-,de-,re-,res-,in-,im-,en-,em-,es-,ex-,con-,dis-,mis-,pre-,per-,pro-,trans-等前綴的詞，第二個(gè)音節(jié)是重音；
about     believe     address
decide     compare     inform
discuss     impress     mistake
c)有de-,in-im-,re-,con-,pre-,pro-,o-等前綴的重音與詞義和詞類有關(guān)，一般名詞的重音在第一個(gè)音節(jié)上，其它的詞性在第二個(gè)音節(jié)上：
'record--re'cord          'insult--in'sult
'conduct--con'duct        'present--pre'sent
'desert--de'sert          'important--im'port
'produce--pro'duce        'object--bo'ject
d)有些復(fù)合詞和帶有前綴re-,ex-,un-,pre-,post-,teen等的詞，有兩個(gè)重音：
'out'side       're'tell         'well-'known
'un'real        'four'teen       'Chi'ness
'pre-'war       'post-'war       'ex'change
多音節(jié)詞重音
a)一般倒數(shù)第三個(gè)音節(jié)是重音：
'difficult       'communist         'family
e'conomy         'exercise          'interesting
oppor'tunity     de'mocarcy         possi'bility

Study skills
Making notes(1):
Using abbreviations
Know about abbreviations
Sometimes we turn words into shorter forms,so we can write them more quickly,We call these shorter forms abbreviations.
Abbreviations
縮略詞（abbreviations）是英語詞語的縮略形式，即用英文單詞中重要的字母來代表整個(gè)單詞的意義?？s略詞在記筆記中是很有用的，積累一定量的縮略詞，可以提高記錄的效率。
Brainstorm
Do you know any abbreviations?
e.g.=for example     VOA(Voice of America)美國(guó)之音
No.=number           NY紐約
i.e.=that is         ABC澳大利亞廣播公司
etc.=et ectera       BBC(British broadcasting company)英國(guó)廣播公司
1st=first            IBM國(guó)際商用電器公司
2nd=second           IT(information technology)信息技術(shù)
∵=because           CIA中央情報(bào)局
∴=therefore         MIT麻省理工大學(xué)
△=replace           IE--網(wǎng)絡(luò)瀏覽器(Internet Explorer);
&=and                BBs---電子布告欄系統(tǒng)
edu=education        LAN---局域網(wǎng)(Local Area Network);
PE體育               MAN---城域網(wǎng)(Metropolitan Area Network);
CBA中國(guó)籃球協(xié)會(huì)      WAN---廣域網(wǎng)(WIde Area Network);

一級(jí)域名：
.com:表示商業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)
.net:表示網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù)機(jī)構(gòu)
.org:表示非營(yíng)利性組織
.gov:表示政府機(jī)構(gòu)
.mil:表示軍事機(jī)構(gòu)
.biz:表示商業(yè)機(jī)構(gòu)
.name:表示個(gè)人網(wǎng)站
.info:表示信息提供
.mobi:專用手機(jī)域名

time:
AD/A.D.公元，BC/B.C.公元前
hr小時(shí)
a.m.上午
p.m.下午

量詞
km千米，公里
ft英尺
m米
cm厘米
mm毫米
kg千克
g克
l升
ml毫升

months:

一月：January     簡(jiǎn)寫:Jan

二月：February    簡(jiǎn)寫:Feb

三月：March       簡(jiǎn)寫:Mar

四月：April       簡(jiǎn)寫:Apr.

五月：May         簡(jiǎn)寫:May.

六月：June        簡(jiǎn)寫:Jun.

七月：July        簡(jiǎn)寫:Jul.

八月：August      簡(jiǎn)寫:Aug.

九月：September   簡(jiǎn)寫:Sep.

十月：October     簡(jiǎn)寫:Oct.

十一月：November  簡(jiǎn)寫:Nov.

十二月：December  簡(jiǎn)寫:Dec.

weeks:
星期一：Mon.=Monday
星期二：Tues.=Tuesday
星期三：Wed.=Wednesday
星期四：Thur.=Thursday
星期五：Fri.=Friday
星期六：Sat.=Saturday
星期七：Sun.=Sunday

A Can you match the words with their abbreviations?Write the correct letter in each box.
a CD     b kg      c PC      d PRC      e UN      f WWW
1 the People's Republic of China
2 the United Nations
3 compact disc
4 personal computer
5 World Wide Web
6 kilogram
Exercise
B Match the common abbreviations in column A with their meanings in column B.Use your dictionary to help you.
1 e.g.          a and so on
2 etc.          b the United States of America
3 hr(s)         c number
4 i.e.          d for example
5 No.           e that is,in other words
6 cm            f hour(s)
7 USA           g centimetre
Abbreviation challenge
Use abbreviations to replace the words and phrases where necessary?
In the room,there is a compact disc,the National Flag of the People's Republic of China.
a personal computer,and so on.The computer is 30 centimetres wide and has been on for 24 hours.In other words,it has been on for too long.

A writing game
Write a verse about your classmates
You are going to write a verse about your class.Follow the following two steps to finish your verse.
Step 1
Rules of the game
use four lines to describe 4 students from the class
the description must be typical about somebody
call them "A","B","C" and "D"
make sure the four lines have same rhyme
check to see if the verse make sense
Step 2
Write the verse
Now write your verse about your classmates.
Use the example below to help you.
A never says a word in class
And B often leaves his seat.
C likes to clean the blackboard
And D is always very neat.

Make it a poem
Put your verse into the poem on page 99.Don't forget to give a title to the poem.
Read and guess
B Read your poem to the class.They can try to guess who A,B,C and D are.

More practice
Read the poem and answer the questions below.
Helping hands
The Sun comes up,I start my day.I get my broom and I'm on my way.I clean up things that people drop,From dawn to sudk,I never stop.I sweep the streets,and make them clean,And help keep our city green.
Night is falling,the sky is dark,.The only sounds are dogs that bark.We drive along the streets all night To stop thieves and those who fight.It's a dangerous job,but we're brave.We help keep our city safe.
Who are the people in the poem?
A street cleaner and the policemen.
When do they usually start work?
The street cleaner usually starts work when the Sun comes up.
The policemen usualy start work when night is falling and the sky is dark.
What do they do for their work?
The street cleaner sweeps the streets and makes them clean.
The policemen drive along the streets all night to stop thieves and those who fight.
What do they think of their work?
The street cleaner thinks he helps keep the city cleam.
The policemen think they help keep the city safe.
What do you think of their work?
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