multi-functional vocabulary

An introduction to

present

①(adj.) existing now

②(adj.) attending

③(v.) give /pri'zent/

④(n.) gift

The present president present at the meeting will present presents to the pleasant peasants.

Read the following tongue twister:① ②③ ④

multi-functional vocabulary

An introduction to

term soft sound cross fall still

What can you think of when you see the following words?

A

1. soft drink

2. the golden fall

3. keep still

4. scientific terms

5. be cross with him 6. have a sound sleep

Ba. deep and peaceful b. words or phrases c. not alcoholic d. quiet and calm e. autumn

f. angry

Match the underlined words in the phrases in column A with their proper meanings in column B:

issue cause critical address maintain figure objective state

( ) The post office will issue a series of new stamps. A. Education is always a major issue in every society. B. The government decided to issue more banknotes.

B

Choose the sentence in which the underlined word has the closest meaning to the one in the given sentence:

v.

v.

publish, put into circulation

( ) He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.

A. Heart failure was the cause of his death. B. The success of environmental cause depends

on us.

B

( )Be sure to keep calm at the critical moment. A. Do not describe other people with critical words. B. The most critical factor now is our own confidence.

B

critical (adj.):

A. pointing out mistakes

B. of great importance

( ) Under no circumstances should we lose sight of our main objective.

A. He tried to take an objective view of the situation. B. His objective this year is to get a college education.

B

(n. ) purpose, aim

( ) . He stated positively that he had never seen the man.

A. The police report stated that the man was arrested for murder.

B. Everything around me was so fresh that I was in a state of excitement.

A

state:

A. express sth. carefully and clearly

B. arrange (sth.) in advance

(v.):

(n.):A. the mental, emotional or physical condition that a person or thing is

B. a country

C. a part of a country

( )We want to see how you address those tough problems.

A. Which departments address water issues in your country?

B. The leader of the organization will address the meeting.

A

address (v.):

A. handle; deal with

B. make a speech to (a person or an audience)

C. write down the details of a person’s location

address (n.):

the details of a person’s location

( )Government figures suggest that two thirds of adults and a third of children are overweight.

A. A figure in a blue dress appeared in the doorway.

B. This figure increases to 72 percent during the summer vacation.

B

( )Until now, psychological research has maintained that both men and women have the same reaction to stress.

A. He maintains that only hard work can lead to improved performance.

B. It's a policeman's job to maintain law and order.

A

maintain (v.):

A. cause (sth.) to continue

B. support (sb.) financially

C. state (sth.) as true

1. Would you like to attend a patient who broke his leg when he stole chickens.

2. You have likely heard that body language accounts for up to 55% of how we communicate.

Identify the multi-functional words in the following sentences:

(v.) take care of

make up

(v.)These products, in total, account for about 80 ％ of all our sales. The minority nationalities(少数民族 ) account for six per cent of the population.

Watch a short piece of video and answer the following questions:

Who is he?

Where does he come from?

Is he popular? Why or why not?

You‘ve probably been hearing the song—“Gangnam Style” by South Korea rapper PSY. It was released on July 15 and has been viewed online over 450 million times and thus it has become the latest music hit on the Internet. What`s catching the eyes in Gangnam style is PSY`s unique dance moves, funny horse riding scenes and dancing in a towel. Even as many may not understand the language, the video has become the talk of the Internet. The song is so popular that even a few of South Korea`s presidential candidates are imitating PSY`s moves in an appeal to voters. PSY, whose stage name comes from the first three letters of the word “psycho ( 精神病人 ),” is from a wealthy family and was actually raised and educated south of the Han River, near Gangnam, the third largest district of Seoul. In an entertaining way, the song explores South Koreans’ love-hate relationship with Gangnam. However, some pop music critics see PSY as a country bumpkin( 乡巴佬 ) and a far cry from( 与…相距甚远 ) the so-called “Gangnam Style”.

Identify as many multi-functional words as you can in the following passage:

Assignments:1. Underline the multi-functional words in some sentences and tell their parts of speech and meanings according to the context; 2. Identify as many multi-functional words as you can in a passage and fill in the table with the relevant information.