初中英语山东版八年级下--Unit 4 SELF CHECK

UNIT 4
[00:05.59]Teenagers should be allowed to choose their own
[00:08.23]clothes.
[00:10.34]SELF CHECK
[00:13.13]1 Fill in each blank¹ with the correct word given
[00:18.04]Change the form of the word if necessary.
[00:21.82]Then make your own sentences with each word.
[00:25.59]finish   allow  choose  need    clean up
[00:33.87]2 Read this article.Write a letter to the editor²
[00:38.52]agreeing agreeing or disagreeing⁴.
[00:40.87]Explain your reasons.
[00:44.25]Helping and Learning⁵
[00:47.20]At our school,we sometimes have a special day to
[00:50.06]help others.
[00:52.08]Last year we went to an old people's home
[00:55.01]and sang songs and performed a play for them.
[00:59.17]The old people were very happy.
[01:02.22]We should be allowed to take time to do things
[01:04.75]like that more often.
[01:07.23]For example,we should visit primary schools
[01:10.20]and help teach young students.
[01:13.05]I want to be a teacher when I'm older,
[01:15.61]so it would be a great experience for me.
[01:19.41]Other students would like to do other jobs.
[01:22.82]For example,my friend Tian Ge wants to write for
[01:26.58]a newspaper.
[01:28.74]She should be allowed to volunteer at the
[01:30.86]newspaper office once a week.
[01:33.31]On Friday afternoons,many students are sleepy
[01:37.05]after a long week of classes.
[01:39.24]Some students should be allowed to have Friday
[01:42.00]afternoons off to volunteer and help others.
[01:47.36]Dear Editor,
[01:49.23]I would like to reply to the article
[01:51.89]"Helpig and learning" in your last newsletter.
[01:55.76]I agree with some ideas and disagree³ with others
[02:00.98]The article said that students should be allowed
[02:03.82]to...
[02:05.29]Just for Fun!
[02:07.70]You shouldn't be allowed to drive!
[02:10.50]Let me see your driver's license⁶.
[02:12.31]

1 blank   

adj.空白的；n.空白(处)；vi.消失；vt.使模糊不清

参考例句：

• Suddenly my mind went blank.我脑子里突然一片空白。
• Design a new blank form.设计一个新的空白表单。

2 editor   

n.编者，编辑，主笔；v.编辑器

参考例句：

• He's the editor of the Riverdale paper.他是Riverdale报的编辑。
• He got a job as an editor of a newspaper.他在一家报社找到了一份编辑工作。

3 disagree   

vi.不同意；不一致，不符；不适宜，有害

参考例句：

• If you disagree you should speak out.如果不同意，你就该大声地说出来。
• I disagree with you about this.对于这件事我跟你意见不同。

4 disagreeing   

v.不同意( disagree的现在分词 )；（食物）有害健康；不适合；不符

参考例句：

• He raged against me for disagreeing. 他因我有异议对我大发雷霆。 来自辞典例句
• I think you get some kind of satisfaction disagreeing with me. 你总是不同意我的意见，这让你很满足吧。 来自互联网

5 learning   

n.学问，学识，学习；动词learn的现在分词

参考例句：

• When you are learning to ride a bicycle,you often fall off.初学骑自行车时，常会从车上掉下来。
• Learning languages isn't just a matter of remembering words.学习语言不仅仅是记些单词的事。

6 license   

n.执照，许可证，特许；v.许可，特许

参考例句：

• The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
• The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。