1、MODULE 7 Feelings and impressions Part 2: Teaching Resources 第二部分 教学资源 Section 1: Background Readings 1. Descriptive Adjective Adjectives modify a noun or pronoun. Descriptive adjectives describe the noun. Examples of descriptive adjectives [in bold]: yellow banana, tall pole, wide door, dee
2、p ditch, flowing river, honest man, stormy sky The suffixes below, when added to a word, will make that word into an adjective. Suffixes, source, meaning, and example: -able -ible -from -abilis (Latin) means-that can be - portable, audible -al from -alis (Latin) means of, like, having the nature
3、 of - ornamental -ate from atus (Latin) means of or having to do with - colligate -ful from -ful (Old English) means full of - playful -ive from -ivus (Latin) means of or having to do with - massive -ous from osus (Latin) means full of - joyous Here's a list of common adjective endings (suffixe
4、s): -able, -al, -ant, -ary, -ed, -en, -ent, -ful, -ic, -ish, -less, -ous, -some, -y 2. 50 adjectives to describe the personality in English English ambitious annoying argumentative, quarrelsome bad-tempered big-headed bitchy brave cantankerous carefree careless cautious charming
5、cheerful conceited, full of oneself conservative conventional cowardly crazy, nuts cruel dull, boring flirtatious friendly generous hard-working honest kind laid-back lazy loyal mean modest moody naive naughty (children) open-minded: narrow-minded: pious polite proud re
6、liable: he’s a very reliable person self-confident: to be self-confident selfish sensible sensitive shy - introverted strict stubborn sympathetic (understanding) talkative trustworthy two-faced weird 3. National Character and the American Myth America was founded based on the belie
7、f in certain freedoms. People have journeyed to America for thousands of years to obtain these freedoms and live the American dream. The pilgrims traveled to the new world to escape religious persecution and to start a new life. We are the cream of the crop, the land of the free and the home of the
8、brave. Our Founding Fathers spent countless efforts to ensure that their beliefs in freedom and fortune lived as long as the country lived. Numerous wars have been fought to maintain our freedom. American soldiers have paved the road to our great nation’s success with their lives. Key characteristic
9、s of American people include: patriotism, belief in God, hard work, belief in equality, independence, and hope. Many beliefs have fused together to create the American myth. John Winthrop, John Smith, and Benjamin Franklin all demonstrate the American Myth’s composition in their writings. Our money
10、 is inscribed with the words “In God We Trust.” Our Pledge of Allegiance contains the phrase “one Nation under God.” These facts demonstrate a main belief in strong Christian morals. As small children we are taught to love one another and because of this certain values are instilled in us which help build our character as an American.






