CLASSROOM Grammar Elite for Junior Secondary Students Words by Theme
Unit 8
Theme: Getting along with others (p.80)
Social networking
(n. phr.): communicating with people using the internet
e.g.
Social networking(使用網絡與人社交) provides us with opportunities to connect with people on the other side of the
globe (地球),
facilitating (促進) communication among people.
Avoid
(v.): to keep away from someone or something
e.g.
When
socialising (參加社交活動),
sophisticated (久經世故的) people tend to make
small talk (閒聊) in a relaxed manner and
avoid (避開)
sensitive (敏感的) topics during the conversation.
Reach out
(phr. v.): to show someone that you want to help them
e.g.
To people who are suffering from
psychological (心理的) stress, it means a lot to
reach out (伸出援助之手) and give
positive (積極的) guidance to them.
Isolate
(v.): to become physically or socially separated from others
e.g.
It happens
from time to time (偶爾) that some students are
isolated (孤立) on
campus (校園). Teachers have to spend more time encouraging students to
get along well with (相處融洽) one another.
Interaction
(n.): the activity of talking to other people
e.g.
There is much less face-to-face
interaction (交流) among people nowadays as we
bury ourselves
in (沉浸於)
electronic devices (電子設備).
Back up
(phr. v.): to support someone
e.g.
Backing your friends
up (支持) when they are
going through (經受)
setbacks (挫折) can help them
regain (重獲) confidence.
Listen to
(v. phr.): to pay attention to someone when he is talking something
e.g.
Before giving any
advice (建議) or
comments (評價), we should
listen to (聆聽) others to
avoid (避免) being
judgmental (妄下結論的).
Push
(v.): to force someone to do something
e.g.
In
interpersonal communication (人際交往), we should
respect (尊重) and understand each other, and it is not
advisable (可取的) to
push (逼迫) others too hard.