新视野大学英语第二版第二册unit2ppt课件

New Horizon College English Learning the Olympic Standard for Love Unit tWO Exercises Introduction Background Information Text Analysis Part 3 Part 2 Part 1 Home Olympic spirit More generally, the term “Olympic spirit“ is an oft-referred-to but perhaps vaguely defined concept associated with the Olympic Games. Some media equate it with Pierre de Coubertins statement that “The important thing is not to win, but to take part“, and view athletes who try their best but finish last as epitomising(成为的缩影 ) the “Olympic spirit“. Back Words _ 100students will be presented with medals as recognition of their excellence. approximately 9. Why are you _ all the time? Try to look happy! frowning Back amusinglowerpresencepromisin g indifferent frownapproximatelyrankswearoutburst persistunfairtropicalfuss IV. Fill in each of the blanks with a suitable preposition or adverb. 1. Ellen is a devoted friend; you can always count _ her whenever you are in trouble. on 2. The other day I came _ a friend when I was walking aimlessly on the street. upon 3. The woman in red looks so familiar to me; I must have met her _ some occasion.on 4. Why didnt you ask him to prepare for the test _ advance? He could have done it better. in 5. I will _ no means give up my plan, despite all kinds of challenges and difficulties. 6. Thinking little of other people, the young man is always indifferent _ others sufferings. by 7. The girl felt ill at ease _ the presence of a lot of famous people. to in 8. Taking little notice _ what people said about her, Ann went on with her own life. of 9. I saw Laura sitting by the window in a caf across the street, obviously reflecting _ something.on 10. As my true friend, Joseph never fails to point _ my mistakes.out Back Bill Johnsons path to Olympic gold was different than that of most. In fact, even though he was the first American man to ever win the downhill skiing event, many _ him as a true Olympic hero. He was a rebellious kid who came from a troubled background, and he boasted too much. Moreover, he only became _ in skiing because a judge sent him to a ski school after he had stolen a car at age 17. There was no lifelong _ to the sport. He did not _ the Olympic spirit. He did not gain distinction by continuously training for his event. Still, few failed to _ his marvelous race in the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo. He just was a V. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. rejected involved commitmentexemplify appreciate natural skier and his technique was _ for the course. And so even before the race began, he was _ victory. “This course was made for me. Nothing can stop me ,” he had boasted. He also caused some comments when he talked about the millions of dollars he would be able to make after he won the race. This made many skiers _ toward him. That just _ him even more. Then on the day of the event, he turned out the fastest. “It takes a lot of courage to throw yourself down a mountain,” Bill Johnson _ proudly after he won a gold medal for the United States. “Not many can do that.” Back perfect claiming hostile encouraged remarked VI. The suffixeser or or are added to a verb to form a noun which refers to the person who performs the action of the verb. Sometimes a noun formed in this way refers to an object instead of a person. For example: sing singer: one who sings teach teacher: one who teaches cook cooker: a device used for cooking silence silencer: a device used to reduce noise 1 observe 2 ski 3 visit 4 learn 5 report 6 drink observer: one who observes a person or an event skier: one who skis visitor: one who visits some body or some place learner: one who learns something reporter: one who reports on persons or events for a newspaper drinker: one who often drinks alcohol, esp. too much Now form nouns by adding er or or to the verbs below and then define them in English. Back VII. The suffix -ous can be added to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning “having much”, “full of”, or “causing”. For example: mountain mountainous: having a lot of mountains joy joyous: full of joy The suffix -al can be added to nouns to form adjectives with the meaning “related to”, or “of”. For example: culture cultural : of or related to culture tradition traditional: of or related to tradition Now form adjectives by adding ous or al to the nouns given below. Make changes in spelling where necessary. Then complete the following sentences with the adjectives which have been thus formed. 1. They are planning a trip to _ countries such as Singapore and Indonesia. 3. Sometimes people get drunk and fight in the streets, but these happenings are only _ here 2. The young girl playing the violin on the stage comes from a(n) _ family: her father writes songs for films and her mother is a well-known pianist. tropical musical occasional tropicglobedangercenter environmentoccasionmusicnature 4. If we do not take measures to reduce pollution, the _ effect of this new factory could be a disaster. 6. The river is very deep. It is _ for a child to swim in it. 5. All the nations in the world should join hands to fight against AIDS; on a(n) _ level, the disease may well become the leading cause of child death. environmental global dangerous tropicglobedangercenter environmentoccasionmusicnature 7. The country is rich in _ resources, which include forests, coal and oil. 8. Because the cost of living is too high in downtown areas, the company is moving from its _ place to new offices at the edge of the city. natural central Back tropicglobedangercenter environmentoccasionmusicnature VIII. Study the two models and rewrite each of the following sentences with the preposition “despite”. ModelModel The president went to the dinner though he was seriously ill. The president went to the dinner despite his serious illness. They decided to carry out the plan though many people were opposed to it. They decided to carry out the plan despite so much opposition. 1. They didnt lose heart though they experienced lots of frustration. They didnt lose heart despite lots of frustration. 2. Though it was raining heavily, the boys played football in the yard all afternoon. Despite the heavy rain, the boys played football in the yard all afternoon. 3. I will try my best though the chances of success are slim. I will try my best despite the slim chances of success. 4. Though they searched for the escaped prisoner in the mountain thoroughly, no sign of him was found. Despite a thorough search for the escaped prisoner in the mountain, no sign of him was found. 5. Though their income was increased, their life became poorer because of the rising prices. Despite their increased income, their life became poorer because of the rising prices. Back IX. Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English, using “nor”. ModelModel We dont need air conditioning, _ (我们也买不起). Nor can we afford it 1. I wont apologize to him for doing this, _.（我也 不觉得有这个 必要） 3. We have no idea about where the girl lives, _. ( 我们也没有她的电话号码) 2. My parents said they wouldnt come to us for the Chinese New Year, _.(他们也不会去我妹妹家。) nor do I think it necessary to do so nor would they go to my sisters nor do we have her telephone number 4. I dont feel like continuing my study after graduation, _. (我也不想马上去工作) 5. Father and I worked out this plan together; he wouldnt change it no matter what happened, _, ( 我也不会) Back nor would I like to go to work immediately nor would I 1. 尽管她是家里的独生女，她父母也从不溺爱她。（despite） Despite the fact that she is the only child in her family, she is never babied by her parents. 2. 迈克没来参加昨晚的聚会，也没给我打电话作任何解释。（nor） Mike didnt come to the party last night,nor did he call me to give an explanation. X. Translation Chinese into English 3. 坐在他旁边的那个人确实发表过一些小说，但决不是什么大作家。（ next to, by no means） The person sitting next to him did publish some novels, but he is by no means a great writer. 4. 他对足球不感兴趣，也从不关心谁输谁赢。（be indifferent to） He has no interest in football and is indifferent to who wins or loses. X. Translation Chinese into English 5. 经理需要一个可以信赖的助手，在他外出时，由助手负责处理问题。 （count on） The manager needs an assistant that he can count on to take care of problems in his absence. 6. 这是他第一次当着那么多观众演讲。 （in the presence of sb.） This is the first time that he has made a speech in the presence of so large an audience. Back X. Translation Chinese into English 1. They persisted in carrying out the project despite the fact that it had proved unworkable at the very beginning. 尽管那项计划一开始就证明是不切实际的，但是他们还是坚持要实施。 2. I could not persuade him to accept the plan, nor could I make him see its importance. 我无法说服他接受这项计划，也无法使他认识到这项计划的重要性。 XI. Translation English into Chinese 4. He is completely indifferent to what others think of him. 别人对他怎么看，他全不在意。 XI. Translation English into Chinese 3. How did you manage to pack so many things into such a small suitcase? 你是怎么把那么多东西塞进这个小行李箱的？ XI. Translation English into Chinese 5. May I point out that you have made a small mistake? 我能否指出你犯了个小错误。 6. His mother asked him to drive slowly, but he never took any notice of her words. 他母亲让他开车慢一点儿，但是他从不把她的话放在心上。 Back This was what all of the training and pain was about winning. I watched TV to see the young runner who had been under my _ fro the last few years. I would have been there on the spot _ the traffic problem. I couldnt _ even on my bicycle. While I watched the young runner enter to the cheers of thousands of people, I could not help _ of the pains that he had gone through in his training. The young runner was hardly considered to be _ when he first came to me. There were countless training _ full of pain for him. I had seen fatigue written on his face. I had heard him _ at me. XII. Read the following passage carefully and choose the best word or phrase to fill in each blank. coaching had it not been for make it thinking promising sessions swear I had been _ to his anger and pain. It was clear that only hard work could _ him success. I had smiled to myself when I found that he had too much _ to give up. And he would _ with the training until he reached perfection. I had never forgot to remind him that _ the challenges he had to keep on practice. It was unfair that he had no time for his girlfriend. But that was life for him! The thunderous shouts and cheers drew me back to the TV screen. Oh, my dear, the young runner was _ speed. He was running to the finish line. He was strong enough to _ other runners. His courage, heart and discipline together with his years of practice won him the honor. Tears rolled down my cheeks when I found on the screen the young runner was looking around. indifferent earn passionpersist despite gaining beat I understood at once that he was looking for me. For years, he had become so _ my presence, success or failure. It must have seemed strange for him to find me missing. used to Back Structure Writing: Have a look at the outline and the sample paragraph below which starts with a general statement followed by details. Topic: Online learning not easy General statement: Online learning is by no means easy. Details: more time and effort sit at computers for hours to complete assignments work while others have fun commit 4 to 15 hours a week to each course have to work hard to meet the standards Sample Composition It is wrong to think that online learning would make learning easier for everyone, though we can learn at any time and at any place. In fact, many students spend much more time and effort learning online. Many online students sit at computers for hours at a time during evenings and on weekends in order to keep up with the flow of the course. When other people are finished with their work and studies and are having fun, youll most likely find online students doing their course work. Online students need to commit 4 to 15 hours a week to each course and they have to work hard to meet the standards set by the course and to complete assignments on time. Write a paragraph which starts with a general statement followed by details on one of the following topics. One topic has been given a detailed outline that you can follow. Topic: Computer problems General statement: Computers have a negat