《新编实用英语教程一》Unit6 Reading.ppt

公共外语教研室 I Am a Bit Nervous About My English Maintaining a Sharp Eye Related Information Intensive Study Practice TOEFL stands for the Test Of English as Foreign Language. The purpose of the test is to evaluate the English proficiency of nonnative speakers of English who wish to study in American colleges and universities. TOEFL scores are used by more than 2 300 institutions in the U.S. and Canada. There is no single “passing score” for this test. The minimum score for admittance to an institution is set by that institution. TOEFL is administered by ETS - - the Educational Testing Service. Text-related Information The full name for GRE is the Graduate Record Examination, which is a multiple-choice examination designed to measure the verbal, quantitative, and analytical skills one has developed in the course of his academic career. The general scholastic ability is measured by the General Test. The Advanced Test (also Subject Test) deals with specific subject matter corresponding to the specific graduate study. Because there is a strong correlation between high GRE scores and the probability of success in graduate school, many graduate and professional schools require that their applicants take GRE. GRE is also administered by the ETS, in Princeton, New Jersey. Text Difficult Sentences Important Words I Am a Bit Nervous About My EnglishI Am a Bit Nervous About My English (Para. 1) Im Robert Lee, a senior at a Chinese university. I am planning to study Electronic Engineering in the United States this coming summer if I am lucky enough to be admitted to Miami University. However, I am a bit nervous about my English, so Im spending a lot of time studying it hard. I think my pronunciation isnt accurate enough to make myself understood, and I might easily get confused. Im embarrassed when people lose me in the middle of a conversation or vice versa. Also, I find the grammar very difficult. Sometimes, I know every word in an expression, but I dont know what it implies. Honestly, I understand very little. 1 2 3 Passage I (Para. 2-1) It is funny because I used to study English just for entertainment, to kill time, but now I have a particular purpose for it, so I have found a tutor for myself. My tutor holds her masters degree in education and is very helpful. She assigns me quite a lot of homework, and wants me to memorize all the phrases and expressions. She says it is necessary to practice as much as possible until they are fixed in my mind. And the more I apply them in real situations, the more natural they will become. 4 5 6 Passage I (Para. 2-2) However, I find it so boring to practice so much and Im getting discouraged. My tutor also says language is a tool, and people use it to express their ideas, thoughts and feelings, and all these are determined by culture. As a result, when I understand the cultural background, I can use the language better. She also asks me to read a lot. My tutor sounds like a professor, and I feel lucky to have her as my tutor. Passage I (Para. 3) My American friend Burt helps me a lot, too. He knows my problem because I have exchanged my ideas with him. He told me to relax. He said actually the most efficient way to reach my goal would be to have a tape recorder or a CD player. Either the CDs or tapes have native voices, and I can study them by listening again and again and imitating the sounds as many times as I wish. I think this is a good idea. That way Im not only training my listening comprehension but also my speaking ability. 7 Passage I (Para. 4) Luckily, I have already passed both the Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) and Graduate Records Exam (GRE), but I feel I still have a long way to go in English study. Passage I 1.(Para. 1) I am planning to study Electronic Engineering in the United Sates this coming summer if I am lucky enough to be admitted to Miami University. “adjective + enough” structure “accepted by” 如果我能够幸运地被迈阿密大学录取, 我打算 今年夏天去美国学电子工程。 Translation I would compete for Mayer if I were famous enough to be known by the whole town. Example “adjective + enough” structure 2.(Para. 1) I think my pronunciation isnt accurate enough to make myself understood, and I might easily get confused. 我觉得自己的发音不准, 说英语别人听不懂, 我自己也很容易搞糊涂。 She had great fear that she wasnt worldly enough to make herself accepted by her future parents-in-law, and she might get irritated. Translation Example V+O+OC structure get-type passive voice 3. (Para. 1) Im embarrassed when people lose me in the middle of a conversation or vice versa. 当在谈话中人们无法理解我或是我听不懂别 人的话时,我觉得尴尬极了。 The couple both feel awkward when the husband starts to argue with the wife or vice versa. Translation Example adv. 反之亦然 “过去（常常）” 4. (Para. 2) It is funny because I used to study English just for entertainment, to kill time, but now I have a particular purpose for it, so I found a tutor for myself. 说来好笑, 因为我过去学英语只是觉得好玩, 为 了消磨时间；但是现在我却有特定的目的,所以 我为自己找了一位家教。 I used to read bestsellers for entertainment, to kill time. Translation Example 都表示“目的 ” 5.(Para. 2) She says it is necessary to drill as much as possible until they are fixed in my mind. 她说我必须尽可能多地练习,直到它们刻印在 我的脑海中。 It is exciting to swing as high as possible until you become scared. Translation Example 形式主语 修饰动词 不定式 引导时间状语从句 6.(Para. 2) And the more I apply them in real situations, the more natural they will become. 而且在实际情况中应用得越多,英语就越自然。 The more I contact him, the more I understand him. Translation Example “the more the more” structure Correlative conjunction “either . or ” 7.(Para. 3) Either the CDs or tapes have native voices, and I can study them by listening again and again and imitating the sounds as many times as I wish. 无论是影碟还是录音带都有原声，我可以一遍 又一遍地听,随心所欲地一遍又一遍地模仿这些 声音, 学习它们。 Either work or entertainment brings fun to your life, and you can enjoy it by working as hard as you can and relaxing as much as possible. Translation Example Being seniors, everyone is busy looking for a job. He worked as a teachers assistant when he was a senior at high school. AmE. a student in the last year of a school or university (美)（普通学校或大学）最高年级（毕业班）的学生 seniorsenior n. Related Words freshman 大学一年级学生sophomore 大学二年级学生 junior 大学三年级学生senior 大学四年级学生 FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE I cannot admit you into the theatre. He was admitted to the best university of the country. permit (a person or thing) to enter, let in 许可进入；录取 admitadmit v. FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE This is an accurate description of what had happened. The writing is praised for its accurate choice of words. careful and exact 准确的 accurateaccurate adj. FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE You must be confusing me with someone else. I get more confused after your explanation. The situation at present is rather confusing. make less clear; make more difficult to understand 使混乱；使迷惑 confuseconfuse v. v. confusing adj.令人迷惑的 confusedadj.觉得迷惑的 FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE He likes playing crossword puzzle to kill time. She used to kill time by making dresses. make time pass quickly by doing something 消磨时间，打发时间 kill timekill time FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE The general manager called him to assign him the new task. She has been assigned to take care of kids. give someone the work to do 分配(任务) assignassign v. assignment n.任务，（课外）作业 FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE The girl is so clever that she can memorize the poem after hearing it only twice. How I wish I could memorize all the rules and their exceptions of the English grammar. learn and remember 记住，记忆 memorizememorize v. memoryn.记忆 FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE You must be able to apply what you learnt at school to your future work. This scientific discovery can be applied industrially. bring or put it into use 使用，应用 applyapply v. # apply to 把应用到 FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE Whether he will go or stay is determined by the girl he loved. What kind of weather we will get determines whether we can go out for a picnic. be the cause of, control, be depended on 确定，限定，控制 determinedetermine v. FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE Couples need to exchange ideas frequently in order to understand each other. She exchanged her opinion on this event with him and found surprisingly he shared her view. to give and receive (sth.) in return for (sth. else); 交换，交易 exchangeexchange v. FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE The music will certainly relax you, come and listen to it! Sit down and relax, leave the work till tomorrow. (make) become less active and stop worrying （使）放松，轻松 relaxrelax v. FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE She is a very efficient secretary and runs the office well. This is an efficient method to cut down the cost. working well and fast 效率高的 efficientefficient adj. FOR EXAMPLEFOR EXAMPLE v Read and Think v Read and Complete v Read and Translate v Read and Simulate Read and Think Read the passage carefully and do the multiple choice exercise. 1. Robert Lee is _. a. an American student studying in a Chinese university b. an American student planning to study in a Chinese university c. a Chinese student admitted to Miami University d. a Chinese student planning to study at Miami University 2. Robert Lee feels embarrassed for _. a. his poor English pronunciation b. spending a lot of time learning English c. not being able to find people to have a conversation with d. failing to follow people in a conversation d d d d 3. The phrase “to kill time” (Line 1, para. 2) means _. a. to spend a lot of time b. to save time by every means c. to pass time by doing useless things d. to study for fun 4. Robert Lee thinks his tutor sounds like a professor because _. a. she holds a masters degree in education b. she assigns a lot of homework c. her view on language and culture is quite academic d. she uses English to express her thoughts and feelings Read and Think c c c c 5. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? a. Language is a tool for people to communicate with each other. b. Too much language practicing is useless. c. Cultural background can be ignored in learning a foreign language. d. Extensive reading should be discouraged in learning a language. 6. According to Lees friend, listening to CDs and tapes _. a. is a relaxing way to learn a language b. only helps to improve her listening comprehension. c. is good only for training ones speaking ability d. is the only way to imitate the native voices Read and Think a a a a Read and Complete Fill in the blanks without referring back to the passage. Robert Lee is studying English very hard and hopes to be admitted to 1 _. He wants to study 2 _ there, but he is still worried about his poor English. Though he has already passed 3 _ _ he still 4 _ in his English study. He finds a 5 _ to help him, who sounds like 6 _ in language teaching and who helps him a lot. He also has 7 _ who offers him good advice in improving his listening comprehension and speaking ability. a professor Electronic Engineering TOEFL and has a long way to go tutor Miami University an American friend GRE Complete the following statements according to the passage. 1. Robert Lee _ both TOEFL and GRE and is planning to study in the U.S. 2. He still thinks his English _ is not accurate enough and he has trouble in using English _. 3. Robert Lee used to study English to _, but now he has a _. 4. His tutor says language is a tool with which people express their _. 5. The tutor wants him to memorize all the _. 6. His American friend says that listening to _ can help him a lot in improving both listening comprehension and speaking ability. has passed pronunciation grammar kill time special purpose ideas, thoughts and feelings phrases and expressions CDs or tapes Read and Complete Fill in the blanks with the proper words and expressions given below, changing the form if necessary. admittedefficientconfuseapply determine exchangerelax assigndiscouraged 1. As long as I work hard, my dream of _ to Harvard University will come true. 2. People have been used to _ business cards with each other when they first meet. 3. Having taken the intensive training course for a whole month, Robert Lee decided to go and see a movie to _ a bit. being admitted exchanging relax Read and Complete 4. The teacher _ us so much homework that almost every one of us felt _. 5. To be able to communicate _ with native speakers is always the final goal of my English study. 6. University graduates often find it hard to _what they have learned at college to their jobs. 7. Too many choices at one time _her, and she couldnt _ which job to take. assigned discouraged efficient apply confused determine Read and Complete Read and Translate Translate the following sentences into English. 1. 面试时她说错了话，感到很尴尬。 2. 她觉得自己很幸运，一下子考过了托福和GRE。 say the wrong thing embarrassed She felt embarrassed when she said the wrong thing at the interview. She felt lucky to have passed TOEFL and GRE at one time. lucky Having reached his goal and got his diploma, Chris wants to go out for entertainment. Ruth reminds Burt again and again to relax at the opening ceremony. Read and Translate 3. 露丝一遍又一遍地提醒波特, 在开幕式上要放松。 4. 完成了目标，拿到了毕业文凭，克里斯想外出娱乐一下。 again and again opening ceremony reach ones goal relax go out Read and Translate 5.只要拨打121，你就可以在电话里听到最新的气象信息，而且你 想听几遍都可以。 weather report as many times as wished Dial 121, and then you can hear the latest weather report on the phone as many times as you wish. Read and Simulate Pay attention to the italicized parts in the English sentences and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences. 1. Im planning to go to the U.S. if Im lucky enough to be admitted to Miami University. My pronunciation isnt accurate enough to make me understood. 如果我有幸被派到欧洲，那么我一定不会放过这个机会。 如果汤姆有幸入选国家队，他一定不会让球迷失望。 If Tom is lucky enough to be selected for the National Team, he will definitely not disappoint the fans. If Im lucky enough to be sent to Europe, I surely wont let this opportunity go. Read and Simulate 2. I used to study English for entertainment. He used to smoke for relaxation. 以前他学弹钢琴是为了打发时光。 以前他帮助这个孤独的老妇人是为了好名声。 He used to learn to play the piano for killing time. They used to help this lonely old lady for good reputation. Read and Simulate 3. It is necessary to practice as much as possible until they are fixed in my mind. It is necessary to practice as much as possible until you can use them. 有必要尽可能地多听，直到你能马上识别(identify)这些声音。 有必要尽可能地多记生词，直到你能与外国人交流。 It is necessary to listen as much as possible until you