大学英语综合教程BOO1UNI.ppt

Unit One Growing Up (for students) Everybodys youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness. - F. Scott Fitzgerald * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 2 TEXT A WRITING FOR MYSELF Russell Baker: American Pulitzer prize-winning writer and journalist. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 3 * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 4 Warm-up Activity: Group Discussion Have you gotten any experience like being praised by your teachers out of your expectation? Have you ever tasted spaghetti? What is the right way of eating spaghetti? * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 5 The Art of Eating Spaghetti * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 6 Will you eat in these ways? * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 7 Its the Right Way! Listen and Perform Read the words given below and then listen to the passage. After listening to the passage, one student is required to come up and show the right way of eating spaghetti before the class. poke 戳 scoop 挖 prong 尖头 remainder 剩余物 twirl 快速转动 * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 8 Part One (paras. 1-2) Baker was bored by everything associated with English courses, including essay writing. True or False 1. Baker had never thought of becoming a writer until he was in the eleventh grade. 2. Teachers found it painful to read students long and lifeless essays. 3. Before Mr. Fleagle became the English teacher for Bakers class, the English course had been interesting. 4. In Bakers opinion, Mr. Fleagle was really a formal, rigid and out-of-date teacher only because of Fleagles manner of speaking. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 10 The American Educational System -kindergarten -elementary / primary school (grades 16) -junior high / middle school (grades 78) -senior / high school (grades 912) -college, institute, academy (学院), university * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 11 * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 12 take hold Old habits die hard. Thats why you should stop smoking before the habit takes hold. Translate: 他很难在这个陌生的地方站稳脚跟。 * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 13 bore: v. Reciting has bored him to death. bore sb. with sth. / be bored with sth. - boring: adj. - boredom: n. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 14 associate with: associate A with B Tom wished to forget everything associated with his ex-wife. associate: v. & n. He has to meet a business associate today. - association: n. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 15 assignment: n. - assign: v. assign sth. to sb. The hardest work was assigned to the best students. assign sb. to do sth. The monitors are assigned to collect all the notebooks. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 16 turn out: We are to turn out 100,000 computers next year to meet the market requirements. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 17 Tedious: I spent a tedious hour in a traffic jam. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 18 inspire: v. The general inspired his men to be brave. - inspiration: n. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 19 rigid: There is no rigid dress code in Microsoft. We were disappointed that they insisted on such a rigid interpretation of the rules. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 20 severe: adj. 1) The widow wore a severe black dress to her husbands funeral. 2) The father was so severe with boy Beethoven that the mother would cry. 3) severe pain /attack /criticism /damage /injury /competition /storm / * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 21 The president made a _ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly. A. rigid B. severe C. tedious D. bored * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 22 Hollywood _ thousands of movies each year to the world. A. turns on B. turns off C. turns in D. turns out Multiple Choice * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 23 The company has an excellent _ for best software. A. possibility B. humor C. discipline D. reputation * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 24 The young man was greatly _ to work harder than before since his boss had increased his salary. A. associated B. inspired C. anticipated D. prepared Part Two (Paras. 3-5) Baker found himself attracted by one particular topic and wrote about it for his own joy. Multiple Choice Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. 1. At first, Baker thought Mr. Fleagles English course was _. A. InterestingB. dullC. hopefulD. attractive 2. In Bakers opinion, the title of the composition “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” was _. A. dull B. unfruitful C. difficultD. foolish and dull * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 26 3. Baker liked to write a composition with the title “The Art of Eating Spaghetti” because _. A. neither Baker nor Doris had ever eaten spaghetti before B. Baker and Doris argued about it at a supper C. spaghetti was from Italy and quite new then D. it reminded him of the pleasure of that evening* Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 27 4. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Youll not write a good composition until you like the topic. B. When Baker wrote the essay, he thought his teacher would like it. C. Mr. Fleagle had liked Bakers compositions before. D. Baker succeeded in writing two compositions. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 29 tackle: vt. The exam is difficult and the students are busy tackling it. handle / deal with / cope with * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 30 face up to: She must face up to the fact that her ex- boyfriend has married her best friend. - be faced with: * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 31 sequence: That novel was written in historical sequence. a sequence of A sequence of bad harvests forced some countries to ask for foreign aid. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 32 recall: vt. recall (doing) sth. / that I dont recall ever meeting him. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 33 violate: vt. to violate the law/ regulation/ rule/ agreement/ privacy -violation: n. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 34 compose: v. Bushs latest speech is really brilliant. Do you think it was composed by himself or by someone else? Translate: 水由氢气和氧气构成。 * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 35 The driver had_ the traffic regulation so the police gave him a ticket. A. composed B. recalled C. argued D. violated Multiple Choice * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 36 Mr. Fleagle, as is described in this essay, is very _. A. respectable B. respective C. respectful D. respected * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 37 As businessmen, we should have an excellent _ in the business world in order to succeed. A. sequence B. argument C. image D. humor * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 38 _ him as you have asked, would break my promise to his parents. A. To hurt B. Hurt C. Being hurt D. Hurting Part Three (Paras. 6- 9) The experience of writing the essay helped him discover his talent for writing and realize what he wished to do in life. Questions and Answers Do you think Baker would write another essay if he had enough time? Why? What was Baker prepared for when he found all the papers had been given back but his? Whose essay did Mr. Fleagle read to the class? How did the class respond? Which paragraph in this part gives readers the impression that Bakers essay was very good? Why did Baker feel so delighted? * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 40 * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 41 career: n. Michael Jordan is back in the NBA, resuming his basketball career in the state where it started. a career girl/ woman * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 42 essence: n. Change is the essence of life. - in essence: - essential: adj. It is essential to feel the pain of the world to be able to live with awareness ourselves. * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 43 The general commanded that every soldier _ on alert. A. to be B. be C. was D. being Multiple Choice * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 44 The vice president tried hard to _ his anger although he was very angry. A. turn in B. put down C. face up to D. hold back * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 45 Group Discussion What is the very essence of the essay? What kind of person is Mr. Fleagle? What is your ideal teacher like? Do you like English study? Why or why not? * Unit 1 Book 1 GROWING UP 46 Writing Assignment You are required to write a letter of congratulations based on the information below. XX是你高中的同班同学。 获悉他（她）考上XX大学，攻读XX专业，特此 祝贺。 他（她）的成绩是他（她）刻苦努力的结果，希 望他（她）在新的环境里取得更好成绩。 再次表示祝贺。 Reference 29th July, 2009 Dear Xiao Ma, I am writing to congratul