牛津高中英语M5U1Project.ppt

Project Giving an oral report Passage 1 Teenagers friendships Are you a boy or a girl? Boy Girl 1. How many best friends do you have? A. A lot B. A few C. None Finish a questionnaire Tick the answer which most applies to you. A. More than three times a week B. once a week C. seldom D. never 2. How often do you have a long conversation with your friends? 4. Do you share your secrets with your best friends? A. Always B. Sometimes C. Never 5. Do you think boys and girls have the same attitudes towards friendship? A. Yes B. No 3. What topics do you mostly talk about with your friends? A. Hobbies and interests B. Families and friends C. School and study D.Emotions and feelings E. Future plans and dream C. Girls have more friendships than boys. B. Girls seem to have a lot to talk about with their best friends than boys. A. Friendships between girls are usually based on shared emotions and support . However, friendships between boys are usually based on shared activities or interests. 6. If you choose No to Question 5 , what different attitudes do they have? Friendship plays an important role in our lives. Everybody needs friends. However, girls and boys have different types of friendships and different attitudes towards friendship. Conclusion: Fast reading 1.What puzzles Robert? 2. What are boys and girls friendships each based on? Some things about Amanda and her friends. For example, he cant understand what girls can talk about for so long. Girls friendships are anchored in _and _but boys friendships are based on _or_. shared feelings support shared activities interests 1. Both boys and girls have a lot to talk about with their best friends. 2. Girls have more friends than boys, according to studies. 3. Boys can easily name a best friend when asked. 4. If a boy is said to have a best friend, it seems that they share little about their feelings. 5. A girls best friend might be the first to tell her about something good or bad that has happened in her life. F T F T T True or False Useful expressions 1. 双胞胎姐妹 2. 相处得好 3. 让某人感到困惑 4. 对有不同的态度 1. twin sister (L1) 2. get along well (L1) 3. puzzle someone (L2) 4. have different attitudes towards 5.扎根于 6.共同的情感 7.以为基础 8.很可能 9. 对谨慎，小心 10. 急不可待地做 11. 与分享 12. 不管，无论 5. be anchored in (L10) 6. shared feeling (L10) 7. be based on/upon (L11) 8. be likely to do (L11) 9. be cautious about (L11) 10. be eager to do (L12) 11. share with (L20) 12. regardless of (L23) 1. Though they get along well, there are some things about Amanda and her friends that puzzle Robert.(L1-2) 2. When asked, they usually hesitate before responding. (L15-16) 3. Friendships between girls are usually anchored in shared feelings and support, but friendships between boys are based on shared activities or interests. (L9-11) 4. Females who have been asked can usually answer the question without pausing. (L19) 5. The qualities that boys and girls consider important in a friend seem to be the same, regardless of the basis of these friendships. (L22-24) Sentence translation Words to be studied 1. puzzle vt. 困惑；苦思 puzzled adj. 感到困惑的/ puzzling 令人困惑的 be puzzled about 对感到困惑的 1) 这件神秘事情使我百思不解. This mystery _. 2) a _ boy/expression/look a _ case/maths problem 3) 他完全不知道接下去该怎么办. He _ what to do next. 4) I was puzzled to see her behaving like that. 看到她那样的举止使我感到困惑. puzzles me puzzled puzzling was quite puzzled about 2. hesitate vi. 犹豫 hesitate about sth. hesitate to do hesitation n. without hesitation 1) 别犹豫，立即做。 _. Do it at once. 2)要是你学习上有困难，尽管找老师。 If you have any problems with your studies, _. 3)当看到那个男孩溺水的时候，他毫不犹豫跳入河中。 When he saw the little boy drowning in the river, he jumped into the water _ _. without hesitation Dont hesitate dont hesitate to turn to your teachers for help 1) 他们的友谊建立在相互帮助和支持的基础之上。 base vt./n. 3. anchor vt./ n.be anchored in 基于 A. be based on/upon B= B. make basis for A. 以为基础, 以为根据 Their friendship was based on/upon each others help and support. Each others help and support make basis for their friendship. basis n. 1) 他的小说基于对生活的体验。 Her novel are anchored in life experience. 4. regardless of 不管，无论: pay no attention to 1)The law requires equal treatment for all, regardless of race, religion or sex. 2) regardless of expense regardless of the consequences 3) He continued to laugh at my faults, _ (不顾我的感受). regardless of my feelings 法律要求人人平等,不管是什么种族、宗教或性别。 不考虑费用 不顾后果 对于你的投诉, 我无可奉告. in/with regard to 关于 4)I have nothing to say with regard to your complaints. Passage 2 What friendship means to me Fast reading 1.What is the most important thing in life to the writer? 2. What does friendship mean to the writer ? 3. What can always be remembered? Friendship. Friendship means not being alone, having someone she can rely on and being committed to the others. We will remember those whom we loved and those who loved us. We will remember our friends. Structure of the article Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 c. What the writer thinks the most important thing in life is. a. What friendship means to the writer. b. What can always be remembered. c. What the writer thinks the most important thing in life is. a. What friendship means to the writer. b. What can always be remembered. (para 1) (para 2-4) (para 5) 1.意味着 2.介意 3.最终处于，最后成为 4.无趣，无味 5.依靠 6.多亏，幸亏 7.忠诚于 8.与吵架 9.说残酷无情的话 10. 道歉 11. 总之 12. 回顾、回忆 Useful expressions mean doing (L4) mind doing (L6) end up doing (L8) be no fun (L9) rely on (L11) thanks to (L14) be committed to (L16) make cruel comments about (L18) make an apology (L19) in conclusion (L22) have a quarrel with(L18) look back on(L22) Sentence translation 1. When deciding what is most important in life, some people choose money, while others choose things like security and comfort. (L1-2) 当确定生活中最重要的是什么时，有些人选择金钱，而别的人则 选择诸如安全感和舒适度之类的东西。 2. At first, I didnt mind being alone, but then I saw all of the tourist having their pictures taken together, and I began feeling sad.(L6) 起初，我并不介意自己一个人，但后来看见所有的游客一起拍照， 我开始感到难过。 3. However, if I had ended our friendship, we would have both learnt nothing. (L20-21) 但是，如果当初我终止了我们的友谊，那我们俩都会一无所获。 Words to be studied 1.end up 最终处于，最后成为(+动名词/介词短语) in the end: finally 最后，终于 end (sth) with sth. 以结束 1) 如果你不知道要什么，那你可能最终得到你并不想要 的东西。 2) 如果你继续这样工作，你早晚得住院。 3)他们以一首歌曲结束了那堂课。 If you dont know what you want, you might end up getting something you dont want. If you continue working like this, you might end up in hospital. They _the clas