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Book 4 Unit 1 Package DesignBrainstormingSizeo colossal: so great in size or force or extent as to elicit aweo miniatureo hugeo vasto immenseo stout: 矮胖的o chubby: 圆胖的o plumpo bulky: of large size for its weighto roly-poly: colloq. meaning “short and plump” or “fat” o titanic: of great force or powero mammoth: n. / adj. 猛犸象，庞然大物；猛犸似的，巨大的，庞大的o elephantine: 似象的；巨大的，笨拙的o smallo diminutive: 小型的，微小的o midget: n. / adj. 侏儒，极小者；小型的o tinyo teeny-weeny: colloq. meaning “very tiny”Shapecrooked: 弯曲的；歪的；不正当的curved: 弯曲的，曲线的oval: 卵形的;椭圆的undulating: 波浪起伏的；波状的angular: 有角的square: 直角的；正方形的round rectangle: 矩形；长方形hooked: 钩状的humped: 有驼峰的；驼背的hunchbacked: 驼背的pointedoblong: 长方形的；椭圆形的linear: 线型的 symmetricaltruncated: 切去顶端的bowlegged: 弯脚的snub-nosed: 塌鼻的，鼻子扁平的bulged: 膨胀的；凸出的five feet longtwo feet high and four feet widea space six by ten feet Material & Texturewood, paper, plastic, fabric, silk, nylon, wool, cotton, rayon (人造丝), batik (蜡染布), onionskin (透明薄纸), tissue (薄纱), parchment (羊皮纸), silky, velvety (天鹅绒般柔软的), smooth, coarse, grainy (多粒的；有纹理的), gritty (有砂砾的), roughAppearancep like velvetp in yellowp on the crooked pathp with plasticp towards obesityp along with a snub-nose Figurative Language p (The con-man was) as smooth as silk.p (His ego was) colossal.p a midget in the land of titansp crooked (smile)p serpentine-like (thinking)p shaped like an hourglassp (He ate) like a horse.p (ran) like a cheetah (猎豹)Key to the exercisesPart I Listening and Speaking ActivitiesListening scriptHave you ever seen a UFO or an alien? Many people around the world claim they have. What did they see? Some people have said they saw a spinning turning silver disc in the sky and a pointed-eared cat-eyed alien. Others claim seeing a one-eyed, colossal creature with an elongated being long and slender head walking out of an oval-shaped disk. Still others report seeing a midget-sized tiny; green man with velvet skin floating around an orb a track of flight of bright white light. One person even reported having a conversation with a fairy-like alien. The alien kept repeating, Dont be alarmed. Dont panic. You look as strange to me as I do to you. Your head is so tiny, your body so bulky. Your legs so long and thin and they look so weak, your skin so pink Westerners are often referred to as pinky because many of them have pink-based skin, unlike Asian yellow-based skin, or dark skin. and hairy and you have bulging eyes eyes that tend to protrude out.One UFO reportedly landed in American Samoa in the south Pacific Ocean, near a tiny fishing village tucked be located in between the blue ocean and steep cliffs. The village natives believe the area where it landed is a holy place and that the alien visitors must have known this. Magical red stones are found there, and they claim that these stones contain spiritual energies a mysterious concept similar to the Chinese concept of Qi (气) which have aided mental and physical healing for generations. The natives long ago built a huge stone circle at the site and a Snake Mound, a snake-like sculpture five feet high and fifty feet wide. The form begins with an open mouth and, after going through seven major curves turning and twisting, ends 1,300 feet later with a tightly coiled tail. The UFO landed, they said, in front of the open mouth of the snake-like sculpture.Are these people who are reporting UFO and alien sightings having visions daydreaming as one being involved in mysterious and superstitious activities often claims to have seen or perceived? Is this a case of mass hysteria a situation in which a large number of people lost their power of reasoning and the ability to think logically or delusion fantasy? Or have they in fact seen outer space beings and alien spacecraft? Some believe they are real and come not from other worlds in our universe but from unseen, other dimensions of reality the fourth or other dimension in addition to the three dimensions we perceive in reality. Science cannot explain it. Indeed, science is openly critical and skeptical of such sightings Science does not believe these sightings. . Whatever the verdict judgment or opinion of science, the sightings continue, and the mystery remains.1. Where do aliens and UFOs come from according to some people ? They believe UFOs and aliens do not come from other worlds in our universe but from other dimensions of reality invisible to us.2. Describe one of the aliens referred to in the recording.One alien was described as being pointed-eared and cat-eyed. Another was midget-sized and green-colored with velvety skin. The third was of colossal size with one eye and an elongated head. The fourth looked like a fairy. 3. What did the fairy-like alien repeatedly say about the appearance of the human being? The alien thought that humans were strange-looking because compared to him, they had a tiny head, a bulky, hairy body, long, thin and seemingly weak legs, pink skin, and bulging eyes. 4. What did the aliens in the UFO that landed in American Somoa see when they landed? It was near a tiny fishing village that the UFO reportedly landed. The village, which was located between the blue ocean and steep cliffs, was believed to be a holy place where magical red stones were found. The natives claimed that the stones had spiritual energies and they had long ago built a large stone circle and a snake-like earth mound at the site. 5. What does one of the UFOs mentioned in the recording look like? One UFO was oval-shaped; another looked like an orb of bright white light, and a third one was a spinning silver disc.Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities2. Language workA. In other words1. grab 2.seduce 3.artifice 4.motivated 5.connotes6. evokes 7.impact 8.standout 9.subliminal 10.garishB. Work with sentences1. After twenty years effort, the couples small grocery store has grown into a locally famous super-market.2. the arguments over test tube babies are not so much a moral issue as a legal one.3. “I know its my fault,” the husband said, “but why rub it in?”4. My father is a little vain like most actors and actresses. He aspires to fame and success.5. No wonder the candidate failed to win the election. Look at the scandals he creates.6. The vegetable section was decked out with colorful fruits from all over the world.7. The submarine has the look of a huge grey fish.8. The demonstrators reacted furiously to the polices attempt to arrest them.C. Word study1. have the look of: look like Primo Angelis studio in a fashionable district of San Francisco has the look of a pop art joke. 普利莫安吉利的工作室位于旧金山一个豪华时尚街区，看起来像一件滑稽有趣的波普（流行）艺术品。 a. The Opera House in Sydney, the biggest city in Australia, has the look of huge seashells. b. The rock on top of the mountain has the look of the Chinese mythological figure, the Monkey King. c. The man standing over there with a thick book under his arm has the look of an absent-minded scholar.2. make somebody hungry for: make sb. do sth. with a strong wish They make us hungry for things we dont need, even for things we dont want. 它们（物品包装）使我们渴望购买那些我们并不需要、甚至是不想买的东西。 a. Her loneliness made her hungry for friends, even just for someone who could listen to her on the phone. b. His failure in the final exams made him hungry for good methods of learning, for a shortcut to success in the next exams. c. The decline in popularity made the famous actor hungry for comments, even for unfavorable ones.3. enough: to the necessary amount or degree to do sth.e.g. He didnt run fast enough to catch the train. The package must scream its message of good taste loud and clear enough to grab our interest. 物品的包装可以尽一切手段将其物美价廉的特点充分地表达出来，以引起我们的兴趣。 a. The experienced businessman is smart enough to get his company through any financial crisis. b. I cant run fast enough to keep up with you. c. He was old enough to understand the seriousness of the situation.4. grasp: succeed in understanding,e.g. I grasped the main points of the speech. To truly grasp the impact of packaging, one might first consider a world without it. 要真正理解包装的影响力，可以首先来想象一下一个没有包装的世界。 a. To really grasp the essence of the theory, you will have to read the books written by Prof. Johnson. b. To grasp what goes on around you, you must keep yourself well-informed. c. To thoroughly grasp why there isnt a single police station in that town, youd have to go and live there for a couple of years.5. rub it in: emphasize or repeat an embarrassing fact or situatione.g. Mother kept rubbing it in that we mustnt talk to strangers. True, Americans drink an awful lot of coffee in ratty bathrobes, but why rub it in? 虽然美国人确实常穿着邋遢的睡袍喝着大量咖啡，但是为什么要触及这令人不快的事呢？ a. Indeed, some teachers in this school show no interest in teaching or in their pupils, but why rub it in? b. It is true that John is used to borrowing money from others, but why rub it in? c. Youre right that many people like getting bargains, but why rub it in?6. motivate: provide sb. with a very strong reason for doing sth., taking some action, e.g. These children just sit around all day doing nothing; they need something to motivate them. Packaging can motivate people to buy just about anything. 包装能够诱使人们购买几乎任何商品。 a. A good film poster can motivate people to go to see a film at any cost. b. Children should be motivated to learn their lessons well before you actually begin teaching them. c. I dont know what motivated him to do so.7. that is what: that is the things that e.g. Watching TV, eating, sleeping, that is what he did during the holiday. Creating a dream, an image, that is what packaging is all about. 创造一个梦想，一个形象，这就是包装。 a. Studying hard and working hard, that is what his life is all about. b. Helping her find a job, that is what Tom is busy with right now. c. Damaging his health, wasting his money and hurting others health, that is what smoking does to him.Part III Extended Activities1. Dictation Who said packaging is everything? I think the present enthusiasm for packaging often brings us more trouble than convenience. We could save time, trouble and space if there wasnt so much variation in the size and shape of the packages. Suitcases, for example, should be made in standard sizes. There should be just four. For advertising purposes the makers could label them HUGE, GIANT, LARGE and REGULAR. Huge would be a big suitcase. Giant would be a normal size. Large would be small and Regular would be a small bag used for personal items you want to keep with you on a trip. If suitcases were made in only four standard sizes, We could save fifty percent of the space they now take up in airplane luggage compartments. At home we could have whole clo