unit 6 Is an only child a lonely child.ppt

Unit6IsanOnlyChildaLonelyChild TeachingObjectives 1 Tograspthethemeofthetext 2 Togetalistofnewwordsandstructuresandusethemfreelyinconversationandwriting 3 Tobeawareofstyleoftheexpositionandthemethodstheauthorusedtoachievethiseffect Pre reading Areyoutheonlychildinyourfamily Howdoyoufeelastheonlychildorasoneofthechildreninthefamily Howmanyofyourclassmatesaretheonlychildoftheirfamilies Doyouthinktheyarelesscapableofinteractingwithpeopleoftheirownagethanthosewhohavebeenraisedwithsiblings Eversincetheadoptionofthe OneCouple OneChild policy Chinahassucceededinslowingdowntherapidexpansionofherpopulation Buteverycoinhastwosides andsodoesChina spopulationpolicy Now thegovernmentencourageseveryfamilytohavetwochildren CarryoutadebateonIt sreasonabletohaveonlyonechildinafamilyIt sreasonabletohavetwochildreninafamily Debate Tips moreloveandattentiongoodeducationmoreopportunitieslessfinancialburden spoiled littleemperors self centeredlackofindependenceLonely OverallComprehension 1 Whatisthisexpositivetextconcernedwith Thistextisconcernedwiththeprosandconsofhavingonlyonechild Inotherwords thetextdealswiththetypicaladvantagesanddisadvantagesofnothavingasecondchild Thetextdiscussestheminanobjectivetone 2 Whatisthewriter sanswertothequestionofwhetherornottohaveasecondchild StructuralAnalysis StructuralAnalysis StructuralAnalysis Somewordsusedatthebeginningofaparagraphmakeiteasierforthereadertounderstandthecoherenceofthewholetext suchasAnotheratthebeginningofParagraph3 DespiteofParagraph4 andUnfortunatelyofParagraph7 Canyouexplainhowtheyfunction StructuralAnalysis Theword Another usedatthebeginningofParagraph3impliesthatatleastoneargumenthasbeenpresentedearlier Despitethesearguments preparesreadersforsomethingagainsttheirexpectations i e manyparentsstillchoosetohaveonechildalthoughthedisadvantagesofdoingsohavejustbeenclearlypresented Unfortunately tellsreadersthattherefollowssomethingdisappointing i e theauthorfailstoprovideadefiniteanswertothequestionsraisedatthebeginningofthetext DetailedReading Para 1 1 Whatisthedilemmathatmanycouplesarefacedwith 2 Whatistheconcernthatweighsheavilyonthemindsofmanycouples LanguageWork 1 dilemman asituationinwhichitisdifficulttodecidewhattodo becauseeachchoicehasitsadvantagesanddisadvantagesEx Manywomenarefacedwiththedilemmaofchoosingbetweencareerandfamilycommitments Collocation beinadilemmaEx 我不知道是接受还是不接受这份工作 I minadilemmaaboutthisjoboffer LanguageWork 2 issuen asubjectorproblemthatisoftendiscussedorarguedaboutEx Unemploymentisnottheissue therealproblemisthedeclineinpublicmorality Ex Ijustgotaraise somoney snolongeranissue Collocation raisetheissueEx Weshouldraisetheissueofdiscriminationwiththecouncil Synonyms subject problem3 demandingadj needingalotofability effort orskillEx Climbingisphysicallydemanding whilestudyingismentallydemanding LanguageWork 4 keenadj interestedinsth oreagertodoitEx Johnisakeenphotographer Collocations bekeenonsth bekeentodosth Ex Daniel sverykeenontennis Ex She soutofhospitalandkeentogetbacktowork Synonyms interested eagerDerivation keennessn LanguageWork 5 theprosandcons theadvantagesanddisadvantagesEx Beforewemakeadecision wemustweighuptheprosandcons Ex Afterhours discussion everybodyatthemeetingcouldseeclearlytheprosandconsoftheproposal LanguageWork 6 concernedadj worriedaboutsomethingEx Concernedparentsapproachedtheschoolabouttheproblem Collocations beconcernedaboutEx Rosshasneverbeenparticularlyconcernedaboutwhatotherpeoplethinkofhim beconcernedforEx Rescuersareconcernedforthesafetyoftwomentrappedinthemine beconcernedthatEx He sconcernedthathewon tgethismoneyback Derivations concernn v concerningprep DetailReading Para 2 3 1 Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheissueofwhetherornottohaveasecondchild 2 Whatisthemainideaofthethirdparagraph LanguageWork 1 concernn afeelingofworryaboutsth important sth thatworriesyouEx Hismainconcernistobeabletoprovideforhisfamily Collocation concernabout overe g Thereisgrowingconcernabouttheeffectsofpollutiononhealth concernforsb e g Agovernmentspokesmanexpressedconcernforthelivesofthehostages LanguageWork 2 stigman amarkofshameordisgrace ashamefulfeelingorreputationEx Thereisastrongstigmaattachedtosuicide Ex 离异和单亲家庭在过去是令人感到羞耻的 Inthepastdivorceandsingleparenthoodcarriedastigma 3 attimes sometimesbutnotusuallyEx AttimesIwonderifit sworthalltheeffort Comparison atnotime atalltimes Paraphrase 1 Manysingle childparentsfeelastigmaassociatedwiththeirdecisiontohaveonlyonechild Para 2 Manysingle childfamilieshaveastrongsenseofshameintheirdecisiontohaveonlyonechild 2 thismayleadtothechildfeelinglonelyattimes Para 2 suchasituationwillprobablyresultinthechildhavingasenseoflonelinessfromtimetotime LanguageWork 4 siblingn fml abrotherorsisterEx Mostyoungsmokersareinfluencedbytheireldersiblings smokinghabits 5 negotiatev discusssth inordertoreachanagreement esp inbusinessorpoliticsEx Unionleadershavenegotiatedanagreementforashorterworkingweek Collocation negotiatewithEx Thegovernmentrefusestonegotiatewithterrorists Derivations negotiationn negotiableadj LanguageWork 6 interactv 1 people talktoeachotherandunderstandeachotherEx Heinteractswellwithotherchildrenintheclass 2 things haveaneffectoneachotherandworktogetherEx Socialandeconomicfactorsareinteractingtoproducearecession Derivations interaction n interactive adj Paraphrase 1 Anothercommonargumentagainsthavingjustonechildisthatanonlychildmaybemorespoiledthanonewithsiblings Para 3 Anotherreasonsomepeopleusuallyholdagainsthavingonlyone childisthatanonlychildismorelikelytobegiventoomuchloveandcarethanonethathasbrothersand orsisters 2 respectthegive and takeinvolvedinmanyrelationships Para 3 realizetheimportanceofcooperationandmutualunderstandingbetweenthemselvesandotherpeopleinvarioussituations DetailedReading Para 4 5 1 Whatexamplesandstatisticsaregiventoshowthatmoreandmoreparentshavedecidedtohaveonlyonechild 2 WhatisthemainideaofParagraph5 LanguageWork 1 decline v 1 decreaseinquantityorimportance 2 becomegraduallyworseinqualityEx Doyouthinkstandardsofeducationhavedeclinedinrecentyears Synonym decreaseDerivation decline n 2 cite v 1 mentionsomethingasanexample esp onethatsupportsorexplainsanideaorasituatione g Severalfactorshavebeencitedasthecauseofthestudentunrest 2 givetheexactwordsofsomethingthathasbeenwritten esp inordertosupportanopinionorproveanideae g Thewritercitedmanyquotations Synonym quoteDerivation citation n Paraphrase whilelateststatisticscitelessthanonechild Para 4 whilelateststatisticsshowthattheaveragenumberofchildrenbornperfamilyhasdeclinedtolessthanonechild LanguageWork 3 overwhelming adj 1 havingsuchagreateffectonyouthatyoufeelconfusedandatalosswhattodoEx Shefeltanoverwhelmingdesiretohugherchild Ex Thesheersizeoftheplaceseemsoverwhelmingandconfusingatfirst 2 numbers odds etc verylargeEx Anoverwhelmingmajorityofthememberswereagainsttheidea Derivation overwhelm v LanguageWork 4 electtodosth fml choosetodosomethingEx Youcanelecttodeletethemessageorsaveit Ex Purchaserscanelecttopayinmonthlyinstallments 5 prime adj main mostimportantEx Smokingistheprimecauseoflungdisease Ex Ourprimeconcernisprovidingjobsforallyoungschoolleavers Synonym majorDerivations prime n prime v LanguageWork 6 equivalent adj havingthesamevalue purpose etc asapersonorthingofadifferentkindEx Wecouldgiveyouanequivalentamountincompanyshares Collocation beequivalenttoEx Thisisaqualificationwhichisequivalenttodegree Comparison equivalent equalequal beingthesameinsize value amount number etc assomethingelseEx Jennifercutthecakeintosixequalpieces Derivation equivalence n DetailedReading Para 6 Whatadvantagesofhavingonlyonechildarearguedforbyadvocatesofsingle childfamilies LanguageWork 1 advocate n someonewhopubliclysupportsomeoneelseorsomethingEx SheisastrongadvocateofDemocraticParty Derivation advocate v 2 potential n thepossibilitythatsomethingwilldevelopinacertainway orhaveaparticulareffectEx Thepotentialforabuseinsuchasystemisenormous Synonym potentiality fml possibilityDerivations potential adj potentiality n LanguageWork 3 arise v begintohappene g Acrisishasarisenbetweenthetwocountries Collocation arisefromEx Canwebeginbydiscussingmattersarisingfromthelastmeeting Comparison arise rise increaseinnumber amountorvalue 4 jealousy n angerandunhappinessbecausesomeonehassomethingyouwishyouhade g PollyfeltasharppangofjealousywhenshesawPaulwithSuzanne Derivation jealous adj LanguageWork 5 self esteem n thefeelingofbeingsatisfiedwithyourownabilities andthatyoudeservetobelikedorrespectedEx Yououghttoraiseyourself esteem Ex Playingasportcanbootagirl sself esteem Synonym self respectAntonym self doubt thefeelingthatyouandyourabilitiesarenotgoodenough DetailedReading Para 7 1 Doesthewritergiveadefiniteanswertothequestionofwhetherornottohaveasecondchild Why 2 Whatisthewriter sadvicegiventosingle childparents LanguageWork 1 unique adj thesingleoneofitskindEx Eachperson sfingerprintsareunique Comparison unique onlyunique havingfeaturesorqualitiesthatmakeitdifferentfromanythingelseonly beingtheonlyoneofsomethingavailableinaparticularplaceataparticulartimeDerivation uniqueness n 2 spouse n fml ahusbandorwifeEx Thewriter sopinionisthatyoumakeadecisionthatbothyouandyourspousefeelconfidentabout Ex Henevermentionedhisspouse Paraphrase Thecircumstancesaffectingeachsetofparentsareunique Para 7 Theconditionsthataffectparents decisionsconcerningchild birthvaryfromfamilytofamily Translation 1 Thedilemmasheisfacingiswhethertotellherhusbandthetruthabouthisfataldisease 2 Don tyouthinkitasortofstigmathatyou alreadyinyourthirties stillhavetodependonyourol