《新编实用英语教程一》Unit4Reading.ppt

公共外语教研室 MaintainingaSharpEye PunctualityandKeepingPromise PassageI UnitFour PassageI Text relatedInformation IntensiveStudy Practice Boyd Selma IMetaPolarBearBurningham John JohnPatrickNormanMcHennessy theBoyWhowasAlwaysLateGrossman Bill TheGuyWhoWasFiveMinutesLate Hoff Sid Henrietta theEarlyBirdSewell MarciaandPhyllisKrasilovsky TheManWhoTriedtoSaveTime Text relatedinformation Thefollowingbooksaregoodexamplesofbeingpromptandactingattherighttime Betterneverthanlate GeorgeBernardShawIfyou retherebeforeit sover you reontime JamesJ Walker Unfaithfulnessinthekeepingofanappointmentisanactofcleardishonesty Youmayaswellborrowaperson smoneyashistime HoraceMann Quotesabout PUNCTUALITY Promptitudeisnotonlyaduty butisalsoapartofgoodmanners itisfavorabletofortune reputation influence andusefulness alittleattentionandenergywillformthehabit soastomakeiteasyanddelightful CharlesSimmons Iamabelieverinpunctualitythoughitmakesmeverylonely E V Verrall Text DifficultSentences ImportantWords IntensiveStudy para 1 Insocialactivitiesitisalwaysemphasizedtobepunctual tohaveastrongconceptionoftime Ifyoufailtokeepyourpromiseordonotcomeontimeandthuskeepyourhostwaiting thatisveryimpolite It shardtoimaginewhatwillhappenifthereissuchanactivityasabanquet interview ormeeting yetallpeopleconcerneddonotcomeontime PunctualityandKeepingPromise Fordetails Ifyouareaskedtomeetaforeignguestattheairportorattherailwaystationandyougosolatethattheguesthascomebeforeyouarrive howanxiousandembarrassedhewillbewhenhe asastrangertotheplace seesnopersonmeetinghim Thesameistruewiththeactivityofseeingoffaforeignguest Ifyouarrivesolateattheairportorrailwaystationtofindtheguesthasgonealready what stheuseofyourgoingthere 1 2 para 2 So asahost wheneverthereisanactivity youshouldcometotheplaceaheadofschedulesoastowaitforthegueststocome Don tlettheguestswaitforyou It sveryimpolite Thosewhoaretohelpentertaintheguestsshouldalsocomeearlierthantheguests Butforaguest atwhattimeisitpropertocome 3 Youshouldbepunctual Thatis neithertooearly nortoolate Ifitistooearly thehostmaynotgetthethingsready Ifitistoolate youmaykeepthehostwaiting Anyone guestorhost whoisreallylateforasocialactivity shouldapologizetothosewhohavealreadybeenthere 4 para 3 Aftermakinganappointment generally don tchangeitasthatisimpolite Ifyoudohavetochange youshouldinformthepersonbytelephoneorwithawrittennoteassoonaspossible sothatheorshecanmakearearrangement Sometimes anappointmenthasbeenalreadymade butsomethingunexpectedhappensandyoufindnotimetoinformthepersonconcerned Inthiscase youshouldmakeanapologytothepersonafterwards 5 howanxiousandembarrassedhewillbewhenhe asastrangertotheplace seesnopersonmeetinghim para 1 Analysis ThisisanexclamatorysentencewithWhen clauseasanadverbialoftime Asmeans being usedheretointroduceanadverbialofmanner Meetingisapresentparticipialmodifyingperson 要是他到了一个陌生的地方 看到没有人来接他 他会是多么焦急和尴尬 e g Howhappyanddelightedshewillbewhenshe asaforeigner seesafriendmeetingherattheairport Difficultsentences1 Thesameistruewiththeactivityofseeingoffaforeignguest para 1 Analysis e g Thesameistruewiththelearningofaforeignlanguage Thesameistruewith means 也是如此 Withisaprepositionintroducingthethingwhichhastheprevious mentionedfeature s 给外国人送行也是如此 Difficultsentences2 So asahost wheneverthereisanactivity youshouldcometotheplaceaheadofschedulesoastowaitforthegueststocome para 2 Analysis e g So asafireman wheneverthereisafire youshouldcometotheplaceatoncesoastoputthefireundercontrol Wheneverintroducesanadverbialclauseoftime Inthemainclauseaheadofscheduleisanadverbialoftimewhilesoastointroducesanadverbialofpurpose 所以说 主人在搞活动时 要提前到场 等客人光临 Difficultsentences3 Anyone guestorhost whoisreallylateforasocialactivity shouldapologizetothosewhohavealreadybeenthere para 2 Analysis e g Anyone manorwoman whoisinchargeofaproject shouldoftentalktothosewhoparticipateintheproject Guestorhostisareducedformofwhetherheisaguestorahost Notethatheresingularformsareusedwithoutarticles Thetwowho clausesareusedtomodifyanyoneandthoserespectively 在社交活动中 不论是客人还是主人 如果迟到了 都应该向已经到场的人说声抱歉 Difficultsentences4 Sometimes anappointmenthasbeenalreadymade butsomethingunexpectedhappensandyoufindnotimetoinformthepersonconcerned para 3 Analysis e g Sometimesadecisionhasbeenmade butsomechangehastobemadebecauseproblemsunexpectedarise anyouhavenotimetodiscussthechangewiththepersonsconcerned Unexpectedandconcernedarebothadjectiveswhichfunctionaspostmodifiersofsomethingandthepersonrespectively 有时定好会面时间后 发生了意外的事 没有时间通知相关人员 Difficultsentences5 punctuality punctual beingpunctualn 严守时间 beingontimea 守时的 words important Marygotaprizeforpunctuality Johnisalwayspunctualforclassbutthismorninghewaslate FOREXAMPLE emphasize Toplaceemphasison OurteacheremphasizedhowimportantitwastostudyEnglish Imustemphasizethattheyarejustchildren Thespeakeremphasizedtheimportanceofeducation FOREXAMPLE concerned anxious involved worried Iwasveryconcernedaboutmymother sillness Allthepeopleconcernedattendedthemeeting involved worried FOREXAMPLE embarrass Heembarrassedeveryonebysayingthatthepicturewasterrible Shewasembarrassedwhentheyaskedaboutherage 使窘迫 使难堪 FOREXAMPLE whenever when Comewheneveryouhavetime WheneverIgotoBeijing IvisittheGreatWall FOREXAMPLE entertain Ateachershouldentertainaswellasteach TheSmithsdoagreatdealofentertaining 使高兴 使感兴趣款待 请客 FOREXAMPLE apologize apologizetosb forsth apology Iapologizedtoherforsteppingonherfoot I mhereespeciallytoapologizetoyou C vi Imustofferheranapologyfornotgoingtoherparty FOREXAMPLE inform vt Hepromisedtokeepusinformedofhowthenegotiationsweregoingon IinformedmybossthatIwasgoingtobeawaynextweek FOREXAMPLE retellrewrite movement re arrange ment Theplanisnotgoodandweneedtomakearearrangement Therearrangementofthefurnituremakestheroomcleanandtidy FOREXAMPLE Herpromotionwascompletelyunexpected Anunexpectedguestisusuallynotwelcome adj 不速之客 FOREXAMPLE ReadandThink ReadandComplete ReadandSimulate ReadandTranslate Practice 1 Whatisemphasizedinsocialactivities 2 Howwillaforeignguestfeelifyouarelateingettingtotheairporttomeethim EXERCISE1 PRACTICE ReadandThink Answerthefollowingquestionsaccordingtothetext Hewillfellanxiousandembarrassed Tobepunctual 3 Whenshouldtheguestscometoasocialactivity 4 Ifyouarelateforasocialactivity whatshouldyoudo 5 Whatshouldyoudoifyoucannotinformthepersonconcernedofthechangeofanappointment Youshouldapologizeafterwards Ontime nottooearlyandnottoolate Apologizetothosewhohavealreadybeenthere EXERCISE2 PRACTICE ReadandComplete Fillintheblankswithoutreferringtothepassage Theauthoremphasizestheimportanceof and promise Insocialactivitiesitisimportanttohaveastrong oftimeandbepunctual Trynottobelateforasocialactivityasitisimpolitetokeepotherpeople Asahost youshouldcometotheplaceaheadof soastowaitforthe tocome punctuality keeping conception waiting schedule guests Asaguest youshouldbe thatis nottoo nottoo Ontheotherhand itisalsoimpoliteto anappointmentafteryou vemadeit Ifsomething happens andyouhavetochangeyourappointment informtheperson bytelephoneorwithawrittennoteassoonaspossible concerned punctual early late change unexpected EXERCISE4 PRACTICE ReadandComplete Matching changingtheformofwordsifnecessary 1 We foranyinconveniencecausedbythetrain sdelay 2 Iwasreally whenIknockedacupofteaoverhim 3 I mybossofmyarrivalinTokyo 4 Itis thatallpeopleshouldlearntomakeuseofInternet 5 Allofusare tohaveourvacationinthecountryside anxious emphasized apologize emba