[英语学习]电大《高级英语1》unit9

Unit 9 To err is human,高级英语（1）,err vi. 犯错，做错（同根名词：error）- To err is human; to forgive is divine. 犯错乃人之常情, 宽恕则超凡入圣也,Read, listen and talk about work and schoolPractice reported speech 间接引语 Focus on talking about visual materials 看图说话Writea report of a conversation 引述对话,Learning Objectives,Warm-up topics: Use a dictionary to check the meaning of the words and phrases below. Then describe pictures a-c. What do they have in common?. (Ex. 1, P134) a. parachute / stuck / torch / Statue of Liberty b. drive through fence / sink / pool c. road sign / speed limit / make a mistake,Grammar and Listening,n.降落伞,n.火把,pru:t,t:t,sttju:,libti,n.雕像,n.自由,sik,vi.下沉,2. Listen and match dialogues 1-3 with pictures a-c. (Ex. 2 , P134)Dialogue 1 Dialogue 2Dialogue 3,Grammar and Listening,B,C,A,W: Hey, Ted, stop! Theres something wrong with this. I think were doing it wrong.T: What did you say, Wendy?W: This number doesnt look right. Were painting 40 on the road surface, but the sign at the side of the road says the speed limit is 30!T: Oh, yes! Youre rightBut Ive got my instructions Bill gave them to me last week. Lookthe speed limit is 40 miles per hour here!W: I hope youre right. Lets call up Bill in the office and ask himHi, Bill. This is Wendy Dickens. Listen, Bill. Were out at Coombe Bissset. Whats the speed limit here?.OK, thanks, Bill. Oh no!T: What is it?W: Weve got to change it. The limit is 30 here.T: Oh bother! Lets do it after lunch, shall we?,Grammar and Listening,bother 打扰，打搅 Oh bother 此处表示“真讨厌，真麻烦”,K: Oh, my god! Darren! Ive never seen anything like that! Are you alright?D: Uh, hi Kelly. Yeah, I think?K: What happened?D: Well, ehI dont know how it happened. I wanted to drive my mums car andK: So you decided to drive into my swimming pool!D: No, I didnt mean to do it. Look, I had my first driving lesson yesterday. Id never driven a car before then. And my mum isnt here now, so I thought today was my chance to practice some moreOh no! My mum will be home tomorrow! She is going to be furious（狂怒的）! What am I going to do?,Grammar and Listening,I didnt mean to do it. 我不是故意这样做的。mean + to do,J: New York Talk Radio. Judy James here.C: Hello. My name is Christophe Landry and Im stuck on the top of the Statue of Liberty.J: You are visiting the statue of Liberty?C: Not exactly. Im protesting(抗议) against the use of land mines(地雷) andJ: Youre protesting against land mines?C: Thats right, and my plan was to land on the Statue of Liberty. Unfortunately, my parachute got caughton the statuesehhow do you say? On the statues torch. Ive been here for ten minutes, and I cant get up or downJ: Have you ever done anything like this before?C: Yes, I jumped from the Eiffel Tower a few years agoEh, look, I cant talk now. A helicopter is coming. I will call back later.,Grammar and Listening,protest against v. 对提出抗议 -When questioned by the reactionary police, she came right back with a protest against the false charge. 反动警察当局审讯她时，她对诬告提出强烈抗议。 -All thinking men will protest against it. 凡是有思想的人都会抗议这件事。,直接引语与间接引语 1) 在引用别人的原话时，被引用的句子被称为直接引语。 -He said, My spelling isnt very good.2) 当用自己的话转述别人的话时，被转述的部分称为间接引语。 -He said (that) his spelling wasnt very good.3)引导引语的动词称为引述动词。常见的引述动词有answer, ask, add, admit, agree, claim, complain, explain, point out, promise, protest, reply, say, tell, threaten等。 -He admitted that he had crashed the car. -The salesman claimed that the coffee was the best in the world. - The customer insisted that she was innocent. - I pointed out that I couldnt be in two places at once. - The students protested that the exam was too difficult.,Grammar and Listening,注意：tell后面总是接名词或代词，然后才是转述的内容-Sergeant Johnson told Captain Preston (that) he was glad to be alive.(NOT Sergeant Johnson told (that) he was glad to be alive.),Grammar and Listening,the number didnt look right.,he had had his first lesson the day before.,he had been there for 10 minutes.,he had never driven a car before,he couldnt get up or down.,Grammar and Listening,he would call back later.,Ex 5nowthisheretoday,Grammar and Listening,a few years agoyesterdaylast weektomorrow,at that time / then,that,there,that day,a few years earlier (before),the day before,the week before,the next day,1. Ted I think its wrong. 2. Wendy It definitely has a c and an h in it.3. Kelly Ive never seen anything like that.4. Darren I dont know how it happened.5. Darren I didnt mean to do it.6. Darren My mum will be home tomorrow.7. Christophe I cant talk now. A helicopter is coming.,Grammar and Listening,Ted said he thought it was wrong.,Wendy said (that) it definitely had a c and an h in it.,Kelly said (that) she had never seen anything like that.,Darren said (that) he didnt know how it had happened.,Darren said that he hadnt meant to do it.,Darren said that his mum would be home the next day.,Christophe said that he couldnt speak at them time because a helicopter was coming.,Reading and Vocabulary,What kind of job do you think Alan had?Would you like a job like this? Why?Have you ever had a job? If so, where and what was it like?,Is he a juggler (杂耍演员) ?.,Reading and Vocabulary,WHERE 2 NOW?It is not always easy to know what to do when you leave school. Alan Jeffries had an egg-citing (exciting) experience!You cant make an omelette（煎蛋卷）without breaking eggs. 不打破鸡蛋，就做不了煎蛋卷。（有失才有得。）,1) He had never played truant to get some experience in the real world. 文章里出现了一些与上课、考试有关的单词与短语 play truant，“逃学”； pass the exam，“通过考试”； skip the class，“逃课”； sit the exam，“参加考试”； expel，“开除”； drop out (from)，“退学”； take a year out，“休学一年”； get a degree in Law，“获得法学学位”； enroll，“入学、登记”； graduate，“毕业”。,Reading and Vocabulary,2） Alan resigned before he was sacked. resign v. 辞职；放弃 -Her injury forced her to resign from the State Department. 伤残使她不得不辞去了国务院的工作。 be sacked 被开除 -Spanish public workers essentially cannot be sacked. 西班牙的公务员原则上是不能被解雇的。 -They have skills, experience and seniority, and are thus last to be sacked. 他们有能力有经验有资历，所以最不可能被裁员。,Reading and Vocabulary,3) He started doing odd jobs for family friends again. odd jobs 临时工作 -Ill get an odd job as a waitress in the restaurant where my father works. 我将在父亲工作的饭店里找一份服务员的临时工作。 4) He was back at university studying Law. “他回到大学，学习法律”。 studying Law是伴随状语，用来伴随状态与次要动作。 伴随状语常采用现在分词的形式。如： -She sat at the table reading China Daily.,Reading and Vocabulary,5) Believe it or not, hes a health and safety inspector in a large armament factory. inspector n. 检查员；巡视员 -In 1855 she was made inspector of all hospitals in the Crimea. 1855年她被任命为克里米亚所有医院的监察员。 armament n. 武器；军备 (disarmament n. 裁军) -The countrys armament will take years. 国家的武装过程需要几年。 (arm n. 武器 vt. 武装) -arms control 军备控制 - She armed herself with a loaded rifle. 她用一支上膛的步枪给自己壮胆。,Reading and Vocabulary,6）Alan was a bit depressed about being out of work, but then, at last, he got a full-time job! be depressed about (doing) something， “对（做）某事感到沮丧，郁闷”； be out of work，“失业”； full time job，“全职工作” part-time job，“兼职工作” 7）He was in charge of the machine that put the packs of eggs into large boxes ready to go to supermarkets around the country. “他负责操作把鸡蛋盒装进大箱子的机器，这些箱子准备好之后，就运往全国各大超市。” 这是一个长难句，主干是He was in charge of the machine，that后面的句子是machine的定语从句。 be in charge of (doing) something，“负责（做）某事“。,Reading and Vocabulary,8）He clocked in on time, he was always happy to work overtime and he never took any time off. 他准时到岗，总是乐于加班，从来也不休假。 clock in 打卡； work overtime 加班 over- 表示“超过” e.g. overdue过期的 oversleep 睡过了头 take some time off，“请几天假”， -take two weeks off 请假两星期。 9）He was always happy and proud to be earning his living. to earn ones living 谋生 -The essence of life is leaving us when we are trying hard to earn a living. 当我们为生活疲于奔命时，生活的真谛已离我们远去。,Reading and Vocabulary,10）However, they say that pride comes (goes) before a fall. they say 人们常说，俗语说得好 pride comes before a fall 骄兵必败 And so it was with Alan. （Alan也是这样，不例外） so 指代pride comes before a fall -Things move quickly online and so it is with blogging. 网上流行什么都很快，写博也是这样。11）He waited one second too long. 他耽误了一秒钟。,Reading and Vocabulary,12）His parents wanted him to go to university to get a degree in Law. 他父母想让他上大学拿一个法学学位。 in 后面常跟某专业、某领域。 -I work in computer. 我从事计算机行业。 13）So he took their advice and enrolled at Reading University. enroll v. 登记；使加入；把.记入名册；使入伍 - All contestants must enroll by Saturday. 所有参赛者必须在星期六前登记。 - The school will enroll new students in August. 这所学校将于八月份招收新生。,Reading and Vocabulary,14）When he saw all the jobs on offer at the job centre, he was impressed. 当他看见就业中心各种各样的岗位招聘时，他觉得眼前一亮。on offer，出售，待售； jobs on offer，岗位招聘；impress someone，给某人留下深刻印象； be impressed 印象深刻的15）He applied for lots of jobs, both permanent and temporary 他应聘了很多工作，既有全职的也有兼职的。 apply (to sb.) for，“向申请”； apply for jobs，“应聘”； -He has applied to the American consul for a visa. 他向美国领事申请签证。 permanent jobs，全职工作；temporary jobs，兼职工作,Reading and Vocabulary,16）He was too young and inexperienced for some and and overqualified for others. 对于一些工作，他太年轻，缺乏经验，而对另一些，他的条件又太好了。 experienced adj. 富有经验的，老练的 be qualified for 有的资格 -In the heats, you should try hard to perform well to be qualified for the semi - final. 预赛中, 你该尽力跑出好成绩,争取进入半决赛.,Reading and Vocabulary,1. Read the article and order paragraphs A-G. F A G E C D B,Reading and Vocabulary,Match sentences 1 6 with their continuations a f. (Ex. 7, P137)I want a permanent full-time position. Apply for a job in the building industry.The wages are too low, and I dont like the long hours.Last year I was out of work.My boss sacked me because I was always taking time off.You graduated with a Physics degree and now youre in charge of a burger bar!,Reading and Vocabulary,C. Not a temporary part-time job.,E. It offers good career opportunities.,D. I resign!,F. Now, Ive got a job and I earn a lot of money, but I have to work a lot of overtime.,A. And I usually clock in late, too.,B. Arent you a little overqualified?,Do you think the girl in the phote is enjoying herself?Would you like to be a teacher? Why? / Why not?,Grammar and Writing,Language notes 直接引语是疑问句或祈使句 （1）直接引语为一般疑问句，变为间接引语时使用“if/that/whether+从句”的结构。 -Have you done your homework? He asked me if I had done my homework. -Will you teach the class? He asked me if I would teach the class. -Can I teach what I want? I asked him whether I could teach what I wanted. （2）直接引语为特殊疑问句，变为间接引语时使用“特殊疑问句+从句”的结构。 -What are you doing? He asked me what I was doing. -When did the French Revolution begin? He wanted to know when the French Revolution had begun.,Grammar and Writing,V. GRAMMAR AND WRITING (2),直接引语是祈使句 （3）直接引语为祈使句，变间接引语时变为 to do 的结构。 -Please dont make so much noise! He asked me not to make so much noise. -Go to the board! He told me to go to the board. Mind the trap! 在间接疑问句中使用陈述句语序，主语和谓语动词不能倒装。 I asked her