新视野大学英语第三版第二册第五单元sectionB课件

1、,Section B,2,A $3,000 dictionary,Objectives,The money game,A $3,000 dictionary,Warming-up,Lead-in,Background Information,A $3,000 dictionary,Video Watching,Back,Purchas,over 25$,under 25$,Get a new card,Pay for cash,Know exactly how much you spend,Say no to cash advance; Dont pay late; Because of fe

2、es; Pay off your card; Dont make just the minimum payment; Dont forget check credit report .,A credit card is a standard-sizeplastictoken, with amagnetic stripethatholdsamachine readablecode. Credit cards are a convenient substitute forcashor check, and an essentialcomponentofelectronic commerceandi

3、nternet commerce. Cardholders normally must pay for credit cardpurchaseswithin 30daysof purchase to avoidinterestand/orpenalties.,Holders of a validcredit cardhave the authorization to purchase goods and services up to a predetermined amount, called acredit limit.,Debt results when a credit card hol

4、der purchases an item or service through the card system. Debt accumulates and its sum increases via interest and penalties when the holder does not pay the company for the money he or she has spent. The results of not paying this debt on time are that the company will charge a late payment penalty

5、(generally in the US from $10 to $40).,Reading Skills,Presentation of the Skill,Reading Skill Practice,A $3,000 dictionary,Denotation is the literal meaning of a word, the one we find in a dictionary. Connotation, on the other hand, is the implied meaning of a word, the one a word suggests to us, or

6、 what it makes us feel or think. Connotation contains the emotional implications and associations that a word may carry.,Denotation and Connotation,Example 1,Heres another familiar example: If we dont pay our credit card bill on time, we get demanding, nasty emails from the credit card company sayin

7、g something like: “Your failure to pay is unacceptable. Pay immediately or youll be in trouble!” (Text A, Para. 2) Denotation: extremely unkind or unfriendly Connotation: The word implies that these unpleasant emails sent by the credit card company are disgusting and make people feel angry and annoy

8、ed.,Denotation and Connotation,Example 2,Advertisements invade our daily lives. We are constantly surrounded by the message to spend, spend, spend. (Text A, Para. 4) Denotation: go into a place in large numbers Connotation: It connotes a sense of forcefulness and it also has an implied meaning of be

9、ing overwhelming, resented and unwanted.,Denotation and Connotation,Read the following sentences from Text B and pay close attention to the underlined words. Write the denotation of each word and its connotation. Check the context for clues. The first one has been done for you.,Denotation and Connot

10、ation,Practice,Denotation and Connotation,1. After all, a major feature of college life is limited finances. Free stuff is like gold and I felt entitled to my share! (Para. 1) Denotation: a valuable soft yellow metal that is used to make coins, jewelry, etc. Connotation: It implies how anxious the a

11、uthor was to get something free. He felt so excited about it, as if he had found gold.,Denotation and Connotation,2. I moved closer to scout out the situation. (Para. 2) 3. To my sheer amazement, plastic freedom made its way into my mailbox a few weeks later. (Para. 3) 4. With my artificial sense of

12、 security, I bought a guitar, a fishing rod and a hunting rifle, long-stem roses for my girlfriend, a brand-new wardrobe, a sophisticated new calculator, and countless other trifles I felt I “absolutely needed”. (Para. 4) 5. Friends would call and invite me for dinner, but my finances would prohibit

13、 any expenses, so Id decline every time. I would manufacture excuses for why I always said “No” to their offers. (Para. 7),Denotation and Connotation,6. A simple matter of credit card debt caused me to drive everything I cared about from my life. I felt emotionally crippled and financially bankrupt!

14、 (Para. 7) 7. I choked on every word, and I hesitated on the number. I felt physical pain when I looked her in the eye. (Para. 8) 8. If this does not change, many students, like myself, will suffer the consequences of the illusion of a seemingly free but staggeringly expensive $3,000 dictionary. (Pa

15、ra. 10),Text Study,Text Comprehension,Language Focus,Critical Thinking,A $3,000 dictionary,1. Why did the author feel entitled to his share of the free stuff? (Para. 1) 2. Why did he complete the form and submit it at last? (Para. 2) 3. Why was he so surprised when he received a credit card? (Para.

16、3) 4. Why did he buy more things he felt he absolutely needed? (Para. 4) 5. Why did he feel that he was letting his parents down? (Para. 6) 6. Why did he feel that he was emotionally crippled? (Para. 7) 7. Why did he say it was torture to explain his credit card debt to his mom? (Para. 8) 8. Accordi

17、ng to the author, what is the intent and purpose of credit card companies? (Para. 10),Because a major feature of college life is limited finances and free stuff is like gold.,1. Listen to Para. 1 and answer the following question. Q: Why did the author feel entitled to his share of the free stuff?,H

18、e thought he wouldnt be qualified for the credit card anyway.,With the confidence that a probe of my finances would reveal the sheer weakness of my profile, I completed the form and submitted it.,原句： I moved closer to scout out the situation. In my mind, I heard my mother issue her famous line: “The

19、re is no such thing as free stuff!”, as the student behind the table urged me to receive a brand-new dictionary. (Para. 2, L1),解释: At first, he remembered what his mom had said and didnt believe that there was something free in this world. However, he just couldnt resist the temptation of a free dic

20、tionary in the end.,译文： 我走近前去察看详情。当桌子背后的那位学生怂恿 我去领一本免费的全新的字典时，我的脑海里仿佛听 到了母亲的那句名言：“世上绝没有免费的东西。”,A. He was not interested in getting it. B. He was rather weak financially. C. He just started with a part-time job. D. He was used to cash but not credit cards.,Choose the best answer to the question.,Soon

21、, however, I began to buy things that I wanted. With my _, I bought a _, a _ and a _, _ for my girlfriend, a brand-new _, a sophisticated new _, and countless other trifles I felt I “absolutely needed”.,artificial sense of security,guitar,fishing rod,hunting rifle,long-stem roses,wardrobe,calculator

22、,Because he didnt live up to his parents expectations.,原句： Making matters worse, I lost one part-time job and with it my output of funds grew ever smaller, like those now long-dead roses. (Para. 5, L1),解释: What made things even worse was I lost one of my two part-time jobs, and because of this the m

23、oney available to me became more limited than before; just like the roses I had sent to my girlfriend, my money had withered away.,译文： 更糟的是，我失去了一份兼职工作，这样我能 使用的资金就如那些凋零的玫瑰一样，越来越少。,A. Everything he cared was taken away from his life. B. His friends would turn down all his invitations. C. No one wanted

24、 to make friends with him. D. His mom wouldnt care about his financial situation.,Choose the best answer to the question.,原句： I would manufacture excuses for why I always said “No” to their offers. My dirty little secret began to tear at my emotional stability. (Para. 7, L3),解释: I would invent excus

25、es for not accepting my friends offers. My dishonest little secret began to shake my emotional stability.,译文： 我会编造借口来解释为什么我对他们的提议总是 说 “不”。我那见不得人的小秘密开始扰乱我稳 定的情绪。,编造（虚假情况、借口等）,撕扯,Because he realized his financial situation was a nightmare for his mom.,译文： 是到解决问题的时候了。在那一刻，我觉得我给生活 带来的消极面开始消散。,原句： The ti

26、me had come to move toward a solution. At that moment, I felt the negativity I had brought into my life began to dissolve. (Para. 8, L6),解释: It was time to solve my financial problem. Only at that moment did I feel that the negative effect on my life began to melt away.,消极性,使处于（某种情形）,The intent and

27、purpose of credit card companies is to profit from students accumulated debts.,A $3,000 Dictionary Once the author completed a credit card application, he was told would receive a _ dictionary. The plastic freedom_ into his mailbox a few weeks later. His first purchases were_. Soon, he began to buy

28、things that he wanted and accumulate_. Whats worse, he lost one_. The gravity of credit card debt crisis had left him in _. He felt he owed his parents more,free,made its way,tame,debt,part time job,despair,than he could imagine. He began to _ in many activities. After graduation, he explained the f

29、inancial distress to his mother and felt physical _ when looked her in the eye. Recently he learned that many students fall to the _ of easily accessible credit cards. Finally the author pointed that the _ must become more severe, and college campuses should be free of _. Be- cause “There is no such

30、 thing as _!”.,lose interest,pain,temptation,screening procedures,credit card marketers,free stuff,使某人有权利做某事,(beentitledto / paid holiday),Every worker will beentitledtofour weeks paid holiday a year.,be / feel entitled to (do) sth.,短语逆译,短语应用,每位工人每年都能享受4周的带薪休假。,意群提示,催促（某人）做某事,urge sb. to do sth.,短语逆

31、译,(minister / takes the floor / denounce/ constitutional rule),Minister takes the floor to denounce the people whourgehim to suspend constitutional rule.,短语应用,部长会上发言谴责催促他停止宪制的人们。,意群提示,滤除（不需要的文字、信息等）,(filterout / UV (Ultraviolet Rays ),Children should have glasses whichfilteroutUV (Ultraviolet Rays )

32、 rays.,filter out,短语逆译,短语应用,儿童应该戴上滤除紫外线的眼镜。,意群提示,使失望,(excessively / plot/ let sb.down),Sadly, the excessively simple plot of the filmlet all of usdown.,let sb. /sth. down,短语逆译,短语应用,遗憾的是，过于简单的电影情节让我们所有人都感到失望。,意群提示,对满不在乎,(shrug off / hit),Themiddle class may shrug off rising food prices, but the poor

33、are being hit harder.,shrug off,短语逆译,短语应用,中产阶级对于食品涨价也许只是耸耸肩而已，但对于穷人来说却是沉重的打击。,意群提示,撕扯,(hunting dogs / tearat / flesh ),African hunting dogs willtearatthe flesh of their victim until it is weak.,tear at,短语逆译,短语应用,非洲猎狗会撕咬猎物的皮肉，直到它变得虚弱不堪。,意群提示,使处于（某种情形）,(behavior / bring sth. Into/ disrepute ),The play

34、ers behavior on the field is likely to bring the game into disrepute.,bring sb. / sth. into,短语逆译,短语应用,球员在赛场上的表现很可能使这场比赛臭名远扬。,意群提示,进入权；使用权；接触的机会,(TV reporter/ fence/restrict/ access to ),Villagers told these TV reporters that the fence would restrict public access to the hills.,access to,短语逆译,短语应用,村民

35、们告诉那些电视台记者这个围栏将限制公众进入山区。,意群提示,逆译练习,In my mind, I heard my mother issue her famous line: “There is no such thing as free stuff!”, as the student behind the table urged me to receive a brand-new dictionary. (Para. 2),句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“某人做某事时，发生了能够影 响其决定的事”。,句型应用,(motherland / bychance /dilemma ),He saw t

36、he photos of his beautifulmotherland bychance, as he faced with the dilemma of whether or not to return to his country.,典型例句,当决定要不要回国，进退两难时，他无意间看到了自己美丽祖国的照片。,意群提示,逆译练习,With the confidence that a probe of my finances would reveal the sheer weakness of my profile, I completed the form and submitted it

37、. (Para. 5),句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“某人带着自信、期待、满意、迟疑等心情或感情做某事”。,句型应用,(With the confidence that / competition / peacefully),With the confidence that he could win the competition easily, he closed his eyes and went tosleeppeacefully.,典型例句,他确信能够轻而易举地赢得这次比赛,于是闭上眼睛，安然入睡。,意群提示,逆译练习,It had been several years since m

38、y awful money issues began, so I believed the wound to be fairly well healed, but the blend of disgust and emotion I felt when I explained my credit card debt was torture. (Para. 8),句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“由于时间关系，某人认为能够做某事，可结果却出乎意料之外” 。,句型应用,(keep company / spy / neighboring country /appear),It had been seve

39、ral years since I kept company with him, so I believed I knew him quite well, but I never knew he was a crown prince from neighboring country until I saw him appeared on the television news.,典型例句,同他来往已经好几年了，所以我以为已经非常了解他，但是我看到他出现在电视新闻时，才知道他是位邻国王储。,意群提示,Tips,Tips,Tips,1. Do you think college students

40、should be issued a credit card? Why or why not?,Yes, because they are adults already and know how to budget their money. If they are not given the opportunity to manage their own finance, they will never learn. No, they would spend all the money and sometimes even exceed the credit limit. Therefore,

41、 they will possibly end up with debt and suffered a lot.,2. Is it necessary for students to get a part-time job to make an allowance? Why or why not?,Yes, it is important for students to get a part-time job to earn some pocket money because that will help them buy things needed and, to some degree,

42、improve their financial status. No, students should concentrate on their study. If they get a part-time job, they will be distracted from their study and waste their time in college., Figure out what made me accumulate debt; Save more, spend less; Seek advice from a financial consultant; Make a plan

43、 to pay off the debt;,3. What can you do if youve already accumulated debt?,Talk about college students financial debt .,1. Why can college students easily fall into debt?,2. How can college students with a limited allowance avoid being in financial debt?,Tips,Tips,Save money whenever I can; Open a

44、savings account with a local bank; Keep a small amount of money in my wallet; Only buy things that are needed; Go shopping when things are on sale.,Why can college students easily fall into debt?, Only buy things that are absolutely needed; Buy used books or discount stationeries; Try not to apply f

45、or a credit card; Limit leisure time activities; Avoid buying latest electronic products.,2. How can college students with a limited allowance avoid being in financial debt?,Thematic study,Comparative Study,Thematic Study,Language Features Analysis,A $3,000 dictionary,2. According to your own experi

46、ences, how can college students handle their money efficiently?,1. Comparison between a smart consumer and a blind consumer.,Tips,Tips,1. Comparison between a smart consumer and a blind consumer.,Smart consumer,1. Save more money; 2. Suspend desires and avoid luxuries; 3. By sth. truly need; 4. Not

47、fall into debt; 5. Learn skills applied to finances; 6. Balance spending and saving.,Blind consumer,1. By lots of trifles; 2. Accumulate debt; 3. Late payment; 4. Lose interest in many activities; 5. Emotionally crippled; 6. Financially bankrupt.,2. According to your own experiences, how can college students handle their money efficiently?,Record how much they have spent; Try to use cash instead of credit card; Withdraw only certain amount of money from bank; Never borrow money from other people; Only buy things they need; ,Bas