大学英语第一课-friendship-PPT课件

1、梁欢 2英语13-1 Can you give some examples of great friendship? Marx valued Engels friendship so highly that he once said he loved and admired his friend very much. Engels had been aiding Marx who suffered greatly from bitter poverty. Were it not for the help Marx obtained from Engels, Marx would hardly

2、have been able to overcome poverty and he surely would not have left behind him a monument. Marx and Engels Word Web The stories in this unit are about friendship. Can you raise some of the words which are related to friendship? Friendship Friendship durable perpetual trust warm close intimate everl

3、asting generous help genuine lifelong enduring long-standing Topic-related Prediction 1. Text A is titled All the Cabbie Had Was a Letter. Before you read the story, think about the answers to the following questions. What does a cabbie do? Who wrote the letter to the cabbie? Why was all the cabbie

4、had only a letter? 2. Read the last sentence of Text A and try to guess what the story is about. When I got to my hotel room I didnt unpack right away. First I had to write a letter and mail it. 3. Read Text A as quickly as possible, and find out if you are right. Can you summarize the story with th

5、ree sentences? Key words: lost in thought; read a letter; an old friend; lifelong friendship; regret; author decided Warm-up Questions 1. Do you often write letters to your friends? 2. Did you ever write a letter which was not sent? Why did you keep it? Scanning Which of the following statements is

6、the theme. 1. One should keep in touch with his friends. 2. Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend. 3. A true friend will stand by you forever. 4. Late is better than never. Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend. Group Discussion 1. The following questions are what the

7、 narrator asked the cab driver. Put them in the right order. 1) Did you go to school together? 2) The letter must have made you feel good, didnt it? 3) Is your cab available? 4) Is he someone youve known quite a while? 5) Is he dead? 6) I thought your friend was Ed. Why did he sign it Tom? 7) Is the

8、 letter from a child or a grandchild? 8) Did you two work at the same place? 3( ) 7( ) 4( ) 1( ) 5( ) 8( ) 2( ) 6( ) Part Division of the Text From a conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend Ed. Reading the letter

9、 by himself, the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed. He had only seen him once or twice a year. F True or False 1. The driver caught a cold that day. ( ) He had just cried. 2. The driver had never seen Ed in the past 25 or 30 years. F( ) 3. The driver had

10、 never forgotten his old friend. T( ) 4. The narrator was quite eager to read the letter. F( ) He thought it was very personal. Questions and Answers 1. What did the driver and Ed use to do before they got married? They went to school and passed time together. 2. Who wrote the letter? Who did the na

11、rrator think had written the letter? Find out sentences that demonstrate the narrators misunderstanding. The driver wrote the letter. The narrator thought that Ed had written the letter. For example, “I know Id like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend.” 3. What did the narrator decid

12、e to do when he arrived at the hotel? Why? He decided to write a letter and mail it immediately because he wouldnt wait until it was too late. At least they do with me because Im on the road so much. Paraphrase the sentence. At least letters from home mean a lot to me because I travel a lot for long

13、 distances. be lost in / lose oneself in: be absorbed in; be fully occupied with He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my entering the room. I had lost myself in thought. 他忙于这项工作而对周围的一切都很漠然。他忙于这项工作而对周围的一切都很漠然。 or something: used when you are not very sure about what you have jus

14、t said The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something. Heres some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something. NB: 同义的短语：同义的短语：or something like that Shes writing a dictionary or something. 她在编写词典之类的书。 go ahead: continue; begin (sometimes followed by with + n.) The board of directors

15、 will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan. Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway. estimate: 1. vt. form a judgment about (a quantity or value) We estimate his income to be about $8,000 a year. 我估计她有我估计她有3535岁。岁。 I estimate her age at 35. 2. n. approximate calcul

16、ation or judgment made about a quantity or value 估价，判断 According to some estimates, the number of farms has increased by 50 percent. My estimate of her character was wrong. CF: 这组词都有这组词都有“估计估计”或或“估价估价”的意思。的意思。 estimate 指先于实际的测量、计算或测试而作的某种估指先于实际的测量、计算或测试而作的某种估 计或估价，可以是经过仔细考虑，也可以是随意的。计或估价，可以是经过仔细考虑，也可

17、以是随意的。 estimate, evaluate you might as well stay. The post office is really busy. Well have to queue for ages to get served. We might as well go home. 这道甜食我还是不吃了吧。这道甜食我还是不吃了吧。 I might as well give the sweet course a miss. not much of: not a good 天气不是很好。天气不是很好。 It is not much of a day. Some people ma

18、y think that doing housework for others is not much of a career. He is not much of a father, but he is an outstanding professor. keep up: continue without stopping I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month. Collocation: keep to keep up with keep on keep o

19、ut of keep off 坚持；信守坚持；信守 跟上；赶上跟上；赶上 继续进行；反复地做继续进行；反复地做 躲开；（使）置身于躲开；（使）置身于之外之外 避开；不让避开；不让接近接近 Put into each gap one of the phrases. Change the form where necessary. 1. the grass! 2. If this rain , the garden will be ruined. 3. Try to trouble. 4. Dont run I cant you. 5. He just writing, paying no att

20、ention to the cry of the baby. 6. He always his promises. Keep off _ keeps up _ keep out of _ keep up with _ kept on _ keeps to _ Collocation: carry on correspondence break off correspondence business / commercial correspondence personal correspondence in correspondence with 进行通信进行通信 中断通信中断通信 商业书信商业

21、书信 私人通信私人通信 与与有通信联系有通信联系 kind of / sort of: (“kind of” esp. AmE, “sort of” esp. BrE) a little bit; in some way or degree (used before verb or after a link verb) The boys description kind of gives us an idea of whats happening. She wasnt beautiful. But she was kind of cute. 她有点希望能受到邀请。她有点希望能受到邀请。 She

22、 kind of hoped to be invited. keep in touch (with sb.): If you keep in touch with someone, you write to, phone, or visit each other regularly. The old man kept in touch with his children while living in a nursing home. While doing the research work in the Antarctic, the professor kept in touch with

23、his students via email. Collocation: stay in touch with 与与保持联系保持联系 get in touch with 与与取得联系取得联系 come up: 1. happen or occur, esp. unexpectedly Sorry, I am late something came up at home. 2. be mentioned or discussed The issue of safety came up twice during the meeting. News about Project Hope has co

24、me up a lot after the earthquake in various media. Collocation: come across come along come down come over come through come up with 偶遇，碰到偶遇，碰到 进展；出现进展；出现 流传下来；落魄，失势流传下来；落魄，失势 从远处来，过来；短暂造访从远处来，过来；短暂造访 经历（困难），安然度过经历（困难），安然度过 想出（计划、答案、回答等）想出（计划、答案、回答等） Put into each gap one of the phrases. Change the

25、form where necessary. 1. He couldnt an appropriate answer just at the time. 2. Hows your work ? 3. These legends to us from the 15th century. 4. The old man was 90 years old and lucky to his operation. 5. Weve just an old friend we havent seen for ages. 6. and see us sometime. come up with _ coming

26、along _ came down _ come through _ come across _ Come over _ urge sb. to do sth. urge + that-clause. urge: vt. try very hard to persuade They urged the local government to approve plans for their reform program. Sir Fred urged that Britain (should) join the European Monetary System. Pattern: postpon

27、e: vt. delay (usu. followed by n. / gerund) The couple had postponed having children to establish their careers. 我们把比赛从我们把比赛从3 3月月5 5日推迟到日推迟到3 3月月1919日举行。日举行。 We postponed the match from March 5th to March 19th. CF: postpone very bad or unpleasant I have got an awful lot of work to do. I cant bear t

28、he awful smell of cigarette smoke. Thats an awful lot of money. 那是很多很多钱啊！ Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me, more than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that. Paraphrase the sentence. Your friendship over the years has been very important to me, more impor

29、tant than I can say because Im not good at expressing my feelings. right away: at once Tom has got a high fever; he should go and see a doctor right away. I wrote him a letter and posted it right away. NB: 表示表示“立即、马上立即、马上”的词和短语：的词和短语： 1. at 3. im ly 5. p ly 7. straight 2. d ly 4. in ly 6. right once

30、 _ mediate _ rompt _ irect _ stant _ away _ away _ Writing Practice A Brief Introduction Sample Letter Homework How to Write Personal Letters? Ideas For Writing Your Personal Letter Useful Expressions 1. 完全沉浸于完全沉浸于 be completely lost in 2. 引起引起的注意的注意get sb.s attention 3. 坐进后座坐进后座 settle into the bac

31、k seat 5. 不着急不着急in no hurry 6. 接着，继续接着，继续go ahead 7. 记住了，能背出来记住了，能背出来know sth. by heart 4. 得了感冒什么的得了感冒什么的have a cold or something 8. 家书抵万金。家书抵万金。Letters from home always mean a lot. 9. 老是在外旅行老是在外旅行be on the road so much 10. 不大会不大会not much of a hand at 11. 保持通信往来保持通信往来keep up correspondence all the w

32、ay through both grade and high school 12. 从小学一直到高中从小学一直到高中 13. 老街坊老街坊an old neighborhood 15. 失去联系失去联系lose touch 16. 老同学聚会老同学聚会 a class reunion 17. 时间不饶人。时间不饶人。Time goes by. 18. 在一起闲逛在一起闲逛hang out on the same corner 19. 点头称是点头称是nod in agreement 20. 在远处在远处 in the distance 14. 沉默沉默in silence Writing St

33、yle 1. Find out sentences from Text A similar in meaning to those given below. 1) Go on reading your letter. 2) Im not used to writing letters. Go ahead and finish your letter. Im not much of a hand at writing. 3) We were friends since our childhood. So our friendship has a long history. We were kid

34、s together, so we go way back. 4) For one reason or another you lose touch even though you never forget. You kind of lose touch even though you never forget. 5) It is painful to lose any friend. Its no fun to lose any friend. 2. Try to make the following sentences complete. 1) From a child or maybe

35、a grandchild? 2) Went to school together? Is the letter from a child or maybe a grandchild? Did you go to school together? 3) Died a couple of weeks ago. 4) Enjoyed talking with you. He died a couple of weeks ago. Ive enjoyed talking with you. 3. What characteristics do the sentences from the text s

36、hare? They are very colloquial. Most of this text is actually a re-creation of the conversation between a taxi driver and the narrator. Therefore it provides ample examples of how English is spoken in daily life by native speakers. In spoken English sentences tend to be short and simple. Some senten

37、ces are incomplete. Besides, some words or phrases do not usually find their way into written English, for example, sort of, kind of, you know, I think, I guess, I take it, well, go ahead, hang out, its no fun to do sth., not much of a hand at doing sth., a couple of, every now and then, an awful lo

38、t, etc. 4. Say something about the differences between spoken English and written English. Discussion 1. The texts in this unit are about friendship. Decide which of the following statements you agree or disagree with. Real friends are always of the same sex. Childhood friendship rarely lasts into a

39、dulthood. Time and distance can never alter real friendship. 2. Write down two names: a childhood friend you still remember and a close friend now. How similar or different are your relationships with each one? Personal letters, such as letters to your family and friends, are often written more like

40、 conversations. You can write a letter to thank someone, share family and school news, pass on interesting information, describe what has been happening, or communicate humorous stories. If you have friends or family who live a distance from you, why not write them a letter to keep in touch? Even if

41、 they live close by, a letter is a special way of showing you are thinking about them. How to Write Personal Letters? You can format a personal letter any way you like, but there are a few important elements that you need to include, such as: Date the date you are writing the letter Greeting say hel

42、lo to the person you are writing to Content why you are writing, news and information Closing the way you end your letter Signature sign your name to make it personal and friendly P.S. postscript. You can use a P.S. to add something at the end of the letter that you forgot to say earlier. A P.S. alw

43、ays comes at the bottom of the letter, below your signature. Ideas For Writing Your Personal Letter Are you stuck for ideas about what to talk about in a letter? Here are some tips for you. Talk about family birthdays, special events, trips youve been on. Share funny stories about your pets. Talk ab

44、out your new computer game, CD or DVD. Wish someone a Happy Birthday. Write some news about school your teacher, your friend, special visitors and activities. Write about whats happening in your city. Talk about a great book youve read, or an exciting film youve seen. Ask questions to find out what

45、theyve been doing and what interests them. April 14, 2009 Dear Mike, Thanks so much for the great birthday present. I really love it! Ive wanted that CD for ages. How did you know? You are really cool! Ive been working really hard at school. Weve got some exams coming up, so Ive got heaps of study t

46、o do. Hopefully Ill remember everything! I hate exams! Sample Letter Last weekend I stayed at Jacquies place. We studied together (yes, I actually did do some homework as well) and I went to a party that really rocked. See you in the holidays. Thanks again for the CD. Yours truly, Mary P.S. Mum says

47、 hello. Homework You and your best friend Ming went to different universities after graduation from high school. Write a letter to Ming. Ask about his university life and write some news about your campus life. Also discuss about how to spend the coming National Day holiday. Sep. 17, 2009 Dear Ming,

48、 It feels like such a long time since the last time I saw you. I know its only been several weeks, but I miss you so much. Lifes just not that much fun without you. At least we can still write letters to each other! Do you like your new school? Is it beautiful? Have you made any new friend yet? Have

49、 you got any military training? Have you seen any good movie lately? How are you going with that computer game I gave you? Have you beaten my record yet? I bet you cant! Im so eager to know about your life in Beijing. Just tell me! As for me, I am quite busy these days with the English speech contes

50、t sponsored by the campus English Association. I have won the first round of the contest, and Im going to compete against eleven other speakers in the second round. Only three of us can enter the final round. The competition is so fierce! I am enjoying it so far. The National Day holiday is coming.

51、How are you going to spend this week-long holiday? Will you come back to Nanjing? In fact, I am planning to spend my vacation here. And I am looking forward to seeing you. I am excited to share with you my university life. I cant wait for the holidays. Let me know when you will be back. Write back s

52、oon, okay? P.S. What do you want for your birthday? Make sure its something I can post or youll have to wait for the holidays. Yours, Hua Sentence Translation 1. I hadnt seen him more than once or twice a year over the past 25 or 30 years because I moved away from the old neighborhood. 近近25到到30年来，我跟他一年只见一两次面，因为我从年来，我跟他一年只见一两次面，因为我从 原来住的老街坊搬了出来。原来住的老街坊搬了出来。 2. But I realized that Old Ed was still on his mind when he spoke again, almost more to himself than to me: “I should have kept