实用英语第一册第一单元课件

1、Practical College English Course (I) 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Unit 1 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Focus 1 Section 1 :Text: Dads Blessings Background Information Warm Up Vocabulary Intensive Reading Exercises: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII Section 2: Listening and Speaking Focus 2 Section 1: Text: Ameri

2、can Men Dont Cry Exercises: I , II Language Points Section 2: Practical Writing A Thank-you Letter Focus 1 Section I 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 “Theres a time for joy/A time for tears/A time well treasure through the years/Well remember always Graduation Day” This is a song entitled Graduation Day b

3、y Beach Boys. For graduates and their families, Graduation Day marks a unique moment in time: a celebration of years passed, while looking forward to the endless possibilities of the countless hours that lay ahead. To celebrate, a ceremony is usually held at school on which students wear cap and gow

4、n for this special moment and the song “Pom p to produce 引起，产生”。e.g. His rudeness created a bad impression. 他的粗鲁给人一种恶 劣的印象。 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Exercise I.1 The following questions are intended to help you get familiar with the text. Try to use as much of the original text as possible in your

5、 answers. (1) What was the young man in our story getting ready to do? (2) What did he want from his father as a gift for him? (3) Could his father afford it? (4) What did his father hand him on the morning of his graduation? (5) What did he find in it? (6) How did he feel as he saw the gift? (7) Wh

6、at did he do then? He was getting ready to graduate from college. Focus 1 Section I Yes, he could. His father handed him a beautifully wrapped gift box. He found a lovely, leather-bound Bible with his name embossed in gold. He felt angry and depressed. He raised his voice to his father and said “Wit

7、h all your money, you give me a Bible ”and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible. He wanted a beautiful sports car. 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 (8) Did the young man come back to see his father after this incident? (9) Did the young man miss his father while he was away? Why or why not? (10) Ho

8、w did he learn that his father had passed away? (11) How did he feel when he arrived at his fathers house? (12) What did he see when he searched through his fathers important papers? (13) What happened when he began to turn the pages of the Bible? (14) What moral can we learn from the story about li

9、fe? No, he never came back. Yes, he did. Because he realized his father was very old, and thought perhaps he should go to him. Focus 1 Section I Exercise I.1 He received a telegram telling him that. Sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He saw the still new Bible. A car key dropped from the ba

10、ck of the Bible. We often miss the Spirits blessings and answers to our prayers because they do not arrive exactly as we have expected. 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Exercise I.2 Match the questions or statements in the left column with the correct choices according to the text. (1) Opening the gift bo

11、x and finding a Bible, the young man felt angry because _. A) he disliked the Bible B) he thought his father was mean C) it was not what he had expected D) both B) and C) (2) At the end of the story, the young man might have felt _. A) disappointed because the gift had come too late B) regretful bec

12、ause he had wronged his father C) excited because he knew his father had bought him the car he desired D) indifferent because he was rich enough to buy his own car (3) Why did the father hide the car key in the Bible? _ A) Because he intended this gift as a surprise to his son. B) Because he wanted

13、to show his displeasure with his son. C) Because he wanted to teach his son some truth about life. D) Because he wanted to hide his great love for his son. (4) The lesson that the story wants to teach us is that _. A) we should never throw away the gift given by our parents B) we should read the Bib

14、le more carefully C) we should look beyond the obvious and see the truth D) parents are always generous Focus 1 Section I D C C B 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Exercise II Finding Topic-related Words in the Text: List the word or words from the text which match the definitions. Focus 1 Section I 1. Wor

15、ds about a persons feelings: 2. Words and expressions relating to car or car purchasing: curious, disappointed, angry, depressed, sadness, regret sports car, dealer, showroom, afford, purchase the car, a car key, tag, paid in full 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Exercise III Using the Right Word: Use the

16、 proper forms of the words given in the brackets to complete the statements. Focus 1 Section I 1. On the evening of our _ (graduate), we had a party. 2. There is a beautifully _ (wrap) box on the table. 3. It was so _(disappoint) that you didnt come yesterday. 4. They achieved much _ (successful) in

17、 their work. 5. Have you made _ (arrange) for your holidays? 6. To _ (possession) a degree is important nowadays to get a good job. 7. The car is so expensive. It is _(afford) for me to buy it. 8. It was so _ (regret) that the poet died so young. 9. I know _ (exact) how she felt. 10. Your success is

18、 really beyond my _ (expect). graduation wrapped disappointing success arrangements possess unaffordable regrettable exactly expectation 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Exercise IV.1 Special Difficulties: Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words. (1) graduate n. it needs recharging. 电池快要用光了

19、，需要重新充电。 (2) The company is running down its sales force. 公司正在削减销售人员。 10. Thus do we produce a trained incapacity in the American male to cry. 就这样美国男人被训练得不会哭了。 thus: 放在句首时，本句成为倒装句，用助动词do放在主语we前表示主谓语序倒装。 Practical Reading: American Men Dont Cry Language Points 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Focus 2 Secti

20、on 1 11. The human species is the only one in the whole living nature that cries tears. 人是整个生物界中唯 一会流泪哭泣的物种。 that cries tears:是定语从句，修饰one。当先行词的前面有only时，定语从句不可以用which引导， 而必须用that引导。 e.g. Football is the only game that I enjoy. 足球是我唯一喜欢的运动。 Practical Reading: American Men Dont Cry Language Points 上海交通

21、大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Focus 2 Section 1 Exercise II All of the following sentences are taken from the text and the underlined words and expressions are related to peoples attitude towards crying in America. Read them closely and then use them in their correct forms to complete the passage below con

22、cerning males and females crying. Crying is a “weakness” characteristic of the female Crying, in our culture, is identified with childishness No one likes a crybaby, and we disapprove of crying even in children, discouraging it in them as early as possible. it is only natural that they should cry in

23、 certain emotional situations. It is not that American males are unable to cry because of some biological clock within them that causes them to run down in that capacity as they grow older No “little man” wants to be like that “inferior creature”, the female. To be human is to weep. In some (1) , wo

24、men are considered (2) to men and weakness is their (3) . It is true that women are more (4) and are more likely to (5) under certain conditions. In fact, men cry less not because (6) they lack the (7) but because they are (8) from crying since their childhood. discouraged culturesinferior character

25、isticemotional weep biologicallycapacity 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Practical Writing: 1. A Sample Thank-you Letter. Focus 2 Section 2 Dear Dr. Li, It is a great pleasure to express my sincere gratitude for your treatment and attendance I received when I was in hospital last month. On that morning,

26、I was knocked off my bike by a car and was sent to your hospital by my classmates. But I was lucky to have you, an experienced and skillful doctor, on duty. You gave me a timely operation and took good care of me in the following days so I could recover so soon. I really dont know how I can thank yo

27、u enough and I wish one day I would have a chance to pay you back for all your kindness. Yours faithfully, Zhang Jian 2. Answer the following questions according to your understanding of the above sample letter. (1) For what purpose did Zhang Jian write this letter? . (2) What happened to Zhang Jian

28、 one day? . (3) Why was Zhang Jian able to recover so soon? . To express his sincere gratitude for Dr. Lis treatment and attendance he received when he was in hospital. He was knocked off his bike by a car and was sent to Dr. Lis hospital by his classmates. Because Dr. Li gave him a timely operation

29、 and took good care of him in the following days 上海交通大学出版社上海交通大学出版社美心英语美心英语 Practical Writing: 3. Basics for Writing a Thank-you Letter: Focus 2 Section 2 salutation 称呼 1. To express your gratitude and explain the reason. 2. To mention the help you have received. 3. To express your wish to pay back ones gratitude. signature 签名 Instructions: You have just come back from a week-long vacation in Hangzhou. Write a letter to your friend Xiao