大学英语2 unit 2 PPT

1、 Warm-up I: Listening Task Listen to the recording and do the gap-filling task. Warm-up II: Group Work Watch the video clip “Money Cant Buy Happiness”; part of Bill Gates speech. Think about the following questions. 1) What cannot be bought according to the woman? 2) What can also happen to wealthy

2、people according to the woman? 3) What does Bill Gates aim to do according to his speech? 4) Do you think rich people must be happier than poor people? Why? 5) Do you think a poor person can have a life full of riches? How? 6) How would you show your value if you were rich enough? Theme-related Prov

3、erbs 1. Poverty is not a crime. 贫非罪。 2. Little wealth, little care. 财富少，烦恼也少。 3. Money makes the mare go. 有钱能使鬼推磨。 4. That man is richest whose pleasures are the cheapest. 能处处寻求快乐的人才是最富有的人。(Henry Thoreau, American writer) 5. Its better to live rich than to die rich. 其死时握着一大笔钱，还不如活时过得丰富多彩。(Samuel Joh

4、nson, British writer) 6. Money is a good servant and a bad master. 金钱是善仆，也是恶主。(Francis Bacon, British philosopher) Cultural Notes Salvation Army A Christian charity and social services organization; Founded by William Booth and his wife Catherine Booth in London in 1865; Got the name because of a po

5、pular saying that “The Christian Mission is a volunteer army.” Nearly 33 million Americans receive help from it annually; People can help by donation. Salvation Armys Bell Ringer Program (The Red Kettle Christmas Campaign) First started in San Francisco in 1891; During the campaign volunteers put a

6、red kettle at a prominent place of public gathering and ring a bell to urge passers-by to drop money into the kettle in the spirit of Christmas; The Salvation Armys most prominent fund-raiser; Watch a video clip on it. Wal-Mart The worlds largest public corporation by revenue; The largest private em

7、ployer and the largest grocery retailer in the U.S.; Founded by Sam Walton in 1962; The guiding philosophy: to offer customers a wide selection of goods at a discounted price; The new slogan “Save Money Live Better”. Personal Income Tax in the US (1040 form) Individuals will be imposed a progressive

8、 tax on the taxable income from the federal government of the US; Individuals will also be imposed personal income taxes from some state and municipal governments; The Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Global Reading Scan the whole text quickly and decide which type the essay is, expository or narrati

9、ve? Why? What is the central idea of the essay? Text Organization Part One (Paras. 1-2) The writers encounter with a boy who raised the question “Are you poor?”. Part Two (Paras. 3-12) In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesnt make him feel poor mainly beca

10、use he enjoys life in many other ways. Part Three (Para. 13) In conclusion, the writer thinks hes grown to understand more about himself because of the boys question. Text Analysis Try to define the word “riches”. Search for evidence/details showing why the author is not “rich” and why he is “rich”.

11、 The importance of evidence/details to convince the reader: give supporting details to the points he wants to make. Language Study Confront (Pa.1): v. 1) (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) face (sb.) threateningly e.g. The difficulties that confront us seem insuperable. A major difficulty that confron

12、ts international students is how to judge the quality of a program in a foreign university. 2) (of a person) face and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc.) e.g. A soldier has to confront danger and death. Astronauts have to confront the unknown. be confronted with: be brought face to face e.g. The

13、 prisoner was confronted with his accusers. Donation (Pa.1): n. money or goods given for a good cause e.g. The hospital receives a good deal of money in donations. They made a generous donation to charity. Collocation: a blood donation献血 make/give a donation 捐赠 promise a donation允诺捐助 Confusion (Pa.1

14、): n. a state of uncertainty about what sth. means, etc. e.g. The enemy retreated in great confusion. Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion. Collocation: covered with confusion非常慌张 in confusion乱七八糟，处于混乱状态 throw into confusion 使狼狈，使慌乱 Curiosity (Pa.1): n. a strong desire to know abou

15、t sth. e.g. Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car? We burned with curiosity over what was in the box.) Collocation: from/out of curiosity在好奇心驱使下 in open curiosity 公然出头过问与自己无关的事 Curiosity killed the cat.好奇伤身。 Stammer (Pa.2): v. speak with a tendency to repeat rapidly the sam

16、e sound or syllable e.g. Its cruel to make fun of people who stammer. He stammered his thanks. Fill out (Pa.3): add information such as your name and address in (a form or document) e.g. It took me quite a while to fill out the questionnaire. Please fill out the attached blank. Fall into (Pa.3): bel

17、ong to (a particular group of things that have similar qualities) e.g. The council members disagreed, falling into liberal and conservative camps. All whales fall into two groups, those with teeth and those without. Attain (Pa.4): vt. succeed in achieving, esp. after a lot of effort e.g. Im determin

18、ed to attain my purpose at any cost. She attained her ambition of becoming a pilot. Collocation: attain ones goal达到目的 attain the age of 有岁了 attain the top of a moutain到达山顶 CF: get, gain, obtain that you can touch and feel e.g. Tangible assets refer to those assets that have a physical form, such as machinery, buildings and land. Sculpture is a tangible art form. Useful Expressions 面临，遭遇be confronted with 仰头向上看look up at 填写fill out 属于fall into 仅仅，不多于，不强于nothing more than 转瞬即逝的念头a passing whim 磨损，损耗wear and tear 富裕的，有钱的well off 不自在，格格不入o