UnitAmericanDreamPPT课件

1、 II. Text organization 1. Part Division of the Text 2. How Tony realized his dream ( Find out time expressions and Tonys steps to success.)第1页/共17页III. Language Points1.afford (Para.3,L2) vt.-be able to pay for the cost of or take the serious consequence 负担得起(费用、损失、后果等）/ 抽得出（时间等） afford sth./ to do

2、sth. e.g. Our family is not rich, so we cant afford ( to buy) a car. The country cant afford another drought. Id love to go on holiday, but I cant afford the time.第2页/共17页2. “ I went into my house unhappy.”(Para.4,L2) Grammar: Double predicate 双重谓语结构 subject + predicate + S. complement Note: Predica

3、te: usually vi. S.C.: usually adj./ n. /p.p. ( prep. phrase) e.g. She gazed at him speechless for a moment. Lincoln was born a poor farmers boy and died president of the United States. He came back quite changed. Tom came home in low spirits. 第3页/共17页3.turn sb. away (Para.4,L3)-refuse to help/ refus

4、e to allow sb. to enter 拒绝帮助/ 不让进入 e.g. We should not turn our friends away when they are in trouble. The lecture hall was already full and many of the students were turned away.第4页/共17页4.assume (Para.6,L2) vt.-1) suppose 假设；假定/认为 e.g. We assume him to be innocent until he is proved guilty. or we as

5、sume that he is innocent 2) put on/ pretend 呈现/ 采取 e.g. He assumed a look of horror. The problem has assumed a new aspect. 3) undertake承担/担任 e.g. He assumed the duties of a leader.第5页/共17页5.work out (Para.10,L1)-calculate算出/ find the answer/ solve弄懂；解决/ plan; devise 制定；设计 e.g. Ive worked out the tot

6、al cost of the trip. Can you work out what these pictures mean? They worked out a new plan of attack.6.capacity ( Para.15,L2) -the ability to understand or do sth., or hold 能力，才能/ 容量 e.g. Not everyone has a capacity for language. I dont think it is within a five-year-old boys capacity to spread comp

7、uter viruses. The hall has a seating capacity of 2000.第6页/共17页7.turn sb /sth down (Para.15,L4)-reject/ refuse to consider拒绝/ 不予理会或考虑 e.g. He tried to join the army, but was turned down because of poor health. He asked Jane to marry him, but she turned down his proposal.第7页/共17页残骸；残破物/失事的飞机、船只等 e.g.

8、The wreck of the plane can be seen clearly on the hillside. The collision reduced the car to a useless wreck. 2) wreck vt.- destroy or ruin破坏；毁坏/使失事 e.g. The weather has completely wrecked our plan. The ship was wrecked on rocks.第8页/共17页9. discard (sth.) (Para.21,L3) vt.- throw away抛弃/丢弃 e.g. Im goi

9、ng to discard those magazines if you dont need them. 比较: abandon ( sb./sth.) (Para.26,L5)-give up completely/ go away from ( a person, a place) 放弃；抛弃/遗弃；离弃e.g. The sailors abandoned the burning ship. He abandoned his wife and children, went away with all their money. abandon a plan, design, an effor

10、t an abandoned village第9页/共17页 10.property (Para.26,L6) n.1) U C a piece of land 地产 / real estate 房地产/不动产 e.g. She invested her money in property. 2) U things a person owns 财产；资产/ 所有物 e.g. The jewels were her personal property. 3)C characteristic特性/ 性能 e.g. Soap has the property of removing dirt. Ma

11、ny plants have medical properties.第10页/共17页11.sponsor (Para.27,L4) 1) vt.-support by giving money, encouragement 赞助 /担保 /主办 e.g. The old couple sponsored the young man to study in the U.S. The soccer team is sponsored by Coco-Cola. The sports meeting was sponsored by our university. 2) n. 赞助人；担保 人/

12、主办者第11页/共17页12. approach (Para.27,L5) 1) v.move nearer to 接近/ 靠近 e.g. As they approached the woods, a rabbit ran out of the trees. The time is approaching when we must set off. 2) n.- act of moving nearer to/ way of doing sth. 接近；靠近 /方法； 途径 e.g. a new approach to teaching English an approach to the

13、town第12页/共17页13. see that (Para.29,L1) =see to it that.-make sure that 务必；千万要/ 保证;确保 e.g. See (to it) that you are ready at 8 oclock. Ill see that you are not troubled again.第13页/共17页 IV. Discussion 1. Why is Tonys broken English sentence “ I mow your lawn” repeated 4 times? 2. Find out all the desc

14、riptions of Tonys physical appearance in the text, and answer: Why does the author use these descriptions? 3. The author thinks that integrity, determination and hard work can take a person to success. Do you agree? Why or why not?第14页/共17页V. Useful expressions 1) 对不同的人有不同意义 2) 使自己的梦想成真 3) 要求报酬 4) 夏

15、去秋来 5) 人事部 6) 减掉薪水 7) 拜访朋友 8) 首付款 9) 丢弃的零碎物品 10) 站着惊呆了 11) 确保各项事宜都得到妥善处理第15页/共17页VI. Key to sentence translation1.It is reported that UN mediators have worked out a plan which they hope will be accepted by / acceptable to both sides.2. Doris walked in the forest cautiously, afraid of being attacked by giant snakes.3. Earthquakes, typhoons and other natural disasters can not be prevented, but action can