大学英语unit 2名师优质资料

1、unit 2 friendshipbackground information halloween background information halloween halloween halloween is celebrated annually. it is on the night of 31 october, when people once believed that ghosts could be seen. now, in britain and america, it is a time when children have parties, dress up as witc

2、hes, make lanterns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been removed, and play “trick or treat”. closenexthomebackground information halloween “trick or treat ” is a traditional activity at halloween. children dress in costumes and visit houses. at each house they say “trick or treat”. this mea

3、ns that they will play a “trick”, or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a “treat”, e.g. sweets or money. most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks played on them. closeprevword web the stories in this unit are about friendship. write down five words which you wo

4、uld use if you were writing a poem on this subject.friendshipfriendshipdurable everlasting warm lifelong perpetual trustclose intimate long-standing enduringgenuine help generous text a all the cabbie had was a letter 1. available: adj.1) able to be got, obtained, used, etc. we have already used up

5、all the available space.对不起对不起, ,这种外套没有你要的颜色和尺码。这种外套没有你要的颜色和尺码。im sorry, those overcoats are not available in your color and size. 2) able to be visited or seen; not too busy 律师现在没空律师现在没空the lawyer is not available now. 2. or something: used when you are not very sure about what you have just said t

6、he air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something. heres some money. get yourself a sandwich or something.同义的短语同义的短语：or something like that 3. go ahead: continue; begin (sometimes followed by with + n. )the board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan. henry wi

7、ll be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway. 4.might/may (just) as well: if you say that you might/ (just) as well do something, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly reluctant about it. anyway, youre here; you might as

8、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.5.correspondence: n.1) the act of writing, receiving or sending letters (often followed by with + n.)his interest in writi

9、ng came from a long correspondence with a close college friend.敌人空袭后通信中断了。the correspondence dropped after the enemys air raid. 2) the letters that sb. receives or sends (used as an uncountable noun)mary really never mentions her step-mother in her correspondence. the library bought all the correspo

10、ndence between queen victoria and her daughters. collocation: carry on correspondence 进行通信 break off correspondence 中断通信 business/commercial correspondence 商业书信 personal correspondence 私人信函 in correspondence with 与有通信联系 6.on ones mind: in ones thoughts; of concern to one (if something is on your min

11、d, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.)dealings on the stock market have been on his mind all the time. this travel plan has been on my mind all week. you are always on my mind.7. urge: vt. try very hard to persuadethey urged the local government to approve plans for thei

12、r reform program. sir fred urged that britain (should) join the european monetary system.当老朋友布赖恩怂恿我接受一支香烟时，我实在忍不住了。when my old friend brian urged me to accept a cigarette, it was more than i could bear. pattern: urge sb. to do sth. urge + that-clause. (in the that-clause, “should” or the base form o

13、f a verb is used.)8. reunion: n. a party attended by members of the same family, school, or other group who have not seen each other for a long time before she went abroad for further study, the whole family had a big family reunion. the soccer club holds an annual/a yearly reunion. collocation:a cl

14、ass reunion 毕业后的同班同学聚会毕业后的同班同学聚会a family reunion 家人团聚家人团聚passage readingtrue or false1. the driver caught a cold that day. 2. the driver had never seen ed in the past 25 or 30 years. 3. the driver had never forgotten his old friend. 4. the narrator was quite eager to read the letter. homefftf( )( )(

15、 )( )true or false1. the driver caught a cold that day. 2. the driver had never seen ed in the past 25 or 30 years. 3. the driver had never forgotten his old friend. 4. the narrator was quite eager to read the letter. ( )( )( )( )fftfhe had just cried. true or false1. the driver caught a cold that d

16、ay. 2. the driver had never seen ed in the past 25 or 30 years. 3. the driver had never forgotten his old friend. 4. the narrator was quite eager to read the letter. ( )( )( )( )fftfhe had only seen him once or twice a year. true or false1. the driver caught a cold that day. 2. the driver had never

17、seen ed in the past 25 or 30 years. 3. the driver had never forgotten his old friend. 4. the narrator was quite eager to read the letter. ( )( )( )( )fftfhe thought it was very personal. main idea( part i):from a conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to ke

18、ep up correspondence with his old friend ed.questions and answers1. what did the driver and ed use to do before they gotmarried? they went to school and passed time together. 2. what did the narrator mean by saying the first sentencein the letter reminded him of himself?the letters author often post

19、poned writing to his friends. questions and answers3. who wrote the letter? who did the narrator think hadwritten the letter? find out sentences that demonstrate thenarrator s misunderstanding? the driver wrote the letter. the narrator thought that ed had written the letter. for example, “i know id

20、like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend.” 4.what did the narrator decide to do when he arrived at thehotel? why? he decided to write a letter and mail it immediately because he wouldnt wait until it was too late. main idea (part ii):reading the letter by himself, the author learned

21、more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and old ed. main idea (part iii):the drivers experience urged the author to reach for his pen. group discussion 1. the following questions are what the narrator asked the cabdriver. put them in the right order.1)did you go to school together?2)th

22、e 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 letter from a child or a grandchild? 8) did you two work at the same place? 3-7-4-1-5-8-2-6 group discuss

23、ion 2. what were the cabbies responses to these questions?3. the narrator thought that the cabbie had received a letterfrom a friend named ed. which round of question-and-answer in the text leads to the misunderstanding? the second round: “is the letter from a child or a grandchild?” “no. ed was my

24、oldest friends.”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 back seat 4.不着急不着急 in no hurry 5.不大会不大会not much of a hand at 6.保持通信往来保持通信往来keep up correspondence 7.从小学一直到高中从小学一直到高中all the way through both grade and high school useful ex

25、pressions 8. 老街坊老街坊an old neighborhood 9. 保持联系保持联系 keep in touch with 10. 老同学聚会老同学聚会 a class reunion 11. 时间不饶人。时间不饶人。 time goes by.12. 在一起闲逛在一起闲逛hang out on the same corner 13. 点头称是点头称是 nod in agreement14. 在远处在远处 in the distance writing style 1.find out sentences from text a similar in meaning to th

26、osegiven below. 1) go on reading your letter. go ahead and finish your letter. 2) im not used to writing letters. im not much of a hand at writing. 3) we were friends since our childhood. so our friendship has along history. we were kids together, so we go way back. 4) for one reason or another you

27、lose touch even though you neverforget. 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. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readinghome text analysis most of this text is a re-creation of the conversation between

28、a taxi driver and the narrator, therefore is 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 sentences are incomplete, for example:writing style 2. try to make the following sentences complete. 1) from a

29、 child or maybe a grandchild?is the letter from a child or maybe a grandchild? 2) went to school together?did you go to school together? 3) died a couple of weeks ago.he died a couple of weeks ago. 4) enjoyed talking with you.ive enjoyed talking with you. before readingglobal readingdetailed reading

30、after readinghomewriting style 4. say something about the differences between spoken and written englishbesides, 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

31、sth., not much of a hand at doing sth., a couple of, every now and then, an awful lot,etc. before readingglobal readingdetailed readingafter readinghome 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? listening c

32、omprehension difficult words and phrases: interview, jealous, forgive, fault, mood, an essential part, fulfill, tremendous satisfaction, male and female, spiritually listening comprehension difficult words and phrases: interview, jealous, forgive, fault, mood, an essential part, fulfilling, tremendo

33、us satisfaction, male and female, spiritually what does friendship mean to you? mr. brooks is being interviewed on the subject of friendship. mr. brooks : i consider friendship to be one of the most important things in life. they say “a friend in need is a friend indeed”. thats partly true. but a re

34、al friend should also be able to share your happy moments - without feeling jealous. a good friendship is one where you accept and forgive faults, understand moods, and dont feel hurt if a friend doesnt feel like seeing you. of course, honesty is an essential part of any relationship. we should lear

35、n to accept our friends for what they are. closenextlistening comprehension difficult words and phrases: interview, jealous, forgive, fault, mood, an essential part, fulfilling, tremendous satisfaction, male and female, spiritually what does friendship mean to you? closenextreporter: as a married ma

36、n, do you find your friendships are only with other men? mr.brooks: of course not! both my wife and i have men and women friends. although family life is fulfilled, it isnt enough! both my wife and i get tremendous satisfaction from our friends, married and single, male and female - and we both have

37、 our separate friends too. reporter:you must have a full life!mr. brooks:we certainly do! and as i say, our friends give us a lot of pleasure. after all, friends should not be people with whom you kill time. real friendship, in my opinion, is a “spiritually developing” experience. listening comprehe

38、nsion difficult words and phrases: interview, jealous, forgive, fault, mood, an essential part, fulfilling, tremendous satisfaction, male and female, spiritually closecomplete the summary by using the information you get from the interview. in mr. brooks opinion, friendship is . .he thinks “ a friend in need is a friend indeed” is true. a real friend