新视野大学英语(3)讲稿Unit5

1、unit 5unit 5 section a graceful handsl greetingsil review:have a dictation of the new words from unit 4:approve, affection, exaggerate, version, fame, solemn, inspire, stretch, settlement, reputation, contract, evolve, astonish, annual, bare, distinct, comprise, imaginary, feature, illustration, inf

2、luential, plunge, gratitude, distributioniil start the new lesson:l introductionmrs. clark was seriously ill and would die soon. she was just a skeleton at that time. the nurse accompany her finishing her rest of life. she was the mother of seven, grandmother of eighteen and a concert piano player.

3、her graceful hands impressed the nurse greatly.2. discourse analysis:part i (paras 1-4): the lean mrs. clark was dying.part ii (para 5): the nurse looked after her, who was too weak for anything.part iii (paras 6-7): the exchange between the nurse and mrs. clark.part iv (para 8): the nurse was glad

4、that she was there when mrs. clark died.part v (para 9): after mrs. clark died, the nurse knew what she was.part vi (para 10): mrs. clark' s hands impressed the nurse greatly.3 language points:1. precede: v. 1) come or go just in front ofhe came into the room preceded by a small dog.2) be earlie

5、r thanthe week that preceded national day had seen days of heavy rain.2. decay: n. the action or state of gradually going baddental/tooth decay in children is a common phenomenon all over the world.vi. 1) become bad; rotthe cabbage had already started to decay.2) fall to a worse state; lose health,

6、powerat that time, the roman empire had already decayed.as people grow old, they will decay mentally as well as physically.3. slide: v. 1) (cause to) move smoothly一slidthe children slid around on the polished floor.2) ( cause to ) move quietlytom slid out of the house when no one was noticing.an eld

7、erly lady slid into the seat when the movie had already started.3) slide intothe boy slid into the bad habit of smoking4) gradually change to a worse state or conditiondon' t sell your stocks just because the price starts to slide.the prices of small computers slide fast.n. slide showpresentatio

8、ns with overhead projection or slides may soon look old-fashioned.4. ease: v. 1) relieve; lessentake this medicine and it will ease the pain./ the aspirin eased his headache.2) make more comfortablei eased her mind by telling her that the children were safe.n. 1) leisure; peace of mindthe retired co

9、uple lived a life of ease.2) with ease, the ability to do sth. without difficultyhe writes with ease. / our team won the game with ease.the wall is so low that they can jump over it with ease.5. outline: n. 1) line(s) showing the shape or outer edge (of sth)she could see the outline of a person thro

10、ugh the mist.2) a statement of the main facts or pointsa brief outline of chinese historyvi. give a short general description of (sth)let me outline a few of the obstacles that we might encounter in our future work.6. hint: n. 1) a slight indicationgive me a hint so that i can solve the riddle.2) a

11、subtle way of indicating to sb. what one is thinking or what one wantsthe book is full of hints and tips on low-fat eating and healthy living.v. suggest sth slightly or indirectlyi hinted to him that i was dissatisfied with his work.7. interva上 fl 1) a period between two events or times, or the spac

12、e between two pointsthere was a long interval before he replied.2) a brief period between the parts of performancei like to eat ice cream in the interval./ coffee is available during intervals, at intervals (of)he is likely to need to rest at frequent intervals-trees are planted at intervals of thre

13、e feet in this area.8. blank: a. 1) empty: i tried to explain, but he just gave me a blank look.emily turned to him with a blank expression.2) caitying no information or markplease write your name in the blank space at the top of the page.he turned on the tv but nothing was happening-一 a blank scree

14、n.n. an empty spacewhen i tried to remember his name, my mind was a complete blank.when you have completed the blank, send it back to me.iv. summary:mrs. clark was seriously ill and would die soon. she was just a skeleton at that time. the nurse accompany her finishing her rest of life. she was the

15、mother of seven, grandmother of eighteen and a concert piano player. her graceful hands impressed the nurse greatlyv homework write a composition entitled " laying-off section b decisions of the hearti. greetingsil review:1. answer the question: why was the word "gracefuln used to describe

16、 the grandmother?2. have a dictation of one paragraph.iii. start the new lesson:l introductiondecisions of the heart actually refer to making patients die without pain. that is to say, in order to alleviate their suffering, the lives of the patients who are seriously ill and hopeless shouldn? t be p

17、rolonged by modern medical technology. doctors shoe the situation of the patient to the families, and they cooperate to decide whether or not the doctor let the patient die without any pain. under any possible circumstances, the patient should be consulted.2. discourse analysis:part i (paras 1-5): t

18、he author gives us a question that what we should do if our 90-year-old mother has suffered a stroke.part ii(paras 6-12): as a doctor, he tells us the measures we should take according to his experiencepart i (paras 13-17): in this case, the sensible decision is to put the patient' s interest in

19、 the first place.3. language points:1. ( all) on one" s own 1) alonejohn lives all on his own. /1 need some time on my own.2) without helpi managed to repair the car all on my own.she is old enough to do it on her own.compare: of one" s ownkate has always wanted a car of her own. / you see

20、, we have problems of our own.2. come along: arrive; appearis your daughter married yet?no, she' s still waiting for mr. right to come along.they had no idea if success would come along one day.3- condemn: v匸 criticize strongly, usu. for moral reasons east and west leaders join in condemning vio

21、lence and killing.the author condemned racism in the strongest language in this article, condemn sb to : 1) make sb. take or accept sth. unpleasant his broken leg condemned him to a wheelchair.2) punish sb with sthin former times a murderer who was found guilty would be condemned to death.compare: c

22、ondemn sb/sth for: have a poor opinion of sb or sth because of sth bad the city was condemned for its high crime rate.4. fight off: keep sth away with an effort; avoid sb. unwantedi must wear warm clothes, as i am fighting off this cold.the firm had to fight off a lot of competitors to win the contr

23、act.compare: fight against: oppose sth or doing sthi tried to fight against sleep, but in vain.we must fight against unfairness and cruelty.5. vain: a. 1) unsuccessful or useless; of no valuenext day i made a vain attempt to look for work, walking from house to house.2) too interested in one9 s own

24、appearance or achievementsi think she is a rather vain girl and thinking too much about her figure.was he as calculating and vain as that?in vain: with no result; uselesslyour efforts were not in vain and the situation began to improve.her voice was beginning to rise and she tried in vain to control

25、 it.6- withdraw: v. 1) pull or take (sb/sth) back or awayjack withdrew the key from the table. / mary withdrew 100 pounds from the bank. she was not surprised when he withdrew his objection.2) go away from a place or from other peoplethe smaller company later withdrew from the competition.7. come by: 1) obtain, usu. by effortjobs are hard to come by now with so many people out of work.did you come by the money honestly?2) receive by accident or chance; ge