UnitPassageAPPT课件

1、1. Who is Bill Gates? What do you know about him? 2. What do you think of school education? Does it play a significant role in your life? 3. Do you want to pursue graduate study after you get your BA or BS? Explain. 第1页/共37页1. What do you know about Bill Gates?第2页/共37页 Gates, William Henry, III (195

2、5- ) is an American business executive, who serves as chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corporation, the leading computer software company in the United States. Gates cofounded Microsoft in 1975 with high school friend Paul Allen. The companys success made Gates one of the most infl

3、uential figures in the computer industry and, eventually, one of the richest people in the world.第3页/共37页2. What role do you think shcool education plays in a persons life? School education plays an important role in my life. In my opinion, school education is a steppingstone towards success. Also,

4、it provides an opportunity to learn of the world.第4页/共37页Do you want to pursue graduate study after you get our BA or BS?Explain. Those who go on pursuing a higher degree would be entitled to more opputunities later in life. But others may say working experience is more important. Personally, i have

5、nt yet made up my mind, as it is a little too early for me to make the decision.第5页/共37页 Ohio is one of the East North Central states of the United States. Ohio is located on several main routes between the eastern and western United States.This strategic location, combined with the presence of abun

6、dant natural resources and potential sources of power, made possible the rise of the industrial concentrations that have made Ohio a leading industrial state.The Ohio River,which traverses all of Ohios natural land regions第6页/共37页第7页/共37页StructurePart Part Part Part Bill Gates gives his advice to st

7、udents that they should take advantage of high school and college.He discourages dropping out.He teaches students that education should be broad.In college, its appropriate to think about specialization.Para 1-3Para 4-9Para 10-16Para 17第8页/共37页1. Why do many students write to Gates every year?They w

8、ant to get his advice about education.第9页/共37页2. Why do some parents write to Gates?They want to get guidance for their children.第10页/共37页3. What does Gates think of dropping out of school?He discourages it.第11页/共37页 Its true that I dropped out of college to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for

9、 three years before dropping out-and Id love to have the time to go back. (Para. 4)Its true that I left college early to start Microsoft, but I was at Harvard for three years before I left, and if I had the time Id love to go back (for my further study).不错，为创建微软，我未完成大学学业，不过辍学之前我已经在哈佛呆了三年，而且我真心希望有一天能

10、重返校园。 第12页/共37页4. Which university did Gates go to? Did he graduate with a degree?He went to Harvard but he dropped out in his junior year. 第13页/共37页 Since you are a success, my students perceive that as a reason not to care much about getting a good education. (Para. 5)As you are a success, my stud

11、ents tend to infer from your success that they dont have to worry very much about doing well in school.你成功了，我的学生因此就认为没有必要接受良好的教育。 第14页/共37页perceive(para.5)vt. 察觉v. 感知, 感到, 认识到perceive what sb. means 明白某人的意思perceive the danger 意识到危险我发觉我再也不能使她改变主意.I perceived that I could not make her change her mind

12、any more.perceive sb do sthperceive sb doing sth觉察到某人做/正做某事第15页/共37页 But somebody handing you a book doesnt automatically foster learning. (Para. 10)But if someone gives you a book you may not necessarily learn anything from it.但人家递给你一本书并不能自动地让你学到东西。 第16页/共37页 In high school there were periods when

13、I was highly focused on writing software, but for most of my high school years I had wide-ranging academic interests. (Para. 12)Sometimes in high school I engaged myself wholly in writing software, but most of the time I studied a large variety of subjects.读高中时，我有一段时间醉心于软件编写，但大部分时间里，我的学习兴趣相当广泛。 第17页

14、/共37页sign up(para.13)签约参加工作, 签约雇用, 报名参加Ive signed up to take a course at the local college.我已报名参加当地大学开设的一门课程.sign in签到 把的名字登记下来sign offsign overId better sign off now. 我得就此停笔。结束写信签字移交第18页/共37页Passage A My Advice to Students: Education Counts lose oneself in sthto become so interested in sth that it

15、takes all your attention He was lost in his homework.他在专心致志做作业.He seemed to lose himself in deep thought.他似乎在深思中. 一些男生沉迷于网络电脑游戏. 沉迷于;专心致志于Some boys have lost themselves in online computer games. 第19页/共37页sink(para.14)v. 沉浸；使沉没，下降，降低变小； 减少；减低价值 n. 水槽, 水池他没理解那个警告，因此惹上了麻烦。 渗入，沁进 被理解，被了解The warning fail

16、ed to sink in, and he got into trouble as a consequence.be sunk in deep thought陷入沉思sink into a deep sleep沉沉入睡sink ones voice to a whisper把声音降低为耳语sink a ship 使船沉没sink in第20页/共37页Passage A My Advice to Students: Education Counts Its fine to take a deep interest in computers, dance, language or any oth

17、er discipline, but not if it jeopardizes breadth. (Para. 15)Its OK to be very strongly interested in any subject or activity such as computers, dance, or language, but not if it makes your interests too narrow.你对计算机、舞蹈、语言或其他任何的科目有深入的兴趣也无可厚非，但太偏执而舍弃学习广度则不是一件好事了。 第21页/共37页jeopardize(Para. 15)vt. 使处于危险

18、之中；危及, 破坏The security of the whole operation has been jeopardized by one careless person.整个操作的安全让一个粗心大意的人给破坏了.危及两国的关系妨碍晋升的机会jeopardize relations between two countriesjeopardize the chances of promotionsjeopardy n. 危险, 危险 = jeopardousness jeopardous adj. 危险的, 冒险的第22页/共37页 If you fall into an obsessiv

19、e pattern in high school, youve got two problems. (Para. 16)If you fall into a bad habit of having strong but narrow interests in high school, you have two problems (not just one).如果高中阶段兴趣过于集中，你会面临两个问题。 第23页/共37页fall into pass into a special state 陷入，落入; 可分为(几部分)fall into 这个故事明显地可以分为两部分.The story fe

20、ll into two distinct parts.fall back on fall through fall on fall in with fall about （不得已时）求助于 落空，中途流产进攻；袭击 (= fall upon) 偶遇, 同意乐不可支poverty/distress/despair/a sleep第24页/共37页obsessive(Para.16)adj. 强迫性的, 分神的; 使人着迷的, 缠人的, 急迫的他急与买一辆自行车.The man is obsessive in drinking.那个人沉迷于喝酒He has an obsessive need to

21、 buy a bike .obsess v. 迷住，不断的困绕obsession n.着迷，顽念（about ,with）He has an unhealthy obsession with death.对于死，他一直抱有一个不健康的顽念obsessively concerned with her appearance对她的外貌念念在心第25页/共37页Graduate school is one way to get s p e c i a l i z e d k n o w l e d g e , a l t h o u g h extended college education isn

22、t always a good investment from a purely economic standpoint. (Para.17)Graduate school is one way to study a particular academic area , but it may not be the wisest way to invest your time and your tuition money.读研究生是获取专业知识的一个途径，不过从纯经济角度来看，大学毕业后再接受教育不总是明智的投资。 第26页/共37页standpoint(para.17)n. 立场；观点；见地m

23、ake ones standpoint known/ clear亮明自己的观点show sb.s standpoint 解释/说明某人的观点 from sb.s standpoint依某人的观点看Lets look at the problems from an economic standpoint.咱们从经济角度来看待这些问题.第27页/共37页5. When does Gates think is the appropriate time for students to think about specialization?He thinks that students should t

24、hink about specialization while in college. 第28页/共37页6. Many students choose to work for a while before going to a university. What do you think of this?I think we should go to a university before work. Then we would be equipped with higher education and thus we could have more opportunities and cho

25、ices.第29页/共37页Passage A Oxford UniversityLanguage Focus 1. was sinking 2. specialty 3. purely 4. discourage 5. unlikelyn6. dynamicsn7. actuallyn8. reasonablyn9. have perceivedn10.extendedEx.4第30页/共37页Passage A Oxford UniversityTell the meanings of reasonably in the follwoing two sentences.1. If you

26、dong get reasonably good grades, it is hard to go to a college.faily 相当地2. We tried to discuss the matter calmly and reasonably.in a logical and sensible way明智地,通情达地第31页/共37页Passage A Oxford University1. took a deep interest in 2. fell into 3. sign up 4. tryout5. dropped out ofEx.5第32页/共37页Passage A

27、 Oxford University2. The play was so wonderful that I soon lost myself in the excitement of it.4. He said that he had got the information first-hand from the Mayor himself.Language Focus Ex.7第33页/共37页Passage A Oxford UniversityEx.9 Talk about it.1. As a college student, we should make full of use of

28、 time, seeking advice from the teachers and making the best use of the resources such as the library, and the lab. We should read as widely as we can, and at the same time think about specialization.2. I believe college is a small society. Apart from obtaining knowledge, we should develop and test our ability to get along well with others. It is therefore beneficial for us to participate in some soical activities; join in some student clubs t