B3Unit6AttitudetoLife新版

1、Teaching ObjectivesIn this unit, you will learn: the main idea of two texts;the key words, expressions, structures in Text A and Text B;useful expressions and sentences concerning attitude towards life;writing skills: How to write emails?the grammar point: Particles Warm-up Activity: Pre-reading que

2、stions1.How do you feel about your present life? 2.Are you in a bad mood sometimes? If so, why? 3.How do you react to difficulties in life? Can you give an example? Text UnderstandingText OrganizationLanguage PointsUseful ExpressionsSentences to Be RememberedExercisesBackground InformationText ABack

3、ground InformationDonna Doyon (1)Donna Doyon, activities coordinator, inspirational speaker, writer, the author of GLOW: Renew Your Spirit & Release Your Inner Beauty.Text ABackground InformationDonna Doyon (2)She offers information, inspiration and encouragement to people who want to say goodby

4、e to self defeating attitudes and behaviors and hello to greater success, healthier relationships and more joyful living.Text ABackground InformationDonna Doyon (3)As a recovering ugly duckling, Donna knows the strength, determination and effort required to change the inner self. She never dreamed s

5、hed become an inspirational speaker and writer.Text ABackground InformationDonna Doyons Life Story(1) In 1963 Donna Doyon was born in Massachusetts. In August 1981 after high school she left Massachusetts and went to college in Texas. Two years later, she joined the US Air Force and headed off to Ge

6、rmany after her initial training. In March 1984, she started dating a good friend named Gerry. They got married inText ABackground InformationDonna Doyons Life Story(2)June 1985. In March 1998, she joined Woodfords Toastmasters in Portland, Maine. It changed her life. She got inspired to Imagine, Be

7、lieve and Become. In June 1998 Donna finished her Bachelors Degree in Business Management through the University of Phoenix On-lineText ABackground InformationDonna Doyons Life Story(3)campus. It occurred to her that she had gained something not expected from the program. In April/May 2003, Donna ce

8、lebrated her 40th birthday by accomplishing three major goals! Text ABackground InformationBritish Currency(1)The British Pound is the currency of United Kingdom. The currency code for Pounds is GBP, and the currency symbol is . The UK central bank is called the Bank of England (BOE). Text ABackgrou

9、nd InformationBritish Currency(2)Although the United Kingdom is a member state of the European Union, they chose not to adopt the Euro. The British Pound, officially named Pound sterling, is the fourth-most traded currency on the forex market, as many institutions and individuals trade the GBP. Peop

10、le also refer to the GBP as the sterling, pound, quid, or nicker.Text ABackground InformationBritish Currency(3)The standard circulating coinage, since the introduction of the two-pound coin in 1998, ranges in value from one penny to two pounds. Text ABackground InformationBritish Currency(4)Since d

11、ecimalisation, on 15 February 1971, the pound has been divided into 100 (new) pence. From the 16th century until decimalisation, the pound was divided into 20 shillings, each of 12 (old) pence. British coins are minted by the Royal Mint in Llantrisant, Wales. The Royal Mint also commissions the coin

12、s designs.Text ABackground InformationAmerican Currency(1)The United States dollar (sign: $; code: USD; also abbreviated US$), also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents. Text ABackground Inform

13、ationAmerican Currency(2)United States coinage was first minted by the new republic in 1792. New coins have been produced every year since then and they make up a valuable aspect of the United States currency system. Text ABackground InformationAmerican Currency(3)Today circulating coins exist in de

14、nominations: $0.01(Penny/Cent), $0.05(Nickel), $0.10(Dime), $0.25(Quarter), $0.50(Half Dollar/50-cent piece), and $1.00(Gold Dollar). 1美元5美分Text AOrganizationThe text can be divided into 3 parts. Text AOrganizationPart 1:Part 2: (Para.1):It is an introduction. The author tries to get outside and tak

15、e a walk every day.(Paras.2-7):The authors story and her thoughts about the nickel incident. 1.overlooking a nickel in the road; 2.consideration about small opportunities; 3.her daughters example; 4.her regrets.Part 3: (Paras.8-9):This is a conclusion. We should take advantage of every opportunity i

16、n our daily life.Text ALanguage PointsWord understandingexercise to do sports or physical activities in order to stay healthy and become stronger 锻炼；运动Examples: Its important to exercise regularly.A lot of managers spend long hours in their cars and exercise very little.Text ALanguage Pointsexercise

17、词义区别：practice 练习，实践Examples: Im quite good at tennis but I need to practice my serve.She practices the violin every day.Text ALanguage Pointspastime sth that you do because you think it is enjoyable or interesting 消遣，娱乐 Examples: Reading was her favorite pastime.Gardening is a very rewarding pastime

18、.As a pastime, keeping and riding horses has always been very expensive.Text ALanguage Pointspastime近义词：entertainment 娱乐，文娱节目 (一般指商业化或表演性的娱乐活动)Examples: Theres not much in the way of entertainment in this town - just the cinema and some pubs.This seasons entertainments include five new plays and sev

19、eral concerts.Text ALanguage Pointspace speed, esp. of walking or running; rate or progress or development, esp. of an activity 速度 (尤指走或跑的)；进步或发展的速度Examples: He slowed his pace to observe where Kate went. Text ALanguage Pointspace Examples: We went on at a leisurely pace down the street.The pace of

20、life in this small village is slow and easy.Text ALanguage Pointspace词义比较： speed 速度 (通用词) Examples: He was travelling at a speed of 90 mph.We were surprised at the speed of the response to our enquiry (询问).Text ALanguage Pointsembarrassing making you feel nervous, ashamed, or uncomfortable 令人困窘的，令人尴

21、尬的 (通常用来修饰某个事件或者情况)Examples: I wish he wouldnt ask such embarrassing questions.The situation was so embarrassing that he rushed out of the room.Text ALanguage Pointsembarrassing 词义区别：embarrassed 困窘的，感到尴尬的 (用于形容人，见本单元相应词条)Examples: She felt embarrassed about undressing in front of the doctor.I was to

22、o embarrassed to admit that I was scared.Text ALanguage Pointsoverlook to fail to see or notice; miss; to ignore and forgive sbs mistake, bad behavior etc. 忽视，忽略；宽恕 Examples: You have overlooked several spelling errors on the first page.The secretary is very careful and never overlooks any little po

23、ints.He has been kind enough to overlook my fault.Text ALanguage Pointsoverlook 词义区别：look over 把看一遍，察看Example: I think it is necessary to look over the house before buying it.Do you have a few minutes to look the report over?Text ALanguage Pointsembarrassed ashamed of sth, and worried about what oth

24、er people think of you 困窘的，尴尬的 (通常用来描述人的感觉) Examples: She looked embarrassed when she fell.I felt so embarrassed about my mistake.Text ALanguage Pointsembarrassed 词义区别：embarrassing 令人困窘的，令人尴尬的 (用于形容事物，见本单元相应词条)Examples: Its embarrassing to be caught telling a lie.My most embarrassing moment was tryi

25、ng to introduce someone whose name I couldnt remember.Text ALanguage Pointsunworthy not deserving 不值得的，不应得的 Examples: These people are unworthy of our respect. This plan is unworthy of our consideration.Text ALanguage Pointsunworthy反义词：worthy 有价值的，值得 (常用搭配：be worthy of sth)Example: Two points in thi

26、s report are especially worthy of notice. Their efforts are worthy of your support.Text ALanguage Pointsincident event, esp. one of less importance than others; sth that happens, esp. sth that is unusual 事件 (尤指不太重要的小事件)；发生的事 (尤指不平常的事情)Examples: She told her mother about the incident on her first dat

27、e.Text ALanguage Pointsincident Examples: Have you heard about the beauty contest incidents?After the children had been punished, nobody mentioned the incident again.Text ALanguage Pointsincident词形区别：accident 事故，意外遭遇 (一般指不希望碰到的事件)Examples: Josh had an accident and spilled water all over his work.She

28、 was injured in a car accident.Text ALanguage Pointsdiscount to regard sth as unlikely to be important 不重视，不理会 Examples: Dont discount the loose change, when added up, they will become a large sum. The government should not have discounted the bomb threat in such a tense situation. Text ALanguage Po

29、intsdiscount反义词：count 视为，依赖，值得考虑Examples: Knowledge without common sense counts for little.Ive always counted Lucy among my closest friends.Ive always believed that happiness counts more than money.Text ALanguage Pointspayoff an advantage or profit that one gets as a result of doing sth (做某事的) 报偿，收效

30、Examples: There will be a big environmental payoff if we use lead-free gas (无铅汽油).His success is a great payoff for his persistence.Text ALanguage Pointspayoff 近义词：reward 报答，奖赏 (多指特别设立的奖励)Examples: Theres a reward for whoever finishes first.The police offered a reward for any information about the r

31、obbery.Text ALanguage Pointstake advantage of make use of sth well 充分利用，(为达到目的而不正当地) 利用Examples: They took full advantage of the Internet.She took advantage of Richard to realize her goal.Text ALanguage Pointstake advantage of 近义词组：make use of 利用 (make use of的词义为中性，take advantage of有时带有贬义)Examples:

32、She makes use of people she meets as raw material for her fiction. Text ALanguage Pointsbe aware of having knowledge or realization of sb/sth 觉察到，意识到Examples: I began to be aware of the gravity (严重性) of the situation.Are you aware of the dangers of smoking?Text ALanguage Pointsbe aware of近义短语：be con

33、scious of 察觉，意识到Examples: The tooth doesnt exactly hurt, but Im conscious of it all the time.I think shes very conscious of being the only person in the office who didnt have a university education.Text ALanguage PointsSentence understanding How many have I overlooked because I thought they were not

34、 important? How many have I been too embarrassed to try? How many have I stepped on because I wanted to show the world they were unworthy of my attention? (Para 4) 我曾忽视了多少这样的机遇因为觉得它们不重要？曾有多少次因为太尴尬而不去尝试？曾有多少次为向他人表示这些小事不值得自己关注，而错失多少这样的机会？Text ALanguage Points分析：How many have I 是三个反问句(Rhetorical Questi

35、on)，即用疑问的形式来表达确定的意思。反问句不需回答，其语气比一般陈述句更强烈，更能强调文章主题。这三个反问句内容相关，结构相同，语气一致，形成了排比结构，增强了文章的气势，从而加强文章的表达效果和感染力，更彰显了文章主题。Text ALanguage Points She had taken advantage of seemingly small opportunities, which, when added up, became something worthwhile. (Para. 6, L. 1) 分析：连词后接现在分词或过去分词短语，可构成简化的状语从句。Text ALang

36、uage PointsExample：Once you get into a bad habit, youll find it hard to get out of it.一旦你养成了坏习惯，你会发现很难改掉。 Once getting into a bad habit, youll find it hard to get out of it.If you are lost in a city, just take a taxi.如果你在一个城市迷路了，那就坐出租车吧。 If lost in a city, just take a taxi.Text ALanguage Points Unfo

37、rtunately, by the time I decided to take advantage of it, the opportunity was no longer there. (Para. 7, L. 3)分析:英语中一些副词可用来修饰全句。例如：frankly, fortunately,interestingly, personally, generally, strangely , luckily, surprisingly, unfortunately, undoubtedly naturally, obviously等。Text ALanguage PointsExamp

38、le：Luckily, he has a happy family. 幸运的是，他有幸福的家庭。Text ALanguage Points In my daughters case, she was able to buy a can of soda from the vending machine she wouldnt have been able to do otherwise. (Para 8) 对我女儿来说，她可以在学校的自动售货机买到一罐汽水。对我女儿来说，她可以在学校的自动售货机买到一罐汽水。没有那一块钱，她就喝不上汽水了。没有那一块钱，她就喝不上汽水了。Text ALangua

39、ge Points分析：otherwise为句子副词，意为“否则，要不然”，相当于“if not”，此句可理解为：If my daughter had not found one dollar on the floor, she wouldnt have been able to buy a can of soda from the vending-machine.Example：You should leave now; Otherwise, you wont be able to catch the train.你该离开了；要不然你会赶不上火车的。 Text AUseful Express

40、ions1 take a walk 散步2 write down the random, bright ideas 写下偶得的灵感3 half way through my walk 散步中途4 adjust my pace 调整我的步伐5 step on 踩到Text AUseful Expressions6 pick up 捡起7 be half tempted to 差点要（做）8 turn around 转身9 happen to 碰巧（做）10 small opportunities 无足轻重的机会Text AUseful Expressions11 be too embarrass

41、ed to try 羞于尝试12 unworthy of my attention 不值得我关注13 when added up 加起来后14 in my daughters case 就我女儿（的情况）而言15 pay attention (to) 注意，关心Text AUseful Expressions16 be gone 不见了17 take advantage of opportunities 抓住机会18 add to 为增添Text ASentences to Be RememberedRead aloud the following sentences from Text A

42、and learn them by heart.Text ASentences to Be Remembered1.Exercising is not one of my favorite pastimes but I know its good for me, so every day I try to get outside and take a two-mile walk. 2.Most days I carry a small notebook and pen with me so that I can write down the random, bright ideas that

43、come to me.Text ASentences to Be Remembered3.I was half tempted to turn around and go back for it, but I thought it would be embarrassing if someone happened to see me bending down to pick up such a small coin.4.Later that day I told my daughter about the nickel incident because it continued to weig

44、h on my mind. Text ASentences to Be Remembered5.She had taken advantage of seemingly small opportunities, which, when added up, became something worthwhile. 6.Someone else is usually willing to take advantage of the opportunities that others choose to pass by. Text ASentences to Be Remembered7.Since

45、 the day I walked past that coin in the road, Ive been more aware of the opportunities that surround me. 8.Instead of quickly discounting the ones that appear to be small payoffs, Im looking at the bigger picture: Text AExercises: Table of Contents Vocabulary ExercisesTranslation ExercisesReading Co

46、mprehensionStructure ExercisesText AExercises: Reading ComprehensionI. Read Text A and answer the following questions.1. Why does the writer usually take a notebook and pen on her walks?2. What did the writer notice halfway on her walk one day? Because she wants to write down the random, bright idea

47、s that may come to her.She noticed a nickel in the road.Text AExercises: Reading Comprehension3. What did the writer do with the thing she found in the road?4. Why couldnt the writer find the coin she had seen the day before?5. What does the writer think a small opportunity might turn out to be?She

48、stepped on it and kept walking, though she had later wanted to turn back and pick it up.Because someone else must have picked it up.It might become the beginning of something bigger.Text AExercises: Reading ComprehensionII. Choose the best answer for each of the following. 1. The writer takes a two-

49、mile walk every day because _. A. she likes exercising very much B. she knows it does her good C. she wants to write down some clever ideas D. she can come up with bright ideas while walkingText AExercises: Reading Comprehension2. The writer didnt pick up the nickel because _. A. she felt embarrasse

50、d to do so B. it was fixed in the road C. it was left by someone else D. someone else might need itText AExercises: Reading Comprehension3. The writer used her daughters example to show that_. A. a dollar is worth picking up B. her daughter was luckier than her C. her daughter knows how to save mone

51、y D. small opportunities could become something worthwhileText AExercises: Reading Comprehension4. We can infer that the next day when she failed to find the nickel in the road, she felt _. A. lucky B. amazed C. disappointed D. delightedText AExercises: Reading Comprehension5. The passage mainly tel

52、ls us that . A. we should pick up every coin in the road B. we should take advantage of every chance in life C. we should have our own decision about what to do D. she has learned a good lesson from her walking experienceText AExercises: VocabularyI.Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the wo

53、rds and phrases given below.1. Mike _ do better than Tom. 2. There is a _ endless choice of TV channels.3. Mary _by playing badminton twice a week.pacerandomexerciseoverlookunworthybe aware ofbe determined toroundincidentdiscountotherwiseseeminglyembarrassedtake advantage of is determined toseemingl

54、y exercises Text AExercises: Vocabulary4. They selected some _ samples (样品样品 ) to test.5. Although this is a first error (差错差错), it cannot be _.6. The course allows students to progress at their own _.pacerandomexerciseoverlookunworthybe aware ofbe determined toroundincidentdiscountotherwiseseemingl

55、yembarrassedtake advantage of randomoverlookedpace Text AExercises: Vocabulary7. She was pretty _ when she sneezed (打喷嚏打喷嚏) in public.8. Fridays shooting _ in East London led to several arrests.9. As we _ the corner, we could see that the house was on fire.pacerandomexerciseoverlookunworthybe aware

56、ofbe determined toroundincidentdiscountotherwiseseeminglyembarrassedtake advantage of embarrassedincidentroundedText AExercises: Vocabulary10. Most people _ the dangers of drinking and driving (酒后酒后驾驶驾驶). 11. An inspection of the building revealed faults that might _ have been overlooked.12. It woul

57、d be foolish to _ the possibility of conflict between labor and management.pacerandomexerciseoverlookunworthybe aware ofbe determined toroundincidentdiscountotherwiseseeminglyembarrassedtake advantage of are aware ofotherwisediscountText AExercises: Vocabulary13. Baker thinks that he is _ to receive

58、 such a great award because he didnt do much.14. Wendy was too nice to me those days, but I felt that she _ me as a free babysitter.pacerandomexerciseoverlookunworthybe aware ofbe determined toroundincidentdiscountotherwiseseeminglyembarrassedtake advantage of unworthy was taking advantage ofText AE

59、xercises: VocabularyII. Find in Column B the expressions closest in meaning to those in Column A.Column AColumn B( ) 1. incident( ) 2. overlook( ) 3. seemingly( ) 4. pace( ) 5. determined( ) 6. case( ) 7. unworthy( ) 8. round A. go round (sth)B. eventC. speed, esp of walking or runningD. an exampleE

60、. not deserving, not worthyF. having a strong desire to do sthG. apparently, in appearanceH. fail to see or notice BHGCFDEAText AExercises: Vocabulary1.Ron was quite _ from studying all night. (exhausting, exhausted)2.Bob first got _ in motor cycles when he was about sixteen. (interesting, interested)II