大学英语unit2学习教案

1、会计学1大学大学(dxu)英语英语unit 2第一页，共44页。Background Information Halloween 第1页/共43页第二页，共44页。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 childre

2、n have parties, dress up as witches, make lanterns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been removed, and play “trick or treat”. CloseNextHome第2页/共43页第三页，共44页。Background Information Halloween “Trick or treat ” is a traditional activity at Halloween. Children dress in costumes and visit houses.

3、At each house they say “Trick or treat”. This means 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. ClosePrev第3页/共43页第四页，共44页。Word Web The stories in

4、this unit are about friendship. Write down five words which you would use if you were writing a poem on this subject.friendship第4页/共43页第五页，共44页。friendshipdurable everlasting warm lifelong perpetual trustclose intimate long-standing enduringgenuine help generous 第5页/共43页第六页，共44页。Text A All the Cabbie

5、 Had Was a Letter 第6页/共43页第七页，共44页。1. available: adj.1) able to be got, obtained, used, etc. We have already used up all the available space.对不起,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(xinzi)没空The lawyer is n

6、ot available now. 第7页/共43页第八页，共44页。2. or something: used when you are not very sure about what you have just said The air fare was a hundred and ninety-nine pounds or something. Heres some money. Get yourself a sandwich or something.同义(tn y)的短语：or something like that 第8页/共43页第九页，共44页。3. go ahead: co

7、ntinue; begin (sometimes followed by with + n. )The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan. Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway. 第9页/共43页第十页，共44页。4.might/may (just) as well: If you say that you might/ (just) as well do something, you mean

8、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 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(tinsh)我还是不吃了吧I might as well give

9、the sweet course a miss.第10页/共43页第十一页，共44页。5.correspondence: n.1) the act of writing, receiving or sending letters (often followed by with + n.)His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend.敌人空袭后通信(tng xn)中断了。The correspondence dropped after the enemys air raid.

10、 第11页/共43页第十二页，共44页。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 correspondence between Queen Victoria and her daughters.第12页/共43页第十三页，共44页。 Collocation: carry on correspondence 进行通

11、信 break off correspondence 中断通信 business/commercial correspondence 商业书信 personal correspondence 私人(srn)信函 in correspondence with 与有通信联系 第13页/共43页第十四页，共44页。6.on ones mind: in ones thoughts; of concern to one (If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot

12、.)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.第14页/共43页第十五页，共44页。7. urge: vt. try very hard to persuadeThey urged the local government to approve plans for their reform program. Sir Fred urged that Britain

13、(should) join the European Monetary System.当老朋友布赖恩怂恿我接受一支(y zh)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 of a verb is used.)第15页/共43页第十六页，共44页。8.

14、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 class reunion 毕业后的同班同学聚

15、会a family reunion 家人(ji rn)团聚第16页/共43页第十七页，共44页。Passage Reading第17页/共43页第十八页，共44页。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. HomeF

16、FTF( )( )( )( )第18页/共43页第十九页，共44页。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. 第19页/共43页第二十页，共44页

17、。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 only seen him once or twice a year. 第20页/共43页第二十一页，共44页。True or

18、 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 thought it was very personal. 第21页/共43页第二十二页，共44页。Main Idea( Part I):From a

19、 conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend Ed.第22页/共43页第二十三页，共44页。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 n

20、arrator mean by saying the first sentencein the letter reminded him of himself?The letters author often postponed writing to his friends. 第23页/共43页第二十四页，共44页。Questions and Answers3. Who wrote the letter? Who did the narrator think hadwritten the letter? Find out sentences that demonstrate thenarrato

21、r s misunderstanding? The driver wrote the letter. The narrator thought that Ed had written the letter. For example, “I know Id 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 i

22、mmediately because he wouldnt wait until it was too late. 第24页/共43页第二十五页，共44页。Main idea (Part II):Reading the letter by himself, the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed. 第25页/共43页第二十六页，共44页。Main idea (Part III):The drivers experience urged the author to re

23、ach for his pen. 第26页/共43页第二十七页，共44页。Group Discussion 1. The following questions are what the narrator asked the cabdriver. Put them in the right order.Did you go to school together?The letter must have made you feel good, didnt it?Is your cab available? Is he someone youve known quite a while? Is h

24、e dead? I thought your friend was Ed. Why did he sign it Tom? 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 第27页/共43页第二十八页，共44页。Group Discussion 2. What were the cabbies responses to these questions?3. The narrator thought that the cabbie had rece

25、ived 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 oldest friends.”第28页/共43页第二十九页，共44页。Useful Expressions 1.完全完全(wnqun)沉浸沉浸于于 be completely lost in 2.引起引起(yn

26、q)的注的注意意get sb.s attention 3.坐进后座坐进后座 settle into the back seat 4.不着急(zho j) 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 第29页/共43页第三十页，共44页。Useful Expressions 8. 老街坊老街坊an old neighborhood 9. 保持联系保持联系

27、keep in touch with 10. 老同学聚会老同学聚会 a class reunion 11. 时间时间(shjin)不饶人。不饶人。 Time goes by.12. 在一起在一起(yq)闲闲逛逛hang out on the same corner 13. 点头称是点头称是(din tu chn sh) nod in agreement14. 在远处在远处 in the distance 第30页/共43页第三十一页，共44页。Writing Style 1.Find out sentences from Text A similar in meaning to thosegi

28、ven 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 lose

29、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第31页/共43页第三十二页，共44页。 Text Analysis Most of this text is a re-creation of the conver

30、sation between 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:第32页/共43页第三十三页，共44页。Writing Style 2. Try to make the foll

31、owing sentences complete. 1) From a 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 Re

32、adingGlobal ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingHome第33页/共43页第三十四页，共44页。Writing 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,

33、 I take it, well, go ahead, hang out, its no fun to do 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第34页/共43页第三十五页，共44页。 Warm-up Questions 1. Do you often write letters to your friends?2. Did y

34、ou ever write a letter which was not sent? Why did you keep it? 第35页/共43页第三十六页，共44页。Listening Comprehension Difficult words and phrases: interview, jealous, forgive, fault, mood, an essential part, fulfill, tremendous satisfaction, male and female, spiritually 第36页/共43页第三十七页，共44页。Listening Comprehen

35、sion 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? Mr. Brooks is being interviewed on the subject of friendship. Mr. Brooks : I consider friendship to be on

36、e of the most important things in life. They say “a friend in need is a friend indeed”. Thats partly true. But a real 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 i

37、f a friend doesnt feel like seeing you. Of course, honesty is an essential part of any relationship. We should learn to accept our friends for what they are. CloseNext第37页/共43页第三十八页，共44页。Listening Comprehension Difficult words and phrases: interview, jealous, forgive, fault, mood, an essential part,

38、 fulfilling, tremendous satisfaction, male and female, spiritually What does friendship mean to you? CloseNextReporter: As a married man, do you find your friendships are only with other men? : Of course not! Both my wife and I have men and women friends. Although family life is fulfilled, it isnt e

39、nough! Both my wife and I get tremendous satisfaction from our friends, married and single, male and female - and we both have 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 b

40、e people with whom you kill time. Real friendship, in my opinion, is a “spiritually developing” experience. 第38页/共43页第三十九页，共44页。Listening Comprehension Difficult words and phrases: interview, jealous, forgive, fault, mood, an essential part, fulfilling, tremendous satisfaction, male and female, spir

41、itually 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 should be able to share your - without feeling . A good friendship is one where one accepts and forgives , and understands . is an essential part of any relationship.