新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程Book3-Unit4-Section-A-The课件

1、3Unit 4 Lets goFOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITY3Unit 4 Lets goFOREIGN LANGUANo one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his headon his old, familiar pillow. Lin Yutang (Chinese writer)Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it

2、 is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. Miriam Beard (American historian)34UNITLets goNo one realizes how beautiful 1use the key language to talk about traveling2apply the reading skill looking for the thesis statement3write a cause-and-effect essay about traveling4tra

3、nslate negatives5develop a proper attitude toward traveling6develop basic skills for oral presentation Objectives1use the key language to talk Section A The surprising purpose of travelProject of the unitInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectSection A The surprising purp

4、oInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your project Project of the unitLead-inProject forecastingInspiring your thoughtsEnhanciMark Twain, a famous American writer said: Travel is fatal to prejudice and narrow mindedness. Whats your interpretation of this sentence?Talking about pers

5、onal traveling experiencesTask Project of the unitThink about the following question.Step 1Lead-inMark Twain, a famous American Work in groups of four and interview your group members why they travel.Step 2Lead-in Project of the unitWork in groups of four and intknowledge of history & cultureexercis

6、esrelax from pressurefamily reunion sight-seeingReference answers： Lead-in Project of the unitknowledge of history & culture1. Why do many people choose to visit Xian?2. Which place are you most interested in when you are visiting Xian? Explain your reasons.Listen to a talk about Xian and discuss th

7、e questions.1. Why do many people choose tWhy do many people choose to visit Xian?One of the most ancient cities in China; Its diverse and rich selection of local food;Easily accessible and frequent flights and trains;A reputation all over the world;If you have not been to Xian, you have not been to

8、 China. Why do many people choose to v2. Which place are you most interested in when you are visiting Xian? Explain your reasons.I am most interested in visiting the Terracotta Army in Xian: An admirable miracle of the world; The exquisite high technology in Qin Dynasty; A symbol of the long history

9、 and brilliant culture of China.2. Which place are you most inInspiring your thoughtsEnhancing your skillsPresenting your project Project of the unitProject forecastingLead-inInspiring your thoughtsEnhanciGive a presentation of your plan of a three-day trip, including: places youd like to visit tran

10、sportation and accommodations clothing and equipment budget detailed scheduleWould you like to go backpacking or have a package tour? Project of the unitGive a presentation of your plGlobal understandingDetailed understandingEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectProject of the unit Inspiring y

11、our thoughtsGlobal understandingDetailed uSkim the text for three minutes. Then share your answers to the following questions with your partner.1) Use one word to describe the feeling of the authors traveling experience mentioned in Para. 1. 2) What is the authors final conclusion about the reasons

12、why people travel? 3) What is the general structure of this passage? Unpleasant.Cause and effect.We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret cornerstones of creativity.Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingGlobal understanding of the text Task Skim the text for

13、three minuteGlobal understandingDetailed understandingEnhancing your skillsPresenting your projectProject of the unit Inspiring your thoughtsGlobal understandingDetailed u1. Why do we sometimes still need to travel in this digital age?2.What does the author mean by “the rest of the journey, however,

14、 can feel like a tedious lesson in the ills of modernity” (Para. 2)?3. What kind of travel is truly compulsory?4. How does a bit of distance help enhance creativity according to Paragraph 6?5. What do we need to do to trigger our creativity?6. What will happen to us after travel?Read the text again

15、and answer the following questions.Step 1Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingTask 1Detailed understanding of the text1. Why do we sometimes still n1. Why do we sometimes still need to travel in this digital age?Because in this digital age, it is still important to have a handshake at a busi

16、ness luncheon, to eat moms special food on Thanksgiving, or to see your girlfriend on your 2-year anniversary.Inspiring your thoughtsReference answers： Detailed understandingto be continued1. Why do we sometimes still n2.What does the author mean by “the rest of the journey, however, can feel like a

17、 tedious lesson in the ills of modernity” (Para. 2)?The author means that the rest of journey is actually very boring. They have to endure and tolerate the terrible experience in the modern world which brings people convenience as well as tediousness as a result of globalization. Journey is not enjo

18、yable any more.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingto be continued2.What does the author mean b3. What kind of travel is truly compulsory?Only corporate travel, about 30% of trips over 50 miles, is truly compulsory.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingto be continued3. What kind of

19、travel is trul4How does a bit of distance help enhance creativity according to Paragraph 6?Traveling to a new place can make us less controlled by familiar cognitive patterns we used to have. As a result, we can better combine the new with the old in our thinking.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed unde

20、rstandingto be continued4How does a bit of distance h5. What do we need to do to trigger our creativity?We need to try the difference by changing cultures and experiencing the disorienting diversity of human traditions.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingto be continued5. What do we need to

21、 do to tr6. What will happen to us after travel?Travel will change our mind to some extent, which in turn can have effects on everything in our life.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understanding6. What will happen to us afteRead the following sentences from the text, and explain the meaning beyond w

22、ords.Step 21. Because Paris is Paris. (Para. 4)2.But heres the irony: Our mind is most likely to solve our most stubborn problems while we are sitting in luxury in a Left Bank caf. (Para. 5)3.The larger lesson, though, is that our thoughts are saturated with the familiar. (Para. 6)4.As a result, cre

23、ativity is traded away for efficiency; we think in finite, literal prose, not symbolic verse. (Para. 6)5.We dont spend 10 hours lost in the Louvre because we like it, and the view from the top of Machu Picchu probably doesnt make up for the trouble of lost luggage. (Para. 9)Inspiring your thoughtsDe

24、tailed understandingRead the following sentences f1. Because Paris is Paris. (Para. 4)Because you go to Paris for the sake of its uniqueness. You just want to experience the wonder of Paris.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingto be continuedStep 2Read the following sentences from the text,

25、and explain the meaning beyond words.1. Because Paris is Paris. (2. But heres the irony: Our mind is most likely to solve our most stubborn problems while we are sitting in luxury in a Left Bank caf. (Para. 5)We travel because we want to get rid of the stubborn problems at home, but visiting new pla

26、ces may stimulate our brains and, therefore, be beneficial to problem solving. This is the irony.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingto be continuedStep 2Read the following sentences from the text, and explain the meaning beyond words.2. But heres the irony: Our3. The larger lesson, though,

27、 is that our thoughts are saturated with the familiar. (Para. 6)Based on what we have learned about traveling, we should extend our understanding to a broader sense and realize that our mind is full of the familiar things which are happening around us.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingto

28、be continuedStep 2Read the following sentences from the text, and explain the meaning beyond words.3. The larger lesson, though4. As a result, creativity is traded away for efficiency; we think in finite, literal prose, not symbolic verse. (Para. 6)Consequently, we sacrifice our creativity to improv

29、e efficiency. We think in a clear and definite way without much space for imagination, just as what we do in writing prose, which is completely different from writing poems. In writing poems, we use few words to express our imaginative thinking.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingto be cont

30、inuedStep 2Read the following sentences from the text, and explain the meaning beyond words.4. As a result, creativity 5.We dont spend 10 hours lost in the Louvre because we like it, and the view from the top of Machu Picchu probably doesnt make up for the trouble of lost luggage. (Para. 9)Travel do

31、es have its problems, such as getting lost and getting frustrated with lost luggage, all of which are not easily made up for. We should not deny this.Inspiring your thoughtsDetailed understandingStep 2Read the following sentences from the text, and explain the meaning beyond words.5.We dont spend 10

32、 hours losStep 1Step 2One member of each group will be chosen randomly to present the answer of the group to the whole class.Work in groups of four and discuss about the following situation:Suppose you are about to go traveling. What preparations will you make? Inspiring your thoughtsTask 2Critical

33、thinkingDetailed understandingStep 1Step 2One member of each1) Reserve tickets and accommodations.2) Make a budget in advance.3) Work out a detailed schedule.4) Search for relevant information.5) List all the items needed to be packed.Inspiring your thoughtsReference answers： Detailed understanding1

34、) Reserve tickets and accommo2022/10/12022/9/282022/10/12022/9/282022/10/12022/9/282022/10/12022/9/282022/10/12022/9/282022/10/12022/9/28 Language highlightingLanguage learningLanguage focusPresenting your projectProject of the unitInspiring your thoughtsStructure analysisAn essay of cause-and-effec

35、t Enhancing your skills Language highlightingLanguagStep 1Read Para. 1 and Para. 2, and find out all the words concerning traveling by air. Then match the words with their meanings.pack suitcase taxi flight security terminal x-ray screening airport mall keepsakeEnhancing your skillsTask 1Learning wo

36、rds concerning traveling by air Language focusLanguage learning Step 1Read Para. 1 and Para. 2packsuitcaseflightsecurityterminalkeepsakex-ray screeningairport mallsafety check of ones luggage and body at the airport before boarding the planesouvenir, sth. that helps you remember a person, place, or

37、occasionlarge container with a handle, for carrying clothes and possessions while travelingan aircraft that is making a particular journeyto put sth. into a bag, boxa large shopping area inside the airporta building in an airport where aircraft passengers meet before their flight leaves or from whic

38、h they leave after their flight has arrivedchecking through a type of radiation that can go through many solid substances, allowing hidden objects to be photographedpacksafety check of ones lugg1)Will you keep your eye on my _ while I go to get the tickets for us?We are leaving early tomorrow mornin

39、g for the three-day hiking, so youd better _ tonight.Ive bought several _ for my family and friends while traveling in Guilin.All _ to New York today are delayed due to the bad weather.suitcasepackStep 2Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.pack suitcase flight keepsakekeepsakesflightsEnhanci

40、ng your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning 1)Will you keep your eye on m5) There are two _ in this airport, one is for domestic flights and the other is for international ones.6) Your luggage will be put on the conveyer belt and checked through _. 7) Many travelers prefer to buy keepsakes in the

41、_, especially makes-ups. 8) He showed his passport to the customs officer and then went through _, where officials checked that he was not carrying any weapons.terminalsx-ray screeningairport mallsecuritysecurity terminal x-ray screening airport mallEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learni

42、ng 5) There are two _Step 3Discuss with your partner and list more words concerning traveling.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning Tourist attraction, guidebook, destination, excursion, hiking, travel agency, souvenir, scenery, accommodation, facility, local food, travel brochure, et

43、c. Step 3Discuss with your partneUnderline the words concerning feelings of traveling in the text. Then match the words with their meanings.Step 1nervous burdensome tedious compulsory optional creative open-mindedEnhancing your skillsTask 2Learning words about feelings of travelingLanguage focusLang

44、uage learning Underline the words concerningnervousburdensometediouscompulsoryoptionalcreativeopen-mindedboring and tiring, esp. because long or often repeatedworried and anxious(of sth.) that must be done; necessary by law or a rulewilling to consider ideas and opinions that are new or different to

45、 your owncreating problems for sb.sth. which people can choose whether to do it, pay it, or buy itproducing or using original and unusual ideasnervousboring and tiring, esp.1) Traveling will never be _ in this nature reserve because there are breath-taking sceneries all the time. Business trips are

46、mostly _. Meanwhile, the schedule is always full.The travel agency offers quiet a few _ fascinating destinations for the tourists. Making preparations for a family trip is definitely a _ task for a mother of three kids, since there is a long list of items.tediouscompulsoryStep 2Fill in the blanks wi

47、th the words in the box.burdensome tedious compulsory optional optionalburdensomeEnhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning 1) Traveling will never be _Step 3Discuss with your partner and list more words concerning feelings of traveling.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage learning

48、Pleasant, enjoyable, excited, thrilled, broad-minded,refreshed, passionate, energetic, exhausted, regretful, pitiful, etc.Step 3Discuss with your partne1. anniversary (Para. 3)The couple decide to go on a vacation in Hawaii to celebrate their wedding anniversary.Enhancing your skillsTask 3Detailed l

49、earning of key vocabularyLanguage focusLanguage highlighting n. Ca date when you celebrate sth. that happened in a previous year that is important to you 纪念日；周年纪念e.g. the wedding anniversary 结婚周年纪念日 anniversary of the battle 战役纪念日Translation: 这对夫妻决定去夏威夷度假，来庆祝他们的结婚周年纪念日。1. anniversary (Para. 3)The co

50、2. exotic (Para. 6) I bought a souvenir of elephant during the journey in Thailand which had some kind of exotic charm.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting a. 1.used for describing things that are interesting or exciting because they are in or from distant foreign countries 外国产的；

51、外国来的Translation:我在泰国旅行时买了一个小象的纪念品，它有一种异域的魅力。2. exotic (Para. 6) I bought a2. exotic (Para. 6)There are exotic trees and flowers everywhere in this botanical garden.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting a. 2.interesting or exciting because of being unusual or not familiar 奇异的；别致的；异

52、乎寻常的Translation:这个植物园里到处都是奇异的树和花朵。2. exotic (Para. 6)There are e3. endow (Para. 6)The hiking in Africa endowed them with greater tolerance and benevolence. Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting vt. (fml.) ( with) give a particular quality to sth., or say that sth. has a particular

53、 quality 赋予；认为具有某种品质Translation:在非洲的徒步旅行使他们变得更加宽容和仁慈。3. endow (Para. 6)The hiking i4. multicultural (Para. 7) The curriculum of this university reflects characteristics of a multicultural education.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting a.involving or including people or ideas from

54、 many different countries, races, or religions 多元文化的；多种文化融合的Translation:这所大学的课程设置体现出了多元文化教育的特色。4. multicultural (Para. 7) TheMeaningExamplesmulti-a prefix that is used to express “many” multimedia multidimensional multidisciplinary multifunctional multilevel multinational multitaskEnhancing your ski

55、llsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Word formationMeaningExamplesmulti-a prefix 5. be open to (Para. 7) Most tourists are open to cultural differences while traveling.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting be willing to consider many different possibilities 愿意考虑Translation:大多数游客

56、在旅行中都能够接受文化差异。5. be open to (Para. 7) Most t6. insular (Para. 8) Traveling abroad is really an effective way to get people less and less insular.Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting a.not interested in meeting anyone outside your own group or country, or not interested in learnin

57、g new ideas or ways of doing things 与世隔绝的；思想狭隘的；固步自封的Translation:出境游的确是一种使人不再固步自封的有效方式。6. insular (Para. 8) Traveling1. The brain is a space of near infinite possibility, which means that it spends a lot of time and energy choosing what not to notice. (Para. 6) which means that it spends a lot of ti

58、me and energy choosing what not to notice 是非限制性定语从句，先行词是前面整个句子I stayed up last night, which makes me feel dizzy now.Translation:我昨晚熬夜了，这使我现在感到头晕。 Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting Task 4Sentence analysis1. The brain is a space of nea2. According to research, the experience of

59、an exotic culture endows us with a valuable open-mindedness, making it easier to realize that even a trivial thing can have multiple meanings. (Para. 6) making it easier to realize that even a trivial thing can have multiple meanings 是分词作结果状语The tornado swept the whole region, making thousands of pe

60、ople lose their homes.Translation:龙卷风席卷了整个地区，使得数以千计的人失去了家园。Enhancing your skillsLanguage focusLanguage highlighting 2. According to research, the 1. Of course, this mental flexibility doesnt come from mere distance, a simple change in latitude and longitude. (Para. 8) latitude 和 longitude 两个单词押尾韵，朗读