《英语技能拓展》-Unit 1

ContentsSectionOneSoundsofEnglishSectionTwoLanguageBuilding

DialogueOne

DialogueTwoSectionThreeIntensiveReadingSectionFourKnow-howSharingSectionFiveInformationExchangingSectionOneSoundsofEnglish辅音发音与比较（一）The/b/&/p/SoundPin

PenPearBinBenbearcappuppoppycabpubbobbyRead-aloud

dialoguepractice.HappyBirthdayBob:Hello,Barbara.Barbara:Hello,bob.It’smybirthdaytoday.Bob:Oh,yes!Yourbirthday!Happybirthday,Barbara!Barbara:Thanks,Bob.Somebodygavemethisblouseformybirthday.Bob:Whatabeautifulblouse!It’sgotbrownandbluebutterfliesonit.Barbara:Andbigblackbuttons.Bob:DidRubybuyitforyou?Barbara:Yes.Andmybrothergavemeahairbrushandabookaboutbabybirds.Bob:Ididn’trememberyourbirthday,Barbara,I’mterriblysorry.Barbara:Well,youcanbuymeabigbottleofperfume,Bob!Bob:I’vegotabetteridea.We’llgetintoacabandgotoapickandI’llbuyyouabottleofbeer!SectionTwoLanguageBuildingappeal

[ə'pi:l]n.aqualitythatmakessomebody/somethingattractiveorinteresting吸引力；感染力；魅力infectious

[in‘fekʃəs]a.Likelytospreadorinfluenceothersinarapidmanner有感染力的fake

[feik]v.topretendtohaveaparticularfeeling,illness,etc.假装，佯装，装出（某种感情、有病等）slightly

['slaitli]adv.alittle

略微；稍微DialogueOneGlossaryinstinct

['instiŋkt]n.anaturaltendencyforpeopleandanimalstobehaveinaparticularwayusingtheknowledgeandabilitiesthattheywerebornwithratherthanthoughtortraining本能；天性workethic[‘eθik]n.moralprinciplesthatcontrolorinfluenceaperson’sbehaviouratwork职业道德upbringing

[ʌp'briŋiŋ]

n.thewayinwhichachildiscaredforandtaughthowtobehavewhileitisgrowingup抚育；养育；教养；培养refrigeration

[ri,fridʒə'reiʃən]n.theprocessofcoolingorfreezing(e.g.,food)forpreservativepurposes制冷；冷藏；冷冻WillSmith威尔·史密斯，美 国好莱坞最具票房价值的影 星，曾获奥斯卡奖和金球奖 提名，同时也是嘻哈歌手， 得过数次格莱美大奖。他是少数在美国三大主要娱乐媒体——电影、电视和音乐方面同时获得成功的艺人。电影代表作有《国家公敌》、《独立日》、《当幸福来敲门》。ProperNames&SpecificTermsFindtheInformation

I.Listentothedialogueandfindtheinformationasquicklyaspossible.

1.WhatcontributetoWillSmith’ssuccess?2.WhatdidWillSmithlearnfrombuilding?Dialogue (SteveKroft,ajournalistwithTIMEmagazine,isinterviewingWillSmith,theHollywoodblacksuperstar,abouthiskeytosuccess.)Steve:

OfallthestoriesinHollywood,thereisnotanotheronelikeWillSmith’s,oneofthebiggestmoviestarsontheplanet.Goodmorning,Will,thanksforjoiningustoday.Whatdoyouthinkyourappealis?Will:Iloveliving,Ithinkthat’sinfectious.It’ssomethingthatyoucan’tfake.AndIthinkthatthecameracanfeelthatI’mhappydoingwhatIdo.Andit’ssomethingthatgetsinsideofpeople.Steve:

Whydoyouthinkyouhavebeensosuccessful?Will:I’veneverreallyviewedmyselfasparticularlytalented.I’veviewedmyselfasslightlyaboveaverageintalent.Andwhiletheotherguy’ssleeping,I’mworking.Whiletheotherguy’seating,I’mworking.Imean,I’mworkingreallyhardatit,youknow.Steve:

Hisinstinctsandtheworkethiccamefromhismiddleclassupbringing.Hismotherwasaschooladministratorandhisfatherownedarefrigerationcompany.Will:

Onesummer,mydadtoldmy9-year-oldbrotherandmetorebuildawall.Thiswasmyfather’sshop.Iwas12atthattime.Wethoughtitwasimpossible,butwedidit.Ittookusayearandahalf.Andmydadsaid,“Now,don’tyouevertellmethatthereissomethingyoucan’tdo.”Thewallisstillthere,andsoismylessonlearnedfrombuilding—youjustputyourheaddownandlaidthefirstbrick.BearinMind

II.Listenandwritedownwhatyou’veheard.Thenreadandrecitetillyoucanusethemfluently.1._____________________inHollywood,thereisnotanotheronelikeWillSmith’s.2.Goodmorning,Will,_____________joiningustoday.3.Whatdoyouthinkyour___________is?4.It’ssomethingthatyoucan’t__________.5.I’veneverreallyviewedmyselfasparticularly___________.6.__________________ayearandahalf.SectionTwoLanguageBuildingaffair

[ə'feə(r)]n.aneventthatpeoplearetalkingaboutordescribinginaparticularway事件；事情multinational

[,mʌlti'næʃnəl]a.existinginorinvolvingmanycountries

跨国的；涉及多国的downfall

['daunfɔ:l]n.alossofpower,prosperity,orstatus衰落；衰败prohibit

[prə'hibit]v.tostopsomethingfrombeingdoneorusedespeciallybylaw（尤指以法令）禁止DialogueTwoGlossaryprofessionalism

[prə‘feʃənəlizəm]n.thehighstandardthatyouexpectfromapersonwhoiswelltrainedinaparticularjob职业精神conflict

['kɔnflikt]n.asituationinwhichpeople,groupsorcountriesareinvolvedinaseriousdisagreementorargument冲突；争执；争论strick

[straik]v.tohitsomebody/somethingwithyourhandoraweapon打；击engage

[in'geidʒ]v.tobecomeinvolvedwithandtrytounderstandsomething/somebody与……建立密切关系；尽力理解announce

[ə'nauns]v.totellpeoplesomethingofficially,especiallyaboutadecision,plans,etc.宣布，宣告（决定、计划等）couple

['kʌpl]n.twopeoplewhoareseentogether,especiallyiftheyaremarriedorinaromanticorsexualrelationship（人）一对；（尤指）夫妻，情侣separate

['seprət]a.formingaunitbyitself;notjoinedtosomethingelse单独的；独立的；分开的Cupid

['kju:pid]n.theRomangodoflovewhoisshownasabeautifulbabyboywithwings,carryingabowandarrow罗马爱神丘比特ProperNames&SpecificTermsTableTalk

I.GroupWorkOfficeromanceisfairlycommonthesedaysastheofficeiswherewespendsomuchofourtime.Handledwellitcanleadtoarelationship.Handledbadlyitcanleadtoalawsuitforharassment.Lookatthefollowingchartanddiscusswithyourgroupmatesabouttheupsidesanddownsidesofworkplaceromance.Dialogue (ChenHuiandherfriendZhongWeiaretalkingaboutofficeloveaffair.)Hui:

Hello,Wei.Ineedyouradvice.What

will

youdo

ifyourco-workerasksyouout?Wei:

Onadate?Hui:Yeah.And

it’saprettygoodjobinamultinationalcompanythatyoudon’twanttoloseatthistimeofdownfall.Wei:

Well,datingnowadaysisbecomingalotmorecommonintheworkplace.Hui:

Wei,don’tyougetit?Officeloveaffairisstrictlyprohibitedinthecompany.Wei:

Iunderstandthat.Sinceworkplaceisaplaceofstandardprofessionalism,havingsomeoneyou’reromanticallyinvolvedwithinthesameplacecansometimescreateconflicts.Hui:

Andyougettobethetalkofthewholeofficecommunity.Wei:

Idon’tthinkit’llcometothat.Thingsarereallychangingnowadays.Imean,you’rebothadults,ifCupidhasstruck,whynotgiveitashot?Hui:

Idon’tknowifthat’ssuchagoodidea.Ijustfindthattherearesomanyissuestoconsiderbeforeengaginginanofficeromance.Wei:

Youareright.SoIhavesomesuggestionsforyou.Hui:

Wei,I’mallears.Wei:

Keeptherelationshipprivateuntilyouarereadytopubliclyannouncethatyouareacouple.It’snecessarythatyoukeepworkandloveseparate—otherwise,thewholeatmosphereoftheofficewillbeaffected,andyoumaylostyourjob.Hui:

Thankyousomuchforyouradvice.Wei:

Yeah.Whataregoodfriendsfor?BearinMind

II.Listenandwritedownwhatyou’veheard.Thenreadandrecitetillyoucanusethemfluently.1.Whatwillyoudoifyourco-workersaskyou____________?2.Idon’twanttolosethejobatthistimeof____________.3.Don’tyou______________?4.Yougetto__________________ofthewholeofficecommunity.5.Idon’tthinkit’ll_______________.6.Whynot____________________?7.Therearesomany____________to___________beforeengaginginanofficeromance.8.Iam_______________.9.It’snecessarythatyoukeepworkandlove__________.10.__________aregoodfriends_________?Exercises

V.Listenandwritedownwhatyouhaveheard. Havingabadbosscouldbebadforyour1)__________.ThisistheconclusionofaSwedishstudyon2)_____________stylesandhealth.Theresearchersconcludedthat3)__________managerscanincreasetheiremployee’s4)________ofdevelopingheartdisease.Andtheresearchteamfoundthatworkerswho5)___________theirbosseswerehealthierandhadfewerheartproblems. Thereportsuggeststhatcompaniesshould6)___________bossestoimproveworkers’health.Ahealthierworkforcewillimprovethe7)___________healthofthecompany.Investinginprovidingleadershipskillstoseniormanagerscouldbeagood8)______________investment.SectionThreeIntensiveReadingimaginary

[i'mædʒinəri]a.existingonlyinyourmindorimagination想像中的；幻想的；虚构的desperate

['despərət]a.ofanaction(行为)givinglittlehopeofsuccess;triedwheneverythingelsehasfailed绝望的anxious

['æŋkʃəs]a.feelingworriedornervous焦虑；忧虑；担心rescue

['reskju:]v.tosavesomebody/somethingfromadangerousorharmfulsituation营救；援救；抢救Glossarysyndrome

['sindrəum]n.asetofphysicalconditionsthatshowyouhaveaparticulardiseaseormedicalproblem综合症；综合症状anniversary

[,æni'və:səri]n.adatethatisanexactnumberofyearsafterthedateofanimportantorspecialevent周年纪念日combination

[,kɔmbi'neiʃn]

n.theactofjoiningormixingtogethertwoormorethingstoformasingleunit结合；联合；混合irresistible

[,iri'zistəbl]a.soattractivethatyoufeelyoumusthaveit极诱人的infullswing

[swiŋ]

havingreachedaverylivelylevel在热烈进行中spot[spɒt]v.toseeornoticeapersonorthing,especiallysuddenlyorwhenitisnoteasytodoso看见，发现，注意到signal

['siɡnəl]

v.tomakeamovementorsoundtogivesomebodyamessage,anorder,etc示意leisurely

['leʒəli]

adv.donewithouthurrying不慌不忙的；慢悠悠的dumbfound

[dʌm‘faundid]v.makesomebodyspeechlesswithsurprise（常用于被动语态）使（某人）惊呆了shrug

[ʃrʌɡ]v.toraiseyourshouldersandthenlowerhemtoshowthatyoudonotknoworcareaboutsomething耸肩（表示不知道或不在乎）assume

[ə'sju:m]v.tothinkoracceptthatsomethingistruebutwithouthavingproofofit假定；假设；认为

scheme

[ski:m]n.aplanorsystemfordoingororganizingsomething计划；方案；体系；体制shepherd

['ʃepəd]n.apersonwhosejobistotakecareofsheep牧羊人；羊倌slipin

悄悄溜进handicapped

['hændikæpt]sufferingfromamentalorphysicalhandicap有生理缺陷的；残疾的TextWavetoImaginaryFriendsAtonetimeoranother,mostpeoplehavenightmareslikethese:Youattendagatheringwhereguestsarelaughing,drinking,andmakingmerry.Allthewhile,you’restandingalone,lookinglostandlonely.Youfeareveryonethinksyouarestupid,desperate,anxious,anddesiringhumancontact.OneofmyfriendsSammyintroducedmetoafantastictechniquethathasthepowertorescueyoufromthe“lonely-among-the-crowd”syndrome.AnorganizationinvitedmetoananniversarypartyandsaidIcouldbringafriend.Ihadn’tseenSammyinawhile.WhenIinvitedhim,Iwarnedhimheprobablywouldn’tknowanyonethere.Sammydidn’tmind.Hesaid,“Leil,thecombinationofyou,freefood,andacoupleofbeersisirresistible.”Ithinkitwasacompliment.Thepartywasinfullswingwhenhearrived.IsawSammyatthedoorwayandsignaledhimover.Asheleisurelywalkedhiswaythroughthecrowd,hewavedatafewpeopleacrosstheroomandgavethemabigsmile.Bythetimehegottome,Iwasdumbfounded.Isaid,“Sammy,Ihadnoideayouknewsomanypeoplehere!”“Idon’t,”heshrugged.“But…”“Thewavingbit?Oh,I’vebeenusingthatoldtrickforyears.”“Youmeanyou’rewavingatstrangersasifyouknowthem?Don’ttheythinkyou’recrazy?”“No,”hesaid.“Allthatwavingandsmilingmakesmefeelasconfidentasapeacock.Besides,I’mnotwavingtorealpeople.I’mwavingtoemptyspacesbetweenthem.Nobodycantell.Theythinkit’ssomebodystandingbehindthemornexttothem.IfIseesomebodyIlike,though,sometimes,I’llwaveattherealperson.”“Comeon,Sammy,they’llthinkyou’renuts!”“No,theywon’t.Theythinkit’stheirfaultandtheyshouldknowme.Eitherthatortheyassumethey’retheonlyoneImadeamistakeonandIreallydoknowallthoseotherpeople.”ThewholeschemesoundedincredibletomeuntilIsawhowwellitworked.Acoupleofpeoplehe’dwavedtowereattractedlikesheeptoSammytheshepherd.SodidsomesocialclimberswhohadseenMr.Popularityentering.Thesedeterminedfolksjusthadtoknowanybodywhokneweverybody—andSammysurelookedlikehedid.Whenyoufaceagroupofstrangers,don’tstopatthedoorwiththatterrified“Ohno,Idon’tknowanyonehere”expression—andthenslipinwiththespeedofahandicappedsnail.Getinrightawayandcheerfullywaveeitherbetweenbodiesat

imaginarypeopleoratarealpersonacrosstheroom.Itgetsyouintothecrowdlookingpopularandconfident.Andthatmakesyoufeelpopularandconfident.Additionally,whenyougouptopeople,theywillbepleasedthatsuchapopularpartygoerhaschosentospeaktothem.AdaptedfromHowtoInstantlyConnectwithAnyone,byLeilLowndesLanguageandCultureTips1.Youattendagatheringwhereguestsarelaughing,drinking,andmakingmerry.【Translation】在人声鼎沸的聚会上，大家欢声笑语，推杯换盏，尽情欢乐。【LanguageTips】whereguestsarelaughing,drinking,andmakingmerry是一个定语从句，修饰gathering。Idiom:1)makemerry toenjoyyourselfbysinging,laughing,drinking,etc.行乐；宴乐2)themorethemerrier themorepeopleorthingstherearethebetterthesituationwillbeorthemorefunpeoplewillhave（东西）多多益善；人越多越热闹LanguageandCultureTips2.OneofmyfriendsSammyintroducedmetoafantastictechniquethathasthepowertorescueyoufromthe“lonely-among-the-crowd”syndrome.【Translation】我的一位朋友叫萨米，他有一个奇妙的点子，能成功地治疗上述“人群孤独”综合症。【LanguageTips】“lonely-among-the-crowd”是复合词形容词，由两个或更多的词合成一个形容词，又称合成词（词与词之间可以有连字符），复合词中的名词不用复数；一般情况下，复合词是置于所修饰的名词之前。如：1)Supermodelsarelong-leggedwomen.超模的腿都很长。2)anever-endingstory没有结局的故事LanguageandCultureTips3.Thepartywasinfullswingwhenhearrived.【Translation】他到活动现场时，晚会正进行得如火如荼。【LanguageTips】infullswing在热烈进行中；处于兴盛阶段。如：1)Themeetingwasinfullswingwhenwearrived.我们到那里时，会议正开得热闹。2)InMarch,springfarmingisinfullswinginSouthChina.三月，华南地区正处在春耕的热潮中。LanguageandCultureTips4.IsawSammyatthedoorwayandsignaledhimover.【Translation】我见萨米走进来，便远远地点头示意他过来。LanguageandCultureTips5.Asheleisurelywalkedhiswaythroughthecrowd,hewavedatafewpeopleacrosstheroomandgavethemabigsmile.【Translation】他不慌不忙地地穿过人群，还不时地跟别人挥挥手，露出很开心的笑容。【LanguageTips】

asheleisurelywoundhiswaythroughthecrowd这是由as引导的时间状语从句。as可以引导不同的状语从句，如：1)as引导让步状语从句 Tryasyouwill,youwon’tbeabletopersuadehim.不管你怎么努力，你都说服不了他。2)as引导原因状语从句 AsIdidn’tknowtheway,Iaskedthepoliceman.由于不认得路，我求助于警察。3)as引导时间状语从句 Asastudenthehadknowngreatpoverty.他的学生时代过着很贫困的生活。LanguageandCultureTips6.Thewavingbit?【Translation】哦，你是说我跟人挥手致意是吧？【LanguageTips】bit俚语，表示setofactions,attitudes,etcassociatedwithaspecificgroup,personoractivity与集体、人或活动有关的一系列行动、态度等。如： Shecouldn’tacceptthewholedrug-culturebit.她看不惯一切和毒品有关的事。LanguageandCultureTips7.Theythinkit’ssomebodystandingbehindthemornexttothem.【Translation】大家还以为我是在和他们身后或旁边的某个家伙打招呼。【LanguageTips】standing是现在分词作定语，用来修饰somebody，相当于形容词的功能。LanguageandCultureTips8.Acoupleofpeoplehe’dwavedtowe