大学英语泛读教程 unit3

1、Unit 3 When Tests Make You Nervous,Questions from Unit 2,Do you have any questions ? 10 minutes Vocabulary dictation (5),Class Report,Group Activity(10 minutes): discuss with your partners what you have read in the past week. Each has 3 minutes at most. Class Report (5 minutes): 2 students will be c

2、hosen to speak to the whole class,Reading skill practice:,Read the following passages and discuss the connections between : 1. the title and the passages 2. the topic sentence and the supporting sentences,Energy in the Future by Terry Bell,Great sources of energy are needed if governments want to de

3、velop industry and make life more comfortable. However, fuels which are used to produce energy at the moment will soon run out. It seems certain that people will have to depend on nuclear power as the source of energy. But a lot of people do not want this form of energy; they think it is dangerous a

4、nd so would like some other source of power. Many suggestions have been made; some of them are not very practical but others could be used successfully.,People who are against nuclear power would rather use the forces of nature, for example the wind, the sea, the rivers and the sun. It is strange to

5、 think that these sources of energy were used long ago for windmills or for watermills but then were almost forgotten. Hydro-electricity is probably the most used form of energy supplied by nature.,Yet only a small part of the water energy which could be used is indeed used. In countries such as Bri

6、tain, America, Canada and Russia, there are great possibilities for developing hydro-electricity but only a small number of generators have been built.,“When Tests Make You Nervous”,Judging from the topic, what is TEXT I about?,TEXT1 When Tests Make You Nervous,Pre-reading Questions 1.what types of

7、tests have you taken before? List some of the important ones (see also page 24).,2. why people get nervous when taking tests? What would you do if you want to conquer the nervousness?,Language Points,P.1 Go through: experience an unpleasant or difficult time He was going through a very difficult tim

8、e. South Africa was going through a period of irreversible change.,P2 Give out : distribute sth. among a group of people 分发 leaflets Pass out : faint, collapse Throw up :vomit, feel sick,P3. You are not alone: you are not the only one dose :an amount of sth. (esp. a large amount) The West is getting

9、 a heavy dose of snow and rain today. A small dose of anxiety 格式: A +adj +dose +of sth. (用于强调),Sharp and focused: quick to react , purposeful; Symptoms: signs of illness; see P.1 Take over: If one thing takes over from something else, it becomes more important, successful, or powerful than the other

10、 thing, and eventually replaces it. Cars gradually took over from horses. When the final vote came, rationality took over.,P. 4 For good reason/ for no reason (at all) Tackle: deal with The first reason to tackle these problems is to save childrens lives. Firemen later tackled the blaze. Get/have a

11、handle on If you have a handle on a subject or problem, you have a way of approaching it that helps you to understand it or deal with it. (INFORMAL) When you have got a handle on your anxiety you can begin to control it.,P. 6 Outlaw v. : ban, forbid In 1975 gambling was outlawed. The German governme

12、nt has outlawed some fascist groups. the outlawed political parties.,P 7 Figure out :If you figure out a solution to a problem or the reason for something, you succeed in solving it or understanding it. (INFORMAL) It took them about one month to figure out how to start the equipment. Theyre trying t

13、o figure out the politics of this whole situation. I dont have to be a detective to figure that out. PHR-V = work out,Boost: boost If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful. It wants the government to take action to boost the economy. We need a big win to

14、boost our confidence. Do what you can to give her confidence and boost her morale.,P 9 Positively / positive If you are positive about things, you are hopeful and confident, and think of the good aspects of a situation rather than the bad ones. Be positive about your future and get on with living a normal life. .a positive frame of mind. = optimistic * negative You really must try to start thinking positively.,P 9 B