大学体验英语第三版第1册第5单元

1、Return to Menu,Unit 5,Passage A Think About It Read About It Talk About It Write About It,1. When you are in trouble, what do you think is the best way to ask for help?,Open.,Reference:,2. What did the author do when he was in trouble and there was nobody around to help him?,He called “Information,

2、please” on the phone and talked to Sally.,Reference:,Read About It Language Points Content Awareness Language Focus,“Im sorry to tell you this,” she said, “Sally died five weeks ago.” Before I could hang up she said, “Wait a minute. Did you say your name was Paul?” “Yes.” “Well, Sally left a message

3、 for you. She said, Tell him I still say there are other worlds to sing in. Hell know what I mean.” I thanked her and hung up. I knew what Sally meant. Never underestimate the impression you may make on others. Whose life have you touched today?,My first personal experience with this person came one

4、 day while my mother was out.,Paraphrase ?,Key My first involvement with this person occurred one day when my mother was not at home.,I walked around the house sucking my pounding finger, finally arriving at the telephone!,Paraphrase ?,Key I walked around the house sucking my very painful finger, an

5、d eventually arrived at the telephone.,Quickly, I unhooked the receiver and held it to my ear.,Paraphrase ?,Key I hastily removed the earpiece from the phone and began to listen.,suck to draw liquid into the mouth by using the tongue, lips, and muscles at the side of the mouth, with the lips tighten

6、ed into a small hole,Examples She was sucking milk through a straw. The baby was sucking his thumb.,unhook to take down, to unfasten,Examples The policeman unhooked the collar of a uniform. The receiver was too high for the little boy to unhook.,soothe to comfort,Examples The babysitter tried her be

7、st to soothe the crying baby. Nothing could soothe his anger.,console to give comfort or sympathy to (someone) in terms of disappointment or sadness,Examples We dont know what to say to console her for the loss. He had to console himself with the thought that it might have been worse.,She must have

8、sensed my deep concern.,Paraphrase ?,Key She must have been aware of my strong feelings.,sense to have a feeling that something exists or is there, without having direct proof,Examples I could sense his growing irritation, so I got up and left. I could sense how unhappy she was feeling.,I had about

9、half an hour or so between planes.,Paraphrase ?,Key It was about 30 minutes until my next plane would depart.,heal (of a wounded part of the body ) to become healthy again, esp. to grow new skin,Examples This medicine will help heal the wound. The cut in her hand has healed completely, without leavi

10、ng a scar.,I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time.,Paraphrase ?,Key Im not sure youre aware of how important our relationship was to me at that time.,hang up to finish a telephone conversation by putting the receiver back,Examples Before I could answer him, he hung u

11、p. Time is up. I have to hang up (the receiver) now.,Read and Think Exercise 2 Exercise 3,Ex. 2 Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions. Share your thoughts and responses with the class.,1. What was “Information, please?” in the little boys mind?,“Infor

12、mation please” knew the answer to everything.,Reference:,2. Why did the little boy need to pick up the telephone receiver one day when he was home alone?,He hurt himself with a hammer when there was nobody around, so he tried to get help and comfort from the telephone information enquiry service.,Re

13、ference:,Ex. 2 Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions. Share your thoughts and responses with the class.,3. Judging from the conversations between the little boy and the operator, what kind of person do you think the operator was?,She was kind, patient

14、, and understanding.,Reference:,Ex. 2 Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions. Share your thoughts and responses with the class.,4. What did the operator mean when she said “There are other worlds to sing in”?,The literal meaning is: there are other wor

15、lds in heaven for the bird or people to sing in. The implied meaning is something like this: Be positive and there would always be a paradise for her to live on happily.,Reference:,Ex. 2 Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions. Share your thoughts and r

16、esponses with the class.,5. Have you ever come across a situation in which you were left with an unforgettable, heart-warming memory and lasting impression through an information phone enquiry service?,Open.,Reference:,Ex. 2 Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the followin

17、g questions. Share your thoughts and responses with the class.,Ex. 3 Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.,Check up,The author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others. When he was yo

18、ung, he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home. It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the “Information, please” operator. When his pet bird died, the operator 6)_ him. For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient, understanding, and kind but

19、 also for spending so much of her time on him. Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her. He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit. Eventually she died, but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new “Information, Pl

20、ease” operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life. Like the bird, she said shed too have “other worlds to sing in”.,Read and Complete: Exercise 4 Exercise 5 Exercise 6 Read and Translate: Exercise 7 Read and Simulate: Exercise 8,1. Wh

21、en they arrived there, he lay on the floor, his nose _.,bleeding,2. I think shes right but _ Im not completely sure.,somehow,Ex. 4 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.,3. Id _ it if you would turn the radio down.,appreciate,4. We were greatly _ to hear abou

22、t his sitting on the wet paint.,amused,Ex. 4 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.,5. Britains poor economic performance was a cause for the growing public _.,concern,6. It _ us to hear that you were leaving. Why not tell us a bit earlier?,amazed,Ex. 4 Fill

23、in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary.,7. You neednt worry about him. This kind of medicine will help to _ his wound soon.,heal,8. Im afraid Ive _ a piece out of this saucer.,chipped,Ex. 4 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necess

24、ary.,9. She has got used to _ milk through a straw though she is only two months old.,sucking,10. The old woman had to support her family by washing a _ of dirty clothes every day though she had suffered a deadly disease.,heap,Ex. 4 Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form wher

25、e necessary.,1. The engine failed and the pilot had to _ the plane _ in the sea.,put down,2. Carols mother told her she had talked long enough on the phone and made her _.,hung up,Ex. 5 Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage. Change the form where necessary.,3.

26、 People who earn less money but enjoy life may _ happier than those who work too much.,end up,4. _ nobody is against it, we will adopt (采用) the proposal.,Now that,Ex. 5 Complete the following sentences with phrases or expressions from the passage. Change the form where necessary.,5. This balloon rem

27、ained in flight for 50 minutes _.,or so,Ex. 6 Choose the best answer from A, B, C, and D to complete the sentences.,1. I was very _ to the librarian for helping me find the book I urgently needed. A) grateful B) helpful C) skillful D) hopeful,1. I was very _ to the librarian for helping me find the

28、book I urgently needed. A) grateful B) helpful C) skillful D) hopeful,2. This kind of cell phone is _ available in any telecommunications shop. A) costly B) likely C) readily D) effectively,2. This kind of cell phone is _ available in any telecommunications shop. A) costly B) likely C) readily D) ef

29、fectively,Ex. 6 Choose the best answer from A, B, C, and D to complete the sentences.,3. This documentary aroused public _ for the victims of the Terrorist Attack. A) symbol B) sympathy C) suspect D) symphony,3. This documentary aroused public _ for the victims of the Terrorist Attack. A) symbol B)

30、sympathy C) suspect D) symphony,Ex. 6 Choose the best answer from A, B, C, and D to complete the sentences.,4. When she heard of her grandfathers death, she couldnt help _. A) to weep B) weep C) weeping D) wept,4. When she heard of her grandfathers death, she couldnt help _. A) to weep B) weep C) we

31、eping D) wept,Ex. 6 Choose the best answer from A, B, C, and D to complete the sentences.,5. Never _ the former managers influence on the final decision! A) shift B) survive C) remind D) underestimate,5. Never _ the former managers influence on the final decision! A) shift B) survive C) remind D) un

32、derestimate,Ex. 6 Choose the best answer from A, B, C, and D to complete the sentences.,Ex. 7 Translate the following sentences into English.,1. 这些观众一定是错过了看他们的音乐演出，否则他们会给予高度评价的。(must have done, speak highly of),The audience must have missed their musical performance, or they would have spoken highly

33、 of it.,miss a performance,2. 尽管她远在他乡，不知怎么她总能感觉到母亲的深切关怀。(somehow, sense),Somehow she could sense her mothers deep concern though she was far away from home.,Ex. 7 Translate the following sentences into English.,(be) far away from home,3. 这位接线员每天从家里到工作地点路上要花两个小时左右。 (spend, or so),The operator had to

34、spend two hours or so on her way from her home to the workplace every day.,Ex. 7 Translate the following sentences into English.,4. 他感激她的同情和理解，因为在当时对他来说这意味着许多。 (appreciate),He appreciated her sympathy and understanding, which meant a lot to him during that time.,Ex. 7 Translate the following sentenc

35、es into English.,sympathy and understanding,5. 她终于来到电话亭，投入硬币后便开始往巴黎拨打电话。 (finally, dial),She finally arrived at a telephone booth and put in the coins before dialing Paris.,Ex. 7 Translate the following sentences into English.,a telephone booth,Ex. 8 Read and compare the English sentences, paying at

36、tention to their italicized parts and translate the Chinese sentences by simulating the structure of the English sentences.,1. Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families, only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?,Why is it that some students sho

37、uld work so hard at their lessons, only to fail in the final examinations?,为什么有些雇员如此努力地工作，却在第一个季度结束时就被解雇了？,Simulated reproduction:,Simulated translation:,Why is it that some employees should work so hard, only to be laid off at the end of the first quarter?,Reference:,2. The tears came readily enoug

38、h, now that I had an audience.,The data is readily available, now that you are able to surf the Internet at home.,因为你是我的朋友，我会很乐意帮你学英语。,Simulated reproduction:,Simulated translation:,I can readily help you with your English, now that you are my friend.,Reference:,3. She must have sensed my deep conce

39、rn, for she said quietly, “Paul, always remember that there are other worlds to sing in”,She must have read the material many times, for she could read it aloud very fluently.,进房间时，我的疼痛一定很明显，因为我遇到的第一个人问我“你还好吗？”,Simulated reproduction:,Simulated translation:,My pain must have been obvious when I ente

40、red the room, for the first person I met asked me “Are you OK?”,Reference:,4. As I grew into my teens, the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me.,As he grew into middle age, the memories of those days spent together with his first girlfriend never really left him.,到了老年时，那些对大

41、学美好时光的回忆从未真正地从脑海中消退。,Simulated reproduction:,Simulated translation:,As he grew into old age, the memories of those good days in college never really left him.,Reference:,5. I hadnt planned on this but I heard myself saying, “Could you please tell me how to spell grateful?”,His parents hadnt consider

42、ed it wise for him to go abroad at his early age but he got a high score in TOFEL and won the scholarship.,这个加拿大年轻人本不打算在中国待很长时间，但他却爱上了一位中国姑娘并且和她结了婚。,Simulated reproduction:,Simulated translation:,The Canadian young man hadnt expected to stay in China for long but he fell in love with a Chinese girl

43、and married her.,Reference:,Ex. 9. Work in pairs and discuss the following topics.,Task 1: Retell the story youve just learned with the help of the following information. Dont refer back to the passage until you have finished.,Ex. 9. Work in pairs and discuss the following topics.,Task 2: Work in gr

44、oups and discuss why newspapers can survive when most of us get information from the Internet. Tips: long history convenience reliable sources of news popularity good columns political influence no equipment involved,My teacher asked me to tell the class about my favorite place in the world to visit

45、. I started with travel books and magazines about Hawaii, which gave me some general information and some good pictures. But I didnt think that was enough, so I looked for more details. Luckily I received some first-rate brochures from a travel agency, where one of them included a website address. T

46、hrough the website, I found even more information about Hawaii, such as travel tips, guidebooks, and even video clips of all its scenic spots, all providing an even more vivid picture of Hawaii. With all the information that I have now, I can hardly wait to give my presentation to the class.,Ex. 10.

47、 Write a short passage of at least 100 words about your own experience of getting information from different sources.,Sample,Passage B Think About It Read About It,1. Where do you usually find the information you need for your studies?,Open, but the reader may include books, magazines, newspapers, w

48、ebsites, email, and conversations with other people.,Reference:,2. How does the author gain most of his knowledge? What does he think of his current way of getting knowledge?,He gets most of his research information and some of his other information from the Web. He is very satisfied with this metho

49、d.,Reference:,3. Is it OK to use computers as much as the author does, or should he also get information from a greater variety of sources? What is the most important advice for an English reader to remember while reading a passage or an article?,For the kinds of research he does this is probably OK

50、, but for some other topics he may also wish to use other sources such as those mentioned in the answer to Question One above.,Reference:,4. What is the most important advice for an English reader to remember while reading a passage or an article?,Open.,Reference:,Read About It Language Points Conte

51、nt Awareness Language Focus Reading Skills Practice,The Web is extensive, relatively easy to access, and provides virtually unlimited information.,Paraphrase ?,Key The Web is large and convenient, with much information on almost any subject.,virtually almost; very nearly,Examples The reply is virtua

52、lly an acceptance of our offer. He is virtually a stranger to me though we have met.,When you need current information and you need it now, there is no alternative.,Paraphrase ?,Key The Web is the only place to look if you need up-to-date information immediately.,alternative a chance to choose or de

53、cide between two or more possible things, courses of action, ect.,Examples Im afraid I have no alternative but to report you to the teacher. We have no alternative in this matter.,be involved in to become connected or concerned,Examples If I were you I wouldnt get involved in their problems. He was

54、involved in working out a plan.,The advent of the Web as a research tool has greatly expanded the availability of information while reducing the amount of time needed on each task:,Paraphrase ?,Key Since theyve started using the Web, using the Web, researchers have become able to find much more info

55、rmation and to do it faster.,advent the arrival or coming of ( an important event, period, invention, etc.),Examples People are much better informed since the advent of television. The animal gets everything prepared before the advent of the coldest season.,expand to increase in size, number, volume

56、, degree, etc; to grow larger,Examples He expanded his short story into a novel. These small enterprises expanded greatly.,majority the larger number of or amount of.; most,Examples The majority of doctors agree that smoking is extremely harmful to health. The majority of the people who attended the

57、 meeting voted in favor of the proposal.,look up to find (information) in a book,Examples Youd better not look up every word in the dictionary while you are reading the articles. He cant find the telephone number though he has looked it up in the telephone directory many times.,follow to go after in

58、 order to catch,Examples We have all along closely followed the development of the situation there. He followed the speakers words with great attention.,Although it takes time to sift through the multitude of sources, I find that after years of use I can quickly analyze the search results to find the most appropriate site.,Paraphrase ?,Key It takes time to compare the many sources and find the best website, but after years of practice Ive learned to do this quickly.,sift through to make a close and thorough