全新版大学英语综合教程unit2_Friendship

1、Unit 2 Friendship,Poem appreciation,To Wang Lun By Li Bai Im on board; Were about to sail, When theres stamping and singing on shore; Peach Blossom Pool is a thousand feet deep, Yet not so deep, Wang Lun, as your love for me.,赠汪伦 李白乘舟将欲行， 忽闻岸上踏歌声。 桃花潭水深千尺， 不及汪伦送我情。,B R _ Questions and Answers 5,Can

2、you give some examples of great friendship?,Marx and Engels,Marx valued Engels friendship so highly that he once said he loved and admired his friend very much. Engels had been aiding Marx who suffered greatly from bitter poverty. Were it not for the help Marx obtained from Engels, Marx would hardly

3、 have been able to overcome poverty and he surely would not have left behind him a monument.,B R _ Marx and Engles,Marx and Engels,B R _ Word Web 1,Word Web,The stories in this unit are about friendship. Can you raise some of the words which are related to friendship?,Friendship,B R _ Word Web 2,Fri

4、endship,durable,perpetual,trust,warm,close,intimate,everlasting,generous,help,genuine,lifelong,enduring,long-standing,B R _ Topic-related Prediction 1,Topic-related Prediction,1. Text A is titled All the Cabbie Had Was a Letter. Before you read the story, think about the answers to the following que

5、stions.,What does a cabbie do? Who wrote the letter to the cabbie? Why was all the cabbie had only a letter?,B R _ Topic-related Prediction 2,2. Read the last sentence of Text A and try to guess what the story is about.,When I got to my hotel room I didnt unpack right away. First I had to write a le

6、tter and mail it.,3. Read Text A as quickly as possible, and find out if you are right. Can you summarize the story with three sentences?,Key words: lost in thought; read a letter; an old friend; lifelong friendship; regret; author decided,B R _ Warm-up Questions,Warm-up Questions,1. Do you often wr

7、ite letters to your friends?,2. Did you ever write a letter which was not sent? Why did you keep it?,G R _ Scanning,Scanning,Which of the following statements is the theme.,1. One should keep in touch with his friends. 2. Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend. 3. A true friend will s

8、tand by you forever. 4. Late is better than never.,Never delay expressing your true feelings to a friend.,G R _ Group Discussion 1,Group Discussion,1. The following questions are what the narrator asked the cab driver. Put them in the right order.,1) Did you go to school together? 2) The letter must

9、 have made you feel good, didnt it? 3) Is your cab available? 4) Is he someone youve known quite a while? 5) Is he dead? 6) I thought your friend was Ed. Why did he sign it Tom? 7) Is the letter from a child or a grandchild? 8) Did you two work at the same place?,3,( ),7,( ),4,( ),1,( ),5,( ),8,( ),

10、2,( ),6,( ),G R _ Part Division of the Text 1,Part Division of the Text,From a conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend Ed.,Reading the letter by himself, the author learned more about the lifelong friendship betw

11、een the driver and Old Ed.,G R _ Part Division of the Text 2,The drivers experience urged the author to reach for his pen.,He had only seen him once or twice a year.,G R _ True or False,F,True or False,1. The driver caught a cold that day.,( ),He had just cried.,2. The driver had never seen Ed in th

12、e past 25 or 30 years.,F,( ),3. The driver had never forgotten his old friend.,T,( ),4. The narrator was quite eager to read the letter.,F,( ),He thought it was very personal.,G R _ Questions and Answers 1,Questions and Answers,1. What did the driver and Ed use to do before they got married?,They we

13、nt to school and passed time together.,G R _ Questions and Answers 2,2. Who wrote the letter? Who did the narrator think had written the letter? Find out sentences that demonstrate the narrators misunderstanding.,The driver wrote the letter. The narrator thought that Ed had written the letter. For e

14、xample, “I know Id like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend.”,3. What did the narrator decide to do when he arrived at the hotel? Why?,He decided to write a letter and mail it immediately because he wouldnt wait until it was too late.,D R _ At least they do with ,At least they do wit

15、h me because Im on the road so much.,Paraphrase the sentence.,At least letters from home mean a lot to me because I travel a lot for long distances.,D R _ be lost in,be lost in / lose oneself in: be absorbed in; be fully occupied with,He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my ent

16、ering the room.,I had lost myself in thought.,他忙于这项工作而对周围的一切都很漠然。,D R _ or something,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.,NB:,同义的短语：or someth

17、ing like that,Shes writing a dictionary or something. 她在编写词典之类的书。,D R _ go ahead,go ahead: continue; 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.,D R _ estimate 1,

18、estimate: 1. vt. form a judgment about (a quantity or value),We estimate his income to be about $8,000 a year.,我估计她有35岁。,I estimate her age at 35.,2. n. approximate calculation or judgment made about a quantity or value 估价，判断,According to some estimates, the number of farms has increased by 50 perce

19、nt.,My estimate of her character was wrong.,D R _ estimate 2,CF:,这组词都有“估计”或“估价”的意思。 estimate 指先于实际的测量、计算或测试而作的某种估计或估价，可以是经过仔细考虑，也可以是随意的。,estimate, evaluate 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.,这道甜食我还是不吃了吧。,I migh

20、t as well give the sweet course a miss.,D R _ not much of,not much of: not a good ,天气不是很好。,It is not much of a day.,Some people may think that doing housework for others is not much of a career.,He is not much of a father, but he is an outstanding professor.,D R _ keep up 1,keep up: continue without

21、 stopping,I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month.,Collocation:,keep to,keep up with,keep on,keep out of,keep off,坚持；信守,跟上；赶上,继续进行；反复地做,躲开；（使）置身于之外,避开；不让接近,D R _ keep up 2,Put into each gap one of the phrases. Change the form where necessary.,1. the gra

22、ss! 2. If this rain , the garden will be ruined. 3. Try to trouble. 4. Dont run I cant you. 5. He just writing, paying no attention to the cry of the baby. 6. He always his promises.,Keep off,_,keeps up,_,keep out of,_,keep up with,_,kept on,_,keeps to,_,D R _ correspondence 2,Collocation:,carry on

23、correspondence,break off correspondence,business / commercial correspondence,personal correspondence,in correspondence with,进行通信,中断通信,商业书信,私人通信,与有通信联系,D R _ kind of,kind of / sort of: (“kind of” esp. AmE, “sort of” esp. BrE) a little bit; in some way or degree (used before verb or after a link verb)

24、,The boys description kind of gives us an idea of whats happening.,She wasnt beautiful. But she was kind of cute.,她有点希望能受到邀请。,She kind of hoped to be invited.,D R _ keep in touch,keep in touch (with sb.): If you keep in touch with someone, you write to, phone, or visit each other regularly.,The old

25、man kept in touch with his children while living in a nursing home.,While doing the research work in the Antarctic, the professor kept in touch with his students via email.,Collocation:,stay in touch with,与保持联系,get in touch with,与取得联系,D R _ come up 1,come up: 1. happen or occur, esp. unexpectedly,So

26、rry, I am late something came up at home.,2. be mentioned or discussed,The issue of safety came up twice during the meeting.,News about Project Hope has come up a lot after the earthquake in various media.,D R _ come up 2,Collocation:,come across,come along,come down,come over,come through,come up w

27、ith,偶遇，碰到,进展；出现,流传下来；落魄，失势,从远处来，过来；短暂造访,经历（困难），安然度过,想出（计划、答案、回答等）,D R _ come up 3,Put into each gap one of the phrases. Change the form where necessary.,1. He couldnt an appropriate answer just at the time. 2. Hows your work ? 3. These legends to us from the 15th century. 4. The old man was 90 years

28、 old and lucky to his operation. 5. Weve just an old friend we havent seen for ages. 6. and see us sometime.,come up with,_,coming along,_,came down,_,come through,_,come across,_,Come over,_,urge sb. to do sth. urge + that-clause.,D R _ urge,urge: vt. try very hard to persuade,They urged the local

29、government to approve plans for their reform program.,Sir Fred urged that Britain (should) join the European Monetary System.,Pattern:,D R _ postpone 1,postpone: vt. delay (usu. followed by n. / gerund),The couple had postponed having children to establish their careers.,我们把比赛从3月5日推迟到3月19日举行。,We pos

30、tponed the match from March 5th to March 19th.,CF:,postpone very bad or unpleasant,I have got an awful lot of work to do.,I cant bear the awful smell of cigarette smoke.,Thats an awful lot of money. 那是很多很多钱啊！,D R _ Your friendship over ,Your friendship over the years has meant an awful lot to me, mo

31、re than I can say because Im not good at saying things like that.,Paraphrase the sentence.,Your friendship over the years has been very important to me, more important than I can say because Im not good at expressing my feelings.,D R _ right away,right away: at once,Tom has got a high fever; he shou

32、ld go and see a doctor right away.,I wrote him a letter and posted it right away.,NB:,表示“立即、马上”的词和短语：,1. at 3. im ly 5. p ly 7. straight,2. d ly 4. in ly 6. right,once,_,mediate,_,rompt,_,irect,_,stant,_,away,_,away,_,A R _ Writing _ main,Writing Practice,A Brief Introduction,Sample Letter,Homework,

33、How to Write Personal Letters?,Ideas For Writing Your Personal Letter,A R _ Useful Expressions 1,Useful Expressions,1. 完全沉浸于,be completely lost in,2. 引起的注意,get sb.s attention,3. 坐进后座,settle into the back seat,5. 不着急,in no hurry,6. 接着，继续,go ahead,7. 记住了，能背出来,know sth. by heart,4. 得了感冒什么的,have a cold

34、or something,A R _ Useful Expressions 2,8. 家书抵万金。,Letters from home always mean a lot.,9. 老是在外旅行,be on the road so much,10. 不大会,not much of a hand at ,11. 保持通信往来,keep up correspondence,all the way through both grade and high school,12. 从小学一直到高中,13. 老街坊,an old neighborhood,A R _ Useful Expressions 3,

35、15. 失去联系,lose touch,16. 老同学聚会,a class reunion,17. 时间不饶人。,Time goes by.,18. 在一起闲逛,hang out on the same corner,19. 点头称是,nod in agreement,20. 在远处,in the distance,14. 沉默,in silence,A R _ Writing Style 1,Writing Style,1. Find out sentences from Text A similar in meaning to those given below.,1) Go on rea

36、ding your letter.,2) Im not used to writing letters.,Go ahead and finish your letter.,Im not much of a hand at writing.,3) We were friends since our childhood. So our friendship has a long history.,We were kids together, so we go way back.,A R _ Writing Style 2,4) For one reason or another you lose

37、touch even though you never forget.,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.,2. Try to make the following sentences complete.,1) From a child or maybe a grandchild?,2) Went to school together?,Is the letter from a child

38、or maybe a grandchild?,Did you go to school together?,A R _ Writing Style 3,3) Died a couple of weeks ago.,4) Enjoyed talking with you.,He died a couple of weeks ago.,Ive enjoyed talking with you.,3. What characteristics do the sentences from the text share?,They are very colloquial.,Most of this te

39、xt is actually a re-creation of the conversation between a taxi driver and the narrator. Therefore it 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. Besides, some words or phra

40、ses do not usually find their way into written English, for example, sort of, kind of, you know, I think, I guess, 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.,A R _ Writing Style 4,4. Say something

41、about the differences between spoken English and written English.,A R _ Discussion,Discussion,1. The texts in this unit are about friendship. Decide which of the following statements you agree or disagree with., Real friends are always of the same sex. Childhood friendship rarely lasts into adulthoo

42、d. Time and distance can never alter real friendship.,2. Write down two names: a childhood friend you still remember and a close friend now. How similar or different are your relationships with each one?,A R _ A Brief Introduction 1,Personal letters, such as letters to your family and friends, are o

43、ften written more like conversations. You can write a letter to thank someone, share family and school news, pass on interesting information, describe what has been happening, or communicate humorous stories. If you have friends or family who live a distance from you, why not write them a letter to

44、keep in touch? Even if they live close by, a letter is a special way of showing you are thinking about them.,How to Write Personal Letters?,A R _ A Brief Introduction 2,You can format a personal letter any way you like, but there are a few important elements that you need to include, such as: Date t

45、he date you are writing the letter Greeting say hello to the person you are writing to Content why you are writing, news and information Closing the way you end your letter Signature sign your name to make it personal and friendly P.S. postscript. You can use a P.S. to add something at the end of th

46、e letter that you forgot to say earlier. A P.S. always comes at the bottom of the letter, below your signature.,A R _ A Brief Introduction 3,Ideas For Writing Your Personal Letter,Are you stuck for ideas about what to talk about in a letter? Here are some tips for you. Talk about family birthdays, s

47、pecial events, trips youve been on. Share funny stories about your pets. Talk about your new computer game, CD or DVD. Wish someone a Happy Birthday. Write some news about school your teacher, your friend, special visitors and activities.,A R _ A Brief Introduction 4,Write about whats happening in y

48、our city. Talk about a great book youve read, or an exciting film youve seen. Ask questions to find out what theyve been doing and what interests them.,A R _ Sample Letter 1,April 14, 2009 Dear Mike, Thanks so much for the great birthday present. I really love it! Ive wanted that CD for ages. How di

49、d you know? You are really cool! Ive been working really hard at school. Weve got some exams coming up, so Ive got heaps of study to do. Hopefully Ill remember everything! I hate exams!,Sample Letter,A R _ Sample Letter 2,Last weekend I stayed at Jacquies place. We studied together (yes, I actually

50、did do some homework as well) and I went to a party that really rocked. See you in the holidays. Thanks again for the CD. Yours truly, Mary P.S. Mum says hello.,A R _ Homework 1,Homework,You and your best friend Ming went to different universities after graduation from high school. Write a letter to

51、 Ming. Ask about his university life and write some news about your campus life. Also discuss about how to spend the coming National Day holiday.,A R _ Homework 2,Sep. 17, 2009 Dear Ming, It feels like such a long time since the last time I saw you. I know its only been several weeks, but I miss you

52、 so much. Lifes just not that much fun without you. At least we can still write letters to each other! Do you like your new school? Is it beautiful? Have you made any new friend yet? Have you got any military training? Have you seen any good movie lately? How are you going with that computer game I

53、gave you? Have you beaten my record yet? I bet you cant! Im so eager to know about your life in Beijing. Just tell me!,A R _ Homework 3,As for me, I am quite busy these days with the English speech contest sponsored by the campus English Association. I have won the first round of the contest, and Im

54、 going to compete against eleven other speakers in the second round. Only three of us can enter the final round. The competition is so fierce! I am enjoying it so far. The National Day holiday is coming. How are you going to spend this week-long holiday? Will you come back to Nanjing? In fact, I am

55、planning to spend my vacation here. And I am looking forward to seeing you. I am excited to share with you my university life.,A R _ Homework 4,I cant wait for the holidays. Let me know when you will be back. Write back soon, okay? P.S. What do you want for your birthday? Make sure its something I can post or youll have to wait for the holidays.,Yours, Hua,A R _ Sentence Translation 1,Sentence Translation,1. I hadnt seen him more than once or