新视野大学英语第一册U4 Section A

1、.,1,Unit 4 Heroes of our time,FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITY,.,Objectives,.,Section A Heroes among us,Project of the unit,Inspiring your thoughts,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,.,Inspiring your thoughts,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,Proje

2、ct of the unit,Lead-in,Project forecasting,.,Watch the video clip and discuss the following questions in pairs.,Step 1,1. What story does this video tell? 2. Why did Forrest Gump save so many soldiers by himself?,Thinking about what makes a hero,Task,Project of the unit,Lead-in,.,1. It tells about t

3、he story of Forrests saving his companions in the war. 2. He couldnt let them lay there all alone, scared, so he grabbed them up and run them out of there ,Project of the unit,Lead-in,Reference answers：,.,Work in groups and discuss the following questions.,1. Do you think Forrest in this video is a

4、hero? Why or why not? Yes, because he saved so many peoples lives, and he is brave. No, because it is his duty to help his companions.,Step 2,Project of the unit,Lead-in,.,2. How do you define a hero? A hero is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble quali

5、ties. A person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal. For example: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.,Project of the unit,Lead-in,.,Inspiring your thoughts,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your proj

6、ect,Project of the unit,Lead-in,Project forecasting,.,Please get prepared by doing the following activities.,Project of the unit,You have known what a hero is and some heroic characters and actions. But what makes a hero? What kinds of people are described as heroes today? Do you think people who gi

7、ve their life for their family members should be considered heroes? Thats what you are expected to learn and talk about in this unit. By the end of this unit, you are expected to write a paragraph with the structure of question-example-conclusion on the following topic: What makes a hero?,.,Enhancin

8、g your skills,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Global understanding,Detailed understanding,Inspiring your thoughts,.,Read Para. 1 and answer the following questions.,1. What kinds of people are described as heroes today?,Global understanding of the text,Task,Inspiring your thoughts,Global

9、 understanding,Today both victims and survivors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies are described as heroes.,Step 1,.,2. What is the function of the first paragraph?,In the first paragraph the author makes a thesis statement about heroes today, pointing out that the word “hero” becomes more c

10、ommon and what it is used to refer to. Then the author raises the question: Who are the heroes among us?,Inspiring your thoughts,Global understanding,.,One is Daniel Hernandez who courageously ran through the danger in a mass shooting in Tucson to save the life of one of the victims. The other hero

11、is Dory Stoddard who gave his life for his wife in this shooting.,Inspiring your thoughts,In order to answer the questions raised in Para. 1, the author provides two examples in Paras. 2-4. Now read Paras. 2-4 and find out what the two examples are?,Global understanding,Step 2,.,What kind of people

12、are called first responders?,First responders are people, such as police officers and firefighters, whose job is to rush toward danger. They are supposed to be the first to arrive at the scene of accidents and deal with emergencies.,Inspiring your thoughts,Paras. 5-12 mainly deal with the first resp

13、onders. Read this part quickly and answer the following question.,Global understanding,Step 3,.,How do we honor heroes according to the text?,We honor heroes by recognizing their heroism and more importantly, by working to change the circumstances that led to their death .,Inspiring your thoughts,Pa

14、ra. 13 is the conclusion of the entire passage. Read this paragraph and answer the following question.,Global understanding,Step 4,.,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Global understanding,Detailed understanding,Inspiring your thoughts,.,1. Why was Daniel Hernandez reg

15、arded as a hero? 2. What did the priest mean when he said “Dory didnt die a hero; he lived a hero.”? 3. How does todays notion of hero differ from that in the past? 4. Why did Eleanor McMahon consider many police officers as heroes? 5. What can we learn from the inspiring stories of heroes?,Read the

16、 text again and answer the following questions.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,Detailed understanding of the text,Task 1,.,1. Why was Daniel Hernandez regarded as a hero? Because during a mass shooting in Tucson, Daniel Hernandez courageously ran through the danger to save one of the

17、 victims.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,Reference answers：,to be continued,.,2. What did the priest mean when he said “Dory didnt die a hero; he lived a hero.”? The priest meant that Dory was a hero not just because he gave his life for his wife, but also because he had been known f

18、or his remarkable spirit and love of humanity when he was alive.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,to be continued,.,3. How does todays notion of hero differ from that in the past? In the past, heroes were those who acted courageously beyond the call of duty or great leaders, while toda

19、ys heroes can be average men and women.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,to be continued,.,4. Why did Eleanor McMahon consider many police officers as heroes? Eleaner McMahon considered many police officers to be heroes because they rush toward danger to help those in need, against the

20、 human instinct to rush toward safety and away from danger.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,to be continued,.,5. What can we learn from the inspiring stories of heroes? The inspiring stories of heroes help remind us that ordinary people can do extraordinary things whether it is to ful

21、fill their duties, or as part of everyday life.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,.,Think over the following two questions and share your ideas with your classmates.,Task 2,Critical thinking,1. Do you agree that “Heroism is latent in every human soul”? 2. How will you strengthen your ow

22、n abilities and determination to be ready to act heroically if the call comes?,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,.,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Inspiring your thoughts,Language highlighting,Language learning,Language focus,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-con

23、clusion essay,Enhancing your skills,.,Match the words with their meanings.,Step 1,Task 1,Learning words,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,subsequent distinct intense involve confine respond,1) They kept on trying their best to develop their business, but in such _ market competi

24、tion, they had no idea if success would come along one day. 2) I got from him only a letter, which was put on my office desk; _ to the receipt of this letter I have never heard from him. 3) He suggested a small but _ improvement on our former plan; I really appreciate it.,Step 2,Fill in the blanks w

25、ith the words in the box.,subsequent distinct intense,intense,subsequent,distinct,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,to be continued,4) Fortunately, the accident didnt _ many people, for there is little traffic at that hour. 5) My daughter was shy; she was afraid to ask questions

26、, _ to questions in class, or talk with other children. 6) The duties to provide services for children in need are not _ to the local social services department.,confine involve respond,involve,respond,confined,Language focus,Language learning,Enhancing your skills,count on,shield from,relate to,mak

27、e sense of,sum up,call on,in need,Find out the phrases from the text according to the meanings.,Step 3,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,1) He is a person that you can always _ when you need help. 2) She held her hand above her eyes to _ them _ the sun so that she could see more

28、 clearly the man in front of her. 3) Finally, I would like to _ by saying that it has been a tremendous pleasure to work with you all.,count on,from,sum up,shield,Step 4,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,Fill in the blanks with the expressions given in the table above. Change th

29、e form when necessary. Each expression can be used only once.,to be continued,4) My most favorite program is the one that deals with scientific subjects that ordinary people can _. 5) They _ the developed countries to commit more money to protect the environment. 6) The boy studied the signs for ove

30、r an hour, but still could not _ them, so he turned to his teacher for help. 7) We will continue to care for those _ and work to establish a society that is generous and prosperous.,relate to,call on,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,make sense of,in need,n. 1) U the hard work a

31、nd loyalty that sb. gives to an organization, activity, etc. 投入；忠诚；奉献 commitment to + n.,Translation: 我在学习上的投入使我成为我们小镇上最成功的人。,My commitment to study has made me the most successful person in my small town.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Task 2,Detailed learning of key voc

32、abulary,2) C a promise to do sth. or to behave in a particular way 承诺 e.g. make a long-term commitment 做出长期的承诺 commitment to + n. commitment to do sth.,We made a commitment to keep working together.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 我们承诺继续合作.,.,n. pl. the people

33、 who work in a company, organization, or military force（公司、组织或军队中的）人员；员工；职员,The personnel responsible for processing all these letters shall stay until the job is over.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 负责处理这些信件的人员要留下来，直到工作结束。,.,Enhancing your skills,Language fo

34、cus,Language highlighting,1.只有单数形式，但表达的是复数概念。 2. 作主语时，其谓语动词一般要用复数。 Are there sufficient personnel on board and ashore to deal with an emergency? Translation: 船上和岸上是否有足够的人员来处理紧急情况？ 形近词 personality: n. C, U 个性；名人 personal: a. 个人的；亲自的；针对个人的,Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words personnel,

35、 personality and personal. And then translate the sentences into Chinese.,1. A number of local _ were present at the meeting. 当地的一些名人出席了会议。 2. This is a _ matter; I see no need to discuss it with a bunch of reporters. 这是个私人问题，我觉得没有必要和一帮记者谈论这个问题。 3. All _ are to receive security badges. 所有人员都将拿到保安徽章。

36、 4. We all have a high opinion of his _ and abilities. 我们都对他的个性和能力评价很高。,personalities,personal,personnel,personality,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,vt. 1) do or provide what is necessary or needed 履行；执行；符合,This company will fulfill its promise.,Enhancing your skills,Langu

37、age focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 公司会履行承诺的。,2) achieve sth. that you wanted to do, or get sth. you hoped for 实现；达到,After 10 years of hard work, he fulfilled his dream as a movie director.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 经过十年的努力，他终于实现了当电影导演的梦想。,.,n.

38、U (BrE fulfilment) the act of doing or achieving sth. that is promised or expected 履行；实现；达到,The new employee got a pay raise for the fulfillment of a difficult task.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 新来的雇员因为完成了一项艰巨的任务而获得加薪。,2) a feeling of happiness and satisfac

39、tion, esp. because you are doing sth. important or using your abilities 满足感；成就感,Being a teacher gives me a deep sense of fulfillment.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 当老师给我带来一种深深的满足感。,.,1) Visiting Disneyland has _ a boyhood dream of mine. 游玩迪士尼乐园实现了我的一个童年梦想。 2

40、) Are you looking for greater _ and satisfaction in your work? 你在寻求工作上更大的成就感与满足感吗？,fulfill fulfillment,Fill in the blanks with the following words, and translate the sentences into Chinese.,fulfilled,fulfillment,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,.,Many people are willing to

41、give their lives for the great cause of their country.,die in order to save other people or because of a strong belief 捐躯；牺牲,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 很多人愿意为祖国的伟大事业贡献出自己的生命。,.,as sb. says or writes 用某人的话来说,Michael and his sister went to the concert, and

42、in the words of his sister, it was a night to remember.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 迈克尔和他的姐姐一起去了音乐会，用他姐姐的话来说，那是难忘的一夜。,1. In the days subsequent to + n., (Para. 2),subsequent to (在之后) 和 previous to (在之前) 作定语时，通常置于被修饰的名词之后。,On the day subsequent to his visit

43、, she disappeared.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Task 3,Sentence analysis,Translation: 在他来看她后的第二天，她失踪了。,2. It used to be that (Para. 7),此句型用于表示过去的某一习惯或情况如今已不存在，与 目前习惯或情况有所不同,It used to be that he went to the beach on vacation, but after a heart attack, he has to stay at

44、home.,Language focus,Language highlighting,Enhancing your skills,Translation: 以前他总是去海滨度假，但是自从他心脏病发作后，他就只好呆在家里了。,.,The inspiring stories of heroes help remind us that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, whether it is in the fulfillment of their duties or as part of everyday life. (Para. 13),

45、英雄们激励人心的事迹有助于提醒我们，平凡的人也可以做出不平凡的事，不管是履行职责，还是在日常生活中。,Language focus,Language highlighting,Enhancing your skills,Task 4,Language appreciation,注意句中 whether it is , or 句型的使用， 意思为“不管它是否或者 。,.,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Inspiring your thoughts,Language highlighting,Language learning,Langua

46、ge focus,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-conclusion essay,Enhancing your skills,Paras. 1-4 are organized in the pattern of question-example-conclusion.,Step 1,Enhancing your skills,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-conclusion essay,Task,Identifying the structure of question

47、-example-conclusion,Read Paras. 1-4 and answer the following question.,How does the author develop this part?,Example 1,Example 2,Question:,Whos a hero these days? (Para. 1),Daniel Hernandez courageously ran through the danger in a mass shooting and saved his boss and friend, Gabrielle Giffords. (Pa

48、ra. 2),In the mass shooting Dory Stoddard saved his wife by falling on top of her to shield her from the hail of bullets. (Para. 3),Conclusion: Both Daniel and Dory are civilian heroes, who acted out of instinct with courage and grace. (Para. 4),Enhancing your skills,Structure analysis,Writing a que

49、stion-example-conclusion essay,Read Paras. 9-12 and analyze the question-example-conclusion pattern.,Question: (Para. 9),Some first responders do not succeed in helping others and they get injured or die in their efforts. Do these people become heroes because of what happens to them as they try to h

50、elp others instead of what they actually make happen?,Step 2,Enhancing your skills,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-conclusion essay,Example: (Paras. 10-11),Conclusion: (Para. 12),Eleanor McMahon was sure that Sgt. Russell was indeed a hero because he showed distinct courage when trying

51、 hard to stop the snowplow before it hurts others. She strongly argued: its natural for people to rush toward safety and away from danger. But heroes rush toward danger to help those in need.,We expect first responders to rush forward, especially when we or our loved ones are in danger. So when they die doing that, we should recognize their heroic efforts.,Enhancing your skills,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-conclusion essay,What is culture shock? When he first visited the US, Mr. Li was confused on a bus. He offer