新视野读写教程第2册上unit2a

1、New Horizon College English,Unit,Section A,Learning the Olympic Standard for Love,2,Pre-class Tasks Checking,Text Comprehension,Difficult Sentences,Writing,Words and Phrases,Summary,Pre-class Tasks Checking,BACK,I. Sports and Players,Look at the following pictures and tell what the sport is and its

2、most famous players.,Mens 110m hurdles; Liu Xiang,Basketball; NBA; Yao Ming,Mens 100m Dash; Long Jump; Carl Lewis,III Pre-class checking: Make a presentation of Your Favorite Sports Star,There are many sports stars in the world. Do you know which is my favorite sport star? My favorite star is Yi Jia

3、nlian. Yi Jianlian is a good basketballer. He is born in Heshan, Guangdong. He is 2.12 meters tall and 113 kilos. He is taller than many people, and he is handsome and kind. He works hard in the match and in the training. So his coach and team friends all like him. Yi Jianlian began his career quite

4、 early. When he was fifteen years old, he came into CBA. In 2002, he got the first gold medalAsia Youth,championships champion. After that, he helped Guangdong team win 3 gold medals from 2003 to 2006 CBA championships. And he won the CBA MVP from 2005 to 2006. In 2006 Asian Games, he got 16.6 point

5、s and 10.3 rebounds（蓝板球）. He was the greatest basketball player in PRC, in 2006, I think. On June 28th, 2007, Yi Jianlian came into NBA! All the Chinese people were excited. Because he is the fourth Chinese basketballer who came into NBA. All the people hope he can become better and better.,Yi Jianl

6、ian is good at playing basketball. And he is handsome, friendly, kind and so on. So he has a lot of basketball fans in the world. My mother and I are both his fans. Yi Jianlian is my favorite star. I think, Yi Jianlian will be a famous basketball star in the world later. All the people on the earth

7、will know him!,Read the text and then try to comprehend the following questions. 1.How did the writer feel when she met Nikolai for the first time? She felt that Nikolai was quite different from what she had expected; still,she was quite nervous.,2.As a self-confident amateur skier, the writer was a

8、lready thinking of participating in the Olympics before she met Nikolai, wasnt she?,No. Actually she was quite surprised when Nikolai suggested that.,3. How would you describe the training sessions after Nikolai began to coach the writer?,They went through a lot of hard training sessions full of pai

9、n and tears. Yet the training was really productive.,4.Did Nikolai himself try very hard at skiing when he was young?,Yes, he did. He was always practicing while others were relaxing themselves.,5.How would you describe the relationship between the writer and her coach?,In training , they were stric

10、t coach and determined athletes ; at other times, they were on good terms with each other , like friends.,6.Why did a lady friend of the writers grandfather once ask whether Nikolai also taught dance?,Because Nikolai sang out instructions in a regular manner, similar to that of a dance instructor.,7

11、.What did they achieve through hard training? Did they participate in the Olympics as they had expected?,The writer achieved a fourth place in the nation, but they didnt manage to participate in the Olympics.,8. What did the writer learn from Nikolai? Besides improving her skills under Nikolais inst

12、ruction, she also learned the importance of determination with courage, heart, and discipline; most important of all, she learned to be thankful and loving while living in this world.,Structure of the text,Main idea of the text,Text Comprehension,BACK,Reproduction,Main Idea of the Text,Part I,Part I

13、I,Part III,During her hard training sessions for access to the Olympics, the author was greatly influenced by her coach, a man full of humor, perceptivity and sincerity. Under his strict and consistent instruction, she not only knew the Olympic standard for love but also learned how to persist in fa

14、ce of challenges. Most important of all, she came to be thankful for her living on earth.,Structure of the Text,Text StudyUnderstanding,Part I. First Meeting with Nikolai (Para. 1-4),My impression and feelings about Nikolai:,Nikolais high expectation of me:,not half as intimidating as I had imagined

15、;,nervous,“ for 2002 in Salt Lake City, you could be ready.”,Text StudyUnderstanding,Part II. the Olympic Standard of Love as Shown by Nikolai (Para. 5-19),Nikolai in Daily Life,Nikolai in Training,Text StudyUnderstanding,Nikolai in Daily Life,Para. 5-9,General Statement: I could always count on bei

16、ng encouraged by Nikolais amusing stories and sense of humor.,Supporting Details:,“My friend , I practice ” “ 26 years old kiss ”,Conclusion: an Olympic standard for love:,consistent good humor, quiet gratitude, perceptivity, and sincerity,Text StudyUnderstanding,Nikolai in Training,Para. 10-11,Gene

17、ral Statement: He never babied me.,Supporting Details:,massive headache; quite fatigue; going to die,I :,Nikolai :,indifferent to my pain; ski, ski, ski.,Text StudyUnderstanding,Nikolai in Daily Life,Para. 12-13,Supporting Details:,He made breakfast and then made quick work With ; When I was rebelli

18、ous, he never asked , nor ; He save his passion ,At a low-budget ski camp:,Text StudyUnderstanding,Nikolai in Training,Para. 14-19,Supporting Details:,a fourth-place national ranking heading into the pre-Olympic season,My achievement :,Nikolai :, sing out his instructions keeping rhythm with our str

19、ide. the faster, the better. frown and say, ,Text StudyUnderstanding,Part III. Visiting Nikolai after Stopping Training (Para. 20), had gained a lot from my quiet, indissoluble bond with my coach Nikolai.,I :,Nikolai :, made me tea, and did the dishes!,Text StudyUnderstanding,Part IV. Conclusion of

20、the Whole Text (Para. 21),Nikolai taught me to understand the Olympic standard for love: to have _, _, _, and to have _ in advance for a century of life on earth. I should remind myself every day that there must be love, love, love despite the _at hand.,the courage,heart,discipline to persist,gratit

21、ude,challenges,Text StudyReproduction,Work in groups to perform the following scenes in the text.,Reproduction,Scene 1: First meeting with Nikolai (Para.1-4) Scene 2: Indifference to my exhaustion from the hard training (Para. 10-11) Scene 3: Being rebellious to Nikolai (Para. 12-13),Active Expressi

22、ons,Focus Study,BACK,Difficult Sentences,I. Active Expressions,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,In English, you may find some expressions formed by very common words, but they are active and powerful.,Whats on at the cinema tonight? 今晚电影院上演什么？ Whats he up to? 他忙什么呢?,I was a promising amateur skie

23、r, but by no means the top skier in the country. 2. there were more than a few tears, 3. I could always count on being encouraged by 4. Ask the damn boys!,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,我一点也不能肯定这样做是对的。 这个国家生产的粮食超过自给。 3. 不要指

24、望这儿五月会有好天气。 4. 有个该死的笨蛋把车停得太靠近我的车了。,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,Im by no means sure that this is the right thing to do. The country produces more than enough food to feed itself. You cant count on a good weather in May. Some damn fool has parked too close to me.,More Practice,Notes to the Tex

25、tActive Expressions,理论决不能脱离实践。 我们已经买得够多了。 我能不能依靠你的帮忙？ 我解不开这该死的扣子。,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,1. By no means can theory be separated from practice. 2. Weve bought more than enough. Can I count on your help? I cant get this damn button undone.,II. Focus Study,Practice,Notes to the TextFocus S

26、tudy,1. I was so nervous in his presence.,in sbs presence in the presence of sb. 当着的面,在这么多人面前，我几乎说不出话。 别当着她的面提这事。,I could think of little to say in the presence of so many people . Dont mention it in her presence.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,2. Romantic and otherwise, Nikolai knew love.,otherwise 另

27、外的,Practice,Notes to the TextFocus Study,这件事上我没有意见，好或不好的都没有。 恐怕下周末没办法见你，我有别的事。,I have no opinion, good or otherwise, on this subject. Im afraid I cant see you next weekend because Im otherwise engaged.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,3. He never asked this of me again, nor did he take much notice of my

28、 outburst.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,With “nor” placed at the beginning of a sentence, its order should be inverted (倒装).,More,Notes to the TextFocus Study,neither/little/only/hardly seldom not only not until under no circumstances no sooner . than . scarcely (hardly) . when .,Practice,他没有做，也没有尝试

29、一下。 我再也没有见到他, 也没有收到过他的信。,He does not do it, nor does he try. I never saw him again, nor did I hear from him.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,4. When coaching, he would sing out his instructions keeping rhythm with our stride. A dear lady friend of my grandfather, after viewing a copy of a video of me t

30、raining with Nikolai, asked,Notes to the TextFocus Study,Conj. + V-ing/V-ed, S+V,虽然会英语，她不敢和那外国人说话。 如果被邀请，我会去参加这宴会的。,Though knowing English, she was afraid to speak to the foreigner. If invited, I will go to the party.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,5. Missing the Olympic Team the previous year had mad

31、e me pause and reflect on what I had gainednot the least of which was a quiet, indissoluble bond with a short man in a tropical shirt.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,not the least of which = the most important of which,bond = relationship,6. He taught me to be thankful in advance for a century of life

32、 on earth, and to remind myself every day that despite the challenges at hand, ,Notes to the TextFocus Study,in advance: before a particular date or event,a century of life on earth: the life I will live in this world,Chinese to English,Word Using,Translation and sentences making,BACK,Words and Phra

33、ses,I. Translation and sentences making,BACK,1 Act as 2 above all 3 not hear of it 4 set ones mind on 5 focus on 6 be used to (doing )sth 7 hold ones breath,BACK,8.strip sb . of sth 9.charge sb. with sth.,Words and ExpressionsC to E,II. Chinese to English,前苏联 在他面前 放低嗓门 结婚纪念日 溺爱 单身汉 皱眉头 “我告诉过你无数次”的语气

34、,ex-Soviet in his presence lower his voice wedding anniversary baby bachelor frown Ive-told-you-a-billion-times tone,III. Word Using,promising adj. showing signs of being successful in the future,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,他是位很有前途的作家。,He is a promising writer.,promising, gratitude, indifferent

35、, persist in, pack into , reflect on,2. gratitude n. the feelings of being grateful or thankful,借此机会，我想感谢当地政府，感谢你们的精心安排。,Id like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to the local government for your nice arrangement.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,3. indifferent adj. not interested in o

36、r caring about sb./sth.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,How can you remain indifferent when children are suffering?,different,4. persist v. to continue doing sth. even though other people say that you are wrong or that you cannot do it,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,如果你上班老迟到，你会被开除的。,If you persist

37、in being late for work, you will be fired.,insist,5. pack into v. put in a very small place,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,About 250 students were packed into the classroom and I found it hard to breathe. They packed a lot of things into their three days in Rome.,6. reflect on v. think deeply about

38、; consider carefully,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,Sitting in the kitchen, the mother reflected on the future of her child. Reflecting on those nice days,Elizabeth couldnt help giving out a sigh.,Key,1.母亲坐在厨房里,想着孩子的前途。 2.想着过去哪些美好的日子，伊丽莎白不禁叹了口气。,Summary,BACK,Text StudySummary,III. Summary,Nikolai w

39、as not that _ as I expected. He set up an Olympic standard for _: encouragement mingled with good _, quiet _,_, and _. In the hard training sessions, I could always count on being encouraged by his _ stories and sense of humor. However, Nikolai never _ me. When I was exhausted from the training, Nik

40、olai was _ to my pain and urged me to go on skiing.,intimidating,love,humor,gratitude,perceptivity,sincerity,amusing,babied,indifferent,Text StudySummary,When I stopped training, I revisited Nikolai, realizing that from my _, _ _ with Nikolai, I had gained a lot and known the Olympic standard for lo

41、ve: to have the _,_, _ to persist, and to have _ in advance for a century of life on earth.,quiet,indissoluble,courage,heart,discipline,gratitude,bond,Structure Analysis,Writing,BACK,I. Structure Writing,Many articles are composed of a general statement supported by specific details, but it has many variations according to what is said or argued in the context.,WritingStructure Writing,A general statement + specific details; A general statement +