新视野大学英语 第一册 Unit2 Section A

1、Unit2 Section A Deep Concern,Warming Up,1. Do you experience any gap between you and your parents or grandparents? If so, share them with your classmates.,2. What are the possible reasons for generation gap, and what solutions do you suggest to the problem?,Key Words and Expressions,Concern Vt. 1)(n

2、ever passive) make someone feel worried e.g. You neednt concern yourself with the hotel booking. The travel agency will take care of it. 不必操心预订旅馆的事，旅行社会给你安排。,令专家最为担心的是城市的污染日趋严重。 What concerns the experts most is the increasing level of pollution in our cities. 2) (never passive) be about something T

3、onights program concerns the effects of the law on ordinary people. 今晚的节目是有关法律对大众的影响。,n. U a feeling of worry e.g. The doctor expressed serious concern about her health. 2) C sth. that makes someone worried e.g. How much money I earn is none of your concern. e.g. Mind your own concerns. 管好你自己的事吧。,2.

4、 grab vt. take sth. suddenly or roughly 小偷抢过那个妇女的包就跑开了。 The thief grabbed the womans bag and ran away. He grabbed the opportunity of a free trip to America. 他抓住机会，免费去了一趟美国。,3. thorough adj. including every possible detail The government have promised a thorough inquiry into the deadly bullet train c

5、rash in Wenzhou. 政府承诺要彻底调查温州动车追尾事故。 thoroughly adj. carefully and completely We thoroughly enjoyed your party. 我们在你的晚会上玩的很尽兴。,辛苦工作一天之后，我觉得累极了。 After a hard days work, I feel thoroughly exhausted. 4. upset vt. make someone worried, anxious or ill e.g. Do what he wants, or youll upset him. 按他的要求做，否则你会

6、惹他不高兴。 e.g. The news upset him a great deal. 这消息使他非常心烦意乱。,adj. feeling ill, worried or anxious e.g. Are you still upset about me? 你还在生我的气吗？ e.g. You look very upset, Tom, whats eating you? 汤姆，你看着闷闷不乐的，有什么不开心的事？,5. appeal vi. (to) attract, interest e.g. The idea of working abroad really appeal to me.

7、 e.g. Blue and red appeal to me, but I dont like gray and yellow. 2) make a strong request for help, support, etc.,政府呼吁人人节约用水。 The government is appealing to everyone to save water. 他们呼吁为建造新教堂筹集资金。 They are appealing for funds to build a new church.,6. in any case ：no matter what happens 无论如何，不管怎样 i

8、n case: in order to be prepared for sth. that may happen以防 in case of: if or when sth. Happens 倘若 假使,In any case, we will never use nuclear weapons first. 无论如何我们都不会首先使用核武器。 I think Ill take an umbrella in case it rains. 我想带把伞，以防下雨。 In case of rain, take a taxi. 要是下雨，就坐出租车。,Structure Analysis,Sequenc

9、ed Order of Events,Organizing a piece of writing according to sequenced order of events is one of the ways to describe what happened.,One of the most important characteristics of this kind of writing is time markers which make clear what happens first, second, third, and so on.,Please find out the t

10、ime markers in Section A.,Time marker: it was 6:15 A.M. A problem about music. (Part I para.1-4) A transitional paragraph: Sandy took a shower. (II.para.5) Time marker: after her shower (IIIpara.6-20) A series of small arguments lead to another problem about wearing makeup.,The daughter,The father,The daughter,The mother,Time marker: after Sandy had left for school (IV.para.21-28) Responses and evaluations from father and mother on their