零起点第三册大学英语基础教程Unit

1、 Unit Three 主讲人：刘霄楠,Word Bank agent n. person who acts for or manages the affairs of other people protection n. keep safe from harm or injure evil n. wrongdoing adequate a. enough financial a. connected with money automobile n. car match,Match game unsafe a. A. happily injury n. B. insecure complex

2、a. C. a general idea concept n. D. essential fundamental a. E. lack of knowledge ignorance n. F. phsical harm,calm down make sb. become quiet lick. into shape make . better be on guard be ready to deal with a sudden attack in effect in fact deal with to handle,TEXT- pre reading A Before you read, di

3、scuss the following questions with your partner. Do you have any knowledge about insurance? How many types of insurance do you know?What are they? Are you willing to be a member of it? Why or why not?,1.Insurance is a contract where you pay a little money at a time so you can be compensated later, e

4、specially in the case of a disaster. 2.Legally, you need car insurance to drive. Without medical insurance, a serious illness could leave you broke. Life insurance is important so your family gets support when you die. House or apartment insurance will help if you have a fire.,Grammar verb-ing Form

5、见PPT,Pre reading -A information related to the text insurance policy 保险单 insurance broker 保险业务员 insurance certificate 保险证书 insurance company 保险公司 insurance premium 保险基金 insurance industry 保险业 insurance law 保险法 insurance rate 保险费,Pre reading -B Please skim the text and underline the topic sentence in

6、 each paragraph.,Insurance An insurance agent called me this morning. This particular agent wanted to discuss my automobile coverage, but the next agent to call might be interested in my life insurance programme, my health insurance, or fire protection for my home and furniture. These insurance agen

7、ts are always friedly, well- dressed, and eager to be helpful.,An insurance agent called me this morning. This particular agent wanted to discuss my automobile coverage, but the next agent to call might be 不定式做后置定语 interested in my life insurance programme, my health insurance, or fire protection fo

8、r my home and furniture.,These insurance agents are always friedly, well- dressed, having tasteful clothing and being scrupulously neat and eager to be helpful.,Yet few Americans really enjoy visiting with these eager, helpful men and women. We are not happy when they call us; We are on guard when t

9、hey visit be cautious and watchful our homes. They are never really our friends; at best, they are necessary evil. at most inevitable wickedness,Three reasons why we are unwilling to discuss insurance can be suggested. First of all, insurance is expensive. A young father who purchases a fairly small

10、 life insurance policy agrees to pay a sum of $200 every year for 40 years- a total of $8,000. Many college students pay $800 to $1,000 per year for car insuracne. In effect, they pay as much for the insurance as they do for the car itself. Health insurance that pays for modern medical miracles ofte

11、n costs Americans as much as $2,000 evrey year. Adequate insurane is expensive; it is a majoy item for most families.,Three reasons why we are unwilling to discuss be reluctant to do insurance can be suggested. First of all, insurance is expensive. A young father who purchases a fairly small life in

12、surance policy agrees to pay a sum of $200 every year for 40 years- a total of $8,000. the whole amount,Many college students pay $800 to $1,000 per year for car insuracne. In effect, they pay as much for the in fact insurance as they do for the car itself. Health insurance that pays for modern medi

13、cal miracles meaning “amazing or wonderful occurrence often costs Americans as much as $2,000 every year. Adequate insurane is expensive; it is a majoy When you want to say that something is enough or good enough for a particular need, use the adjective adequate./“an adequate income” “the food was a

14、dequate”/ item for most families.,Insurance also reminds us that we live in an unsafe world. We are human and we must face the possibilites of illness, injury, death, and financial loss. But we would rather talk about football or the weather or what we had for lunch than serious injuries or death.,I

15、nsurance also reminds us that we live in an unsafe remind sb. of sth. /that clause world. We are human and we must face the possibilites of illness, injury, death, and financial loss. loss of money or decrease in financial value,But we would rather talk about football or the weather or what we had f

16、or lunch than serious would rather do A than B injuries or death.,Finally insurance is a difficult, complex subject. No one understands it completely and only a few insurance professionals really feel comfortable in a discussion of automobile, life, and major medical coverages. We feel inadequate an

17、d try to Theres also insurance coverage, or the extent of protection it provides: I have the cheapest car insurance coverage, so it wont pay to fix these dents. hide our ignorance by avoiding discussions of the lack of knowledge or education insurance.,Although insurance can be complex, its basic co

18、ncepts are neither difficult nor impossible to Its a general idea about a thing or group of things /This led me to gradually form a concept of freedom. learn. Quite the opposite, insurance fundamentals can be understood by those willing principles from which other truths can be derived to study them

19、. Serious study provides knowledge. The study of insuracne is an effective, to produce a desired goal proven methods of dealing with the insurance ignorance faced by many American families.,Language Pracice II. 1.unfortunate 2.unsafe 3.inadequate 4. impossible 5. unwilling,IV. 1. particularly 2. com

20、plex 3. effective 4. professional 5. sum 6. unsafe (safe) 7. protection 8. loss,loss,VI. 1. eating 2. speading 3. Having lived 4. hearing; crying 5. Lying 6.smoking; eating 7. going 8. moving,VII. 1. . writing a letter to a close friend. 2. . preparing for tomorrows exam. 3. . going out for a picnic

21、. 4. . eating an apple every morning. 5. . playing golf. 6. . raining.,VIII. 1. Neither he nor I know it. 2. Professor Edward speaks neither Englsih nor German. 3. When he was young, my grandfather liked neither meat nor cigarettes. 4. There is water niether in the bottle nor in the mug.,IX. 1. . wo

22、uld rather work at home 2. . you would rather not. 3. . I would rather not talk about the matter. 4. I would rather you,X. 1. on 2. how 3. happy 4. way 5. on 6. first 7. ask,8.if 9. lottery 10. on,XI. 1. Except for a few insurance professionals, most of people dont unerstand exactly what insuracne i

23、s. 2. The car needs majoy repairs. 3. The photo reminded me of the days I spent in the countryside.,4. You should be on guard when a stranger stands at the door of your house. 5. He didnt go to bed until he finished his homework. 6. Would you mind opeing the window for a while?,7. Did you hear someo

24、ne knocking at the door? 8. You must avoid making the same mistakes.,Homework: 1. Skimming and Scanning the reading practice. 2. Do the exercises., Unit Four 主讲人：刘霄楠,Word bank,Match game,Before you read, discuss the following questions with your partner.,TEXT- pre reading A,1.Look at the title of the text, what words and expressions do you expect to see in the text?,2.