外研社版先打大学英语精读课件第一册lesson.ppt

1、Lesson 6 The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street,Plot: Chaos on Maple Street due to the suspicion of the attack of ETs as being called Monsters Setting: Maple Street in a typical American town Protagonists: Residents,Theme of the story,In this play, the author seems to emphasize three fatal human weakn

2、esses: our deep suspicion and distrust of one another, our eagerness to find a scapegoat, and our readiness to turn into a mob. It implies that if we human beings want to be really safe, we must kill those monsters in our hearts: we should try to understand and trust each other, to be less eager to

3、assign blame, and to resist the kind of group (mob) mentality which too often results in violence and tragedy.,Questions,How do you understand the title of the text? How did the story take place? What were peoples first reactions to this? Why did Tommy try to stop Steve from going away? How did Good

4、man become the first suspect?,Language study,1. atmosphere spher = ball (root) atmo(s) = vapor Examples: sphere 球；球体 spherometer球面计; (meter = measure) hemisphere半球 (hemi = half) spheroid 椭圆体 (oid = resembling),2. awful,Examples: a really awful book The weather was awful. I felt awful about not being

5、 able to help. b. only before noun spoken used to emphasize how much or how good, bad, etc. sth. is Examples: an awful lot = a very large amount It made him look like an awful fool.,3. concern,v. a. to be of interest or importance to Example: an article that concerns the plight of homeless people b.

6、 to have to do with or relate to Example: This problem concerns all of us.,4. conscious,adj. aware; knowing Examples: He was very conscious of his shortcomings. There is still prejudice , even if it is not always conscious.,Compare: aware, sensible Examples: She was conscious that someone was watchi

7、ng her. I was too sleepy to be aware of how cold it was. Her gift was sensible from her manner.,5. menace,n. a. something or someone that is dangerous Example: The criminals are the menace to society. b. a threatening quality or manner Example: There was menace in her eyes when she spoke. v. (fml.)

8、to threaten Example: Two strangers menaced him with pistols and forced him to give up his money.,6. optimistic,adj. a. believing good things will happen in the future Example: Foreign bankers are cautiously optimistic about the countrys economic future. b. thinking that things will be better, easier

9、 or more successful than actually possible Example: Theyre being over-optimistic if they think that car can make an 80 miles trip.,ANTONYM pessimistic adj. expecting that bad thing will happen in the future or that a situation will have a bad result Examples: He remains deeply pessimistic about the

10、peace process. a pessimistic view of life,7. portable,adj. light and able to be carried or moved easily Examples: a portable typewriter a portable computer (a laptop computer) portable phone,8. sense,n.a feeling about sth. important Example: A sense of humor is a great asset for a person. v. to beco

11、me aware of sth. even though you cannot see it, hear it, etc. Example: He sensed that his proposals were unwelcome.,Phrases,1. lean against up against Examples: Gail leant his head against his shoulder. She was leaning against a wall with her face buried in her hands.,2. Cut through a place,to cut (

12、sth.) with sharp metal through (sth.) Examples: Ill cut through the backyard. We can cut our way through the forest with knives.,3. Go off,a. to explode Example: The bomb went off at 6:30 this morning. b. to become unavailable (water, gas, electricity, power) Example: The power went off in several p

13、arts of the country during the high wind.,4. get sth. straightened out,to settle a difficult situation by dealing with the things, e.g. the cause, problems or confusion E.g. It will take a while before the two countries can straighten out their differences. There are a few things that need straighte

14、ning out between us.,5. Come by,a. to obtain sth. that is rare or difficult to find Example: How on earth did you come by these tickets? b. to make a short visit to a place on your way to somewhere else Example: Ill come by your house and get my stuff later, OK?,6. Make up,a. (of parts) to constitute; compose; complete by fitting or assembling; form Example: All matter is made up of atoms. b. to invent; think and say sth. that is new or not true; improvise Example: There isnt any little boy called