Unit-1-Starting-out.ppt

1、Unit One Starting out,Active Reading One,Diary of a Fresher,Active Reading 1,Act. 1 Match each word with the correct picture.,Gym,Lecture Hall,Dormitory,Dining Hall,Act. 2 Work in pairs and answer the questions. Who accompanied(陪伴) you to your dormitory(宿舍)? How often do your parents call you or you

2、 call them? How about your first meal at college? Who is the first schoolmate you met? What did you talk then? Did you wash your clothes yourself? Do you find it difficult?,A fresher,大一： (BrE) first-year student/fresher; (AmE) freshman 大二：(BrE) second-year student; (AmE) sophomore 大三：(BrE) third-yea

3、r student; (AmE) junior 大四：(BrE) fourth year student; (AmE) senior,A hall of residence,(AmE) dormitory 宿舍,A warden,An adult who looks after the buildings and facilities in a hall of residence. 宿舍管理员,A tutor,指导老师 In the UK it refers to a teacher or lecturer who has particular responsibility for a sma

4、ll group of students.,A coffee morning,非正式的咖啡聚会 An informal gathering with coffee, where people with a common interest meet for an hour or so and get to know each other better.,An English literature major,英语文学专业或该专业的一名学生 A degree in English or a student reading English, perhaps with a subsidiary sub

5、ject,A gap year,空档年 A year before going to college and after finishing high school,A Freshers Fair,社团招新会 An event when all the university clubs and societies try to attract new members.,Ballroom dancing,交谊舞 A type of dancing done by a man and a woman together, often in a room where formal balls, or

6、dances take place.,Tango 探戈; Waltz 华尔兹; Fox trot 狐步舞; Swing 摇摆舞; Rumba 伦巴; Cha-cha 恰恰,1. residence 2. barely 3. spill 4. intelligent 5. gap 6. ignorant 7. assure,1. check in 2. go along 3. sign up for 4. burst into,residence n.,C (fml) house, esp. large and official one 住所，住宅 U (legal) permission to

7、 live in a country 居住权，居留权,residence time registered residence permanent residence in residence take up residence,停留时间 户口 永久居住 居住于（某处）；常驻的 开始定居于（某处）,barely adv.,only just; almost not 只有，仅；几乎不，简直没有,Discuss the meanings of the following sentences.,1. Mary was very old and barely able to walk.,走路很困难,2.

8、 She was barely aware of her daughters presence.,几乎没注意到,3. Tom had barely finished his coffee when John returned.,才，刚刚,4. It used to be a big factory. But now there are barely 15 workers.,只有15名工人,spill v. A. cause or allow (liquid) to flow over the edge of its container 溢出 洒出B. move or fall out in l

9、arge numbers 蜂拥而出C. spread to other areas 扩散,Figure out the meanings of the underlined words. (A, B or C). (1) The conflict might spill over to other towns. (2) Students began to spill out of the building into streets when the bell rang. (3) Crowds of football fans spilled onto the field at the end

10、of the game. (4) He slipped and the wine spilt/spilled over the floor.,B,C,B,A,intelligent adj. 有智慧的；悟性高的；聪明的 Word family: intelligently adv. intelligence n. e.g. 1. A person who quickly learns and understands has good intelligence. 2. Is there, somewhere out in space, intelligent life trying to spe

11、ak to us?,智力；理解力,有智慧的；聪明的,gap n. C 1. a period of time in which something does not happen 间隔；间断 2. a space or opening in the middle of something or between things 缺口；裂口；缝隙；裂缝,bridge the gap (between) fill/stop a gap income gap generation gap,消除（之间的）隔阂,收入差距,填补空白；弥合缺陷；弥补不足,代沟,ignorant adj. lacking kno

12、wledge or awareness in general; uneducated 无知的；愚昧的；无学识的,Translate the sentences into Chinese:,他总被人说是愚昧无知。,2. I am ignorant of Chinese calligraphy (书法).,我对中国书法一窍不通。,3. He is so ignorant!,他真不懂礼貌。,1. He was told constantly that he was ignorant and stupid.,assure v.,向（某人）保证；使确信确保,Translate the following

13、 sentences: I assure you that this medicine cannot harm you. 2. He assured us of his ability to work. 3. 现在胜券在握了。 4. 我们都努力确保成功。,我向你担保这个药对你无害。,他向我们保证他有能力工作。,Victory was now assured.,We all worked hard to assure the success.,check in,登记住宿；（在机场）办理登机手续；托运（行李）,Ill call the hotel. Ill tell them well check

14、 in tomorrow. 我会给旅馆打电话，通知他们明天我们将登记入住。 2.Airline employees were checking in the passengers. 航空公司雇员正在为乘客办理登记手续。 3. I said goodbye and went to check in my baggage. 我与人告别后就去托运行李了。,A. To move along; continue without planning B. to go to an event C. to agree with someone/something D. to go together or as

15、a company,I might go along to the meeting tonight. Often it was easier to go along with her rather than risk an argument. Uncle Bill made up the story as he went along. Mary went along with us to Janes house.,A,D,go along,C,B,sign up for,报名参加；同意从事,John wants to sign up for the speech contest. 约翰要报名参

16、加演讲比赛。 2.The company has sign up a few orders. 这家公司已经签订了好几份订单。 3.They will sign up three new teachers. 他们将签约聘用三位新教师。 Exercise： 4. 她报名参加了烹饪班。,She signed up for cooking classes.,burst into burst into + n. ( tears / song / laughter, etc.) 1. As soon as she saw me, she burst into tears. 她一见到我就哭了起来。 2. W

17、hen the children saw their teacher, they burst into laughter. 孩子们一见到老师就大笑起来。 3. Can you tell me why they burst into song? 你能不能告诉我他们为什么突然唱起歌来？,Main Idea,Read the passage and fill in the form.,Move into the dormitory,Meet the tutor,Have a meal at the dining hall,Meet a new friend, Sophie,Sign up for c

18、lubs along with Sophie,Go to the library,Difficult sentence,Finally, with my mother red in the face and short of breath, we find Room 8, I unlock the door, and we all walk in. (Para. 1),等我们终于找到8号房间的时候，妈妈已经涨红了脸，累得上气不接下气。我打开门锁，我们都走了进去。,How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,with复合结构之with/without

19、+ 名词/代词+形容词,Difficult sentence,As he speaks, he moves his head from side to side, which makes his coffee spill into the saucer. (Para. 6),他边说话边晃动脑袋，咖啡都洒到杯托里了。,How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,which引导的非限制性定语从句，现行词which指代的是“he moves his head from side to side”这整句话。,Difficult sentence,I meet

20、 my tutor, who is tall with round shoulders, and looks determined to be pleasant. (Para. 5),What does the author imply in “determined” here?,我见到了我的导师，他个子高高的，肩膀厚实，好像打定了主意要逗人开心。,How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,Difficult sentence,She impresses me, and I feel so ignorant that I shouldnt even

21、 breathe the same air as her. (Para. 19),What tone does the writer use in the sentence?,How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,她给我留下了深刻的印象，我觉得自己太无知，甚至不配跟她呼吸同样的空气。,Difficult sentence,For some reason, I have to swear that I wont damage the books or break the library rules, and if I do, Ill be sen

22、t to prison. (Para. 24),How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,不知为什么，我必须发誓不损坏书籍、不违反图书馆的规定，否则我就要被送进监狱。,Will the writer really be sent to prison if she or he breaks the library rules?,Interpreting,1. As he speaks, he moves his head from side to side, which makes his coffee spill into the saucer.

23、(Para. 6),Is this the real reason the coffee spills into the saucer?,Probably not. His movement which was exaggerated represents his nervousness about meeting the new students.,Interpreting,2. “splendid,” he says, without waiting for the answer, and moves on. (Para. 8),Is the tutor really interested

24、 in the students hes talking to?,No, it seems not. His answer of “splendid” does not match with his action.,Interpreting,3. . todays menu includes chicken, rice, patatoes, salad, vegetables, cheese, yoghurt and fruit. The boy in front puts it all on his plate, pays for it, and goes to sit down. (Par

25、a. 13),Is this a usual amount of food to eat at one meal?,No, he is either very hungry or greedy, and this is exaggerated behaviour.,Interpreting,4. She impresses me, and I feel so ignorant that I shouldnt even breathe the same air as her. (Para. 19),What does the writer think of Sophie?,The writer

26、thinks that Sophie is superior and very intelligent. The comment about breathing the same aire is exaggeration.,Active Reading Two,Tis: A Memoir,Active Reading 2,Background Information,Frank McCourt 弗兰克麦考特 (August 19, 1930 July 19, 2009) An Irish-American teacher and writer Best known for Angelas As

27、hes安琪拉的灰烬, a tragicomic(悲喜交加的) childhood memoir(回忆录), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize.,（普利策奖）an award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature, and musical composition in the United States.,The Pilgrims,17世纪初来到美洲的英国清教徒移民 It refers to the 17th-century settlers who left Englan

28、d to avoid religious persecution(迫害).,The Reformation,宗教改革运动 It refers to a period of religious change in Europe in the 16th century, when the Protestant(新教徒) Church was started.,Puritan VS Protestant,清教徒 VS 新教徒,The Limerick,利默里克 A city in Ireland. It is located in the Mid-West Region and is also pa

29、rt of the province of Munster(芒斯特，德国一小镇).,Greenwich Village,格林尼治村 A largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan, New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families. The area, however, was famous for avant-garde(先锋派) writers, poets, artists

30、 and film-makers in 1960s.,Washington Square Park, in the heart of Greenwich Village,1. cultural 2. inadequate 3. subway 4. detect,1. in the long run 2. frighten the life out of sb/frighten sb to death,cultural adj.,文化的，与文化有关的 文化艺术的，与音乐、文学、艺术等有关的,cultural capital cultural background cultural underta

31、kings cultural life cultural landscape,文化资本；文化之都 文化背景 文化事业 文化生活，文明生活 文化景观，人文景观,inadequate adj.,not enough or not good enough for a particular purpose 不充分的；不够格的；不适当的,Translate the sentences into Chinese:,1. This is obviously inadequate.,这显然是不够的。,2. I feel inadequate to take this job.,我感觉没有能力胜任这份工作。,P

32、refix: in-,A. not 不，无，非 B. within 在之内 C. latest; fashionable or stylish 最新的；时髦的,(1) Some animals are inactive during the daytime. (2) The accident was the result of a moments inattention. (3) Printing(印花) has become the in-thing in the womens fashion design. (4) John is an in-career policeman.,A,A,C

33、,B,subway n. C (BrE) underground 地铁 Associational words: highway n. 公路；大路；交通要道 expressway n. (BrE) 高速公路 freeway n. (AmE) 高速公路,detect vt. 1. to notice someting, especially when it is not obvious 察觉，发觉，发现（尤指不明显的事） 2. to prove that something is present using scientific methods 查出；测出,Word family: detect

34、able adj. 可发觉的；可侦测的 detection n. 发觉，发现，察觉；侦查，探测 detective n. 侦探 detector n. 发现者；探测器,in the long run,(= in the long term) 从长远来看；终究,In the long run prices are bound to rise. 从长远看,物价肯定要涨。 2.Calm down. In the long run, things will get better. 别急，情况最终会好起来的。 3. In the long run he forced me to an agreement

35、. 最后,他逼得我同意了。,frighten the life out of sb/ frighten sb to death,Associational phrases:,把某人吓得没命/ 使某人紧张得要死,frighten sb from sth/doing sth 把某人吓得不敢做某事,frighten sb into sth/doing sth 威胁某人做某事,Main Idea,Work in pairs and discuss the questions:,What is the change in the writers full-time working life? How d

36、oes the writer feel? What are the problems that the writer faced with? What does the writer do to comfort himself?,Difficult sentence,. but the woman in the admissions office says its a requirement even though Ive read Dostoyevsky and Melville and thats admirable for someone without a high school ed

37、ucation. (Para. 1),How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,可是招生办公室的人那位女士说，虽然我读过陀思妥夫斯基和梅尔维尔的小说，虽然一个没上过高中的能读这些书的确令人敬佩，但这门课是必修课。,Difficult sentence,Im in heaven and the first thing to do is buy the required textbooks . (Para. 2),How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,我乐得飘飘然了，第一件事就是去买所需要的课本，然后用

38、纽约大学紫白相间的护封把它们套起来，这样地铁里的乘客就会向我投来艳羡的目光了。,What does Im in heaven imply?,Difficult sentence,. ideas dont drop fully formed from the skies . (Para. 6),How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,接着，教授告诉我们，观念并不是从天而降的现成品。,What does the writer try to tell us with this sentence?,Difficult sentence,. and the

39、ir attitudes to children were so informed. (Para. 6),How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,从长远来看，清教徒是宗教改革运动的产物，他们继承了宗教改革运动的世界观，并且他们对孩子的态度也由此体现了宗教改革运动的思想。,What is the function of so here ?,Difficult sentence,If the professor talks and talks and the textbook is 700 pages Ill surely be lost. (Par

40、a. 8),How to translate the sentence into Chinese?,如果教授不停地讲啊讲，而课本又又700页之多的话，到时候我肯定会不知所措。,How do you undertand Ill surely be lost here?,Difficult sentence,. and how they frightened the life out of their children. (Para. 9),How to understand frightening the life out of their children here?,It means mak

41、ing the children very much afraid of going to Hell.,Why did the Puritans want to frighten their children?,Interpreting,1. She says The History of Education in America course will . after my inadequate European education. (Para. 1),How does the writer feel about his European education being described

42、 as inadequate?,The writer may be exaggerating. Perhaps the woman in the admissions office did not actually say that his education was inadequate, but she made him feel like this.,Interpreting,2. All around me are students scribbling away in their notebooks . How am I supposed to know whats importan

43、t out of all the things shes saying up there? (Para. 3),How does he feel about being in class at the moment?,He is not sure what to write and what sort of notes to take. He has no experience of note-taking. He feels puzzled as no one has given him guidance about note-taking.,Interpreting,3. Some stu

44、dents raise their hands to ask questions but I could never do that. The whole class would stare at me and wonder whos the one with the accent. (Para. 3),Does he feel part of the class yet?,No, he feels different because of his accent and background.,Interpreting,4. I could tell the girl how I read D

45、ostoyevsky and Melville and shed be impressed and fall in love with me . in America together. (Para. 9),Do you think he has made friends yet? How does he feel about this?,It seems he has not made friends yet. Hes dreaming about a romance. He must feel like a stranger, a bit lonely. Hed like to share

46、 what he knows with someone, but he feels he cant do this in class.,Reading across Cultures,Settling Down at College around the World,Reading and Understanding,What did they decide to do after settling down？,Tanya made friends and had a social life. Miguel learnt to listen and think more. Francine r

47、ealized that she was responsible for looking after herself.,Read the passage and answer the questions on Page 18.,What did Tanya, Miguel and Francine do when they were first at university？,Tanya worked and studied all the time. Miguel tried to write notes about everything. Francine found the freedom, lack of guidance and managing money difficult.,Reading and Understanding,What made them change their minds?,Tanya realized the nee