新编英语教程4 unit9.ppt

1、Unit 9,Text I The Pearl,Text II Gold,Text I Text II Oral Work Guided Writing Listening,Pre-reading Activity Structure Vocabulary Acquisition Intensive Reading Answer the Questions Orally,Text 1: The Pearl,How do people usually think of pearl? As an ordinary piece of jewellery? A thing of great value

2、? A useless ornament? Give reasons for your answer. What might happen if a very poor person came into possession of a very large pearl of great value? Think of two or three possibilities.,Text I,Pre-reading Activity,Before you read the text, think about the following questions.,What would you do if

3、you get the pearl of the world?,Pearl,珍珠(Pearl)，是由拉丁文Pernulo演化而来的。它的另一个名字Margarite，则由古代波斯梵语衍生而来，意为“大海之子”。 珍珠是一种有机宝石，自古以来一直被人们视做奇珍，据地质学和考古学的研究证明，在两亿年前，地球上就已经有了珍珠。我国是世界上利用珍珠最早的国家之一，早在四千多年前，尚书禹贡中就有河蚌能产珠的记载，诗经、山海经、尔雅、周易中也都记载了有关珍珠的内容。 珍珠按照成因分为天然珍珠和人工养殖珍珠两种，天然珍珠主要是指在贝、蚌的体内自然形成的珍珠；习惯上人们把珍珠又分为海水珠、淡水珠、人造珠三种类

4、型，淡水珍珠是指江、河中产出的珍珠。我国的天然淡水珍珠主要产于华南诸岛。珍珠有白色系、红色系、黄色系、深色系和杂色系五种，多数不透明。珍珠的形态以正圆形为最好，古时候人们把天然正圆形的珍珠称为走盘珠。 珍珠与玛瑙、水晶、玉石一起并称我国古代传统“四宝”。,Text I,Pre-reading Activity,Now, you are given about 5 minutes to skim through the text for the main ideas, and then answer the following questions. What point is made abou

5、t news in a town? What was the news in the town? Which people were particularly interested into Kinos pearl?,1. What makes it possible for the writer to produce such vivid and immediate description?,2. What leaves the reader with a profound impression of the town, its people and the forces at work i

6、n it?,His close contact with and awareness of different types of people.,His thorough and profound Understanding of “human nature”,His keen power of observation and active imagination.,1,2,3,His effective use of language.,4,Similes throttle. 扼死：掐住喉咙以使窒息而死；掐死 2) To suppress, repress, or stifle: 压抑：压制

7、、抑制或镇压：,他在送医院急救之前便窒息而死。 He strangled before help could reach him.,Before panting little boys could strangle out the words, their mothers knew it.,Please paraphrase the sentence:,The mothers had already learned the news before their sons could stammer it out.,Please translate: 独裁者的第一步是扼杀新闻自由。 The dic

8、tators first step was to strangle the free press.,The news swept on past the brush houses, and it washed in a foaming wave into the town of stone and plaster.,Please paraphrase the sentence:,The news spread from one brush house to another and continued to travel fast into the town.,And when it was m

9、ade plain who Kino was, the doctor grew stern and judicious at the same time.,stern:,1) Hard, harsh, or severe in manner or character: severe 严格的 2) Grim, gloomy, or forbidding in appearance or outlook. 苛刻的 3) Firm or unyielding; uncompromising. 坚定的或不屈服 4) Inexorable; relentless: 毫不宽容的；无情的：,Please p

10、araphrase the sentence:,When the doctor realized that Kino was the man who had asked fro his help, he became both serious about the treatment and wise about how he could gain.,And when it was made plain who Kino was, the doctor grew stern and judicious at the same time.,Please translate the sentence

11、:,当弄清楚是一只大老鼠导致传动系统中断运转时，我们都松了一口气。不久传送系统便恢复了正常运转。,When it was made plain that it was a big rat that had caused the breakdown of the transmission system, we all felt relieved. Soon the system was brought to its normal operation.,And the doctors eyes rolled up a little in their fat hammocks and he thou

12、ght of Paris.,Please paraphrase the sentence:,For a moment, the doctors eyes were focused on nothing as his thoughts turned to Paris.,for it had happened that a fisherman in despair had given his pearls to the church.,happen: 1) （与to连用）偶然发生；巧遇 E.g. I happened to be out when he called. 他来访时，恰巧我出去了。 2

13、) 与on, upon连用）巧遇；偶然发现 3) It happened that 偶然., 碰巧.,for it had happened that a fisherman in despair had given his pearls to the church.,In despair = desperate,Translate: 当他得知他因年事已高而不能参加这次航天旅行时，他几乎陷入绝望。为了参加这次蒙昧以求的旅行，他足足准备了三年。,He was almost driven to despair when he learned that he was considered too o

14、ld to take part in the space voyage. He had spent three years preparing for this long-dreamed-of trip.,The news came to these men, and their eyes squinted and their finger-tips burned a littlehow the patron could not live.,squint v. 1) To look with the eyes partly closed, as in bright sunlight. 半眯着眼

15、睛看，如在强阳光下 2) To look or glance sideways. 向旁边看或瞟 3) To look askance, as in disapproval. 斜着看，如表示不同意 A quick look or glance: 匆匆一看或一瞥： patron One that supports, protects, or champions someone or something, such as an institution, an event, or a cause; a sponsor or benefactor 赞助人，,The essence of pearl mi

16、xed with essence of men and a curious dark residue was precipitated.,residue: The remainder of something after removal of parts or a part. See Synonyms at remainder 残留物： Expression: for the residue 至于其余; 说到其他,precipitate: 1) To throw from or as if from a great height; hurl downward 下掷 2) To fall or

17、be thrown headlong: 倒落,The essence of pearl mixed with essence of men and a curious dark residue was precipitated.,Adj. = hasty v. 沉淀 n. precipitation E.g. 他们作了一个轻率的决定。 他轻率地从比赛中退出。 They made a precipitate decision. He withdrew precipitately from the race.,speculation,1. 沉思, 思考, 思索 2. 推测(about, on, u

18、pon) 3. 投机, 投机买卖事业(in) e.g. Your speculations were all quite close to the truth.,engage in speculation 从事投机, 做投机生意 spread the speculation that 散播猜测 bear speculation 空头投机 bull speculation 多头投机,business commercial speculation 商业上投机 destabilization speculation 使市场不稳定的投机 foreign exchange speculation 外汇投

19、机 heavy speculation 大规模投机,The news stirred up something infinitely black and evil in the town, the black distillate was like the scorpion, or like hunger in the smell of food, or like loneliness when love is withheld.,Please paraphrase the sentence:,The news caused a profound “negative force” to be

20、at work in the town. This could be compared to a scorpion, which causes pain, or the hunger created by the smell of food, or feeling of loneliness which comes when love is refused.,The poison sacs of the town began to manufacture venom, and the town swelled puffed with the pressure of it.,Please par

21、aphrase the sentence:,What acted as the “venom-producing bag” of the town, i.e., the increasing self-interest in the townspeople, began to create poison which afflicted the whole town with a negative force.,1. What are some of the distinct qualities of gold? 2. Why does the author say that the longi

22、ng for gold has “brought out the worst in the human character”? 3. From when did there begin to be enough gold for all the trading nations to link their currencies to gold? 4. How was South Africa launched into the gold age? 5. How did George Bernard Shaw defend the working classes instinct to hoard

23、 gold at home?,Text II,Extensive Reading Questions,Gold,Text II,Practice,Workbook, Page 130, Comprehension,Oral Work,What Do People Come Out to See in a Boxing Match? Nathan Caldwell is a newspaper reporter. He is now interviewing Micheky Jackson, the prizefight promoter. They are discussing the que

24、stion: “What do people come out to see in a boxing match?”,Oral Work,A Discussion on the Nuclear Power Station Here are some expressions which can be used to make suppositions:,I am afraid Im not quite clear about what you mean by Im sorry, I dont understand what you mean by Im sorry, but could you

25、explain what you mean by ? Well, the point Im trying to make is that All Im trying to make is that . All Im trying to say is that Well, what Im trying to say is that ,Prcis Writing Paragraph Writing Letter Writing,Guided Writing,Prcis Writing,Practice: write prcis of Atomic Cars,Working in groups of

26、 two or three, choose the opening sentence from among the following on P116. Working in groups, write the prcis according to the outline and the main points.,Paragraph Writing,Argument: 117,Writings usually begin with the narration of an event to which the writer relates his views, which are usually

27、 found in news paper commentaries or editorials. Read the passage and decide which is the topic sentence, events and viewpoint.,Letter Writing,Borrowing a Book: P118,Write a letter with the following information. Writer Addressee Relationship Introduction Purpose Conclusion Ending,Listening Comprehe

28、nsion Dictation,Listening,Listening,Dictation,Finding the Direction and Location How can you tell which direction? By day, look for the Sun. It is in the east in the morning and the west in the afternoon. At night, use the Big Dipper to help you find the North Star. It would be better to bring a com

29、pass because its needle always points north. How do you know how far you have gone? You could count every step. Each step is about two feet. Youd better wear a pedometer which is a tool that counts steps. If you know where you started, which direction you are heading, and how far you have gone, you

30、can use a good map to figure out exactly where you are. Today there is a new way for travelers to figure out where they are. It is the GPS. It has 24 satellites that orbit the earth and constant broadcast their positions. Someday you may carry a small receiver as you hike and use GPS to find out if you are there