SectionA unit 8.ppt

1、1,1,Text Study,Notes to the Text,Words and Expressions,Idea Sharing,Writing,Summary,Understanding,Reproduction,Structure Analysis,Answer the following questions.,I. Understanding,Text StudyUnderstanding,What is the conclusion drawn from the survey based on the responses from over 188,000 students?,T

2、ips:,More consumeristic; less idealistic,Text StudyUnderstanding,2. What do students think about the importance of developing a meaningful philosophy of life? 3. What do most people between 30 and 50 finally become aware of?,Tips:,Tips:,well off; successful,work; live for; do more,Text StudyUndersta

3、nding,4. According to the text, what is the duty of educational institution? 5. What does education teach us to see?,Tips:,Tips:,aware of; meaning; life,connections; immediate needs,Text StudyUnderstanding,6. How can we improve our moral sense? 7. What should education be about in the long run?,Tips

4、,Tips,acquire knowledge,distinguish; right; wrong,II. Structure Analysis,Text StudyStructure Analysis,1. The way to develop the whole passage:,Text A is an argumentation for the point that theres a lot more to life than a job. It is of a problem-solution pattern which can be roughly divided into thr

5、ee parts.,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Part One: Presenting the Problem (Paras. 18),Part Two: Solving the Problem (Paras. 918),A Problem-Solution Pattern,Part Three: Conclusion (Para. 19),Text StudyStructure Analysis,Part One: Presenting the Problem,What is the problem?,The youth today are becoming

6、more and more inclined to care more about material things rather than anything else like social responsibility.,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Part Two: Solving the Problem,How to deal with the problem?,It is the duty of educational institutions to help students to understand the meaning of life.,Educ

7、ation should be able to teach the young . Para.13 Education teaches us to see the connections between . para. 14 A broad education can . Para. 16,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Part Three: Conclusion,What conclusion can we arrive at?,Our educators should both answer students cries for career education

8、 and ensure that students are prepared for the day when they realize their short-sightedness.,Text StudyStructure Analysis,2. The way to develop paragraphs:,an argument supported by facts,One writing technique for argumentation is to support an argument with facts, statistics, examples, reasons, etc

9、. In section A, we can find that facts are used to support an argument. The point of view argued might be one sentence, a few sentences, or even a whole paragraph.,Analyze paragraphs 14 and 15 to find out what fact has been used to support the argument.,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Text StudyStructu

10、re Analysis,The argument: Education should teach us to see the connections between things, as well as to see beyond our immediate needs. (Para. 14),The fact to support the argument: _ _ (Para. 15),A strike for higher wages resulted in employers,driven out of work. No company, no job. How,short-sight

11、ed in the long run.,Text StudySummary,III. Summary,I have always felt that youth is _ on the young. Well, _ I have felt that way since I passed _ age! If only I could go _ to college now! I _ work _ to learn a foreign language. I would take _ things more seriously. I would _ more energy to develop m

12、y _ sense. I would even study harder in the field I _ in. Of course I cant go back, _ I hope you can _ from my experience.,wasted,at last,middle,back,would,harder,artistic,spend,moral,specialized,but,learn,(to be continued),Your generation enjoys an incredible amount of knowledge in _ fields. Stand

13、_ on the contributions made by others! As you study _ wisdom of others, learn _ to think. Then use your strength to build a _ world for the next generation. In the _ run you will find that this way of _ can help you become well off _ happy.,many,proudly,the,how,better,long,thinking,as well as,Text S

14、tudySummary,IV. Reproduction,The name of the selective courses; Reasons for the choices of the optional courses; The possible influences brought about by the courses on students future life.,Text StudyReproduction,One student acts as a teacher who is responsible for giving students advice on how to

15、decide on their optional courses. Another student is going to have a talk with the teacher to seek advice. Your dialogue should cover the following points:,Pair Work: Make a Dialogue,Text StudyReproduction,Useful expressions:,Whats on your mind? What makes you choose ? How about ? Why not ? What do

16、you expect from the course?,Active Expressions,Focus Study,In English, you may find some expressions formed by very common words, but they are active and powerful.,Whats on at the cinema tonight? 今晚电影院上演什么？ Whats he up to? 他忙什么呢?,I. Active Expressions,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,1. Interest

17、in teaching, social service and humanities is at a low, along with ethnic and womens studies. (L.31) 2. that they were meant to do more than serve a corporation (L.63) 3. Weekly we read of unions that went on strike for higher wages, only to drive their employers (L.100) 4. How short-sighted in the

18、long run. (L.115),Notes to the TextActive Expressions,at a low,at a low level or degree,be meant to do sth.,should do sth.,only to do sth.,used for saying that what happens next is disappointing or unpleasant,in the long run,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,股票价格指数已跌到历史最低点。 在印度，进庙之前应先脱鞋。 我打开盒子，却发现

19、是空的。 从长远看，用真皮更合算，因为真皮耐用。,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,Share prices have been at an all-time low.,You are meant to take your shoes off before you enter a temple in India.,I opened the box, only to find it was empty.,Itll be cheaper in the long run to use genuine leather because it lasts longer

20、.,经济状况不太好。 每年我们都要缴纳所得税。 他试图逃跑，却被警察抓获。 做学生时刻苦学习从长远看会使以后的人生更美好。,More Practice,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,The economy has been at a bit of a low.,We are meant to pay income tax every year.,He tried to escape, only to be caught by the police.,Hard study as a student will lead to a better life i

21、n the long run.,If only 后用虚拟语气。谓语动词用一般过去时表示现在没有实现的愿望，用过去完成时表示过去没有实现的愿望，常译为“要是就好了”。,Practice,II. Focus Study,“If only I knew then what I know now.” (L.7),Notes to the TextFocus Study,If only I could speak several foreign languages!,我要是能讲几种外语就好了。 要是那天我一个人去就好了。,If only I had gone there the other day.,N

22、otes to the TextFocus Study,Notes to the TextFocus Study,2. If it (whatever it may be) wont compute and you cant drink it (L.11),及物动词 compute 的主动形式表示被动意义。类似的及物动词还有：wash, write, sell, read, open, cut, peel, play, strike, record, eat, draw, act, lock, photograph 等。,Practice,Notes to the TextFocus Stud

23、y,他不上照。 尼龙织物干得快。 这部小说很畅销。,He does not photograph well. Nylon dries quickly. The novel sells well.,“be or ” 是 “whether be or ” 的 省略结构,译为“不管（不论）是还 是”。该结构表示让步，为虚拟语气的 一种表示方法。 “be or ”结构必须倒装。,Practice,3. And we are better for our understanding of these other contributions be they scientific or artistic.

24、(L.89),Notes to the TextFocus Study,Be he what he may, he should obey the rules. Home is home, be it ever so homely. All matter, whether it be gas, liquid or solid, is made up of atoms(原子). The business of each day, be it selling goods or shipping them, went quite smoothly.,Translation,不论阴天还是晴天，他每天晚

25、上都要在这个公 园里散步。 不管他们是平民还是高官，在法律面前都是平 等的。,Every day he takes a walk in the park in the evening, whether it be fine or raining.,Be they common people or high-ranking officials, they stand equal before the law.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,Matching Game,Word Using,Chinese to English,Words and Expressions

26、Word Using,1. accordingly (L.26) ad. as a result of something,They asked him to leave the company, and accordingly he stopped working there.,他们要我快来，因此我就乘飞机赶到了。,I was told to hurry; accordingly, I came by plane.,I. Word Using,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,1. accordingly ad. in a way that is suitabl

27、e for a particular situation,She is an expert in her field, and is paid accordingly.,请把你们的决定通知我们，我们会照着去办的。,Please inform us of your decision and we will act accordingly.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,2. enrollment n. (L.32) C the number of people enrolled U the process of enrolling or being enroll

28、ed,Enrollment is the first week of September. 最近学校的入学人数有所减少。 School enrollments are currently falling.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,2. enroll v.,to arrange for yourself or for sb. else to officially join a course, school, etc.,She decided to enroll in the history course at the local evening schoo

29、l.,Did you enroll in any clubs or associations this semester?,3. confines n. (L.72) limits or borders,It is beyond the confines of human knowledge.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,The narrow confines of a life in the church proved too difficult for him.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,3. confine v.

30、keep sb. or sth. within certain limits,You are asked to confine your use of the telephone to business calls only.,在每周例会上，每个人的发言都不能离开会议议题。,At the weekly meeting, everyone must confine his remarks to the subject.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,Collocation,render,help / aid / assistance (to),services

31、(to),thanks (to),He is always ready to render help to others, so he is the most respectable person in the neighborhood.,give,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,5. contribution n. （L. 91）,C sth. one does that helps to achieve sth. or to make it successful,Shakespeares contribution to English literature

32、is immeasurable.,These measures would make valuable contribution towards reducing industrial accidents.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using, C an amount of money or sth. else that helps to achieve sth. or to make it successful,5. contribution n.,所有捐献,无论多小,我们都表示深深感谢 。 All contributions, no matter how sma

33、ll, will be appreciated.,Ten kids from the poverty-stricken mountainous regions accepted a ￥40,000 contribution from a Charitable Foundation.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,6. accumulate v. （L. 106）,get more and more of sth. over a period of time,By investing wisely, she accumulated a fortune.,If y

34、ou dont sort out the papers on your desk on a regular basis, they just keep on accumulating.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,7. puzzled a. (L. 109),unable to understand sth. or the reason for sth.,The students sat with puzzled expressions on their faces as their lecturer tried to explain the theory.

35、,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,7. puzzle v.,confuse sb. or make them worried,We are still puzzling about how the accident could have happened.,调查的结果让我很困惑，这跟我之前所预想的完全不一样。 The findings of the survey puzzle methey are not at all what I would have expected.,8. distinguish v.,recognize the difference b

36、etween people or things,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,他是个色盲，分不清红色和绿色。 Hes color-blind and cant distinguish between red and green easily.,要辨别双胞胎很难。 It was hard to distinguish one twin from the other.,II. Chinese to English,major objective college instructor arrive at a conclusion quality of life ed

37、ucational institutions moral sense a shipping company,Words and ExpressionsC to E,III. Matching Game,_ preferable _ confine _ distinguish _ accumulate _ poll,a. a survey of public opinion b. recognize the difference between people or things c. keep sb. or sth. within certain limits d. better or more

38、 suitable e. get more and more of sth. over a period of time,a.,b.,c.,d.,e.,Words and ExpressionsMatching Game,a. a business providing a service for people b. a job or profession c. confuse sb. or make them worried d. very different from each other e. a kind attitude toward other people f. sb. livin

39、g in a particular place g. very difficult to believe h. as a result of sth.,_puzzle _humanity _resident _incredible _agency _accordingly _diverse _occupation,a,h,g,f,e,d,c,b,Words and ExpressionsMatching Game,P189 translation,1. Little did she know that this picture would one day be worth more than

40、a million dollars. 2. While I understand what you say I dont agree with you on the issue. 3. I think the police are meant to protect people. 4. I went to see him yesterday only to find that he had gone abroad several days before. 5. At the weekly meeting everyone must confine their remarks to the su

41、bject. 6. If only I hadnt said those silly words! I was too young then to distinguish right from wrong.,Discussion,Idea Sharing,Discussion,What is the most important thing in your life? Give reasons.,Use only one word (a noun) to tell your group members the most important thing in your life and then

42、 take a relative test.,Your possible answers may be:,money, family, time, love, health, work , ,Idea Sharing,If the most important thing equals to 100, which of the above answer can equal that amount? Please take the following test to find out.,If A to Z is equal to 1 to 26 respectively, you will fi

43、nd that money is not the most important thing in your life because M+O+N+E+Y=13+15+ 14+5+25=72, which is not 100. What about love? Lets do the test once again: L+O+V+E=12+15+ 22+5=54, which is not 100, either. Can you find out the word to suggest the most important thing in life according to the tes

44、t?,Idea Sharing,A test,Idea Sharing,attitude,Key,Attitude is exactly the most important thing in life because A+T+T+I+T+U+D+E=1+20+20+ 9+20+ 21+4+5=100, which is just 100.,Attitude is everything.,Structure Writing,Practical Writing,I. Structure Writing,WritingStructure Writing,A Paragraph,An Argumen

45、t + Facts/Reasons,Sample,Youngsters are likely to become destructive forces of resistance if our education fails its purpose. People are shocked to find that most of the criminals today are 14- to 24-year-olds. They lack moral sense and a sense of responsibility to their society and to people in gen

46、eral. They value everything in terms of money and will do whatever they can to lay their hands on easy money.,WritingStructure Writing,An Argument: Youngsters are likely to become destructive forces of resistance if our education fails its purpose.,Fact 1:,People are shocked to find that most of the criminals today are 14- to 24-year-olds.,WritingStructure Writing,Fact 2:,An Argument: Youngsters are likely to become destructive forces of resistance if our education fails its purpose.,They lack moral sense and a sense of responsibility to their society and to pe