大学英语泛读.ppt

1、Numbers and Omens,2011级英教专2 406宿舍 制作人： 1123030608 胡丽丽 1123030609 姜仁敏 1123030610 李春晓 1123030611 李贞 1123030612 林亚男 1123030613 刘淑娟,Discussion: Which number do you like best ? why? Do you think that faith in numbers is superstitious?Why or why not? Try to discuss the differeces between the west countrie

2、s and east countries.,李春晓,Glossary: auspicious：showing signs that sth is likely to be successful in the future ominous:suggesting that sth bad is going to happen in the future malicious:having or showing hatred and a desire to harm sb or their feelings ascribe to:owe to meticulous:very careful about

3、 small details stray from:wander away from benevolence:kind,helpful and generous,李春晓,MAIN IDEA: Chinese peoples day-to-day life is closely associated with numbers.,knowledge focus:,pair work:Discuss the following questions with your partner.,How do number uses vary from culture to culture?,What is t

4、he number etiquette in China?,Whats the main idea of the article?,1123030612 林亚男,Pair Work,The significance of numbers,1. One: marking the beginning,independentor alone.,2 . Two:fortune comes in pairs.,4. Five:the mean.,5. Six:everything goes smoothly.,6. Seven:Doing the sevens.,1123030612 林亚男,7.,Ei

5、ght:success,3 Four:the great earth,8. Nine:forever,Supplyment,Gift-Giving in some foreign cultures.,1.Gifts to Germans should not be wrapped in black,brown,or white. 2.Avoid gifts of a knife or handkerchief to persons in Latin America. 3.In Japan give gifts in pairs if possible.,1123030612 林亚男,Follo

6、wup Exercises,Write down the synonyms of the following words or expressions.,Chew out,Incline to,meticulous,Ascribe to,Wary of,Stray from,Obsesse with,1123030612 林亚男,Take shape,Assign,Sprinkle,Imply,Encompass,Combat,Abundance,FOR FUN,Movies to Watch,1123030612 林亚男,Discussion:,Whats your favorite luc

7、k number? Give your reason.,2.Do you think that faith in numbers is superstitious? Why or why not?,Give examples of auspicious and ominous numbers other than those used in the text.,1123030609 姜仁敏,Guide Objectives：,Related Information .,Text Comprehension.,Difficult Points.,Reading Skills.,112303060

8、9 姜仁敏,Scanning and skimming the whole passage for 5 minutes,Whats the main idea for this passage?,keys:Chinese peoples dayto day life is closely associated with numbers.,1123030609 姜仁敏,SupplymentReading Skills,steps:scaning,Be sure to know what you want to find.,If you are not familiar with the mate

9、rial，find out its arrangement .,Move your eyes very rapidly over the lines until you find the very information you want.,1123030609 姜仁敏,Mysterious Numbers,Numbers play an important role in Chinese culture and it can be found in almost every aspect of peoples lives. If you want to China ,you should k

10、now the mysterious numbers. Now ,I will give you some single and ominous numbers and you maybe know their meaning .,姓名：胡丽丽 学号：1123030608 班级：英教专二,God can be alone,New years: First day of the first month on the lunar calendar Tomb sweeping day: third day of the third month Dragon boat festival: fifth

11、of the fifth Chinese valentine day: seventh of the seventh Old people day: ninth day of the ninth month in the lunar calendar,For example :,Summary :,One is the number making the beginning ,and also has the meaning of independent or alone,姓名：胡丽丽 学号：1123030608 班级：英教专二,Number four,Ominous: At wedding

12、or funerals, if you give them money with number four ,even if it is a lot of money ,they wont happy. Because the pronunciation of four is close to that of death. Elevators without fourth floors. In Taiwan, hospitals and hotels normally have no fourth floor, and the numbers in the elevator just skip

13、right from three to five. 姓名：胡丽丽 学号：1123030608 班级：英教专二,ORIGIN OF NUMBERS,Numbers origin in the Book of Changes.The I Ching or Book of Changes is a compilation which records the experience of people in ancient times with luck and diviation.In the Book of Changes ,each number has some significance: On

14、e:tai-ji Two:two rituals Three:three powers Four:four directions Five:five pathways Six:six realms Seven:seven rules Eight:eight trigrams Nine: nine chains Ten: ten depictions 刘淑娟,Application of auspicious numbers in everyday life Three yang make good fortune (三羊开泰） Happiness comes in pairs （好事成双) F

15、our wings of poultry(得禽四益） Festive candles with double glow（喜烛双辉) One six eight ,on the way to success(168,一路发）,刘淑娟,A writer adds that because the character for “odd” also means“in Complete “when she was in her old home in Beijing ,they would always make sure that the number of steamed rolls made fo

16、r New Year was even in order to make a good beginning .,李贞 1123030611,A scholar inclines to the number three.He thinks three stands for “many.” In Lao Tzu it is said that “Tao gave birth to the one ,the one gave birth to the two ,two gave birth to three,and three gave birth to ten thousand things.,李贞 1123030611,Believe it or not,its up to you When people use luck nimbers to symbol