新世纪英语专业本科生综合教程(第二版)第3册 Unit4.ppt

1、Unit4,Watch the video clip and answer the following questions.,What is wrong with Mable? 2. Whats the name of the game? 3. Do you think it is fun to play that game? Where is fun in your opinion?,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 1,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,She just go

2、t braces.,The peanut-butter game.,Yes. Fun is around us and in our daily life.,Pre-reading Activities - Audiovisual supplement 2,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,George: All right, yeah. Ira: You okay, man? George: Yeah, yeah, Im good. I hope they got some food. Laura: Im so glad you guys

3、 came, hello, hi. George: Good to see you.-wow. Ira: Hi, hows it going? Oh! Thank you. George: Jeez, beautiful house! Laura: Thank you. George: How long have you guys been here? Laura: Weve been here about five years now. Ingrid: Whats up? Laura: This is my friend, George. And this is Ira. This is I

4、ngrid. Ira: Wow! George didnt mention you had a daughter.,Video Script1,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,From Funny People,George: Have you seen any of my movies? Ingrid: I saw the movie where you had a baby body. George: So, you saw re-do. Can you do the face? Hey, thats a good impressio

5、n. Mable: Dont leave me in the playroom! Laura: This is my daughter, Mable. She just got braces. George: Oh, yeah, let me see them. You mind if I eat a little bit of that sandwich right there? Ira? Ira: Im Im full. Ingrid: Do you guys want to play the peanut-butter game? Laura: Its fun. You want to

6、play? George: Lets do it! Laura: Ira? Ira: Yeah, I like peanut butter, yeah.,Video Script2,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,Laura: Lets do the peanut-butter game! George: All right! Hooray! Peanut-butter game! Peanut-butter game! Laura: Okay, just put a little bit. Mable: Ok. Ira: Whats s

7、he doing? Laura: A little bit. Okay, okay. I think thats good. George: This is what you guys do in your free time? Okay. Ingrid: There he is! Ira: Oh, boy. Come on. He got her. He got her. Oh, so, youre supposed to do it on the ears. Laura: Georges turn! Yeah! Georges turn! George: No. I dont want t

8、o do that. No, Ira will go, let Ira go.,Video Script3,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Information,Ira: No, no, George. Ingrid: Come on. Okay, all right! George: I just washed my hair this morning. George! George! George: Oh! God. No! Thats not the game.,Video Script3,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural

9、Information,1. Fun can be defined as a pleasurable experience, enjoyable occupation or an activity that involves amusement or pleasure. 2. But what do we view as fun? The answer may depend on our age, because whats pleasant and fun for a child is not necessarily entertaining and fun for a teenager o

10、r an adult. 3. What people consider fun often changes with age and maturity.,Cultural information,Audiovisual Supplement,Cultural Background,In this text, the author challenges the modern idea that fun is there for the asking and that fun overshadows everything. The author argues, instead, that fun

11、is hard to have and that fun is a rare jewel.,Global Reading - Text Analysis,Structural Analysis,Text Analysis,Structural analysis,Structural Analysis,Text Analysis,Part 1 introduces the thesis of the essay: Fun is hard to have. Fun is a rare jewel.,Part 2 points out a prevalent misconception, and c

12、onsequences thereof, that everything is supposed to be fun.,Part 3 is the concluding part of the essay where the author suggests that we ought to treat fun reverently.,Detailed reading1-4,Detailed Reading,Fun, Oh Boy. Fun. You Could Die from it Suzanne Britt Jordan 1 Fun is hard to have. 2 Fun is a

13、rare jewel. 3 Somewhere along the line people got the modern idea that fun was there for the asking, that people deserved fun, that if we didnt have a little fun every day we would turn into (sakes alive!) puritans. 4 “Was it fun?” became the question that overshadowed all other questions: good ques

14、tions like: Was it moral? Was it kind? Was it honest? Was it beneficial? Was it generous? Was it necessary? And (my favorite) was it selfless?,5 When the pleasures got to be the main thing, the fun fetish was sure to follow. Everything was supposed to be fun. If it wasnt fun, then by Jove, we were g

15、oing to make it fun, or else. 6 Think of all the things that got the reputation of being fun. Family outings were supposed to be fun. Sex was supposed to be fun. Education was supposed to be fun. Work was supposed to be fun. Walt Disney was supposed to be fun. Church was supposed to be fun. Staying

16、fit was supposed to be fun. 7 Just to make sure that everybody knew how much fun we were having, we put happy faces on flunking test papers, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors, bathroom mirrors.,Detailed reading5-7,Detailed Reading,Detailed reading8-9,Detailed Reading,8 If a kid, looking at hi

17、s very happy parents traipsing through that very happy Disney World, said, “This aint fun, ma,” his mas heart sank. She wondered where she had gone wrong. Everybody told her what fun family outings to Disney World would be. Golly gee, what was the matter? 9 Fun got to be such a big thing that everyb

18、ody started to look for more and more thrilling ways to supply it. One way was to step up the level of danger or licentiousness or alcohol or drug consumption so that you could be sure that, no matter what, you would manage to have a little fun.,Detailed reading10,Detailed Reading,10 Television comm

19、ercials brought a lot of fun and fun-loving folks into the picture. Everything that people in those commercials did looked like fun: taking Polaroid snapshots, swilling beer, buying insurance, mopping the floor, bowling, taking aspirin. We all wished, Im sure, that we could have half as much fun as

20、those rough-and-ready guys around the locker room, flicking each other with towels and pouring champagne. The more commercials people watched, the more they wondered when the fun would start in their own lives. It was pretty depressing.,Detailed reading11-12,Detailed Reading,11 Big occasions were su

21、pposed to be fun. Christmas, Thanksgiving and Easter were obviously supposed to be fun. Your wedding day was supposed to be fun. Your wedding night was supposed to be a whole lot of fun. Your honeymoon was supposed to be the epitome of fundom. And so we ended up going through every Big Event we ever

22、 celebrated, waiting for the fun to start. 12 It occurred to me, while I was sitting around waiting for the fun to start, that not much is, and that I should tell you just in case youre worried about your fun capacity.,Detailed reading13,Detailed Reading,13 I dont mean to put a damper on things. I j

23、ust mean we ought to treat fun reverently. It is a mystery. It cannot be caught like a virus. It cannot be trapped like an animal. The god of mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party. I dont want to blaspheme fun anymore. When fun co

24、mes in on little dancing feet, you probably wont be expecting it. In fact, I bet it comes when youre doing your duty, your job, or your work. It may even come on a Tuesday.,Detailed reading14.1,Detailed Reading,14 I remember one day, long ago, on which I had an especially good time. Pam Davis and I

25、walked to the College Village drug store one Saturday morning to buy some candy. We were about 12 years old (fun ages). She got her Bit-O-Honey. I got my malted milk balls, chocolate stars, Chunkys, and a small bag of M dominate,Detailed reading overshadow,e.g.,Ben overshadows all his colleagues wit

26、h his extraordinary insight and quick wit. She is overshadowed by her younger and more attractive sister.,Detailed Reading,flunk v. fail, esp. (in) a course or an exam,Detailed reading flunk,e.g.,The boy was upset because he flunked (in) an English exam.,Detailed Reading,flunk out expel or be expell

27、ed from a school or course because of work that does not meet the required standards,e.g.,We didnt flunk out, but our records werent so good.,traipse v. walk wearily,Detailed reading traipse,e.g.,She spent the day traipsing from one shop to another.,Detailed Reading,epitome n. an ideal; a typical re

28、presentation,Detailed reading epitome1,e.g.,His father is the epitome of goodness.,Detailed Reading,epitomize v. be an epitome of sth.,e.g.,He epitomizes the loving father. She epitomizes all the good qualities of her family.,Detailed reading epitome2,Detailed Reading,Practice,1. 他认为猫是懒惰的化身。,In his

29、eye, the cat is the epitome of laziness.,2. 这本手册概括了日常卫生的要点。,This handbook is a neat epitome of everyday hygiene.,3. 这位银行经理的身上集中体现了他们家族的一切优秀品质。,The bank manager epitomizes all the good qualities of his family.,damper n. (inf.) sth. that stops an occasion from being as enjoyable as it was intended to

30、be,Detailed reading damper,e.g.,The bad news put / cast / threw a damper on the party. Will the snow put a bit of a damper on your hike plans?,Detailed Reading,blaspheme v. show contempt or disrespect for (God, a divine being, or sacred things),Detailed reading blaspheme,e.g.,The bank manager began

31、to rage and blaspheme (against) God. The spiritual leader charged that the film blasphemed Islam.,Detailed Reading,Detailed reading malted milk,Detailed Reading,malted milk a soluble powder made of dried milk, malted barley, and wheat flour 麦乳精（由牛奶、大麦麦牙和面粉制成的可溶粉粒）,chunky a. 1. (of candy, etc.) conta

32、ining small, thick pieces 2. (of a man) short and strong; stocky,Detailed reading chunky,e.g.,chunky peanut butter; chunky soup,Detailed Reading,e.g.,A chunky man usually has a wide upper body and looks strong.,scan v. examine sth. carefully, with the eyes or with a machine, in order to obtain infor

33、mation To scan a text can also mean look through it quickly in order to find a piece of information that one wants or get a general idea of what the text contains.,Detailed reading scan,e.g.,She anxiously scanned the faces of the young men leaving the train in the hope of finding her son.,Detailed R

34、eading,e.g.,Now, scan the newspaper article quickly and make a note of the main points.,Detailed reading somewhere along the ,Somewhere along the line people got the modern idea that fun was there for the asking, that people deserved fun, that if we didnt have a little fun every day we would turn in

35、to (sakes alive!) puritans. (Paragraph 3),Paraphrase:,Nowadays, people would believe that they can have fun whenever they ask for it, and they should have fun; otherwise they would be leading a dull and bitter life as a puritan.,Detailed Reading,Detailed reading the god of,The god of mirth is paying

36、 us back for all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party. (Paragraph 13),Paraphrase:,We have long assumed that fun was easy to have, but now we are paying a price for that shallow-mindedness, i.e., our party is hardly as much fun as we has expected it to be.,Detai

37、led Reading,Consolidation Activities- Vocabulary main,Phrase Practice,Word Derivation,Synonym / Antonym,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Listening,Grammar,Consolidation Activities- Word derivation 1,1) insure v. insurance n. insured n. improve sth.,Consolidation Activ

38、ities- pay back,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Listening,Grammar,e.g.,他对我使坏，我得治治他。,Ill pay him back for the trick he played on me.,pay back: punish sb. or get ones revenge,failing,Consolidation Activities- Synonym / Antonym1,1. Family outings were supposed to be fun

39、.,Synonyms:,excursion, jaunt,2. Just to make sure that everybody knew how much fun we were having, we put happy faces on flunking test papers, dirty bumpers, sticky refrigerator doors, bathroom mirrors.,Synonym:,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Listening,Grammar,Conso

40、lidation Activities- Synonym / Antonym2,3. I just mean we ought to treat fun reverently.,Antonyms:,irreverently, disrespectfully, contemptuously,4. Television commercials brought a lot of fun and fun-loving folks into the picture.,Synonym:,advertisements,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral

41、 Activities,Writing,Listening,Grammar,5. Your honeymoon was supposed to be the epitome of fundom.,Synonym:,example,Consolidation Activities- Synonym / Antonym3,6. The god of mirth is paying us back for all those years of thinking fun was everywhere by refusing to come to our party.,Antonyms:,grief,

42、sadness, melancholy,7. I dont want to blaspheme fun anymore.,Synonyms:,profane, revile,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Listening,Grammar,8. It was a long way to Pams house but every time we got weary Pam would put her hand over her eyes, scan the horizon like a sailo

43、r and say ,Synonyms:,examine, scrutinize,Consolidation Activities- Grammar main,Vocabulary,Grammar,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Adverbial Clauses of Cause and Effect,Tense,Consolidation Activities- Grammar1.1,Adverbial Clauses of Cause and Effect This type of clause explains

44、 the reasons for what happens in the main clauses. Conjunctions, like because, as, since, now (that), are often used in the adverbial clauses of cause.,Vocabulary,Grammar,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Because is used when the reason is the most import part of the sentence. Th

45、erefore, the because-clause usually comes at the end.,As and since are used when the reason is already well-known, or is less important than the rest of the sentence. They can also mean “in view of the fact that”. As- and Since- clauses often begin the sentence.,Consolidation Activities- Grammar1.2,

46、Vocabulary,Grammar,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Now that has a meaning very close to as and since. We use so that to say that a result happens because something has a quality to a particular extent. So is used before adverbs or adjectives.,Practice Choose the best answer. 1.

47、 Because he was tired, he scored poorly on the exam, into the university.a. this will cause him to not be admittedb. this is a fact which will cause him to not be admittedc. which will cause him to not be admittedd. which will cause him to not admit 2. the TOEFL with a score of 550, he will be admit

48、ted into the university.a. Now that he passesb. That he has passedc. Now, he has passedd. Now that he has passed,Consolidation Activities- Grammar1.3,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Grammar,c,_,d,_,Consolidation Activities- Grammar1.4,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrate

49、d Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Grammar,3. Since July 4th is a holiday, have to go to work.a. so we do notb. we do notc. as a result, we do notd. thus, we do not 4. You yourself had to go back to Saudi Arabia to take care of some business in his own company.a. and he neededb. because he neededc. wh

50、ich he neededd. because he need,b,_,b,_,Consolidation Activities- Grammar1.5,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Grammar,5. have to work today, we should go to Laguna Beach.a. For we do notb. We do notc. Since we do notd. Since we do no 6. Fabiana will not go to work tod

51、ay a bit ill.a. , she isb. because shec. because she isd. which is she is,c,_,c,_,Consolidation Activities- Grammar1.6,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Grammar,7. , the temperature should begin dropping.a. Now that the sun settingb. Now that the sun setc. The sun sett

52、ingd. Now that the sun has set 8. is important since most professional jobs require writing skills.a. Learn how to writeb. Learning how writec. Learning how to writed. Learning how to write it is,d,_,c,_,Consolidation Activities- Grammar1.7,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Wr

53、iting,Grammar,9. , the research paper is beneficial to students since it requires them to critically think, read, and write about a specific body of knowledge in which they have an interest.a. A requirement at most universitiesb. It is a requirement at most universitiesc. A requirement at most unive

54、rsities it isd. Requirement at most universities,a,_,Consolidation Activities- Grammar2.1,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Grammar,Tense Tense is a grammatical category that locates a situation in time and indicates when the situation takes place. In languages which h

55、ave tense, it is usually indicated by a verb or modal verb, often combined with categories such as aspect, mood, and voice. Tense places temporal references along a conceptual timeline. This differs from “aspect”, which encodes how a situation or action occurs in time rather than “when”. Typical ten

56、ses are present, past, and future.,Consolidation Activities- Grammar2.2,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Grammar,Practice Complete the following letter with the appropriate forms of the verbs given. Dear Peter, Do you by any chance know where Bob is? I (like) to find

57、out because I Just (hear) of a job that exactly (suit) him, but if he (not apply) fairly soon, of course he (not get) it. I last (see) him about a month ago, when he just (leave) his job with the film company. He (say) he (go) to France for a holiday and (promise) to send me a,should /,have just hea

58、rd,_,would like,would exactly suit,_,doesnt apply,_,wont get,_,saw,_,had just left / was just leaving,_,said,_,was going,_,promised,_,Consolidation Activities- Grammar2.3,Vocabulary,Translation,Integrated Skills,Oral Activities,Writing,Grammar,postcard with his French address as soon as he (find) a place to stay. But I (hear) nothing since then and (not know) even whether he (go) to France or not. If you (know) his address, I (be) v