新编英语教程4-unit.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,*,*,Book 4,Unit 1,Contents,Detailed study of Text I&II,Oral work:,Role-play:asking about bank accounts;Interaction activities:making ones resolutions,Guided writing:,Basic writing techniquesexpansion of ideas(1);,Composition writingnarration;,Letter writingintroducing someone,Text I,Pre-reading activities,1.About New Years Resolutions,A.Top 10 Most Common New Year Resolutions,1.Lose weight,2.Stop smoking,3.Stick to a budget,4.Save or earn more money,5.Find a better job,6.Become more organized,7.Exercise more,8.Be more patient at work/with others,9.Eat better,10.Become a better person,1.About New Years Resolutions,B.Top Ten New Years Resolutions,1)Spend More Time with Family&Friends,2)Fit in Fitness,3)Tame the Bulge,4)Quit Smoking,5)Enjoy Life More,6)Quit Drinking,7)Get Out of Debt,8)Learn Something New,9)Help Others,10)Get Organized,1.About New Years Resolutions,C.Keeping Your New Years Resolutions,1,.Dont over promise,2,.Set out a path,.,3.,Set markers on your path.,4.,Tell people!,5.,Dont give up!,2.Pair work:what are your New Years resolutions?,3.Whats the text about?,-The title discloses very little information.,-A narrative piece of writing,-Characters:Dad:the hero,Maggie:his wife,Sammy:1,st,son,5,Roy:2,nd,son,Kit:1,st,daughter,14,Gretchen:2,nd,daughter,While-reading activities,-,Listen to the tape for general information,Study the text in detail,1.The main idea of the story:,The writer carried out his New Years resolutions faithfully to improve himself,but the results all went contrary to his expectations.,2.The supporting details:,(1),The writer has collected his New Years resolutions from self-improvement books.(1,st,paragraph),(2),The practice of his 8+2 resolutionsall are in the parentheses except trying to establish some kind of rapport(from 2,nd,paragraph to L.76),a.Be spontaneous in showing affection.,Practice:He sneak up on his wife and kissed her on the back of the neck.,Reaction:His wife shrieked and dropped a cup.,b.A sincere compliment is worth its weight in gold.,Practice:He complimented his wife.,Reaction:Angry,annoyed,c.Always encourage your childs curiosity.,Practice:He told his son with great patience how the watch worked.,Reaction:Sammy became absent-minded.,(2),The practice of his 8+2 resolutions,d.Meet your child at his own level.,Practice:He greeted his daughter and even her doll.,Reaction:None.,e.Show an interest in your childrens friends.,Practice:He made small talk with Kits friend.,Reaction:Kit got angry.,f.Be kind to and tolerant of your children.,Practice:He was very tolerant of Kits untidiness,Reaction:It made Kit sick.,g.Encourage creativity in the young.,Practice:He suggested children carve a salad spoon for Maggie.,Reaction:Maggie was irritated.,(2),The practice of his 8+2 resolutions,h.The most trivial chore can prove rewarding if approached with zest.,Practice:He was happy to take the garbage out.,Reaction:sarcastic,i.,Try to establish some kind of rapport with your children,Practice:He helped the boys build a snowman,played jacks with Gretchen,struck up a conversation with Kit,Reaction:Not cooperative,j.,Take over one of your wifes chores,and shell love you for it.,Practice:He took down the Christmas tree for Maggie.,Reaction:Furious,(1),(3),The reason why he tried:A man wants to improve himself and he wants to be a better husband and a better father;the reason why he failed:He is so considerate that it doesnt seem natural.(from L.77 to L.90),(2),(4),His usual/old selfas the husband:lazy,enjoyed himself thoroughly;as the father:serious,strict,stern,quick-tempered,unequal,3.Sentence Comprehension,1)you get out of them what you put in.,2)will be blessed with a richer life,3)Be spontaneous in showing affection,4).it wasnt my idea to stay out until four a.m.,5)Ill bet the fellows are swarming around.,6)she has become extremely aware of being female.,7)you are not feeling your best after last night.,8)She contributed very little.,9)Anybody else would have thrown in the sponge.,10)The kids have been impossible all day.,11)they had the nerve to say you suggested it.,12)Kit has been in a poisonous mood.,13)you cross-examined Marilyn about her boyfriends.,14)I was only making small talk.,15)drawn by the commotion.,16)they know where they stand.,17)I was illustrating my points with gestures.,18)The kids were sprawled on the floor,4.Language points,A brief summary of the ways to express futurity,1),will/shall and infinitivethe neutral future,2),to be going tofuture intention,3),be to do(sth)arrangement or command,4),be about tonear future,4.Language points,The use of,over,in the text,1),I tiptoed over and kissed her on the back of the neck.(L.8),over adv.across a distance or open space,either towards or away from sb/sth,2),“What have you been doing over the holidays?”(L.33),over prep.during,in the course of(a period or an event),3),To ease the situation,I picked up her brand-new sweater from the floor and put it over a chair.(L.42),over prep.resting on top of sth and covering sth partly or completely,4),Take over one of your wifes chores,shell love you for it.(L.63),take overtake charge of,how comeinformally used to ask“how does/did it happen(that)or why?”,e.g.How come you never visit us any more?,dread:fear sth.greatly,dread+doing sth.;dread to do sth.;dread+n.;dread that clause,suggest,request,insist,recommend,etc.+that(should)do sth.,resolution,(make a,New Years)resolve(v):(to do sth,that:e.g.After the divorce she resolved never to marry again;Mary resolved that she would try to work harder.),resolve(n):His encouragement and support strengthened our resolve.,judging from(by),pretty clearly/good,be blessed with/blessing,admiration/admire/admirable,boundless love/energy,spontaneous/impulsive/instinctive/automatic,shriek/scream/cry/yell/shout,sneak up on sb,on tiptoe/tiptoe(v),five-year-old,draw a sketch/draw ones attention,escapement mechanism,wander off,wind/rewind/forward,jovially/joyously,in her pajamas,defend/defense/defensive/indefensible,sarcastic/sarcasm,strike up a conversation/establish rapport,touch on/upon,have the nerve to do,cross-examine/cross-examination,bother with,assembled gathering,accomplish/finish/complete,even-tempered/hot-tempered,make every effort/make great efforts,illustrating one points,steady a lamp/steady(adj.)/steadily sprawl,Post-reading activities,l,Study some comments on the text,-,-The narrative is strikingly conversational in tone and the writers style is lively,unaffected,idiomatic and straightforward.,-,-There is a striking contrast between the informal colloquial English used in conversation and the formal,rigid English found in the writers list of resolutions on self-improvement,-,-The writer uses several examples of exaggeration to create comic effect and induce amusement.,-,-The writer uses a final irony in which there is a sharp contrast between what is logically expected to happen and what has happened.,-,-The writer uses a great many verb-preposition and verb-particle combinations to make his writing very informal.,-,-The writer employs contradictions to achieve a natural and conversational rhythm and style.,-,-The writer follows the general rule of thumbIf three long sentences are written in a row,make the fourth a short one.,-,Written/oral work:My New Terms Resolutions,Text II,l,Pre-reading activities,Group work:what do you usually do in a bank?And how?,Expressions that might be used at the bank:,cashier/teller,bank card,Automatic Teller Machine(ATM),interest,bank loan,Overdraft(A check written for more money than is currently in the account.,),cash a cheque/check,pay by cheque/check/cash,withdraw money,deposit money,transfer some money to my savings/current account,sign your name/your account number on the back of the cheque,fill in this form/a paying-in form/a transfer slip/a withdrawal form,see your ID(Identity)card/your passport,(savings accounts)offer(higher)interest rates,Pre-reading activities,Whats the text about?,-This is,too,as Text I,a light,humorous piece of writing.The writer gives us a vivid account of how he failed totally the first time at bank.,While-reading activities,-,Listen to the tape for general info,-,Study the text in detail,1),The main idea of the story:,The writer underwent an embarrassing experience at the bank the first time and banked no more since then.,2)The supporting details,Questions,1.,Why do you think the hero of the story gets“rattled”when he goes into a bank?,2.,What made the manager of the bank take the man for a detective?,3.,How did the manger react when he heard it was such a small sum of money that was going to be deposited in his bank?,4.,What was the clerks reaction to the mans eccentric behavior?,5.,What did the man do with his money after this experience?,6.Was it the first time or the last time the man went to a bank?,Language points,get rattled,(colloq.)become confused,anxious,frightened,Other exaggerative words in the text:,shambled in,poked the ball with a quick convulsive movement,ghastly pale,swam before my eyes,a roar of laughter that went up to the ceiling of the bank,etc.,must needs or needs must,have to,must,This archaic verb phrase is used to create a humorous effect.,Good morning,:In this case,it is not a greeting,but a farewell,meaning“Good-bye”,so as“good afternoon”and“good evening”can be used the same according to the context.,e.g.Finally Aunt May stood up and said,“I will not sell the house.Good evening,Mr.Flynn.”,Post-reading activities,Group discussion and report:,Is it better to save money or to spend money?,Guided writing,Expansion of ideas(1),To get ideas for your writing is,to some extent,rather easy.You only have to be observant,conscientiously observant,with your five senses:seeing,hearing,tasting,smelling,and touching/feeling.Besides,there exists the sixth senseinstinctive,imaginative,impressive,etc.,Assignment,Make use of your five senses,write an essay entitled“A Walk on an Early Spring Morning”.,