新視野大學英語第一冊U4 Section A.ppt

1、,1,Unit 4 Heroes of our time,FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS HEBEI UNIVERSITY,Objectives,Section A Heroes among us,Project of the unit,Inspiring your thoughts,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,Inspiring your thoughts,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,Project of t

2、he unit,Lead-in,Project forecasting,Watch the video clip and discuss the following questions in pairs.,Step 1,1. What story does this video tell? 2. Why did Forrest Gump save so many soldiers by himself?,Thinking about what makes a hero,Task,Project of the unit,Lead-in,1. It tells about the story of

3、 Forrests saving his companions in the war. 2. He couldnt let them lay there all alone, scared, so he grabbed them up and run them out of there ,Project of the unit,Lead-in,Reference answers：,Work in groups and discuss the following questions.,1. Do you think Forrest in this video is a hero? Why or

4、why not? Yes, because he saved so many peoples lives, and he is brave. No, because it is his duty to help his companions.,Step 2,Project of the unit,Lead-in,2. How do you define a hero? A hero is a person of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. A person

5、who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal. For example: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.,Project of the unit,Lead-in,Inspiring your thoughts,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,Project of th

6、e unit,Lead-in,Project forecasting,Please get prepared by doing the following activities.,Project of the unit,You have known what a hero is and some heroic characters and actions. But what makes a hero? What kinds of people are described as heroes today? Do you think people who give their life for t

7、heir family members should be considered heroes? Thats what you are expected to learn and talk about in this unit. By the end of this unit, you are expected to write a paragraph with the structure of question-example-conclusion on the following topic: What makes a hero?,Enhancing your skills,Present

8、ing your project,Project of the unit,Global understanding,Detailed understanding,Inspiring your thoughts,Read Para. 1 and answer the following questions.,1. What kinds of people are described as heroes today?,Global understanding of the text,Task,Inspiring your thoughts,Global understanding,Today bo

9、th victims and survivors of all kinds of difficulties and tragedies are described as heroes.,Step 1,2. What is the function of the first paragraph?,In the first paragraph the author makes a thesis statement about heroes today, pointing out that the word “hero” becomes more common and what it is used

10、 to refer to. Then the author raises the question: Who are the heroes among us?,Inspiring your thoughts,Global understanding,One is Daniel Hernandez who courageously ran through the danger in a mass shooting in Tucson to save the life of one of the victims. The other hero is Dory Stoddard who gave h

11、is life for his wife in this shooting.,Inspiring your thoughts,In order to answer the questions raised in Para. 1, the author provides two examples in Paras. 2-4. Now read Paras. 2-4 and find out what the two examples are?,Global understanding,Step 2,What kind of people are called first responders?,

12、First responders are people, such as police officers and firefighters, whose job is to rush toward danger. They are supposed to be the first to arrive at the scene of accidents and deal with emergencies.,Inspiring your thoughts,Paras. 5-12 mainly deal with the first responders. Read this part quickl

13、y and answer the following question.,Global understanding,Step 3,How do we honor heroes according to the text?,We honor heroes by recognizing their heroism and more importantly, by working to change the circumstances that led to their death .,Inspiring your thoughts,Para. 13 is the conclusion of the

14、 entire passage. Read this paragraph and answer the following question.,Global understanding,Step 4,Enhancing your skills,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Global understanding,Detailed understanding,Inspiring your thoughts,1. Why was Daniel Hernandez regarded as a hero? 2. What did the pr

15、iest mean when he said “Dory didnt die a hero; he lived a hero.”? 3. How does todays notion of hero differ from that in the past? 4. Why did Eleanor McMahon consider many police officers as heroes? 5. What can we learn from the inspiring stories of heroes?,Read the text again and answer the followin

16、g questions.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,Detailed understanding of the text,Task 1,1. Why was Daniel Hernandez regarded as a hero? Because during a mass shooting in Tucson, Daniel Hernandez courageously ran through the danger to save one of the victims.,Inspiring your thoughts,Det

17、ailed understanding,Reference answers：,to be continued,2. What did the priest mean when he said “Dory didnt die a hero; he lived a hero.”? The priest meant that Dory was a hero not just because he gave his life for his wife, but also because he had been known for his remarkable spirit and love of hu

18、manity when he was alive.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,to be continued,3. How does todays notion of hero differ from that in the past? In the past, heroes were those who acted courageously beyond the call of duty or great leaders, while todays heroes can be average men and women.,I

19、nspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,to be continued,4. Why did Eleanor McMahon consider many police officers as heroes? Eleaner McMahon considered many police officers to be heroes because they rush toward danger to help those in need, against the human instinct to rush toward safety and a

20、way from danger.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,to be continued,5. What can we learn from the inspiring stories of heroes? The inspiring stories of heroes help remind us that ordinary people can do extraordinary things whether it is to fulfill their duties, or as part of everyday lif

21、e.,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,Think over the following two questions and share your ideas with your classmates.,Task 2,Critical thinking,1. Do you agree that “Heroism is latent in every human soul”? 2. How will you strengthen your own abilities and determination to be ready to ac

22、t heroically if the call comes?,Inspiring your thoughts,Detailed understanding,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Inspiring your thoughts,Language highlighting,Language learning,Language focus,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-conclusion essay,Enhancing your skills,Match the wor

23、ds with their meanings.,Step 1,Task 1,Learning words,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,subsequent distinct intense involve confine respond,1) They kept on trying their best to develop their business, but in such _ market competition, they had no idea if success would come along

24、one day. 2) I got from him only a letter, which was put on my office desk; _ to the receipt of this letter I have never heard from him. 3) He suggested a small but _ improvement on our former plan; I really appreciate it.,Step 2,Fill in the blanks with the words in the box.,subsequent distinct inten

25、se,intense,subsequent,distinct,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,to be continued,4) Fortunately, the accident didnt _ many people, for there is little traffic at that hour. 5) My daughter was shy; she was afraid to ask questions, _ to questions in class, or talk with other child

26、ren. 6) The duties to provide services for children in need are not _ to the local social services department.,confine involve respond,involve,respond,confined,Language focus,Language learning,Enhancing your skills,count on,shield from,relate to,make sense of,sum up,call on,in need,Find out the phra

27、ses from the text according to the meanings.,Step 3,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,1) He is a person that you can always _ when you need help. 2) She held her hand above her eyes to _ them _ the sun so that she could see more clearly the man in front of her. 3) Finally, I wou

28、ld like to _ by saying that it has been a tremendous pleasure to work with you all.,count on,from,sum up,shield,Step 4,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,Fill in the blanks with the expressions given in the table above. Change the form when necessary. Each expression can be used

29、only once.,to be continued,4) My most favorite program is the one that deals with scientific subjects that ordinary people can _. 5) They _ the developed countries to commit more money to protect the environment. 6) The boy studied the signs for over an hour, but still could not _ them, so he turned

30、 to his teacher for help. 7) We will continue to care for those _ and work to establish a society that is generous and prosperous.,relate to,call on,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language learning,make sense of,in need,n. 1) U the hard work and loyalty that sb. gives to an organization, activ

31、ity, etc. 投入；忠誠；奉獻 commitment to + n.,Translation: 我在學習上的投入使我成為我們小鎮(zhèn)上最成功的人。,My commitment to study has made me the most successful person in my small town.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Task 2,Detailed learning of key vocabulary,2) C a promise to do sth. or to behave in a

32、 particular way 承諾 e.g. make a long-term commitment 做出長期的承諾 commitment to + n. commitment to do sth.,We made a commitment to keep working together.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 我們承諾繼續(xù)合作.,n. pl. the people who work in a company, organization, or military for

33、ce（公司、組織或軍隊中的）人員；員工；職員,The personnel responsible for processing all these letters shall stay until the job is over.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 負責處理這些信件的人員要留下來，直到工作結(jié)束。,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,1.只有單數(shù)形式，但表達的是復數(shù)概念。 2. 作主語時，其

34、謂語動詞一般要用復數(shù)。 Are there sufficient personnel on board and ashore to deal with an emergency? Translation: 船上和岸上是否有足夠的人員來處理緊急情況？ 形近詞 personality: n. C, U 個性；名人 personal: a. 個人的；親自的；針對個人的,Fill in the blanks with the right form of the words personnel, personality and personal. And then translate the sente

35、nces into Chinese.,1. A number of local _ were present at the meeting. 當?shù)氐囊恍┟顺鱿藭h。 2. This is a _ matter; I see no need to discuss it with a bunch of reporters. 這是個私人問題，我覺得沒有必要和一幫記者談?wù)撨@個問題。 3. All_are to receive security badges. 所有人員都將拿到保安徽章。 4. We all have a high opinion of his_and abilities. 我們都對

36、他的個性和能力評價很高。,personalities,personal,personnel,personality,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,vt. 1) do or provide what is necessary or needed 履行；執(zhí)行；符合,This company will fulfill its promise.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 公司會履行承諾的。,2) a

37、chieve sth. that you wanted to do, or get sth. you hoped for 實現(xiàn)；達到,After 10 years of hard work, he fulfilled his dream as a movie director.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 經(jīng)過十年的努力，他終于實現(xiàn)了當電影導演的夢想。,n. U (BrE fulfilment) the act of doing or achieving sth. that is

38、 promised or expected 履行；實現(xiàn)；達到,The new employee got a pay raise for the fulfillment of a difficult task.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 新來的雇員因為完成了一項艱巨的任務(wù)而獲得加薪。,2) a feeling of happiness and satisfaction, esp. because you are doing sth. important or using your

39、 abilities 滿足感；成就感,Being a teacher gives me a deep sense of fulfillment.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 當老師給我?guī)硪环N深深的滿足感。,1) Visiting Disneyland has _ a boyhood dream of mine. 游玩迪士尼樂園實現(xiàn)了我的一個童年夢想。 2) Are you looking for greater _ and satisfaction in your work?

40、你在尋求工作上更大的成就感與滿足感嗎？,fulfill fulfillment,Fill in the blanks with the following words, and translate the sentences into Chinese.,fulfilled,fulfillment,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Many people are willing to give their lives for the great cause of their country.,die in ord

41、er to save other people or because of a strong belief 捐軀；犧牲,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 很多人愿意為祖國的偉大事業(yè)貢獻出自己的生命。,as sb. says or writes 用某人的話來說,Michael and his sister went to the concert, and in the words of his sister, it was a night to remember.,Enhancing y

42、our skills,Language focus,Language highlighting,Translation: 邁克爾和他的姐姐一起去了音樂會，用他姐姐的話來說，那是難忘的一夜。,1. In the days subsequent to + n., (Para. 2),subsequent to (在之后) 和 previous to (在之前) 作定語時，通常置于被修飾的名詞之后。,On the day subsequent to his visit, she disappeared.,Enhancing your skills,Language focus,Language hi

43、ghlighting,Task 3,Sentence analysis,Translation: 在他來看她后的第二天，她失蹤了。,2. It used to be that (Para. 7),此句型用于表示過去的某一習慣或情況如今已不存在，與 目前習慣或情況有所不同,It used to be that he went to the beach on vacation, but after a heart attack, he has to stay at home.,Language focus,Language highlighting,Enhancing your skills,Tr

44、anslation: 以前他總是去海濱度假，但是自從他心臟病發(fā)作后，他就只好呆在家里了。,The inspiring stories of heroes help remind us that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, whether it is in the fulfillment of their duties or as part of everyday life. (Para. 13),英雄們激勵人心的事跡有助于提醒我們，平凡的人也可以做出不平凡的事，不管是履行職責，還是在日常生活中。,Language focus,Lan

45、guage highlighting,Enhancing your skills,Task 4,Language appreciation,注意句中 whether it is , or 句型的使用， 意思為“不管它是否或者 。,Presenting your project,Project of the unit,Inspiring your thoughts,Language highlighting,Language learning,Language focus,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-conclusion essay

46、,Enhancing your skills,Paras. 1-4 are organized in the pattern of question-example-conclusion.,Step 1,Enhancing your skills,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-conclusion essay,Task,Identifying the structure of question-example-conclusion,Read Paras. 1-4 and answer the following question.,

47、How does the author develop this part?,Example 1,Example 2,Question:,Whos a hero these days? (Para. 1),Daniel Hernandez courageously ran through the danger in a mass shooting and saved his boss and friend, Gabrielle Giffords. (Para. 2),In the mass shooting Dory Stoddard saved his wife by falling on

48、top of her to shield her from the hail of bullets. (Para. 3),Conclusion: Both Daniel and Dory are civilian heroes, who acted out of instinct with courage and grace. (Para. 4),Enhancing your skills,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-conclusion essay,Read Paras. 9-12 and analyze the questio

49、n-example-conclusion pattern.,Question: (Para. 9),Some first responders do not succeed in helping others and they get injured or die in their efforts. Do these people become heroes because of what happens to them as they try to help others instead of what they actually make happen?,Step 2,Enhancing

50、your skills,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-conclusion essay,Example: (Paras. 10-11),Conclusion: (Para. 12),Eleanor McMahon was sure that Sgt. Russell was indeed a hero because he showed distinct courage when trying hard to stop the snowplow before it hurts others. She strongly argued:

51、 its natural for people to rush toward safety and away from danger. But heroes rush toward danger to help those in need.,We expect first responders to rush forward, especially when we or our loved ones are in danger. So when they die doing that, we should recognize their heroic efforts.,Enhancing your skills,Structure analysis,Writing a question-example-conclusion essay,What is culture shock? When he first visited the US, Mr. Li was confused on a bus. He