新視界大學(xué)英語綜合教程3第五單元(課堂PPT)

1、Skimming, Check () the claims that the writer makes about Americans today.,The claims the writer makes about Americans today are: 1, 5, 6 and 8.,Unfamiliar Words, Replace the underlined words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes.,1 connection (a) a means

2、of communicating (b) a means of transport which allows you to continue a journey,a,connection diversion frantic incidence protective wind up,2 diversion (a) a change in the use of something (b) an activity that stops you doing something more important,b,Unfamiliar Words,3 incidence (a) an event (b)

3、a number of cases 4 protective (a) wanting to protect (b) providing protection 5 wind up (a) to be somewhere after a lot has happened (b) to make something work 6 frantic (a) worried or upset (b) busy and urgent,b,a,b,b,connection diversion frantic incidence protective wind up, Replace the underline

4、d words with the correct form of the words in the box. You may need to make other changes.,Unfamiliar Words,1 He was quite angry when he learnt he had not been considered for the job. 2 The effects of stress on the body develop and grow gradually over time.,indignant,are cumulative.,considerate cumu

5、lative drift indignant intrude,Unfamiliar Words,3 I dont wish to become involved in your private party, but did you hear the fire alarm? 4 It was very thoughtful of you to remember my birthday. 5 Hes one of those people who go through life in an unplanned way.,intrude into,considerate,drift,consider

6、ate cumulative drift indignant intrude, Complete the paragraph with the correct form of the words in the box.,Unfamiliar Words,Perhaps more than any other work of literature, Henry David Thoreaus Walden (1) _ the American dream of independence and self-reliance. Thoreau wanted to show that he had th

7、e (2) _ to live by himself. To do so, he built a small log cabin in woodland in the (3) _ of his friend, the poet Emerson.,embodies,capacity,capacity diverse embody possession retreat socialize,possession,Unfamiliar Words,The cabin was to be a(n) (4) _ from society for the next two years of his life

8、. Thoreau spent his time in (5) _ occupations such as growing vegetables, making bread, and clearing the land. But he did not cut himself off completely. He continued to (6) _ since the cabin was not far from town, he received visits from friends. Rather, his aim was to give up some of the less seri

9、ous aspects of social life.,retreat,capacity diverse embody possession retreat socialize,diverse,socialize, Answer the questions about the words and expressions.,Unfamiliar Words,1 If something lurches, does it (a) move suddenly from one side to another, or (b) suddenly stop moving? 2 If a particula

10、r type of behaviour is frenetic, is it (a) very happy, or (b) too fast and stressful? 3 If someone behaves with deference, do they (a) show a lot of respect for someone or something, or (b) give a lot of attention to someone or something?,(a),(b),(a),Unfamiliar Words,4 If an activity is frivolous, i

11、s it (a) important and worth spending time on, or (b) unimportant and not worth spending time on? 5 If an idea is seductive, is it (a) hard to believe, or (b) easy to believe? 6 Does longevity mean (a) living a long life, or (b) living a healthy life? 7 If someone does something defiantly, do they d

12、o it (a) full of fear, or (b) openly and without fear?,(b),(b),(a),(b),dis-,Language in Use, Look at the sentence from the passage.,The consequences of social disconnection are both extensive and remarkably diverse.,Word formation,The prefix dis- can be used before nouns, adjectives and verbs to ind

13、icate the opposite of something, or to show that something is reversed.,Language in Use,Now form new words with dis- to describe the things, and check your answers with the dictionary.,1 not to agree 2 the opposite of comfort 3 the feeling of not believing something 4 a lack of order 5 not satisfied

14、 with something 6 the opposite of to like 7 what you should do to something which is infected,disagree,discomfort,disbelief,disorder,dissatisfied,dislike,disinfect,Language in Use,1 You should _ all surfaces in the kitchen after use. 2 I _ with the way modern society focuses on financial success ins

15、tead of trying to be a good person. 3 I love camping outside. I really dont mind bad weather and all the _. 4 She stared at me in _ when I said I was going to live by myself in the woods for a year., Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words you formed in Activity 1.,disinfect,disagr

16、ee,discomfort,disbelief,Language in Use,5 I really _ living with a lot of other people. I prefer to be on my own. 6 If you are _ with your life, its up to you to change it. 7 His room is in a state of _. I dont know why he doesnt clear it up.,dislike,dissatisfied,disorder,Language in Use,We treat so

17、cializing as if its a frivolous diversion a long series of American icons have idealized the concept of self-reliance., Look at the sentences from the passage and choose the best way to complete the sentences.,-ize,1 The suffix -ize is used to turn _. (a) an adjective or a noun into a verb (b) a ver

18、b into a noun (c) a verb into another verb,(a),Language in Use,2 The suffix -ize indicates _. (a) the opposite or reversal of something (b) a more abstract meaning than the original word (c) that something is caused to become something,(c),Language in Use,Answer: Americanize familiarize finalize mem

19、orize modernize summarize, Form verbs with the suffix -ize and the words. American familiar final memory modern summary,summarize,familiarized,Language in Use,Americanize familiarize finalize memorize modernize summarize,3 The education system needs to be _ to reflect changes in our society. 4 There

20、 are too many facts and figures to learn. I cant _ them all. 5 Fast food and soft drinks have _ our eating and drinking habits. 6 We need to _ our plans now. If we dont, well never get anything done.,modernized,memorize,Americanized,finalize,not + present participle,Language in Use,Now being nice to

21、 your neighbors means not bothering them., Look at the sentence from the passage. Now being nice to your neighbors means,Structure,The negative form of the gerund is formed by putting not before it. It can be used as the subject or object of a verb, or after a preposition.,Language in Use,1 Staying

22、in our hotel means you dont have to worry about anything. 2 Not to say goodbye to your hosts was rude. 3 I prefer to arrive late than never to arrive.,Staying in our hotel means not having to worry about anything.,Not saying goodbye to your boss was rude.,Now rewrite the sentences using not + presen

23、t participle.,I prefer arriving late to not arriving.,Language in Use,4 Antisocial behaviour means you dont think about other people. 5 If you dont worry about your mistakes, youll learn the language more quickly.,Antisocial behaviour means not thinking about other people.,Not worrying about your mi

24、stakes, youll learn the language more quickly.,the last place / thing / person etc + clause,Language in Use,It is also the last place (ie outside society) on earth that a person would want to be., Look at the sentence from the passage and choose the best answer to the question.,How much do people wa

25、nt to be outside society? Not much. Not at all. A lot. (d) Only at the end of their lives.,(b),Language in Use,The last + clause is an informal way of referring to an unwanted or unexpected event or situation. Thus You were the last person I expected to see here means something like I never expected

26、 to see you here.,Language in Use,1 I really dont want to be in the office now. The office is the last place I want to be in now. 2 I really dont want to meet Glenda today. Glenda is the last person I want to meet today. 3 I dont feel like eating meat at all. Meat is the last thing I feel like eatin

27、g.,Now rewrite the sentences using the last place / thing / person etc + clause.,Language in Use,4 Steven shouldnt have been given the job. Steven is the last person who should have been given the job. 5 A shopping centre is not at all where I would expect to be able to relax. A shopping centre is t

28、he last place where I would expect to be able to relax.,1. Americans in the 21st century devote more technology to staying connected than any society in history, yet somehow the devices fail us. 在使人與人保持聯(lián)系方面，21世紀(jì)的美國(guó)人投入了比歷史 上任何一個(gè)社會(huì)都要多的技術(shù)手段。然而這些手段卻辜負(fù)了我們。,Language in Use, Translate the sentences into Ch

29、inese.,Language in Use,2 We treat socializing as if its a frivolous diversion from the tasks at hand rather than an activity that is essential to our well-being as individuals and as a community.,我們把交際當(dāng)做了手頭諸多任務(wù)中一個(gè)不起眼的小插曲，而不是一項(xiàng)對(duì)于我們個(gè)人或集體的利益都很重要的活動(dòng)。,3 We may have isolated ourselves without entirely mea

30、ning to, but we also have ended up in a place that looks a lot like where we always knew that we were supposed to stand.,Language in Use,也許我們孤立自己并非完全出于本意，但是我們最后所處的處境，和我們一直的預(yù)期非常相近。,Language in Use,4 The truth is that if one can bring oneself to acknowledge loneliness, half the battle is won. It is no

31、t an easy half of a battle, however.,事實(shí)是，如果有人能承認(rèn)自己孤獨(dú)，那么這場(chǎng)戰(zhàn)役他就贏了一半。但這一半?yún)s不是那么容易贏得的。,Language in Use,5 Small daily choices whether to go to a local store or order off the Internet, whether to pick up a ringing telephone or let it go to voicemail, whether to get together with a friend or pop in a DVD end up defining ones social world.,日常生活中的小選擇是去