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新世纪大学英语综合教程第四册讲义Unit5
新世纪大学英语综合教程第四册讲义Unit5
第一讲Unit5Lifestyle(ListenandTalk)
(讲义)
一、教学目的
1.Enablestudentstotalkaboutahealthylifestyleandanunhealthylifestyle.
2.Enablestudentstounderstandthedefinitionofshopaholic,andhowtocureshopaholic.
3.Enablestudentstomakeacomparisonbetweenaluxuriouslifeandasimplelife.
4.Enablestudentstoknowthetruemeaningofasimplelife,theimportanceoflivingasimplelifeandhowtoliveasimplelife.
二、教学时数2学时
三、教学方法:
Discussion
四、教学重点:
Tounderstandthedefinitionsofdifferentlifestyles.
五、教学难点:
Learnhowtomakeacomparison.
六、教学内容(详细具体)
StepIDiscussion
▇Workinpairsorgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.
1.Whatkindoflifestyledoyoulivenow?
2.Doyoubelieveinthesaying“apennysavedisapennyearned”?
3.Whataresomeofthethingsthatcometoyourmindwhenwetalkabouthealthylifestyles?
Makealistofhealthylifestylesandshareyouranswerswithyourgroupmembers.
HealthyLifestyles
a.balancingstudyandplay
b.doingphysicalexerciseeveryday
c.
d.
…
▇Answersforreference:
1.Asampleanswer:
Asauniversitystudent,Iliveasimpleandplainlife.Igetupearlyinthemorningandthenattendclasses.InthelateafternoonIplaybasketballorfootball.IfIdonothaveclassesduringtheday,Iusuallygotothelibrarytodosomereadingorgotothecomputercentertosearchforsomeinformationrelatedtomystudies.IntheeveningIrevieworpreviewmylessonseitherintheclassroomorinthedormitory.DuringweekendsIsometimesgoshoppingorgotoamoviewithmyclassmates.
2.Apossibleanswer:
Yes.Thissayingtellsusthatsavingmoneyisasgoodasearningit.Savingisnotonlyagoodhabitbutalsoanimportantsteponthewaytofinancialwell-being,bothintheshorttermandinthelongrun.Intheshortterm,itgivesusanemergencycushionintheeventthatanunforeseen,largeandurgentexpensearises.Inthelongterm,aconsistentpatternofsavingcanenableustoaccomplishourfinancialgoals,suchasfinancingacollegeeducation,ahomepurchase,oraretirement.Soweshouldbethriftyanddon’tspendmoneyonthingswedon’treallyneed.
3.Asampleanswer:
HealthyLifestyles
a.balancingstudyandplay
b.doingphysicalexerciseeveryday
c.drinkingatleast2litresofwatereveryday
d.sleepingatleast7hoursaday
e.havingatleastanappleaday
f.seekingprofessionalhelpifyoufeeldepressedoranxious
StepIIQuotes
▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutlifestylesanddiscussinpairswhatyoucanlearnfromthem.
JackKerouac
⊙Greatthingsarenotaccomplishedbythosewhoyieldtotrendsandfadsandpopularopinion.
—JackKerouac
Interpretation:
Trendsandfadscomeandgoquickly,andpopularopinionsofthedaymaynotrepresentever-lastingtruth.Thosewhowishtoaccomplishsomethingextraordinarymustnotbeslavishtotrendsandfadsorpopularbeliefs.Instead,theyshouldbreakawayfromthe“followingtheherd”mentalityandbeextraordinarilyinnovative.
AboutJackKerouac(1922-1969):
aUSwriterwhowasaleadingfigureofthe1950sBeatGeneration.HismostfamousnovelisOntheRoad(《在路上》),whichdescribestheadventuresoftwofriendsastheytravelacrosstheUnitedStates.
MargaretMead
⊙Wearelivingbeyondourmeans.Asapeoplewehavedevelopedalifestylethatisdrainingtheearthofitspricelessandirreplaceableresourceswithoutregardforthefutureofourchildrenandpeopleallaroundtheworld.
—MargaretMead
Interpretation:
Inthisquote,MargaretMeadrightlypointsoutthattheAmericanwayoflifehasgivenrisetoawastefulsocietyandthatitisdoingalotofharmtotheearthandhencetomankindasawhole.Ifwedonotmakechangesinourlifestylestoday,ourchildrenaredoomedtosufferfromlackofirreplaceableresourcesinthefuture.
AboutMargaretMead(1901-1978):
aUSanthropologist,whostudiedthewaysinwhichparentsontheislandsofSamoa,Bali,andNewGuineastaughttheirchildren.Shealsotriedtodiscoverwhethermalesandfemalesarebornwiththedifferencesinbehaviourthattheyshow,orwhethertheyleantobehavedifferentlyastheygrowupinaparticularsociety.
CharlieChaplin
⊙ThesaddestthingIcanimagineistogetusedtoluxury.
—CharlieChaplin
Interpretation:
Inthisquote,Chaplinpointsoutthedangerofseekingluxuries.Luxuriesarenotnecessities.Manypeopleworkhardtoseekluxuriesinlife—theypurchaseluxurygoodsandservicesandalwayslongforpossessionsthattheydonotnecessarilyneed.Indoingso,theyhavegraduallybecomeslavestothoseluxuries.Theymayfeel“abundance”forawhilebuttheycanneverenjoyever-lastinghappiness,andtheirsoulscanneverbeuplifted.Moreover,thosewhoareusedtoluxuriesmaylivebeyondtheirmeansandgetintodebt,anddebtrobsamanofhisself-respect.Indeed,itissadtoseeapersonindulgeinluxuriesandpossessions.
AboutCharlieChaplin(1889-1977):
aBritishactoranddirectorwhoworkedmainlyintheUSinhumoroussilentfilmsduringthe1920s.Heusuallyappearedasahumorouscharacterwhohadasmallmoustache,abowlerhat,andawalkingstick,andwhowalkedinafunnywaywiththebacksofhisfeettogetherandhistoespointingouttothesides.
SamuelJohnson
⊙Withoutfrugalitynonecanberich,andwithitveryfewwouldbepoor.
—SamuelJohnson
Interpretation:
HereSamuelJohnsonadvisesustobethriftyoreconomicalwiththeuseofourresources.Frugalityisavirtuewhileextravaganceisasin.Onecanneverbecomerichifonelivesaspendthriftlifestyle,butanyonecanfeelthatheisrichenoughifheorshecarefullymanageshisorhermoneyandotherresources.
AboutSamuelJohnson(1709-1784):
aBritishcriticanddictionarywriter.HeisfamousforhisDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage(1755),thefirstcomprehensivedictionaryoftheEnglishlanguageeverpublished.Hewasconsideredanexcellentconversationalist(善于辞令的人).Hisintelligent,amusing,andinterestingwordsarestillwidelyquotedtoday.
StepIIIWatchingandDiscussion
ConfessionsofaShopaholicisa2009AmericanromanticcomedyfilmbasedontheShopaholicseriesofnovelsbySophieKinsella.
Watchthefollowingvideoclip“ConfessionsofaShopaholic”anddothetasksthatfollow:
插入视频片段:
“ConfessionsofaShopaholic.wmv”
1.Whatmakesshoppingabeautifulexperience,accordingtoRebecca?
●thesheenofsilkdrapedacrossamannequin;.
●thesmellofnewItalianleathershoes;
●therushyoufeelwhenyouswipeyourcard.Andit’sapproved.Anditallbelongstoyou;
●thejoyyoufeelwhenyou’veboughtsomething,andit’sjustyouandtheshopping…
2.Whatdoyouthinkofshopaholics?
(Open.)
Script:
ConfessionsofaShopaholic
-Keepcomin’back,OK?
Givehimsomesupport.Keepcomin’back.
-Whichstore?
-Rebecca,whydon’tyoushareyourstory.
-Um...Hello,everybody.Uh,I’mRebeccaBloomwood.
-Hi,Rebecca.
-Ijustactuallycamehereasafavortoafriend.Uh,Imean,Ilikeshopping.Isthereanythingsowrongwiththat?
Imean,storesareputtheretoenjoy.Uh,theexperienceisenjoyable.Well,morethanenjoyable.It’s...It’sbeautiful.Thesheenofsilkdrapedacrossamannequin.Oh,thesmellofnewItalianleathershoes.
-Italianleathershoes,that’sthebest.
-Oh...Therushyoufeelwhenyouswipeyourcard.Andit’sapproved.Anditallbelongstoyou!
-OK,Rebecca.Thankyouforsharing.
-Thejoyyoufeelwhenyou’veboughtsomething,andit’sjustyouandtheshopping.
-Youandshopping.
-Ryuichi!
-Allyouhavetodoishandoveralittlecard.
-Yes!
-Pullittogether!
-Isn’tthatthebestfeelingintheworld?
-Yeah.
-Don’tyouwannashoutitfromthemountaintops?
-That’srealtalk.
-Andyoufeelso...confidentandalive...
-Andhappy?
-Andhappy!
-Andwarm.
-Andwarm!
-What’sgoingonhere?
-Ineedtobuyanewbag.IhavetoimpressAletteNaylor.
-Youshouldgetawatchtogowiththatbag.
-Oh,there’sasaleatCatherineMalandrino.
-You’relikemysoulsister.
-Don’tlether...
-Ihavetogo.Goodluck,everybody.
-Dotheyhaveshoes?
-Yousitdown.
-Mywillisstrong.Mywalletisclosed.Idonotwanttoshop.
StepIVListenandRespond
SectionAWordBank
frugala.notwasteful;carefulintheuseofmoney,food,etc.不浪费的;(对金钱、食物等)节俭(节约)的
lifestylen.awayofliving生活方式
denyvt.refusetoletoneselfhavesth.thatonewouldliketohave,esp.formoralorreligiousreasons自制,克制,放弃(尤指出于道德或宗教原因)
keepupwiththeJonesesderog.competewithone’sneighbourssocially,esp.bybuyingthesameexpensivenewthingsthattheybuy〖贬〗与邻居比阔气(尤指比买贵重物品)
trendn.afashionorstyle;ageneraltendencyordirectioninthewayasituationischangingordeveloping时尚,时髦;倾向,趋势
fadn.aninterestoractivitythatisfollowedverykeenlybutusuallyonlyforashorttime流行一时的嗜好、风尚或狂热
livewithinone’smeansnotspendmoremoneythanonehas量入为出
SectionBTaskOne:
FocusingontheMainIdeas
▇Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.
1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?
A)Livingafashionablelife.
B)Livinganextravagantlife.
C)Livingafrugallife.
D)Livingafreelife.
2.Whatwillpeoplehaveiftheytakecontroloftheirlives?
A)Theywillhaveastressfullifestyle.
B)Theywillhavemoremoneyintheirdailylife.
C)Theywillenjoyalotofluxuries.
D)Theywillhavemorepeaceofmind.
3.Whatkindoflifewillpeopleliveiftheychoosetoliveafrugallife?
A)Theywillliveafulfillinglifewithoutpossessingmuch.
B)Theywilllivea