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TextALifeIsFullofChoices
NewHorizonEnglishCourse
BookThreeUnit3
TextA
TextA:
LifeIsFullofChoices
Aims:
Studentswillbeableto:
1.understandthemainidea(Asthetextisaboutastoryofchoices.Michaelisonrun-of-the-millkindofguy.)andstructureofthetext;
2.dopracticalwritingofthisunit;
3.masterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetext;
4.conductaseriesofreading,listening,speakingandwritingactivitiesrelatedtothethemeoftheunit.
NewWords:
Millguytwinlestprincemoodvictimvictoryyeahbottomweeklytowersurgeryintensivereleasemetalrodscarwell-beinginchlatterparamedictransferactionyellgrave
PhrasesandExpressions:
run-of-the-millatworkina…moodsee…asbottomline
reflecton/uponinvolve…inwithinaninchoftakeaction
Structure:
a)Causeandeffect.
b)Asif…
TeachingMethods:
explanations&practice;ask-answeringquestions;reading,discussions.
MaterialsofTeaching:
recorder,blackboard,chalks&papers.
PROCEDURE
Warm-up:
1)Theteacherwillaskstudentstoreadthewordslastlessonwehavelearnt,andthentakeadictation.Finallyaskthemtochecktheiranswers.
2)Introduction
Inthelongjourneyoflife,youaresurelytoencountermanyevents.Yourattitudetowardsthoseeventsmakesyourlifedifferent.Areyouavictimoflife’sevents,choosingtoseethenegativesidenomaterwhatthesituationis?
Or,doyoubelievenomatterwhathappensyoushouldthinkpositivelyandlearnfromtheexperience?
Toagreatextent,aperson’soutlookonlifedecidesitsoutcome.
Leading-in.
1.Theteacherisadvisedtodrawthestudents'attentiontothefollowing
*Whatwillyoudowhensomethingbadhappenstoyou?
(Reference:
Iwillfeelmiserable.
Iwilllearnsomethingfromit.
Iwillbehappy.
Iwillseeitasatypeoflearning.
Iwilltrytoavoidit.)
*Howdoyoumakeyourlifeexciting?
(Reference:
I’dliketogettogetherwithmyfriendsatweekend.
I’dliketogetsomethingpositivefromsomethingbad.
I’dliketobuymyselfwhateverIwant.
I’dliketochoosetohaveagoodmoodeveryday.)
*Doyoualwayschoosetolearnfromsomethingbad?
*Whydopeopleneedtochooseagoodmoodwhateverhappenstothem?
StageIPresentation
A.Vocabulary
mill
n.1.[C]abuildingthatcontainsalargemachineforcrushinggrainintoflour磨坊
e.g.:
Itissaidthatalargemillwillbebuiltinmyhometown.据说在我的家乡将建一个大磨坊。
2.[C]afactory工厂,制造厂
e.g.:
asteelmill炼钢厂
e.g.:
cottonmills棉织厂
lest
conj.inorderthatthestatedthingshouldnothappen;incase惟恐;免得
e.g.:
Lestanyone(should)worrythatthiswillleadtopriceincreases,letmereassureyouthatitwillnot.为避免有人担心这样会导致物价上涨,我再次向你们保证绝对不会有这种事。
e.g.:
Iobeyedherlestsheshouldbeangry.我得顺着她,免得她生气。
prince
n.1.[C]anobleandoutstandingperson品格高尚的人;非凡的人
e.g.:
Hisbraveryandloyaltymakehimaprinceamongmen.他的勇敢和忠诚使他成为一个非凡的人。
2.[C](oftencap.)asonorothernearmalerelationofakingorqueen(常用大写)王子;王孙;亲王
e.g.:
PrinceCharles查尔斯王子
e.g.:
PrinceEdwardistheQueen'syoungestson.爱德华王子是女王最小的儿子。
mood
n.1.[C]astateofthefeelingsataparticulartime心情,情绪
e.g.:
Hismoodschangeveryquickly.他的情绪变化无常。
e.g.:
Thebeautifulsunnymorningputhiminagoodmood.阳光灿烂的早晨使他心情愉悦。
2[C]astateoffeelinginwhichoneisbad-tempered,silentlyangryordispleased,etc.情绪(心情)不好
e.g.:
Don'taskhimtolendyoumoneywhenhe'sinoneofhismoods.他情绪不好的时候别向他借钱。
e.g.:
She'sinamoodthismorning.她今天早晨心情不好。
victim
n.[C]aperson,animal,orthingthatsufferspain,death,harm,destruction,etc.asaresultofotherpeople'sactions,orofillness,badluck,etc.牺牲者,受害者
e.g.:
Shewasthevictimofaroadaccident.她是一场交通事故的受害者。
e.g.:
Fourpeoplewerekilledintheexplosion,butpolicehavenotyetnamedthevictims.在这次爆炸中有4人死亡,但警方尚未公布死难者的姓名。
victory
n.[C;U]theactofwinningorstateofhavingwon,inwarorinanykindofstruggle胜利,成功
e.g.:
Bothsideswereclaimingvictorylastnight.双方都声称昨天晚上取得了胜利。
e.g.:
Thecaptainledhisteamtovictory.队长带领全队取得了胜利。
weekly
adv.&adj.(happeningorappearing)onceaweekoreveryweek一周一次地(的);每个星期地(的)
e.g.:
payrentweekly按周付租金
e.g.:
aweeklyvisit一周一次的访问
n.[C]amagazineornewspaperwhichappearsonceaweek周刊;周报
e.g.:
ThisweeklyisprintedeveryFriday.这份周报每星期五印刷。
release
vt.1.discharge;setfree;letgo释放,放出
e.g.:
Shereleasedtherabbitfromthetrap.她把兔子从陷阱中放了出来。
e.g.:
Fourprisonerswerereleased,buttheyareforbiddentoleavethecity.有4名犯人被释放,但他们不允许离开这座城市。
2.allow(anewfilmorrecord)tobeshownorsoldpublicly上映或发行
e.g.:
arecentlyreleasedrecord新发行的唱片
e.g.:
Therewasnotmuchpublicitybeforethefilmwasreleased.这部电影发行前没有作什么宣传。
well-being
n.[U]personalandphysicalcomfort,especiallygoodhealthandhappiness健康;幸福
e.g.:
Weareallconcernedwithyourwell-being.我们都关心你的幸福。
e.g.:
Thewarmsunnyweatheralwaysgivesmeasenseofwell-being.阳光明媚的暖和天气使我产生一种健康、幸福的感觉。
latter
n.[C]thesecond(oftwopeopleorthingsjustmentioned)后者
e.g.:
Ifofferedredorwhite,I'dchoosethelatter.如果有人问我要红酒还是白酒,我会选择后者。
e.g.:
Ofthetwothelatterisfarbetterthantheformer.两者中后者比前者好得多。
adj.neartotheend;later后一半的;末尾的
e.g.:
thelatterpartofthebook这部书的结尾部分
e.g.:
Inthelatteryearsofhislifehelivedaloneandneverwelcomedvisitors.他晚年独居,从不欢迎来访者。
transfer
v.1.moveoverfromoneplace,job,position,etc.toanother转移;调动
e.g.:
ThemanagementdecidedtotransferproductionofthenewspapertoitsnewplantinScotland.管理部门决定把报纸的印制转移到设在苏格兰的新厂。
e.g.:
Hisemployertransferredhimtoanotheroffice.老板把他调到了另一个办公室。
2.(causeto)moveorchangefromonevehicletoanotherinthecourseofajourney转车;改乘
e.g.:
transfertoanotherbus转乘另一辆公共汽车
e.g.:
AtLondonwetransferredfromthetraintoabus.在伦敦我们由火车改乘汽车。
n.[C;U]anactorprocessoftransferring转移;职务调动
e.g.:
CanIhaveatransfertoanewoffice?
我能调换到新的办公室去吗?
e.g.:
Thisworkerwantsatransfertoanotherpost.这个工人要求调换工种。
grave
n.[C]theplaceinthegroundwhereadeadpersonisburied坟墓,墓地
e.g.:
Hesaidthathehadonefootinthegrave.他说自己已进入垂暮之年。
e.g.:
Iputsomeflowersonthegrave.我在坟上放了一些花。
adj.1.givingcauseforworryand/orneedingurgentattention;veryserious严重的;重大的
e.g.:
gravenews重大新闻
e.g.:
Thesituationposesagravethreattopeace.这局势对和平构成严重的威胁。
2.seriousorsolemninmanner严厉的;严肃的
e.g.:
agraveprocession庄严行进的队伍
e.g.:
Hisfacewasgraveashetoldthemabouttheaccident.当他告诉他们这件意外事故时,他的神情很严肃。
ina...mood
withcertainfeelingsataparticulartime……心情
e.g.:
Dianaappearedinahappymoodasshewasgreetedbythelocalpeople.当地人向戴安娜致意时,她很高兴。
e.g.:
Heisinabadmoodwhenthefinalexamapproaches.当期末考试接近时他心情不好。
see...as
thinkofas;consideras把……看作
e.g.:
Doyouseethenewleaderasthehopeoftheparty?
你认为新的领导人是党的希望吗?
e.g.:
Mostpeopleseehisactionaspossiblydangerous.大多数人认为他的行动可能很危险。
bottomline
themostimportantfactororthing最重要的因素/东西
e.g.:
Thebottomlineisthatitdidnotgetthebestoutofeverybody.最重要的是没有让每人发挥最好的一面。
reflecton/upon
thinkcarefullyaboutpossibilitiesandopinion仔细考虑;思索
e.g.:
Asyougetolderyoubegintoreflectontheuncertaintyoflife.随着年龄的增大,你会开始思索人生的无常。
e.g.:
Afterreflectingontheproblemforatime,hedecidednottogo.仔细考虑了这个问题后,他决定不去。
withinaninchof
verynear差一点儿;险些
e.g.:
Wecamewithinaninchofdeath.我们险些丧命。
e.g.:
Shehadbeenwithinaninchofdiscardingtheideaaltogether.她差点就彻底放弃了这想法。
takeaction
dosomething采取行动
e.g.:
Thecommitteepromisedtotakeactionassoonaspossible.委员会承诺尽快采取措施。
e.g.:
Thefinancialcrisisforcedthegovernmenttotakeactionimmediatelyincludingafurthercutininterest.金融危机迫使政府立即采取行动,其中包括进一步降低利率。
B.LanguageStudy(TextStudy)
Paragraph1:
1.Michaelisnorun-of-the-millkindofguy.
Meaning:
Michaelisbynomeansanordinaryman.
No,asadeterminer(限定词),meansnotaornotany.Butincertaincircumstancesnoandnotacannotbeusedinterchangeably.Forexample,"Heisnosinger."means"Hecan'tsingatall(他根本不会唱歌)."While"Heisnotasinger."justindicatesthefactthatthepersonisnotasingerbyprofession(他不是个歌唱家).Therefore,thesentence"Michaelisnorun-of-the-millkindofguy."suggeststhatMichaelisanextraordinary(不一般的)kindofperson.
run-of-the-mill:
普通的,不突出的
e.g.-Thepresidentofourschoolisnotarun-of-the-millperson.
我们的校长是个了不起的人。
1.这出戏不够精彩。
-Theplaywasabitrun-of-the-mill.
2.新来的英语老师很不一般。
-OurnewEnglishteacherisnotarun-of-the-millperson.
NotethatguyisusedoninformaloccasionsinAmericanEnglish.
2....hewouldreply,"IfIwereanybetter,I'dbetwins!
"
Pleasenoticethesubjunctivemoodusedinthesentence.Englishpeopleusethisexpressiontotellothersthattheyareinaveryhappymood.Bysaying"I'dbetwins",thespeakermeanshehasamaximumlevelofhappinesshimselfandcouldonlybeMOREhappyifthereshouldbesomeoneexactlylikehim.
Paragraph2:
3.Ifanemployeehadabadday,Michaelwouldtellhim/herhowtolookonthepositivesideofthesituationlestthey'dcontinuefeelingdown.
Meaning:
Ifoneofhisfellowworkersfeltmiserablethatday,Michaelwouldtellhim/hertobecheerfulandhopefulinfaceofdifficultiessothattheywouldnotcontinuetofeelmiserable.
"Lestthey'd..."isanadverbialclausemodifyingthemainclause"Michaelwouldtellhim/herhowto...".Notethatthesubjecttheyinthisadverbialclausereferstohim/herinthemainclause.Itmayseemthatthepronounconcordisproblematic,butininformalspeechsuchdisagreementisverycommon.Forexample:
Everyonewasclappingtheirhands.
大家都在鼓掌。
Nobodyleft