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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