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英语资料
Unit2Values
Studentsarerequiredtofinishthefollowingtasksintwoweeks:
1. previewandreviewTextAonline;
2. preparethe In-classactivities (pp1-3)withothergroupmembers;
3. finishtheexercisesofTextA;
4. finishthelisteningtasksofUnit3&4fromyourlisteningbook;
5. learnTextBbyyourselveswiththehelpofPPTonline;
6. finishthefourpassagesofUnit2fromyourfastreadingbook;
7. finishthetwotestsonline;
8. Writeadescriptionessayentitled“APersonILove/Admire/Fear/Despise/…”innolessthan120words.Besuretogivewellchosendetailsoftheperson’sappearance,character,behaviororwhateverworthmentioning.Donotwriteingeneralitiesbutfocusononeortwoaspectsandtryto“show”byexamplesinsteadof“tell”inwords.
In-classactivities:
1. dictation(words,phrasesorsentencesfromthetext)
2. readaloudandlearnthembyheart:
1)“Icanstillsee…areyoupoor.”(Para.1)
2)“It’snotjust…spirited.”(Para.5)
3)“Inasociety…outofplace.”(Para.7)
4)“Incontrastto …muchtome.”(Para.10)
5)“AsIhaveexamined…goodfortune.”(Para.13)
3.answeranddiscussthequestionsconcerningthethemeofthetext(seep37)
4.trueorfalsestatements:
decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse:
1)Theauthorhastakenjusttwovacationtripsinthepast35years.
2)Oneofhismainsourcesofenjoymentistotalkwithmanyactorfriends.
3)Theauthorfeelsquitenaturalaboutnotbeingfocusedonmaterialgoods.
4)Onlyasmallpartofpeopleintheworldwouldconsidertheauthor’slifestyletobeaffluent.
5)TheauthorhasasenseofbelongingasheputontheSalvationArmy’sredapron.
5.discussthewritingskillsrelatedtoadescriptionessayofperson
1)Comparisonandcontrast
2)Anecdotes
3)Quotations
4)Examples
6.translationactivities
1)ItisonlyinAmericathatabillionairecan__________________(像普通百姓一样过日子).
2)Wemust_________________(坚持下去,直到成功)inspiteoftheextremelydifficultconditions.
3)Johnholdstohisbeliefthat_________________________(只要努力就会取得成功).
4)Havinghelpedtenearthquakevictimsfightforsurvival,_________________(她应得到奖赏).
5)It’sverylikelythatyouareofferedadiscountonthings_____________________(周末在当地超市买的).
7.oralpresentation
●pairwork:
inthefollowingactivity,speakersaresupposedtobepositiveandcooperativeintheconversation,sothattheconversationscangoonforatleast3minutes.
Activity:
Studentsmakealistof3thingstheywanttodomostafterbeingrich:
“IfIweretherichestmanin China ….”Whenfinishingtheirlists,StudentAandBmaysharetheirchoiceswitheachotherandtrytofindwhytheothermakesadifferentlist?
Whatvaluesarereflectedthroughhis/herchoices?
Whatdoyouthinkofhis/hervalues?
●discussion:
ValuesofLife
Directions:
Studentsmayformgroupsoffourandchoosethequestionstheyareinterestedinandtalkaboutthem.Theymayreporttheirdiscussionresultstotheotherstudents.
1)Doyouthinkrichpeoplemustbehappierthanpoorpeople?
Why?
2)Watchthevideoclip“MoneyCan’tBuyHappiness”.
3)Doyouthinkapoorpersoncanhavealifefullofriches?
How?
4)Howwouldyoushowyourvalueifyouwererichenough?
●groupwork:
Activity1---aChatShow
Directions:
1)achatshow(访谈节目)isaradioortelevisionprogramwhereapresentertalkstowell-knownguestswhoalsochatamongthemselvesastheprogramdevelops.
2)Thestudentseachchooseawell-knownperson,eitherlivingordead,andwritethisnamedownintheirexercisebooks.Itshouldbeapersonwhosebiographicaldetailstheyarefamiliarwith.Theyshouldnotshowthenametootherpeopleintheclass.
3)Thestudentsaretoappearonthechatshowasthesepeople,andthattheprogramwilllast15minutes.Theirtaskistoguesstheidentityoftheirfellowguests.
4)Begintheshowbyaddressingquestionsyourselftoalltheguestsasagroup.
e.g.Whendidyoufirstbecomeinterestedinpolitics?
Whatwasthefirstfilmyoumade?
Whatdoyouregardasthegreatestachievementinyourlife?
Ifaquestionisrelevanttomorethanoneguest,thosepeopleshouldallansweritinturn.
5)Astheprogramgoeson,each“guest”canaddressquestionstotheothers.Theyshouldnot,however,addressquestionstospecificguestsbuttoalltheothersasagroup.
6)Whenthetimeisup,learnerswritedownwhotheythinktheotherguestsare.
7)Alltheguestsrevealtheiridentities.Learnersscoreonepointforeachsuccessfulguess.Thewinneristhepersonwiththemostcorrectguesses.
●groupwork:
Activity2---CulturalDifferencesinValues
Directions:
Studentsworkingroupsoffourtodiscusstheculturaldifferencesinvaluesbetweenthewestand China.Theyshouldtrytoexplainthedifferencesclearlywithexamplesortheexperiencesofthemortheirfriends.Afterdiscussion,representativesofeachgroupmayreporttheirfindingstothewholeclass.
e.g.Individualismvs.collectivism
Self-consciousnessvs.lackofself-consciousness
Mobilityvs.stability
●groupwork:
Activity3---ValuesofDifferentGenerations
Directions:
Studentsformgroupsoffourandtrytodiscussthevaluesofthe 70’sgeneration, 80’sgenerationand 90’sgenerationin China.Howdifferentarethethreegenerations’values?
Whatexamplesorstoriescanbeusedtoexplainthedifferences?
LanguagepointsofTextA:
1.confront:
vt.
Thedifficultiesthatconfrontusseeminsuperable.
1)(ofaproblem,difficulty,etc.)face(sb.)threateningly
Amajordifficultythatconfrontsinternationalstudentsishowbesttojudgethequalityofaprograminaforeignuniversity.
2)(ofaperson)faceanddealwith(aproblem,difficulty,etc.)
军人必须面对危险和死亡。
Asoldierhastoconfrontdangeranddeath.
Astronautshavetoconfronttheunknown.
词组beconfrontedwith
beconfrontedwith:
bebroughtfacetoface
Theprisonerwasconfrontedwithhisaccusers.
2.donation
donation:
n.moneyorgoodsgivenforagoodcause
Theymadeagenerousdonationtocharity.
他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。
Collocation:
献血
ablooddonation捐赠
make/giveadonation允诺捐助
promiseadonation
Thehospitalreceivesagooddealofmoneyindonations.
3.confusion
confusion:
n.astateofuncertaintyaboutwhatsth.means,etc.
Theenemyretreatedingreatconfusion.
他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。
Theirunexpectedarrivalthrewourplanintoconfusion.
Collocation:
非常慌张
coveredwithconfusion
乱七八糟,处于混乱状态
inconfusion
使狼狈,使慌乱
throwintoconfusion
该词的动词为confuse,confusing意思是“令人困惑、迷惑的”,confused意思是“糊涂的、混杂的”。
4.curiosity
curiosity:
n.astrongdesiretoknowaboutsth.
Justtosatisfymycuriosity,howmuchdidyoupayforyourcar?
Collocation:
在好奇心驱使下
from/outofcuriosity
公然出头过问与自己无关的事
inopencuriosity
好奇伤身。
Curiositykilledacat.
Weburnedwithcuriosityoverwhatwasinthebox.
5.stammer
stammer:
v.speakwithatendencytorepeatrapidlythesamesoundorsyllable
It’scrueltomakefunofpeoplewhostammer.
他结结巴巴地道了谢。
Hestammeredhisthanks.
6.deny
deny:
vt.
ThereisnodenyingthefactthatJapanbegantoinvadeChinaasearlyastheearly1930’s.
1)saythatsth.isnottrue
2)refusetoadmitoraccept
Hedeniedknowinganythingabouttheirplans.
7.fillout
fillout:
addinformationsuchasyournameandaddressin(aformordocument)
请把附表填好。
Pleasefillouttheattachedblank.
Ittookmequiteawhiletofilloutthequestionnaire.
8.fallinto
fallinto:
belongto(aparticulargroupofthingsthathavesimilarqualities)
Allwhalesfallintotwogroups,thosewithteethandthosewithout.
理事会成员们意见相左,分成自由和保守两个阵营。
Thecouncilmembersdisagreed,fallingintoliberalandconservativecamps.
9.nothingmorethan
nothingmorethan:
only,just
这只不过是个杜撰的故事而已。
Itisnothingmorethanamade-upstory.
Happinessisnothingmorethangoodhealthandabadmemory.
10.attain
attain:
vt.succeedinachieving,esp.afteralotofeffort
我决心不惜任何代价达到目的。
I’mdeterminedtoattainmypurposeatanycost.
Sheattainedherambitionofbecomingapilot.
Collocation:
达到目的attainone’sgoal
有…岁了attaintheageof
到达山顶attainthetopofamoutain
这四个词都是动词,都有“得到”、“获得”之意。
get,gain,obtain&attain
CF:
get是最普通的用语,可指通过任何方式的获得,多用于
口语中。
例如:
Shegotthehighestscoreinfancyropejumping.
她在花样跳绳中得分最高。
gain多指在竞争中获得,所得的东西往往是有用的或是所期待的。
例如:
Ihopeyouwillgainthevictorythistime.
我希望你这次获得胜利。
Bythismethod,weobtainedagoodresult.
obtain是书面语,指靠他人或自己努力而得到,强调结果或目的。
例如:
我们用这种方法获得了好结果。
Suchaconditionisverydifficulttoattain.
attain强调达到完美的地步。
例如:
这样的情况是很难达到的。
11.minimal
minimal:
adj.verysmallinsizeoramount;assmallaspossible
暴风雨只造成极轻微的损失。
TheFordCEOofferedtoworkforaminimalsalaryofonedollarayear.
Thestormdidonlyminimaldamage.
该词的动词为minimize。
反义词为maximal。
12.cherish
cherish:
vt.love(sth./sb.)verymuchandprotectthem
Shecherishedthechildasthoughhewereherown.
RidinghorseswithmymotherwhenIwasakidhasbecomeacherishedmemory.
Collocation:
做…的美梦cherishfonddreamsof
夙愿cherisheddesire
热爱…cherishadeeplovefor
13.fabricate
fabricate:
vt.makeup(astory,apieceofinformation,etc.)inordertodeceivepeople
Haveyoueverliedalittle,orfabricatedastoryaboutyourself,toimpresssomeoneyoumeetthefirsttime?
她缺席的借口显然是瞎编的。
Theexcuseforherabsencewasobviouslyfabricated.
14.tickle
tickle:
v.
Thecomediantickledthecrowdwithhisjokes.
IttickledhertothinkthatherbosswoulddressupasaclownattheNewYearparty.
1)amuseandinterest
2)moveone’sfingersonasensitivepartofanother’sbody
inawaythatmakesthemlaugh
Shetickledtheboy’sfeetandmadehimlaugh.
婴儿喜欢呵痒和拥抱。