新视界大学英语4-Unit2优质PPT.ppt

1、,Girls？,Boys？,Warming up,Warming up,Read the first lines of the novels and answer the questions.,Warming up,This is a true story but I cant believe its really happening.Its a murder story,too.I cant believe my luck.Martin Amis,London Fields（1989）An hour and 45 minutes before Nazneens life began bega

2、n as it would proceed for quite some time,that is to say uncertainly her mother Rupban felt an iron fist squeeze her belly.Monica Ali,Brick Lane（2003）,Warming up,My name is Kathy H.Im 31 years old,and Ive been a carer now for over 11 years.That sounds long enough,I know,but actually they want me to

3、go on for another eight months,until the end of this year.Kazuo Ishiguro,Never Let Me Go（2005）Excuse me,Sir,but may I be of assistance?Ah,I see I have alarmed you.Do not be frightened by my beard:I am a lover of America.Mohsin Hamid,The Reluctant Fundamentalist（2007）,Warming up,Questions:Which begin

4、ning looks:1 most traditional?2 least traditional?3 most memorable?4 least memorable?Now discuss your answers with your partner.,Reference,Warming up,Reference:1 The one of Brick Lane seems fairly traditional in the sense that it begins with the birth of someone I guess to be the main character.2 Th

5、e last one of The Reluctant Fundamentalist seems rather strange.We arent given much help:Someone speaks,but not to the reader;there is some sort of imagined situation.3 I find the phrase“felt an iron fist squeeze her belly”dramatic and it makes the opening sentence（from Brick Lane）memorable.4 The th

6、ird of Never Let Me Go is rather flat though I am not sure what Kathy means exactly.,Warming up,Work in pairs.Tell your partner which book you would most like to read,and why.,Warming up,Check（）the advice you would expect a writer to give to a reader.,1 Never lend a book to anyone.2 Spend all your m

7、oney on books.3 Think about a book before you start reading it.4 Dont read any books which are considered to be immoral.5 Read as little as possible.,Now read the extract from Henry Millers The Books in My Life and compare your answers with the writers.,Skimming,Browse the passage within 8 minutes t

8、o get a rough idea about it.Answer the questions of Activity 2 and 3 on page 27.,Task,Skimming,Check（）the things the writer says about books.,Now work in pairs and decide which of the statements you agree with.,Books _.1 are living things 2 are easy to obtain 3 can enrich the readers mind and spirit

9、 4 are a readers friends 5 can make friends for the reader 6 should stay on the shelf 7 can be dangerous 8 are like money 9 are all different 10 are rarely original,Skimming,Choose the best answer to the questions.,1 What does Miller consider to have been an advantage during his writing career?（a）To

10、 have been able to read all the books he wanted.（b）To have grown up in a room full of books.（c）To have written without the aid of a library.（d）The fact that he never wanted to own any books.,2 What did three stars on a book mean in the public library of Millers youth?（a）Young people werent allowed t

11、o read them.（b）They were the most popular books in the library.（c）They were intended for children.（d）They were more exciting than one-star books.,（c）,（a）,Skimming,3 Why does Miller hope the star system still exists in public libraries?（a）It is an efficient system which works well.（b）It discourages p

12、eople from reading inappropriate books.（c）It makes people interested in reading.（d）It makes it easier for people to recognize books.,4 Why do people lend books,in Millers opinion?（a）Because they feel the need to share their feelings.（b）Because its the best way to make a friend.（c）Because its less ri

13、sky than lending money.（d）Because its not possible to possess a book for ever.,（c）,（a）,Skimming,5 According to Miller,what should you do when you find a book you want to read?（a）Pick it up and start reading.（b）Ask a friend for advice about the book.（c）Think about whether you really need to read it.（

14、d）Only read it if it is original.,6 What does Miller especially admire about Blaise Cendrars?（a）He had a very adventurous life.（b）He was a great writer.（c）He knew what to do with his time.（d）He read as well as wrote a lot.,（c）,（d）,They were alive and they spoke to me,译文,Digging,Background informatio

15、n,1 I sit in a little room,one wall of which is now completely lined with books.It is the first time I have had the leisure of working with anything like a collection of books.There are probably no more than 500 in all,but for the most part they represent my own choice.It is the first time,since I began my writing career,that I am surrounded with a goodly number of the books I have always longed to possess.The fact,however,that in the past I did most of my work without the aid of a library I look upon as an advantage rather than a disadvantage.,Digging,2 One of the first things I associate