Advanced-English-Book1-U3-Pain-Is-Not-the-Ultimate-Enemy.ppt

1、新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材（修订版）高级英语1电子教案,Unit 3 Pain Is Not the Ultimate Enemy,Detailed Reading,Contents,Warm Up,Global Reading,Consolidation Activities,Text Appreciation,Further Enhancement,Section 1:Warm Up,Take the quiz below to see how well you know about everyday aches and pains.,Lead-in,Background Inf

2、ormation,Some people say they feel pain in their hair.T/F?Pain is always a sign that something is wrong.T/F?Redheads may be more sensitive to pain than people with other hair colors.T/F?Growing pains are real.T/F?Women have a higher threshold for pain.T/F?Exercise can help reduce pain over time.T/F?

3、If you have back pain,you should sleep on a firm mattress.T/F?,T,F,T,T,T,F,F,Section 1:Warm Up,8.The most common painful condition is A.low back pain.B.cancer pain.C.headache.D.arthritis.9.Icing a sprain A.returns soft tissue to normal.B.decreases swelling.C.increases circulation.,Lead-in,Background

4、 Information,A,B,Section 1:Warm Up,10.The difference between chronic pain and acute pain is A.the intensity of the pain.B.how long the pain lasts.C.where the pain is.D.when the pain comes on.,Lead-in,Background Information,B,Section 1:Warm Up,About the Author:Norman Cousins American essayist and edi

5、tor,Norman Cousins was born in 1915 in Union Hill,New Jersey.He attended Teachers College at Columbia University,and then went on to lead an illustrious career as the longtime editor of The Saturday Review.During his lifetime Cousins fended off a life-threatening disease and a massive coronary,both

6、times using his own regimen of nutritional and emotional support systems as opposed to traditional methods of treatment.,1915-1990,Background Information,Lead-in,Section 1:Warm Up,Norman Cousins died in November,1990.He led an extraordinary life,spending his lifetime challenging the odds.He received

7、 hundreds of awards including the Peace Medal from the United Nations,and nearly fifty honorary doctorate degrees.He also served as a diplomat during three presidential administrations.Cousins wrote on a variety of subjects and had many publications.In 1979,his Anatomy of an Illness appeared,a book

8、based on Cousins own experience with his life-threatening illness and exploring the healing ability of the human mind.,Background Information,Lead-in,Section 2:Global Reading,Structural Analysis,Main Idea,To criticize over-advertisement of pain-killers.To enlighten the public on the causes and mecha

9、nisms of pain.To illustrate traditional misconceptions about pain and pain-killers.To recommend solutions for pain and the pain-related illiteracy.,Decide which of the following best states the authors purpose.,Section 2:Global Reading,Please divide the text into 4 parts and summarize the main idea

10、of each part.,Structural Analysis,Main Idea,Part I,(Paragraph 1)Introduction,Paragraph 1 states that Americans are the most pain-conscious people in the world and introduces the result of this over-consciousness.,Structural Analysis,Main Idea,Part III,(Paragraphs 8-12)Harm of Pain-Killing Drugs,Para

11、graphs 8-12,making use of typical examples,illustrate the harm of pain-killing drugs.,Section 2:Global Reading,Paragraphs 2-7 focus on the American peoples ignorance about pain.They point out their abuse of pain-killing drugs,and reasons for and harm of the abuse,and suggest the correct ways to conf

12、ront pain in daily life.,Part II,(Paragraphs 2-7)American Peoples Ignorance about Pain,Structural Analysis,Main Idea,Part IV,(Paragraph 13)Conclusion,In Paragraph 13,the author calls upon all the parties concerned to take action to educate people about pain and pain-killing drugs.,Section 2:Global R

13、eading,Section 3:Detailed Reading,1 Americans are probably the most pain-conscious people on the face of the earth.For years we have had it drummed into usin print,on radio,over television,in everyday conversationthat any hint of pain is to be banished as though it were the ultimate evil.As a result

14、,we are becoming a nation of pill-grabbers and hypochondriacs,escalating the slightest ache into a searing ordeal.2 We know very little about pain and what we dont know makes it hurt all the more.Indeed,no form of illiteracy in,Pain Is Not the Ultimate Enemy,QUESTION,Section 3:Detailed Reading,the U

15、nited States is so widespread or costly as ignorance about painwhat it is,what causes it,how to deal with it without panic.Almost everyone can rattle off the names of at least a dozen drugs that can deaden pain from every conceivable causeall the way from headaches to hemorrhoids.There is far less k

16、nowledge about the fact that about 90 percent of pain is self-limiting,that it is not always an indication of poor health,and that,most frequently,it is the result of tension,stress,worry,idleness,boredom,frustration,suppressed rage,insufficient sleep,overeating,poorly balanced diet,smoking,QUESTION,Section 3:Detailed Reading,excessive drinking,inadequate exercise,stale air,or any of the other abuses encountered by the human body in modern society.3 2 The most ignored fact of all about pain is t