大学英语综合教程第二册第二单元教案Unit 2 Values
values教案
授课题目Unit 2 Values课时安排2学时周次第3周课序第3次课教学目的：1. To learn something about Sam Walton and Wal-Mart;2. To master the new words and expressions in Text A;3. To appreciate the use of indirect description in portraying a person;4. To conclude the structure of Text A;5. To conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.教学要求:熟悉本单元主题，即：values, 掌握作者的间接人物描写手法以及如何对人物进行栩栩如生、真实可信的刻画和描写。
教学内容：1. Background information (Wal-Mart; Rolls-Royce; etc.);（教学光盘; 启发式式教学）2. Listening and discussion;（启发式式教学）3. New words and expressions;（启发式教学）4. Style of the Text;（总结式教学）5. Text Structure;（总结式教学）6. Discussion; (讨论式教学)7. Self-study online. (网络教学; 自主学习)教学重点：1. New words and expressions;（启发式教学）2. Text Structure;（总结式教学）教学难点：1. What is American dream? How to make one’s life value come true? （讨论式教学；启发式教学)2. How to introduce persuasive writing effectively and let the students to write a persuasive composition.(总结式教学；启发式教学)教学辅助手段：传统教学；网络教学；教学光盘；多媒体教学教学过程设计In the First Period第一学时：I. Introductory Remarks导入语（2 Mins）（启发式教学）What kind of life does Sam Walton have?II. Warming-up Exercises 课前热身(20 Mins）（启发式教学）1. Have a dictation.2. Listen to a story.3. Answer questions.III. Background Information 背景知识（18 Mins）（启发式教学）1. Sam Walton and Wal-Mart2. Rolls-Royce3. Ford Motor Company4. ForbesIV. New Words and Expressions—1 词汇讲解—1（10 Mins）（启发式教学）carry on; by/from all accounts; blend in; throw one’s weight around;reserve; hold to; on the run; steer clear of; make up;In the Second Period第二学时：I. New Words and Expressions—2词汇讲解—2（10 Mins）（启发式教学）lay down; cut prices and margins to the bones; loyalty;qualify; cultivate; come aboardII. Text Understanding -Style of the Text文体介绍（10 Mins）（总结式教学）Descriptive WritingIII. Text Structure课文结构（20 Mins）（总结式教学）Part 1: The waiter was disappointed to find that the Richest Man in America led so simple a life.(Paras. 1-4)Part 2: Being friendly, easy-going and never flashy, Walton carries on like plain folks and never wants any special treatment. (Paras. 5-13)Part 3: With the Wal-Mart team in mind, Walton devotes himself heart and soul to making the business a great success. (Paras. 14-22)IV. Discussion分组讨论（8 Mins）（讨论式教学）What is American dream? How to make one’s life value come true?V. Assignments 家庭作业(2 Mins）（自学）1. Vocabulary: Ex.1,2﹠32. Scan for the characteristics of Sam Walton.讨论：If you should become the richest man in China, how do you live?作业：V ocabulary: Ex.1,2﹠3思考题：What is American dream? How to make one’s life value come true?主要参考资料：[1] 吴晓真. 大学英语（全新版）综合教程教师用书（III）. 上海：上海外语教育出版社，2002.[2] 王长喜. 大学英语（全新版）综合教程全能课堂（III）. 北京：中国社会出版社, 2006.[3] /en教学后记：授课题目Unit 2 Values课时安排2学时周次第4周课序第4次课教学目的：1. To make a contrast between Jamie Beaulieu’s imagination and what he saw;2. To master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.3. To grasp the main idea (despite his wealth, Sam Walton remains down-home and devoted to his team) andstructure of the text;4. To appreciate the indirect description;教学要求:1.学生应该熟练掌握课文中的重点单词、词组和句法，能在日常交际，谈话和写作中运用本单元的语言点和一些表达法；2.掌握写作技能: how to write invitations.教学内容：1. Structures and grammars of Text A;（启发式式教学）2. Discussion;（交际法教学；讨论式教学）3. Post-reading questions;（交际法教学）4. Checking the exercises;（交际法教学）5. Writing skill s—the indirect description in essay writing;（总结式教学）6. Supplementary Materials; (启发式教学)7. Self-study online. (网络教学; 自主学习).教学重点：1. Inversion caused by putting “only” at the beginning of a sentence;（总结式教学; 启发式式教学）2. 先行词是the way的定语从句用法.（总结式教学; 启发式式教学）教学难点：The use of indirect description in portraying a person.（总结式教学）教学辅助手段：传统教学；网络教学；教学光盘；多媒体教学教学过程设计In the First Period第一学时：I. Structures and Grammar while reading 课文讲解（35 Mins）（启发式式教学）1. Scan the first three paragraphs and fill in the table.2. only + 助动词+主语+主动词3. … the way …4. who was stunned at such generosity after the stingy employer he left to joint Wal-Mart.5. Scan the whole text and fill in the table.II. Discussion集体讨论（5 Mins）（交际法教学；讨论式教学）What is Sam Walton’s idea about what is important in life as revealed in the essay?III. Post-reading Questions 答疑空间（10 Mins）（交际法教学）Asking and answering the ten questions related to Text A.In the Second Period第二学时：I. Checking the Exercises 巩固练习（20 Mins）（交际法教学）1. V ocabulary2. Structure3. TranslationII. Writing Skills写作技巧（20 Mins）（总结式教学）Methods of Indirect DescriptionIII. Supplementary Materials补充材料(8 Mins)A poem——VirtuesIV. Assignments 家庭作业(2 Mins）（自学）1. Retelling Text A;2. Search for information about Generation Gap3. Review Unit 3.4. Prepare for the following words quiz.讨论:Should rich men take more social responsibilities?作业: 1. Retelling Text A;2. 预习Unit3.思考题：1. What is Sam Walton’s idea about what is important in life as revealed in the essay?2. Should we develop children’s creativity firs t or train them in basic skills first?主要参考资料：[1] 吴晓真. 大学英语（全新版）综合教程教师用书（III）. 上海：上海外语教育出版社，2002.[2] 王长喜. 大学英语（全新版）综合教程全能课堂（III）. 北京：中国社会出版社, 2006.[3] /en教学后记：教学内容批注Unit 2 ValuesText A The Richest Man in America, Down Home1. Time allotment课时分配（4 periods）1st period 2nd period 3rd period 4th periodPre-readingTask While-readingTaskWhile-readingTaskPost-readingTask2. Objective教学目标·Grasp the main idea（despite his wealth, Sam Walton remainsdown-home and devoted to his team）and structure of the text;·Appreciate the use of indirect description in portraying a person;·Master the key language points and grammatical structures in thetext;·Conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking and writing activitiesrelated to the theme of the unit.3. Key point（s）教学重点·Outline of Text A;·Language points of Text A.4. Difficult point（s）教学难点·What is American dream? How to make one’s life value come true?·Writing skills: indirect description in portraying a person教学内容批注5. Text A The Richest Man In America, Down Home5.1 Text details课文精讲5.1.2 Part 1（Para.1～4）: The waiter was disappointed to find that the Richest Man in America led so simple a life.Questions 问题设计What Jamie Beaulieu imagined tosee What Jamie Beaulieu actuallysawA mansion/a palace Nice house, but not palaceA Rolls-Royce An old pickup truckDogs with diamond collars A muddy bird dogServants everywhere No servantsLps 知识点讲解·dinner jacket: uniform for cooker, waiter, etc.·collar: part of a garment around the neck; necklace·be off to: leave for·wheel v. move on the wheel; drive·chain: a connected series of links; group of shops owned by the same company 连锁店教学内容批注5.2 Part 2 （Para.5～13）:Being a friendly, easy-going and never flashy, Walton carries on like plain folks and never wants any specialtreatment.Questions 问题设计1 In this part, the author tries to show us the good nature or qualities of Sam Walton. What good qualities does Walton have? （see para.7）2 Does the author show us such qualities directly? ----No, the author tells us Walton’s nature indirectly by the use of quotation.Name Who is he/she? What didhe/she say? What kind of qualities?Johnny Baker Night manager Para.6 Ask for nothingspecial Richard Hoback Mayor Para.6 Remain whathe was likeGordon Garlington III Pastor of localchurchPara. 8, 9 Prefer to be acommonperson NewspaperemployeePara. 11 Never flashyJohn Mayhall Barber Para. 12 HonestLps 知识点讲解·He imagined what surely awaited : He imagined what he was surely tosee.教学内容批注·discount: amount of money which maybe taken off the full pricee.g. Though online bookstores usually offer discounts, don’t expect tosave much.·It was nice, but no palace: The house was nice, but not luxurious.·carry on: behave casually; conduct; continue·plain folks: ordinary people·get away with: do sth. without being noticed, caught or punishede.g. He got away with cheating, but later was caught.·bird dogs: dogs which hunt birds·windy: of too much wind; curving or twisting·come shooting season: when the hunting season comes·struggle: do sth. with difficultye.g. He struggled to his feet after being hit by a bike.·first name + middle name = given name/Christian name + familyname/last name/surname = full name·by all accounts: according what everyone says·blend in: mix well ----get on well with each other·flashy: showy·throw one’s weight around/about: behave in an arrogant/commandingway·reserve:1 order or booke.g. Demand will be huge, so ask your friends to reserve tickets for the concert.2 keep for a special usee.g. Some seats on the buses are reserved for the old.教学内容批注5.3 Part 3（Para.14～22）:With the Wal-Mart team in mind, Walton devoted himself to make the business a great success.Questions 问题设计1 After Walton got famous, are there any changes for his life?2 According to the corporate affairs director Jim V on Gremp, what’s theonly thing in his mind?3 What’s the way of life of Wal-Mart?4 Why did Walton set up a college scholarship fund and a disaster relieffund?5 According to Walton, what’s the reason of his success?Lps 知识点讲解·hold to: keep to; remain loyal/faithful toe.g. He holds to his resolutions.·celebrity hunter:·…is anyone’s guess: It’s hard to say …·on the run: hidee.g. He is on the run from the police.·steer clear of: keep away frome.g. Children are told to steer clear of troublemakers.·But the real story in his mind is…: But what is always in his mind is…·make up: forme.g. Women make up nearly 50% of university entrants.（Active voice）/The college is made up of fourteen departments and five research centers.教学内容批注·admit v. 1 allow…to entere.g. The man is not to be admitted.2 accept sb. into（a school, etc.）as（a pupil, etc.）招收e.g. Our institute admits 5,000 students every year.3 have room for 容纳e.g. The theatre admits only 250 people.4 ～to sth./doing sth.: recognize…as true; acknowledge;confesse.g. George would never admit to being wrong.·as laid down: as establishedlay down: establish·loyalty: a strong feeling that one wants to be faithful to sb./sth.·system: 1 set of ideas, theories, principles, etc, according to which sth.is done;2 group of things or parts working together as a whole·cut prices and margins to the bone: reduce prices and margins considerably or dramaticallymargin: 1 edge, border;2 blank space outside the written or printed area on a page;3 profit·on board: 1 abroad;2 on the job -----in the company·stick option: the right to buy stocks before someone else·put him off his game: distract his attention from his game·straight: having no waves, curves or bends; continuous·stingy-----generous·better off: rich, wealthy教学内容批注6. Activity for discussionBreak the class into small groups and discuss the question“If youshould become the richest man in China, how do you live?”. And thenask some students to give their answers to the class.7. Homework:7.1 V ocabulary: Ex.1,2﹠37.2 Comprehensive exercises: Ex.1 Cloze﹠2 Translatio n7.3 See contents of Unit 2 on CD;7.4 Finish tasks in“the automatic learning system”;7.5 Preview the next unit.。
大学英语教程2.unit2 value。
What are the values of Chinese?
Rich Peace Loyalty and filial piety(忠孝) Benevolence and righteousness(仁义)
What is the American values?
Time and Its Control Equality / Fair Individualism / Independence Change Goals for the future
价值观是指一个人对 周围的客观事物（包 括人、事、物）的意 义、重要性的总评价 和总看法.
Sam walton
Sam Walton Sam Walton was born in March 29, 1918 .He died in April 5, 1992 He was born in the United States is a small town in Arkansas. He is the founder of WAL-MART, the world's richest man won the President Bush awarded the medal of freedom
In 1962, he in Bentonville, Arkansas opened a chain of retail stores, named WAL-MART's first year, Bentonville store turnover in 1964, WAL-MART already has 5 stores, in 1969 to 18 shop. 1990 WAL-MART became the nation's largest retailers. In 2001, WAL-MART became the world's largest by calculating the turnover of enterprises. [ has reached 700000 dollars
全新版大学英语综合教程第二册教案 Unit 2
Unit 2ValuesⅠ. Suggested Teaching PlanStudents will be able to:1.understand the main idea (despite his wealth, Sam Walton remains down-home and devoted to his team) andstructure of the text;2.appreciate the use of indirect description in portraying a person;3.grasp the key language points and grammatical structures in the text;conduct a series of reading, listening, speaking, and writing activities related to the theme of the unit.4.1.T asks Ss the following questions on the recorded passage: (5 minutes)—What happened to Abraham Lincoln one day? (Working as a shop clerk, he overcharged a customer.Although the sum was insignificant, Lincoln walked a long distance to return the money.) —How is the story related to the theme of the unit — values? (Abraham Lincoln regarded honesty as an important value.)2.Ss do Cloze B in after-text exercises to learn more about the values of American millionaires. (15 minutes)3.Rich people I know (15 minutes)1)Before class, Ss are asked to collect stories, news reports, pictures, books, or even video clips (if relevantequipment is available for showing them in class) of rich people.2)In class, Ss form groups of three to four to share what they have collected.3)Groups discuss what values these rich people hold dear.4)Speakers for several groups report their discussion results to the class.5)T reminds Ss to keep these values in mind when they study Text A, and see whether Sam Walton1. Text organization (20 minutes)1)T asks Ss to scan the text to see if there is any natural dividing lines separating it into parts. (The textcan be divided into three parts. Between each part, there is a blank line.)2)T draws Ss’ attention to Text Organization Exercise 1, guides them through the directions, so that theycan grasp the main function of each part.3)Ss scan the text again to underline all the names mentioned and tell who these persons are.(They are: Jamie Beaulieu, waiter at Sam Walton’s birthday partyJonnie Baker, night manager at the local Wal-MartRichard Hoback, Mayor of Bentonville, ArkansasGordon Garlington, pastor of the local churchJohn Marshall, local barberJim V on Gremp, corporate affairs directorFerold F. Arend, retired president of Wal-MartJim Hendren, company lawyeralso see Text Analysis)4) Ss will notice that the text transits from Part II to Part III when the first corporate job — corporateaffairs director — is mentioned.2.T explains language points and gives Ss practice (see Language Study). (60 minutes)3.Finding synonyms or synonymous phrases for “down-home” (10 minutes)1)T asks some Ss to explain the title of Text A in their own words.2)Ss work alone to find out synonyms or synonymous phrases for “down-home”.3)Some Ss report their findings to the class.( Para 5 carry on like plain folksPara 6 folksy waysPara 7 friendly, cheerful, a fine neighbor who does his best to blend in, never flashy, never throwing his weight aroundPara 11 not a front-page person)4) T reminds Ss to vary their own writings by synonyms or synonymous phrases.Post-reading tasks1. Using indirect description in portraying a person (25 minutes)1)Ss complete Text Organization Exercise 2 and compare answers with each other.2)T makes Ss think by asking Ss this question: How does the author reveal these character traits of SamWalton? Does he come forward to tell us directly what Sam Walton is like?3)T introduces methods of indirect description and writes them down on the blackboard: anecdotes,examples, quotes, comparison and contrast, etc. (see Text Analysis)4)Ss work in pairs to find out examples of these methods.5)Some pairs report their findings to the class.6)T urges Ss to adopt these methods when describing a person.2.T guides Ss through some after-text exercises. (25 minutes)3.T checks on Ss’ home reading (Text B). (3 minutes)4.Ss do Part IV: Theme-Related Language Learning Tasks. (1 period)5.T asks Ss to prepare the next unit: (2 minutes)1)do the pre-reading task;2)preview Text A.Ⅱ.Text AnalysisTo make a character portrait convincing, an author must refrain from telling readers directly what the person is like. Instead, he/she lets readers deduce.Of all the methods of indirect description, the one used most frequently in Text A is quotation. The author quotes not only Sam Walton himself, e.g. “The reason for our success... is our people and the way they’re treated and the way they feel about their company. They believe things are different here, but they deserve the credit”, but also his townsfolk and colleagues (as shown in while-reading tasks in the Suggested Teaching Plan).The text begins with an anecdote: how waiter Jamie Beaulieu had anticipated a lavish mansion at the Waltons, only to find an ordinary-looking household. This kind of beginning lures readers to go on. There are other anecdotes, like how Sam Walton forgot his wallet and insisted on fetching it to pay the local barber, and how he lost 4 straight games after a Wal-Mart employee asked him a question about pricing.Sam Walton is a folksy guy, of which a lot of examples are given. Examples of how generous an employer he is are also plentiful.Jamie Beaulieu’s anticipation and the reality he later found out form a contrast. It reveals Sam Walton’s down-home characteristics. When retired company president Ferold F. Arend compared Sam Walton with his previous employer, we appreciate further Sam Walton’s generosity.Ⅲ. Cultural Notes1. Rolls-Royce: any of the large, expensive, comfortable cars made by the British company Rolls-Royce.Many people recognize them by the small metal statue on the front of every Rolls-Royce car. The company was formed in 1905-1906 by Charles Rolls (1877-1910) and Henry Royce (1863-1933) and also produces aircraft engines. The Rolls-Royce company was bought by the German company V olkswagen in 1998. The name Rolls-Royce is also used informally to refer to the best product of a particular type.2.dime store: a store offering a wide assortment of inexpensive items, formerly costing five or ten cents, forpersonal and household use.3.Wal-Mart: any of a very large chain of shops in the US selling a wide range of goods at low prices.The first Wal-Mart Discount City was opened in 1962 by Sam Walton.4.Ford Motor Company: a large US company that makes cars. It was established in Detroit in 1903 byHenry Ford, and the first Model T was sold in 1908. The company has produced the Lincoln since 1922and the Mercury since 1938.s: Apart from their surname or last name, most British and American children are given two personalnames by their parents, a first name and a middle name. These names are sometimes called Christian names or given names. Some people have only one given name, a few have three or more. Friends and members of a family who are of similar age usually call one another by their first names. In some families young people now also call their aunts and uncles and even their parents by their first names. Outside the family, the expression be on first name terms suggests that the people concerned have a friendly, informal relationship.When writing their name Americans commonly give their first name, their middle initial and their last name, e.g. George M. Cohan. Both given names are used in full only on formal occasions, e.g. when people get married.6. Forbes: an American business magazine. It is noted for its lists of the richest men and women in business. Inits November 27, 2000 edition it published one listing the 50 richest businessmen and women in China, headed by Rong Yiren of CITIC with 1.9 billion dollars, followed in second place by Liu Yongxing of the Hope Group with 1 billion dollars. The richest businesswoman on the list was Y ang Lan of Sun Television, with 63 million dollars.Ⅳ. Language Study1. He imagined what surely awaited: He imagined what he was surely to see.2. remote: far away in space or timeExamples: The supply of electricity to remote mountainous villages is one of the local development projects in Yunnan province.Taming the deserts is no longer a dream of the remote future but a practical humanendeavor.3. discount: amount of money which may be taken off the full priceExamples: Traditional retailers who’ve opened cyberstores may offer special discounts to onl ine shoppers.Though online bookstores usually offer discounts, don’t expect to save much.4.It was nice, but no palace: The house was nice, but not luxurious.5.Only in America can a billionaire carry on like plain folks ...: It is only in America that abillionaire can live in the same way as ordinary people...only: In writing and formal speech, you can put “only” at the beginning of a sentence, followed by the word, word group, or clause it modifies, and then you put an auxiliary or “be” followed by the subject of the main clause.Examples: Only here was it safe to prepare and handle hot drinks.Only then did Peter realize that he still hadn’t phoned his mother.Only when the injured limb is fully mobile will the runner be encouraged tore-strengthen it.carry on: behave or conduct oneself in a specific wayExamples: There’s nothing unusual about them. They carry on just like everybody else.He carries on as if he were a millionaire, spending money left, right and centre.folk: people in general (You can refer to people as folk or folks.)Examples: They got married and had kids and lived like other folks.These are the folks from the local TV station.get away with: do sth. wrong or risky without being caught or punishedExamples: They claimed that they knew how to play the system and get away with it.Eric has been getting away with tax fraud for years.6.bird dogs: dogs which hunt birds7.local: of or for a particular placeExamples: The plane was to take off at 6 a.m. and land at 7 a.m. local time.Three-quarters of the investment needed to host the Olympics would be borne bycentral and local government.8. treatment: the way you deal with sb. or behave towards them (followed by of)Examples: Like everyone else, I resent his cruel treatment of his old father.The old woman suffered from bad treatment at the hands of her sons. None of themwere willing to take care of her.9. by/from all accounts: according to what everyone saysExamples: Tom, by all accounts, is a superb teacher.The Chinese football team will play the Koreans tonight. It should be a match worthwatching, by all accounts.10. cheerful: (of sb.) happy in a lively, energetic way; (of sth.) making you feel happyExamples: One of the reasons why she is successful is that she is able to remain cheerful in a crisis.They are both very cheerful in spite of their colds.The kindergarten is bright and cheerful, with plenty of toys.11. blend in/into: If sb. blends into a particular group or situation, or if they blend in, they seem tobelong there or are not noticeable, because their behavior is similar to that of the other people involved, (used in the patterns: blend in; blend into sth.; blend in with sth.)Examples: What he said reinforced my determination to blend in with my surroundings.As a newly-appointed manager, he was not sure whether he could blend in.The painter blended in with the crowd at the art sale.12. throw one’s weight around: behave in an aggressively arrogant wayExamples: Mr. Smith is not much of a manager. He always throws his weight around.Folks don’t like their chairman as he always throws his weight around.13. reserve: 1) order or book (a seat, book, room, table, etc.)Examples: The service at that five-star restaurant is excellent. I’ll reserve a table for five there.Demand will be huge, so ask your friends to reserve tickets for the concert.2) keep for a special use (used in the pattern: be reserved for sb/sth.)Examples: In the United States lanes are reserved for cars with more than one occupant.Some seats on the buses are reserved for the old.14.“Look, he’s just not that way.”: “You see, he is not the sort of person to reserve seats for himself.”15.o pen up: unlock and open the door so that people can get inExamples: Open up, or I break in.They open the school up at 7:45 a.m. so that students can have more sleep.16.I t buried the Forbes list at the bottom of page 2.: The Forbes list was arranged at the bottom ofpage 2 in the Benton County Daily Democrat so that it could not be found easily.17.h eadline: the title of a newspaper article, printed above the article in large lettersExamples: Headlines in the newspaper are arranged so that they attract attention.The headlines in the newspapers were to please millions of people in China: Beijing tohost the 2008 Olympic Games.18. h old to: keep toExamples: John holds to his belief that you can be successful as long as you work hard.She always holds passionately to the view that her mother is an angel.19. s tock: shares of a company that are sold to investorsExamples: You’d be tter get professional advice before buying stocks or bonds.After a dull start, stock prices moved ahead again yesterday.20. o n the run: continuously active and moving about; try to avoid being capturedExamples: I have been on the run all day and I am exhausted.He has to be on the run from one office to another to get the permit to open a takeawayrestaurant.He is on the run from the police.21. s teer clear of: keep away fromExamples: Children are told to steer clear of troublemakers.Members of the club steer clear of controversial issues such as religion.22. But the real story in his mind is ...: But what is always on his mind is ...23. make up: form the whole of (sth.)Examples: Women make up nearly 50% of university entrants.The college is made up of fourteen departments and five research centers.24. l iable: likely (to do sth.)Examples: It’s liable to snow heavily tomorrow.The sports meeting is liable to be postponed until next week because of the bad weather.25. a s laid down...: as establishedlay down: officially establish a rule, or officially state the way in which sth. must be doneExamples: Conditions for membership are laid down in the soccer club rules.The school authorities have issued a new booklet laying down regulations for students.26. loyalty: the quality of staying firm in your friendship or support for sb/sth.; a strong feeling that onewants to be faithful to sb./sth. (followed by to)Examples:My father is a soccer fan. His loyalty to the local team has taken him all over the country to see them play.Once his mind was made up, General Lee never changed his loyalty to the South.27. system: 1) set of ideas, theories, principles, etc. according to which sth. is doneExamples: The classification of the books in the library follows the Dewey Decimal System.All the employees are required to work on an eight-hour system.2) group of things or parts working together as a wholeExamples: With the further development of automation, more complicated control systems have come into being.Manned space vehicles have life-support systems designed to meet all the physicalneeds of the crew.28.cut prices and margins to the bone: reduce prices and margins considerably or dramatically29. qualify: have or give (sb.) a legal right (to sth./to do sth.) (followed by for or infinitive to) Examples: Highly trained staff are well qualified to give practical advice to students when they select courses.30. option: 1) (in business) an agreement or contract that gives sb. the right to buy or sell sth. Such asproperty or shares at a future dateExamples: With cash, stock options and the promise of vast resources, Microsoft has attracted faculty elites to its research center.Jones has taken an option on that house.2) sth. you can choose to doExamples: She has the option of entering graduate school or starting her professional career.Analysts say that the launch of the euro offers a new and attractive option.31. scholarship: (award of a) grant of money to a scholarExamples: He can’t afford to go to college if he doesn’t win a scholarship.32. and the like: and other things of the same sortIf you mention particular things or people and then add “and the like”, you are indicating that there are other similar things or people that can be included in what you are saying.Examples: Many students are also keeping fit through jogging, aerobics, weight training, and the like.Always carry your passport, money and the like with you while you are travelingabroad.33.cultivate: 1) make a special effort to establish and develop (sth.)Examples: They encourage students to cultivate special interests in theoretical physics.Some students try to cultivate a love of art.2）repare land and grow crops on itExamples: They cultivated 500 acres in the suburb.The remote area has barely been cultivated for decades.34. reward: give sth. to (sb.) in return for work or services (used in the pattern: reward sb. for sth.withsth.)Examples: The officer is to be rewarded for his efforts with promotion to the rank of inspector.If you do well in the final exams, I will reward you with a trip to Hong Kong.35. r etire: (cause to) stop working at one’s job, usu. because of age (followed by from)Examples: Although their careers are important they plan to retire at 50.The school had to employ the retired teachers to give classes.36....who was stunned at such generosity after the stingy employer he left to join Wal-Mart: ...who, having left his stingy employer to join Wal-Mart, was shocked at such generosity by Walton 37. c ome/get aboard: (AmE, infml) joinExamples: New employees who came aboard in the last six weeks have not been tested.This is her second promotion since coming aboard.38. t he way they’re treated: how they’re treatedWhen “the way” is followed by a defining relative clause, this clause can be either a “that” clause ora clause beginning with “in which”. For example, you can say “the way she told the story”, “theway that she told the story”, or “the way in which she told the story”. There is no difference inmeaning.Examples: Scientists have spent years studying the way the brain retains information.The information highway will have an unimaginable impact on the way peoplecommunicate with each other.39. deserve: be sth. or have done sth. for which one should receive (a reward, special treatment, etc.);be entitled to (not used in the continuous tense)Examples: I am only partly responsible for the success of this book, my collaborator deserves more credit.They deserve a better salary for the job they do.Mary deserves a reward for her efforts.。
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Folk: people in general (you can refer to people as folk or folks)
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they got married and had kids and lived like other folks
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17. Steer clear of: keep away from
18. Make up: form the whole of (sth.)
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19. Liable: likely (to do sth.)
Examples: It’s liable to snow heavily tomorrow.
Example: He cannot afford to go to college if he doesn’t win a scholarship.
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Example: Many students are also keeping fit through jogging, aerobics, weight training, and the like.
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Cheerful: (of sb.) happy in a lively, energetic way. (of sth.) make you happy
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they are both very cheerful in spite of their colds
全新版大学英语综合教程第二册Unit2
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In 1996, Wal-Mart entered the Chinese market. The first Supercenter and SAM'S CLUB were opened in Shenzhen, China. Nowadays, they operate 47 units in 22 cities, including Shenzhen, Kunming, Fuzhou, Dalian, Xiamen, Shantou, Dongguan, Harbin, Changchun, Shenyang, Changsha, Beijing, Nanchang, Ji'nan, Qingdao, Tianjin, Nanjing, Nanning, Wuhan, Guiyang, Taiyuan and Chongqing.
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The Richest Man In America, Down Home
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Unit 2Ⅰ. Teaching AimsBy the end of this unit, students are supposed to➢Grasp the author’s purpose of writing and make clear the structure of the whole passage through an intensive reading of Text 1 The Virtues of Growing Older.➢➢Comprehend the topic sentences in Text1thoroughly and be able to paraphrase them.➢Get a list of new words and structures and use them freely in conversation and writing.ⅡTeaching Important Points➢Text comprehension➢Structural analysis of the text➢Rhetorical features of the text➢V ocabulary exercises➢Grammar exercisesⅢTeaching Difficult Points➢Translation exercises➢Exercises for integrated skills➢Oral activities➢Writing practice➢Listening exercisesⅣTeaching Methods➢Student-oriented communicative teaching, free discussion and interaction.ⅤAllocation of Teaching Hours➢Part 1 Pre-reading questions (10 minutes)➢Part 2 Text comprehension (50minutes)➢Part 3 V ocabulary/Integrated exercises/Writing practice/Listening exercises (90 minutes)➢Part 4 Text Two / Memorable quotes (50 minutes)ⅥTeaching Aids➢Multimedia softwareⅦAssignment➢Do the exercises after class and some extra reading materialsⅧTeaching Contents and ProceduresStep I. Pre-reading questions for discussionDiscuss and answer the following questions.1.What ,in your opinion,are the disadvantages of growing older?2. What do you think are the virtues of being young?3.Most people are afraid of death and therefore afraid of getting older,but are there any virtues of old age that you can observe and appreciate?Step II. An Integrated Analysis of Text 1The Virtues of Growing Older.Structural analysis of the text1. The passage can be divided into three parts.Part One: (Paragraph 1-2 ) this is the introductory paragraphIt tells that our society worships youth and being young is often pleasant ,but being older has distinct advantages.Part Two: (Paragraph 3-5) It describes the virtues of growing older in details:We no longer feel anxious about what others will think ;We have already made many of critical decisions;The greatest benefit of being older is knowing who i am.Part Three:（Paragraph 6）this is a conclusion paragraphThe writer winds up her discussion with a reference to her parents’ contentments in the last paragraph.Step III. Comprehension questionsAnalysis of Paragraghs1-21)Why do people want to hide their gray hair and delay the effect of aging? They worship youth and are afraid of growing older, so they try every means to look young.2)What does the writer mean when she says “it is un-American to say so”?She means these questions seem contrary to the values commonly held by most American people. And the American people would do anything possible to delay aging.3)Does the writer deny the virtues of being young?No, she does not. The writer admits the virtues of being young, but what she really wants to talk about is those advantages of growing older, which are discussed in the subsequent paragraphs. So the last sentence of the second paragraph is both thematic and transitionalParagraph 3AnalysisThe writer, in this paragraph, offers the first advantage of growing older －not being obsessed with one’s appearance. It can be noticed that the technique of contrast is used to project the difference between adolescents and people in their forties:“When my brother Dave and I were teens…”“When Dave and I were young…”“Now, however, Dave and I are beyond such adolescent agonies.”“Now my clothes are attractive yet easy to wear.”“We no longer feel anxious…”These contrasts are focused on two aspects: the shape of their bodies and clothes. With her own experience, the writer drives home her point that adolescents “feel anxious about what others will think”, while older people are happy “as long as we feel good about how we look”.The following question could be asked:1)What is the change in people’s attitude towards their appearance from the writer’s own experience?Old people no longer feel anxious about what others will think. As long as they feel good about what they look, they are happy.Paragraph 4AnalysisThe second advantage is discussed in this paragraph －people in their forties are less uncertain than adolescents. The last sentence pinpoints the writer’s view: what truly worries the young people is not the problem of age, but the unknowns in the future.The following question could be asked:Is it accurate to say that older people are totally free from uncertainty?No, because they still have important choices to make. However, they have already made their major ones, while the young people will meet theirs at every turn. Paragraph 5AnalysisThis paragraph presents the third and the greatest benefit of growing older: the knowledge about yourself (the self-identity). It is implied that lack of this knowledge can bring about a kind of adolescent insanity (in contrast with the sanity of forty-year-olds) expressed in parallel structures “It means…”, “Being young means…”The following questions could be asked:1)What is the meaning of “…wishing you were never born the next”?It is related with first half of the sentence and the complete one should be “feeling happy with yourself one day and wishing you were never born the next day (because you feel so miserable)”.2)How to explain the phrase “keep a running score of everything they didwrong raising me”?It means “constantly reminding yourself of all the unhappy things that your parents did to you in the process of raising you”. Here “score” means “record”Language points.Paragraph 6After sharing her own experience in contrast to adolescents’ problems with the reader, in this paragraph the writer turns to the issue similar to the one mentioned in the first paragraph: the validity of American values on the aging problem. The writer cites her parents’ example to back her view, thus echoing the theme －distinct advantages of growing older makes a better phase of life.Step IV Language points:1.convince v.1)convince sb / yourself (of sth) to make sb/yourself believe that sth is truee.g. you’ll need to convince them of your enthusiasm fo r the job.I’d convinced myself (that) I was right.2) to persuade sb to do sthe.g. I’ve been trying to convince him to see a doctor.2.…glaldly sign with the devil just to be young again: Literally, the phrase “signwith the devil” means “to sign a contract with the devil, so that the devil would help you become young again”. In the text the phrase is metaphorically used to mean “to be ready to do anything, even to work for the devil just to be young again”.3. aging: the process of growing olde.g. our society is full of negative attitudes towards aging and old people.4. dreadv. to feel great fear or anxiety aboute.g. This was the moment he had been dreading.[v -ing] I dread being sick.[vn -ing] She dreads her husband finding out.[v to inf] I dread to think what would happen if there really was a fire here. [also v that]n. a feeling of great fear about sth that might or will happen in the future; a thing that causes this feelinge.g. The prospect of growing old fills me with dread.5.distinct adj. noticeable; unmistakablee.g. There was a distinct smell of gas.His voice was quiet but every word was distinct.Rap is quite distinct from North American jazz or blues.6.(be) obsessed with: to have an unreasonably strong and continuous interest inparticular things or personse.g.. She became obsessed in her old age with what to do with her immensewealth.obsess (about sth) [v] to be always talking or worrying about a particular thing, especially when this annoys other peoplee.g. I think you should try to stop obsessing about food.obsession n. obsession (with sth/sb)7. feverish: adj.[usually before noun] showing strong feelings of excitement or worry, often with a lot of activity or quick movementse.g. The whole place was a scene of feverish activity.a state of feverish excitementfeverishly: adv.e.g. Her mind raced feverishly.8. agony: n. extreme mental or physical pain or sufferinge.g. He lay in agony until the doctor arrived.The worst agonies of the war were now beginning.agonize v. agonize (over / about sth) to spend a long time thinking and worrying about a difficult situation or probleme.g. I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not.9. preferable: preferable (to sth / to doing sth) | preferable (to do sth) more attractiveor more suitable; to be preferred to sth 较合意的；更可取的e.g. He finds country life infinitely preferable to living in the city.It would be preferable to employ two people, not one.preferably adv.e.g. We’re looking for a new house, preferably one near the school.cp. pref·er·en·tial : [only before noun] giving an advantage to a particular person or groupe.g. Don’t expect to get preferential treatment.give (a) preference to sb/sthto treat sb/sth in a way that gives them an advantage over other people or thingse.g. Preference will be given to graduates of this university.in preference to sb/sth: rather than sb/sthe.g. She was chosen in preference to her sister.10. critical adj.1) extremely important; cruciale.g. These accusations came at a critical phase in the negotiations.Money is a critical factor in the election campaign.Your decision is critical to our future.2) critical (of sb/sth) expressing disapproval of sb/sth and saying what you thinkis bad about theme.g. a critical comment / reportThe supervisor is always very critical.Tom’s parents were highly critical of the school.11. confront: to deal with something in a brave and determined way; to bring face to facee.g. She knew that she had to confront her fears.confront sb with sb/sth: to make sb face or deal with an unpleasant or difficult person or situatione.g. He confronted her with a choice between her career or their relationship.be confronted with sth.: to have sth in front of you that you have to deal with or react toe.g. Most people when confronted with a horse will pat it.confrontation n.[U, C] confrontation (with sb) | confrontation (between A and B) a situation in which there is an angry disagreement between people or groups who have different opinionse.g. She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.12. await v. to wait forto wait for sb/sthe.g. He is in custody awaiting trial.Her latest novel is eagerly awaited.13. sanity: the condition of being mentally healthy; the state of being sensible andreasonablee.g. His story was so extraordinary that we began to doubt his sanity.After a series of road accidents the police pleaded for sanity among drivers.OPP insanitysane: adj.1) having a normal healthy mind; not mentally ill SYN of sound minde.g. No sane person would do that.Being able to get out of the city at the weekend keeps me sane.2) sensible and reasonablee.g. This is the only sane way to solve the problem.14. quirk: a strange or unusual habit or part of someone’s character 怪癖行为古怪；特殊倾向e.g. Children often have these little quirks which they overcome in later life.She always went for three minutes’walk at exactly 10:45 and the robber took advantage of this little quirk.15. tolerate vt. be willing to accept sth. unpleasant or difficult, even though one does not like it orapprove ite.g. As newcomers, they had to tolerate the awful weather and the tough living conditions.16 diet: To eat and drink according to a regulated system so as to lose weight. Collocation:a diet of sth. so much of sth. that you feel boring or unpleasante.g. a constant diet of soap operas on TV 多得令人腻烦的电视连续剧17. beyond prep. outside the range or limit ofCollocation:be beyond sb. be impossible for sb. to imagine, understand or calculatee.g.It’s beyond me why she wants to marry Burton.我不明白她为什么想嫁给伯顿。
大学英语综合教程二unit 2
UNIT 2 VALUESI. Key words & phrasesaboard reservecheerful retirecultivate rewarddeserve scholarshipdiscount stockliable replacelocal involveloyalty confrontqualify crisisremoteblend in throw one’s weight aroundget away with call inmake up in one’s opinionby/from all accounts of one’s choicelay down appeal totake on hold tosteer clear ofAdditional Vocabularya dinner jacket 餐服get ideas into the system 集思广益a college scholarship fund 大学奖学金基金plain folks 普通百姓better off 境况好起来pickup truck 轻便货车come aboard 入伙，加盟reward success 褒奖成功celebrity hunters 名人追星族shooting season 狩猎季节come into contact with 与…交往dime store 廉价商店stock options 优先认股权disaster relief fund 灾难救助基金the sleepy town square 冷清的市政广场executive pep rally 行政人员鼓劲会II．Vocabulary & Structure1. If I cheat in the examination, do you think I might _____ it?A. get overB. get away withC. get over withD. get through2. I have _____ a table for dinner since there are large crowds of people on Saturday evenings.A. reservedB. deservedC. preservedD. presided3. After his first CD made a hit, he has become a star ______.A. in the long runB. at runC. on the runD. on run4. Lelin admitted ______ ashamed for having broken his aunt’s vase.A. to feelB. to be feelingC. of feelingD. to feeling5. His skills ______ him for the job.A. qualifiedB. entitledC. contributedD. attributed6. John ______ to lose because he cheated.A. determinedB. deservedC. was deservedD. deserted7. There are altogether five ______ in the news program on today’s radio.A. titlesB. headlinesC. head newsD. headings8. Ever since she ______, she has been promoted twice for her outstanding ability.A. has come abroadB. came aboardC. has come aboardD. came abroad9. Do your parents ______ the idea that only sons can support them when they become old?A. hold onB. hold upC. hold backD. hold to10. Their Chinese teacher made special efforts to ______ their interest in literatures.A. trainB. cultivateC. progressD. rise11. I ______ the right to make my own decision.A. preserveB. conserveC. reserveD. reverse12. Companies routinely give a two-week vacation to the ______ who have completed their firstyear of service.A. employersB. employeesC. hirersD. loanees13. It was not an accident that Robert kicked his cousin, He did it _____.A. with attentionB. on purposeC. by proposalD. for pretending14. The system was redesigned to embrace the network and eventually ______ it in a profitabledirection.A. adaptB. controlC. installD. steer15. Some people are more ______ to sea-sickness.A. inclinedB. liableC. likelyD. apt16. Dogs are often praised for their ______; they almost never abandon their masters.A. faithB. loyaltyC. trustD. trustfulness17. The girl was ______ a shop assistant; she is now a manager in a large department store.A. preliminaryB. presumableC. formallyD. formerly18. Most people tend to think they are so efficient at their job that they are ______.A. inaccessibleB. impossibleC. immovableD. irreplaceable19. Putting in a new window will ______ cutting away part of the roof.A. containB. compriseC. includeD. involve20. Another big issue ______ the new republic is the problem of the education of its citizens.A. confiningB. confirmingC. conformingD. confronting21. He does not ______ as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.A. equalB. matchC. qualifyD. fit22. At first, my grandfather didn’t ____ of my father’s marriage.A. agreeB. approveC. appealD. admit23. The ages of children in the Hope primary school _______ from 7 to 14.A. alteredB. rangedC. separatedD. distinguished24. The driver held the ______ wheel hard as the car bounced up and down.A. stirringB. drivingC. steeringD. revolving25. They ______ in spite of the fact that it rained cats and dogs.A. carried outB. carried offC. carried onD. carried forward26. I always ______ the conviction that intelligence plus diligence can lead to success.A. get toB. see toC. lead toD. hold to27. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to ______any further responsibilities.A. take onB. get onC. put onD. look up28. The family was put into a hard situation when the parents were both laid _____.A. offB. asideC. outD. down29. As a newly-appointed manager, he was not sure whether he could ______ in with his colleagues.A. mixB. getC. blendD. stay30. They have arranged for the best doctor to ______ his pneumonia as the patient was advanced in years.A. cureB. healC. recoverD. treat31. I've never been there but it is,______ , a lovely place.A. by the wayB. by all accountsC. on the wayD. in the way32. The sports meet is ______ to be postponed until next week because of the bad weather.A. desirableB. responsibleC. liableD. reliable33. He has to be ______ from one office to another to get the permit to open a take-away restaurant.A. on and offB. in the long runC. on endD. on the run34. Always remember to carry our passport, money and the ______ with you while you are travelling abroad.A. alikeB. likelyC. likeD. likeness35. This book has been the best-seller recently, but it is out of ______ for the time being.A. stockB. stuffC. reachD. hand36. The officer is to be________ for his efforts with promotion to the rank of inspector.A. awardedB. rewardedC. punishedD. praised37. She is now ______ from public life and has gone abroad.A. leavingB. enteringC. retiringD. staying38. He did well and ______ all that happened to him.A. was worthB. was worthyC. deservedD. deserving39. Peter's aunt is used to a simple way of living. No wonder she doesn't want to _______ so much money on food or clothing.A. payB. costC. takeD. spend40. The _______ lawyer thinks it good for health to walk up the stairs to his office on the fifth floor.A. 50 year oldB. 50-year-oldC. 50-years-oldD. 50-year old41. ______, the speaker interrupted his lecture.A. Drowned by noiseB. Drowning by the noiseC. His voice was drowned by the noiseD. Because his voice was drowned by the noise42. ______ he happens to be, John can make himself at home.A. WheneverB. WhereverC. WhateverD. However43. In a museum, you'd better keep your mouth ______, your eyes open.A. shuttingB. to shutC. shutD. being shut44. His English ______ rapidly since he entered the university.A. has been improvedB. had been improvedC. is improvedD. was improved45. The police were wondering how the criminal managed to ______ from prison.A. escapeB. escapingC. to escapeD. escaped46. As weather is fine, he decides to ______ the picnic.A. joinB. join inC. take partD. participate47. The neighbors were disgusted at the way _______ he talked to his old father.A. thatB. whichC. howD. what48. He doesn't need to look for another job because his family is _______ off.A. goodB. wellC. richD. wealthy49. To produce one pound of honey, a colony of bees must fly a distance equal to_________ around the world.A. two times as much asB. twice that ofC. twiceD. double those50. By 1995 my hometown had become ____ industrial city in the province.A. the third largestB. one of the three largestC. a third largestD. the three largestⅢ. CET 4 Vocabulary1.By the time he arrives in Beijing, we ______ here for two days.A. will have stayedB. shall stayC. have been stayingD. have stayed2.According to the American federal government, residents of Hawaii have the longest life______: 77.2 years.A. rankB. spanC. scaleD. scope3.The millions of calculations involved, had they been done by hand, all practical value ______by the time they were finished.A. had lostB. would have lostC. would loseD. should have lost4.As a public relations officer, he is said ______ some very influential people.A. to knowB. to be knowingC. to have been knowingD. to have known5.Our hopes _______ and fell in the same instant.A. aroseB. raisedC. roseD. aroused6.With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers _______before their time.A. be bloomedB. bloomC. bloomedD. blooming7. A season ticket _______ the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the statedperiod of time,A. entitlesB. grantsC. presentsD. promises8._______ in the office had a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customerinconvenience.A. SomeoneB. SomeC. AnyoneD. One9.In recent years much more emphasis has been put _______ developing the students’productive skills.A. ontoB. inC. overD. on10.Only a selected number of landladies in the neighborhood have been allowed by theuniversity to take in ______.A. residentsB. lodgersC. settlersD. inhabitants11.The fire was finally brought under control, but not ______ extensive damage had been caused.A. beforeB. sinceC. afterD. as12.Purchasing the new production line will be a deal ______ for the company.A. forcefulB. tremendousC. favoriteD. profitable13.Rod is determined to get a seat for the concert ______ it means standing in a queue all night.A. as ifB. even ifC. providedD. whatever14.We hadn’t met for 20 years, but I recognized her ______ I saw her.A. the momentB. for the momentC. the moment whenD. at the moment when15.Though he was born and brought up in America, he can speak _______ Chinese.A. fluidB. smoothC. fluentD. flowingernment reports, examination compositions, legal documents and most business lettersare the main situations _______ formal language is used.A. in whichB. at whatC. on whichD. in that17.It is necessary that the course in general science ______ before the chemistry course.A. is to takeB. to be takenC. be takenD. is taken18.If the building project ______ by the end of this month is delayed, the construction companywill be fined.A. being completedB. is completedC. to be completedD. completed19.He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won ______ and a scholarship.A. faithB. statusC. fameD. courage20.Jack wishes that he _______ business instead of history when he was in university.A. studiedB. studyC. had been studyingD. had studied21.The older New England villages have changed relatively little _______ a gas station or two inrecent decades.A. except forB. in addition toC. exceptD. besides22.The Car Club couldn’t _______ to meet the demands of all its members.A. assumeB. ensureC. guaranteeD. confirm23.Extensive reporting on television has helped to ______ interest in a wide variety of sports andactivities.A. assembleB. generateC. yieldD. gather24.The president promised to keep all the board members ______ of how the negotiations weregoing on.A. informB. informingC. be informedD. informed25.Eating too much fat can _______ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.A. attribute toB. attend toC. contribute toD. devote to26.All the tasks ______ ahead of time, they decided to go on holiday for a week.A. been fulfilledB. having been fulfilledC. were fulfilledD. had been fulfilled27.This article ______ more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign languageteaching and learning.A. cares forB. applies forC. allows forD. calls for28._____ he arrives before I get back., please ask him to wait.A. In the caseB. In any caseC. In case ofD. In case28.Petrol is refined from the _______ oil we take out of the ground.A. crudeB. freshC. rudeD. original29._____ in the United States, St. Louis has now become the 24th largest city.A. Being the fourth biggest cityB. It was once the fourth biggest cityC. Once the fourth biggest cityD. The fourth biggest city it wasⅣ.Reading Comprehension(1)Henry, David Thoreau was a writer and naturalist who lived in the nineteenth century. He believed in simple living close to nature and in the freedom of the individual. Although he was impressed with the power and beauty of the new steam trains, he worried about the possible effects of rapid transportation on people's live. He was also afraid that modem machines would become the masters rather than the servants of people. In addition, he opposed a strong government because it might interfere with people's freedom.Thoreau tried to live in agreement with his ideas. As a protest against slavery, he actually went to prison rather than pay taxes to a government that allowed it. In his book Civil Disobedience he wrote about the principle of peacefully resisting what a person judges to be immoral acts of government. His most famous book Walden explains many of his ideas. It also tells about his daily life in a simple cabin which he himself had built near a pond in the woods. He had left the convenience and pleasures of his city home to live alone in natural surroundings. There he lived frugally, providing most of his needs from what he found around him.For many years the ideas of Thoreau were known to scholars and to thinkers but not to the general public. However, in the middle years of this century he became the inspiration of many young people dissatisfied with the machine age and with modem ways of life. These people were impressed with his opposition to powerful government, and with his courage in living according to his beliefs. They also welcomed his appreciation of nature and of simple living. Thus Thoreau has now become the guide and ideal of many young Americans a century after his death.1. Which of the following would be a best title for this passage? ______.A. Thoreau, a Thinker against Pleasures in LifeB. Thoreau, a Violent Fighter against GovernmentC. Thoreau Enjoys More Popularity Than EverD. Thoreau, a Thinker Who Has Influenced Modern America2. Thoreau was against all the following EXCEFT ______.A. railwayB. modern industryC. relaxed lifeD. strong government3. Civil Disobedience is a book which advises people ______.A. to destroy government of any formB. to protest against the immoral acts of government without using forceC. to protest against the immoral acts of government by forceD. to resist peace4. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? ______.A. Thoreau would rather go to prison than pay taxesB. Thoreau managed to live his life according to his beliefsC. Thoreau was afraid that machines would become the masters of peopleD. Thoreau liked to live with young people5. Thoreau has now become the ideal of many young Americans because ______.A. he carried the belief of keeping the balance of nature into the practice of lifeB. they were impressed with his opposition to powerful governmentC. they admired his courage to live according to his own ideasD. both B and C(2)Stacy had recently moved from New York City to Stoneybrook, Connecticut. It was hard for her to make new friends but she finally had three when she joined the Babysitters Club to take care of little children whose parents were busy. Claudia, Kristy, and Mary were in her class at school and also the other members of the club. The girls met at five o'clock on Fridays and waited for the phone to ring. So far they had been busy, in spite of the fact that they couldn't stay out late and were under 13.Suddenly, the girls' world was invaded by a second group calling themselves the Babysitters Agency. They were older and the group also included a few boys. The Babysitters Club tried to think of ways to compete with the older group. They could clean and work for less money, however, they knew it would be difficult to compete. The shock was even greater than they had expected when most of their best customers started to call the new group. They seemed to get only a few jobs.To try a new policy, Kristy recruited a few older kids who told the club they didn't want to share their money with the other group. The club found out only too quickly that these older girls joined only as spies and didn't show up for their job assignments. Thus, more parents were unhappy with the club.Finally, the girls realized that the kids in the other group were not babysitters. They watched television, talked on the phone, and invited boyfriends to the house where they were sitting. When thechildren of the families started to complain, and a near accident almost occurred, the club went to the parents to tell them what was happening.1. Stacy had some trouble ______.A. making new friends at firstB. studying at her new schoolC. joining the Babysitter ClubD. looking after children for others2. The girls of the Babysitters Club ______.A. met on Friday evenings for discussionB. probably did their part-time job on weekendsC. were not allowed to go out at nightD. made phone calls on Fridays3. The girls found it difficult to compete with the Babysitters Agency probably because ______.A. they were inexperiencedB. they didn' t have good customersC. there were no boys in their clubD. they asked for more money4. Some older kids left the Babysitters Agency to join the Babysitters Club because ______.A. they did not want to give the agency some of the money they madeB. they were not happy thereC. they wanted to destroy the dubD. the club was recruiting new members5. According to the passage, after the girls learned what was happening, they went to tell the parents of ______.A, the boys of the agency B. the older girls who joined the clubC. the childrenD. the girls' boyfriends(3)A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by the education authorities in part of Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their children's safety on the roads.Until now the County Council have only been able to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special reasons existed.The new plan is to be tried out this term for children living at Milton who attend lmpington school. The children live just within the three-mile limit and the Council said in the past it would not undertake to provide free transport to the school. But now they have agreed to organize a bus service from Milton to Impington and back, a plan which has the support of the school's headmaster.Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part in. Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a Council official has said the cost to parents should be less than $30 a term.They have been able to arrange the service at a low- cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington. The same bus would now just make an extra journey to pick up the Milton children. The official said they would get in touch with other groups of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new plan.1. The children the Council ran buses for in the past were those ______.A. who could not walk longB. whose parents were worried about themC. who had no one to accompany them to schoolD. who had to travel a long way2. Taking part in the Council's travel plan are children who ______.A. live in Milton and go to Impington schoolB. live in lmpington and go to Milton schoolC. live in Milton and go to Milton schoolD. live in Impington and go to lmpington school3. The new bus service will run ______.A. on morning journeys to school onlyB. in connection with an existing serviceC. only for children living more than three miles awayD. only in wet weather4. Agreement to pay for the new bus service has been obtained from ______.A. the school's headmasterB. the education departmentC. the bus companyD. the parents5. The parents the Council is now going to contact are those ______.A. who had not yet answered lettersB. who did not want to payC. whose children stayed away from schoolD. who had asked about transport before(4)For some minutes, all was quiet in the street. Then, from across the street, someone came walking. It looked like a man of middle height, dressed in a big raincoat, a soft hat and rubber-soled boots or shoes, and making little sound while walking; at most a soft, sliding sound. No one was in sight. It was a street with two rows of about fifty small houses, and there were three lamps on either side. The lamp nearest the child's house could be seen clearly, but the others were almost hidden by the smoky air. A car passed the end of the street and its lights showed faintly, but clearly enough to show the smooth skin of a women’s face. The car disappeared as the woman, wrapped up in her coat, reached the doorway of the child' s house.She put a key in the lock quickly, pushed the door open and stepped inside, then dosed the door without looking around. She began to breathe hard.She leaned against the door for a moment, then straightened up as if with an effort, and walked towards the door of the front room, the passage leading to the kitchen, and the narrow staircase. She hesitated outside the door, then went up the stairs, quickly but with hardly a sound. There was enough light from the narrow hall to show tile four doors leading off a small landing. She pushed each door open in turn and shone a torch inside, and the light fell upon beds, walls, furniture, a bathroom hand-basin, a mirror which flashed brightness back; but this was not what the woman was looking for. She turned away and went downstairs, and hesitated again at the foot of the stairs, then turned towards the kitchen. Clearly there was nothing there, or in the small wash-room, that she wanted. Two rooms remained; the front room and a smaller one next to it. She opened the front room door. After a moment, she saw the child's bed and the child.1.The lights of the car passing the end of the street showed that ______.A. a woman was driving the carB. a man and a woman were walking up the streetC. someone was standing by a street lampD. a woman was walking by herself up the street2. When the woman had closed the front door, she ______.A. looked round quicklyB. rested before movingC. started breathing againD. walked straight towards the front room3. The woman went upstairs ______.A. in complete silenceB. after looking inside the kitchenC. after hesitating for a momentD. as quickly as she could4. When she was upstairs, the woman ______.A. saw that there was a wash-basin in each roomB. found a torch inside one of the roomsC. noticed a mirror which she was looking forD. opened four different doors5. Once she was in the house, the woman behaved as if what she was looking for ______.A. might be in the kitchenB. would be easily seen by the light from the hallC. was more likely to be upstairsD. would look frightening to a childⅤ.Translation1．这个中美洲国家为保护其热带雨林的生态多样性，已制定出世界上最为雄心勃勃的规划之一。
全新版大学英语2（第二版）UNIT2语言点教学文案
全新版大学英语2（第二版）UNIT2语言点教学文案全新版大学英语2(第二版)U N I T2语言点Unit 2 ValuesHappiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.—— Franklin D. Roosevelt幸福不在于仅仅拥有金钱，而在于取得成就时的喜悦和创造性劳动带来的喜悦、激动。
———富兰克林·D·罗斯福Detailed ReadingⅠ. Difficult Sentences1. (LL. 1~2) It was early December 2003, my first season as a Salvation Army bell ringer,when I was confronted with the question.1. What does a Salvation Army bell ringer do?(=To ring the bell and ask people to donate money to help the poor.)2. Translate this sentence into Chinese.(=首次面对这个问题，是在2003年12月初我第一次为救世军摇铃募捐的时候。
)2. (LL. 5~6) I can still see the confusion and curiosity in his eye s as he asked, “Areyou poor?”1. Why did the boy ask such a question?(=Because he was confused and curious.)2. How much did the boy know about the Salvation Army bell ringer?(=Obviously he knew nothing about that.)3. (LL. 7~8) “Well,” I stammer e d, trying to think, “I havemore than some people, butnot as much as othe r.”1. How did the author think of the question?(=He thought it was difficult to answer.)2. What does the author’s answer mean?(=This means he is neither poor nor rich.)4. (LL. 8~9) His mother scolded him for the social no-no ...1. Wh at is “social no-no”?(=Something that is socially inappropriate.)2. Why did the mother scold her son?(=Because the author looked poor, the question was socially inappropriate toask.)5. (LL. 13~14) Yet I feel nothing more than a passing whim to attain the materialthings so many other people have.1. What do many other people have?(=The material things.)2. Please paraphrase this sentence.(=However, I have only occasionally felt the urge to go after the material things so many other people have.)6. (LL. 19~20) And I love the “can do” attitude that follows.1. Wh at is the “can do” attitude?(=That is self confidence.)2. How do you understand this sentence?(=And I love the feeling of self confidence brought by brisk exercises.)7. (L. 31) Shortly after her visit, our relationship went straight south.1. What was their relationship after her visit?(=Their relationship went sour. That is to say, they were no longer boyfriendand girlfriend.)2. Why there was such a change in their relationship?(=Because the girl actually paid much attention to material things although she claimed that she was interested in what was on the inside, and after she went to the aut hor’s apartment, she found he was really poor.)8. (LL. 35~38) There is a commercial on the radio that begins, “Everybody wants ahigh-end TV …” The pressure to purchase is real. It may be true that everybody wants a high-end TV. After all, nobody wants to be a nobody.1. What is “a high-end TV”?(=A TV that is expensive and of high quality.)2. What can be inferred from this part about what role commercials can play insociety?(=Commercials can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.)9. (L. 49) December is the time of year I feel wealthiest.Why does the author think so?(=Because December is the time for him to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others.)10. (LL. 50~51) Over the past four years, I’ve grown to understand more aboutmyself because of a single question from a curious child.1. How has the boy’s question affected the author?(=The boy’s question has helped him realize that, despitehis lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that.)2. Translate this sentence into Chinese.(=由于一个好奇的孩子提了一个简单问题，我在过去的四年中对自己的了解进了一步。
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Unit 2 ValuesTeaching Aims:1.Understanding the main idea (one can live a life full of riches without being rich funancially)and structure of the text2.Appreciate the wording (riches) in the title of the text3.Grasp the key languge points in Texts A and learn how to use them in context4.Unerstand the cultural background related to the content5.Express themselves more freely on the theme of Values after doing a series of theme-relatedreading, listening, speaking, and writing activities6.Write an essay beginning with an anecdote or a piece of news, etc.Teaching Keypoints:1.Grasp the main idea of Text A and language points in Text A2.Cultural background in Text A3.Analysis of the difficult sentences in Text ATeaching Difficulties:1.Writing strategy and style demonstrated in Text A2.Write an essay with an anecdote or a piece of news, etc.Teaching Aids:Teaching, dicussion, exercises, group-activities, student-centredTeaching period: 12classesTeaching Procedure:Step 1Warming up1.Have students listen to the story about Abraham Lincoln before class, lead them to finish theexercises on page31, check the answer and explain.2.Have students learn more about the fact that economic development and personal incomecan’t always account for happiness.3.Do you think rich people must be happier than poor people? Why?4.Do you think a poor person can have a life full of riches? How?5.In class, students form two camps to debate the following issue: Mother Teresa has no money,but she took care of the poor in Calcutta until her death. Bill Gates gave a lot of money to charity, but he seldom works in the “frontline” with the poor. Does the world need more love like Mother Teresa’s or more money like Bill Gates’?Step 2 Global analysisi of Text A1. Division of the Text APart1: Paras.1-2T he writer’s encounter with a boy who raised the question “Are you poor?”Part2: Paras.3-12In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesn’t make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways.Part3: Para.13In conclusion, the writer thinks he’s grown to understand more about himself because of the boy’s question.2.Understanding the main idea of the text with the help of the questions on page 37-38Step 3. Detailed leaning of Text A1. It was early December 2003, my first season as a Salvation Army bell ringer, when I was confronted with the questionWhat does a Salvation Army bell ringer do?To ring the bell and ask people to donate money to help the poor.2. confront: vt.1) (of a problem, difficulty, etc.) face (sb.) threateninglyThe difficulties that confront us seem insuperable.A major difficulty that confronts international students is how best to judge the quality of a program in a foreign university2) (of a person) face and deal with (a problem, difficulty, etc.)军人必须面对危险和死亡。
A soldier has to confront danger and death.Astronauts have to confront the unknownbe confronted with: be brought face to faceThe prisoner was confronted with his accusers.Conclusions that can be confronted with experience.3. donation: n. money or goods given for a good causeThe hospital receives a good deal of money in donations他们对慈善事业慷慨捐助。
They made a generous donation to charity.Collocation:a blood donation 鲜血make/give a donation 捐赠promise a donation 允诺捐赠4. confusion: n. a state of uncertainty about what sth. means, etc.The enemy retreated in great confusion.Their unexpected arrival threw our plan into confusion.他们的突然到来打乱了我们的计划。
Collocation：in confusion 乱七八糟，处于混乱状态throw into confusion使狼狈，使慌乱5.curiosity: n. a strong desire to know about sth.We burned with curiosity over what was in the box.Just to satisfy my curiosity, how much did you pay for your car?from/out of curiosity在好奇心驱使Curiosity killed a cat.好奇伤身6.stammer: v. speak with a tendency to repeat rapidly the same sound or syllableIt’s cruel to make fun of people who stammer.7.deny: vt.1) say that sth. is not trueThere is no denying the fact that Japan began to invade China as early as the early 1930’s.2) refuse to admit or acceptHe denied knowing anything about their plans.8.fall into: belong to (a particular group of things that have similar qualities)All whales fall into two groups, those with teeth and those without.9. nothing more than: only, justHappiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory.这只不过是个杜撰的故事而已。
It is nothing more than a made-up story.10. attain: vt. succeed in achieving, esp. after a lot of effortI’m determined to attain my purpose at any cost.She attained her ambition of becoming a pilot.Collocation：attain one’s goal 达到目的attain the age of有…岁attain the top of a moutain到达山顶11.cherish: vt. love (sth./sb.) very much and protect themRiding horses with my mother when I was a kid has become a cherished memory.She cherished the child as though he were her own.Collocation：cherish fond dreams of 做…的美梦cherished desire 夙愿cherish a deep love for热爱…12. tickle: v.1) amuse and interestThe comedian tickled the crowd with his jokes.It tickled her to think that her boss would dress up as a clown at the New Year party.2) move one’s fingers on a sensitive part of another’s body in a way that makes them laugh She tickled the boy’s feet and made him laugh.婴儿喜欢呵痒和拥抱。