新世紀(jì)大學(xué)英語綜合教程課件 Unit5

1、Background InformationAn English SongTopic-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsRead and ThinkDirections: Watch the video and fill in the blanks.Background InformationAn English SongTopic-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsRead and ThinkDance with My FatherBack when I was a childBefore life removed al

2、l the innocenceMy father would me high And dance with my mother and me and thenSpin me around till I fell asleepThen up the he would carry meAnd I knew for sure I was lovedIf I could get another chanceAnother Another dance with himId play a song that would never, ever endHow I love, love, loveTo wit

3、h my father againWhen I and my mother would disagreeTo get my way I would run from her to himHed make me laugh just to me stairs_dance_lift_walk_comfort_Then finally make me do just what my mama saidLater that night when I was asleepHe left a dollar under my Never dreamed that he would be gone from

4、meIf I could steal one final glanceOne final One final dance with himId play a song that would never, ever endCause I love, love, loveTo dance with my father againSometimes Id listen her doorAnd Id hear how my mother cried for himI for her even more than meI for her even more than meI know Im prayin

5、g for much too muchBut could you send back the only man she lovedI know you dont do it usuallyBut dear Lord shes To dance with my father againEvery night I fall asleep this is all I ever dreamsheet_outside_step_pray_pray_dying_Background InformationAn English SongTopic-related PredictionWarm-up Ques

6、tionsRead and ThinkDance with My FatherBackground InformationAn English SongTopic-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsRead and Think Background InformationAn English SongTopic-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsRead and Think1.Do you think that your parents are the most important people in your life?

7、 Why or why not?What is the ideal relationship between parents and their children in your view?Some parents believe that they raise children so that their children will look after them when they are old. Do you accept this view?Some parents are often willing to sacrifice a lot for their children. Do

8、 you think it is good for them to do so? Please elaborate your position with examples.2.3.4.Background InformationAn English SongTopic-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsRead and ThinkA. DiscussionDirections: Work in groups. List as many words or expressions as possible related to “Family Relationsh

9、ip”.B. Group PresentationDirections: Each group is required to choose ten words or expressions that are closest to the topic “Family Relationship”, and invent a story with them.1. Read the following, find the key words, and write a summary sentence for each statement.Background InformationAn English

10、 SongTopic-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsRead and ThinkTips to Improve Father-Child Relationship1 You could play ball, color pictures, build toy houses from blocks, or do whatever they like.2 Allow them to help you carry in the groceries, make dinner, or mow the yard. Children often get great j

11、oy from doing things that adults consider work.3 Spend time with your children out picnicking and enjoy playing Frisbee (飛盤), passing a ball, or pushing them in the swings. Your children will cherish this special time together as a family.4 Show them that you are truly interested in their education

12、and life by asking them what they did in school and looking at their books, projects, and assignments with them.5 Dont just turn on the news and forget your children when they are in the car with you. Talk or joke with them, or sing songs together.6 Usually, mothers bathe the children, but bath time

13、 is an excellent opportunity for fathers to be with their kids. Let them splash around and play a little more than mom does.2. Check your sentences and match the summary sentences below with the tips you have read. One of the sentences given is surplus (多余的).Background InformationAn English SongTopi

14、c-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsRead and Thinka) Use driving time with your children.b) Take the family out for a picnic.c) Give your small children a bath sometimes.d) Have at least two meals a week as a family.e) Play with your children sometimes.f) Help your children with their homework.g) L

15、et your children help you with simple tasks.1-e; 2-g; 3-b; 4-f; 5-a; 6-c 1. Definition: A prom is a formal dance at a school or college, usually held at the end of the academic year. A senior prom usually refers to a formal dance party held at the end of the final year of high school.Background Info

16、rmationAn English SongTopic-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsRead and ThinkSenior Prom 2. Preparation for a Senior PromBackground InformationAn English SongTopic-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsRead and ThinkDirections: Listen to the following paragraphs and fill in the blanks given below.1) Pl

17、anning for the prom begins . Shadi Sakr, 23, was on his high school prom committee, but later decided to leave, and did not attend the prom either. “ people were getting their licenses, deciding on they wanted to wear, reserving their six months in advance for the ,” he says.2)Proms are not . Depend

18、ing on parents and individual teens , hundreds of thousands of dollars are spent on the prom.well in advance_what clothes_The whole yearappointments_hair salon_cheap_financial circumstances_, Background InformationAn English SongTopic-related PredictionWarm-up QuestionsRead and Think3) This is usual

19、ly for the following items: for girls, ; for boys, renting tuxedos (男士無尾半正式晚禮服); the actual ; renting a hotel room; renting a limousine (豪華轎車) or some other car; beauty salon for girls to get their done and the after-prom party.4) In some places, there is almost an entire day pre-prom preparation, w

20、ith a to commemorate the event.fancy dresses_expensive_make up_banquet_party_devoted to_Part DivisionFurther UnderstandingPartsParagraphs Main Ideas 1 18 2 913The writer recalls the days when she and her mother would meet and chat about life under a pine tree in the park nearby.After the writers mot

21、her died, the writer still brought her sons to the same spot which brought back fond memories of her mother. Such visits and gatherings under the tree had created a close bond between her and her sons.Part DivisionFurther Understanding1.What did the family often do under the pine tree when the write

22、rs mother was alive?The family used to have picnics and gatherings quite often under the pine tree in the park.2.What did the writer and her mother usually talk about under the tree?They usually talked about what was happening in their respective lives.3.Why did Mother look unusually solemn one day

23、and ask her daughter strange questions?Mother acted unusually that day because her heart disease was deteriorating and she was dying.Questions and AnswersTrue or False1. The writers sons come to the pine tree often after their grandmother died because their grandmother used to take them there. False

24、( )2. The writer always brings her sons to the pine tree and talk to them about family picnics, gatherings and their grandmother.3. Her son rarely hugs her, and when he does, it is like a special treat something that gives her great pleasure and delight.Part DivisionFurther UnderstandingTrue( )True(

25、 )4. The park with the pine tree is a meaningful place for the writer.True( )5. The writer visits the pine tree after her mothers death occasionally only because she misses her mother.False( )Part DivisionFurther UnderstandingRole PlayBased on Part 2, make a dialogue between Mother and Son.When peop

26、le die, they cease to exist in this world physically. But for the author of this essay, a pine tree in a nearby park brings back fond memories of her dead mother and she knows clearly that love and memory will never “die.” Now, she brings her sons to the same place. Detailed ReadingIn recent years,

27、we usually just talked about life, but sometimes we recalled events from my childhood. Like the time I was thirteen and had my first date, when Mother brought me to this spot under the tree and told me about the facts of life. OrOne warm and pleasant summer afternoon, I sat on an old blanket under a

28、 pine tree chatting with my mother. For years, we had been coming to this park for family picnics and gatherings, and my mother and I often sat in this same spot.A Time for MemoriesSharon WrightDetailed Readingthe time a few years later, when my hair turned out pink for my senior prom and shed held

29、me while I cried. But the most special event that occurred next to this tree was when I told Mother I was getting married. Over the years, wed watched the pine trees in this park grow tall and straight until their needles seemed to touch the clouds. Each year of their growth seemed to match our incr

30、easingly close relationship and the deepening love we had for each other.On this particular sunny afternoon, Mother and I sat quietly breathing in the scent of freshly mown grass. She was unusually solemn and took me by surprise when she asked me, “Who will you bring here after Im gone?” I gave her

31、one of my arched-eyebrow inquiries, then smiled. After a few moments, when she didnt return my smile, I began to wonder what made her ask such a disturbing question. Mother picked up a blade of grass and began to shred it with her fingernail. Id become well acquainted with my mothers habits, and thi

32、s particular one indicated she had something serious on her mind.Detailed ReadingTears filled her eyes and this time I held her while she cried. She told me she was sad to lose her little girl but happy to see that I had turned into a beautiful young woman.For several minutes, we sat in silence gath

33、ering our thoughts. A couple of blue birds squawked nearby and an airplane flew overhead, but they didnt ease the awkward moment between us. Finally, I reached over and took my mothers hand in mine. “Theres nothing you cant tell me, Mother,” I said. “We will handle this together, like we always have

34、.”Detailed ReadingShe looked into my face, and her eyes filled with tears that spilt down her cheeks cheeks that were alarmingly pale. Even before she said it, I knew what was coming. Mother was dying.I held her tightly while she told me that her heart condition was worsening and couldnt be repaired

35、. I think I had known for quite a while but had not been willing to admit it to myself. Shed had several heart attacks and, a few years ago, even open-heart surgery. That was many years ago now. Mother died soon after that day, before my sons had a chance to know her. I still come to the park, but n

36、ow I bring my boys. I still sit under that same sturdy pine tree on an old blanket and talk to my sons of family picnics, gatherings and the grandmother they never knew. Just as my mother did with me, I tell my children about their youthful funnyDetailed ReadingWhat I didnt know, and what she had ke

37、pt from me, was that her condition wasnt improving. We talked about her options, which were few; we cried, held each other and wished for more time together.behaviors and praise them for their accomplishments as young adults. We come to this special place to create our own memories memories that I k

38、now would make my mother smile with pride.Not long ago my oldest son wanted to come to the park and talk, so we came and sat under our tree. He hemmed and hawed for a few minutes, then he finally told me he was getting married. I cried tears of joy as my son hugged me his hug a rare and special trea

39、t. I told him how proud I was of the man he had become.As I sat there that cool April afternoon soaking up the sun and the smell of freshly mown grass, I felt I had come full circle under this giant pine tree. Holding my son in my arms, I was happy for him, just the way I knew my mother had been hap

40、py for me all those years ago when I told her I was getting married.Detailed ReadingLooking over my sons shoulder, I saw that several young pine trees had been planted recently. As these trees grow straight and tall, I thought, will the lives of my family continue to grow with them? I wanted to shar

41、e this spot with my grandchildren, too.Detailed ReadingThe branches above were swaying in the breeze and in them I heard a whispering voice: Who will you bring here when Im gone? It was my mothers voice, and I tightened my arms around my son.1. Paraphrase the sentence.2. Translate the sentence into

42、Chinese.Or the time a few years later, when my hair turned out pink for my senior prom and shed held me while I cried.又如幾年以后，我的發(fā)型在高中畢業(yè)舞會(huì)顯得不太合時(shí)宜，母親讓我在她懷中哭泣。Detailed ReadingA few years later, when I dyed my hair for a formal dance party at high school, it ended up being pink rather than the color I ha

43、d expected, I felt very sad and cried in my mothers arms.Tears filled her eyes and this time I held her while she cried.Pay attention to the usage of the word “fill”. More examples: and her eyes filled with tears that spilt down her cheeks (Para. 7)Laughter filled the room. 房間里充滿了歡笑。The thought fill

44、s me with pleasure. 這個(gè)想法使我很高興。Detailed Reading2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.當(dāng)時(shí)她熱淚盈眶。這次是她在我的懷里哭了。Over the years, wed watched the pine trees in this park grow tall and straight until their needles seemed to touch the clouds.1. Whats the symbolic meaning of the growth of the pine trees?It symb

45、olizes the increasingly close relationship between mother and daughter.Detailed Reading2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.年復(fù)一年，我們看著公園里的松樹長得巍峨挺拔，直至高聳入云。She was unusually solemn and took me by surprise when she asked me, “Who will you bring here after Im gone?” What can we infer from the sentence?

46、There was probably something serious to happen, because mother used to be kind, not at all the way she behaved that day.Detailed ReadingDetailed Reading1. What does “arched-eyebrow” mean in the sentence?I gave her one of my arched-eyebrow inquiries, then smiled.When one makes a facial expression by

47、making ones eyebrows arched, one is usually disapproving or doubtful.2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.我皺起了眉頭，狐疑地看了她一眼，然后微微笑了。What I didnt know, and what she had kept from me, was that her condition wasnt improving.1. Analyze the sentence structure.Detailed Reading“What I didnt know” and “what

48、she had kept from me” are two paralleled clauses used as subject.但有一點(diǎn)我一無所知，而且她也一直瞞著我，那就是她的情況毫無好轉(zhuǎn)。2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.I felt I had come full circle under this giant pine tree.1. Whats the meaning of the sentence?Under the special big pine tree, what I did with my sons was just what

49、 my mother did with me. Life had repeated itself like a circle here.Detailed Reading2. Translate the sentence into Chinese.我坐在那里，覺得自己回到了原地，就在這棵巨大的松樹下。Holding my son in my arms, I was happy for him, just the way I knew my mother had been happy for me all those years ago when I told her I was getting

50、married.Detailed ReadingWhats the grammatical function of “Holding my son in my arms”?“Holding my son in my arms” is a present participle phrase used as adverbial.More examples: Looking over my sons shoulder, I saw that (Para. 12)Hearing the news, they all jumped with joy.Lying under the apple trees

51、, Newton was thinking and thinking.cease: v. stop somethingWorkplace nurseries will cease to be liable for tax.Detailed Reading公司已經(jīng)決定明年停止一切在英國的運(yùn)作。The company has decided to cease all UK operations after this year.正式用詞，側(cè)重逐漸結(jié)束某活動(dòng)或狀態(tài)，含永遠(yuǎn)結(jié)束的意味。這些詞均含有“中止，停止”之意。CF: cease, pause & stopstoppausecease普通用詞，指迅

52、速或突然中止某行為、活動(dòng)或狀態(tài)。指短暫的中斷或停止，含再進(jìn)行下去的意味。Detailed ReadingDirections: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessary.1. Whether the protests will remains to be seen. 2. I to pick up a letter that Id dropped. 3. He and thought for a moment. 4. Apparently she drinking. 5. The dying

53、 man soon to breathe.6. Why dont you just somewhere and ask for directions?7. She to get her breath back and then carried on jogging. ceased_paused_has stopped_stopped_paused_cease_stop_physically: adv.with regard to bodyDetailed ReadingSpecial holidays are available for physically handicapped/disab

54、led people.他看上去身體很健康。He looks physically fit.NB: physically 的反義詞是mentally，意為“精神上，智力上，在內(nèi)心”。The protestors had to be physically removed from the room.Its going to be a tough competition but Im mentally prepared for it.spot: n.This looks like a nice spot for a picnic.This is the spot where the accident

55、 happened.Detailed ReadingSpain is our favorite holiday spot.1. a particular place2. a point of interest這座古城有許多可供參觀的名勝。There are a lot of spots to visit in the old city.Collocation:in spots 有時(shí)；到處；偶爾on the spot 現(xiàn)場，當(dāng)場recall: v.remember, call back sth.I cant recall his face/seeing him/that he came/wher

56、e he lives/how to do it.聽到有人叫我名字，我才清醒過來。Detailed ReadingThe sound of my name recalled me to myself. 指有意識(shí)地下功夫把某事的整個(gè)細(xì)節(jié)都記在腦子里。這些動(dòng)詞均有“記憶，記住，回憶”之意。含義較廣，多指無意識(shí)地回憶起往事，也可指通過主觀努力去記憶。CF: memorize, remember & recallremembermemorizerecall比remember文雅，指想方設(shè)法回憶已經(jīng)遺忘之事。Detailed ReadingDirections: Fill in the blanks wi

57、th the words above. Change the form where necessary.1. He that he had sent the letter over a month before.2. When I was at school, we were required to a poem every week. 3. me to your family. 4. I dont signing a contract. 5. She seeing him outside the shop on the night of the robbery. recalled_memor

58、ize_Remember_remember_recalled_prom: n.a formal party given for students by a high school or college classDetailed ReadingWho are you taking to the Senior Prom? 她穿長裙去參加聚會(huì)。She wore a long dress to the prom.Detailed Readingoccur: vi. (esp. of unplanned events) happen, take placeAlmost half of all fata

59、l accidents occur while landing.We hope this wont occur again.是普通用詞，泛指一切客觀事物或情況的發(fā)生，強(qiáng)調(diào)動(dòng)作的偶然性。這些詞語都可表示“發(fā)生”之意。是較正式用詞，可指意外事件的發(fā)生，也可指意料中事件的發(fā)生。CF: happen, occur & take placeoccurhappentake place多指通過人為安排事件的發(fā)生。Detailed ReadingDirections: Fill in the blanks with the words above. Change the form where necessar

60、y.1. They to look in the right place almost immediately.2. If any of these symptoms while you are taking the medicine, consult your doctor immediately. 3. Fortunately it that there was no one in the house at the time of the explosion. 4. The concert next Thursday. 5. Where did the earthquake ?happen