河北工程大学英语协会之新视野四第三单元

1、Beijing University of TechnologyUnit Three河北工程大学英语协会欢迎您河北工程大学英语协会欢迎您Teaching ObjectivesEnlarge vocabularyTalk about social welfare system brieflyUnderstand figurative language Learn to write with supporting examples Section A Longing for a New Welfare SystemSection B A Blind Man Helped Me See the Be

2、autiful WorldSectionsBeijing University of TechnologySection ALonging for a New Welfare System 1. Background Information2. Warming-up Activities6. Translation & Writing3. Text Analysis4. Vocabulary and Structure 5. Vocabulary Tests Table of ContentsBackground InformationSocial Welfare (1)Social

3、Welfare (2)Social Welfare (3)Warming-up ActivitiesComprehension of the Text1. 1. What does the author mean by saying “A welfare client is supposed to cheat. Everybody expects it”?2. How has the author chosen to live as a welfare client?3. What do caseworkers really expect welfare clients to do?4. Wh

4、at is the authors attitude towards caseworkers?Comprehension of the Text5. Why is the welfare system to blame, according to the author?6. How could the author possibly get his wheelchair repaired at last?7. What does the author think of the current welfare system?8. What kind of new welfare system d

5、oes the author dream of?Reference for Comprehension Questions1 1. He means that a welfare client is believed to lie to get a little extra welfare money and those caseworkers know it well.2. He has chosen to live an honest life by drumming up some business outside and drawing cartoons for magazines.3

6、. They know clearly that they are being made fools of by some of their clients, and they feel they are entitled to have clients bow to them as compensation.4. He doesnt think those caseworkers are to blame so he isnt being bitter.Reference for Comprehension Questions5. Because he believes it practic

7、ally requires people to lie .6. He had to call a caseworker. After giving a little lecture, went through a series of procedures before he could get it repaired.7. The system so easily lends itself to abuse by the welfare givers as well as by the clients.8. He dreams of a new system that will encoura

8、ge the clients and help them to develop their talents, rather than seek to convict them of cheating.Text analysisText main idea The passage explores the problems of the present welfare system first and then expresses the desire to have a new system. According to the author, a disabled person with sp

9、inal cord injuries, he is forced to account for every penny while enduring lectures by the caseworkers. It is hard to have his wheelchair repaired and even harder to make a gradual shift away from welfare. That is why he longs for a new system under which the disabled like him can earn part or all o

10、f their own livings. Text StructurePart IPart IIPart IIIPara1-3:General images of welfare clients and caseworkers.Para 4-14:Problems with the present welfare systemPara 15-17:Suggestions to improve the present welfare systemMain idea for Part IThis part is about how people concerned behave under the

11、 present welfare system: Clients cheat the system for more money while caseworkers, like detectives, expect the clients to bow down to them and beg. Developing technique (1)Deduction (演绎法演绎法)A general statement: I have opted to live a life of complete honesty. (Para. 2)1. I go out and drum up some b

12、usiness and draw cartoons.2. I even tell welfare how much I make!3. If I want to get paid under the table, big magazines are not going to get involved in some sticky situation. Main idea for Part II Several events are narrated to illustrate the problems with the present welfare system: welfare casew

13、orkers try to find anything unreported, welfare clients have difficulties in obtaining help, and the law does not encourage clients to make a gradual shift away from welfare.Developing technique (2)Narration (叙事法叙事法) Narration is used throughout the whole part to tell the events as examples. For ins

14、tance, the account of the first event goes from Para. 4 to Para. 8, with specific charactersSuzanne and I, timenot long after Christmas last year, and locationmy apartment.Main idea for Part III A lawyer is needed to act as a champion for the rights of welfare clients. Besides, the author wishes tha

15、t the government would help clients earn part or all of their livings. And, a new system is desired to encourage them, rather than seek to convict them of cheating. Developing technique (3)Exemplification (例证法例证法) Argument: There needs to be a lawyer who can act as a champion for the rights of welfa

16、re clients, because the system so easily lends itself to abuse by the welfare givers as well as by the clients. Example: Welfare sent Suzanne to look around in my apartment the other day because the chemist said I was using a larger than usual amount of medical supplies. I was, indeed: the hole that

17、 has been surgically cut to drain urine had changed size and the connection to my urine bag was leaking. Vocabulary Vocabulary and Structure Structure words & phrasespatterns bleed pension opt (to) drum up to lend oneself to profile make fools of account forsb. is supposed to do sth.sb. is entit

18、led to do sth.sbs being adj.There needs1. bleed: 榨取，流血榨取，流血活学活用活学活用The west is bleeding poorer countries dry through interest payments on their debts.西方正在通过债务榨干贫穷国西方正在通过债务榨干贫穷国家的财富。家的财富。words & phrases2. pension: 退休金，养老金退休金，养老金She went to the post office to draw her pension every month.她去邮局每月领取退

19、休金。她去邮局每月领取退休金。活学活用活学活用3. opt to: 选择选择活学活用活学活用他毕业后选择上大学读学位，而不他毕业后选择上大学读学位，而不是直接工作。是直接工作。When he left school, he opted to go to college and study for a degree, rather than getting job straightly away.4. drum up: 招徕生意招徕生意这家百货商店为努力招徕生意这家百货商店为努力招徕生意而将许多商品减价出售。而将许多商品减价出售。The department store is offering

20、reduction on many types of merchandise, in an effort to drum up business.活学活用活学活用5. to lend oneself to :适合适合这是一种适合任何规模较大的这是一种适合任何规模较大的地区性综合医院体系。地区性综合医院体系。It is a system that would lend itself to district general hospital of any size.活学活用活学活用6. profile:形象，档案形象，档案我们建立起关于我们建立起关于顾客及其要求的顾客及其要求的档案。档案。We f

21、irst built up a detailed profile of our customers and their requirement .活学活用活学活用7. make a fool/fools of: 欺骗，捉弄欺骗，捉弄Your brother is making a fool of you.你的兄弟在欺骗你。你的兄弟在欺骗你。活学活用活学活用8. account for: 解释解释他解释说那些不见的东西丢了，但他解释说那些不见的东西丢了，但后来有找到了。后来有找到了。He accounted for the missing items as lost but found them

22、 later.活学活用活学活用1. sb. is supposed to do sth.:应该做某事应该做某事 活学活用活学活用如果你要离开教室，得跟老师说。如果你要离开教室，得跟老师说。 You are supposed to ask the teacher if you want to leave the room.patterns2. sb. is entitled to do sth.:有权利有权利/ /资格享受资格享受活学活用活学活用你到你到6565岁时可以享受养老金。岁时可以享受养老金。You will be entitled to your pension when you re

23、ach 65.3. sbs being adj.: : 故意很故意很 活学活用活学活用我已经很仔细了我已经很仔细了。 I was being very careful. 4. there needs .需要需要 活学活用活学活用需要将成绩报告家长。需要将成绩报告家长。There needs to report the scores to the parents.Vocabulary Tests Test I Test II 2. Test I (1)Choose the best answer to each question. 3. 4. Test I (2)5. 6. Test I (3)

24、7. 8. Test I (4)9. 10. Test I (5)1. We all _ our mistakes in some way at some time.2. It took her ten years to _ her publishing business.Test II (1)Fill in the blanks with the phrases or expressions given below. Change the form where necessary. convict of drum up break down result in account for bui

25、ld up go through face with yield to pay forTest II (2)3. well have to _ more enthusiasm.4. I find it very difficult to _ the fact that two of our best students failed the exam.5. If we want to reduce population, we are _ some difficult choices.6. More attention to road safety can _ a decrease in roa

26、d accidents.convict of drum up break down result in account for build up go through face with yield to pay forTest II (3)7. I admire her because shes still so cheerful after all that shes _.8. The peace takes_ without any agreement being reached.9. All four men were _ illegally bringing drugs into t

27、he country.10. “ “We will not _ pressure,” said the president.convict of drum up break down result in account for build up go through face with yield to pay forKey to TestingKeys to test IKeys to test II1. pay for 2. build up 3. drum up 4. account for5. faced with 6. result in 7. gone through 8. bro

28、ke down9. convicted of 10. yield to1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. B6. A 7. B 8. C 9.A 10. ATranslation (1)1. Deep down, caseworkers know that they are being made fools of by many of their clients, and they feel they are entitled to have clients bow to them as compensation. 社会工作者心底里知道许多救济对象在欺骗他社会工作者心底里知道许多救济

29、对象在欺骗他们，因此他们觉得，作为补偿，他们有权让救们，因此他们觉得，作为补偿，他们有权让救济对象点头哈腰济对象点头哈腰。欺骗欺骗有权有权2. But even if I yielded to that temptation, big magazines are not going to get involved in some sticky situation.。Translation (2)3. There is no provision in the law for a gradual shift away from welfare. 如何逐渐脱离福利照顾，这在法律条款中没如何逐渐脱离福

30、利照顾，这在法律条款中没有明确规定有明确规定。 Translation (3)没有明确规没有明确规定定逐渐脱离逐渐脱离4. There needs to be a lawyer who can act as a champion for the rights of welfare clients, because the system so easily lends itself to abuse by the welfare givers as well as by the clients. 我们需要一位律师来捍卫福利救济对象的权我们需要一位律师来捍卫福利救济对象的权利，因为这一福利体制不仅

31、容易使救济对象利，因为这一福利体制不仅容易使救济对象滥用权力，也很容易使福利提供者滥用权滥用权力，也很容易使福利提供者滥用权力力。Translation (4)捍卫捍卫容易使容易使Writing 四级考试作文及范文四级考试作文及范文A Letter to the University President about the Canteen Service on Campus1. 饭菜质量、价格、环境、服务等。饭菜质量、价格、环境、服务等。2. 提出表扬或建议。提出表扬或建议。Sample Writing（1）A Letter to the University President about

32、the Canteen Service on CampusJanuary 12th,2002Dear Mr. President, Im very lucky to attend this world-famous university, but Im afraid Im not contend with the canteen service on campus. Sample Writing（2） Firstly, the quality of the dishes should be improved. Undoubtedly, there are a lot of delicious

33、dishes, but all the year round, they are the same. More and more students are complaining about eating the same food each day. So I think the most urgent problem is variety. Secondly, the price is a bit too high. Many of us hope that the canteen can provide us with mot only delicious bur also cheape

34、r food. Finally, the environment is so noisy that we cant enjoy our meals in good mood. I suggest that there be some soft music to help us relax. Those presented suggestions are not just of my own, bur also of many other students. We hope our respectable president will pay attention to our suggestio

35、ns. By the way, the canteen workers are very patient and are always smiling. So I think if our university offers them better conditions, they will offer us better serviceBest wishes! Yours Sample Writing（3）Beijing University of TechnologySection BA Blind Man Helped Me See the Beautiful WorldTable of

36、 Contents1. Reading Comprehension2. Vocabulary Study3. Vocabulary TestsReading Comprehension Task ITask ITask IKey to Task Iwords & phrasesbear witness tocharteredsteerout of tunehighlightrealmVocabulary studyThe enormous popularity of the film bears the witness to the fact that people still lik

37、e a simple adventure story.这部电影受到了极大的欢迎，这部电影受到了极大的欢迎，这说明人们仍然喜欢情节简这说明人们仍然喜欢情节简单的冒险故事。单的冒险故事。活学活用活学活用1. bear witness to ：证明，显示，见证：证明，显示，见证1）他们的年假是在加勒比海上租来）他们的年假是在加勒比海上租来的游艇上度过的。的游艇上度过的。2）他是一名注册会计师。）他是一名注册会计师。They spent their annual holiday on a chartered yacht in the Caribbean.He is a chartered accoun

38、tant.活学活用活学活用2. chartered： a. 租用的，注册的租用的，注册的）他挽着她的手臂，将她引到门口）他挽着她的手臂，将她引到门口。）他设法把话题从他的离婚事件中）他设法把话题从他的离婚事件中引开了。引开了。）He took her arm and steered her towards the door.） he managed to steer the conversation away from his divorce.活学活用活学活用3. steer：v合唱团里有人唱歌跑调了。合唱团里有人唱歌跑调了。Someone in the choir is singing ou

39、t of tune.活学活用活学活用4. out of tune：跑调跑调） 游览泰姬陵是这次旅游最精彩的部游览泰姬陵是这次旅游最精彩的部分之一。分之一。 ） 报告强调了当今社会所面临的主要报告强调了当今社会所面临的主要问题。问题。）One of the highlights of the trip was seeing the Taj Mahal.）The report highlights the major problems facing society today.活学活用活学活用5. highlight： n. 精彩部分精彩部分 v. 强调强调在演讲接近尾声时，他似乎进入在演讲接近尾

40、声时，他似乎进入了幻想世界。了幻想世界。At the end of the speech, he seemed to be moving into the realms of fantasy.活学活用活学活用6. realm：n. 领域，王国领域，王国Vocabulary Tests Test II1. Im sorry I cant come tonight because Ive got a _ of things to do.2. The early morning _ had lifted by breakfast time, giving us a magnificent view

41、over the lake.3. She was _ in her own language by the age two, and in French by the time she was five.Complete the following sentences with the words given below. Change the form when necessary.stack realm veil liter mist overhead fluent gallery brass lumpTest I (1)4. There are a couple of contempor

42、ary art _ in the city that are worth visiting.5. I think this room would be better lit if it had _ lights, as well as table lamps.6. Some dramatic successes in the _ of foreign policy marked the last six years of his time in office.7. The door handles were made of _ and needed cleaning regularly.stack realm veil liter mist overhead flue