unit 8 the chinese bowl 新世纪高职英语第三版第２册课件

1、unit 8 the chinese bowlteaching objectivesmaster the key words and structures, and understand the story about the antique chinese bowl. learn something about antiques and auctions.key pointsvocabularystructuresantique, confirm, fetch, fragment, identical inspect, intrigue, novel, pension, property p

2、rovide, some, stick, sufficient, agree to sth. clear out, date back to, decide on sth., earn a living, in position, send off, to the annoyance of sb./to sbs annoyanceit is that (emphatic structure)so thatunit 8 the chinese bowlteaching procedureslead-in; reading of the text; exercises; listening and

3、 speaking; phonetics; use the right word; grammar tips; hands-on exploration; practical reading; practical writingr e a d i n g skillshow to locate specific information rapidly by scanning unit 8 the chinese bowltext study lead inlanguage applicationlistening and speakingconsolidationdrills for pret

4、co testunit 8 the chinese bowllead in 1. antique2. auction 3. sothebys4. victoria and albert museumunit 8 the chinese bowltext study 1. global reading2. detailed readingquestions and answers text analysis unit 8 the chinese bowlconsolidation1. dictation2. words and phrases3. listening practice4. gro

5、up discussionunit 8 the chinese bowl2. speakinglistening and speaking1. listening3. phoneticsunit 8 the chinese bowlpractical readinglanguage applicationpractical writingreply to a complaint1. sample2. notes of writing3. basic patterns4. do it yourselfunit 8 the chinese bowldrills for pretco test1.

6、listening comprehension2. vocabulary and structure3. translation unit 8 the chinese bowlantiquescript unit 8 the chinese bowl an antique is an object, often furniture or any other domestic item, that is highly valued because of its age, or because it belongs to a specific time period.formerly, it re

7、ferred only to the remains of the classical cultures of greece and rome; gradually, decorative arts of all past eras and places came to be considered antiques. the collecting of antiques goes back almost as far as history, beginning with the preservation of temple treasures. it was in the 20th centu

8、ry that collecting antiques became a truly popular pursuit.unit 8 the chinese bowlauction scriptunit 8 the chinese bowl an auction is the process of buying and selling things by offering them up for bid (出价出价), taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder. auctions are publicly seen

9、in several contexts: in the antique business, in the sale of collectibles, in thoroughbred horseracing, and in legal contexts. the worlds two largest auction houses are christies and sothebys. the worlds largest online auction site is ebay.unit 8 the chinese bowlsothebysscriptunit 8 the chinese bowl

10、 sothebys is a noted auction house founded by samuel baker in london in 1744 and acquired by a. alfred taubman, an american businessman and art patron in 1983. throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, sothebys concentrated chiefly on auctioning books, manuscripts, and prints; though other colle

11、ctibles were occasionally offered for sale, paintings and other works of art did not begin to dominate sothebys sales until after world war i. unit 8 the chinese bowl today, the firm has a turnover of approximately $2 billion per annum. its main offices are in new york city and london, supplemented

12、by other sales offices and auction rooms worldwide.unit 8 the chinese bowlvictoria and albert museumscriptunit 8 the chinese bowl the victoria and albert museum in london is the worlds largest museum of decorative arts. it was established in 1852 as the south kensington museum and renamed in 1899 in

13、 honour of queen victoria and her late consort albert. with 145 galleries and a collection of 4 million items, the building covers 11 acres (45,000 m) and has a vast collection of european sculpture, ceramics, furniture, metalwork, jewelry, and textiles from the early middle ages to the 20th century

14、, as well as many artunit 8 the chinese bowlart objects from south and east asia. in addition, the museum houses the national collections of british watercolors and miniatures, prints, and drawings, as well as the national art library.unit 8 the chinese bowlhe was the manager of a gentlemans tailor

15、shop for 20 years. after retirement, he bought a farm cottage with a yard and a small field, planning to do some agricultural work and enjoy country life.questions and answersdirections: skim the paragraphs for answers to the following questions. paragraph one:question:answer: what did mr. fox do be

16、fore his retirement and what life did he plan to live as a retired man?unit 8 the chinese bowlparagraph two:he found the fragments under some old sacks in a corner when he was clearing out the old barn on his yard.question:answer: when and where did mr. fox find the fragments of the antique bowl?he

17、took them to the kitchen, washed off the mud and stuck them together.question:answer: what did he do with the fragments?unit 8 the chinese bowlparagraph three:the bowl looked so fine that he placed it on the sideboard in the sitting room in front of the window as an ornament.question:answer: what di

18、d he do with the bowl after finding the two missing pieces and sticking them in position?unit 8 the chinese bowla stranger came to ask whether he would like to sell the bowl, and he refused because he liked it very much.paragraphs four to six: what happened a few days later?answer:question:unit 8 th

19、e chinese bowlparagraphs seven to eight:what did the strangers interest in the bowl lead mr. fox to do?answer:question:he took some photos of the bowl, and sent them to sothebys in london, which is a world-famous auction house that frequently holds auction sales of antiques and works of art.unit 8 t

20、he chinese bowlthey were extremely interested in the bowl and would send an expert to inspect it.paragraph nine:what was sothebys reply to his photographs?answer:question:he said it was a chinese ming fish bowl, expected to be worth a five-figure sum at auction. he gave mr. fox a receipt and took th

21、e bowl back to london.what did the expert do after his inspection?answer:question:unit 8 the chinese bowla detective inspector and a detective sergeant came, saying that the bowl was once the property of the victoria and albert museum and was stolen in 1965.paragraphs ten to fifteen:who came a week

22、later and what did they say?answer:question:unit 8 the chinese bowlhe framed one of the photos he had taken and placed it on the mantelpiece. paragraph sixteen:what did mr. fox do after hearing the true story of the bowl?answer:question:it is on display in the victoria and albert museum. where is th

23、e bowl now?answer:question:unit 8 the chinese bowltext analysismain ideas what mr. fox did after retirement. when and where mr. fox found the fragments of the antique bowl and what he did with them.when and where mr. fox found the two missing pieces and where he displayed the now repaired bowl.para.

24、 1para. 2 para. 3paragraphs a strangers call at mr. foxs house.paras. 46unit 8 the chinese bowlmain ideas what the strangers visit led mr. fox to do.sothebys agreeing to put the bowl up to auction after an inspection of it.the visit by two detectives and the true story of the bowl.paras. 78para. 9pa

25、ras. 1015 paragraphs where the antique bowl finally went.para. 16unit 8 the chinese bowl mr. fox was convinced that he had discovered an antique that was worth a fortune. however, there was more history about it read inunit 8 the chinese bowl mr. fox had spent the last 20 years of his working life a

26、s manager of dougals, the gentlemans tailor in the high street. when he retired, he bought a dilapidated farm cottage, with a yard and a small field some five miles out of town. there he planned to keep a few chickens, grow his own vegetables and pretend he earned his living from agriculture. in fac

27、t his pension was index-linked and his income was quite sufficient to provide for the simple life-style that suited his wife, amelia, and himself.the chinese bowl unit 8 the chinese bowl it was while clearing out the old barn on the far side of the yard that he made an interesting discovery. in a co

28、rner, under some old sacks, he found some large fragmentsfragments of an antique bowl. intrigued, he took them into the kitchen and, much to the annoyance of his wife, washed the mud off them in the kitchen sink. that evening he spread newspapers over the kitchen table and painstakingly stuck the fr

29、agments together. two pieces were missing, but even mr. foxs wife, who did not share his enthusiasm for antiques, had to admit that the bowl looked rather splendid.unit 8 the chinese bowl two days later, having demolished the barn, mr. fox was digging over the ground in preparation for the installat

30、ion of a greenhouse, when he discovered the two missing pieces. when he had stuck them in position the bowl looked so fine that amelia agreed to its being placed on the sideboard in the sitting-room, in front of the window. a few days later a stranger, wearing a dark suit, knocked at the door. “that

31、 bowl in the window. you wouldnt be interested in selling it, i suppose?” he asked. amelia called her husband.unit 8 the chinese bowl “selling it?” said mr. fox. “no, thanks. to tell the truth, im rather fond of it.” however, the strangers interest in the bowl led mr. fox to decide on a certain cour

32、se of action. “now, if that chap was interested in buying it, we might have something a bit special here,” he said. “have you got any film left in your camera, my love?” amelia lent her husband her camera and he took several photographs of the bowl, which he sent off to sothebys in london. i should

33、explain that sothebys is a well-known firm that frequently holds auction sales of antiques and works of art.unit 8 the chinese bowl a few days later he received a reply. sothebys were extremely interested in the bowl and would like to send an expert to inspect it. the expert duly arrived and confirm

34、ed that it was indeed something special. it was a chinese ming fish bowl, dating back to around 1590 and might be expected to fetch a five-figure sum at auction. the expert gave mr. fox a receipt and took the bowl back with him to london. a week later two more visitors called, serious-looking men in

35、 identical dark blue raincoats, wearing identical dark blue hats.unit 8 the chinese bowl “detective inspector simpson and detective sergeant thomas,” said the older of the two men. “mr. fox? i understand you found this bowl recently.” he produced one of mr. foxs photographs. “yes, thats right. is an

36、ything wrong, inspector?” mr. fox looked nervously from one detective to the other. being questioned by the police was a novel experience.” “the fact is,” the inspector went on, “that bowl is stolen property. it disappeared from the victoria and albert museum in 1965.” unit 8 the chinese bowl “oh, m

37、y goodness .” stammered mr. fox. so the bowl never reached the auction room and mr. fox never received the five-figure sum that had been mentioned. however, he framed one of the photographs he had taken and placed it on the mantelpiece. and if you visit the victoria and albert museum one day, you wi

38、ll be able to see the bowl itself proudly displayed with other souvenirs of that great chinese civilization.unit 8 the chinese bowlsome: ad. (used with numbers) approximately, about （与数字连用）大约；近于（与数字连用）大约；近于e.g.some 20 passengers were killed in the road accident.related words and phrases: approximate

39、ly; about; around; more or lessunit 8 the chinese bowlin fact his pension was index-linked paraphrase:actually his pension changed according to the general level of the prices of goods and services unit 8 the chinese bowlsufficient: a. enough 足够的；充足的足够的；充足的e.g.temperatures in the mountains can drop

40、suddenly and it is important to make sure you are wearing sufficient clothing.extended words: sufficiency; sufficiently; insufficientunit 8 the chinese bowlcf. support: v. maintain (a person, family, establishment, institution, etc.) by supplying with things necessary to existencee.g. the poor lady

41、had no children to support her in her old vide for: supply with what is needed, esp. the basic necessities of life 供养；供应生活所需供养；供应生活所需e.g.he works hard to provide handsomely for his wife and children.unit 8 the chinese bowlclear out: make sth. empty or tidy by removing what is inside it 清除某物内部

42、将其腾空或使之整洁清除某物内部将其腾空或使之整洁e.g. they spent the whole weekend clearing out the attic.she cleared out all her old clothes from the closet.cf. clean out: empty in order to straighten or clean; empty or rid (a place) of occupants, contents, etc.e.g. i wish i could find the time to clean out these cupboards

43、.unit 8 the chinese bowlintrigued, he took them into the kitchen and, much to the annoyance of his wife, washed the mud off them in the kitchen sink.paraphrase:being very interested in the fragments, he took them into the kitchen and washed the mud off them in the kitchen sink, which made his wife q

44、uite angry.unit 8 the chinese bowlintrigue: v. arouse sbs interest or curiosity 激起某人的兴激起某人的兴趣或好奇心趣或好奇心 e.g.throughout history, people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.it always intrigues me how someone so intelligent could do such stu

45、pid things.extended words: intrigued; intriguingunit 8 the chinese bowlcf. fascinate: v. hold an intense interest or attraction fore.g.anything to do with aeroplanes and flying fascinates him.i was fascinated to hear the story of his travels in tibet.unit 8 the chinese bowlannoy: v. cause slight ang

46、er to (sb.); irritate 使（某人）使（某人）不悦；惹恼不悦；惹恼e.g. what annoys me is that he wont even listen to other peoples suggestions.e.g. much to our annoyance, we couldnt see anything from the back row of the theatre.extended words: annoyance; annoyed; annoying; annoyinglyto ones annoyance/to the annoyance of sb

47、.: causing anger to sb. 令某人恼火、不悦令某人恼火、不悦unit 8 the chinese bowlstick: v. (cause sth. to) become fixed, joined or fastened with a gluey substance （将某物）粘牢，粘住，粘（将某物）粘牢，粘住，粘在一起在一起e.g. he spent an hour sticking photographs onto the application forms.extended words:sticky; stickinessit was so hot that my

48、clothes were sticking to me.collocations:stick sth. on/onto/with ; stick to ; stick together unit 8 the chinese bowlenthusiasm: n. (for/about sth.) strong feeling of admiration or interest 热爱；热心；热情热爱；热心；热情e.g. after the accident he lost his enthusiasm for the sport.the proposal was greeted with grea

49、t enthusiasm.extended words: enthuse; enthusiast; enthusiastic; enthusiasticallyunit 8 the chinese bowl2) strong liking or enthusiasm for sth. 酷爱；热爱酷爱；热爱e.g. football arouses a good deal of passion among its supporters.cf. passion: n. 1) strong feeling, e.g. of hate, love or anger 强烈的情感强烈的情感（如恨、爱、怒）

50、（如恨、爱、怒）e.g. she has a lifelong passion for detective fictions.unit 8 the chinese bowldemolish: v. pull or knock down (a building, etc) 拆毁，拆毁，拆除（建筑物等）拆除（建筑物等）e.g. its a pity that those houses have to be demolished so that a supermarket can be built.extended word: demolitionrelated expressions: knock

51、 down; pull down; tear downunit 8 the chinese bowlin preparation for (sth.): getting prepared for (sth.) 为为（某事物）作好准备（某事物）作好准备e.g. since the late 1980s he has been collecting material in preparation for this space exploration.unit 8 the chinese bowlin position: in the right or proper place 在进入适当的在进入适

52、当的位置；在位；到位位置；在位；到位e.g.as soon as his officers were in position, the police commander walked up the path towards the house.e.g.everything in the office was out of position.cf. out of position: not at the right place 不在适当的位置上不在适当的位置上unit 8 the chinese bowlsuppose: v. 1) think; guess 认为；猜想认为；猜想e.g.i co

53、uldnt get any reply when i called dan, so i suppose hes out.he found it a lot more difficult to get a job than he supposed it would be.2) take sth. as a fact; pretend that (sth.) is true 假定或假定或假设（某事物）属实；认定（某事物）假设（某事物）属实；认定（某事物）e.g.i had always supposed that he was honest.we all supposed him to be ge

54、rman, but in fact he was from switzerland.unit 8 the chinese bowlextended words: supposed; supposedly; suppositioncollocation: be supposed to do sth.: be expected or required to do sth. (by rules, custom, etc.) 被期望或被要求（按规则、惯例等）做某事被期望或被要求（按规则、惯例等）做某事e.g.these batteries are supposed to last for a year

55、.using this cream is supposed to stop you getting sunburnt.unit 8 the chinese bowlto tell (you) the truth: used to introduce a confession or an admission 说实话说实话e.g.to tell the truth, i didnt understand a word of what he was saying.related expressions: to be frank; to be honest; frankly speaking; hon

56、estly speaking unit 8 the chinese bowlhowever, the strangers interest in the bowl led mr. fox to decide on a certain course of action.paraphrase:however, the strangers interest in the bowl made mr. fox decide to do something about it.unit 8 the chinese bowllead sb. to do sth.: cause sb. to do sth. 促

57、使某人做某事；促使某人做某事；导致某人做某事导致某人做某事e.g. being under pressure can easily lead people to make wrong decisions.the apparent sincerity of the salesman led me to sign the contract.cf. lead to sth.: have sth. as its result 导致某种结果导致某种结果e.g. years of painstaking research have led to a new discovery.unit 8 the chi

58、nese bowllead sb. to/into a place/situation: bring sb. into a place; cause sb. to fall into a certain state 引领某人进入某地；使某人陷入某种境地引领某人进入某地；使某人陷入某种境地e.g. following the signs led us into a small square with a fountain.indifference to pollution now will lead us into serious problems in the future. unit 8 t

59、he chinese bowldecide on: consider and come to a conclusion; make up ones mind to 考虑后作出决定；下决心考虑后作出决定；下决心e.g. after reading the young journalists book, the president decided on granting him an interview.e.g. discouraged by the sales decline in the last quarter, the board decided against setting up tw

60、o more branches in south africa .cf. decide against: consider and resolve not to do sth. 考虑后决定不考虑后决定不做某事做某事unit 8 the chinese bowlsend off: send by post 寄出或发出寄出或发出e.g. she sent off the application form to the company last monday but hasnt got a reply so far.e.g. we sent off for their holiday brochur