大学英语综合教程Unit1市公开课金奖市赛课一等奖课件

1、Unit 1Changes in the Way We Live第1页Unit ObjectivesGrasp the main idea of Text A;Appreciate the various techniques employed by the writer;Master the key language points in Text A and learn how to use them in context;Understand the cultural background related to the content; Express themselves more fr

2、eely on the theme of Changes in the Way We Live after doing a series of theme-related reading, listening and writing activities; andWrite an essay using comparison and contrast.第2页Part IListening Practice第3页Listening PracticeListen to a song called “Out in the Country” and see what it is about.第4页Af

3、ter ListeningComplete the following statements according to what you have heard.第5页1. The song is about _ from city life, _ from the crowds.2. According to the song, people living in cities can find _ when life becomes too _ and they need more room to _.3. The countryside also promises escape from _

4、, somewhere to get some decent air to breathe far away from the _.4. From what we have heard we can see that the song is related to the theme of this unit - _.taking a breakescapingrelief out in the countryfastmovethe pollution of the citysmogchanges in the way we live第6页Part II Reading TaskText AMr

5、. Doherty Builds His Dream Life第7页Background Information1. Ivy League refers to eight long-established colleges and universities in the United States with prestigious academic and social reputations. Members of the Ivy League:Brown UniversityColumbia UniversityCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeHarv

6、ard University University of PennsylvaniaPrinceton UniversityYale University The members of the Ivy League compete in intercollegiate athletics.第8页2. Fahrenheit Scale Fahrenheit Scale refers to a scale of temperature, first established by the German physicist Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1715. The unit of

7、temperature is the degree Fahrenheit (), and 0 was originally the coldest temperature Fahrenheit could achieve using a freezing mixture of salt and ice. On his scale, water freezes at 32 and boils at 212 (under set atmospheric conditions). No longer used in scientific work, Fahrenheit temperatures s

8、till feature in everyday language; hot days “in the eighties”, for example. To convert a Fahrenheit temperature to Celsius (centigrade), subtract 32, then multiply by 5/9.第9页3. Celsius ScaleCelsius Scale refers to a scale of hotness, or temperature, first established by the Swedish scientist Anders

9、Celsius (17011744) in 1742. On this scale, the unit of temperature is the degree Celsius (); water freezes at 0 and boils at 100 (under agreed standard atmospheric conditions), although when Celsius originally devised the scale he made 0the boiling point and 100the freezing point. The Celsius scale

10、was formerly commonly known as the centigrade scale because of the 100 divisions between the freezing and boiling points of water. To convert from degrees Celsius to degrees Fahrenheit multiply by 9/5 and add 32.第10页4. Buying Insurance People face many choices when buying insurance policies. They co

11、mmonly choose an insurance provider based on several criteria. Some of the most important of these include: 1) the financial stability of the insurance company, 2) the price of policies, and 3) details of coverage and service.第11页People seeking to buy insurance often use the services of an insurance

12、 agent or broker to assist in their purchase. Most insurance falls into four main categories, according to what it covers: 1) property and casualty, 2) life, 3) health and disability, and 4) old-age and unemployment. Insurers commonly refer to insurance purchased by individuals as personal lines cov

13、erage and to insurance purchased by businesses as commercial coverage.第12页4. Sports IllustratedSports illustrated is a popular US sports magazine published each week by Time Inc, part of Time Warner. It first appeared in 1954, and is read mainly by men. The magazine also publishes the Sports Illustr

14、ated Sports Almanac every year.第13页5. Individual Retirement Account Individual Retirement Account refers to a US government plan that allows people to put part of their income into special bank accounts. No tax has to be paid on this money until they retire. In fact, “IRA” is used more often.第14页Lan

15、guage StudyListen to the first part and then find the main idea of each paragraph Part One (Para. 1-3): The writer views his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisifying one.get by (Para. 1)be good enough but not very good- I dont earn a huge salary, but we get by.- It is a little bit diffi

16、cult for the old couple to get by on such a small pension.第15页suburban a. (Para. 2)related to a suburb, or in a suburbc.f. urban, rural sub- 1. under or below a particular level or thing: - submarine, subway 2. less important or powerful than sb./ sth.: -subeditor, subplot第16页self-reliant a. (Para.

17、2) relying on ones own abilities and efforts independent; self-sufficient; self-supportingv.s. reliable- I found this to be a _ brand of washing machines. - Many companies are _ on / upon computer technology.reliablereliant第17页leave over (Para. 2)c.f. leftover n.food that has not been eaten at the e

18、nd of a meal - Give the leftovers to the dog.第18页 and we cut enough wood to just about make it through the heating season. (Para. 2) 1. just aboutalmost; very nearly- Just about everybody will be afftected by the tax increase.- The job is just about done. 2. make it (to / as / through)to be successf

19、ul at sth., for example in ones job- So far, relatively few women have made it to the top in the business world.第19页make it throughto manage to deal with a difficult experience- Grace couldnt have made it through those times without the support of her boyfriend. 3. Paraphrase the sentence With the w

20、ood we cut, the family can succeed in getting through the cold winter.第20页Listen to the second part and then find the main idea of each paragraph Part Two (Para. 4-7):Life in the country is good yet sometimes very hard.tough (Para. 4)difficult to do or deal with- The company admitted that it had bee

21、n a tough year.- have a tough time (of it)- its tough doing sth.- be tough on sb.第21页haul v. (Para. 4)1. transport, as with a truck, cart, etc.- 救援队把药品和食物运到被淹村庄。The rescue team hauled medical supplies and food to the flooded villages.2. pull or drag sth. with effort or force- Rescue workers hauled p

22、assengers out of the crashed train.第22页c.f. haul, drag, pullhaul 指迟缓而费劲地拖一极重之物，有时可表示很困难地拽。drag 指施力者在地面或表面上迟缓而沉重地把东西拖过一段距离，该词通常使人想到主动或被动阻力。- You might drag a heavy box across the ground if you couldnt lift it.pull为最普通用词，可指朝各个方向拉，并不强调用力大小。该词后面可添加副词或副词词组详细描述拖拉动作用力大小或方向等。- They pulled hard but the rock

23、remained stock-still.第23页Soon Jim, 16 and Emily, 13, the youngest of our four children, will help me make some long-overdue improvements on the outdoor toilet that supplements our indoor plumbing when we are working outside. (Para. 4) 1. overdue a. not done, paid, returned etc by the time expected-

24、an overdue gas bill- We welcome this announcement and think its long overdue.第24页over- 1. too muchoverpopulation, overflow 2. above; beyondoverhead 3. outerovercoat 4. additionalovertime2. improvement n.the act of improving sth. or the state of being improved- make dramatic / major / significant / s

25、ubstantial improvement第25页 3. supplement (Para. 4)v. add to sth. in order to improve it (followed by with / by)- Mary supplements her regular salary by tutoring in the evenings.- The doctor suggested supplementing my diet with vitamins E and A. n. an additional amount of sth.- Do you read the color

26、supplements of the Sunday newspapers?第26页 4. Analyze the structure of the sentence. 5. Translate the sentence into Chinese.过些时候，16岁吉米和四个孩子中最小13岁埃米莉，会帮着我一起把拖了很久没修室外厕所修葺一下。我们在室外干活时，这个厕所便成了室内卫生设备补充。第27页spray v. (Para. 4) force out liquid in small drops upon (followed by with)- Ill have to spray the ros

27、es with insecticide to get rid of the greenfly (蚜虫).- 汽车开过，溅了我一身水。A car went past and sprayed me with water.第28页chore n. (Para. 5)a small job that you have to do regularly, esp. work that one does to keep a house clean- We share the domestic chores.manage to do sth. (Para. 5)to succeed in doing sth.

28、 difficult, esp. after trying very hard- I finally managed to push the animal away.第29页pursue v. (Para. 5) 1. be busy with; continue (steadily) with- After graduation Martin chose to pursue the same career as his father as a doctor.- He is pursuing his studies at the university. 2. follow esp. in or

29、der to catch, kill, or defeat- The police are pursuing an escaped prisoner.第30页stack (Para. 5)n. a neat pile of sth. - a stack of / stacks of sth. c. f. bundle, heap, pile, stack, wad第31页wicked a. (Para. 5)evil or bad- We are all born good, but can be taught to be wicked.The saying comes from the Bi

30、ble, Isiah 57:21, “ no peace, saith my god, to the wicked.” It is used in a jocular (滑稽) manner, meaning “theres no time for relaxation; someone is kept busy all the time.”正如老话说那样，在这种情形之下，坏人闲不着好人也歇不了。第32页blast v. (Para. 6)n. a sudden and violent gust of windv. (of air, etc.) blow up or move with gre

31、at force; destroy by using explosives- Icy winds and driving snow blasted through the pine trees.第33页Listen to the third part and then find the main idea of each paragraph Part Three (Para. 8-11):After he quit his job, the writers income was reduced, but he and his family can manage to get by.get th

32、rough (Para. 8)to come successfully to the end of an unpleasant experience or period of time, or to help sb. do this- It was their love that got me through those difficult months.第34页at that point (Para. 8)at that very moment, right then - The man suddenly held up a poster. At that point, all TV cam

33、eras were pointed at him.timing n. (Para. 8)the time when sb. does sth. or when sth. happens, esp. when you are considering how suitable this is- The President and I did not discuss the timing of my departure.第35页on balance (Para. 9)with all things considered- On balance, its probably not advisable

34、to change the companys name.keep ones balance保持平衡lose ones balance失去平衡strike a balance力争折中in the balance不确定，成败或安危未定第36页illustrate v. (Para. 9)1. to make the meaning of sth. clearer by giving examples, pictures, figures- She illustrated her discussion with diagrams.2. to put pictures in a book, artic

35、le etc.- Over a hundred diagrams, tables and pictures illustrate the book.illustration n. 第37页 c.f. illustrate, explain, demonstrate, interpret, exemplifyillustrate: (examples / figures) - The way that a pump works is used to illustrate how the heart sends blood around the body.explain: (causes / re

36、asons)demonstrate: (examples / experiments)- Galileo demonstrated that objects of different weights fall at the same erpret: (orally / complicated)exemplify: (abstract)- Knights exemplified courage and courtesy.第38页digest (Para. 9) n. a short account of written materials or data- He was so

37、busy that he only read a concise digest of their project.v. change sth. into a form that the body can use- the digestive systemboundary n. (Para. 9)sth. that indicates or fixes a limit or extent第39页generate v. (Para. 10)1. to bring into existence, produce (= create)- The program would generate a lot

38、 of new job.- generate revenue / profits / income / excitement / interest / support2. to produce heat, electricity, or another form of energy- Wind turbines generate electricity for the local community.第40页insurance n. (Para. 10)guarantee of compensation for loss, damage, sickness, death, etc. in re

39、turn for regular payment- Does your insurance cover damage by flooding?- accident insurance, medical insurance, private health insurance, disability insurance, social insurance, unemployment insurance, whole life insurance第41页minor a. (Para. 10) lesser or smaller in amount or importance, etc. - He i

40、s going in for a minor operation.- She played a minor role in the opera. minority n.major a.majority n.第42页aside from (Para. 10)except for; in addition to (more usual in American English; = apart from; besides)- This composition is good aside from a couple of spelling mistakes.- 万籁俱寂，只有从远处偶然传来汽车喇叭声。

41、Everything was quiet, aside from the occasional sound of a car horn in the distance.第43页Listen to the fourth part and then find the main idea of each paragraph Part Four (Para. 12-15):A tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country

42、.第44页cut back (Para. 11)reduce in size or amount (= cut down)(cut back sth.; cut back on sth.)- The government has cut back on defense spending.- 我们反对任何削减教育预算计划。We oppose any plans to cut back (on) education budget.第45页lower v. (Para. 11)make or become smaller in amount, degree, etc.- We have to low

43、er our expenses.adj v.- better 第46页dine out (Para.11)eat a meal away from home (usu. in a restaurant)- Im going to dine out with Peter tonight.- With the improvement of living standards, more and more people dine out at weekends. 第47页combine v. (Para. 11)to have two or more different features or qua

44、lities at the same time (combine sth. with sth.)- Diets are most effective when combined with exercise. combination n.第48页suspect (Para. 12) v. 1. believe to be true, likely or probable(suspect that )- I strongly suspect that theyre trying to get rid of me. 2. believe to be guilty (suspect sb./sth.

45、of sth.)- The police suspect him of murder.第49页n. a person who is suspected of guilt, esp. in a crime - The police have arrested two suspects in connection with the bank robbery.adj. of uncertain truth, quality, etc.- That is a rather suspect answer; I dont believe it. v.s. doubt第50页budget n. (Para.

46、 12)a plan of how to arrange private or public income or spending- Adam limits himself to a daily budget of $10.- At last, the governments efforts to balance the budget ended in failure. 第51页- 制订预算 draw up a budget - 提交一项预算汇报 submit a budget-平衡预算 balance a budget- 超出预算 exceed a budget- 降低预算 cut/redu

47、ce a budget- a federal/household/municipal/national budget第52页involve v. (Para. 12)be / get involved: to take part in an activity or event, or be connected with it in some way (with in)- More than 20 software firms were involved in the project.第53页requirement n. (Para. 13)sth. that sb. needs or asks

48、 for (with of)- meet / fulfill / satisfy a requirement- surplus to requirement = more than is needed- The increase in gas-fired power stations means traditional ones are becoming surplus to requirement.第54页scale n. (Para. 13) a relative level or degree (usu. used in the phrase on a scale)- We tested

49、 our new teaching methods on a small scale. Indeed only six classes were involved in it.- 这项工程规模浩大地展开了。The project was undertaken on a grand scale. 第55页temptation n. (Para. 13) the feeling of being tempted to do sth. wrong or harmful; the thing you want to have- The kids cant resist the temptation o

50、f McDonalds.- He couldnt resist the temptation to steal the jewel. 第56页overcome temptation 克服诱惑 resist temptation 抵制诱惑be exposed to temptation 受到诱惑 face temptation 面临诱惑succumb to temptation 向诱惑屈服 place / put temptation in sb.s way 让某人受诱惑 第57页device n. (Para. 13)a piece of equipment designed to serve

51、 a special purpose- They suspected that an explosive device had been left somewhere inside the building.- 她创造了一个能在下雨时自动关闭窗户装置。 She invented a device that automatically closes windows when it rains.第58页c.f. device, instrument & implement “用具”、“器具”device 表示“（为某种用途而制作或改装）装置、器具”。- I have fitted a device

52、 to my car which opens the garage doors automatically.instrument 表示“器械”、“仪器”、“（发动机或航海、航空等）测量仪器 ”、“仪表”，表示为技术工作设计工具，着重于工具精密与复杂。第59页- All surgical instruments must be sterilized before use.全部外科手术器械使用前都必须消毒。implement 指“工具”、“器具”，常指用于户外如园艺或农用工具。- Mans earliest implements were carved from stone and bone.第6

53、0页profit n. (Para. 14)1. money gained by business - He makes a big profit from selling waste material to textile companies.- 他以赢利价出售了他房子。He sold his house at a profit.2. advantage gained from some action- Finishing college will be your profit.- I have read this book with profit.第61页 clear / earn / make / turn a profit取得利润 divide profits 分红利a clear / net profit 净利 a gross profit 毛利，总利润poo