Unit-5-competition大学英语泛读第4册第五单元课件

1、Unit 5. Motivation or unhealthy experience (competition)1精选课件pptUnit 5. Motivation or unhealthPre-reading questions:Today, we live in an increasingly competitive world. Competition takes place in every arena of our lifein our study, in our life, and even in our leisure activities.For some of us, we

2、may even use whatever means we can think of to achieve our aims.But have we ever thought of for what purposes we compete against each other, and whether competition is good for us?2精选课件pptPre-reading questions:Today, wCompetition or cooperation, that is a question!3精选课件pptCompetition or cooperation,

3、 thEconomy and politics4精选课件pptEconomy and politics4精选课件pptCooperation and Openness for Mutual Benefit and Win-Win Progress At the BRIC Summit Brasilia, 16 April 2010 5精选课件pptCooperation and Openness for M6精选课件ppt6精选课件pptDebate 1. Are you for or against competition? Why?For:Against:2. What effects d

4、oes competition have on us and our society? Can you think of any example?Positive effects:Negative effects:7精选课件pptDebate 1. Are you for or again3. What effects does competition have on children?Positive effects:Competition can help children develop healthy attitudes about winning and losing;Competi

5、tion can encourage growth and push a child to excel;Children benefit from competition as they learn about their ablities and limitations.8精选课件ppt3. What effects does competiti3. What effects does competition have on children?Negative effects:Competition can harm a child if it causes physical or emot

6、ional injury, or both;Competition lowers the need to take care of others;Competition causes hostility, aggression, or makes a child unpopular;Competition is done just for parents benefit or vainglory.9精选课件ppt3. What effects does competitiReading One:Check your comprehension A:Check each of the quest

7、ions with the information from the text P10410精选课件pptReading One:Check your comprehCheck your comprehension B:1. Competition plays such an important role in our culture that it is common to see even adults shouting and swearing on Sunday afternoons (when watching baseball games). This is ridiculous

8、and I feel bad about it.2. From my own experience, I dont think that we can develop deep and full relationships by trying to compete and win against a common enemy.11精选课件pptCheck your comprehension B:1.3. If my success means that I have to do better than others, I dont think Ill ever have real satis

9、faction because I have to keep thinking of how to outdo others, which is very unpleasant and exhausting.4. Even when I reach the top position, I will not feel safe as all those below me will be waiting to outdo me and try to grab the position from me.12精选课件ppt3. If my success means that I 5. I start

10、 to see that my confidence in my personal value and worth is dependent on how much better I am than so many others in so many activities.6. Only when we begin to realize that there is no such a thing as healthy competition can we begin to live more normal and richer lives.13精选课件ppt5. I start to see

11、that my confCheck your vocabulary A: outcome: result team spirit: enthusiasm about working in a team resolve: solve a difficulty in (the) light of: taking into consideration what is known, or what has been just said or found out in ones stead: in the position or role of sb or sth else self-esteem: s

12、elf-respect14精选课件pptCheck your vocabulary A: outcoCheck your vocabulary B: contradiction exclusive conditional: dependent on outweigh: be more important/valuable than incalculable: damage/ consequences induce: cause treadmill: monotonous/ tedious/ plodding work unjustifiable: unreasonable hysteria:

13、abnormal excitement outweigh: 15精选课件pptCheck your vocabulary B: contrSummary What is a summary? It is a fairly brief restatement-IN YOUR OWN WORDS-of the contents of a passage. Strictly speaking, you simply report back what the other writer has said. It is not your job to make value judgments about

14、the rightness or wrongness of what (s)he says. That would be a different kind of paper-a summary-response, a critique, or a position paper. While it is hard to give concrete guidelines for length, many good summaries are about 1/4 to 1/3 the length of the original. 16精选课件pptSummary What is a summary

15、? It What are the steps in writing a summary? I. Read through the whole piece-carefully. Annotate (underline, highlight, asterisk, star, flag things; comment in the margins) as you read. II. When you finish, look back for 1-2 sentences that state the authors main point. Write it/them down or place s

16、ome special annotation in the margin of your book. This is the articles thesis statement. While it may appear early in the essay-the first paragraph or two (as you are taught to locate yours), it may not, in fact, be stated until the end of the piece (almost as if it were a conclusion). 17精选课件pptWha

17、t are the steps in writing III. Reread the selection, dividing it into sections of thought. Each section may be one paragraph, but, more likely, each section will incorporate several paragraphs. IV. Write a sentence or two summarizing each section of thought. If you have trouble doing this, you migh

18、t try writing a summary sentence for each paragraph and then revising where you see yourself repeating ideas. 18精选课件pptIII. Reread the selection, divV. Write a first draft of your summary, including the following items: A. In the first sentence or two- 1. the authors name. 2. the articles or chapter

19、s name (perhaps even the magazines or books name in which the article or chapter appeared). 3. the authors thesis statement.Heres an example: In our excerpt from The Idea of a University, John Henry Newman argues that the real purpose of a university education is to help students become wise, enable

20、 each one to understand as much as possible of the world in which (s)he lives and to see clearly how each piece of knowledge relates to each other piece of knowledge. 19精选课件pptV. Write a first draft of yourB. Next, your summary sentences for each paragraph or section. Put them in the same order that

21、 the author presents the essay, because you are, after all, simply reporting back what (s)he says. C. You should make every effort to put the authors ideas into your own words-to avoid plagiarism. However, you may occasionally want to quote a point directly from the author. Thats okay; just be sure

22、to place quotation marks around what you have borrowed and cite your page number. D. Occasional supporting details, if and only if they are the most significant ones. 20精选课件pptB. Next, your summary sentenceVI. Check your draft against the original piece for accuracy. VII. Revise the summary to smoot

23、h out its choppiness. In other words, link your section summary sentences together with good transitional words or phrases (like in addition, moreover, on the other hand, however, finally). VIII. Proofread and spellcheck. 21精选课件pptVI. Check your draft against t Reading Two:toxic substance/ fume/ emi

24、ssion/ waste/ reaction/shock syndromeAs social networking grows increasingly pervasive, more employers are utilizing these sites to screen potential employees. pervasive social problems普遍的社会问题Last week， China unveiled stellar growth figures for its economy. 中国上周公布了强劲的经济增长数据。 graceful as a swan 像天鹅一样

25、优雅；举止端庄；姿态优美 graceful bearing 风采22精选课件ppt Reading Two:toxic Check your comprehension B:1. You knew that one had healthy self-esteem when he/she could enjoy competing in a hobby which he/she was not very good at.2. A true competition is one in which you dont know for sure whether or not youll be able

26、 to achieve your aim.23精选课件pptCheck your comprehension B:1. 3. For many of us, competition is an additional ingredient that keeps our life interesting, makes us alert and active, and enables us to become more creative and productive.4. It can become a good part of our life and exerts a great(negativ

27、e) infuence on how we live.5. Parents must also set an example of how to compete pleasantly in their own lives.24精选课件ppt3. For many of us, competitionCheck your vocabulary: pervasive computing 普遍计算技术 adaptable 适应性强的 self-contained adj. 设备齐全的；独立的；沉默寡言的 defective manipulate utensils promote sabotage s

28、bt:, sbt: vt. 妨害；对采取破坏行动 vi. 从事破坏活动 n. 破坏；怠工；破坏活动 nacissistic graceful oval face toxic stellar performer. in the move to在向.发展的过程中在短短的几年内，他们公司发展成了华尔街最优秀的公司之一，（在这个发展过程中）为其它公司树立了榜样。Substandard/ outstanding performer 表现欠佳/优秀的员工25精选课件pptCheck your vocabulary: pervasi hu26精选课件ppt 26精选课件pptReading Three: C

29、ompetition is Healthy, But it Can Get Out of HandWill Rogers World Airport:Is a big airport in Oklahoma City.“I think we gave a scare”, she means colloquially and humorously that their yards are as bright as the airport, and could be seen as competition for its business.27精选课件pptReading Three: Compe

30、tition isWal-Martan enormous “inexpensive department store” chain that is ubiquitous/pervasive/omnipresent across America. Its philosophy is to bring lots of inexpensive goods to consumers efficiently.It has been criticized greatly since every time a Wal-Mart comes to a town, all of the smaller merc

31、hant shops cannot compete and go out of business. This is bad for the economy overall.28精选课件pptWal-Martan enormous “inexpensiMary PoppinsOne of Walt Disneys musical films.It is a combination of live action and animation.It introduces to us a practically perfect magical nanny Mary Poppins, who always dispenses useful but perhaps too-sweet/simple advice. 欢乐满人间29精选课件pptMary PoppinsOne of Walt DisneyReading Three:Check your comprehension B:1. Competing can be fun, but we may be overenthusia