大学英语(全新版)第二册-Unit-5-Overcoming-Obstacles课件

1、Unit 5 Overcoming ObstaclesAlthough the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it. _ Helen KellerUnit 5 Overcoming ObstaclesGroup workA. Discuss in groups the obstacles that you have been faced with in your life. B. Discuss in groups the ways in which you overcame such diff

2、iculties. Discuss in groups the problems that you still have in overcoming these obstacles.Group workA. Discuss in groupOlympicsOrganized and governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Olympic Games are the most important international sports event in the world held every four years.

3、1. Olympic symbol: five interlocked rings - red, blue, yellow, black and green - on a white field, representing the continents of the world joined together. OlympicsOrganized and governed大学英语(全新版)第二册-Unit-5-Overcoming-Obstacles课件大学英语(全新版)第二册-Unit-5-Overcoming-Obstacles课件Some Suggestions about Overco

4、me Obstacles If there hadnt been any obstacles in the past, you would have scored outstanding successes in your studies or career. Its the obstacles you have faced all your life that have kept you from enjoying a perfect life. Overcoming obstacles is thus a necessity of success. Here are some sugges

5、tions.Some Suggestions about OvercomSome Suggestions about Overcome Obstacles Get started. Often, once you begin, youll find the task is easier than you expect.2. Break your task into smaller tasks.Take one big task and break it into smaller tasks. For instance, do part of your assignment each time

6、rather than the entire one.3. Work with the time you have.Dont wait until you have time to do the entire thing. Instead, even if you only have five minutes, get started.Some Suggestions about OvercomSome Suggestions about Overcome Obstacles4. Set small deadlines.After meeting each deadline, give you

7、rself a reward. For example, play video games when you finish an hour of studying.5. Eliminate distractions. Turn off the TV. Dont answer the phone.6. Ask for help. Sometimes, the reason you dont start is because you dont know what to do. If thats the case, ask for help.Some Suggestions about Overco

8、m1.Where theres a will, theres a way.有志者,事竟成。2. Rome wasnt built in a day. 伟业非一日之功/罗马非朝夕建成。3.God helps those who help themselves.皇天不负有心人/自助者天助。4.You shall reap what you sow. 种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆/一分耕耘，一分收获。1.Where theres a will, there5.Constant dripping wears away the stone.锲而不舍，金石可镂。6.Much outcry, little outco

9、me.乱糟糟，没成效/嘈杂多，没成果。5.Constant dripping wears awayQuestions and AnswersFrom the description of Michaels parents, what can you learn about his parents?Michaels mother is romantic and passionate, while his father is a hard-core realist.Brainstorm the various obstacles Michael might face during the hard

10、 training.Open-ended.What individual characteristics should Michaels success be attributed to?He is diligent, perseverant, optimistic, ambitious, etc.Questions and AnswersFrom the大学英语(全新版)第二册-Unit-5-Overcoming-Obstacles课件大学英语(全新版)第二册-Unit-5-Overcoming-Obstacles课件大学英语(全新版)第二册-Unit-5-Overcoming-Obstac

11、les课件大学英语(全新版)第二册-Unit-5-Overcoming-Obstacles课件大学英语(全新版)第二册-Unit-5-Overcoming-Obstacles课件大学英语(全新版)第二册-Unit-5-Overcoming-Obstacles课件Structural AnalysisPart One(1-2): Micheal faced the most challenging competition in his pole-vaulting career.Part Two(3-5): Micheals childhood was marked with dreams and

12、 tough training.Part Three(6-12): Micheal topped his personal best, won the championship and set a new world record.Part Four(13): What was most unusual about Micheals victory was that he was blind.Structural AnalysisPart One(1-The sun was as hot as the competition he faced today at the National Jun

13、ior Olympics.- The competition at the National Junior Olympics that he took part in is very fierce, and the sun of that day was very hot.The sun was as hot as the compText Analysis1. mere: adj.1)纯粹的e.g. It was mere waste of breath to argue with a person in so unreasonable a state of mind.2) 仅仅的，只不过e

14、.g. He is a mere child.merely: adv. 仅仅，只，不过Text Analysis1. mere: adj.2. fantasy: n.1)想象，幻想e.g. She was always having fantasies about becoming rich and famous.2) 想象的产物e.g. His novels were fantasies.2. fantasy: n.As long as Michael could remember he had always dreamed of flying.- All that Michael reme

15、mbered was that he had always dreamed of flying.As long as Michael could remem3. passion: n.1)激情，热情e.g. The opera star sang with great passion.2) 酷爱，爱好e.g. He had a passion for music.passionate: adj. 热情的，热烈的，易激动的，易怒的3. passion: n.4. detail: n.1)细节，详情e.g. A good organizer pays attention to all the de

16、tails.2)枝节，琐事e.g. I can still remember every single detail of that night.vt. 详述，详细说明e.g. She detailed her experiences as a writer to the students.go into detail(s) 详细叙述，逐一说明in detail 详细地4. detail: n.1)细节，详情5. coincide: vi. 同时发生，一致e.g. My ideas coincide with his.coincide with 与同时发生；与一致agree/ correspo

17、nd/ coincideagree 原来有过分歧，经协商后“达到意见一致”；correspond 各主要部分或就整体而言是一致的，尽管还存在不一致的地方；coincide “完全一致，甚至可以达到重合”。5. coincide: vi. 同时发生，一致6. core: n. 1)核心，要点e.g. the very core of the subject2)果心e.g. an apple coreto the core 透顶的，十足的core / heart / nucleusheart 指事物最重要、最内部深处的部分；core 指事物的中心部分；nucleus 同 core，也指事物聚集在它

18、周围的一个中心6. core: n. 1)核心，要点7. coach: n.1)(铁路)旅客车厢e.g. The coach that I stayed in was next to the sleeping car.2) 长途公共汽车e.g. to travel by coach3)(体育运动的)教练，指导e.g. His tennis coach was a former world champion.vt. 训练，指导，辅导e.g. He coached his friend for the English exam.7. coach: n.1)(铁路)旅客车厢On one occasi

19、on she attempted to talk to him and his father about this, but his dad quickly interrupted, smiled and said , “ You want something, work for it!”- Once Michaels mother tried to tell Michael and his father that Michael should relax a bit and be “free dreaming”, but his dad stopped her and said, “You

20、want something, work for it!”On one occasion she attempted 8. dedicate: vt. 献身于，致力于e.g. He dedicated his life to the service of his country.9. vain: adj.1)徒劳的，无效的，不成功的e.g. It is vain to resist.2)自负的，爱虚荣的e.g. I dont like vain women.n. 徒劳，白费e.g. All our work was in vain.in vain 徒劳，无效，白费力8. dedicate: v

21、t. 献身于，致力于He seemed unaware of the fact that he had just beaten his personal best by three inches and that he was one of the final two competitors in the pole-vaulting event at the National Junior Olympics.- It seems that he didnt realize that he had just jumped 3 inches higher that his best record,

22、 and there were only 2 competitors left in this event.He seemed unaware of the fact 10. intensity: n.1)强烈，剧烈e.g. The pain increased in intensity.2)强度，紧张e.g. He is doing research on radiant intensity.11. tension: n.1)张力，拉力e.g. If you increase the tension of that violin string it will break.2)不安，紧张，紧张

23、状态e.g. create (ease) international tension3)拉紧，绷紧e.g. If the tension of the rope is increased it will break.10. intensity: n.1)强烈，剧烈12. tense: adj.1) 拉紧的，绷紧的e.g. a tense rope2)紧张的；令人紧张的e.g. Id like to watch tense games.n. (动词的)时态e.g. How many tenses are there in English?v.(使)拉紧，(使)绷紧e.g. He tensed h

24、is muscle for the leap.12. tense: adj.Then out of nowhere, and from the deepest depths of his soul, he pictured his mother.- He suddenly think of his mother for unknown reason.Then out of nowhere, and from 13. breeze: n.微风，清风e.g. We are enjoying the cool breeze that comes from the lake.vi. 飘然而行e.g.

25、He breezed in and demanded tea.wind为风的普通词；breeze微分，和风； gale大风，强风；gust 狂风；blast 暴风，时间较gust长；storm暴风雨，较gale强烈，常伴有雨和雪；hurricane飓风（风速在每小时73英里以上）；typhoon台风；cyclone旋风；tornado 龙卷风13. breeze: n.微风，清风1. work out: 1)算出e.g. She didnt take her long to work out that she would soon have no money left.2) 理解，弄懂e.g. I cant work out the meaning of the poem.3)想出，制定出e.g. We must work out a plan as quickly as we can.4)解决e.g. work out the differences (difficulties)5)产生结果e.g. The new strategy may not work out.1. work out: 1)算出2. be ashamed of : 因感到难为情e.g. I behave