新视野英语综合教程Book2 Unit 2

NewHorizonEnglishBook2Unit2TrendsandFads

ContentPre-classassignmentLeading-inExploringReadingthrough

Backgroundinformation

Studyingthrough

After-readingquestions

AssignmentsReadingMore

QuestionsPracticalwriting1.Askyourgrandparentsandyouparentswhatkindofmusictheylikeandwhattheirpastimesare.2.Askthemwhatthefourluxuriesofafamilyin1970s,1980sandthelate1990swere.3.Takealookatthepicturesoftheiryouth.4.Compareyourswiththeirsintheabovetwoitems.Pre-classassignmentsLeading-inListentothemusic.

Whichoneisfamiliartoyou?Whichdoyoulikemost?Lookatthesepictures.

Whatfeelingsdoyouhaveabouttheirhairstyles?ReferencewordsItlooksfunny/traditional.It’soutofdate.It’sinfashion.Thegirllookselegant.She’smodern/fashionable/stylish.Theoldfourluxuriesin1970ssewingmachine(upperleft)HowhappyIamtowearawatch!(right)Thefourluxuriesin1980swashingmachinefannerrefrigeratorThefourluxuriesinlate1990sair-conditionermobilephone/cellphonecomputerThefourluxurieswere/arealsodiffersincitiesandcountryside.taperecorderSoundsystemExploringDoyouthinkfashionisgoodornot?

Usefulexpressions:makelifedifferentfromtimetotimehelpspeoplemakechoiceswhileshoppingpromotebusinessandtheeconomywastemoneytakesuptoomuchofpeople’sattentionandtimemakeeveryonelookthesameordothesamethingWhydopeopleliketofollowthelatestfashions?

beafraidtobeconsideredout-of-date.showtheyaredifferentfromothersbeinterestedinanythingthatisnewReadingthroughBackgroundinformationExceptthosecoveredintheLeading-insection,thingslikeexercise,language,namesarealsogreatlyinfluencedoffashion.Name:SomeonecalledJianguo,Geming,HongweiandGuoqingwerehighlymarkedbythetimeoftheirbirth.Language:Peoplein1950s~1980slikedtoaddressanotherperson,esp.asalesperson,comrade.Someelderlypeopleliketodosonowadays.However,weliketoaddressanotherpersonMiss,Mr.,Mrs.,Ms,etc.StudyingthroughLanguagepoints:

Wordsfurniture(u.)n.家具actor

男演员actress

女演员–essshowsfemaleinsomeprofessionnames.Otherexamples:waiter,prince,hostwaitress,princess,hostess

enjoyenjoydoinghero(pl.)heroes,tomatoes,potatoespianos,phonos,photos(thesewordsareshortformsforpianoforte,phonographandphotograph,sothepluralformsareplus“s”.)

advertisementn.

广告

advertisev.做广告

advertisingn.

广告业desire

n.＆v.渴望，欲望economy

n.

经济

economica.

有关经济的，经济学的

economicala.

节约的survivevt.livelongerthan幸存，比活得长

Expressionsmorethanjust不仅仅

Childrenlikeitbecauseitismorethanjustatoy.instyle时髦，流行outofdate过时的，不用的getawayfrom逃避，逃离in/outoffashion流行/不流行andthelike诸如此类

Younggirlsarefansofmoviestars,sportsheroes,musicstars,andthelike.payattentionto留心，注意comeandgo来来去去，忽隐忽现，变化无常

Thefadscomeandgointhesefield.

这些流行一时的人在这些领域里来去匆匆。makemoney赚钱，挣钱Difficultpoints(Para1)Itismorethanjustclothingandhairstylesthatareinstyleoneyearandoutofdatethenext;it’sawholewayofliving.

morethanjust:notonlyit’sawholewayofliving:allotheraspectsinlifearealsoinstyleoneyearandoutofdatethenext.(Para1)Almostnothinginmodernlifegetsawayfromtheinfluenceoffashion.

Nearlyeverythinginmodernlifeareinfluencedbyfashion.IntheUnitedStates,evenpeoplecanbe“in”and“out”.eventhecommonpeoplecanbefamousandout-of-date.(Para.5)thisdesireformoneydoesn’texplainfadsinotherareas,suchaslanguage.Fadsinlanguagedonotspeakthefashionablewordsformoney.After-readingQuestions1.Whycausesfadstocomeandgo?2.WhatisanotherreasonwhyfadsarecommonintheUnitedStates?KeystoAfter-readingQuestions1.Fadscomeandgobecausepeoplewhofollowfadssimplywanttobepartofsomethingnewandcreative.2.MostAmericanseemtofeelthatsomethingiswrongifthereisn’tfrequentchangeintheirlives.Assignments:1.Readthetextaloudafterclass.2.ReciteParagraph7.3.Finishtheexercises.ReadingMoreBeforereadingthetext,getfamiliarwiththesewordsandexpressions.ThenanswerthequestionsWords:

weight

n.

重量，重要性

medical

a.

医学的，医药的chart

n.

图表overweight

n.&a.

超重（的）rate

n.

比率

v.估价normal

a.

正常的childhood

n.

童年时代

nursery

n.

托儿所，苗圃

drug

n.

毒品，麻醉品；药物discrimination

n.

歧视；识别力justify

v.

证明…有理；为…辩护judgment

n.评价，判断obsessed

a.

着迷的，全神贯注的false

a.

错误的disorder

n.

（身体、精神）的失调、不适；混乱naturally

ad.

生来，天然地；自然地comment

n.

评语character

n.

性格、气质control

n.&vt.控制，管理

failure

n.

失败；失败的人或事、企图等beauty

n.

美丽；美人，美好的事物concept

n.

概念virgin

a.

新鲜的，未开发的；贞洁的，处女的beach

n.

海滩model

n.

模特bone

n.

骨头Expressionsliveoff靠…过活asearlyas

早在wouldrather

宁愿ineveryaspectof在…各个方面inreality

事实上tryhardtodo努力争取去做atarate以…速度getback重新获得onthebeach在海滩上Questions:Whatdoestheauthorusuallyhave?Whydoessheenjoysexercising?Whatarethefalseideasaboutfatpeopleinsociety?Whatdoestheauthorunderstand“Youhavesuchaprettyface”?Whydoestheauthorfeelhappywhenshelearnsthatsomecultureshavedifferentstandardsofbeauty?Keystothequestions1.Sheusuallyhadfastfoodandsoftdrinks.2.Sheenjoysexercisingbecauseshelikestoliveahealthylife.3.Theyhaveeatingdisorders,emotionalormentalissues,andtheyhavechosentobefat.4.Sheunderstandsitreallymeans“you’dbeprettierifyouweren’tthatfat”.5.Shefeelhappybecausesheenjoysbeinglikedforbeauty.PracticalWritingLettersofacceptanceordeclinationSample1Mr.andMrs.GeorgeSmithregretthatapreviousengagementpreventstheiracceptanceofMr.andMrs.HarryKing’skindinvitationtodinneronTuesday,July1statfiveo’clockpm.attheLotusHotelSample2Mr.andMrs.AdamAcceptwithpleasureMr.andMrs.BlackSmith’ski