大学体验英语第三册-unit-6

ExperiencingEnglishBookThreeDepartmentofCollegeEnglishUnitSixTravelAroundtheWorld

DepartmentofCollegeEnglishProcedureLead-inNameandIntroducesomePlacesGroupDiscussionCultureNotesPassageAWarm-upActivitiesTextAnalysisLanguagePointsDifficultSentencesSummaryFollow-upActivityAssignmentDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Lead-inⅠ.Lookatthefollowingpicturesanddiscusswithyourpartner:whereistheplaceandwhatdoyouknowaboutit？DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

SydneyOperaHouseMountRushmore

NationalMemorialDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

BuckinghamPalaceLeaningTowerofPisa

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VeniceParisDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

TibetEgyptDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Lead-inII.Groupdiscussion:“Whatisyourpurposeoftraveling?DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Whatisyourpurposeoftraveling?Doyoutravelforhistoricalattractions…

Orsightseeing?DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Whatisyourpurposeoftraveling?Doyoutravelforlearningaboutdifferentpeoples…

Orseeingdifferentplaces?DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Doyoutravelforsomeleisuretime…Orstudyingforeigncultures?Whatisyourpurposeoftraveling?DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

References1.Itisexcitingandrelaxing.2.It’sawonderfulfeelingtobeclosetonature.3.Itiseasiertomakefriends.4.Yougetthechancetoexperiencethingsfirsthand.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

References5.Youcanvisithistoricalsightsorscenicspots.6.Youcanstudyforeigncustomsandcultures.7.Youcanstrengthenyourbody.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

TraveltotheWondersofEgypt

WhenyouthinkofEgypt,whatcomestoyourmindfirst?

CultureNotesDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

PyramidsTheSphinxDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

CultureNotes

Whatarepyramids?

Apyramidisamassive

structurebuiltasatomborgravetohouseandprotectthebodyofapharaohfortheafterlifeandasamonumenttohonorthepharaoh.Ithasfourtriangularsidesthatmeetatapoint.Pyramidsweremadefromhugeblocksofstone.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

CultureNotes

WhydidtheAncientEgyptiansbuildpyramids?TheEgyptiansbelievedthatifthepharaoh'sbodycouldbemummifiedafterdeaththepharaohwouldliveforever.ThetombsweredesignedtoprotecttheburiedPharaoh'sbodyandhisbelongings.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Whereweretheybuilt?MostofthepyramidscanbefoundonthewesternsideoftheNileRiver,justintothedrydesert.

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whatisthemostfamouspyramid?TheGreatPyramidisthelargestandmostfamousofthepyramids.ItwasbuiltforthePharaohKhuf.ItistheonlyoneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorldstillstanding.Itisoneoftheoldeststructuresonthefaceoftheearthand

arguablythebestbuilt.

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WhatguardsthepyramidsinGiza?TheSphinxstandsinfrontofallthepyramidsinGiza.Ithasthebodyofalionandtheheadofapharaoh.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Watchavideoclipaboutpyramidsandwritedownthekeyinformationyouget.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

PassageATheWomanTaxiDriverInCairoDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Warm-upActivities1. Haveyoueverbeenpickedupbyanywomantaxidriver?Whatisyourimpressionofher?(pairwork)2. Whatdoyouthinkarethegoodqualitiesofataxidriver?(pairwork)DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Myfirstmeetingwiththewomantaxidriver:

who,when,where,andhowIfirstsawher(Nagat)outsideCairo’sairportinthemiddleofanight.“Ifeelafirmhandholdingmyleftarm.“Youwanttaxi,followme,”thewomansays.Shedoesn’task,shesimplypullsmethroughthecrowd.Ifollowherwillingly”.TextAnalysisDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Impressionshemadeonme:Sheistheonlywomantaxidriver,forthatmatter,amongalargecrowdofhermalecounterparts.TextAnalysisDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

TextAnalysisOtherinformationabouther:Car:scrapesonitsbody,baldtires,acrackinthewindshield,acarforhire.Jobandfamily:Shehastwojobs(officeworkerandtaxidriver);herhusbanddiedsometenyearsearlierandleftherwithtwoteenagekidsandherparentstosupport.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

TextAnalysisCharacterAnalysis1. Sheisaskillfuldriver:sheknowseverynookandcrannyinandaroundCairo—noeasyfeat,forthetrafficsysteminCairoislikealabyrinthinventedbyancientstorytellers.2. Asatouristguideforme,sheisconsiderate,friendlyandenergetic.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

TextAnalysis3. Asawomantaxidriver,sheistherealexception.Butduetoherstubbornnessandself-reliance,sheinvitesrespectandgoodwillfromthepeopleshemeets.4.

Sheisproudandindependent.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

LanguagePoints1.millabout:

tomoveaboutinadisorderlyorconfusedway

Acrowdofscaredchildrenmilledaboutinthestreet.Crazyideasmilledaroundinhismind.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Language

Points2.relief

n.

afeelingofhappinessthatsomethingunpleasanthasnothappenedorhasendedThemothersighedareliefwhensheheardherdaughtersurvivedintheaccident.Toourrelief,Tom’sillnessprovednottobeasseriousaswehadfeared.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points

relieve

v.

tomakesomethingunpleasantlessstrongThedoctorgaveheradrugthatrelievesheadaches.Thepieceofbeautifulsongrelievedmyanxiety.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points3.approach

v.

1) todealwith(something)Heapproachedthedifficultywithgreatthought.

2)tocomenear(er)Weapproachedthebearwithgreatcare.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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approach

n.

1)awayormethodofdoingsomethingHisbookpresentsanewapproachtothedifficulty.

2)theactofgettingnearerTheapproachofthespringbringswarmthandflowers.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points4.efficient

a.

workingoroperatingquicklyandeffectivelyinanorganizedway

Weneedanefficientsecretarywhocanorganizetheofficeandmakeitrunsmoothly.Thecity’stransportsystemisoneofthemostefficientinEurope.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points

5.soften

v.

to(causeto)becomesoft,gentle,lessstiff,orlesssevereThecolorfulcurtainisnotonlyasortofornamentfortheroom,butalsoatooltosoftenthesunlight.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points6.deliberate

a.

1)(oftenofsomethingbad)intentionalorplanned

Obviouslywhathesaidisadeliberateinsult.

2) slowlyandusuallycarefullyThegovernmentistakingdeliberateactiontolessenthetax.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points7.forthatmatter:

aphraseusedtoshowthatastatementistrueinanothersituationorcanalsorefertoanotherperson

Thisnewfilmwillbeofinteresttoallchildren;and,forthatmatter,toallteenagerswhostudyinschool.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Difficult

Sentences1.

Ithasseenabetterday,…

Itisnolongeringoodcondition,…

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Difficult

Sentences2.Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.Herdeterminedmannerseemstohaveresultedfromeconomicneedsandthenecessitytoaccomplishasmuchaspossible.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Sentences3.Whatbecomescleartomesoon…isthis:sheisatrueexceptionhere.

Isoonlearn…thatsheisquitedifferentfromothertaxidrivershere.

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Sentences4.Sheisatrueexceptionhere.

Sheisquitedifferentfromothertaxidrivers.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Sentences5.Igetthesensethatsheinvitesgoodwillfromthepeopleshemeets.

Irealizethatshemakesafriendlyrelationwiththepeopleshemeets.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Summary

Arrivingaloneinanewcitylateatnightcanbeadifficultexperienceandevenmoresoifitisinaforeigncountrywithastrangeculture.Herethewriter,herselfawoman,remembersherluckinmeetingNagat,oneofthefewwomentaxidriversinCairo.

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Summary

Duringherstayinthecity,Nagatbecameherdriverandguide,takinghertovisitmanyoftheimpressivesights,suchasmosques,museumsandthepyramids.AlongthewaythewriterwasdeeplyimpressedbyNagat’sfriendliness,determination,effectivenessandindependence.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Follow-up

Activity

Oraldiscussion:Chooseandtellwhichisyourfavoritewayoftravelingbasedonthepictures.

Doyouprefertotravelaloneor…

travelinagroup?

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AssignmentFinishtheExercisesof“ContentAwareness”and“LanguageFocus”followingPassageA.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

PassageB

ARussianExperience

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ProcedureCultureNotesWarm-upQuestionsLanguagePointsDifficultSentenceSummaryFollow-upActivityAssignmentDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

CultureNotes

St.PetersburgisabeautifulandfascinatingholidaydestinationandoneofthemostintriguingandhistoricallysignificantcitiesinEurope.Althoughjust300yearsold,St.Petersburghasarichandexcitinghistory,fullofdramaticeventsandmajorhistoricalfigures.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Culture

Notes

Foundedin1703byEmperorPetertheGreatashis"windowontheWest",St.Petersburgenjoysavibrant,cosmopolitanatmosphereandsomeofthemostbeautifularchitectureinEurope.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

StatueofEmperorPeterDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

RiverNevaDepartmentofCollegeEnglishSummer

Palace

of

PeterTheWinterPalaceSquareDepartmentofCollegeEnglish

Warm-up

QuestionsWhydidtheauthorwanttovisitSt.Petersburg?What’stheauthor’sfeelingtowardsthecountryofRussia?What’stheauthor’simpressionofRussianpeople?WhatdoestheauthorthinkofhervisittotheRussianfamily?Whatdoestheauthorthinkthemeaningoftravelis?DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points1.

bathe:v.

tobecomeimmersedinorasifinliquidThegardenwasbathedinthemoonlight.TheMediterraneanSeabathesthesunnyshoresofItaly.Hewasbathedinsweat.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points2.givewayto:

concedeHisfeargavewaytoanger.Traditionalfarmingisgivingwaytomodernmethods.Whenshesawtheclowns,(小女孩破涕为笑)_________________________________.thelittlegirl’stearsgavewaytolaughter

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Points3.shelter:v.toprotectfromharmTheyhuddledintheshopdoorwaytoshelterfromtherain.Thetreesshelterthehousefromcoldwind.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points4.convert:

v.to(causeto)changeinform,characteroropinionThatbuildinghasbeenconvertedintoaschool.IwanttoconvertsomeHongKongdollarsintoAmericandollars.Heconvertedto(=startingbelievingin)hiswife'sreligionwhenhegotmarried.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points5.usher:v.toleadordirectthewayTheheadwaiterusheredthegrouptothefronttable.usherin:tomarkthebeginningofTherisingofthesunusheredinanewday.Theoverthrowofthedynastyusheredinanewera.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish

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Points6.Whatmakessb./onetick:(inf)whatmakessbbehaveinthewayhedoesHe’salwayscuriousaboutwhatmakespeopletick.

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DifficultSentence

Thisiswhattravelisallabout---togettotheheartandsoulofpeopleandtotrytounderstandandexperiencealittleofwhatmakesotherstick.Thisisthesolepurposeoftravel---togettoknowhowlocalpeoplefeelandthink,andtounderstandandexperiencealittleabouttheirwayoflife.DepartmentofCollegeEnglish