AN INTEGRATED ENGLISH COURSE

1. AN INTEGRATED ENGLISH COURSE Gao Yufen English Department R-406Nancy5815@sina.com84724483

2. Unit 11 • Text 1 The Real Truth about Lies

3. Teaching Points • I. Pre-reading discussion and presentation • II. Introduction • III. Text Analysis • IV. Questions • V. Structural analysis and Rhetorical features • VI. Discussion about Text II

4. Presentation

5. Presentation

6. I. Pre-reading discussion • 1. If your friend is in a new dress or buys a new new bike which you dislike intensely, and asks for your opinion about it. What will you say? Why do you think people lie? • 2. In somebody lies to you for your own good, how would you feel?

7. II. Introduction • About the author • Background information

8. III. Text Analysis Paragraphs 1-6 The writer introduces the topic by reporting two survey results.

9. Language work 1. profess ~ to make a claim (of/about) • He professed the greatest respect for the law. • James professed to know everything about sculpture. 2. earth-shattering ~ of the greatest importance to the whole world • After years of hard work, they finally made an earth-shattering discovery. • The new invention is of earth-shattering importance.

10. 3. feign ~ to pretend to have or be; to put on a false air of She feigned to be ill in order not to do the exercises. He feigned surprise and they all believed him. 4. spare one's feelings ~ to avoid doing something that would upset somebody He simply wished to minimize the fuss and to spare her feelings. We carefully avoided mentioning the news to spare his feelings.

11. 5. preoccupation ~ the state of constantly thinking or worrying about something Because of his preoccupation with his books, he didn't realize we were already back. Such preoccupation with your work isn't healthy. 6. Might that, too, be a lie? ~ Is it possible to consider that a lie? "Might" here means "possibility. " Note that "may," when used to mean "possibility," is normally not used in a question.

12. 7. prevarication ~ the state of avoiding giving a direct answer or making a firm decision After months of prevarication, a decision was finally made. When we questioned the authorities on the subject, we were met by prevarication. 8. devote ... to ~ to give all or a large part of one's time or resources to ( a person, activity, or cause) I want to devote more time to my family. He devotes himself to philanthropy.

13. 9. profession ~ a form of employment, especially one that is possible only for an educated person and that is respected in society as honorable She intends to make teacher her profession. According to the report, forty percent of the lawyers entering the profession are women. 10. pundit ~ a person who is an authority on a particular subject; an expert Mr. Johnson is a well-known political pundit. We've invited a foreign-policy pundit to give us a lecture.

14. 11.shape or spin the truth~to modify the truth 12.client~somebody who pays for services or advice from a person or organization a solicitor and his client cf. a shopkeeper and his customer

15. Paragraphs 7-11 Analysis By citing an example in this part, the writer goes on to explain that telling little white lies is a common practice and the reasons for telling such lies are familiar m we do not want to hurt others.

16. Language work 13. ubiquitous ~ seeming to be everywhere • By the end of last century, the computer had become ubiquitous. • We are now confronted with the ubiquitous spread of English. 14. fib ~ a small unimportant lie • Have you ever told fibs? • She told innocent fibs like anyone else. 15. invariably ~ always • It's invariably wet when I take my holidays. • She invariably forgets to take her keys.

17. 16. blurt out ~ to say something suddenly and without thinking, usually because one is nervous or excited To our surprise, he blurted his secret out at table. John blurted out that he dreamed of becoming a computer programmer.

18. 17. lubricant ~ a substance such as oil which causes a machine to operate more easily 18. tangled ~ complicated or made up of many confusing parts After listening to his speech I thought his ideas and opinions were so tangled that I could not vote for him. The floor of the forest was covered with tangled growth.

19. Paragraphs 12-15 Analysis This part deals with the consequences of telling lies. What is the grave consequence of telling lies?

20. Language work 19. wear down ~ to reduce or become weaker until useless • Heavy traffic and variable weather can wear down the surface of the road. • Your back tyres are badly worn down; you should fit new ones. 20. warp ~ to (cause to) turn or twist out of shape • Left in the garage where it was damp, the wooden frame had warped. • The door must be warped. It won't close properly.

21. 21. think highly of ~ to have a good opinion of We think highly of your suggestion. I can assure you that the management thinks very highly of you. 22. proliferation ~ a rapid increase in the amount or number of something Smoking triggers off cell proliferation. Over the past two years, we have witnessed the proliferation of TV channels. 23. cynicism ~ the belief that people always act selfishly

22. Paragraphs 16-18 Analysis In this part, the writer discusses whether lies should be avoided at all costs. The rule of honesty is violated so as to establish the principle of showing love and care.

23. Language work 24.associate ~ somebody whom you work or do business with • He is not a friend, but a business associate. • George's party was boring m it was full of his business associates. 25. undermine ~ to gradually make somebody or something less strong or effective • She jealously tried to undermine our friendship. • Lack of food has undermined his health.

24. 26. rule of thumb ~ a rough method of calculation, based on practical experience • I never weigh anything when I'm cooking -- I just do it by rule of thumb. • As a rule of thumb, a cup of filter coffee contains about 89mg caffeine. 27 confound ~ to confuse and surprise people, causing them to be unable to explain or deal with a situation • His choice may confound us all. • The dancer confounded the critics who said she was finished by giving the best performance of her life.

25. 28. astound ~ to make somebody very surprised or shocked It astounds me that anyone could ever consider declaring war. He used to astound his friends with feats of physical endurance.

26. IV. Questions • 1 What is the result of Professor Bella DePaulo's survey? What conclusion can we draw from the result? • 2 What is the result of the survey conducted by Josephson Institute of Ethics? What can we learn from it?

27. V. Structural analysis and Rhetorical features • Journalistic style • Good evidence

28. VI. Discussion about Text II • Out of Step