New Horizon College English Unit 1 Love Without Limitations

1. New Horizon College English Unit 1 Love Without Limitations

2. Expression & Patterns Pre-reading Activities Background information Questions for discussion Summary Text Analysis Text structure Devices for developing it Main idea Writing Exercises Writing skill Writing practice Homework & Revision Words using Words game

3. Background Information Pre-reading Activities • September 11th Attack • New York City

4. Background Information Pre-reading Activities • September 11th Attack terrorist attack on America at the World Trade Center Towers in New York City and The Pentagon in Washington.

5. Pre-reading Activities Background Information • September 11th Attack

6. Pre-reading Activities Background Information • New York City It was established in 1624 and now it is the America’s financial center and the biggest port. It has the population of 1800 million. The famous symbols in this city are Broadway, the Statue of Liberty.

7. Pre-reading Activities Questions for discussion Listen to a short passage carefully and then answer the following questions

8. Expressions & patterns Question for discussion 1. Why didn’t the speaker’s brother have the chance to go to a regular school or complete for a decent job? 2.What did the speaker’s brother give first priority to? 3.Who has encouraged you most when it comes to being a loving and caring individual?

9. Expressions & patterns Words & ExpressionWord UsingWord Game

10. Words using • My brother, Jimmy, did not get enough oxygen during a difficult delivery, leaving him with brain damage …(para.1) delivery: n. the process of giving birth to a baby e.g. The mother didn’t expect that the delivery of the baby would be so easy. 这位母亲没想到生这个孩子这么顺利。 n. the act of bringing something to a particular place e.g. Your order is ready for delivery. 您订购的货物可以随时交货。 e.g. The ad says that it is available at $ 100, including delivery. 广告说100美元就可以买到，包括送货。

11. Words using 2. I was in charge outside where I administered justice by tracking down the parents of the kids who picked on my brother, and telling on them. (para.1) administer: vt. be responsible for making certain that something is done according to the rules e.g. We will do our best to see that justice is administered fairly. track down: find someone or something after a long search e.g. Are the doctors able to track down the cause of the infection pick on: treat someone badly or unfairly e.g. She told me that the boys were always picking on her tell on: inform against someone e.g. I’ll tell on you when the teacher gets back

12. Words using 3. … Jimmy was a wreck, beneath his careful disguise. (para.4) meaning: …Jimmy broke down emotionally although he tried hard not to show it. beneath: prep. under; in, at or to a lower position than e.g. He seemed calm, but there was a lot of anger beneath the suffer. 他看起来很冷静，但内心却很愤怒。 disguise：n. something that is worn to hide who one really is e.g. She crossed the border in disguise when the enemy was tracking down her. 敌人追踪她时她乔装打扮穿越了边境。

13. Words using 4. Eventually, I was able to work it out. (para.6) work out: find the answer to something or solve something e.g. I can’t work out how to do it. 我找不到解决这件事的办法。 5. He has lived there for 11 years now with many different caretakers and blossomed on his own. (para.6) meaning: with the help of different people, he has lived there for 11 years and developed well by himself. Blossom: vi: 1) develop well e.g. she had blossomed into a lovely young girl. 她已经出落成一个可爱的年轻姑娘了。 2) produce flowers e.g. rain begins to fall and the peach trees blossom 雨开始下了，桃树开花了。

14. Words using 6. … and they were still reckoning with the sheer terror the disaster had brought. (para.8) reckon: vt. think about something or have an opinion about something e.g. she is very late now. I reckon she isn’t coming. 她已经迟到许久了。我想她不会来了。 reckon with: consider something when making plans e.g. They have many difficulties to reckon with. 他们有许多困难要考虑。 7. After dinner and gifts Jimmy could no longer be restrained. (para.10) restrain: vt. prevent somebody or oneself from doing something e.g. I had to restrain myself from saying something rude. 我得控制自己，避免说话无礼。

15. Words using 6. … and they were still reckoning with the sheer terror the disaster had brought. (para.8) reckon: vt. think about something or have an opinion about something e.g. she is very late now. I reckon she isn’t coming. 她已经迟到许久了。我想她不会来了。 reckon with: consider something when making plans e.g. They have many difficulties to reckon with. 他们有许多困难要考虑。 7. After dinner and gifts Jimmy could no longer be restrained. (para.10) restrain: vt. prevent somebody or oneself from doing something e.g. I had to restrain myself from saying something rude. 我得控制自己，避免说话无礼。

16. Words Game guess the meaning of these words delivery enter sth. or pass through it penetrate unable to be separated inseparable the process of giving birth to a baby agreeable tremble or shake vacant understand grasp pleasant, nice or satisfactory quiver empty; not filled with anything

17. Words Game guess the meaning of these phrases track down inform against sb. pick on find sb. or sth. after a long search tell on help sb. deal with a difficult situation work out consider sth. when making plans reckon with treat sb. badly or unfairly call on ask sb. to do sth. get (sb.) through find the answer to sth. or solve sth.

18. Text Analysis present the problem Part Ⅰ Text Structure her father died, she had take care of her brother part Ⅱ part Ⅲ possible explanations part IV conclusion

19. Text Analysis devices for developing it problem-response-evaluation structure(part 1) problem response evaluation Jimmy suffers from a brain damage due to a lack of oxygen at his birth (papa 1) The family show their love and care to Jimmy (para 2) The father’s love to Jimmy (para 3)

20. summary Main Idea The greatest gift that anyone can ever receive is being shown how to love. Many children get a great start in life just by being born to people who know what it means to care and commit to a child’s well-being and happiness. This passage is a first person narration which centers on how the father gave his great love to his disabled son and how the son cherished his father’s love. It is a deep-moving story.

21. writing Writing Practice write your composition on the topic of The Fight Against Ail Pollutionwith the writing skill problem-response-evaluation

22. Writing Practice The Fight Against Ail Pollution Problem: the region has been seriously polluted by harmful smog Responses: close down some factories move some factories out of the region plant trees Evaluation: People are happy with the measures taken by the government

23. Exercises • Learn the new words and expressions of the text by heart. • Go over the text and try to get the main idea of the text. • Do the exercises on pages.

24. Everyday Sentence If I had a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my garden. 假如每次想起你我都会得到一朵鲜花， 那么我将永远在花丛中徜徉

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