Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life

1. New Horizon English Unit Seven Section A Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life

2. Section A Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life Text Study Pre-readingActivities Writing Skills Summary

3. Background Information Compound Dictation Writing Summary Text Home Pre-reading Activities

4. 复合听写 Writing Summary Text Home New Horizon College English Workaholic A workaholic is a person addicted to work. This addiction may be pleasurable to the person or it may be burdensome and troubling. The term is often used inaccurately to describe an energetic person who devotes a lot of time to work even though that person has good relations with co-workers, takes pleasure in other non-remunerative (无偿的) activities, is well rested, and properly attends to family and social life. • Workholism is believed by some to be a disease, similar to obsessive compulsive disorder. The problem is that workaholics believe that if they don't work, their world will collapse. Workaholics do not necessarily love their work or try to excel in their work. If a person thinks he is the only person capable of performing his work, he is most likely a workaholic.

5. 背景知识 Writing Summary Text Home Compound Dictation You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S8 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S9 to S11 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Now listen to the passage.

6. 复合听写 Writing Summary Text Home Compound Dictation Russia is the largest economic power that is not a member of the World Trade Organization. But that may change. Last Friday, the European Union said it would support Russia’s [S1] _______ to become a W. T. O. member. Representatives of the European Union met with Russian[S2] ________ in Moscow. They signed a trade agreement that took six years to [S3] _________. Russia called the trade agreement [S4] _________. It agreed to slowly increase fuel prices within the country. effort officials negotiate balanced

7. 复合听写 Writing Summary Text Home Compound Dictation It also agreed to permit [S5] ______________ in its communications industry and to remove some barriers to trade. In [S6] _________ for European support to join the W. T. O., Russian President Putin said that Russia would speed up the [S7] ________ to approve the Kyoto Protocol, an international [S8] _____________. agreement to reduce the production of harmful industrial gases. [S9]________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. competition exchange process environmental These “greenhouse gases” trap heat in the atmosphere and are blamed for changing the world’s climate.

8. 复合听写 Writing Summary Text Home Compound Dictation Russia had signed the Kyoto Protocol, but has not yet approved it. The agreement takes effect when it has been approved by nations that produce at least 55 percent of the world’s greenhouse gases. [S10]__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. But currently, nations producing only 44 percent have approved the Protocol. Russia produces about 17 percent of the world’s green-house gases.

9. Compound dictation The United States, the world’s biggest producer, [S11]__________ from the Tokyo Protocol after President Bush [S12] ______________ in 2001. So Russia’s approval is required to [S13]____________________________________ withdrew took office put the Kyoto Protocol into effect.

10. 复合听写 Writing Summary Text Home Compound Dictation [S14]___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________. Russia must still reach agreements with China, Japan, South Korea and the United States. To join the W.T.O., a country must reach trade agreements with major trading countries that are also W.T.O. members.

11. 1 3 Writing Summary Pre-reading Home Text Study New Words Structure & Main Ideas 2 Text Reading

12. Writing Summary Pre-reading Home New Words and Expressions Word Using A Mini-Test Structure Text Reading

13. 1. overwhelmvt. affect sb.'s emotions in a powerful way Phrases e.g. Writing Summary Pre-reading Home I. Word Using be overwhelmed by • He was suddenly overwhelmed by a strong feeling of sadness. • I was quite overwhelmed by all the flowers and letters of support I received.

14. 2. spin  v.(cause to) turn around very quickly to e.g. ●I feel faint and the room is spinning. ●Our washing machine spins the clothes quite fast.

15. 2. spin n. [C] an act of turning around quickly  Key Translation I hit something on the road, which sent the car into a spin. 我撞到了路上的什么东西，使得车子直打转。

16. 3. title vt. give a name to a book, article, etc. Key Translation 莎士比亚给自己的剧本取名为《仲夏夜之梦》。 Shakespeare titled his play A Mid-summer Night's Dream.

17. 3. title n. [C] a name of a book, article, etc. Translation Key 我从来就记不住电影的片名。 I can never remember film titles.

18. 4. react vi. behave in a particular way because of sth. that has happened Translation • People can react badly to certain food. • How did she react when you told her you were leaving?

19. 5. reactor n. [c] 核反应堆 e.g. Some would argue that while nuclear power reactors exist, then the hazard of radiation is inevitable.

20. 6. tensea. nervous; not relaxed Translation e.g. She was very tense as she waited for the interview. 在等待面试时她很紧张。

21. 7. tremendous  a. very big; very good;excellent e.g. ●The washing machine makes a tremendous noise when it works. ● I've just listened to your album; you have a tremendous voice.

22. 8. attribute vt. (~ to) regard sth. as caused by sb. or sth. Collocation e.g. She attributes her success to hard work and a bit of luck. We attribute our success to being in the right place at the right time. attribute to

23. 9. on one's trail on one's way Translation e.g. On one's trail through life, one must discern right from wrong and establish one's own set of morals. 在人的一生旅途中，必须分清是非，建立自己的道德原则。

24. 10. cut down reduce the amount of sth. e.g. ●The factory cannot afford to employ any more workers, so it will have to cut down on production. ●In times of rising prices, we must cut down on our spending.

25. 1. I was quite ____ by all the flowers and letters of support I received. A. overheard B. overwhelming C. overload D. overwhelmed 2. I hit something on the road, which sent the car into a ______. A. spin B. span C. spread D. spring II. A mini-test

26. 3. Have you found the book ______ Water Margin? A. title B. titled C. turtle D. totaled 4. That kind of job will require you a _______ effort. A. trend B. tremendous C. umber D. humorous

27. 5. Try to act naturally, even if you're _______ . A. intense B. constructive C. tense D. sensitive 6. The police are hot on his _______. A. tail B. tailor C. trace D. trail

28. 7. The workers had to take a _____ in pay. A. little B. short C. limit D. cut 8. They are very concerned about the _____ effects that violent films may have on children. A. favorite B. favorable C. destructive D. derive

29. 9. His attitude to work mainly depends on ______ from the work. A. the offer B. the award C. the reward D. the reflection 10. It would be right to describe your father, _________ other things, as a very hard-working person. A. for B. beside C. among D. at

30. Structure & Main Ideas Structure & Main Ideas Structure & Main Ideas Structure & Main Ideas Structure & Main Ideas Part II Part III Part I The passage is made up of 20 paragraphs, and, according to the pattern “cause and effect” the author mainly employs in his writing, it can be roughly divided into three parts.

31. Structure & Main Ideas If you often feel the stress in your life is spinning out of control, you need to learn to take charge of your life where you can, and recognize there are many things beyond your control. Part II Part III Part I [Para. 1.2]

32. Structure & Main Ideas This part discusses the harmful effects and causes of stress in a “cause and effect” way.  Part II Part III Part I [Para. 3-11]

33. Structure & Main Ideas This part presents us with some suggestions from Eliot as how to deal with stress and the writer in the last two Para. Presents that some things can not be controlled. Part II Part III Part I [Para. 12-20]

34. Text Reading among other things 除了其他事情之外 除了其他事情，会上他们还讨论了有关东欧最近发生的事情。 At the meeting they discussed, among other things, recent events in Eastern Europe.

35. Text Reading together with 伴随，一起 请把它连同发票一起带回商店 Just bring it back to the store, together with your receipt.

36. Text Reading 大发雷霆，大发脾气 blow one’s top 当我告诉她不能进入会议厅时，她大发脾气。 When I told her she was not allowed to go into the meeting hall, she blew her top.

37. Text Reading put emphasis on 注重，强调 如今人们特别看重学业的成功 Today there is a lot of emphasis on academc successs.

38. Text Reading 在路上，在途中 on one’s trail 我们被告知，在生活中，最好是一路往前卡你，而不是往回看。 We are told that in life, it is best to look forward on our trail ahead, rather than look back.

39. Text Reading 有优先权 have priority over 和其他车辆相比，公交车有优先通行权。 Buses have priority over other vehicles on the road.

40. Text Reading keep in mind 记住，记得 要记住，人无完人。 Keep in mind that no one is perfect.

41. Text Reading 从……角度 from … viewpoint 我们应该以务实的态度来解决这一问题 We are supposed to solve the problem from a practical viewpoint.

42. Pre-reading Writing Home Text Summary English Equivalents of Chinese 1 Creative Application of Typical Expressions 2 Further Application of Typical Patterns 3

43. English Equivalents of Chinese out of control take charge instead of the root of … traffic jam blow apart substitute for financially independent be stimulated intellectually self worth

44. Creative Application of Expressions among other things together with blow one’s top on one's trail have priority over

45. 除此之外 among other things besides moreover 她非常喜爱体育运动。除了其他活动外，她每周打两次网球。 She is very keen on sport. Among other things, she plays tennis twice a week.

46. together with along with 伴随，一起 这种洗发香波和我们专门生产的护发素一起使用，效果最好。 Use the shampoo together with our special conditioner for the best results.

47. blow one’s top lose one’s temper make one’s blood boil 大发雷霆，大发脾气 母亲看到我的成绩单大发雷霆 My mother blew her top when she saw my school report.

48. on one’s trail on one’s way 在路上，在途中 在上学的路上我捡到了一个别人丢失的钱包。 On my trail to school，I found a wallet that someone had dropped.

49. have priority over first priority 拥有优先权，首要任务 重伤员享受优先治疗。 The badly wounded take priority for medical attention.

50. Further Application of Patterns Sb. recommend doing sth. or that-clause( should + V.) the more… the more… Sb. attributes the success of sth. to …