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Unit Six. Learning. Part One Listening and Speaking Listening Script and Key Activity 1 Special Questions (1) Directions: In this part you will hear special questions three times. Listen carefully and write them down. 1. What are you reading now? 2. Who are the men over there?
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Part One Listening and SpeakingListeningScript and KeyActivity 1 Special Questions (1)Directions: In this part you will hear special questions three times.Listen carefully and write them down. 1. What are you reading now? 2. Who are the men over there? 3. Why do you always call him in the morning?
4. Where did you see her last night? 5. How could he finish his work so soon? 6. How many students are there in your class? 7. Whom did you talk about just now? 8. Which one do you like better, tea or coffee? 9. Which class are you in, Class One or Class Two? 10. What kind of people are they?
Activity 2 Conversation Directions: In this part there are 5 conversations. Each of the conversations will be read twice. Listen to them carefully and then decide whether the statements below are true or false according to the conversations you have heard. Write T for True and F for False in the spaces provided.
Conversation 1 • M: Do you know what John Bill is? • W: Yes. He is a worker in a big oil company. • M: Where is the company? • W: It is near Shanghai. • M: How about his salary? • W: Sorry, I don’t know. • F 1.John Bill works in an oil company in Shanghai.
Conversation 2 • M: Are you a college student? • W: Yes. I am. • M: Which college are you in? • W: I’m in Gangdong Teachers’ College. • M: How many students does your college have? • W: About 20 thousand, I think. • F 2. The man is the student of a teacher’s college.
Conversation 3 • M: What job does Zhou Hong have now? • W: She is now a tour guard. • M: Which travel agency does she work in? • W: She works in an international travel agency. • M: She must be very satisfied with her job. • W: I think so. • T 3.Zhou Hong works as a tour guide in an international travel agency.
Conversation 4 • M: Where do you work now? • W: I work in a computer company. • M: Is it a big company or a small one? • W: It is a small company. • M: Where is it now? • W: It’s at College Street. • F 4. The man works in a big company at College Street.
Conversation 5 • M: What kind of job do you have now? • W: I have no job. I’m jobless now. • M: Why are you jobless? Don’t you like your job as a clerk? • W: No. I like it, but our company is closed. • M: I’m sorry to hear that. May you get a job soon. • W: Thank you. • F 5. The man will soon get a job in a company.
Activity 3 PassageDirections:In this part there is only one passage. Listen to the passage twice and then decide on the appropriate answer to each of the questions from the 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. While walking through the park, we stopped by the pond to watch some children who were sailing model boats. There were so many boats in the pond that morning that quite a few people had gathered on the banks to see them. • Suddenly, someone shouted, “There’s a man in the pond!” We looked up and sure enough, a man’s head could just be seen on the other side of the pond. The man appeared to be swimming quickly and was coming straight towards us.
“He must be crazy,” a young man said. “ I wouldn’t swim in the pond for a fortune. Anyway, it must be very cold.” • The water of the pond was certainly not inviting. As it was still early March, the water must certainly have been very cold. • After a short time, the man came near to the bank. The water was not deep, so he walked the last few yards. We were surprised to see that he was fully dressed. • “Nice swim?” the young man asked. • “Nice swim, my foot!” the man said angrily. “It’s freezing. I did it for a bet.”
Questions and Answers • 1. Q: What were some children doing in the park? • A: A. They were sailing model boats. • 2. Q: What did people suddenly find in the pond? • A: D. A man was swimming in the cold water. • 3. Q: What did people think about the man who swam in the pond? • A: C. The man was crazy. • 4. Q: Why did the man walk the last few yards? • A: D. Because the water near the bank was not deep enough. • Q: Why did the man swim in the pond? • A: B. Because he swam just for a bet.
● Speaking◆ Activity 1 Sample • ——A: Can I know what job your father has now? • B: He works as a doctor in a university clinic. • A: Does he like his job? • B: Yes. He likes his job very much. • A: Is he very busy every day? • B: Yes, he is busy on weekdays, but free on weekends. • A: That’s good. How about his salary? • B: Not so much, but he likes to be a doctor. • A: Why? • B: Because he can save a lot of patients’ lives or release patients’ pain.
◆ Activity 2Sample • ——I would like to be a teacher after graduation. Teachers can help students get a lot of knowledge and develop their abilities. They are highly respected in society and they can also make a lot of money. Besides, only a few teachers will be out of work, so I needn’t worry about losing my job. I hope I can become a college teacher some day. • Part Two Reading • Lead-in Activity Column Matching • 1. E • 2. F • 3. H • 4. G • 5. I • 6. J • 7. B • 8. D • 9. A • 10.C
ReadingLanguage Focus1.One of my answers is to speak English all the time, whatever you are doing, wherever you are, whether alone or with others, since listening and speaking is the natural way to learn a language. (Para. 1) • to speak English all the time是动词不定式作表语。动词不定式可作表语。例如: • 1)We are to wait until he comes. • 我们应当等到他回来。 • 2)Your mistake was to send that e-mail. • 你的错误是发了那封电子邮件。
all the time意为“一直,始终”。例如: • 1)Why did he keep complaining all the time? • 他为什么总是在发牢骚? • 2)She has been living here all the time. • 她一直住在这里。 • whatever表示“无论什么, 不管什么”的意思,可用来引导让步状语从句。例如: • 1)Whatever I suggest, he always disagrees. • 不管我提什么建议,他总是不同意。 • 2)Whatever you decide, we need to leave soon. • 无论你做何决定,我们需要尽快离开。 • wherever表示“无论到哪里, 无论在任何地方,无论什么情况下”的意思,引导地点状语从句。例如: • 1)I’ll find him, wherever he is. • 不管他在哪儿,我都要把他找到。 • 2)Wherever you go, I go, too. • 你到哪儿,我也到哪儿。
whether … or …表示“不管……还是……”的意思,引导让步状语从句。例如: • 1)I will go, whether you come with me or stay at home. • 不管你是我和一起去还是呆在家里,我都要去。 • 2)You’ll have to eat that, whether you like it or not. • 不论你喜欢还是不喜欢,你都得吃下去。 • since在句中是连词,意为“因为,既然”,引导原因状语从句。与连词because和as相比,since的语气较弱,常常表示彼此已知道的事实。例如: • 1)Since we have got a few minutes to wait for the train, let’s have a cup of tea. • 既然等火车还需要几分钟,我们喝一杯茶吧。 • 2)Noise is a problem here since we are close to an airport. • 由于我们住得离机场太近,噪音是个问题。
2.This will improve your other language skills at the same time, though of course not to the same extent. (Para. 1) • to …extent表示“到达……程度”的意思。例如: • 1)I agree with what you say to some extent. • 我在某种程度上同意你所说的话。 • 2)Inflation has slowed to a great extent. • 通货膨胀在很大程度上已得到缓解。 • 3.The other answer is to relax and have fun with the language. (Para. 1) • fun是不可数名词,表示“乐趣,享乐”的意思。例如: • 1)You’re sure to have fun at your birthday party. • 你在生日晚会上一定会玩得很开心。 • 2)It’s great fun playing golf. • 打高尔夫球很有趣。
4.Chinese students often react to this second suggestion with blank faces and raised eyebrows, as if I were mad. (Para. 2) • blank表示“迷茫的,不解的” 意思。例如: • 1)I tried to explain it, but he just gave me a blank look. • 我想向他解释,可他只是不解地看了我一眼。 • 2)Her questions drew blank looks all around. • 她的问题把大家问得目瞪口呆。 • raise (eyebrows)意为“竖起眉毛”,表示“惊奇、疑虑、不快”的意思。例如: • 1)There were a lot of raised eyebrows at the suggestions. • 很多人对这些建议都眉毛直竖,十分反感。 • 2)There were many raised eyebrows when he shaved all his hair off. • 他把头发剃光了,人人见了都大吃一惊。
as if意为“仿佛,就好像”,引导比较状语从句,从句中动词be用were,表示与现在事实相反或有所怀疑。例如: • 1)She remembered it all as if it were yesterday. 她记得这一切,宛如昨天。 • 2)He looked at me as if I were mad. 他看着我,好像我疯了一样。
5.I am well aware that most students feel a great deal of competitive pressure and that the traditional Chinese society requires that students only study and do little else. (Para. 2) • well是副词,表示“充分地,彻底地” 意思。例如: • 1)I’m well aware of the problems. • 这些问题我知道得很清楚。 • 2)He had finished the exam well before the it ended. • 他在考试结束前早就做完了试题。 • 3)Wash it well before you dry it. • 把它好好洗干净再晾干。 • a great deal of 表示“很多的,大量的” 意思,后接不可数名词。例如: • 1)A great deal of money was spent on the project. • 那计划花费了大量金钱。 • 2)A great deal of time and effort has gone into making the experiment. • 已投入大量的时间和精力来做这个实验。
aware表示“明白的,意识到的” 意思,后面可接that 引导的从句。例如: • 1)I’m well aware that this is dangerous. 我很清楚这是危险的。 • 2)Are you aware that you have hurt her feelings? 你有没有察觉到你伤害了她的感情呢? • require意为“需要”,后可接that 引导的宾语从句,从句中的should可以省略。例如: • 1)The situation required that we (should) stay there. 当时的情况使我们必须留在那儿。 • 2)The rules require that you only bring one guest to the dinner. 按规则你只能带一名客人来参加聚会。 • else是副词,表示“此外,另外”的意思, 可以置于all, much, little 等不定代词之后。例如: • 1)There is little else you can do to improve yourself. 除此之外,几乎没有方法能使你进步。 • 2)We have a bit of bread and little else/not much else. 我们有一点面包,别的什么都没有了。
6.One young woman I know even asked, “What use will having fun be to me?” (Para. 2) • use表示“效用,用处,益处”的意思。例如: • 1)What’s the use of regretting the past? • 后悔过去有什么用处呢? • 2)It’s no use pretending you don’t know. • 你假装不知道是无济于事的。 • having fun是动名词短语作主语。动名词短语可以作主语。例如: • 1)Smoking is not a good habit. • 抽烟不是好习惯。 • 2)Reading is learning. • 读书是学习。
7.Actually my answer, if you want to look at that way, would be “ yes, probably,” but the point I wish to make is that obsessive study will in the long run damage not only your health … (Para. 2) • look at这里表示“看待,考虑”的意思。例如: • 1)He began to look at his research in a different way. • 他开始以不同的观点来看他的研究。 • 2)She looks at work in a different way now that she’s in charge. • 她现在主事了,对工作便持有另一种看法。 • point这里表示“论点,要点”的意思。例如: • 1)There were two or three points in your speech that I don’t understand. • 你的演讲中我有两三处不懂。 • 2)What’s the point of your argument? • 你的主要论点是什么? • in the long run表示“从长远的观点来看,终究,最后”的意思。例如: • 1)It’ll be cheaper in the long run to use real leather because it will last longer. • 使用真皮制品从长远的观点来看还是相对便宜的,因为真皮制品比较经久耐用。 • 2)He will lose money in the long run. • 他最终会把钱赔掉的。
8.If you limit your interests and activities too severely a period of time, you will become uninteresting to other people: you will be short of topics of conversation and interests. (Para. 3) • uninteresting表示“不能引起兴趣的,令人不感兴趣的” 意思。例如: • 1)Susan yawned when watching the uninteresting movie. • 苏珊在看这部乏味的电影时直打呵欠。 • 2)My uninteresting friend didn’t like to talk. • 我这位朋友是个无趣的人,不善言谈。 • be short of表示“缺乏……,短少……”的意思。例如: • 1)We’re a bit short of space in this apartment. • 在这套公寓里,我们地方不够大。 • 2)We’re a bit short of coffee; I must remember to get some more. • 我们咖啡不太够了,我得记住再买一些来。
9.Your university years are a valuable time when you should be developing your social contacts, interests and potential, to help fit yourself for future opportunities. (Para. 3) • contact这里是可数名词,表示“社会关系,熟人”的意思。例如: • 1)She has contacts with top officials in the government. • 她与政府高官有联系。 • 2)I’ve got a useful contact in the tax office. • 我在税务局有熟人。 • fit … for sth. 表示“使……适应,胜任”的意思。例如: • 1)His experience fitted him for the job. • 他有经验,能胜任这项工作。 • 2)Vocational training will fit them for a good job. • 职业训练使他们能胜任一份好工作。
10.So throw yourself into whatever catches your fancy, music, debating, or just chatting to entertain yourself and others. (Para. 3) • throw oneself into表示“积极从事,投入”的意思。例如: • 1)They threw themselves into their work. 他们积极地工作起来。 • 2)She threw herself into a modeling career. 她非常积极地从事时装模特这个职业。
whatever这里是what的强调形式,表示“任何,什么……都”的意思,可以引导宾语从句。例如:whatever这里是what的强调形式,表示“任何,什么……都”的意思,可以引导宾语从句。例如: • 1)Choose whatever you like. • 你喜欢什么就选择什么。 • 2)I eat whatever I want and I still don’t seem to put on weight. • 我想吃什么就吃什么,可似乎还是长不胖。
catch sb.’s fancy表示“合某人的心意,吸引某人”的意思。例如: • 1)She saw a dress in the shop window and it caught her fancy immediately. • 她看见商店橱窗里的一件连衣裙,立刻觉得很合心意。 • 2)This doesn’t catch my fancy at all. • 我对这一点没兴趣。 • entertain表示“使快乐,使有兴趣”的意思。例如: • 1)The clown entertained the children. • 滑稽演员把孩子们逗乐了。 • 2)Dave is fun to be around. He always finds ways to entertain us. • 戴夫在这里是个活宝,他经常想法子逗我们乐。
11.As a student, if you take time out to relax and chat with your fellow students, read more widely, and talk your problems over with others, you will be under much less stress. (Para. 3) • take time out表示“抽出时间,腾出时间做某事”的意思。例如: • 1)The father took time out to be with his children. • 父亲腾出时间和孩子们在一起。 • 2)He took time out to wash his clothes. • 他抽空洗了衣服。
chat with表示“闲谈,聊天”的意思。chat也可与about, away, on等介词连用。例如: • 1)She chatted with most of the guests at the party. • 她和晚会上大多数宾客都聊了天。 • 2)They were chatting away in the restaurant. • 他们在餐厅里聊天。 • fellow是形容词,表示“同类的” 意思。fellow students 意为“同学”。例如: • 1)I’d like to thank my fellow classmates for their help. • 我要感谢同学们的帮助。 • 2)He lunches with some of his fellow students each day. • 他每天和他学生一起吃午饭。 • 类似的词组还有:fellow workers(同事);fellow countrymen(同胞)。
talk sth. over表示“详尽地商议,商量”的意思。例如: • 1)We’ll talk it over when I’ve got some more details. • 等我了解到更多详情后,我们再讨论。 • 2)Come and see me in my office and we’ll talk it over. • 到我办公室来见我,我们详细谈谈。
12.This will help you to develop better learning techniques, pick up useful bits of information, get some valuable support and finally make great achievement in your study. (Para. 3) • develop表示“逐渐掌握,逐渐获得”的意思。例如: • 1)They have developed good reading skills. • 他们掌握了良好的学习技能。 • 2)She’s developed some very strange habits, since she started living on her own. • 自从她开始一个人生活起,她养成了一些很奇怪的习惯。
pick up表示“得到,获得”的意思。例如: 1)The nurse had picked up the information from a conversation she overheard. 护士是从她偶尔听到的对话中获得这个信息的。 2)Where did you pick up such ideas? 你的这些主意是从哪里得来的? bits (a bit )of 表示“少量,少许”的意思,后面一般接不可数名词。例如: 1)There are bits of broken glass all over the floor. 地上到处都是碎玻璃。 2)I did a bit of teaching before I became a writer. 我成为作家之前教过一点书。
13.The work must be done, after all. (Para. 4) after all表示“毕竟,终究”的意思。例如: 1)So you see I was right after all! 你看我毕竟还是对了! 2)Don’t get discouraged, we are new to the work after all. 别灰心,这工作对我们来说终究还是不熟悉的。
14.What I suggest is that they make an effort to find balance in their college life. (Para. 4) • make an effort表示“努力,尽力做某事”的意思,后可接动词不定式短语。例如: • 1)Please make an effort to get there on time. • 请尽力准时到达那里。 • 2)The students made an effort to improve their scores. • 学生们努力提高考试成绩。
Text A Let’s Make Learning More Relaxing
Translation of Text A 让学习变得更轻松 • 作为一名在中国执教的外籍教师,我经常听到学生们说:“我英语这么差,怎么才能提高呢?”我的答案之一就是不管你在做什么、在哪里、自己呆着还是跟别人在一起,你都应当要说英语;因为听和说是学习语言的自然方式。同时,听和说能帮你提高一些其他语言技能,虽然提高的程度有所不同。另外一个答案就是要放松,消遣地学习语言。 • 中国学生总是面似茫然或翘起眉头来回应我的第二个建议,好像我疯了似的。我很清楚,大部分学生都能感到巨大的竞争压力,而且传统的中国社会要求学生们要一门心思学习,不要做别的事情。我认识的一位年轻女士甚至问我:“娱乐消遣对我来说有什么用吗?能让我以后赚到钱吗?”事实上,如果你想要这样看问题的话,我的答案会是“对,也许吧” 。但是我想提出的一点是,从长远来看,过度学习不仅不利于健康,而且还会损害你现在及将来的生活。
就像英语谚语所指出的一样:“只学习不玩耍,杰克也会变傻。”在一段时间里如果你把自己的兴趣和活动限制得太死,别人会把你看成一个无趣的人,你会没有聊天的话题并且缺乏兴趣。这不利于将来的幸福。每个人都要有良好的社交技能以便大学毕业后能找到在这复杂世界立足的最佳途径。大学这几年是宝贵的时光,应该发展社交、兴趣和潜力,以利于应对将来的各种机遇。因此,积极投身于一切你爱好的活动中吧,音乐,辩论,或者仅仅是聊天来愉悦自己和他人。作为学生,如果能找时间放松放松,跟同学们聊聊天,更加广泛地阅读,并且跟别人谈一些个人遇到的困难,你的压力会减轻很多,因而能更好地掌握各种学习技巧,搜集有益的信息,得到可贵的支持,最终在学习中有所成就。就像英语谚语所指出的一样:“只学习不玩耍,杰克也会变傻。”在一段时间里如果你把自己的兴趣和活动限制得太死,别人会把你看成一个无趣的人,你会没有聊天的话题并且缺乏兴趣。这不利于将来的幸福。每个人都要有良好的社交技能以便大学毕业后能找到在这复杂世界立足的最佳途径。大学这几年是宝贵的时光,应该发展社交、兴趣和潜力,以利于应对将来的各种机遇。因此,积极投身于一切你爱好的活动中吧,音乐,辩论,或者仅仅是聊天来愉悦自己和他人。作为学生,如果能找时间放松放松,跟同学们聊聊天,更加广泛地阅读,并且跟别人谈一些个人遇到的困难,你的压力会减轻很多,因而能更好地掌握各种学习技巧,搜集有益的信息,得到可贵的支持,最终在学习中有所成就。 • 然而,我并不是提倡大学生们花大量时间搞课余活动,浪费学习时间,毕竟学习还是必须的。我的建议是大学生们应努力保持大学生活各方面的平衡。
Exercises • Understanding the Text • Reading Comprehension • 答案:C。解析:参照课文第一段第二句。 • 答案:B。解析:参照课文第二段第一句。 • 答案:C。解析:参照课文第二段第二句。 • 答案:D。解析:参照课文第三段第二句。 • 答案:A。解析:参照课文第三段第四句。 • 答案:A。解析:参照课文第三段第五句。 • 答案:A。解析:参照课文第四段第三句。 • 答案:D。解析:参照课文第三段第三句和第四句。
Topics for Discussion • Samples • 1.——I agree with the foreign teacher. The best way to learn and improve my English is to use it as often as I can. By using English, I can get more confidence and ability. I can practice it with a group of my friends and classmates as we walk to the classroom and eat at the canteen. The suggestion to “relax and have fun” with English is a good idea. I used to avoid speaking English, even in class, because I was afraid of making mistakes. Now, I need to relax and try to express myself in English, to learn from my mistakes and be encouraged by my success.
——I know that practice can help me speak English better. The idea that we can speak English all the time doesn’t work for me. I have friends who never speak English or don’t like to speak English. I think it would be good if my classmates would agree to speak only English when being together. Attending an English Corner regularly is another great opportunity. In that relaxed setting where there is no pressure, I am able to overcome my fear and self-consciousness. In order to speak English better, I’m encouraged to work harder.
2.——Competition is helpful. We all want to do well to get good grades so that we can get good jobs. We want to get the respect of our friends and meet our parents’ expectations. I realize I can’t do everything well, but I will try to do the best I can. I feel I need balance in my life. I have set aside 2 hours each day to do something that I like. I find that I am refreshed after the breaks, and seem to learn more efficiently. • ——I deal with competition positively. What matters is how I deal with it. There will always be competition in my future. I will be confronted with competition when I try to find a good job, to be promoted, to be seen as one of the best in my field or to become the boss. To develop my career, I also need to improve my social skills. I can do this by spending some time each day visiting some of my friends or meeting other people. English Corner is a good place for me to go and practice my English. It meets my needs in both social contacts and language skills.
Language Power Building • Word Focus • Polysemy(一词多义) • F 1. Special chemicals are needed to develop film. • A 2. The committee developed a plan for a new product. • E 3. She later developed a taste for music. • C 4. With careful planning, the business continued to develop. • D 5. They are going to develop this open land into a shopping center. • B 6. He seems to be developing an illness.
Multiple-choice 1.答案:C. all the time。 解析:all the time:一直;in all:总共;over and above: 在……之上;all over:全部结束。 2.答案:B. relax。 解析:relax:放松;reset:重新安放;replay:再播放; lose:失去。 3.答案:D. natural。 解析:natural:自然的;blank:茫然的; competitive:竞争的;valuable:有价值的。 4.答案:C. damaging。 解析:damage:破坏;make:制造;break:打碎; play:演奏。 5.答案:D. look at。 解析:look at:看待;look forward:没有该短语; look like:好似;point out:指出。
6.答案:B. well。 解析:well:完全;good:好;best:最好;right: 正确。 7.答案:A. that way。 解析:that way:那样;that method:那种方法; across the way:在对面;to the same:没有该 词组。 8.答案:C. reacted。 解析:react:反应;speak:说;behave:举止;ask:问。 9.答案:A. required。 解析:require:要求;miss:漏掉;invite:邀请; believe:相信。 10.答案:C. potential。 解析:potential:潜力;achievement:成就; information:信息;effort:努力。
11.答案:A. stress。 • 解析:stress:压力;fun:乐趣;fancy:爱好; • happiness:快乐。 • 12.答案:B. entertained。 • 解析:entertain:逗乐;answer:回答; • consider:认为;raise:举起。 • 13.答案:A. in the long run。 • 解析:in the long run:从长远看;above all: • 首先;not at all:一点也不;that way:那样。 • 14.答案:B. prepare。 • 解析:prepare:准备;arrange:安排;teach:教; • feel:感觉。 • 15.答案:D. support。 • 解析:support:支持;fancy:爱好; • achievement:成就;development:发展。
Sentence Emphasis • Error Detection and Correction • 1. For the weather is so bad outside, why don’t you stay at home? (For改为Since) • 2. The gas company turned it off, since you did not pay you bill. (you改为your) • 3. My suggestion is to carrying out the plan immediately. (carrying改为carry) • 4. His mother looked after the boy as if he is her own child. (is改为were) • 5. My ideas is to climb the mountain from the north. ( ideas 改为 idea)
Sentence Completion 1.答案:B. married。 解析:married意为“结婚,成婚”,常用系表结构。 2.答案:D. owned。 解析:as if后接动词的过去时,表示“好像”的意思。 3.答案:C. Whatever。 解析:whatever引导让步状语从句,意为“不论发生什么”。 4.答案:B. is。 解析:这是there be句型的特殊疑问句,这里根据题意用一般现在时,动词用单数。 5.答案:C. of。 解析:be aware of意为“知道”。
6.答案:B. Wherever。 解析:wherever引导地点状语从句,意为“不论在 哪里”。 7.答案:A. whether … or。 解析:whether … or表示“不管……还是……”的意 思,引导让步状语从句。 8.答案:B. Since。 解析:since意为“因为”,引导原因状语从句。 9.答案:D. so that。 解析:so that意为“为了……,以便……”,引导目 的状语从句。 10.答案:B. not only … but also。 解析:not only … but also表示“不仅……而 且……”的意思。