数学宝典.ppt

单击此处编辑母版标题样式,单击此处编辑母版文本样式,第二级,第三级,第四级,第五级,*,Unit 1:Part A,Pre-reading Activities,Text A:Language Points,Exercises,Assignment,How I got smart,How many of these idioms do you know?If any of them are unfamiliar to you,hypothesize about what they might mean.Then as you listen to the passage,a)circle the idioms you hear in the dialogue,and,b)check to make sure your hypotheses are correct.,love at first sightfall in lovemake a pass at sb.,puppy love,flirt with sb.,have a crush on sb.,lovebirdsbe head over heels in love,sweep sb.off his/her feet,Pre-reading Activities,Check-up,love at first sightfall in lovemake a pass at sb.,puppy love,flirt with sb.,have a crush on sb.,lovebirdsbe head over heels in love,sweep sb.off his/her feet,Pre-reading Activities,Script,How many of these idioms do you know?If any of them are unfamiliar to you,hypothesize about what they might mean.Then as you listen to the passage,a)circle the idioms you hear in the dialogue,and,b)check to make sure your hypotheses are correct.,How I Got Smart,By,Steve Brody,1,A common,misconception,among youngsters attending school is that their teachers were child prodigies.,Who else but a bookworm,with none of the normal kids tendency to play rather than study,would grow up to be a teacher anyway?,Language Points,2,Ive tried desperately to explain to my students that,the image they have of me as an enthusiastic devotee of books and homework during my adolescence was a bit out of focus.,On the contrary,I hated compulsory education with a passion.I could never quite accept the notion of having to go to school,while the fish were biting,.,3,But in my sophomore year,something beautiful and exciting happened.,Cupid aimed his arrow and struck me right in the heart.,All at once,I enjoyed going to school,if only to gaze at the lovely face in English II.,Language Points,4,My princess sat near the pencil sharpener,and that year I ground up enough pencils to fuel a campfire.,Alas,Debbie was,far beyond my wildest dreams,.,We were separated not only by five rows of desks,but by about 50 I.Q.points.,She was the top student in English II,the apple of Mrs.Larrivees eye,.,5,Occasionally,Debbie would catch me staring at her,and she would flash a smile that radiated intelligence and quickened my heartbeat.It was a smile that signaled hope and made me temporarily forget the,intellectual gulf,that separated us.,Language Points,6,I,schemed,desperately to bridge that gulf.And one day,as I was passing the supermarket,an idea came to me.A sign in the window announced that the store was offering the first,volume,of a set of encyclopedias at the special price of 29 cents.The remaining volumes would cost$2.49 each.,7,I purchased Volume I,Aardvark,to,Asteroid,and began my,venture,into the world of knowledge.I would,henceforth,become a seeker of facts.,I would become Chief Brain in English II and sweep my princess off her feet with a surge of erudition.,I had it all planned.,Language Points,8,My first opportunity came one day in the cafeteria line.I looked behind me and there she was.,9,“,Hi,”,she said.,10,After a pause,I wet my lips and said,“,Know where,anchovies,come from?,”,11,She seemed surprised.,“,No,I dont.,”,12,I breathed a sigh of relief.,“The anchovy lives in salt water and is rarely found in fresh water.I had to talk fast,so that I could,get all the facts in,before we reached the cash register.“Fishermen catch anchovies in the Mediterranean Sea and along the Atlantic coast near Spain and Portugal.”,Language Points,13,“,How fascinating,”,said Debbie,shaking her head in disbelief.It was obvious that I had made quite an impression.,14,A few days later,during a fire drill,I casually went up to her and asked,“,Ever been to,the Aleutian Islands,?,”,15,“,Never have,”,she replied.,16,“,Might be a nice place to visit,but I certainly wouldnt want to live there,”,I said.,17,“,Why not?,”,said Debbie,playing right into my hands,.,Language Points,18,“,Well,the climate is forbidding.There are no trees on any of the 100 or more islands in the group.The ground is rocky and very little plant life can grow on it.,”,19,“,I dont think Id even care to visit,”,she said.,20,The fire drill was over and we began to,file into the building,so I had to,step it up,to get the natives in.,“,The Aleuts are short and sturdy and have dark skin and black hair.They live on fish,and they trap blue foxes and,seals,for their valuable fur.,”,Language Points,21,Debbies eyes widened in amazement.,22,One day I was browsing through the library.I spotted Debbie sitting at a table,absorbed in a crossword puzzle.She was frowning,apparently,stumped,on a word.I leaned over and asked if I could help.,23,“,Four-letter word for Oriental female servant,”,Debbie said.,24,“,Try amah,”,I said,quick as a flash.,25,Debbie filled in the blanks,then turned to stare at me in amazement.,“,I dont believe it,”,she said.,“,I just dont believe it.,”,Language Points,26,And so it went,that glorious,joyous,romantic sophomore year.,Debbie seemed to,relish,our little conversations and,hung on my every word,.Naturally,the more I read,the more my confidence grew.,27,In the classroom,too,I was gradually,making my presence felt,.One day,during a discussion of,Coleridge,s,“,The Ancient Mariner,”,we came across the word albatross.,28,“,Can anyone tell us what an albatross is?,”,asked Mrs.Larrivee.,Language Points,29,My hand shot up.,“,The albatross is a large bird that lives mostly in the ocean regions below the equator,but may be found in the north Pacific as well.The albatross measures as long as four feet and has the greatest wingspread of any bird.It feeds on fish and shellfish.The albatross has an enormous,appetite,and when its full it has trouble getting into the air again.,”,30,There was a long silence in the room.Mrs.Larrivee couldnt quite believe what she had just heard.I,sneaked a look at,Debbie and gave her a big wink.She beamed proudly and winked back.,Language Points,31,What I failed to,perceive,was that Debbie all this while was,going steady with,a junior from a neighboring school a basketball player with a C+average.The,revelation,hit me hard,and for a while I felt like forgetting everything I had learned.I had saved enough money to buy Volume II Asthma to,Bullfinch,but was strongly tempted to invest in a basketball instead.,32,I felt not only hurt,but,betrayed,.,Like Agamemnon,but with less drastic consequences,thank God.,Language Points,33,In time,I recovered from my wounds.The next year Debbie moved from the neighborhood and transferred to another school.Soon she became,no more than,a memory.,34,Although the original,incentive,was gone,I continued,poring over,the encyclopedias,as well as an increasing number of other books.,Having tasted of the wine of knowledge,I could not now alter my course.,For:,“,A little knowledge is a dangerous thing:,Drink deep,or taste not,the Pierian spring,.,”,So wrote,Alexander Pope,Volume XIV,Paprika,to,Pterodactyl,.,Language Points,misconception,n.,wrong idea based on a failure to understand a situation,Examples:,The medicine company held a press to change the,misconception,about its new product.,Vocabulary building,mis,-referring that the action is done wrongly or badly,mislead,to cause to believe sth.that is not true,to cause to behave in a wrong way,misreport,to provide information that is not completely true or correct,misjudge,to form an unfair or incorrect opinion or idea about sth./sb.,miscount,to reach a total,when counting,which is not correct,Who else but a,bookworm,with none of the normal kids,tendency,to play,rather than,study,would grow up to be a teacher,anyway,?,Paraphrase,Who else would ever grow up to be a teacher at all except a bookworm who,unlike other kids,likes to study but not to play?,bookworm,n.,a person devoted to reading,tendency,n.,part of a persons character that makes him like,(to do)sth.,Examples:,Hes always had a,tendency,towards fast cars.,His,tendency,to exaggerate is well known.,anyway,ad.,(often used in conversation without adding much meaning to what is being said)in any case,anyhow,Examples:,Why dont we get rid of the car since we dont use it,anyway,?,What was he doing with so much of the companys money in his personal account,anyway,?,the image they have of me,as an enthusiastic,devotee,of books and homework during my,adolescence,was a bit,out of focus,.,devotee,n.,a person who strongly admires a particular person or extremely interested in sth.,Examples:,The hotel was surrounded by a large crowd of,devotees,of the movie star.,adolescence,n.,a period between childhood and adulthood,Examples:,The author describes his joys and sorrow of his,adolescence,.,out of focus,not sharply defined,Examples:,The childrens faces were badly,out of focus,in the photograph.,Though Ive known him for several years,his personality is still a bit,out of focus,to me.,Paraphrase,Who else would ever grow up to be a teacher at all except a bookworm who,unlike other kids,likes to study but not to play?,the image they have of me,=the image of me which they have,Who else but a,bookworm,with none of the normal kids,tendency,to play,rather than,study,would grow up to be a teacher,anyway,?,Paraphrase,Who else would ever grow up to be a teacher at all except a bookworm who,unlike other kids,likes to study but not to play?,rather than,Meaning:,to say what someone does not do or does not intend to do in contrast to what they actually do,rather than,Rules:,1)The word or phrase introduced by,rather than,is generally in the same form as the one parallel to it in the main clause;,2)When the main clause has an infinitive,rather than,can be followed by an infinitive with,“,to,”,(which is more formal)or without,“,to,”,while a V-ing form is also possible;,3)When the main clause has a verb in the past tense,rather than,can be followed by either a verb in the past tense if the two verbs are parallel,or an infinitive if something yet to happen is implied.,rather than,Examples:,He was pitied,rather than,disliked by his friends.,He likes starting early,rather than,staying late.,Why dont you wear the black shoes,rather than,the brown ones?,I,d like to stay at home this evening,rather than,go/to go/going out.,Rather than,cause trouble,he left.,while the fish were biting,Paraphrase,when it was time to play,Idioms with“fish”,fish in troubled waters,to try to take advantage of a confused situation,like a fish out of water,completely unfamiliar with ones surroundings,fish or cut bait,to proceed with an activity or abandon it altogether,Cupid,aimed his arrow and struck me right in the heart.,Cupid:in Roman mythology,son of Venus,goddess of love.His counterpart in Greek mythology was Eros,god of love.He appears as a mischievous boy who indiscriminately wounds both gods and humans with his arrows,thereby causing them to fall deeply in love.Cupid is commonly represented in art as a naked,winged infant,often blindfolded,carrying a bow and a quiver of arrows.,Paraphrase,?,Text-related information,I fell in love.,if only to,gaze at the lovely face in English II.,Make a sentence with“if only to”,?,if only to,Usage:,to introduce what one thinks a fairly good reason for doing something,although one realizes it may not be a very good reason,meaning even if the only reason is.,if only to,Examples:,Ill have a glass myself,if only to prevent you from drinking it all.,I think you should get a job if only to stop yourself getting so bored at home.,if only to,Translation:,哪怕只是为了.,.and that year I ground up enough pencils to fuel a campfire.,Question 1:,What does the sentence mean?,Question 2:,Why did the author grind so many pencils?,We were separated not only by five rows of desks,but by about 50,I.Q.,points.,Translate into Chinese,:,?,Key:,将我们隔开不仅有五排课桌，还有约50分的智商。,beyond my wildest dreams,(in a way that is)better than what one expected or hoped for,Examples:,The salary was,beyond my wildest dreams,.,Translate:,得到一台计算机的生日礼物远远超出了我的期望。,Key:,A computer as my birthday gift is far beyond my wildest dreams.,We were separated not only by five rows of desks,but by about 50,I.Q.,points.,I.Q.=intelligence quotient,an index of measurement of the intelligence level of both children and adults,with a normal standard of 100,The distribution of IQ scores on the Weschsler Adult Intelligence Scale follows an approximately normal curve,an average distribution of values.The test is regularly adjusted so that the median score is 100-that is,so that half of the scores fall above 100,and half fall below,Text-related information,the apple of ones eye,a person or thing that is the main object of sb.s love and attention,Examples:,Alice is,the apple of,her parents,eye,.,Translate:,The girls in the class were rather hostile to Jenny simply because she was,the apple of their teachers eye,.,Key:,班里的女孩对简尼怀有敌意，就因为她是老师的宝贝。,intellectual gulf,difference in mental ability,gulf,n.,area of division or difference,esp.between opinions,Examples:,There is a widening,gulf,between the middle classes and the poorest sections of society.,It is hoped that the peace plan will bridge the,gulf,between the government and the rebels.,volume,n.,1.one of a set of books of the same kind,(一套书的)一册、一卷,2.(,of,),体积；容积,3.音量,Examples:,I have a set of Dickens works in 24,volumes,.,The tank has a,volume,of 4,000 cubic feet,（,立方英尺）,.,She turned down the,volume,on the TV.,scheme,v,.make plans(for);plan in a deceitful way,n,.1.a formal,official or business plan,2.a clever,dishonest plan,Examples:,Behind the,scenes,a small group was scheming to remove the chairman from office.,The governments Youth Training,Scheme,soon ran into difficulties.,The criminal was planning a,scheme,to rob the bank.,aardvark,n.,(Afrikaans for“earth pig”),common name for a burrowing,ant-eating mammal.The aardvark is found throughout much of Africafrom the southern part of Egypt to the Cape of Good Hope,土豚，非洲食蚁兽,Text-related information,asteroid,n.,one of the many small or minor planets that are members of the solar system;starfish,小行星；海星,Text-related information,venture,n.,a plan of action,esp.in business,which is new and might be difficult and so involves uncertainty or the risk of failure.,Examples:,She had three divorces and this is her fourth matrimonial,（,婚姻的）,venture,.,We are looking abroad for more profitable business,ventures,.,henceforth,ad.,from this time onwards,Examples:,The governor declared that,henceforth,the first of June would be a holiday.,The memo said,“,Henceforth,all salary raises must be approved by the president.”,I would become Chief Brain in English II and,sweep my princess off her feet,with a surge of,erudition,.,erudition,n.,much of specialist knowledge,e.g.,The debate requires not only skills of speech but also,erudition,on the subject.,Paraphrase:,I would become the most intelligent person in English II,and would impress her and make her feel attracted to me with a sudden and great increase in my learning.,sweep sb.off his/her feet,make sb.feel suddenly and strongly attracted to you in a romant