大学英语口语教程 Stress.ppt
Stress,Aims of the Unit Learning key words,useful expressions and sentence structures.Having a correct knowledge of stress.Knowing how to deal with stress correctly.,Key wordsbe engaged in:to do or take part in something 从事，参加the Students Union:学生会 lay a foundation：打下的基础 keep in mind:to remember something记住priority:something that needs attention immediately or first,before other things 优先考虑的事情on the spot:a.at the place where something is happening在现场 b.without stopping to consider 立即，即刻commit suicide：kill oneself 自杀senior student:大四学生freshman/sophomore/junior student 大一/大二/大三学生convert to：to change into another form,state or system：（使）转变/转化/转换arrange:to make plans for something to happen and to agree with other people that it will happen 安排，准备reducing the stafftrimmer：裁员pervasive:present strongly in a place(a word often used to express disapproval)遍布的，蔓延的（常含贬义）penetrate:to get through or force a way into something that is difficult to enter 渗入，穿透plague:a very serious disease that spreads quickly,especially a particular one that produce high fever and swellings on your body 疫病，瘟疫，传染病,Key StructuresWhen it rains it pours：to cause more serious damage with one disaster after another.The similar expression is“misfortunes never come singly”.no wonder:its not surprising.The similar expressions are“its no wonder/its small wonder”Do you have any trouble(in):to be unable to do something easily.The similar expressions is“Do you have any difficulty(in)”I have the balance between and:From a perspective:way of looking at things.The similar expressions are“From a angle/point of view”Without,there would be no:These sentence structure contains verbs in the subjunctive mood,which is used chiefly to express a contrary-to-fact and contrary-to-possibility protasis.The similar expressions is“If there were no,/Were there no,there would be no”Never have I:In formal English,it is quite common to use inversion after negative adverbial expressions and restrictive words such as only,never,hardly and little,etc.,Dialogues related to the topic,Dialogue 1 May:Hi,June!Its been a long time that I havent seen you!June:Yeah,Ive been busy preparing for CET-4 exam lately.Im worried I might fail.May:That shouldnt worry you.I remembered you were very sharp in English when in high school.June:Well,used to be.Since I entered university,Ive been engaged in the activities of the Students Union,so I havent studied English as hard as before.May:Oh,sorry to hear that.But youve laid a solid foundation in English in your high school,if you study harder from now on,I believe you still have the chance to pass CET-4 exam.Jane:thanks,May,Ill try my best.May:Next time,please keep in mind that as a student,study should always be our No.1 priority.June:Ok,I will.Thanks.I have to go to the classroom to study English,see you soon.May:See you.,Dialogue 2(Situation:Two students are arguing about the advantages and disadvantages of stress.)A:I think stress gives us advantages as well as disadvantages.What do you say to my opinion?B:Your view is quite interesting to me.Before never have I seen such man as has your views.Can you explain to me some more about your view?A:Sure.If we are preparing for our examination,imagine there would be no stress at all.Really we can concentrate and try hard to develop our ability?Anyone could easily imagine that under such situation,only few would feel responsible and try to have achievement.B:I see.That is undeniable.But at the same time,stress has too many disadvantages against the advantages you just told.First of all,stress can be called as the origin of many kinds of disease such as cancer,Then,stress even keeps people from enjoying happy time at home.Just these two are enough to show you how bad influence stress has on our life.A:But as long as we are imperfect human being,we cant completely avoid stress.We can wisely let stress go away.Through the conversation with you,I think we should make some progress in this field.,Practice Work in pairs discussing the following questions,and then share your answers with the whole class.,1.Do you think you are under any stress?If yes,what kind of stress do you have?(Possible answer:Im worrying about my final exam./I have stress from my family/work,etc.)2.What do you think of stress?Good or bad?What influences do stress have?(Possible answer:Good,just as the saying goes:pressure is the stimulation for progress./Bad,because stress can cause a lot of physical and psychological diseases./Normal,because nobody can get rid of stress.)3.How should we deal with stress?(Possible answer:Take it easy.Everybody actually is under stress because nobody can avoid stress completely.Just learn to develop a positive mental attitudeand convert pressure to stimulation for progress),
