大学英语精读预备级unit.ppt

Unit 1How to be a successful language learner,The approach to learning English,Imitation Imitation took place on many levels and through many methods.,Practice makes perfect.,Thinking in English.,Link to western culture.GoogleMovie in EnglishMusic in English Magazines and news paper(depends on your interests),Diligence,Learning to Think All Over Again Graham E.Fuller,Lead in to the text(introductory remarks and warm-up Ex.)Word formation&Useful expressionsLanguage points and sentence structureTranslationHomework,About author,Graham E.FullerMr.Fuller,the writer,is a expert in languages,he received his BA(Bachelor of Art)and MA(Bachelor of Science)at Harvard University in Russian and Middle Eastern studies.He served 20 years in the Foreign Service.He has studied sixteen languages,including French,German Persian,Japanese,Chinese etc.During his career with foreign service,he and his family spent more than17 years overseas,so he has a good understanding of learning and using a foreign language.,Warm-up questions,Why do you learn English?What do you expect to learn in your English class?How do you learn English outside the classroom?,for test,parents,ourselves etc.,New words and expressions,grammar,culture,Learning a language is an endless voyage,radio,songs,TV,movie,books,e-pal,pen-pal,English corner etc.,Text interpretation,Summarize each paragraph:How do children learn their mother tongue?We must learn to do it again when learning a foreign language.Different sounds are used in different languages to represent the same object.Get away from translating.,Text interpretation,Summarize each paragraph:The challenge of new thinking goes much deeper than new words only.An example How to think in a foreign language.Get into the language,and youll come to understand it.,Text Analysis,Part I(Para.1-2),Part II(Para.3-6),Part III(Para.7),The way of learning language,Part IV(Para.8),The effect,1.foreign a.外国的foreign languageforeign countryforeign stamps We are collecting foreign stamps.-er 人foreigner,New Words&Useful expressions,2.process n.过程学习对他是个漫长、痛苦的过程。Learning is a long and painful process for him.in the process of 在.过程中那车正在修理中。The car is in the process of repair.文字处理：word processing,3.all over again start again from beginning 重新杰克在作业中出现了很多错误，他得重新做。Jack made so many mistakes in his homework that he had to do it all over again.,3.probably adv.most likely 很可能地，大概 他大概醉了。He is probably drunk.约翰可能把整件事都告诉他父亲了。John probably told his father all things.,4.point v.用手指向，瞄准It is not polite to point at someone.她指着一个红房子说：“这就是我住的地方。”She pointed to a red house and said,“Thats where I live.”point to 是指指向某个方向 并非物品 而point at 是指指向某个具体的物品或东西 The man points to the sun.这个男的指向太阳。（这里也是指某个人指向一个方向，在这里即太阳的方向）The baby points at the candy.这个婴儿指着糖果。（在这里这个婴儿指的就是那颗糖果 并不是仅仅糖果的方向）Point out 指出,5.associate v.把与联系在一起associate one thing with another把某一事与另一事联系起来我们想起中国,就联想到长城。We associate China with the Great Wall.,associate名词 n.C1.伙伴;同事;朋友;合伙人He is one of my associates at the store.他是我店里的一位同事。2.有关联的事物形容词 a.1.伙伴的;共事的;合伙的2.副的He is an associate editor of the newspaper.他是报纸的副主编。3.半正式的4.有联系的;联合的,6.object 1.n.物体，实物What are those strange objects?那些奇异物体是什么?2.目的,宗旨CWhat is the object of his visit?他这次访问的目的是什么?3.不及物动词 vi.反对(+to)No one objected to the plan.没有人反对这项计划。,7.various adj.各种各样的dresses of various colors不同颜色的衣服various views各种观点解决这个问题有许多种方法。There are various ways to solve the problem.,8.represent v.表示，代表The blue lines on the map represents subways.地图上蓝色的线表示地铁。Beckham represented Great Britain.小贝代表英国参赛。The dove represents peace.鸽子象征和平。,9.leafy adj.多叶的，叶茂的leaf leavesthe leafy month of June树叶茂盛的六月,10.get away from 摆脱，离开,get away from povertyget away from pressure这个城镇是摆脱压力的很好去处。This town is a lovely place to get away from pressure.,11.instead adv.代替 instead ofe.g.Alice never studies.Instead,she watches TV all day.,12.direct adj.直接的directly adv.直接地他拒绝直接回答我的问题。He refused to answer my question directly.反：indirect,13.image n.图像，形象，某人或某物在人们心目中的形象She looked at her image in the mirror.她看着镜子中自己的形像。He is the image of honesty.他非常诚实。,14.challenge n./v.挑战challenge sb.to fight向某人挑战 新工作对我来说是个挑战。The new job is an challenge to me.Linda only likes to study something that really challenges her.,15.substitute v.代替，替换substitute A for B用A代B我们用红球代替蓝球。We substitute red ball for blue.我找到了一个人接替我。I found someone to substitute for me.唯有艺术能代替自然。Only art can substitute for nature.,16.dependdepend on1)依赖=rely onThe students depend on their parents.Your success depends on your hardworking.dependent a.依赖的independent a.独立的 be independent from/of 独立于,17.break down into:separate into 把分解成任务task把任务分成三部分break down the task into three parts separate the task into three parts,18.bundle n.捆，扎，包一连串，大量a bundle of facts.大量事实。a bundle of rags/paper/firewood 一捆碎布/报纸/柴火,19.concept n.概念，观念他提出了一种宇宙起源的新概念。He presented a new concept of the beginning of the universe.,20.convert v.（使）转变，（使）转化 convert defeat into victory转败为胜将水变成冰Convert water into ice.,21.over and over again:repeat for many times一再，再三think over and over again再三思考I have told him to drive carefully over and over again.我一而再再而三地告诉他开车要小心。,22.previous adj.以前的，先前的The author mentioned it in the previous paragraph.作者在前一段里提到这件事。looking back on previous events.回顾往事。,23.bit by bit:gradually,little by littlebuild up:develop or increase gradually larger搭房子：build up the house我爸爸一点点地把房子搭起来了My father is building up the house bit by bit.,24.get into:become interested in(sth)；become strongly involved with sth投入，从事；对感兴趣These days I am really get into jazz.,25.sink sank sunk(船等)下沉;(日,月)落,没The sun was sinking in the west.夕阳西下。The ship sank.,summary,There are three key points in this text:You are never really learn to speak a foreign language,or understand it when it is spoken,unless you can learn to think in the language.Learning to think in a new language means learning to associate a new sound with the idea or image of what it means.You practice to the point where the new sound takes on meaning for you.Avoid translating,that is,mentally putting everything you read or hear into your native language.Your goal is to understand without translating.,动词take在不同的语言环境中可以表示许多不同的意思，了解并掌握其用法很有必要。常见的用法有：1）表示“拿走、带走、带去”。如：你把它拿到教室里去好吗？Couldyoutakeittotheclassroom?2）表示“带给”如：再端一杯茶给他。Takehimanothercupoftea.,Usage take,go,3）表示“吃、喝、服用”。如：每天服药三次。Takethemedicinethreetimesaday.4)表示“乘车（船）”等。如：你可以做第2路公共汽车去。YoucantaketheNo.2bus.5)表示“花费/用（时间）”。如：it takes sb some time to do sthdoing sth takes sb some timeIttakesthem three years to build this road.Repairing this car took him the whole afternoom.,6）与不同的词搭配，构成不同的固定短语。如：takeawalk散步takeawayfood可带走熟食takeonestemperature量体温takeonestime不急/从容不迫takeexercise做运动takealook看一看takeoff脱下/脱掉take(good)careof照顾，照料takeout取出/拿出,Vocabulary activitiespart one:,1 substituted 为了减肥，katie把她的饮食中一些高热量的食物用低热量食物来替代，比如说，用低脂牛奶来代替普通牛奶。2 analogy我们科学老师用水流动的方式来与光流动的方式进行类比。3 represented 在字典中，名词这个单词经常用n.来代表。,4.associated很有趣的是不同款式的裙子可以与不同种类的音乐联系在一起。5.challenge艾滋病是这个世纪我们所面对的一种对健康的最大挑战的疾病。6.converted煤可以转变为气体。,8.reduced这个著名的电视制作人成功得把太空旅行的历史压缩到两个小时的纪录片中。9.image在我的头脑中有一幅我梦想中的房间的图像。10.bundlesJack 把一大堆的旧衣服和旧杂志搬到了垃圾回收处。,11.choose这些都是非常美的照片。让我其中挑一幅最漂亮的真的好难。12.pointed当问起他妈妈在哪里，这个小男孩指向了厨房。13.InsteadJohn最终还是没有娶Mary，他娶了Julie.14.various旅行最大的收获是你可以预见不同的人以及学到各种各样的风俗习惯。,Part two:1.get away from家应该是一处人们可以远离害怕和危险的地方。2.put togetherV教授做了一个清单，让他的学生把上面的所有条目都读出来。3.getting intoJennifer对于时装设计非常感兴趣。4.broken into要完成一个困难的任务，远比把它拆散为零散的，相对简单的任务简单得多。,5.a great deal当吃了药以后，那个病人感觉好多了。6.over and over again很多次我都让Steve戒烟，但是他从来不听。7.depend on他到底会不会被录用完全取决于面试。,V.Structure:1.The police are still trying to find out what cause the fire.2.I dont know what size of shoes my father wears.3.The baby pointed to what looked like a ball.4.We should always be grateful for what our family and friends do for us.5.Stella was eager to show her boyfriend what she has bought for his birthday.,VI.Translation,What the boy likes to do most is putting together building blocks.In terms of previous working experience,John is the best choice for this position.My physics teacher often uses analogy to explain some difficult concepts.With the help of his family and friends,Tom build up his publishing business bit by bit.,Translation,Linda was not able to go to that famous college,but she planned to start all over again rather than give up the challenge.This company has a very good public image.People always associate its product with high quality and good service.,Homework,