新发展英语综合教程2第二单元.ppt

AttitudePart I Intensive ReadingUnit 2Exercises Text ComprehensionSkill BuildingFast ReadingDetailed ReadingDetailed ReadingAfter ReadingAfter ReadingBefore ReadingBefore Reading Part I Intensive ReadingBackBackBefore ReadingStudy FocusPreparationBackBackAttitudeStudy Focus1. Understand why it is unwise to save what is dear to you for a special occasion.2. Practice using the “It’s… that…” structure.3. Explain why people should let go of (放弃) the negative things in life.4. Learn how to write Telephone Messages.5. Explain what is meant by “Change ‘if only’ to ‘next time’”.BackBackPreparationPre-reading Preparation: A. Discuss the following questions with your partners.BackBack1. Why do some people save things special to them for special occasions?2. Do you think that every day of our life is a special occasion? And why or why not?3. Do you agree that life should be enjoyed instead of put up with?KeyBackBackPreparationB. Read the following sentences carefully and work out the meaning of the underlined words and expressions.1. They advised us not to buy clothing made of fur, or lined or trimmed with fur. 2. She marched inside, slammed the door shut, and decided never to open it again. 3. At the end of each term, students discard many textbooks and clothes they no longer need.For MoreKeyPreparation4. If you are not willing to live by your principles, there is no point in having principles.5. During the greater part of their lives they had been prosperous, but then their money wasgone.6. Yesterday it was quite nice outside, so I felt like taking a walk.BackBackEndChineseText StudyAfter-ReadingPre-ReadingEveryday Is a Gift—A Story to Live By By Ann WellsPara. 1a My brother-in-law opened the bottom drawer of my sister’s bureau and lifted out a tissue-wrapped package. “This,” he said, “is not a slip. This is lingerie.” He discarded the tissue and handed me the slip. It was exquisite, silk, handmade and trimmed with a cobweb of lace. BackBackPara. 1b The price tag with an astronomical figure on it was still attached. “Jan bought this the first time we went to New York, at least 8 or 9 years ago. She never wore it. She was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is the occasion.” He took the slip from me and put it on the bed with the other clothes we were taking to the mortician.Text StudyChineseBackBackAfter-ReadingPre-ReadingPara. 1c His hands lingered on the soft material for a moment, then he slammed the drawer shut and turned to me, “Don’t ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day you’re alive is a special occasion.”ChineseBackBackText StudyAfter-ReadingPre-ReadingChineseText StudyPre-ReadingAfter-ReadingPara. 2 I remembered those words through the funeral and the days that followed when I helped him and my niece attend to all the sad chores that follow an unexpected death. I thought about them on the plane returning to California from the Midwestern town where my sister’s family lives. I thought about all the things that she hadn’t seen or heard or done. I thought about the things that she had done without realizing that they were special.BackBackChineseText StudyPre-ReadingAfter-ReadingPara. 3 I’m still thinking about his words, and they’ve changed my life. I’m reading more and dusting less. I’m sitting on the deck and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden. I’m spending more time with my family and friends and less time in committee meetings. Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experience to savor, not endure. I’m trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them.BackBackChineseText StudyPre-ReadingAfter-ReadingPara. 4a I’m not “saving” anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event— such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, the first camellia blossom. I wear my good blazer to the market if I feel like it. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries without wincing. BackBackPara. 4b I’m not saving my good perfume for special parties; clerks in hardware stores and tellers in banks have noses that function as well as my party-going friends.After-ReadingPre-ReadingChineseText StudyBackBackChineseText StudyPre-ReadingAfter-ReadingPara. 5a “Someday” and “one of these days” are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If it’s worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. I’m not sure what my sister would have done had she known that she wouldn’t be here for the tomorrow we all take for granted. BackBackPara. 5b I think she would have called family members and a few close friends. She might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences for past squabbles. I like to think she would have gone out for a Chinese dinner, her favorite food. I’m guessing—I’ll never know.ChineseText StudyBackBackAfter-ReadingPre-ReadingChineseText StudyAfter-ReadingPre-ReadingPara. 6 It’s those 。