新視野大學英語第4冊第三單元

1、2021/8/1412021/8/142 2021/8/1432021/8/144 Go over the preview, the pre-reading questions and the title of the text before listening to the summary of the story and anticipate what we are going to read. 2021/8/145 2021/8/146 social welfare：Public assistance programs, commonly called “welfare”, provid

2、e cash or in-kind benefits for particular categories of the financially needy. The U.S. welfare system operates on both the federal and state levels. The federal welfare program is known as Social Security that provides benefits or assistance for child care, disability, food and medical. The state w

3、elfare programs, on the other hand, provide assistance to both individuals and local communities with state schooling and social insurance. U.S. welfare programs grew significantly in the decades following World War II, but increases in welfare costs during the 1960s and 1970s brought into question

4、the extent and quality of public assistance. 2021/8/147In the early 1980s the Reagan Administration reduced welfare expenditures and suggested turning responsibility for welfare funding over to the states. The cuts in federal funding that took effect during the Reagan Administration did in fact effe

5、ctively place the responsibility for maintaining funding levels on the states and, in some cases, on the larger cities. The result has been a widening of the already existing disparities in social services spending between states, and between cities and regions within a state. Social welfare is an i

6、ntegrated part of a countrys social policy. The website offers definitions of such concepts as welfare and welfare state and discussions on welfare systems of other countries (in addition to the U.S.). 2021/8/148 Read the sentences carefully and guess the meaning of the italicized term in each sente

7、nce according to the context and your own experiences. 2021/8/149 He finds it hard to live on his state pension. He wont be able to draw / receive his pension until hes 65. I pay a higher rent / more rent than the other tenants because my room is bigger. The old lady rented us her spare room for $50

8、 a week. 撫恤金撫恤金養(yǎng)老金養(yǎng)老金租金租金出租出租2021/8/1410 Against his fathers advice, Peter opted for business. I dont think that politician can drum up much support with all his speeches. Manufacturers are offering big discounts to drum up business. Jane plays drums in a local rock band. 選擇選擇得到得到招徠生意招徠生意打鼓打鼓2021/8/

9、1411 There were a few sticky moments during the meeting. His hands were sticky with jam. Its very sticky in New York in August. The government is trying to keep a low profile on this issue. There are a growing number of women in high-profile positions. The actor is photographed in profile, smoking a

10、 cigarette. 僵局僵局粘糊糊的粘糊糊的悶熱悶熱姿態(tài)姿態(tài)引人注目的引人注目的從側面從側面2021/8/1412 Being unemployed entitles you to free medical treatment. She read a poem entitled “The Apple Tree”. Compensation of injured workers has cost the company a lot. She received $50,000 in compensation for a lost eye. 使你有權使你有權題目為題目為補償補償補償補償2021/

11、8/1413 a man of liberal views a liberal donation Theres a gun in practically every American home. Practically, this book is more difficult than that one. Detectives have finally tracked down the killer. 開明的開明的慷慨的慷慨的almost; nearly實際上實際上偵探們偵探們2021/8/1414 The walls were pasted with pictures of movie st

12、ars. When I put wallpaper up I got paste all over my hands and clothes. I paid the bill and he gave me a receipt. Please sign this form to acknowledge receipt of the money. 貼滿貼滿漿糊漿糊收據(jù)收據(jù)收到收到2021/8/1415 They received a large donation to the school. Theres an insect crawling down your sleeve. The traff

13、ic was crawling along at ten kilometers per hour. Have you got a bit of cord that I can tie this parcel up with? 捐款捐款 爬爬緩慢向前移動緩慢向前移動繩子繩子2021/8/1416 He needed four strong screws for fixing the cupboard to the wall. He screwed the handle to the door. His brakes failed on a slippery road. I hereby cert

14、ify that the above information is true and accurate. 螺絲釘螺絲釘用螺絲釘固定用螺絲釘固定剎車剎車證明證明2021/8/1417 Bids for building the bridge were invited from big firms throughout the country. Her bid for re-election was unsuccessful. An anonymous letter alerted police to the possibility of a terrorist attack at the air

15、port. You must be alert to possible dangers. 出價，投標出價，投標an attempt to obtain sth.使警覺使警覺警惕警惕2021/8/1418 Two helicopters have already been shot down. She has long been a champion of free speech. She is the world champion for the third year in succession. The car leaked oil all over the drive. Air leake

16、d out of the balloon. He leaked the names to the press. 直升機直升機擁護者擁護者冠軍冠軍漏漏漏，滲漏，滲泄漏泄漏2021/8/1419 Three US state governors have put themselves forward as presidential candidates. There wasnt enough evidence to convict him. Faced with the evidence, he had to confess. They were charged with taking money

17、 under the table. They had been deeply involved in the crimes. 州長州長證明有罪證明有罪面對面對私下私下深深地卷入深深地卷入2021/8/1420 Deep down (inside you), I know you love me really. Your brother is making a fool of you. He knew better than to talk back to his father. Our car broke down on the freeway. 在你心底里在你心底里愚弄愚弄頂嘴頂嘴拋錨拋錨2

18、021/8/1421 News soon got around that he had resigned. There seems to be an electrical problem. Ill get someone to look into it. How do you account for this sudden disappearance of all the money? Weve built up good relationships with our clients. 傳開傳開檢查檢查解釋解釋建立建立2021/8/1422 Hes amazingly cheerful con

19、sidering all hes had to go through. Some novels quite readily lend themselves to adaptation as plays; others do not. The jury convicted the accused man of theft. Compare: accuse somebody of ， charge somebody with 經(jīng)歷經(jīng)歷適合適合宣判有罪宣判有罪2021/8/1423 crude raw uncooked caseworker social worker hip tail buttoc

20、ks waist thigh limb leg knee spine rib marrow spinal cord vocal cords appliance equipment facilities instrument apparatus device2021/8/1424 maid servant attendant waiter helper roast bake roast oven stove furnace senator representative thrive bloom boom flourish mushroom prosper2021/8/1425Homework L

21、earn the new words and expressions of the text by heart. Go over the text and try to get the main idea of the text. Analyze the structure of the text. 2021/8/1426 1. Global Reading Task Reading Skills: Text structure analysis:2021/8/1427Reading skills: Understanding figurative language Similes: Dire

22、ctly comparing one thing to another by using the words as or like. Metaphors: Comparisons are only implied, without using as, like and the like. Personification: a) Comparing non-human things to humans. 2021/8/1428Some tips for you to recognize figurative ways of saying things: Make sure that you ar

23、e aware that the writer is making a comparison.Keep clearly in your mind just what is being compared to what. Dont lose the basic point by getting confused about the comparison and forgetting what the writer is explaining in the first place.Look for such words as like and as, which often introduce c

24、omparison. 1. Try to figure out why the writer has made the comparison. 2021/8/1429Text structure analysis: The passages can be broadly divided into three parts: How people behave under the present welfare system What the problems are with it 1. What should be required of the new system. 2021/8/1430

25、Divide the text into 3 parts according to the main idea given:Part 1: focusing on how the people concerned behave under the present welfare system. Part 2: dealing with the problems of the present welfare system: Part 3: dealing with what should be done with the present welfare system. Para 1 to 3Pa

26、ra 4 to 14Para 15 to 172021/8/1431General images of welfare clients and welfare caseworkers under the present system:Welfare clients are always _ more money out of _ _. (para. 1)But there are welfare clients who choose to _ of complete honesty, telling welfare caseworkers _. (para. 2)cheatingthe pre

27、sentwelfare systemlive a lifehow much they make2021/8/1432Welfare clients have to bow to _respectfully, and the latter feel they _it. Welfare caseworkers, under the present welfare system, become_.(para. 3)caseworkersdeservedetectives2021/8/14332. Problems with the present welfare system: welfare ca

28、seworkers, like _, trying to find anything _, welfare clients difficulties in _, the embarrassing situation for welfare clients when trying to _ and lastly the problem of the welfare system and_.detectivesunreportedobtaining helpmake moneythe legal system2021/8/1434Welfare caseworkers like detectives trying to convict _ of cheating. (paras 4-8)how extremely difficult it is for welfare clients to have their _. (paras 9-12)welfare clientswheelchairs repaired2021/8/1435the welfare clients embarrassing situation of being q