全新版大學(xué)英語第一冊unit 6

1、Unit 6 Animal IntelligenceText A What Animals Really Think Part I. Preview the text Points for discussion1. Has the author found a “better way” to explore animal intelligence? If he has, what is it ? 2. Compared with the experiments designed to teach animals human signs, does the authors new approac

2、h seem more meaningful in the study of the issue? Why or why not?3. whats the authors view about animal intelligence? Do you agree? Part II. Text Analysis 1. Main idea: The text is a piece of expository writing. As mentioned in Unit Three, the purpose of exposition is to explain-explain what a certa

3、in phenomenon means, how an operation works, etc. Therefore, the author wants to tell the reader that some animals seem capable of thinking when it is in their interests to do so. 2.Structure of the text: 1) Introduction (paragraph 1-2) The kind of mental feats animals perform when dealing with capt

4、ivity and the dominant species on the planet-humans. 2) Body (3-12) This part is followed by supporting facts grouped under three subheadings Subheadings Main Ideas Lets make a deal Some animals are intelligent enough to know how to bargain with people Tale of a Whale Animals like whales can assess

5、a situation and act accordingly Primate Shell Game Animals sometimes can be tricky 3) Conclusion (paragraph 13) Some animals are really intelligent such as gorillas、chimps 、dolphins and primates etc. Part III. Language Points 1. convince: make sb. Feel sure by the use of argument of evidence i) conv

6、ince sb. of sth./ convince sb. that e.g. His parents finally convinced the police of our innocence. He convinced his son that teaching was the most suitable profession for him. ii) be convinced: feel certain that sth. is true e.g. I was convinced that we were doing the right thing. 2. only to be met

7、 with a blank stare: It is often used to indicate that sb. did sth. Wth a disappointing or surprising result. And Infinitive to function as result adverbial. e.g. He hurried to the railway station , only that the train had left. He had once tried inviting her out, only to meet with a rather cool res

8、ponse. 3. negotiate for sth. negotiate to do sth. negotiate with Sb. 4. relieve sb. of sth. e.g. Taking a part-time job would relieve you of the financial burden Drugs can relieve much of the pain. 5. figure out: understand; reason out e.g. I cant figure out why he quit his well-paid job to undertak

9、e such tedious work. It took me 2 hours to figure out how to start the new washing machine. 6. In sbs interest(s) : for or to sbs advantage similar phrase: in the interest(s) of sth. for the sake of (sth.) e.g. It would be in your interests to undertake this task although its difficult. The local go

10、vernment has to abandon the plan for a new chemical plant because it is not in the public interest. In the interest of safety, please dont smoke.PartIV. Writing strategy In the text, various transitional devices employed in the text.The use of anaphora(前指)and cataphora(后指)Headings and subheadings between paragraphs & sections.Conjunctions also pave the way for a smooth transition of ideas.In the beginning sentences of a new paragraph , one may also sum up the main idea of the previous paragraph or section, then go to introduce the topic of the current paragraph. the first senten