大學(xué)英語IV5ChoosetoBeAloneonPurpose課件

1、Section AChoose to Be Alone on PurposeOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES1. Learn about solitude and company.2. Find ways to solve roommates problems.3. Practice new vocabulary.4. Learn to recognize paragraph patterns.5. Write paragraphs with comparisons and contrasts. Pre-reading Act

2、ivitiesText StudySummaryWritingSection AWatch & TalkWarming UpThe first communication of roommates between a British girl and a Chinese girl.Watch video1 and tell others what it is mainly about.Tip:Life Translated 1Watch and talkDirections: Watch video 2 and then discuss the topics as follows:Video

3、watching2. What do we need to be likable in society?1. Do you like solitary life or social life?背景知識 復(fù)合聽寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 KeyKeyBackInteractive questions Our topic today is “l(fā)iving alone”. Like it or not, it is true of the American life that many people live alone. For most of them, living alone is a compe

4、lled choice, whereas, for some others, it is a matter of preference. Now lets proceed with our topic-centered lead-in: BackMode I Mode II Mode III 隨 筆 “齊天大?！?(doomed single) 是怎么煉成的？“剩斗士” 25至27歲，初級“?？汀?，這些人過了普遍認為的最佳尋偶年齡，雖“被剩下”，但還有勇氣繼續(xù)為尋找伴侶而奮斗?！氨厥？汀?8至31歲，中級“?？汀?， 此時屬于他/她的機會已經(jīng)漸少，而他/她們又因事業(yè)忙碌無暇覓偶?！岸窇?zhàn)剩佛”

5、32至36歲，高級“?？汀保?他/她們在殘酷的職場斗爭中存活下來，依然單身?！褒R天大?！?6歲以上，依舊單身的，那就是特級“?？汀?。 “3S”：Single(單身)、Senventies(大多數(shù)生于上世紀(jì)七十年代)、Stuck(被卡住了)單身Q1: Do you choose to live in solitude? Why or Why not?課文小結(jié)預(yù)習(xí)寫作BackTipsTipsArguments for living in solitude:1) A land rich in inspiration;2) A window through which to fly ones soul

6、;3) A symbol of maturity;4) The best nurse of wisdom.Mode I Mode II Mode III 隨 筆 Interactive Mode IArguments against living in solitude: A sign of loneliness; A world of cowards; A bed of vice; Another name for alienation from society.Q2: Why is it characteristic of American hero to live in solitude

7、? 課文小結(jié)預(yù)習(xí)寫作TipsTips1) Inspiration in solitude is a major commodity for artists;2) A busy solitude is the happiest of all lives in their eyes;3) It is seen as a matter of glory to live in solitude;4) Solitude is their souls best friend.Mode I Mode II Mode III 隨 筆 Interactive Mode IIBackDebate Young co

8、uples and their parentsshould live separatelyYoung couples and their parentsshould live togetherMusic Sound of SilenceFun TimeFun TimeThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe So

9、und of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceThe Sound of SilenceText StudyBackground InformationInteractive Analysis of TextText StudyN H C E預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作Background Information課文小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作Back1. Henry David Thoreau (181

10、7-1862)背景知識 復(fù)合聽寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 Henry David Thoreau was a US thinker, essayist, and naturalist. Thoreau graduated from Harvard University and taught school for several years before leaving his job to become a poet of nature. In the years 1845-1847, to demonstrate how satisfying a simple life could be, he

11、lived in a hut beside Concords Walden Pond; essays recording his daily life were assembled for his masterwork, Walden, or Life in the Woods (1854). His A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849) was the only other book he published in his lifetime. In later years his interest in Transcendenta

12、lism waned, and he became a dedicated abolitionist. His many nature writings and records of his wanderings in Canada, Maine, and Cape Cod display the mind of a keen naturalist. Background Information課文小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作Back2. John Milton (1608-1674)背景知識 復(fù)合聽寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 John Milton was an English poet and pamphlet

13、eer. Milton attended the University of Cambridge (1625-1632), where he wrote poems in Latin, Italian, and English. In 1632-1639 he engaged in private study and toured Europe, spending most of his time in Italy. His best-known prose is in the pamphlets Areopagitica (1644) and Of Education (1644). He

14、also wrote tracts on divorce and against the monarchy and the Church of England. His Paradise Lost (1667, 1674), considered the Background Information課文小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作Back背景知識 復(fù)合聽寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 greatest epic poem in English, uses blank verse and reworks Classical epic conventions to recount the Fall of Man; Milt

15、ons characterization of Satan has been widely admired. Paradise Regained (1671) is a shorter epic in which Christ overcomes Satan the tempter, and Samson Agonistes (1671) is a dramatic poem in which the Old Testament figure conquers self-pity and despair to become Gods champion. Considered the great

16、est English poet after William Shakespeare, Milton had wide influence on later literature. Background Information課文小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作Back3. William Wordsworth (1770-1850)背景知識 復(fù)合聽寫 視頻討論 隨 筆 Wordsworth was an English poet. His contributions include many lyrics controversial for their common, everyday language. Ar

17、ound 1798 he began writing an autobiographical poem that would absorb him intermittently for the next 40 years, The Prelude (1850). His second verse collection, Poems, in Two Volumes (1807), includes many of the rest of his finest works, including Ode: Intimations of Immortality. His poetry is perha

18、ps most original in its vision of the almost divine power of the creative imagination reforming the links between man and man, between humankind and the natural world. In 1843 he became Englands Poet Laureate. He is regarded as the central figure in the initiation of English Romanticism. 預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作Bac

19、kInteractive Analysis of Text單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 In this passage, a social phenomenon of living alone is presented and analyzed, and suggestions are given that people should find some grace and pleasure in their condition. The pattern of writing adopted for this topic is as follows:Now lets make a de

20、tailed analysis of the text through dynamic interaction: BackIInteractive Analysis of TextPhenomena AnalysisSuggestionChoose to Live Alone on Purpose單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of TextPart I Phenomena (Para. ?)A: By recent count, there are 22 million people living alone, whic

21、h is not so small a number as to be neglected. (Para. 1)Q2: Why do so many people live alone?A: They live alone for different reasons. Some are divorced, some are widowed, and some have not yet married.Q1: What phenomenon is revealed in Para. 1?單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of

22、Text單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 Q: The Main Idea of Part I?A: It is true of the American life that living alone is what many people have to be faced with.Q: What device of writing is used herein?A: Evidence-citing, as shown below:Here we are, _, all 22 million of us _, alone in our rooms, some of us liking i

23、t that way and some of us not. Some of us divorced, some widowed, some _.all by ourselvesby recent countnever yet committed預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of TextPart II Analysis (Paras. ?)A: For the majority of people, living alone leads to loneliness and it is taken as a national disease. For tho

24、se who choose to live alone on purpose, however, it is characteristic of the American hero. (Paras. 2-13)Q2: Why do poets and philosophers prefer to live in solitude?A: Because they are more liable to derive inspiration from it.Q1: What does the writer think of living alone?單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入

25、寫作BackInteractive Analysis of TextPart II Analysis (Paras. ?) A: In the case of William Wordsworth, solitude is improved by being voluntary. The story of Milton shows that the artists are alone outdoors while their dear family members are ready indoors to take care of them. And by citing the example

26、 of Thoreau, the writer tells us that, the greater ones ego is, the less one desires for company.(Paras. 2-13)Q3: What do the three examples serve to do here?單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of TextPart II Analysis (Paras. ?)A: No. There are two different situations. One happens w

27、hen your companions are absent on a temporary basis, thus rendering you refreshed and free to stretch out your soul. The other occurs just when your temporary companions will never come back, thereby leaving you with an ever-greater sense of loneliness.(Paras. 2-13)Q4: Does the same hold true for al

28、l who live alone?單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of TextPart II Analysis (Paras. ?)A: There is a lasting need to talk to others. Scientific surveys show that such people will behave ridiculously and talk at length to themselves and their pets and even the TV set.(Paras. 2-13)Q5:

29、What kind of need goes on among the lonely people?單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of TextQ: The Main Idea of Part II ?A: While many view living alone as a sort of national disease, others take it as a characteristic of American hero. Among poets and philosophers, solitude is ofte

30、n preferred for the sake of inspiration, as they believe nowhere is better to fly their souls than in solitude. In our daily life, however, solitude is hard to beat. Although the temporary absence of your companions can be refreshing, their permanent absence will leave you with an ever-greater sense

31、 of loneliness, since you have an invariable need to talk to others, thus resulting in many ridiculous behaviors.單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of TextQ: What device of writing is employed herein?A: Comparison, as shown in Paras. 11-13.單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 Q: What items are compar

32、ed? A: Two points are compared. Comparing point A: If you live with other people:_. Supporting details: _ their temporary absence can be refreshing you can stretch out your soul and use your freedom, coming and going as you please without apology, staying up late to read, soaking in the bath, eating

33、 a whole pint of ice cream at one sitting, moving at your own pace. (Para. 11)預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of Text單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 Comparing point B: But when you live alone, _ _. Supporting details: We need to talk to others. _ _Supporting details: People who live alone will behave ridiculous

34、ly: _ the temporary absence of your friends and acquaintances leaves a vacuum; they may never come back We can tell our friends important things or complain about losing jobs, falling on a slippery floor, breaking our arm. (Para. 12) talking at length to themselves and their pets and the television,

35、 asking the cat and the parrot what to do, arguing with themselves. (Para. 13)預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of TextPart III Suggestion (Paras. ?)A: To cope effectively with solitary life, you should accept the reality with a positive attitude, and try to find some grace and pleasure in your life.

36、(Paras. 14-16)Q: Whats the writers advice on solitary life?單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of TextQ: The Main Idea of Part III?A: From the writers angle of view, it is better for solitary people to take a preferable attitude towards the reality of living alone and feel comfortabl

37、e about their present condition.單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 預(yù)習(xí)小結(jié)導(dǎo)入寫作BackInteractive Analysis of Text單詞學(xué)習(xí) 課文分析 課文學(xué)習(xí) 隨 筆 Q: What device of writing is adopted herein?Its important to stop waiting and settle down and make ourselves comfortable, at least temporarily, and find some grace and pleasure in our condit

38、ion, (Examples?) _. A: Exemplification, as shown in Para. 15: not like a self-centered British poet but like a patient princess sealed up in a tower, waiting for the happy ending to our fairy taleFocus StudyText StudyFocus Study I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude. Prac

39、tice not/never so as 不如那么我從未發(fā)現(xiàn)比獨處更好的伙伴。Translation The unity of the masses with the party is stronger than ever. Ive heard the terrible noise once or twice before, but this one is louder. Men are more peaceful, more graceful with each other than ever.Notes to the TextFocus Study Change the sentences

40、 with “not/never so as”Keys The unity of the masses with the party is never strong as it is now. Ive heard the terrible noise once or twice before, but never so loud as this one. Men are never so peaceful, so graceful with each other as they are now.Notes to the TextFocus Study Key Notes to the Text

41、Focus Study 2. It may not be where we expected to be, but for the time being we might as well call it home. Practice might as well do sth. 不妨; 還是為好 我們不妨一塊兒去。 你不妨給客戶服務(wù)部打個電話談?wù)勥@事。 We might as well go together. You might as well phone the customer service department about it.Notes to the TextFocus Study

42、 TranslationKey Notes to the TextFocus Study 3. Its good for us, and a lot less embarrassing than the woman , which is why she bought the powdered hot chocolate mix, though she never drinks it herself. Discussion 這沒什么不妥，也對我們有好處，而且不像有些人那么令人尷尬：在超市付款處，排在前面的女人告訴收銀員，她的侄女梅利莎星期六可能會來看她。梅莉莎非常喜歡熱巧克力，所以她買了速溶熱巧

43、克力粉，雖然她自己從來不喝這東西。TranslationNotes to the TextFocus Study Where is the woman?Who is telling the cashier about what?Why did the woman buy the powdered hot chocolate mix? In front of us in line at the market. Shes telling the cashier that her niece Melissa may be coming to visit on Saturday, and Meliss

44、a is very fond of hot chocolateHer niece Melissa is very fond of hot chocolate. Tips Discussion Old to New Chinese to English Word Using Word GameWords and Expressions1. tame vt. to make sb. or sth. easy to controlA group of policemen were called out to tame the crowds.Words and ExpressionsWord Usin

45、g 一隊警察被叫來制服人群。Can you say some words with “-ame” at the end?TranslationKeyI. Word UsingWords and ExpressionsWord Using blamecamefameflameframegamenamesameshametame近形詞5. humble a. not proud; low in rank my humble apology a humble scientist men of humble birtha humble occupation鄙人的道歉謙虛的科學(xué)家出身卑微的人低賤的職業(yè)W

46、ords and ExpressionsWord Using Collocation6. apology n. a word or statement to say you are sorry for having done sth. wrong or for upsetting sb.demand an apologyaccept ones apologyowe sb. an apologymake an apology要求道歉接受某人的道歉應(yīng)向某人道歉作出道歉Words and ExpressionsWord Using psychology biology sociology techn

47、ology Collocation近形詞Words and ExpressionsWord Using dict, dic說，宣稱dictatedictationdictionaryconditionpredictindicateindicationcontradictcontradiction同根詞7. -proof protecting against the damaging effect of sth. else waterproof watches a bulletproof cara soundproof roomairproof pipes provide risk-proof

48、services防水手表防彈汽車隔音的房間密封的管道提供風(fēng)險防范服務(wù)Words and ExpressionsWord Using Collocation8. observation n. the process of watching sb. or sth. carefully for a period of timea study based on detailed observation of a group of 20 patientsWords and ExpressionsWord Using 一項基于對一組20位患者詳細觀察的研究TranslationKey8. observat

49、ion n. a spoken or written remark about sth. you have noticedId like to make a few observations about the current style of management.Words and ExpressionsWord Using 我想對當(dāng)前的管理方式提出一些看法。TranslationKeyWords and ExpressionsWord Using serv服務(wù)保持 conservedeservepreserveserveserviceobservereserveservantobserv

50、erobservationconservationconservativereservationreservoir同根詞II. Old to Newalone; lonelypoems in generalnot great or importanthighest in rank/degreefairnessstart a journeyblock up; supporthave a great liking for solitary poetry humble supreme justice set forth / out / off back up be fond ofWords and

51、ExpressionsOld to New 獨自地根據(jù)最近的統(tǒng)計一種民族弊病另一方面冒險出去征服大自然 all by oneself by recent count a sort of national disease on the other hand venture out tame natureIII. Chinese to EnglishWords and ExpressionsC to E 獨處帶來的靈感對給予高度評價穿上外衣獨處高士裝滿熬夜 inspiration in solitude speak highly of put on ones coat high priest of

52、 solitude fill up stay up lateWords and ExpressionsC to E 一口氣地按自己的節(jié)奏摔倒在打滑的地板上每日不斷發(fā)生的小小抱怨最高法院新來的法官極大的努力 at one sitting at ones own pace fall on a slippery floor the daily succession of small complaints a new Supreme Court justice supreme effortWords and ExpressionsC to E 與某人爭論某事花樣滑冰選手保持理性安靜下來；定居以自我為中

53、心的暫時 argue with sb. over sth. figure skater stay rational settle down self-centered for the time beingWords and ExpressionsC to E IV. Word GameWords and Expressions Word GameThere are approximately homophonous words (諧音詞) in Chinese and English. It helps greatly memorize English words. Listen to som

54、e Chinese words andguess their English equivalents.cushion 坐墊kettle 水壺ego 自我apology 道歉soak 浸泡slippery 滑的parcel 包裹volcano 火山 苦省 開透 衣鉤 啊，跑了雞 餿客 四里坡犁扒手我開鬧Words and Expressions Word GameWhile loneliness is very common in the U.S., few people care to admit to it because it is perceived as (1)_. It is see

55、n as admirable for American heroes to bravely go alone into the wilderness and for poets and philosophers (2)_. Some poets and philosophers, like William Wordsworth and John Milton and Henry David Thoreau, enjoy (3)_. When an individualsome sort of social diseaseto seek out solitudeinspiration from

56、solitudeSummaryText StudySummaryis not solitary out of choice, the experience is (4)_. It is (5)_ to talk to someone not only about the big things but also about the little daily things. As a consequence, lonely people will talk about the little things to themselves, the cat, the dog and, (6)_, to t

57、otal strangers. Therefore, its important for ordinary people to (7)_, make themselves comfortable at least temporarily, and find some grace and pleasure in their home. both less enjoyable and productiveour basic needmost embarrassinglystay rationalText StudySummaryWritingN H C E寫作模式寫作實踐預(yù)習(xí)課文導(dǎo)入小結(jié)BackF

58、or more預(yù)習(xí)課文導(dǎo)入小結(jié)寫作實踐隨 筆 寫作模式 Pattern of WritingSuch writing begins with an introduction of the writers general statement about the issue in question. To make the reader clearer about how to deal with the issue, the writer presents what some people do with it as one comparing point. In response to the

59、 foregoing, the writer then comes up with another comparing point for the sake of better differentiation.General StatementComparing Point AComparing Point BBack預(yù)習(xí)課文導(dǎo)入小結(jié)Writing Practice 寫作實踐隨 筆 寫作模式 Directions: Write a composition of comparisons, using details to support each comparing point.Topic: P

60、eople living alone on purpose and people who have to live aloneOutline: Comparing point A:People living alone: Reasons for preferring living aloneComparing point B:People who are forced to live alone: Various reasonsHaving no one to talk toPracticeBack預(yù)習(xí)課文導(dǎo)入小結(jié)Sample 寫作實踐隨 筆 寫作模式 Some people prefer t