全新版大學(xué)英語(yǔ)第一冊(cè)Unit 8 Menu.ppt

1、Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,Lead in Activities,Global Reading,Culture Notes,Exercises,Detailed Reading,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,Do you think you are lazy, especially intellectual laziness? Do your parents hope you are lazy? Do you expect your children are very lazy? Will you force the

2、m to study hard or work hard? What is the result of laziness or idleness?,Genius is one percent inspiration, and ninety-nine percent perspiration. - Thomas Alva Edison. Hunger, poverty, and slavery are the fate of the lazy ox. Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.,Text A-Fable

3、 of the Lazy Teenager,Questions: 1. What was the teenage salesgirl amazed at? 2. What is the authors thought about this incident? Why? What is your thought? 3. What other examples does the author give to show children today are ignorant and lazy? 4. Can he avoid the competition with Asians? Why? 5.

4、With an idle, ignorant labor force. What will happen? 6. To awaken teenagers, what does the author suggest? What will I do?,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,7. How many Kevin Hanleys are there in this part?,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,8. What does the fable convey to us? 9. What is the use of

5、 education? 10. What can make Japanese rise from the ashes after they were defeated? 11. Why does Kevin 1990 decide to study instead of going shopping?,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,Text Structure,para 1-10,Teenagers idleness and ignorance will produce serious effects on all concerned and societ

6、y as a whole.,para11-24,Kevin 1990 comes to realize in his dream how greatly lack of education costs his forebears, himself, his children and the society they live in, and how important it is to study hard.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,Cultural Notes,The Wealth of Nations,U.C.L.A,Text A-Fable o

7、f the Lazy Teenager,U.C.L.A : The largest of the eight branches of the University of California. It was established in 1919 and now has about 35000 students It is known especially for its film students.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,The Wealth of Nations: An important work of economic and social

8、 theory by Adam Smith , published in 1776.Its full tile was “ An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations”. In it he analyzed the relationship between work and the production of a nations wealth.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,His conclusion was that the best economic situation

9、 results from encouraging free enterprise .This idea has had a great influence on economic theories since and it formed the basis of the economic policies of the conservative government in Britain in the 1980s.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,1.run out of: use up

10、or finish a supply of sth.,Have you run out of your money you parents give you? Ive run out of milk/money/ideas/patience. My patience is beginning to run out. My passport runs out next month,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,2. in amazement: with a feeling of great surprise or disbelief,She stared i

11、n amazement.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,3. upset: make sb. Worry or feel unhappy; be upset by/ about,He were upset by his parents divorce. The bad news upset me.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,4. ignorant: knowing little or nothing; be ignorant of / about,Many teenagers are surprisingly ig

12、norant about current politics. Do you know much about western movies and music? I am ignorant of the fact that he was dead two days ago.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,5. sum up: give a brief summary of sth.,The teacher would sum up the main points of the lesson before he ended the class. How do

13、you sum up your college life up to now?,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,6. compete with: try to be better than sb.; compete with/against sb for sth.,Its difficult for a small supermarket to compete against/with the big supermarkets. to compete with others for a prize; compete with other countries

14、for world market,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,7. accumulate: collect, gather together, esp, over a period of time,Buying ten books every month, he soon accumulated a large number of good books. His debts accumulated.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,8. affect: have an influence on,The divorce

15、affected every aspect of her life. I was deeply affected by the film. The whole zhejiang was affected by the drought this summer. Our economy was affected by the Asian financial crisis.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,9. jam: get stuck,The door has jammed. The road is jammed up with cars. The lock

16、 jammed and I couldnt open it.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,10. break down: stop working,Our car broke down. Talks between the two countries broke down when the two sides failed to reach an agreement.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,11. drive home to: make sth clear so that people understand

17、it; drive sth to sb.,His parents tried to drive home to him the importance of hard work. I tried to drive home to the point that I need more money to do this work, but the boss seemed not to understand it.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,12. better off: richer than you were before; more comfortabl

18、e,In china, most people are better off than they were 10years ago.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,13. decline: a gradual decrease in the quality, quantity, or importance of sth. Followed by in,His interest in the music declined after his wife died. a decline in the number of unemployed the declin

19、e of the Roman Empire Home cooking seems to be on the/in decline,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,14. acquire: get,We must work hard to acquire a good knowledge of English. he acquired a reputation for dishonesty.,Text A-Fable of the Lazy Teenager,15. astonish: surprise very much,We were astonished t