新视界大学英语综合教程2_unit5

WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointLeisureinactivities–orhowtorelaxanddonothingWarmingup➊Listenandunderlineanywordsorexpressionswhicharedifferentfromwhatyouhear.A:Ididn’tseeyouinclassthismorning.B:Iwasn’tthere.Ihadaroughnight,andwasabittootiredtocome.A:That’sbecauseyouspendtoomuchtimepartying.B:Notexactly,butItooksometimeoff.IthoughtI’dgorunninginthewoodsbehindcampus,youknow.A:Soundslikeaninterestingthingtodo.A:Ididn’tseeyouinclassthismorning.B:Iwasn’tthere.Ihadaroughnight,andwasabittootiredtocome.A:That’sbecauseyouspendtoomuchtimepartying.B:Notexactly,butItooksometimeoff.IthoughtI’dgorunninginthewoodsbehindcampus,youknow.A:Soundslikeaninterestingthingtodo.WarmingupB:Well,itis,especiallyatthistimeofyear.Youneverknowwhatyoumightseeorhear.That’swhyItookmycameraandstartedwaiting,andbecauseyouhavetobequietIgotdownunderatreeand,er…A:Somethinghappened?B:Imusthavefallendownahole.ThenextthingIknewitwasfiveo’clockinthemorningandallthebirdsweresinging.Theproblemwithhobbieslikemineisthatthey’retoodangerous.Ineedtodosomethingmorerelaxing,likekungfuormountainclimbing…B:Well,itis,especiallyatthistimeofyear.Youneverknowwhatyoumightseeorhear.That’swhyItookmycameraandstartedwaiting,andbecauseyouhavetobequietIgotdownunderatreeand,er…A:Somethinghappened?B:Imusthavefallendownahole.ThenextthingIknewitwasfiveo’clockinthemorningandallthebirdsweresinging.Theproblemwithhobbieslikemineisthatthey’retoodangerous.Ineedtodosomethingmorerelaxing,likekungfuormountainclimbing…WarmingupNowlistenagainandcorrecttheinformation.Answer:1)partyingstudying2)runningbird-watching3)cameratyperecorder4)downaholeasleep5)dangerousstressfulWarmingupWhat’syourideaof:➋Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.2anexcitinghobby3aboringhobby1havingagoodtime4anunusualhobbyWarmingupWatchthevideoofhowaWesternbotanistfoundShangri-La.Howdoyouspendyourleisuretime,doyoualsoliketraveling?Shareyourexperiencewiththewholeclass.Warmingup➊Lookatthetitleofthepassageandanswerthequestions.1Whatkindofactivitiesdoyouexpectthepassagetotalkabout?2Whatkindofstyledoyouexpectitwillbewrittenin?Nowreadthepassageandcheckyouranswers.Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage74.TaskSkimming➋Choosethebestdefinition.Acouchpotatoissomeonewho_____.(a)doesn’tlikesportsbutisactiveinotherways(b)takesnoexercise,andspendstheirleisuretimedoingverylittle(c)enjoysdoingenergeticactivities,butonlyathome(d)enjoysgrowingvegetablesindoorsNowthinkofdefinitionsforthesethings:1aleisureinactivity2amousepotato3tellybelly4mousemilesbAnswer:•Aleisureinactivityseemstobesomethingyoudoinyourfreetimewhichinvolvesaslittleenergyaspossible,egsleepingorbeingacouchpotato.•Ifonethinksofacomputermouse,theexpressionmousepotatobecomeseasytounderstand–onewhoisalwaysinfrontofthecomputersurfingtheNetorplayinggames.•Thenicelyrhymingtellybellyreferstotheresultofbeingatelevisionaddictwhoalsohasalargestomach.•Mousemilesrefertothemilesofmovementswhichamousemovesonthetableandindicateshowmuchtimeyou’vespentonthecomputerandhowmanyactivitiesyou’vehadwithyourcomputer.SkimmingSkimming➌Choosethebestwaytocompletethesentences.1Inthe19thcentury,Britishpeoplehadmoretimeoffthaninearliertimesand_____.(a)theywantedtoplaymoresports(b)theydidn’twanttodoanythinguseful(c)theywantedtodosomethingusefulandfeelfulfilled(d)theydidn’twanttodoanythingnewcSkimming2Leisureinactivitiesusuallyinvolve_____.(a)verylittlecontactwithotherpeopleorphysicalactivity(b)watchingsportonTV(c)takingadayoffworkandstayingathome(d)excessiveamountsoftimeinfrontofacomputer3ForacouchpotatogettinginterestedinaTVprogrammeisunwisebecause_____.(a)youwon’tusetheremotecontrolenough(b)youmayrunoutofsnacksanddrinks(c)itmaybeyouronlydayoffintheweek(d)youmaymaketoomuchintellectualeffortadSkimming4Therisksofbeingacouchpotatoare_____.(a)minimalbecausepotatoesarehealthy(b)minimalbecauseyouareinyourownhome(c)realbecauseyoumightputonalotofweight(d)notasseriousastheOxfordEnglishDictionaryclaims5Amousepotato_____.(a)spendsalotoftimetravellingtheworld(b)canexchangemousemilesforpotatochips(c)replacestraditionalleisureactivitieswithcomputer-basedentertainment(d)spendsalltheirtimeinsultingpeopleinInternetchatroomsccLeisureinactivities–orhowtorelaxanddonothing译文Digging1Centuriesagopeopledidn’thavemuchfreetime,becauseeveryonewasworkingtoohard.InBritaininthe19thcentury,peoplehadmorefreetime,buttheVictoriansthoughtrelaxinganddoingnothingwasasin.Sotoavoidtemptation,theyinventedfootballandcricket.Peopletookupmoregentleleisureactivitieslikebird-watching,andgardening,anditwasevenpossiblesimplytowatchasportandbesatisfiedthatyouwereactuallydoingsomethinguseful.MP3MP32Oneinstanceofthisiscricket,whichisapeculiargamewithweirdrules,wherenothinghappensforfivedays,attheendofwhichtheplayersoftendecidetocallitadraw.Andeveryoneplayingorwatchingfeelsperfectlyfulfilledbythisnon-event.It’sagoodexampleofwhatwenowcallaleisureinactivity.Digging译文译文MP3MP33Graduallyovertheyears,leisureinactivitieshaveinvolvedeven