最新 Unit 5 England as seen Americans Part 3

Book1-Unit5ExtendedActivitiesPartIIIDictationReadMoreInOtherWordsTranslationGrammarWritingCulturalInformationExtendedActivitiesBook1-Unit5ReturntoMenuAnAfricanchiefcametoLondonforthefirsttimewhenhewaswellpastsixty.Hehadneverlefthisowncountrybefore.Afriendofminewenttocallonhimthemorningafterhisarrivalandaskedhimhowhewasandwhetherhewasenjoyinghimself.Thechiefsaidhefeltwellbuthehadhadafrighteningexperienceearlierthatmorning.“IwenttoVictoriaStation,”hesaid,“asatraincamenearerandnearertowhereIstood,allthedoorsswungopen,andwhilethetrainwasstillmoving,agreatmanymenjumpedoutandbegantoruntowardsme.”Book1-Unit5ScriptBook1-Unit5BusinessHoursintheU.S.Somelargedepartmentstores(likeTrustmart)areopen24hoursaday.Mostretail(clothing,hardware,etc.)storesopenbetween9:00-9:30a.m.andremainopenuntil8:00or9:00p.m.Largeshoppingmallsopenat10a.m.andcloseat9p.m.OnSundays,theyopenat12noonandcloseat6p.m.Businessofficesusuallyopenforbusinessat8a.m.andcloseat5:00or5:30p.m.Ofcourse,someofthebusinesspeoplearriveearlierandleavelater.ManystoresareopenonSundaysbutnotall,especiallyifownedbyChristians.LanguagePoints•spendtime(in)doingsth•Businessmenspendenormousamountsadvertisingtheirproducts•spengmoneyonsth•Juventushavespent£23monnewplayer.LanguagePoints•tremendous•adj.极大的，巨大的；可怕的，惊人的•That'satremendousamountofinformation.•adv.tremendously•Ithoughttheyplayedtremendouslywell,didn'tyou?LanguagePoints•WhatIlikedbestwasthatIcouldworkandstillleadanormallife.•WhatIlikedbest是主语从句•was后的thatIcouldworkandstillleadanormallife是表语从句LanguagePoints•cosmopolitan•adj.世界性的，•全世界的；•四海为家的•n.世界主义者；四海为家的人•NewYorkisahighlycosmopolitancity.LanguagePoints•Ukainian•n.乌克兰人（语）•adj.乌克兰的，乌克兰人（语）的LanguagePoints•horrendous•adj.可怕的，令人吃惊的•Hedescribeditasthemosthorrendousexperienceofhislife.•他形容这是自己一生中最可怕的经历。•Theviolenceusedwashorrendous.•所使用的暴力骇人听闻。LanguagePoints•speakone'smind•说出心里话；直言无隐；心口如一•speakone'smindfreely•畅所欲言Readthetext“AmericaasSeenbyBritons”andanswer:1.WhatdidBoblikebestaboutlivingintheStates?2.WhatisthemajordifferencebetweenNewYorkandLondon?3.WhatdoBobandSheilathinkofAmericans?Read&WriteQuickwriteBasingontheinformationyougetfromthetwotexts,writeashortparagraphonthetopicof“LifeinEnglandandinAmerica”.Book1-Unit5Book1-Unit5Makinginferenceisaprocessofreachingconclusionsbasedonknownevidenceandreasoning.MakingInference1.LifeisveryconvenientintheU.S.2.Americansareahard-workingpeople.Findthesection/evidenceinthetextwherethefollowinginferencesarebased.(page68)•Shopsareopenuntil10p.m.•MostoftheshopsareopenonSundays.•Shopsareopenlate.•MostshopsareopenonSundays.•AmericanshaveshorterholidaysthanEuropeans.Book1-Unit53.ItisnoteasyforethnicminoritiestoblendintothemainstreamcultureofNewYork.4.NewYorkersarerude.•NewYorkisnotasintegratedasLondon.•NationalitiesstayintheirownareassuchastheUkrainiansection,theRussiansection,etc.•Peoplefighttogetonthebus.•NogoodoldEnglishqueues.Book1-Unit55.AmericanstendtobemorefrankandfriendlyaccordingtoSheilaandBob.6.TheBritishtendtohidetheirtruefeelingsaboutwhattheylikeordislikeaccordingtoSheilaandBob.•ThecouplemadealotmorefriendsintwoyearsthantheydidinEnglandinten.•Americansspeaktheirminds.•Theymightthinkonethingandsayanother.Book1-Unit5Lookforthefollowingphrasesorwordsinthetext.Explaintoyourclassmateswhattheymean.spontaneousforliferidiculousdramaticrelaxWhatdoesXmean?Well,Ithinktheword/phrasemeans…Book1-Unit5spontaneousTheconversationsoundedspontaneousintheinterview,butitwasinfactverycarefullyplanned.(natural,notplannedbeforehand)forlifeTheaccidentlefthimhandicappedforlife,andhislifeinthewheelchairafterwardswasverymiserable.(permanently,fortheremainingdaysofone’slife)Book1-Unit5dramaticTheeconomicreformhasproducedadramaticeffectonthelifeoffarmersinthesmallvillage.(surprisingandexciting)Thefiremenwitnessedseveraldramaticescapesaspeoplejumpedfromashighasthefourthfloorofthebuilding.(impressive,thrilling)ridiculousItwasabsolutelyridiculousthatheshouldaskhiswifetogiveupherjobandstayathome.(foolish,unreasonable)Book1-Unit5relaxIoughttorelaxandstopworryingaboutmyexam.(becalmandnottoworryaboutsomething)Thetherapistoftenusesmassagetorelaxapatient’smuscles.(makesomethinglessrigidorstiff)Asthereformdeepens,thegovernmentgraduallyrelaxesitscontrolonmanyeconomicactivities.(havelesscontrol,belessrigidinmanagement)Book1-Unit5(page69)Book1-Unit5KeytoTranslation1.WhatistheaveragemonthlyincomeofthepeopleinShanghai?2.Sheisimprovinginhealth.3.Comparedwith5yearsago,myincomehasdoubled.4.Afterthetrafficaccident,hebecamehandicappedforlife.5.InvestigationshowsthatChinesemadecolortelevisionsarenotinferiorinqualitytotheimportedbrands.6.Icouldnotagreewithyouonthismatter,butIwilltakeyouropinionintoseriousconsideration.Book1-Unit51.WhenIfirstcame,Icouldn’tunderstandwhyIwasgettingsolittlereactionfrompeople,butnowIseethattheythoughtIwasoverpoweringandthatIwastryingtobetoofriendlytoosoon.2.Peoplemakethemostridiculousexcusesnottogotowork—“Mydog’sgotacold,”Iheardtheotherday.3.Ourjobscomefirst,butthereareallsortsofservicestomakelifeeasier.4.Itakeityouhaveaprettynegativeopin