高级英语课件Unit-1-Hit-the-nail-on-the-head

Unit1HitthenailontheheadPre-readingObjectivesUnderstandthepassageKnowanalogyandcomparisonGetinformationandbeabletogivesuggestionstoothersDiscusswaystolearnGeneralquestionsMainidea:Supportingevidence:Thechoiceofwords:synonymsReadingcomprehension(P6Ex.II)Thetitlemeans…StructureandtopicsentencesPara.1IntroductionPara.2-3:thesignificanceoffindingtherightwordsPara.4-7:semanticdifferencesbetweenwordshavingthesamerootPara.8.wrongchoiceofwordscausedby..Para9:stylisticdifferencesbetweensynonymsPara.10.theabundanceofspecificPara.11.suggestionstosolvetheproblemPara.1.IntroductionWhatisanalogy?(P7)Whichsentencelinksthe…?Howdoyouparaphrasethesentence:Awordthatis…cleanEnglish?Languagefocus:knockover,drivehome,squarely,Para2-3SignificanceWhatisthesignificance?Paraphrase:Choosing…;Itishardwork…brings.Theexact…with.Howdoyouunderstand:HowcanI…whatIsay?T/F?Languagefocus:anaptphrase,this,so-and-soSentencestrucure:L23.…express…Background:FlaubertPara4-7semanticdifferencesDifferencesbetweenexampleshumanaction/killers/rightshumaneaction/killers/rightsanxiety/eagernesssingularity/singlenessPara.8ConnotationWhyisimprisonednotamalapropism?Whatiswrong?Imprisoned/contained/summedup/distilledtheessenceConnotation:Problemandsolution?Languagefocus:bealivetoPara9stylisticdifferenceGram.:Ilikereading/toread.(abstract/concreteaction)Stylistic:formal,informal,literary,archaic,slang/formal.Neutral,informal,egdomicile(vf,official),residence(f),home(general)Para.10and11VocabularySolutionSo-and-so:1.[u]apersonorthingthathasnotbeennamedandisusuallyoneofagroupofsimilarpeople某某人，某某事，Mrs.~2.[c]apersonwhohasdonesthbad(awordusedtoexpressdisapproval)家伙，小子So-and-soE.M.Forster(1879-1970,anEnglishwriterofstorieswhoisbestknownforhisnovelsHowardsEnd,APassagetoIndia,andRoomwithaview.Severalofhisnovelshavebeenmadeintofilms:“howdoIknowwhatIthinkuntilI’mseenwhatI’vesaid?”Theprocessofdevelopinganddeliveringanideaclarifiesitandhelpsmakeituniquelyyourown.E.M.ForsterGustaveFlaubert(1821-1880)Frenchnovelistoftherealistschool,best-knownforMADAMEBOVARY(1857),astoryofadulteryandunhappyloveaffairoftheprovincialwifeEmmaBovary.AsawriterFlaubertwasaperfectionist,whodidnotmakeadistinctionbetweenabeautifuloruglysubject:allwasinthestyle.Theidea,heargued,onlyexistsbyvirtueofitsform-itselementsincludedtheperfectword,cunninglycontrivedandverifiedrhythms,andagenuinearchitecturalstructure.Mrs.MalapropMrs.Malaprop,acharacterinaneighteenth-centuryBritishcomedy,TheRivals,byRichardBrinsleySheridan,constantlyconfuseswords.Forinstance,“Heistheverypineappleofpoliteness,”whenshemeanspinnacle.Malapropismsarenamedafterher.Today,anycomicjumblingofwordslikethoseproducedbyMrs.Malapropiscalledamalapropism:ahumorousconfusionofwordsthatsoundvaguelysimilar,asin“Wehavejustendedourphysicalyear”insteadof“Wehavejustendedourfiscalyear.CommonmalapropismsinmodernEnglishincludeuseof:Disinterested(impartial,unbiased)foruninterested(Ajudgeshouldbedisinterested,butnotuninterested)Fortuitous(random,bychance)forfortunateconnotationTheovertonesorassociationssuggestedbytheconceptualmeaning,traditionallyknownasconnotations.Eg.Home:dwellingplace(family,friends,warmth,safety….)Cave:Review1.Retellthepassage(withthewordsinthepassage)2.Discussion:howtoimproveyoursensitivitytowordsandhowtohaveagoodcommandoverthewords..?Assignment1.TextIIandretellthepassage2.Workbook4-13PlanforUnit2andUnit7ForUnit2:Getinformationofaspecificplaceaboutitspollutionandthenreporttothewholeclass(OHP&computer….)nextFri.ForUnit7:adebatebetweenclass1and2.(debaters,audience)BroadenyourhorizonNovels(mentionedbyMz.Hu)Basedon英语国家概况andaddsthThestoryofBibleEnglishLanguageLearning,EnglishCluborWorld=811.Whatislanguagefor?Somepeopleseemtothinkit'sforpracticinggrammarrulesandlearninglistsofwords---thelongerthewordsthebetter.That'swrong.languageisfortheexchangeofideas,forcommunication.2.Thewaytolearnalanguageistopracticespeakingitasoftenaspossible.3.Agreatmanoncesaiditisnecessarytodrillasmuchaspossible,andthemoreyouapplyitinrealsituations,themorenaturalitwillbecome.4.Learninganylanguagetakesalotofeffort.butdon‘tgiveup.5.Relax!bepatientandenjoyyourself.learningforeignlanguagesshouldbefun.6.Romewasn'tbuiltinaday.workharderandpracticemore.yourhardworkingwillberewardedbyGodoneday.Godisequaltoeveryone!7.Useadictionaryandgrammarguideconstantly.keepasmallEnglishdictionarywithyouatalltime.whenyouseeanewword,lookitup.thinkabouttheword--useit.inyourmind,inasentence.8.TrytothinkinEnglishwheneverpossible.WhenyouseesomethingthinkoftheEnglishwordofit;thenthinkaboutthewordinasentence.9.Practicetensesasmuchaspossible.Whenyoulearnanewverb,learnitsvariousforms.10.Iwouldalsoliketolearnmoreabouttheculturebehindthelanguage.Whenyouunderstandtheculturalbackground,youcanbetterusethelanguage.Practice1.Review“hitthenailonthehead”:theme,thetitle’smeaning,2.Questions:P63.Whatisanalogyandotheranalogyexam