大学体验英语第三册_unit_5

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Language Points
2. version: n. a particular form of sth. which varies slightly from other forms of the same thing The two witnesses gave contradictory versions of what had happened that night. The latest version of the film is more like the book.
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5. jot down: to write down quickly, to make a quick short note of (something) I always carry a pen and a notebook with me for jotting down my ideas.
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Difficult Sentences
2. …so enthralled by the chance to indulge my curiosity about words with another curious soul, that I didn’t fully grasp the potential for linguistic fraud committed in this man’s cab. (I’d been) so absorbed in the chance to satisfy the man’s curiosity with my (poor) knowledge of English that I didn’t fully realize how misleading and confusing my and other native speakers’ interpretation might be.
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4. resort to: to use (something) for help, because you cannot find any other way of acting The electric lamps went out so we had to resort to candles to light the room. The mother resorted to punishment to make the child obey.
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7. hang on: to depend on (something) His whole career hangs on his passing the exam. The survival of the government hangs on tonight’s crucial vote. The safety of air travel hangs partly on the thoroughness of baggage checking.
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“ Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.” ---Albert Einstein
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6. add up to: to combine to produce a particular result or effect Your long answer just adds up to a refusal. Their actions added up to a deliberate flouting of the rules. These new measures do not add up to genuine reform.
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Culture Notes
Idiom/Idiomatic Expression: A phrase which means something different from the meanings of the separate words from which it is formed. white elephant kick the bucket lion’s share follow (one’s) nose (out) on a limb
Warm-up Activities Culture Notes Text Understanding Language Points Difficult Sentences Summary Follow-up Activity Assignment
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Proverb : A short well-known (wise) saying, usu. in simple language.
All
is not gold that glitters.
Don’t
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Group discussion
What message do you think the etching conveys? How do you understand this remark of Einstein’s? What’s the significance of lifelong education?

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Passage A Tongue-tied
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Warm-up Activities
1. In what way do you usually learn English words? 2. How do you understand the German proverb “Whoever cares to learn will always find a teacher”?
Lead-in
Watch a video and then summarize what you have seen and heard.
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Look at the following picture and read the following words to have a group discussion. This is a famous etching (铜版画） by Goya, a Spanish painter and etcher. The title of the etching is “I’m still learning.”
put all your eggs in one basket.
friend to all is a friend to none.
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closed mouth catches no flies.
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Text Understanding
Read the passage and answer the following questions 1. What was the author’s immediate response when the driver passed her a slip of paper? 2. What did the author mean by saying “clever is not clever if it doesn't communicate”? 3. Why did the author hope that the driver owned a dictionary?

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Culture Notes

The English Language: English is the chief medium of communication in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and some other countries. It is spoken in more parts of the world than any other language and by more people than any other tongue except Chinese. For quite a long time, the English language has become the linga franca for international communication.
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1. rear: a. of, at or located in the back Is the puncture in the front or rear wheel? She doesn’t like sitting in the rear seat.
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8. indulge: v. to allow (yourself or someone else) to have esp. a lot of something enjoyable The rich father indulged his son with plenty of pocket money. I indulged my interest in flowers by planting a large flower garden. indulge in: to allow oneself the pleasure of He occasionally indulges in the luxury of a good cigar.
Unit 5
Lifelong Education
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Procedure

Lead-in

Watch a video clip and summarize it Grou源自文库 Discussion

Passage A

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3. escape: v. to elude the memory or comprehension of I'm afraid your name escapes me/ has escaped me (= I have forgotten your name). Nothing important escapes her notice /attention. The book's significance escaped him.
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Difficult Sentences
1. He looked confused, reminder that clever’s not clever if it doesn’t communicate. He looked confused, and his puzzled look reminded me that my answer was not clever at all because it couldn’t be understood.