新编英语教程第三版 unit8 cultivating a hobby精品PPT课件

Main idea
• This theme of the essay is the role hobbies play in relaxing the mind of rational, industrious and useful human beings. The purpose is to emphasize the importance of cultivating a rightly chosen hobby.
– those whose work is work and whose pleasure is pleasure, and – those whose work and pleasure are one.
Explanation of words & sentences
1. spasm[ˈspæzəm]: cramp; a sudden strong feeling 痉挛；一阵 发作 e.g. muscular spasm facial spasm a spasm of anger / excitement / grief
• Churchill was persuaded and taught to paint by his artist friend, Paul Maze, whom he met during the First World War. Paul was a great influence on Churchill's painting and became his lifelong painting companion.
• Para . 2: thesis statement: “The cultivation of a hobby and new forms of interest is therefore a policy of first importance to a public man”.
• Section 2 (para. 3-5): Classifying human beings into three categories and emphasizing the importance of hobbies to them
10. Sewing 9. Tinkering with Technology
8. Social networking 7. Arts and crafts 6. Photography 5. Online shopping
4. Playing Video games 3. Sports 2. Baking 1. Travel
Sandhurst • in February 1895, commissioned as a second lieutenant in the
4th Queen's Own Hussars (第四骠骑兵团任中尉)
Sir Winston Churchill
• one of the outstangding leader in the world history and one of the great British prime ministers
Churchill' personal life
• born in 1874, died in 1965 • at the age of 7, he was sent to independent school (naughty,
bad at study, worst student) • in 1893, he applied to attend the Royal Military College,
I.Churchill's family
• Churchill's father was a politician; and his mother was the daughter of American millionaire.
• His wife was Clementine Hozier. They have five children: Diana, Randolf, Sarah, Marigold, Mary
• Churchill was an accomplished artist and took great pleasure in painting. He said he found a haven in art to overcome the spells of depression which he suffered throughout his life.
5.convulsive [kənˈvʌlsɪv]: sudden, violent, uncontrollable e.g. She burst into a convulsive sobs.
6. undue [ˌʌnˈdju:]: excessive e.g. Any exercise that causes undue shortness of breath should be stopped.
• later, two of his most famous works were published -- The Second World War & A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Churchill' personal life -- as an amateur painter
• from 1903 to 1905, Churchill was engaged in writing Lord Randolph Churchill, a two-volume biography of his father
• in 1908, My Trip to Africa was published • in 1930, My Early Life was pubilshed
Caltivating a Hobby
Winston Churchill
By Group 1 -- Special
Presentation Plan
I. Introduction of the author -- Cheyenne II. Some relevant information about the topic -- Vivian III. Main idea & organization -- Ruby IV.Explanation of words & sentences in text 1 -- Claire V. The metaphor & use of synonymous expressions -- Nicole
2. let sb. go: release e.g. let the hostages go let sth. go: stop worrying about sth. e.g.It’s time to let the past go.
Explanation of words & sentences
• in 1899, during the Second Boer War, he was captured then escaped from the prison camp alone, which made him a minor national hero for a time in Britain
Churchill' personal life -- as a prolific writer
• in 1953, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his mastery of historical and biographical description as well as for brilliant oratory in defending exalted human values"
Organization of the text
• Section ic: explaining what worry is and the importance of a hobby in attenuating(削弱)worry
• Para . 1: explain the notion of “worry”, but something else is implied by “insinuate something else into its convulsive grasp” and “illumination of another field of interest”
• (Para. 4: For the unfortunate people who can command everything they want, the most hopeful path is discipline in one form or another.)
• Para . 5: the classification of rational, industrious, useful human beings into two classes and the need of hobbies to them:
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10.Watching TV
9. Sports
8.Reading
puter games
6.Social surfing
5.Music
4. Traveling
3. Movie
2.Shopping
1. Thinking
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• prolific writer • amateur painter
Churchill' personal life -- as a prolofic writer
• in 1897, three brigades of the British Army fought against a Pashtun tribe in the North West Frontier of India -- during this campaign, he fought under the command of General Jeffery and also wrote articles for the newspapers The Pioneer《加 尔各答先驱报》 and The Daily Telegraph《每日电讯报》
• based on those articles and the campaign experiences, he published his first book The Story of the Malakand Field Force 《马拉坎德野战军纪实》
Churchill' personal life -- as a prolific writer
• Para . 3-4: the classification of human beings into three classes:
– those who are toiled to death; – those who are worried to death; and – those who are bored to death.
3. futile [ˈfju:taɪl] :unsuccessful, ineffective e.g. Their efforts to revive him were futile.
4. insinuate [ɪnˈsɪnjueɪt]: introduce sth. indirectly and subtly e.g. Are you insinuating that I'm not telling the truth?