综英unit5[1]

open-minded reserved cold loud generous inquisitive hard-working hospitable practical inquiring
The English
Attitude towards strangers
Attitude towards friendship Attitude to each other respected Behavior in talking keep a certain distance Important things in life Attitude towards work Private lives, holidays, gardens, animals Tea breaks get longer and longer, make the most ridiculous excuses for not working. Inefficient, safer, more relaxed, more enjoyable cold, not very open A friend is a friend for life.
Text: England as seen by Americans
Para. 1-6
1. The average Englishman is cold and not very open. (Typical) 2. When I first came, I couldn’t understand why I was getting so little reaction from people, but now I see that they thought I was overpowering and that I was trying to be too friendly too soon. • [paraphrase] When I wanted to talk with the strangers in the subway, I got little response. And now I know that they thought I was so active and eager to make friends with them.
·be superior to
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6. compare: examine people or things to see how they are alike and how they are different compare A with/and B e.g. Compare your work with hers, you’ll find hers is better. Compared with/to: used at the beginning of a sentences e.g. Compared with Jinan, Dongying is a small city. Compare sb/sth to : e.g. Poets always compare red roses to love. 7. admit: n. admission admit sb/sth to/into: (1) allow sb to enter (2) accept sb into a hospital as a patient or into a school as a pupil e.g. He was admitted to Beijing University. admit to sth/doing sth: confess e.g. He never admitted to being wrong.
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Questions: 1. What is average Englishman like? A: · He is usually cold and not very open. 2.What is an average American like in contrast? A: He is a lot more enthusiastic and spontaneous than an Englishman. 3.What problem did Terry meet with when she first came to England? A: When she first came to England, she got little attention from people, and she was thought to be overpowering and too friendly too soon.
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• 1. Pre-reading tasks: What do the differences between British homes and American homes tell us about their personalities? Different attitudes towards life and work 2. Which of the following adjectives will you use to describe the English and the Americans? And why?
Text: England as seen by Americans
8. at the time: at a certain time in the past e.g. I agreed at the time but later changed my mind. 9. look forward to: e.g. The children were eagerly looking forward to the party. I'm looking forward to your early reply 10. get into somebody: (of a feeling) affect or influence sb e.g. I don’t know what has got into him. get into sth: (1) put on with difficulty: e.g. I can’t get into these shoes, they are too small. (2) start a career : get into journalism (3) acquire or develop sth: get into bad habit (4) reach a state or condition : get into trouble/debt
The American
enthusiastic, spontaneous become too friendly too soon
inquisitive, thought to be a little inferior in the eye of the English
stand closer when they are talking
Work most important
Work comes first, like Japanese Working harder
Other aspects of life
A lot easier, shops are open all the time, easy to make and spend money
Text: England as seen by Americans
5. inferior: adj. low(er) in rank, social position, importance, quality, etc. e.g. The food at that restaurant is inferior.
Text: England as seen by Americans
• New words and phrases
1. average： n. result of adding several amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts adj. of the ordinary or usual standard e.g. The average age of the boys in this class is 15. Tom's work at school is above the average. 2. enthusiastic: full of enthusiasm n. enthusiasm feel no enthusiasm about/for an idea be in enthusiasm/ with enthusiasm: filled with enthusiasm n. enthusiast: person filled with enthusiasm
How to give reasons:
1. I’d prefer to … 2. One reason is that … 3. Another reason is that … 4. I mean … 5. My point is that … 6. The main reason was that … 7. My reason for asking this question is this … 8. Just because …
·be inferior to: not来自百度文库as good as:
e.g. These oranges are inferior to those I bought last week. n. inferiority: inferiority complex superior: adj. better than average n. person of higher rank, position n. superiority: superiority complex
Unit Five
England as Seen by Americans
How to ask for reasons:
1. Why did you think so? 2. Why don’t you …? 3. How has it come about that …? 4. Could you tell me why …? 5. What makes you choose …/think so? 6. Do you know why …? 7. How come …? 8. Why was that?
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3. over-: with n, v, adj, and adv: too much overcrowded, overeat 4. inquisitive: If someone is inquisitive, they like asking lots of questions and finding out about things, especially about other people, usually used with a negative sense. inquiring: If someone is inquiring, they have a great interest in learning about new things, usually used with a positive attitude.