综合英语课件_Lesson7TheGreatestInvention
《Great inventions》PPT课件
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《Unit 7 Invention and Innovation Reading and Writi
《Invention and Innovation Reading and Writing》教学设计方案（第一课时）一、教学目标1. 学生能够理解并分析文章中关于发明与创新的内容，理解并掌握相关词汇和表达方式。
2. 学生能够用英语进行简单的关于发明与创新的话题讨论。
3. 学生能够自主写出关于发明与创新的短文。
二、教学重难点1. 教学的重点是帮助学生理解并分析文章中的相关内容，培养其英语阅读和写作能力。
2. 教学的难点是让学生在讨论和写作中灵活运用所学知识，表达自己的观点。
三、教学准备1. 准备一篇关于发明与创新的文章，包含相关词汇和表达方式。
2. 准备一些与发明与创新相关的图片或视频素材。
3. 准备一些与课堂讨论和写作相关的引导性问题。
4. 制作教学PPT，包含文章、图片和问题等素材。
四、教学过程：1. 互动环节：教师向学生提问，了解学生对创新和发明的看法和认识，引导学生深入思考创新和发明对社会和个人发展的影响。
2. 布置作业：让学生继续收集身边的创新和发明案例，并进行反思和总结，为下一节课做准备。
3. 结束课程：教师总结本节课的主要内容，强调创新和发明的重要性，鼓励学生积极参与创新活动，为社会进步做出贡献。
教学设计方案（第二课时）一、教学目标1. 学生能够理解并分析文章中关于发明和创新的故事，提高阅读理解能力。
2. 学生能够运用所学词汇和语法知识，撰写关于发明和创新主题的短文，提高写作能力。
3. 培养学生的创新思维和解决问题的能力，激发他们对发明和创新的热情。
二、教学重难点1. 引导学生理解并分析文章中的故事情节，培养他们的阅读理解能力。
2. 教授学生实用的写作技巧，让他们能够运用所学知识撰写有关发明和创新的短文。
3. 引导学生探讨发明和创新对于社会和个人发展的重要性，培养他们的创新思维。
三、教学准备1. 准备一篇关于发明和创新的故事性文章，用于课堂教学。
2. 准备一些与发明和创新相关的图片和视频，用于课堂展示。
初中英语 Great inventions
Unit4 InventionsGreat inventionsGreat inventions change the world. They help people live a better life. The following are three of the most important inventions in history. The wheel The wheel perhaps is the greatest invention in history. After its invention, traveling became faster and more comfortable. A few years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early19th century, the first trains began to carry passengers. At the start of 20th century, cars became popular. Without the wheel, we would not have these inventions. The telephone Alexander Graham Bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876. Since then, people have been able to speak to each other over long distances. Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones. They allow people to keep in touch with each other anytime, anywhere. The light bulb Thomas Edison developed the first practical light bulb in 1879. Before the invention of the light, people had to use oil lamps, gas lamps or candles to see at night. With light bulbs, people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime. Can you imagine living without them? 1. Change...into... 把……变成…… 2. Help sb (to) do sth 帮助某人做某事Help sb with sth 帮助某人做某事3. Live a better life 过一个更好的生活Lead a ... Life 过一个……的生活4. Three of ...…… 中的三个5. In history 在历史上6. A few years ago 几年前7. Start to do sth= start doing sth 开始做某事at the start of .....在……的开端At the start of 20th century 在20 世纪初8. Be popular with/among.....受……的欢迎9. With/without +n 有……/没…… 10. Si nce then 自从那时起，从那时以来11. Be able to do sth 能够做某事12. Each other = one another 相互13. Over long distances 14. Allow sb to do sth 允许某人做某事Allow doing sth 允许做某事15. Keep in touch with... =stay in touch with... 和……保持联系16. Have to 不得不17. As much/many +n(pl.) as .... 和……一样多…… 18. In the daytime 在白天19. In the evening = at night 在晚上20. Imagine doing sth 想象做某事A pen giantDo you know laszlo biro? Maybe you do not , but you probably use his invention every day, and you may even have it in your hand right now! Biro (1899--1985) was the inventor of the ballpoint pen. He was born in Budapest, Hungary. In the 1930s, when he worked as a newspaper editor, he used a fountain pen Almost every day. However, he had to refill it all the time. The ink also did not dry easily, and it sometimes made a mess on the paper. Biro wanted a better pen. His brother , George, helped him develop a special ink. The ink dried easily. Then they developed a new type of pen. There was a tiny ball at the tip of the pen. The ball rolled ink ont o the paper as it moved. They call it the “ ballpoint”pen. The ballpoint pen was a great success. Everyone love it. Now millions of people use it all over the world every day. People will always remember biro for his invention. Today in manyEnglish-speaki ng countries, people still use the word “biro” to refer to any kind of ballpoint pen.Right now 现在，此刻Just now 刚才Work as +职业从事…… All the time 一直；总是Make a mess 弄得一团糟On the paper 在纸上At the tip of ... 在……的尖端上All over the world 全世界In many English-speaking countries 在许多说英语的国家里Refer to ....提及，涉及，参考Refer...to...把……归功于，把……提交给A kind/type of ....一种…… Ontoprep 到……上去Into prep. 进入到……里面去As 作为当=when 像More words and phrases Advertisement funny create dust rise raise refill 1. Be suppose to...应该…… 2. Do you think 在句中做插入语，放在特殊疑问词的后面3. Think of .... 认为4. What do you think of ....你认为……怎么样？5. What do you use it for? 你用它做什么？6. Mobile phone 手机7. Light bulb 电泡8. Keep ...off.....使……远离，不接近9. At the same time 同时10. So many +n.(pl) 如此多的…… 11. So much +n.(不可数）如此多…… 12.Feel+adj 觉得…… 13. Make noises=make a noise=make noise 制造噪音14. As many +n.(pl) as one can 尽可能多的…… 15. Such +a/an +adj.+n 如此…… 16. So +adj/adv 如此…… 17. So+adj+a/an+n.(sing.)如此…… 18. Lead to...导致，引起，通向19. Lead sb to do sth 带领某人做某事20. Lead a ....life 过……的生活1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12.13. 14. 15.阅读理解There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live. The first great invention was one that is still very important today- the wheel. This made it easier to carry heavy things and to travel long distances.For hundreds of years after that there were few inventions that had as much effect(影响) as the wheel. Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change. There was little unknown land left in the world. People didn’t have to explore(探测) much any more. They began to work instead to make life better.In the second half of the 19th century many great inventions were made. Among them were the camera, the light and the radio. These all became a big part of our life today.The first part of the 20th century saw more great inventions. The helicopter in 1909. Movies with sound in 1926. The computer in 1928. And jet planes in 1930. This was also a time when a new material was first made. Nylon came in 1935. It changed the kind of clothes people wear.The world was known to man but the stars were not. Man began looking for ways to go into space. Russia made the first step. Then the United States took a step.Since then other countries, including China and Japan m have made their steps into space.In 1969 man took his biggest step from the earth. Americans first walked on the moon. This is certainly just a beginning thought. New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.1. This passage talks mainly about________.A. why cars were very importantB. when light was inventedC. which country made the first step into spaceD. how inventions effect people’s life2. Nylon came out nearly at the same time as _______.A. radioB. cameraC. jet planesD. movies3. Which of the statements is not true?A. The wheel was the first great invention that is still very important today.B. America, Russia, Japan and China began to explore the stars before 1969.C. In the early 1800’s people began to work instead of exploring more unknown land to make life better.D. New invention will change our life greatly in the future.4. What does the underlined words“a desire”mean in the fifth paragrph?A. A good wayB. A new inventionC. A strong wishD. A wonderful idea5. Man didn’t have a desire to explore a lot_______.A. at the beginning of the 1800’sB. in the 1960’sC. since the 1900’sD. from the 1800’s to the 1960’s Scan thepassage and answer them.1.The passage is probably in the _____ part of a newspaper.A. Fashion and shoppingB. Sports and sportsmanC. Culture and communication2.From the second paragraph, we learn that _____.A. Liu Xiang was very successful all the time.B. Liu Xiang was good at high jump when she was young.C. Liu Xiang had an unhappy childhood that changed him completely.3.The main reason for his coach Sun Haiping noticing him was______.A. His training experienceB. His life attitudeC. His ability in hurdling4.The last sentence of the fourth paragraph suggest that_____.A. Liu Xiang was the first sportsman who won an Olympic gold medal for hurdling.B. Liu Xiang was the first Asian sportsman who hung an Olympic gold medal round his neck.C. Liu Xiang was the first Asian sportsman who won an Olympic gold medal for hurdling.5.What’s the main idea of the passage?A. Liu Xiang was helped by his sports school to win a gold medal.B. Liu Xiang will be a star not a sports hero.C. Liu Xiang has trained for many years and won many gold medals.。
Lesson Seven The Greatest Invention
8.We knew that wer had marvelous powers within our grap,if only Carasierra could be kept at his work.(P18)
marvelous a. 极好的，非凡的 This will be a marvபைடு நூலகம்lous for her. marvel n. 令人惊异的人（或事）；奇迹 v.(~at sth.) Everyone marvelled at his courage. have sth. within one's graps 掌握，控制 keep sb. at work 使某人继续做某事 The teacher kept us at work all afternoon. if only 要是，只要；要是...就好了 If only I could sing as well as you do, I would join the singing group. "If only I could see for three days," said the blind girl.
certain a.确实，确定，肯定，无疑；（不提及细节时用）某事，某人，某种 For certain personal reasons I shall not be able to attend.;（与人名连用，表示 说话这不识其人）某某，某位，一位叫...的 ;It was a certain Dr.Davis who performed the operation.轻微的，微小的，显而易见却难以描述的 I felt there was a certain coldness in her manner. pron.certain of...（不提及人或事物的名称时用）某些Certain of those present were unwilling to discuss the matter further. ...a certain look in his eyes that made me wonder if he...(P5) Notice the way Jorkens described this man.The man appeared quite ridiculous,quite a drunkard(酒鬼，醉鬼) really,but later on we learned that he had been a government official. The author probably just wanted to add a few humorous touches,but they also showed a racist attitude towards Latin American people.
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A New English Course (Level 7)Unit OneText IEnglish and American Concepts of SpaceI. About the Author --- Edward Twitchell Hall (1914 ---), . anthropologist, author, and teacher, received his . degree in anthropology from Columbia University. He has taught at various institutions, such as Harvard Business School, the Illinois Institute of Technology, and Northwestern University. His works include: The Silent Language (1959), a study of nonverbal communication, and The Hidden Dimension (1966), a study of “social and personal space and man’s perception of it.” The present text, a selection from The Hidden Dimension, gives a contrast between English and American concepts of personal space.About the author:Down the drainEdward ’s The Hidden Dimension, perhaps the scariest book (even scarier than 1984) I ever read. Scary, because it isn’t fiction, but a rather elaborate essay on anthropology and proxemic behavior. If Hall’s right, things as disregard for other cultures, mindless urban development and demographic growth have generated a behavioral sink in which stress, crime, intolerance and physical and psychic disease grow everyday, and to make things worse, our governments take measures that only accelerate the process. We are all going down the drain.Put Ed Hall’s Insights to Work in Your World Ed Hall is one of the preeminent cultural anthropologists of all times. His works, studies, and insights into the rich modern anthropology reflect a life long passion he developed as a teenager in the 1930’s Southwest . assigned to work on white-managed WPA crews alongside Navajo workers whose cultural bearings and world views were vastly different than his own people’s views.Hidden Dimensions examines the cultural contexts of space, how people define their personal and community spaces as part of their cultural norms.How far apart or close do people of a similar culture feel comfortable standing or sitting next to one another and in what circumstances When do you feel someone is “in your space”This personal comfort zone differs culture to culture. Yours may be different than mine. Hall develops these “proxemics” (proximity) in this book by observing and visiting with peoples from around the globe, and shares the wisdom gained with you so that you might expand your own world views and spatial orientations when mixing with foreign cultures to your own.Well worth the sheckles to add this great work to your life’s library. Collect all of Hall’s works.Best of the BestA fabulous writing on how human beings react to and make use of special distance from a physical and psychological viewpoint, . the study of proxemics. The type of book that should be reissued without fail by the publisher, though it is old, since it is a classic in its field. Actual numerical distances and their effect / use / experience by humans are explained as well as much about eyesight and its abilities. Hall alsoexplains how different Euro cultures (German, French, and others) plus how Americans use space differently. I’m seldom this positive about any book but must give this one a highest rating.II. Organization and DevelopmentLike most writings of an academic nature, this article is neatly-structured. Its thesis is clearly stated in the first paragraphand is developed in the rest of the article by contrast. Can you identify the sentence in the first paragraph that states the thesis The sentence in the 1st paragraph that states the thesis:If there ever were two cultures in which differences of the proxemic details are marked it is in the educated English and the middle-class Americans.The contrasts Hall has made are frequently marked by words or phrases generally known as sentence adverbials or connectives. Locate such items throughout the writing and try to tell what contrast they introduce.Words or phrases used to indicate contrasts:Paragraph 1“whereas” --- contrasting space for Americans with the socialsystem for the English as a factor determining aperson’s social status“however” --- contrasting the importance of one’s address inthe United States with that of the position in thesocial system into which a person is born in Britain Paragraph 3“on the other hand” --- contrasting what is said in the 2ndparagraph with what is said in the 3rd, . theAmerican’s sense of space that can be called his ownwith the Englishman’s sense of shared space Paragraph 5“on the other hand”--- contrasting the different ways in whichAmericans and the English behave when seekingseclusionThe contrast Hall has made serves to explain the apparent clashbetween theEnglish and Americans, . why they behave differently when they have the same need to satisfy.III. Notes1.In what sense does Hall use the word “separated”in the first sentenceMade culturally different.2.What, according to the author, has really separated the English andthe AmericansNot the different ways in which the English language is used as assumed by most people, but the different ways of handling time, space and materials.munications on other levels --- Broadly speaking, communication isof two kinds: verbal and nonverbal. Verbal communication consists of word language and the variations in meaning which a person puts into words through the way they are said. Thus different intonation mayimpart different meanings. Nonverbal communication consists of non-word language such as gestures and bodily action, visual aids like graphs and photos, certain activities, and time, space, and materials as mentioned by the author. What the author means here is that words do not account as much for the differences of the two peoples as the other levels of communication.4. ego --- 1) self, especially as contrasted with another self or the world;2) one’s opinion of oneself; self-esteem, .: He has an enormous ego. (= thinks he is a very fine person).3) tech. (in Freudian psychology) the one of the three parts of the mind that connects a person to the outside world, because it can think and act; conscious self5. rephrase the sentence:The differences for which language gets blamed may not be due so much to words as to communications on other levels beginning with English intonation (which sounds affected to many Americans) and continuing to ego-linked ways of handling time, space, and materials.Some people complain about the English language for its being so different in the two countries. These differences, however, may have resulted not from the words people use, but rather from individual linguistic habits, which are displayed in the adoption of a particular intonation (English intonation sounds unnatural to Americans), and extend down to the way people look at the world.6. Proxemics is the study of the communicative value of space and distancein various cultures. It includes the study of the physical distance between people when they are talking to each other, as well as their postures and whether or not there is physical contact during their conversation. These factors can be looked at in relation to the sex, age, and social and cultural background of the people involved, and also their attitudes to each other and their state of mind. Of interest are such features as the physical distance considered proper or comfortable between two people engaged in conversation or standing near each other in public places. These and other nonverbal behavioral features, which vary from culture to culture, have been called “silent language” by Edward T. Hall.“The proxemic details” refers to facts or pieces of information related to proxemics, ., how closely two people should stand or sit apart when talking to each other, whether one should have his office door open or closed, etc.7. A public school in Britain is a private secondary boarding school witha pre-university curriculum. Admission is by entrance examination. The term “public school” emerged in the eighteenth century when the reputation of certain grammar schools spread beyond their immediate environs. They began taking pupils whose parents could afford residential fees and thus became known as “public schools”, in contrast to “local schools”. A public school is different from a comprehensive school, where children of all abilities and social backgrounds are taught together. A public school generally prepares students academically for higher education. Therefore, students who go to public schools are supposed to be better educated than those who goto comprehensive schools.8. Middle-class Americans are a heterogeneous socioeconomic grouping composed principally of business and professional people such as managers, doctors, lawyers, teachers, government officials, some farmers and skilled workers. They are characterized by a comfortable material standard of living, and respect for property. Since World War II, the middle class has been the largest social class in the United States. In the most people identify themselves as “middle-class.”9. disparity --- (C,U) (between, in, of)fml(an example of) being completely different or unequal; a noticeable difference. There is (a) considerable disparity in the rates of pay for men and women.10. What does the “social system” in England refer toThe traditional way of stratify societying into classes, which remains important / influential even today.11. Rephrase the sentence:One of the basic reasons for this wide disparity is that in the United States we use space as a way of classifying people and activities, whereas in England it is the social system that determines who you are. One of the important factors that has contributed to such a big difference is that the place where one lives, to Americans, can present a symbol of one’s status or activity, while in England, the class one belongs to identifies one’s position in society.12. Why do you think one’s spatial location means almost as much to theAmericans as one’s social location does to the EnglishThink of the different history of the two countries. Britain has a long history of feudal social hierarchy, which had been firmly rooted and survived the bourgeois revolution in the 17th century. This system has not been completely overcome and the country is still a kingdom today. Aristocratic titles have been hereditary and are still regarded as a mark of a person’s social status. On the other hand, the United States has a short history of about 200 years, which began with a vast expanse of land that provided abundant space for people to fully exercise their imagination and develop their talent. A person’s background is far less important than what space he can find for himself and what he can achieve in that space.13. prestigious --- having prestige, . general respect or admiration felt for someone or something, because they have high quality, social influence, success, etc.14. fishmonger --- a person who owns or works in a shop (fishmonger’s) which sells fish: I bought a nice piece of cod from the fishmonger / at the fishmonger’s.15. stall --- a table or small open-fronted shop in a public place: a market stall16. allot --- give as a share or set apart for a purpose. Most of the money has already been allotted.They allotted us three weeks to finish the job.We were unable to finish it in the allotted time.17. What conclusion has the author reached by the end of the first paragraph？Spatial allocation does not have the same implication for the English and for Americans.18. How is the first paragraph related to the second oneThe last sentence of the first paragraph introduces the next two paragraphs, which illustrate differences between the English and the Americans in the allotment of space.19. den ---infml. a small quiet comfortable room in a house, where a person, usually a man, can be alone (小书斋; 小巧而舒适的私室) . Father’s in his den.--- the home of a usu. Large fierce wild animal, such as a lion --- a center of secret, esp. illegal, activity, . a den of thieves20. “the shop” --- a place where things made or repaired “工场”21. What does the author try to contrast in the second and the third paragraphHow differently space is allotted in Britain and the United States, the former having a strong sense of “shared space”and the latter of “one’s own space.”22. vacate --- give up the occupancy of; stop using; leaving (a room or place) so that it is available for someone else to use23. inconsequential --- unimportant; insignificant24. be entitled to --- possess the right to have or to do something25. Rephrase the sentence:As a consequence, the English are puzzled by the American need for a secure place in which to work, an office.As a result, it is hard for the English to figure out why Americans invariably feel it is necessary to find themselves a space, such as an office, where they may work without being disturbed.26. implication --- something that is suggested or implied by a particular situation, event, or statement27. typify --- v. 1) (not in progressive forms) be a typical example of; show all the most usual characteristics of something, . The shoe-shine boy who becomes a millionaire typifies the American Dream.2) (not in progressive forms) to be a typical mark or sign of 成为…的标记: the high quality that typifies all this work3) fml. to represent in a typical manner, . by an image, model, or likeness, . In this book we have tried to typify the main classes of verbs. 在本书中, 我们力图以明显的方式把动词分成几大类.28. strain --- a state of tension within or among people; . the current strain in relations between the two countries29. How do you interpret “experiencing strain in his relationships with Americans” in paragraph 4Having trouble getting along with Americans30. Rephrase the sentence:It took some time but finally we were able to identify most of the contrasting features of the American and British problems that were in conflict in this case.It was not until some time later that we managed to discover the major differences that had frustrated both sides in the above story.31. How differently would the English and the Americans behave when they want to be aloneThe Americans would go to their own rooms and shut the door, whereas the English, instead of finding architectural screens to shut themselves off, would provide subtle clues to others present that they do not wish to be disturbed.32. How would the English and the Americans feel if they are not talked to by people present in the same roomAmericans would feel that they are being rejected. The English would feel happy that others have recognized the unseen barrier they have erected to keep off intrusion.33. Rephrase the sentence:They have in effect internalized a set of barriers, which they erect and which others are supposed to recognize.They have virtually built up, for themselves, a wall, which may keep them safe from disturbance when necessary and which, they assume, others should be able to perceive and respect.34. The article is written not by a lay person based on casual observations but by a professor of anthropology based on his research findings. Somewords the author uses has added to the academic flavor of the writing. Can you identify some of them and explain what they meanProxemic --- adj. of proxemics, a branch of sociology that studies spatial relations, people’s sense of space and their need of space in different situations, etc.Subject --- a person that undergoes scientific experimentation or investigationEgo --- the self of a personCondition --- determine, accustomSeminar --- regular meeting of a group of students under the guidance of a tutor or a professorUnit TwoTEXT ITouristsI. About the author --- Nancy Mitford (), English writer of novels, biographies, and essays, is noted for her witty novels of upper-class life. Her workers include: Pursuit of Love (1945), Vlotaire in Love (1957), and The Sun King (1966), about Louis XIV. One of her most widely read books was Noblesse Oblige: An Inquiry into the Identifiable Characteristics of the English Aristocracy (1956). The text is from an essay called “The Tourist,”part of a collection published under the title of The Water Beetle (1962).II. Organization and DevelopmentAlthough part of a collection, the selection is quite complete in itself as far as structure is concerned. The author seems to have followed a well-worked-out outline. Now try to restore that outline, indicating the main parts and the major subdivisions under each of them.Outline for reference:1.The island and the touristsThe island: location, natural features, the cathedral and itsbellsThe tourists: number, transport, lack of taste, ill-mannered behavior, American-Englishmen-Germans2.Behavior of the islandersThe author’s general attitudeComparison of the island to a stageYoung men from Burano (Little Eric)Old women selling lacesThe priestThe tourists’ response3.Torcello back to its life routineYoung menOld womenFather of the clover babiesThe brief description of the small island creates the impression that it might be a nice, quiet retreat for writers like the author herself, but it might not be a good tourist resort. This helps to strengthen the point the author wants to make, . the tourists who swamp the place are aimless in their touring.III. Notes1. Based on the author’s description, try to think of just a few words and phrases that bring out the most important features of the island Torcello.Small, ancient, abundant in wild flowers, crisscrossed by waterways2. Rephrase the sentence:The most intensive study I ever made of tourists was at Torcello, where it is impossible to avoid them.Since tourists can be seen almost everywhere at Torcello, I decided to observe them closely.3. minute: very small4. lagoon: an area of calm sea water partly or completely separated from the sea by banks of sand, rock, coral, etc.5. a great cathedral --- referring to SantaMaria Assunta Cathedral, which was founded in about 639, and rebuilt in the ninth and the eleventh century. It is a Byzantine cathedral, decorated with fine Veneto-Byzantine mosaics.6. What does the word “chorus” in line 8 refer tobells ringing out7. Explain the sentence:Bells from the campanile ring out reproaches three times a day …joined by a chorus from the surrounding islands. --- From the campanile, or the high bell tower, can be heard the reproaches, or sets of verses representing reproaches of Jesus Christ to his people, three times a day. Such reproaches ring out from the nearby islands too.“cloches, cloches, divins reproches”= (French) “bells, bells, divine reproaches”8. lonely as a cloud --- This is an echo of William Wordsworth’s poem “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (1804). The first verse of the poem is as follows:I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the breeze.9. Rephrase the sentence:Torcello which used to be lonely as a cloud has recently become an outing from Venice.Torcello was at one time an island scarcely visited by people, but today it has grown to be a magnet for tourists from Venice.10. chartered --- hired for use by a particular group or person11. yacht --- a large boat, often motor-driven, used for pleasure; a light sailing boat12. towpath --- a path (as along the bank of a canal or river) traveled by men or animals towing / pulling boats13. Possibly there is a double meaning in the phrase much restored in line 13.The early mosaics are made to look new again; the scenes from hell are brought back to life.14. a great, sad, austere Madonna --- the image of Mary, mother of JesusChrist, in mosaics, who appears sorrowful and stern15. Byzantine art --- the symbolical system of art which was developed by the early Greek or Byzantine artists out of the Christian symbolism. Its chief features are the circle, dome, and round arch; and its chief symbols the lily, cross, vesica, and nimbus.16. Explain the sentence in line 14 “Byzantine art is an acquired taste.”One needs to cultivate a certain taste to be able to appreciate Byzantine art.17. Rephrase the sentence:Byzantine art is an acquired taste and probably not one in ten of the visitors has acquired it.Byzantine art is a highly refined heritage, but few of the tourists here have arrived at that sophistry as to be able to appreciate it. / To appreciate Byzantine art, one needs to cultivate a particular sense of beauty, but few of the tourists to Torcello have been so equipped.18. the village green --- a small stretch of grass in the village19. Attila --- king of the Huns, a nomadic people from central Asia, from 434 . to 453 ., and one of the greatest of the barbarian rulers who attacked the Roman Empire. In 452 he invaded northern Italy and sacked several cities there.20. leave the devil of a mess behind them --- leave behind them all kinds of litter / a terrible mess. Devil is often used to give force to various expressions, especially of displeasure, . We had a devil of a job trying to persuade her.Why the devil did he comeWhat the devil is she doing now21. marching as to war --- This is an echo of a Christian hymn written by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924). The first stanza goes thus:Onward, Christian soldiers,Marching as to war,With the Cross of JesusGoing on before! (1864)22. a Leader --- apparently referring to the tourist guide23. a standing order --- a permanent request (for something by a customer)24. From what Mitford has said of the tourists in the first paragraph, can you imagine what, in her opinion, a good tourist should be like He should have a clear purpose when going sightseeing, be appreciative of what there is supposed to be seen; he should not litter, or do anything harmful to the environment.25. What different images has Mitford created of the Americans, the Englishmen, and the Germans with her brief description of themAmericans --- well-to-do but having no taste at allEnglishmen --- mean, not attentive to public hygieneGermans --- well-organized and well-disciplined but not appreciative26. extract --- obtain by much effort27. Rephrase the sentence:As they are obliged, whether they like it or not, to live in public during the whole summer, they very naturally try to extract some financial benefit from this state of affairs.They have no choice but to come into contact with the tourists throughout the summer, and it is not hard to imagine why they should not try to earn some money out of this opportunity.28. What does the word Italian in line 31 refer toThe Italian nation as a whole29. gondolier --- the boatman who propels a gondola, a long narrow flat-bottomed boat with a high prow and stern used on the canals of Venice30. sandolos --- small boats used on the Venetian canals31. Buona fortuna --- (Italian) Good luck32. trinket --- a small ornament (as a jewel or ring) of little value33. point de Venise lace --- lace that is made with a needle or needle point. Burano is known for its Venetian point lace industry.34. four-leafed clovers --- or four-leafed clovers, four-leaf clovers.A four-leafed clover is a clover plant that has a set of four leaves instead of the usual three, and is believed to bring good luck to a person who finds it.Clover –is a small usu. three-leafed plant with pink, purple, or white flowers, often grown as food for cattle.35. holy processions --- religious parades36. Rephrase the sentence:The priest organizes holy processions to coincide with the arrival of the steamer.The priest arranges for the religious pageant to begin the moment the ship arrives.37. flapping --- swaying loosely, and making a noise, especially when moved by wind38. Daily Mail --- name of a newspaper39. Where in paragraph 2 does Mitford reveal her attitude towards the way the islanders behaveShe is somewhat sympathetic to them. Refer to lines 29-31, “As they are obliged, whether they like it or not …from this state of affairs.”40. A metaphor runs through paragraphs 2 and 3. What is it Which sentence sets up the comparison Pick out words that continue the metaphor.The island is compared to a stage, and the activities to a play.Line 31, “The Italian is a born actor …”dress up, sweet-faced old women, apparently, organizes holy procession to coincide, the curtain, shed their jackets, let the smiles fade41. How do you understand the last sentence “Tocello is itself again” The play is over; ordinary life on the island is restored, and the islanders are their normal selves again.Unit ThreeText IThe SubwayTom WolfeI. About the AuthorThe Author --- Tom Wolfe (Thomas K. Wolfe, Jr., 1931-), . author, is one of the new journalists, who write, like journalists, about the people,the places, and the events of the contemporary world, but who write with the imagination, the personal vision, and the rhetorical flair which is usually associated with the creative writer. Wolfe’s writings appear in magazines such as Confidential and Harper’s Bazaar. Wolfe, like any good reporter, observes closely from a particular angle of vision --- often satiric --- and he projects what he feels and thinks into his description by the details he selects to show us and the words he chooses to describe them. His works include: The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby (1965), New Journalism (1973), and In Our Time (1980).II Organization and DevelopmentThe topic sentence of paragraph 2 extends, at least in part, to paragraph 3.For paragraph 5, the following words from paragraph 4 with some modifications may serve the purpose of a topic sentence: “However, some men do fall to the state of being a bum. For example, on the East Side IRT subway line…”In paragraph 3, apart from sticking to using “he”as the subject in a series of sentences to describe the actions of the two black boys in the car, the conjunction “then”is used twice to show the chronological progression of the actions.The last four sentences of paragraph 4 all keep to “he” as the subject.III. Notes1. the living symbol of all that adds up to lack of status in New York --- the very indication that those who take the subway have a low social position2. disorientation --- confusion, loss of one’s bearings3. express stop --- a major rapid transit stop where “express trains”stop, as contrasted to a “local stop” where all trains stop4. Rephrase the following.In a way, of course, the subway is the living symbol… every express stop.In New York’s underground transportation system, one finds many examples of what is low-class behavior in New York. The subway is disorganized and people move about wildly at each express stop.5. vistas --- sweeping views6. eerie --- frightening because of strangeness or gloominess7. How is the statement “The whole place is a gross assault on the senses”supported by details in the first paragraphassault on the sense of hearing --- noise of the trains, high-pitched harshness, metallic tones from recordsassault on the sense of touch --- pushing and being pushed in crowds assault on the sense of smell --- unbearable odorsassault on the sense of sight --- The sight of customers with bread flakes caked on their mouths and flatulent cheeks at lunch counters is far from pleasant.8. qualm --- feelings of uneasiness or uncertainty as to whether something is right9. What does the word “qualms”in line 7 mean What does the whole sentence containing the word implyunease, a pang or sudden feeling of doubt, esp. concerning moral conduct Pushing others in a crowded public place is considered rude, but in the . subway the passengers, when in a crowd, seem to have forgotten this basic moral norm.10. tactile --- relating to the sense of touch11. crucifying --- torment, torture12. Rephrase the sentenceYour tactile sense takes a crucifying you never dreamed possible.You are being bumped, shoved and prodded amidst the crowd more than you ever have been before / more than you ever expected.13. 45 records --- The abbreviation “ stands for “revolutions per minute.” It is a measure of the speed of a record. A 45 record goes。
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What kind of club is that? Why did Jorkens tell story 2?
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Now that a man can carry in a bag a bomb that is more powerful than several battleships, it is hard to find out what any country can do or will do next.” (para. 4 )
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• Explain the following phrases in your own words . But what if we know how to let loose a plague capable of destroying whole nations? (para. 16) I was on ship in the tropics, and we put into a port. (para. 5) We were so nearly one of the Great Powers but for a fancy that came to his man’s mind. (para. 24)
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2023-11-07CATALOGUE 目录•发明家介绍•伟大的发明•发明的影响•发明的启示•总结与展望01发明家介绍托马斯·爱迪生著名的发明家，以电灯泡、留声机等发明闻名于世。
在经过多次失败和尝试之后，成功发明了电灯泡，彻底改变了人类夜晚的生活方式。
出生于美国俄亥俄州，从小就展现出强烈的求知欲和发明才能。
除此之外，他还发明了留声机、电影摄影机等众多重要的发明，为人类文明的进步做出了巨大的贡献。
路易斯·布莱叶法国发明家，以发明盲文而闻名于世。
在经过多年的研究和实验之后，他成功发明了一种供盲人使用的文字——布莱叶盲文。
由于年少时的一场意外，导致视力受损，但他的聪明才智并未因此而受损。
这种盲文系统的出现，让盲人能够通过触摸阅读和书写，极大地拓展了他们的阅读和交流能力。
著名的物理学家、电气工程师和发明家。
他出生于奥匈帝国，后移民美国，成为美国公民。
在他的众多发明中，最为著名的是交流电发电机和无线电通讯技术。
他的发明改变了人类的生活方式，对现代社会的发展产生了深远的影响。
以发明交流电发电机、变压器、无线电通讯等重要发明而闻名于世。
尼古拉·特斯拉02伟大的发明总结词爱迪生的伟大发明之一，带来了光明和电力。
详细描述电灯泡是19世纪末最重要的发明之一，由美国发明家托马斯·爱迪生发明。
这项发明彻底改变了人们的生活方式，使得电力得以广泛应用，为现代社会的发展奠定了基础。
电灯泡总结词开启了电影时代的设备。
详细描述电影摄影机是20世纪初的发明，由路易斯·卢米埃尔发明。
这项发明使得人们能够拍摄并记录动态影像，开启了电影时代。
这项技术的出现对娱乐业和新闻业产生了深远的影响，成为了人们生活中不可或缺的一部分。
电影摄影机无线电总结词实现了远程通信和广播。
详细描述无线电是由意大利发明家伽利尔摩·马可尼发明的，这项发明实现了远程通信和广播。
无线电技术的应用对军事、民用和商业领域产生了深远的影响，成为了现代社会的重要基础设施之一。
初中英语：Unit4 Great inventions课件
•Welcome you have a speech in class!
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TheGreatestInvention综合英语The Greatest InventionLord Dunsany "What do you think is going to happen, Jorkens?" one of us asked one day at the club."Happen?" Jorkens said. "That is hard to say: in the old days one had a rough idea of what other countries wanted to do and their ability to do it. But it is all different now.""How is it different?" asked the man."There are so many inventions," Jorkens said, "of which we know nothing. Now that a man can carry in a bag a bomb that is more powerful than several battleships, it is hard to find out what any country can do or will do next. I will give you an example."I was on a ship in the tropics (Jorkens told us), and we put into a port. I was tired of looking at the tropical sea, so I went ashore and walked into a tavern to see if they had any decent wines in that country. As it turned out, they hadn't. But there was a man there with a black mustache and a certain look in his eyes that made me wonder if he might not have something interesting to tell. So I asked him if I might offer him a glass of wine. Well, he was good enough to accept, and I called for a bottle of the strange local wine. When the bottle had been uncorked and the wine poured out, like liquid tropical sunlight, I watched it go down under that black mustache. And when a certain amount had gone down, he began to talk."We aimed at the mastery of the whole Caribbean," he said, "and don't think that because we are a little country we could not have succeeded. War is no longer a matter of armies; it depends on the intelligence of scientists. And we had a scientist who, as I have since seen proved, had no rival west of the Atlantic.""You proved it?" I could not help saying."Yes," he said. "You shall hear."I had another bottle of wine set before him, and I did hear."You may not have thought it," he said, "but I was in our Ministry of Warfare."And I had not thought it, for he was not at all what one would regard as the figure of a soldier. But warfare, as he explained to me, has altered."Our Minister," he said, "was a cavalry officer and could not adapt his ideas to modern science. He thought of war simply as an opportunity for cavalry charges and fine uniforms and glory. We had to get rid of him in order to fulfill our just aspirations.""And what are they?" I asked."Why, the domination of the whole Caribbean," he said. "And it is just that we should have it. We are the people who have been born to it.""Of course," I said soothingly, though I did not know for which country he spoke."Once the Minister of Warfare was gone," he went on, "we turned our minds to modern warfare, and we began to make great progress. Modern warfare gives grand opportunities to little countries. Once, if a nation had twelve battleships it was a Great Power, and we could only obey. But what if we know how to let loose a plague capable of destroying whole nations? Must we be silent then about our just aspirations? No. We shall speak.""Certainly," I said."Other nations know something of germ warfare," the stranger said. "We looked for a new and deadlier germ. And we had the man who could not only give us that, but a more effective way to spread it —his name was Silvary Carasierra. We knew thatwe had marvelous powerswithin our grasp, if only Carasierra could be kept at his work.""Idle, was he?" I said, for I thought it very likely in a hot country like that."No," said the stranger. "Never idle. Always spurred on by a fierce ambition. His very life was devoted to making inventions. Yes, he worked and he was working for us on something wonderful. Ah, well. We relied, and rightly, on that man's wisdom; but we forgot his folly."The man was silent."What did Carasierra do?" I asked."That ambition was driving him all the time," he said. "He knew that he was the greatest scientist in the world, and he was determined to show it. As long as the germ on which he was working seemed the most wonderful thing ever invented, he was more than content. But before he had completed it, another inspiration came to him and drove him away. I tried everything: threats, appeals to him to think of our ancient glory, even bribes. But nothing would turn him from his project. The splendor of his new inspiration gripped him, and he was like a man drugged.""And the splendor of our position faded like dreams. We were so nearly one of the Great Powers but for a fancy that came to this man's mind.""What was Carasierra's fancy?" I asked."I will tell you," he said. "Day after day I went to his laboratory and appealed to him, almost in tears, to return to his work for us. But no, he would not listen. I gave him every chance. But at last I had to threaten him with death. I told him that if he would not return to his proper work he would have to be shot. But there was a queer light in his eyes that day, and really I think he hardlyheard me. He would only say, 'I have done it, have done it.'""'Done what?' I asked him," the stranger continued."'The most wonderful invention,' he said, 'the most wonderful invention ever achieved by man.'""'You will be shot,' I repeated, 'if you don't get on with your work.'""'This is more wonderful,' he said.""'Well, show it to me,' I demanded. He took me out to his lawn. And there he pointed. I saw only a square yard of grass, marked off with a strip of white tape. 'What is it?' I asked.""He took up his tape and marked off a smaller area, one of only a few inches. 'Do you see anything wonderful there?' he asked. 'Look close.'""And I looked close and said, 'No.'""'That is what is wonderful,' he said. 'You see no blade different from the rest?'""'No,' I said again."'"Then you have seen the most wonderful invention of all that man has made,' he replied with a wild look in his eyes. 'For one of those blades of grass I made myself.'""'But what is the use of that?' I asked.""'Use! Use!' he repeated, and laughed. 'I do not work for use, but for wonder.'""'It will be wonderful,' I said, 'when we dominate the Caribbean.'""'It is far more wonderful,' he said, 'to have made a blade of grass. '""That I had to admit. But I added, 'You will return to your work now.'""And at that he laughed more wildly.""'No, now that I can do this,' he exclaimed. 'I am going on to make flowers.'""I examined his blade of grass, and he gave me every facility, showing me the entire processin his laboratory. The blade was perfect and was clearly alive, but he satisfied me that it was artificial. A marvelous man. It was a pity. But we responsible ministers cannot make threats that we do not carry out. I had threatened him with death, and he had to be executed,...""Whether it was that the stranger's tale was told," Jorkens concluded, putting down his glass, "or that the influence of the strange wine was over, he fell then to silent brooding, gazing, as it seemed, into the past at the grip that his country had lost on the Caribbean, perhaps on the world."。
7 The Greatest InventionPPT课件
fantasy
❖ In literature， fantasy is a form of fiction, usually novels or short stories.
❖ As a genre, fantasy is both associated and contrasted with science fiction and horror fiction.
Fontaine Fables
An Insight into His Philosophy of Life on the Basis of la Fontaine Fables
Some of his works
The book of Wonder Illustration from 1922 edition of
Dunsany's Don Rodriguez: Chronicles of Shadow Valley, drawn by S. H. Sime
whisky, loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities. ---- Lord Dunsany
Lord Dunsany served as an officer World War I. He was a keen huntsman, sportsman, and was at one time the chess and pistol （射击）champion of Ireland.
Notable fabulists and their works
❖ Aesop
Stone Soup
❖ Berechiah ha-Nakdan本瑞查哈·哈·拿根 ,< 狐狸的故事 > , <能干的小引擎--纳米马达
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Attitude to life, criticism of and satire on social phenomenon
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The Boy who Cried Wolf、
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Lord Dunsany was educated at Eton College and Sandhurst. He served as an officer during the Boer War and World War I. He was a keen huntsman, and
examples Mermaid, Emperor’s New Sour Grapes、the hare and Clothes, Sleeping Beauty, the tortoise, a wolf in
Cinderella, Red Riding sheep’s clothing
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His writings:
The work of Lord Dunsany must be the foundation of any good library of fantasy and science fiction. His most notable fantasy short stories include:The Gods of Pegana, The Book of Wonder, The Man Who Ate the Phoenix etc. His significance within the genre of fantasy writing is considerable.
综合英语第7册 Oxford 说课课件
Step 3 Reading Activity 1 Skimming (class work) Ss are required to go through the whole passage quickly to get the general idea and pay special attention to the first or last Para of the article (or the first sentence or the last sentence of each Para.) Goal: To develop Ss’ reading skill --skimming, that is, how can we get the general idea of a passage as quickly as possible.
Emphases are to be laid on:
1. Student-centered teaching 2. Task-based learning 3. Activity-based teaching (individual work; pair work; group work; class work)
Step 2 Pre-reading Activity1 Look and preview vocabularies (class work) In this activity, Ss are required to look at the title and focus on the glossary.. Activity2 Brain-storming (class work) In this activity, Ss are encouraged to read and make sentences with those words . Goal: To get Ss familiar with new words and enlarge Ss' vocabularies
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Translation practice
她月初就去邮局寄贺卡了，这样在圣诞节前，每 个人都会收到她的祝福。 She went to the post-office to send cards early this month so that every one could receive her wishes before Christmas.
练一练:把下列句子变被动语态
1.He might take the photo in 2001. The photo might be taken by him in 2001. 2. You mustn’t lend the books to others. The books mustn’t be lent to others. 3.We should water the flowers every day. The flowers should be watered every day. 4. People could plant trees on the mountains. Trees could be planted on the moutains.
这又是什么被动语态?
现在完成时的被动语态:
构成:have /has been+及物动词的过去分词:
The room has been cleaned. Has the bike been repaired yet? The work hasn’t been finished yet.
练一练:把下列句子变成被动语态:
The Greatest InventionPPT课件
2. Everybody was impressed by her quick mastery of those complicated theories.
E.g. If only I had a car ,I could get out of this place.
If only she’d done what I told her, she wouldn’t be in this trouble.
If only you’d let me explain.
E.g. war is no longer a matter of armies .it depends on the intelligence of scientists.
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what would happen if ….?要是。。。会怎样 呢？
e.g. what if we move the picture over there? What if the car breaks down？ “You’ll fail the exam if you don’t work
But for you, we would not hav business.
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Unit 6 The Greatest Invention教学目的：带领学生了解作者生平，著作，作品特色，以及文中提到的相关背景知识。
学习本文作为现代寓言的文体特征，及其在文中的表现方式。
学习文中大量常用表达方式的运用。
通过课文主题的分析和学生的自主讨论使学生对科学的目的，科学对社会的作用，科学家的动力等话题有所思考并能得出自己的结论。
教学内容讲述作者生平，著作，作品特色以及文中提到的细菌战争，使学生认识到细菌战对人类的危害。
通过精彩的故事线索对课文进行分析通过神幻小说，寓言，现代寓言的讲解使学生了解相近文体的相同与不同。
学生讨论升华对课文的理解。
教学重点 1. 课文的理解与分析与学生对主题的讨论2．了解现代寓言教学方法讲授，问答，讨论，练习Background information1. Lord DunsanyLord Dunsany (July 24, 1878 - October 25, 1957) was an Irish writer and dramatist. His full name was Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, 18th Baron Dunsany. Edward Plunkett was born on July 24, 1878 to John William Plunkett, 17th Baron Dunsany (1853 - 1899) and his wife Ernle Grosvenor. He was a relative of the Roman Catholic Saint Oliver Plunkett, the martyred Archbishop of Armagh. Lord Dunsany was educated at Eton College and Sandhurst. He served as an officer during the Boer War, and in World War I. He was a keen huntsman, and sportsman, and was at one time the chess and pistol champion of Ireland. His fame arose, however, from his prolific writings of short stories, novels, plays and poetry, reportedly mostly written with a quill pen. His most notable fantasy short stories were published in collections from 1905 to 1919: he had to pay for publication of the first, "The Gods of Pegana". The stories were set within an invented world, with its own gods, history and geography. His significance within the genre of fantasy writing is considerable. 2．Germ warfareGerm is an informal term for a disease-causing organism, particularly bacteria. Biological warfare, also known as germ warfare, is the use of any organism (bacteria, virus or other disease-causing organism) or toxin found in nature, as a weapon of war. It is meant to incapacitate or kill an adversary.Biological warfare is a cause for concern because a successful attack could conceivably result in thousands, possibly even millions, of deaths and could cause severe disruptions to societies and economies. However the consensus among military analysts is that except in the context of bioterrorism, biological warfare is militarily of little use.Theme of the storyIn today’s world, ordinary people may have access to the most dangerous weapons of mass destruction. It is possible for a few individuals to hold the whole of humanity as hostage. It is not easy to find a solution. But now is the time to start thinking.What is the purpose of science. It can bring happiness to us. But it can also turn out to be Pandora’s box .What should scientists do in the circumstance?What is the driving force of scientific development? Should science always aim at serving a practical need?Writing skillsType of writingFantasy, fable and modern fableFantasyIt is a situation imagined by an individual or group, which does not correspond with reality but expresses certain desires or aims of itscreator.Fantasies typically involve situations which are impossible (such as the existence of magic powers) or highly unlikely (such as world peace) In literature fantasy is a form of fiction, usually novels or short stories.As a genre, fantasy is both associated and contrasted with science fiction and horror fiction."Fantasy" seems reserved for fiction that features magic, brave knights, damsels in distress, mythical beasts, and quests.Fablea short moral story (often with animal characters)In its strict sense a fable is a short story or folk tale with a moral at the end. It often, but not necessarily, makes metaphorical use of ananimal as its central character. In some cases usage the term has beenextended to include stories with mythical or legendary elements. Anauthor of fables is a fabulist.Notable fabulists and their worksAesop Stone SoupBerechiah ha-Nakdan The Little Engine that CouldJean de La Fontaine Jonathan Livingston SeagullIvan Krylov Watership DownMarie de France The Lion KingModern fablefabled characters of more modern archetypesusing familiar characters in an unfamiliar settingintroduce people’s characters in modern lifeupdated message with contemporary circumstance and plot lineQuestion: Which writing style does this story belong to?Language points (words and expressions)1. I was tired of looking at the tropical sea, so I went ashore and walked into a tavern to see if they had any decent wines in that countr y. (par a5)go ashore: go to the shoreprefix “a-”加在名词、动词、形容词前,构成副词或表语形容词They were walking abreast. (side by side)He was standing a few steps apart from them.She left the door ajar.（slightly open 半开）Many of those visitors came from afar (far away).decent: acceptable, good enougha decent meal/job/house/ hotel decent clothes/ wages2. When the bottle had been uncorked and the wine poured out, like liquid tropical sunlight, I watched it go down under that black mustache. (para5)The bottle was opened and the wine was poured out. The man with black mustache drank it up although it was pretty strong, like hot liquid sunlight. liquid: (literacy) clear, shining like water晶莹的蓝眼睛liquid blue eyes3. W e aimed at the mastery of the whole Caribbean. (para6)It was our purpose to have complete control of the whole Caribbean.The enemy had complete mastery(the status of master or control) of the seas and no ships could get through.Everybody was impressed by her quick mastery(full command of a subject)of those complicated theories.4. …he was not at all what one would regard as the figure of a soldier. (par a11)the figure of a soldier: the kind of person one would expect to see as a soldier, tall and strongfigureY ou have to watch our diet if you want to keep your figure. shapethe exact figure numberboth a political and a religious figure personto play the figure of a judge character5. Our Minister … was a cavalry officer and could not adapt his ideas to modern science. He thought of war simply as an opportunity for cavalry charges and fine uniforms and glory. (para12)cavalry charges: rushes to attack the enemy on horseback1. The hotel charged me $50 for a room for the night. (ask in payment)2. Suddenly the wild animal charged at us. (rush to attack)3. He was charged with murder and betrayal. (to accuse formally of a crime)4. The soldiers charged their guns and prepared to fire. (to load)5. He is always charged with strength and power. (to take in the correct amount of electricity/power)6. “W e had to get rid of him in order to fulfill our just aspirations.” (para12)get rid of him: to get him out of the way or remove him from officefulfill our just aspirations: to achieve our just goalsa just ruler a just cause just deserts a just appraisalhonorable and fair公正的consistent with what is morally right; righteous 正义的properly due or merited 应得的based on fact or sound reason; well-founded 有根有据的7. Once, if a nation had twelve battleships it was a Great Pow er…(par a16)It refers to the 19th century when colonialists and imperialists pursued gunboat diplomacy.炮舰外交）Gunboat diplomacy: the use of a threat or show of armed force by a country to support a claim, demand, complaint, etc. against another.8. But what if we know how to let loose a plague capable of destroying whole nations? (para16)what if: what would happen iflet loose: to let sb. or sth. go freeplague: any disease causing death and spreading quickly to a large number ofpeople我们把画移到这儿怎么样?What if we move the picture over here?你不该用这种方式发泄愤慨.Y ou should not let loose your indignation in this way.A great many people have been swept away by the plague.That child is a plague of her life.The little boy plagued his father by begging over and over to go to the zoo.Y ou’ve be en plaguing me with silly questions all day!9. “W e looked for a new and deadlier germ.” (para18)deadly (adj.): very dangerous, likely to cause deathCf. deadly poison deadly enemy deadly silencedeadly (adv.): deadly serious deadly boringCultural notes:the seven deadly sinsThose faults in a person's character which are thought to be the cause of all evil actions. Ranked in order of severity (worst sins listed first) as in Dante's Divine Comedy, the seven deadly sins are:1. pride (vanity) — a desire to be important or attractive to others or excessivelove of self 傲慢2. envy (jealousy) —resentment of others for their possessions 嫉妒3. wrath (anger) — inappropriate (unrighteous) feelings of hatred, revenge 暴怒4. sloth— laziness; idleness and wastefulness of time 懒惰5. avarice (covetousness, greed) — a desire to possess more than one has need oruse for 贪婪6. gluttony — wasting of food 饕餮7. lust — unlawful sexual desire 淫欲10. “W e knew that we had marvelous powers within our grasp, if only Carasierra could be kept at his work.” (para18)have sth. within one’s grasp: to be able to achieve or attain sth.keep sb. at sth.: to force sb. to continue to do sth.Success is within our grasp now.现在我们已有成功的把握了.她唾手可得一个很好的职位.She has an excellent position within her grasp.To do exercise once in awhile is not enough. Y ou’ve got to keep at it.He keeps at his studies, although he is ill.Keep at him for payment.11. “Always spurred on by a fierce ambition. His very life was devoted to making inventions.” (para20)spur: to urge sb. to try harderfierce: very strongvery: used to emphasize a noun e.g. that very dayHe was spurred on by poverty to commit a crime.(刺激）To him difficulties were simply spurs to endeavor.(刺激（物）)雄心是青年人的一种极好的推动力.Ambition is an excellent spur for the young.12. “I tried everything: threats, appeals to him to think of our ancient glory, even bribes.” (para23)bribe (n.): money or sth. valuable given to sb. to persuade him to do sth.dishonestbribe (v.): to pay sb. to persuade him to do sth. Dishonestbribe sb. (with sth.)/bribe sb. (into doing sth.):他们用香烟贿赂管理员.They bribed the superintendent with cigarettes.有人用5万元贿赂她,要她撤回控告.She was offered a $50000 bribe to drop the charges.13. “W e were so nearly one of the Great Powers but for a fancy that came to this man’s mind.” (para24)but for: if not for 要不是…要不是他一把抓住,我就摔倒了.I would have fallen but fo r his sudden arm.要不是你的帮助,我无法完成这工作.But for your help, I would not have finished the work..14. “I saw only a square yard of grass,marked off with a strip of white tape.”(para37)mark an area off: to make an area separate by drawing a line around it or putting a rope around ita strip of: a thin narrow piece of (paper, cloth, tape, sand)Cf. a slip of paper; a streak of white hair; a stretch of water; a strand of wire 15. “… he fell then to silent brooding, gazing, as it seemed, into the past at the grip that his country had lost on the Caribbean, perhaps on the world.” (para45) brood: to think for a longtime about sth. you are upset or angry about lose the grip on: to lose the power and control overShe sat there brooding on whether life is worth living.Don’t brood over lost opportunities.Just as physicists worry about he nature of matter, historians brood about the study of man’s past.His mind has lost its grip.（理解力）The policeman would not lose his grip on the thief.He has a good grip of several modern languages.Assignment。
综合英语第三册第七课教学课件ppt
III. Text Analysis
Paragraph 1: In this part, the protagonist, Alan Austen, has been introduced. What is the image of Alan Austen in this part?
Language work
She peered over my shoulder at the computer screen and asked about the figures.
Now and then she peeped to see if he was noticing her.
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Unit 7
Text 1 The Chaser
Text appreciation
• Task-based approach
Biographical Sketch of John Collier
• a writer of various genres, born in London in 1901 and died of a stroke in California in 1980. • obtained a private education, and began writing poetry at the age of nineteen and concentrated on writing novels and short stories during the early 1930s. • best known as a writer of fantasy, and though largely unpopular in his native country, holds wide appeal among readers of fantasy. His Monkey Wife, first published in 1930.
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Lesson 7 The Greatest Invention
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appeal n.
Examples: appeal for aid an appeal to parents to supervise their children The film has great appeal for young audience. an appeal to the European court of Human Rights
prepared to fire.
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6. fierce
a. very strong; done with very strong feelings and energy fierce emotions fierce attack fierce competition fierce anger 强烈的感情 猛烈的进攻 激烈的竞争 极度愤怒
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Name “The four great inventions
of Ancient China” in English.
Papermaking Commercial Printing
Gunpowder
Compass
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2. Can you locate the 3 words in the title in the text? If you can , show me. If not, find the references made to them. make reference to : mention
a You have to watch our diet if you want to Select the proper meaning of “figure” in each sentence.
keep your figure.
c keeping unemployment figure down b both a political and a religious figure
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Lesson Seven
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The Greatest Invention
By Lord Dunsany
Teaching Procedures
1. Lead-in Work
2. Language Study 3. Text Appreciation
4. Exercises
fierce look
fierce tempest
面目狰狞
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n. a. shape b. person c. number d. character e. an amount of money
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4. brood
v. to keep thinking for a long time about sth. that makes you very angry or worried
Chinese 沉思；念念不忘，计 较；思考
Chinese 恳求，呼吁； 吸引力； 上诉， 申诉
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2. aspiration
n. a strong desire to have or achieve sth. Examples: When I was 12 I had aspirations to play professional football.
Word formation v. glorify a. glorious
return with glory
in one’s glory go to glory glory to do/in doing sth. glorify oneself a glorious death
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Word list:
1. appeal 2. aspiration 3. bribe 8. glory 9. mastery 10. plague
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5. charge 6. fierce 7. figure
得意之时 死，升天 为做某事而自豪 自夸 光荣的牺牲
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9. mastery
n. the status of master or ruler; control
Word formation
Examples: The enemy had complete mastery of the seas and no ships could get through.
11. rival
12. soothe 13. spur
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1. appeal
v. a. to make a serious request for help, money, information b. to be attractive or interesting c. to make formal request to a court Examples: She appealed to release her son.
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5. charge
v. a. to rush in or as if in an attack b. to ask in payment c. to declare officially and openly d. to load
Chinese 恳求，呼吁；有 吸引力；上诉 Word formation n. appeal
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kidnappers
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Does the idea of working abroad appeal to you? If you are not satisfied, you can appeal.
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How many characters do we have in the story? And what are their roles respectively? the 2 major characters.
Analyze
Lead-in Work
5. Routine Work for Each New Lesson: 1.) Figure out the moral of the story. You can refer to No.8 on p175. Find some examples in reality or in literary works to illustrate your idea; 2.) Analyze the structure of the text （课文分段）; 3.) Find out some writing skills of the author; 4.) Underline the good collocations in the text（找搭配并划线）。
Lesson 7 The Greatest Invention
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Select the proper meaning of “charge” in each sentence.
The hotel charged me $50 for a room for b
the night.
Suddenly the wild animal charged at us. a He was charged with murder and betrayal. c The soldiers charged their guns and d
Word formation v. aspire
He had no political aspirations.
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3. bribe
v. to pay money to sb. to persuade him to help you by doing sth. dishonest n. money or sth. valuable given to sb. to persuade him to do sth. dishonest Examples: The criminal bribed the policeman to let him go free. They tried to bribe the official into silence. The official took bribes from those who wanted favors.