華聯(lián)學(xué)院大學(xué)英語精讀課件01 Resolutions

1、 A New English Course (Third Edition) Term 1 of 2013-2014 Lecturer: Sun LingliWrite down seven days in a week.Write down 12 months in a year.Write down at least 5 words with more than 10 letters.Write down 7 continents in the world.Write down 4 oceans in the world.Use at least three words to describ

2、e yourself.Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday SundayJanuary February March April May June July August September October November DecemberAsia Africa Europe South America North America Oceania AntarcticaPacific Atlantic Arctic Indian OceanEnglish riddles:1)What always goes up and never

3、 goes down? 2)Why did the boy make his dog sit in the sun? 3)What is the smallest bridge in the world? 4)What is the difference between the North Pole and the South Pole? 5)Whats the poorest bank in the world? 6)A ship can contain only fifty persons. Now there are already forty-nine persons in it. A

4、t this time, a pregnant woman comes on and boards the ship. The ship sinks. Why? 1)What have u got/ obtained from this course in the past two years?2) Whats your expectation of it? (What do you think of it?)3) What do you intend to improve in this term?Unit OneThis Year Its Going to Be DifferentWill

5、 StantonComprehension questions:1) What is a resolution?2) How many resolutions did the author make in the text? List them one by one.3) Did he realize them finally? Why?4）How many characters are there in this narrative?Vocabulary: resolution sink aspirin mechanism wind coronary swarm (around) rap y

6、ell grab trivial rewarding sarcastic mittens rapport hippies morality dread assemble even-tempered illustrate steadyPhrases:put in put away put over be blessed with sneak up on stay out wander off call back call out be aware of pick up a series of struck up a conversation with touch on throw in the

7、sponge take down have the nerve to do small talk bother withmake effort to do let sb./sth alone turn toTranslation: (P 9-10 )Every time he returned home from work at midnight, he would tiptoe upstairs, trying not to disturb his neighbors. 6. Judging from what she wrote in her autobiography, she alwa

8、ys had mixed feelings for the pianist. 10. Actually/In fact, nobody asked them to do anything on the first day of /at school. When they saw the classroom in such a mess, however, they cleaned it spontaneously.2. To establish some kind of rapport with his new neighbor, Mr. Jones lost no chance in off

9、ering to carry her luggage into the house.3. The article recommend by Dr. Miller centers on the problem of air pollution; meanwhile, it touches upon other issues as water pollution, noise pollution and visual pollution.4. If it had not been for / Had it not been for the constant encouragement and he

10、lp from her friends, she couldnt have accomplished anything.5. It was only a few days ago that hes full of contempt for the new project, but he is now working hard with zest for its realization. What a baffling change!7. While waiting in the lounge for the flight, he struck up a conversation with 2

11、American travelers and touched on many interesting cross-cultural issues.8. These girls all dread working alone on night duty.Translation Part BJoe had dodged the police many times, but never like this. He was afraid. He was sprawled on the roof listening for sounds. Somewhere below people were yell

12、ing and shrieking, but hes not concerned about the commotion. Then he saw the shape of a policeman approaching. He didnt want to throw in the sponge, and still wanted to make an effort to escape. He stood up quietly and tiptoed over to the far end of the roof, thinking that he could perhaps slide do

13、wn the drainpipe. Just at that moment, the policeman strode forward and was about to grab the boy by the collar when, unaware ofP14: was blessed with; boundless love; encouraged creativity in the young; was spontaneous; on; tired of; with more zest; worth its weight in gold; admiration of the commun

14、ity; swarmed around; drawn by; struck up a conversation with; established a kind of rapport; was about four fifths done; was in a poisonous mood; sneak up on; ten-year-old; would have thrown in the sponge; was about to perform open-heart surgery on9. I dont mind working overtime. What I do mind is w

15、orking on those insignificant trivial chores/ things during the weekend.P 12:B: name sell things exchange shares other business partial then company kinds shares wealthy expenses hope stock rich money reasons general investors gamble investing glad willing worldC: (p 13) failed game sketches down On

16、ly that weapon comic did characters to for ran dropped turned up title made later fans funny being put reach inP4: F F F F T T cashless purchase petrol pay-as-they-go accumulate promptly The U. S. is becoming more and more a “cashless society”. People are making purchases by check, charge accounts o

17、r credit cards, rather than carrying large amount of money in their pockets or purses. Normally people pay bycheck at the end of each month at department stores and some food markets. They also pay monthly by check for rent, telephone calls, electricity, milk, newspaper and similar household expenses. Many have charge cards to pay for petrol and service station expenses and credit cards