E英語(yǔ)教程(第二版)1教學(xué)課件Unit-3

3ListeningandspeakingReadingGrammarWritingCultureexpressPronunciationandlisteningskillsConversationPassageNewsreportListentosomesentencesandcheck(?)thenumbersyouhear.部分英語(yǔ)數(shù)詞的詞尾teen和ty發(fā)音接近，分辨起來(lái)難度較大，但有規(guī)律可循：以teen結(jié)尾的數(shù)詞，其重音在最后一個(gè)音節(jié)；以ty結(jié)尾的數(shù)詞，其重音在第一個(gè)音節(jié)。TipsListentosomesentencesandcheck(?)thenumbersyouhear.1Tony’sclassroomisonthe(30th/13th)floorofthenewteachingbuilding.2Maryiscelebratingherbirthdaywithfriends.Nowsheis(40/14).3Myroomnumberis(570/517).4IgraduatedfromNo.(15/50)MiddleSchool.5MarywilltakeFlightMU(1940/1914)toAmsterdam.6Thestorytookplacein(1830/1813).Scripts:1Tony’sclassroomisonthe30thfloorofthenewteachingbuilding.2Maryiscelebratingherbirthdaywithfriends.Nowsheis14.3Myroomnumberis517.4IgraduatedfromNo.15MiddleSchool.5MarywilltakeFlightMU1940toAmsterdam.6Thestorytookplacein1830.Listentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.1HowmanyworksofartarethereinNewYork’ssubway?A.Lessthan215.B.Morethan215.C.Lessthan250.D.Morethan250.Wordtips

NewYorker

紐約市人；紐約州人passage

n.

通道Listentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.2WhyareworksofartdisplayedinNewYork’ssubway?A.Tobrightenpassengers’journeys.B.Tokeeptheworksinagoodstate.C.Toattracttouriststovisitthesubway.D.Tomakefamousartistsmorepopular.Listentoanewsreportandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.3Whatisthenewsreportmainlyabout?A.TheweatherinNewYork.B.TravelingonthesubwayinNewYork.C.TheundergroundartmuseuminNewYork.D.ThepublictransportationsysteminNewYork.Scripts:MillionsofNewYorkersandvisitorsridethecity’ssubwayandothertrainseachday.Thepublictransportationsystemisn’tjustawayoftravelingaroundthecity,however.Italsohasoneofthebiggestpublicartcollectionsintheworld,withmuchofitundercitystreets.SomepeoplecallthesubwayNewYork’s“undergroundartmuseum”.Itincludesmorethan250worksofart.Theyaremeanttobrighteneveryone’sridearoundthecity.Evenoncloudywinterdays,theworksinNewYork’sundergroundartmuseumbringlifeintothedarkpassages.Wordtips

ClaudeMonet克勞德·莫奈(1840—1926,法國(guó)印象派畫(huà)家)exhibition

n.展覽(會(huì))impressionist

n.印象派畫(huà)家surroundings

n.[pl.]環(huán)境；周?chē)氖挛?Listentoaconversationanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).

2Accordingtothewoman,Monetisgoodatusingcolors.3ThemanreallylikesMonet’sstyleofpainting.FTF1ThewomanthinksClaudeMonet’spaintingsarestrange.2Listentoaconversationagainandcompletethesentenceswithwhatyouhear.

Man:Woman:Man:Woman:

surprisingdon’tthinksoOh,whatacrowd!It’snotreally1)____________.ThisisaClaudeMonetexhibition.Whatdoyouthinkofthepaintings?They’restrange.Strange?I2)_____________.Monetisaveryfamousimpressionistpainter.Hisuseofcolorisamazing.2Listentoaconversationagainandcompletethesentenceswithwhatyouhear.

Man:Woman:Man:

Butlookatthisone,Impression,Sunrise.Canyoutellwherethe3)________isandwherethe4)_______is?That’swhatmakesthispainting5)________.Thesunseemsespeciallybrightagainstthegraysurroundings.I’msorry.I6)__________________aboutthat.Honestly,Idon’tlikethisstyleofpainting.seaskyspecialcan’tagreewithyouScripts:Man:

Woman:

Man:Woman:

Oh,whatacrowd!It’snotreallysurprising.ThisisaClaudeMonetexhibition.Whatdoyouthinkofthepaintings?They’restrange.Strange?Idon’tthinkso.Monetisaveryfamousimpressionistpainter.Hisuseofcolorisamazing.Scripts:Man:

Woman:

Man:Butlookatthisone,Impression,Sunrise.Canyoutellwheretheseaisandwheretheskyis?That’swhatmakesthispaintingspecial.Thesunseemsespeciallybrightagainstthegraysurroundings.I’msorry.Ican’tagreewithyouaboutthat.Honestly,Idon’tlikethisstyleofpainting.3Role-playaconversationinpairsaccordingtooneofthefollowingsituations.YoumayrefertotheFunctionalLanguage.Situation1Situation2TwostudentsaretalkingaboutwhichsportsshowtowatchonTV.AandBareroommates.Theyaretalkingabouthowtospendtheweekend.3Role-playaconversationinpairsaccordingtooneofthesituations.YoumayrefertotheFunctionallanguage.A:Saysorryforbeinglate/absent(缺席).B:AcceptA’sapology(道歉)andaskaboutthereason.A:TellAthereasonforbeinglate/absent.B:Expressunderstanding.A:Showthanks.GuidedConversationA:Makeasuggestiononhowtospendtheweekend/whichsportsshowtowatch.B:Expressdisagreementandgiveyourreason(s).A:Makeanothersuggestionandgiveyourreason(s).B:Expressdisagreementandexplainwhy.A:AskforB’ssuggestion.3Role-playaconversationinpairsaccordingtooneofthesituations.YoumayrefertotheFunctionallanguage.A:Saysorryforbeinglate/absent(缺席).B:AcceptA’sapology(道歉)andaskaboutthereason.A:TellAthereasonforbeinglate/absent.B:Expressunderstanding.A:Showthanks.GuidedConversationB:Giveyoursuggestion.A:Expressagreement.3Role-playaconversationinpairsaccordingtooneofthesituations.YoumayrefertotheFunctionallanguage.GuidedconversationFUNCTIONALLANGUAGEDisagreeing?Idon’tthinkso.?I’msorry.Ican’t/don’tagreewithyouabout…?I’mnotsosure/certain.?I’msorry.Ican’tgoalongwithyouonthat.3Role-playaconversationinpairsaccordingtooneofthesituations.YoumayrefertotheFunctionallanguage.GuidedconversationFUNCTIONALLANGUAGEDisagreeing?I’mafraidyou’rewrong.?Ican’tsayIagreewithyou.?Youmayberightonthat,but…?Iseeyourpoint,but…Sample

conversationSituation1Susan:

Anne:

Susan:Anne:Itissaidthatanewfilmison.Howaboutgoingtothecinemathisweekend?Sorry,I’mafraidIwouldnotliketo.Thecinemaistoofarfromouruniversityandtheticketsareveryexpensive.Youareright.Wouldyouliketogohiking?Itisgoodforustodosomeexercise.Thatsoundsgreat,butitisgoingtorainaccordingtotheweatherreport.Sample

conversationSituation1Susan:

Anne:

Susan:OK.Whatisyoursuggestion?Er…Howaboutdiningoutwithourfriends?Anewrestauranthasjustopeneddowntown.Thefoodthereisdelicious.Soundsgreat!Let’scalltherestauranttomakeareservation.Sample

conversationSituation2David:Jason:David:Jason:David:

Therewillbeasnooker(臺(tái)球)gamebetweenDingJunhuiandJohnHigginsonTVthisafternoon.Wouldyouliketowatchitwithme?Sorry,Ihaveaclassmeetingthisafternoon.OK.Thenhowaboutwatchingthebaseballgamethisevening?Itshouldbeveryinteresting.I’msosorry.Itisabitboringforme.Thenwhatwouldyouliketowatch?Sample

conversationSituation2Jason:David:HowaboutwatchingtheNBA?TheLakerswillplayagainsttheRocketstonight.OK.Thatsoundsgreat.dip

v.蘸；浸landscape

n.

(陸上的)風(fēng)景，景致，景色technique

n.技術(shù)；技巧；手法characterize

v.以……為特征Wordtips

1Listentoapassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.1Whatdowelearnaboutxieyi?A.Itiseasiertolearn.B.Itpayscloseattentiontodetail.C.Itexpressesartists’innerworld.D.Itismorepopularamongartists.1Listentoapassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestions.2Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThebeautyofChinesepainting.B.AnintroductiontoChinesepainting.C.ThepopularityofChinesepaintingintheworld.D.DifferencesbetweenChinesepaintingandWesternpainting.2Listentothepassageagainandcheck(?)whataspectsofChinesepaintingarementioned.1tools2subjects3techniques4materials5characters6reasonsforbeingfamous7differencesfromWesternpaintingScripts:Chinesepainting,knowninChineseasguohua,isquitedifferentfromWesternpaintingwhichbecamepopularinChinainthe20thcentury.Chinesepaintingisdonewithabrushdippedinwater,orblackorcoloredink.Paperandsilkarethemostpopularmaterialsonwhichpaintingsaremade.TypicalsubjectsinChinesepaintingincludehumans,landscapes,flowers,andbirds.Itstwomaintechniquesaregongbiandxieyi.Gongbiischaracterizedbycloseattentiontodetailandfinebrushwork.Xieyiismarkedbyexpressingartists’innerworld.Chinesepaintinghaswonrecognitionallovertheworld.3WorkinpairsandtalkaboutChinesepainting.YoushouldincludetheaspectsmentionedinExercise2.Chinesepaintingisdoneusingabrushdippedinblackinkorcoloredpigments,usuallyonpaperorsilk.Thefinishedworkcanbemountedonscrollsandhung.Chinesepaintingcanbedividedintothreetypesbasedonthesubjectspainted,namelylandscapepaintings,flower-and-birdpaintings,andfigurepaintings.Infigurepaintings,paintersshouldfocusnotonlyontheappearance,butalsoontheinnercharacterandspiritoftheperson.ReferenceanswersFlower-and-birdpaintingsusuallypaintflowers,birds,fishesandinsects.Artistspaintthesecreaturestoexpresstheirfeelings,eithertopraisethenaturalbeautyortoreflectthereallife.WithregardtothetwodistinctivetechniquesofChinesepainting,gongbirequiresdrawingwithfinelinestorepresenttheexaggeratedresemblanceoftheobjects.Xieyi,ontheotherhand,emphasizesdrawingthespiritofthesubjects.OverviewWeallliveindifferentcultures.Thecultureweliveinhasagreatinfluenceonus;itshapesus.Therefore,themoreweunderstandourculture,thebetterweunderstandourselves.Weshouldrespectthegreatandprofoundculturaltraditionsdevelopedbyourancestors.Wearealsoshapedbyourgenes.Ithasrecentlybeenreportedthatourattitudestowardcertainthingsaregeneticallydetermined.Isitreallyasmile?CulturaltraditionsinChinaLead-inText-studyExercises>Lead-inBackgroundinformationPre-reading>BackgroundinformationWorkingroupsanddiscussthequestion.Whatdoyoulearnabouttheso-called“FourGentlemen”ofplantsinChina?ReferenceanswersIn

traditionalChineseculture,the“FourGentlemen”(四君子)isacollectivetermreferringtofourplants:the

plumblossom(梅),the

orchid(蘭),the

bamboo(竹),andthe

chrysanthemum(菊).Thetermcomparesthefourplantsto

Confucian

junzi,or“gentlemen”.Thefourplantsaremosttypicallydepictedintraditional

inkandwashpainting

andtheybelongtothecategoryof

bird-and-flowerpainting

inChineseart.Inlinewiththewideuseofnatureasimageryinliteraryandartisticcreation,theFourGentlemenisarecurringthemefortheirsymbolismofuprightness,purity,humility,perseveranceagainstharshconditions,amongothervirtuesvaluedintheChinesetraditions.>BackgroundinformationThe

plum

treeisrenownedforburstingintoariotofblossomsinthedeadofwinter.Thedemeanorandcharacteroftheplumtreetherebyserveasametaphorforinnerbeautyandhumbledisplayunderadverseconditions.The

orchid

representsspring.Itsfragranceisneveroverpowering,symbolizinghumilityandnobility.Thestalkofthe

bamboo

ishollow,whichcomestosymbolizetoleranceandopen-mindedness.Furthermore,theflexibilityandstrengthofthebamboostalkalsocometorepresentthehumanvaluesofcultivationandintegrityinwhichoneyieldsbutdoesnotbreak.The

chrysanthemum

bloomsinthecoldautumnairandforetellsthecomingofwinter,whichsymbolizesthevirtuetowithstandalladversities.>Backgroundinformationmooncakesilkcalligraphychinamooncakesilkcalligraphychina1._____________2._____________3._____________4._____________>Pre-reading1Putthefollowingwordsandexpressionsunderthecorrespondingpictures.Referenceanswers2IfyouweretointroduceaformofChineseartorsporttoaforeignfriend,

whatwouldyouchoosetointroduceandhowwouldyouintroduceit?1.IwouldintroduceChinesecalligraphytoaforeignfriend.ChinesecalligraphyisatraditionalartofwritingChinesecharacters.Withahistoryofmorethan2,000years,Chinesecalligraphyhasundergoneseveraldevelopmentstagesandtherearemainlysixtypesofstyles.Ithasbeenappreciatedforitsaestheticqualityandisregardedasawayforself-expressionandcultivatingpersonalcharacters.ItisoneofthemostpopularhobbiesinChinaandiswidelypracticedbyChinesepeople,ranging>Pre-readingfromtheyoungtotheold.Watercalligraphyonthegroundwrittenbyseniorcitizensusingwaterbrushisoftenseeninparks.2.IwouldintroduceTaiChi.TaiChiisamind-bodyexerciseoriginatingfromancientChina,whereitstartedasafamousmartialart.Thesedays,it’spracticedaroundtheworldasaneffectiveexerciseforhealth.Theultimatepurposeistocultivateourvitalforce(qi)

toflowsmoothlyandpowerfullythroughthebody.Thisisaspiritualexperience,asmuchasaphysicalone.>Pre-readingMovementsarefluid,graceful,circularandslow.Breathingisdeep,aidingvisualandmentalconcentration,whichrelaxesthebodyandallowsthelifeforcetoflowfreely.Thispracticeissoeffectivebecauseitconsistsofexercisesthatareequallybalancedbetweenyinandyang(oppositeforcesthatcomplementeachother).>Pre-readingTextreadingOrganizationofthetextLanguagepoints>Text-study>Text-reading1Chinaisacountrywiththousandsofyearsofhistoryandcivilization.ManyChineseculturaltraditionsarestillrememberedandobserved,andhaveaninfluenceonChinesepeople’severydaylife.2OneofthemostinterestingaspectsofChinesecultureisjadeculture.JadeisapreciousstonethatwasrecordedintheearlyChinesedictionaryknownasShuoWenJieZi.Therearetwokindsofjade:softjade,whichisnativetoChina;andhardjade,whichismostlyfromMyanmar.JadeisimportantinChinanotonlybecauseofitsbeauty,butalsoforitsvirtuesandculturalmeaningsgivenbypeople.CulturaltraditionsinChinaConfuciussaidthatjadehas11virtues,whichincludeloyaltyandsincerity.TheChinesecharacterforjade,“玉”,isoftenusedinnamesandsayingstoreflectthesequalities.3AnotherimportantChineseculturaltraditionisbambooculture.BambooisoneofthefourpopularplantsinChina,theso-called“FourGentlemen”.ToChinesepeople,bambooisasymbolofintegrity,resolution,andmodesty.ThebamboocultureisdeeplyrootedintheeverydaylifeoftheChinese.Theydependonbambooformanythings,fromfoodtobuildingmaterials.BambooisalsoafavoritesubjectoftraditionalChinesescholarsandartists.>Text-reading4Dragonculturemaybethemostimportantandwell-knownpartofChineseculture.TheChinesehavelongbeenknownasthedescendantsofthedragon.However,nobodyreallyknowswherethedragoncomesfrom.ManybelievethatdragonculturecanbetracedbacktothetimeoftheYellowEmperor,whoisconsideredoneoftheancestorsofChinesepeople.Chinesepeopleseethedragonasasymbolofpower,fortune,andwisdom.Chineseemperorsmayhavebelievedthattheyweretherealdragonsandthesonsofheaven,callingtheirbeds“dragonbeds”andtheirrobes“dragonrobes”.DuringmanyChinesefestivals,activitiesrelatedtothedragonareheld,forexample,dragondancinganddragonboatracing.>Text-readingStructurePartI(Para.______)PartII(Paras.______)Introduction:Chinaisanancientcountrywiththousandsofyearsofhistoryandcivilization.Exposition:ThreeimportantculturaltraditionsinChina.12-4>Organizationofthetext中國(guó)是擁有幾千年歷史和文明的國(guó)家。這句話中withthousandsofyearsofhistoryandcivilization是介詞短語(yǔ)作后置定語(yǔ)。有些介詞常可引導(dǎo)短語(yǔ)作定語(yǔ)，如of,in,for等。e.g.anactoffriendship/arequestinreason/enthusiasmformusic友誼的舉動(dòng)/理性的要求/對(duì)音樂(lè)的熱情>LanguagepointsChinaisacountrywiththousandsofyearsofhistoryandcivilization.(Para.1)n.thestateofhavingdevelopedanadvancedcultureandinstitutions文明civilization>LanguagepointsSomepeoplethinkthatanuclearwarwouldmeantheendofcivilization.有些人認(rèn)為核戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)將意味著文明的終結(jié)。(Para.1)toinfluencesb.orsth.,andcauseaparticulareffect對(duì)……產(chǎn)生影響haveaninfluenceon(Para.1)>LanguagepointsHisleavinghadanegativeinfluenceonthecompany.他的離開(kāi)對(duì)公司產(chǎn)生了負(fù)面影響。n.

onepartofasituation,idea,plan,etc.thathasmanyparts方面aspect(Para.2)>LanguagepointsThebookaimstocoverallaspectsofcitylife.這本書(shū)旨在涵蓋城市生活的方方面面。玉分兩種：軟玉和硬玉。軟玉產(chǎn)自中國(guó)，硬玉則大多源自緬甸。這句話中whichisnativetoChina是非限定性定語(yǔ)從句，修飾softjade;whichismostlyfromMyanmar也是非限定性定語(yǔ)從句，修飾hardjade。這類(lèi)從句對(duì)所修飾的詞沒(méi)有限制詞義的作用，而只是補(bǔ)充一些說(shuō)明。Peter,whohadbeendrivingallday,suggestedstoppingatthenexttown.彼得開(kāi)了一整天車(chē)，他建議在下一個(gè)城鎮(zhèn)歇一歇。>LanguagepointsTherearetwokindsofjade:softjade,whichisnativetoChina;andhardjade,whichismostlyfromMyanmar.(Para.2)a.

growing,living,produced,etc.inoneparticularplace土生土長(zhǎng)的；當(dāng)?shù)氐膎ative(Para.2)>LanguagepointsShereturnedtoliveandworkinhernativeJapan.她回到家鄉(xiāng)日本生活和工作。n.

aparticulargoodqualityorhabit美德virtue(Para.2)>LanguagepointsAmonghermanyvirtuesarehonesty,courage,andtruthfulness.她有許多美德，如誠(chéng)實(shí)、勇敢和忠貞?？鬃釉f(shuō)玉有11種美德，包含忠貞、真誠(chéng)等。1)這句中said后面跟了一個(gè)that引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句。盡管主句中的動(dòng)詞用的是過(guò)去時(shí)，但因?yàn)閠hat引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句表示一種客觀事實(shí)，所以用的是一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。當(dāng)從句表示的是一種真理或客觀事實(shí)等時(shí)，不管主句的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞是什么時(shí)態(tài)，從句都用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。2)which引導(dǎo)的是非限制性定語(yǔ)從句，補(bǔ)充說(shuō)明前面的11種virtues。TheteachertoldthechildrenthattheEarthisround.老師告訴孩子們地球是圓的。>LanguagepointsConfuciussaidthatjadehas11virtues,whichincludeloyaltyandsincerity.(Para.2)(Para.2)>LanguagepointsTruemarriagerequiresustoshowtrustandloyalty.真正的婚姻需要我們表現(xiàn)出信任和忠誠(chéng)。loyaltyn.

thequalityofremainingfaithfultoyourfriends,principles,country,etc.忠誠(chéng)；忠實(shí)；忠貞(Para.2)>LanguagepointsShehasadeservedreputationforhonestyandsincerity.她因?yàn)檎\(chéng)實(shí)和真誠(chéng)而享有盛譽(yù)。sincerityn.

thequalityofhonestlybelievingsth.orreallymeaningwhatyousay真誠(chéng)；真摯(Para.2)>LanguagepointsThecompanynamewaswritteninChinesecharacters.公司名稱(chēng)是用漢字寫(xiě)的。charactern.

aletter,sign,markorsymbolusedinwriting,inprintingoroncomputers

(書(shū)寫(xiě)、印刷或計(jì)算機(jī)上的)字，字體，符號(hào)(Para.2)>LanguagepointsOurnewspaperaimstoreflecttheviewsofthelocalcommunity.我們的報(bào)紙旨在反映當(dāng)?shù)厣鐓^(qū)的觀點(diǎn)。reflectv.

toshoworbeasignofaparticularsituationorfeeling顯示；反映(Para.2)>LanguagepointsDoyouthinkheshowsstrongleadershipqualities?你認(rèn)為他表現(xiàn)出很強(qiáng)的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)才能嗎？qualityn.

sth.thatpeoplemayhaveaspartoftheircharacter,forexamplecourageorintelligence品德；品性竹子在中國(guó)是最受喜愛(ài)的、被稱(chēng)為“四君子”的植物之一。>LanguagepointsBambooisoneofthefourpopularplantsinChina,theso-called“FourGentlemen”.(Para.3)這句話中fourpopularplants和theso-called“FourGentlemen”構(gòu)成同位語(yǔ)；FourGentlemen意為“四君子”，這里指四種植物——梅(plumblossom)、蘭(orchid)、竹(bamboo)、菊(chrysanthemum)。(Para.3)>LanguagepointsWhitehasalwaysbeenasymbolofpurityinWesterncultures.在西方文化中，白色一直是純潔的象征。symboln.

sb.orsth.thatrepresentsaqualityoridea(某種觀念或特性的)代表，標(biāo)志物(Para.3)>LanguagepointsIhavealwaysregardedhimasamanofintegrity.我一直認(rèn)為他是一個(gè)正直的人。integrityn.

thequalityofbeinghonestandstrongaboutwhatyoubelievetoberight誠(chéng)實(shí)；正直(Para.3)>LanguagepointsThereformsoweagreatdealtotheresolutionoftheleader.這些改革在很大程度上要?dú)w功于領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人的決心。resolutionn.

thequalityofbeingresoluteordetermined堅(jiān)決；堅(jiān)定(Para.3)>LanguagepointsWithtypicalmodestyheinsistedonsharingthecreditwithothers.他堅(jiān)持把功勞分給別人，這是他一貫的謙虛作風(fēng)。modestyn.

thefactofnottalkingmuchaboutyourabilities,achievements,etc.謙虛；謙遜(Para.3)>LanguagepointsThisnovelwasrootedinactualevents.這部小說(shuō)取材于真實(shí)事件。berootedintohavedevelopedfromsth.andbestronglyinfluencedbyit植根于；來(lái)源于(Para.4)>Languagepointsdescendantn.

sb.whoisrelatedtoapersonwholivedalongtimeago,ortoafamily,groupofpeople,etc.thatexistedinthepast后代；后裔后綴

-ant加于動(dòng)詞后，可表示“進(jìn)行……動(dòng)作者”、“施行……作用者”。如

accountant,assistant,participant,applicant等。TheyaredescendantsoftheoriginalEnglishandScottishsettlers.他們是最初的英格蘭和蘇格蘭移民的后裔。然而，無(wú)人知曉龍從何而來(lái)。這句話里knows后面跟了由關(guān)系副詞where引導(dǎo)的賓語(yǔ)從句，從句使用陳述語(yǔ)序?？梢宰鲫P(guān)系副詞的詞還有how,when,why等。Alicewascurioustoknowhowhedidit.愛(ài)麗絲很想知道他是怎么做到的。>LanguagepointsHowever,nobodyreallyknowswherethedragoncomesfrom.(Para.4)(Para.4)>Languagepointstracesth.backtotostudyordescribethehistory,development,ororiginofsth.追溯Hewasabletotracehisancestrybackover1,000years.他能夠追溯到1000多年前的祖先。(Para.4)>Languagepointsancestorn.

amemberofyourfamilywholivedalongtimeago祖先；祖宗Therewereportraitsofhisancestorsonthewallsoftheroom.房間的墻上掛著他祖先的畫(huà)像。(Para.4)>Languagepointsfortunen.

alargeamountofmoney財(cái)富Youdon’thavetospendafortunetogiveyourfamilytasty,healthymeals.你不需要花很多錢(qián)給你的家人提供美味、健康的食物。中國(guó)古代帝王可能相信自己是真龍?zhí)熳?，稱(chēng)自己的床為“龍榻”，自己的袍服為“龍袍”。這句話里mayhavedonesth.表示說(shuō)話人對(duì)過(guò)去情況的猜測(cè)。ProfessorSumayhavemissedthelasttrain.蘇教授可能錯(cuò)過(guò)了最后一趟火車(chē)。>LanguagepointsChineseemperorsmayhavebelievedthattheyweretherealdragonsandthesonsofheaven,callingtheirbeds“dragonbeds”andtheirrobes“dragonrobes”.(Para.4)>ExercisesComprehensionVocabularyandstructureTranslationBankedclozeOralwork>Comprehension1

Readthepassageandcompletethesummarywiththewordsfromit.Thefirstletterofeachmissingwordisgivenforyourreference.raditionsragoneautyirtueslantsChinaisacountrywithalonghistoryandrichcivilization.OfmanyChinesecultural1)t________,jadeculture,bambooculture,and2)d_______cultureareconsideredimportantandwell-knownamongChinesepeople.Chinesepeoplelovejadenotonlybecauseofits3)b_______,butbecauseitrepresents114)v_______,suchasloyaltyandsincerity.Fromtheculturalperspective,bambooisamongtheso-called“FourGentlemen”in5)p______andisasymbolofintegrity,resolution,andmodesty.TheChinesehavelongbeenknownasthedescendantsofthedragon.ManyChinesepeopleseethedragonasasymbolof6)p______,fortune,andwisdom.ower>Comprehension

2Readthepassageagainanddecidewhetherthestatementsaretrue(T)orfalse(F).1Therearetwokindsofjade:softjadeandhardjade.2BamboocultureisdeeplyrootedinthedailylifeoftheChinese.3Chinesepeople,asthedescendantsofthedragon,knowwherethedragoncomesfrom.

TTF>Comprehension

3Workingroupsanddiscussthequestions.ReferenceanswersBecausetheChinesecharacter“玉”referstojade,whichisimportantinChinanotonlybecauseofitsbeauty,butalsoforitsvirtuesandculturalmeaning,includingloyaltyandsincerity.1WhyistheChinesecharacter“玉”

oftenusedinnamesandsayings?2WhydidChineseemperorscalltheirbeds“dragonbeds”andtheirrobes“dragonrobes”?Referenceanswers>ComprehensionChinesepeopleseethedragonasasymbolofpower,fortune,andwisdom.Chineseemperorsmayhavebelievedthattheyarerealdragonsandthesonsofheaven,sotheycalledtheirbeds“dragonbeds”andtheirrobes“dragonrobes”.

3Workingroupsanddiscussthequestions.>Vocabularyandstructure1MatchthewordsinColumnAwiththeiroppositesinColumnB.ColumnAColumnBmodestyworthlessancestorforeignnative

descendantpreciouspride>Vocabularyandstructure2Completethesentenceswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformifnecessary.1Museumsarestillusefulinpushingforwardtheprogressofhuman__________.2Manytraditionshandeddownfromthepastare__________byChinesepeople.3Chinesecuisinecultureisanimportant__________ofChineseculture.virtuecivilizationresolutionsincerityaspectcivilizationobservedaspectobserve>Vocabularyandstructure2Completethesentenceswiththewordsgivenbelow.Changetheformifnecessary.4Diligenceisoneofthe_________thatChinesepeopleobserveandpractice.5ManyforeignersareimpressedbyChinesepeople’shospitalityand_________.6“I’mgoingtotakepartinthecontest,”shesaidwithsudden_________.virtuessincerityresolutionvirtuecivilizationresolutionsincerityaspectobserve>Vocabularyandstructure

3Addthesuffix“-ty”or“-ity”tothewordsgivenbelow.Thencompletethesentenceswiththewordsthusformed.Changetheformifnecessary.后綴-ty和-ity可加在某些形容詞后，構(gòu)成名詞，表示具有某種特征的狀態(tài)、性質(zhì)或事實(shí)。如：modest+ty=modesty謙虛，謙遜；loyal+ty=loyalty忠誠(chéng)，忠實(shí)，忠貞；sincere+ity=sincerity真誠(chéng)，真摯。Tips>Vocabularyandstructure1Chineseculturehasgainedincreasing__________inmanycountries.2Asa(n)__________ofBeijingcuisine,Beijingroastduckisuniqueinitstasteandnutritionalvalue.3Peoplewithgreater__________abouttheiremotionsaremoreincontroloftheirlives.4DuringtheChineseNewYear,therearelotsof__________aroundChina.activepopularcertainspecial

3Addthesuffix“-ty”or“-ity”tothewordsgivenbelow.Thencompletethesentenceswiththewordsthusformed.Changetheformifnecessary.popularityspecialtycertaintyactivitiesTips>Vocabularyandstructurenotonly…but(also)…用于連接兩個(gè)并列的詞、短語(yǔ)或句子，表示“不僅……而且……”。

4Combinethetwosentencesineachgroupusing“notonly…but(also)…”.>VocabularyandstructureSampleJadeisimportantinChinabecauseofitsbeauty.JadeisimportantinChinaforitsvirtuesandculturalmeaningsgivenbypeople.

JadeisimportantinChinanotonlybecauseofitsbeauty,butalsoforitsvirtuesandculturalmeaningsgivenbypeople.1HespeaksEnglish.HespeaksFrench.______________________________________________________HespeaksnotonlyEnglishbutalsoFrench.

4Combinethetwosentencesineachgroupusing“notonly…but(also)…”.>Vocabularyandstructure2Jackisgoodatstudying.Jackisreadytohelpothers._______________