NCE3_lesson09(共45頁).ppt

1、2020/8/12,A bad beginning makes a bad ending.不善始者不善終。,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,LESSON 9 FLYING CATS,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,3,Contents,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,HOME,Listenin

2、g,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,4,New words and expressions,fascinate 迷住 affectionate 充滿深情的 mysterious 難以理解的 submissive 服從的 feline 貓的 independence 獨(dú)立 high-rise 高層的 windowsill 窗檻 paratrooper 傘兵 squirrel 松鼠 air-resistance 空氣阻力 impact 沖擊力,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writi

3、ng,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,5,II. Speaking,fascinate v. 迷住，吸引住 be fascinated with He is fascinated with chess. Are you fascinated with English? like, love, be fond of The boy is fond of football.,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,6,II. Speaking,be crazy a

4、bout: 著迷 be mad about He is crazy/mad about music. He is fascinated with music. fascination n. 魅力，魔力 fascinating adj. 迷人的 Sweet music is fascinating.,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,7,II. Speaking,affectionate adj. 充滿深情，柔情的 Cats are affectionate animals. affec

5、tionately adv. 摯愛地，親切地 The lady is looking at that man affectionately. affection n. 喜愛，愛；感情,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,8,II. Speaking,mysterious adj. 神秘的，難以理解的 a mysterious plan a mysterious explanation mystery n.謎面，神秘感 His death is a mystery.,HOME,Listen

6、ing,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,9,II. Speaking,submissive adj. 服從的，順從的 =obedient Are you obedient? Dogs and horses are submissive, but cats are never submissive to us. be submissive to sb. submit v. submit oneself to sb/sth 使自己聽命于 submission n. 歸順，服從,HOME,Listening,Speak

7、ing,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,10,II. Speaking,independence n.獨(dú)立，獨(dú)立性 dependence（n.依靠, 依賴, 信任, 信賴） independent（adj.獨(dú)立自主的, 不受約束的） dependent（adj.依靠的, 依賴的） - You have already grown up, you must be independent. depend（vi.依靠, 依賴） - You must depend on yourself. independ 沒有此詞,HOME,Liste

8、ning,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,11,II. Speaking,男人三大美德 sense of independence sense of humor honesty,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,12,I. Listening,1. First listen and then answer the question. How do cats try to protect themselve

9、s when falling from great heights? They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels to increase their airresistance. . 2.Dictation.,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,13,II. Speaking,1、How do cats often behave towards humans? ( They can be friendly and affection

10、ate.) 2、But theyre suspicious of humans as well, arent they? (Yes, they are.) 3、Do they lead mysterious lives of their own? (Yes, they do.) 4、How are they different from dogs and horses? (They never become submissive.),HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,14,II. Sp

11、eaking,5、What have humans learned to respect about cats? (Their independence.) 6、What is the popular belief about cats? (That they have nine lives.) 7、Is there any truth in this belief ? (Yes, there is.) 8、Which institution recently made a study of cats? (The New York Animal Medical Centre.),HOME,Li

12、stening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,15,II. Speaking,9、How many cats took part in this study? (132.) 10、What did all these cats have in common? (They had all fallen off high buildings.) 11、How many of them had died? (Only eight of them.) 12、Why is New York the ideal place

13、 for this kind of study? (Because there is no shortage of tall buildings.),HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,16,II. Speaking,13、What had the cat called Sabrina suffered from? (A broken tooth.) 14、What did a doctor compare falling cats with? (Welltrained paratroo

14、pers.) 15、What seems to happen to cats the further they fall? (They are less likely to injure themselves.) 16、What speeds do they reach in a long drop? (Sixty miles an hour and more.),HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,17,II. Speaking,17、What do cats have time to

15、 do during a long drop? (They have time to relax.) 18、What do they do with the legs when falling? (They stretch them out.) 19、 What other animals do this? (Flying squirrels.) 20、What effect does increased airresistance have? (It reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.),HOME,Listening,S

16、peaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,18,II. Reading,Flying cats Cats never fail to fascinate human beings. They can be friendly and affectionate towards humans, but they lead mysterious lives of their own as well. They never become submissive like dogs and horses. As a result, hum

17、ans have learned to respect feline independence. Most cats remain suspicious of humans all their lives. One of the things that fascinates us most about cats is the popular belief that they have nine lives. Apparently, there is a good deal of truth in his idea. A cats ability to survive falls is base

18、d on fact.,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,19,III. Reading: Reading comprehension,I. Reading comprehension: 1、We find cats endlessly fascinating because (a) we feel there is a good deal we do not know about their lives (b) we believe that cats have nine lives

19、(c) they are different from dogs and horses (d) they can reach a speed of 60 miles an hour while falling,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,20,III. Reading: Reading comprehension,height（n.高度, 海拔, 高地常用復(fù)數(shù)） protect（vt.保護(hù)） remain（vi.保持） suspicious（adj.可疑的, 懷疑的） appar

20、ently（adj.顯然的, 外觀上的） ability（n.能力, 才干） fall（vi.倒下, 落下）-（fell, fallen, falling） medical（adj.醫(yī)學(xué)的, 內(nèi)科的） period（n.時(shí)期, 學(xué)時(shí)） shock（n.打擊, 震動(dòng)）,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,21,III. Reading: Reading comprehension,injury（n.傷害, 侮辱） injure（vt.損害, 傷害） ideal（n.理想 adj.理想的,

21、完美的） sill（n.窗臺(tái), 門檻） storey（n.層 = 美story） behave（vi.舉動(dòng), 舉止, 運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)） suffer（vt.遭受, 經(jīng)歷, 忍受 vi.受痛苦, 受損害） stretch（v.伸展, 伸長） increase（n.增加 vt.增加, 加大 vi.增加, 繁殖） resistance（n. 阻力, 電阻, 抵抗力, 反抗, 抵抗） reduce（vt.減少, 縮?。?HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,22,II. Reading,Flying cat

22、s Recently the New York Animal Medical Center made a study of 132 cats over a period of five months. All these cats had one experience in common: they had fallen off high buildings, yet only eight of them died from shock or injuries. Of course, New York is the ideal place for such an interesting stu

23、dy,because there is no shortage of tall buildings. There are plenty of high-rise windowsills to fall from! One cat, Sabrina, fell 32 storeys, yet only suffered from a broken tooth. Cats behave like well-trained paratroopers. a doctor said. It seems that the further cats fall, the less they are likel

24、y to injure themselves. In a long drop, they reach speeds of 60 miles an hour and more. At high speeds, falling cats have time to relax. They stretch out their legs like flying squirrels. This increases their air-resistance and reduces the shock of impact when they hit the ground.,HOME,Listening,Spe

25、aking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,23,III. Reading: Reading comprehension,I. Reading comprehension: 2、A recent study of 132 cats in New York proved (a)that it is true that cats have nine lives (b) that cats are related to flying squirrels (c) they are different from dogs and horse

26、s (d) that cats falling from great heights are seldom killed 3、Cats can survive great falls mainly because (a) the further they fall, the less likely they are to injure themselves (b) a cats ability to survive is based on fact (c) a falling cat relaxes its legs and so increases its air-resistance (d

27、) they are unlikely to exceed a speed of about 60 miles an hour,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,24,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions : never fail to ,雙重否定意味肯定，運(yùn)用雙重否定結(jié)構(gòu)加深句子的語義If you ask for help in the polite way,you never fa

28、il to succeed.If you receive requests like this,youll never fail to accept. 雙重否定結(jié)構(gòu)1. never fail to,cant fail to,dont fail to,否定詞fail to2. 否定的形容詞之前加以否定，not unreasonable,not unreasonableWhat he said is not unreasonable.It is quite common(not uncommon) for us to make mistakes.3.not+withoutYou cant obta

29、in English without working hard. Ex. 他沒有肉就吃不下飯。 He doesnt have any meal without meats.4.no+notThere is nothing that he cant do.There is no rule that has no exception. Ex. 沒有不吃腥的貓。 There is no cat that doesnt like fish.,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,25,III. R

30、eading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions : have learned to :學(xué)會(huì)了，習(xí)慣了 People have learned to expect that trains are punctual. Children have learned to expect that their parents are very able. be suspicious of sb:對(duì)什么表示懷疑，存有戒心,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Ass

31、ignment,2020/8/12,26,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions : one of the things that fascinates us most isthat, that引導(dǎo)同位語從句 最讓我們感興趣的普遍事實(shí)就是-飛機(jī)既安全又快。 One of the things that fascinates us most about planes is the popular fact that they are safe and fast. truth,不可數(shù)名詞，a goo

32、d deal of,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,27,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions : 聯(lián)想運(yùn)用： 1) 有關(guān)那些野生動(dòng)物，最令人們感到不安的是一種推測，它們可能會(huì)給人類帶來災(zāi)難和毀滅。 One of the things that disturbs humans most about those wild animals is the speculation that

33、they may spell destruction and disasters. 2) 有關(guān)昨天的演出，最令人感到好笑的就是那個(gè)報(bào)幕員的表現(xiàn)，他太緊張了，出現(xiàn)了無數(shù)次口誤。 One of the things that amused us most about yesterdays play was the awkward performance by the advertiser who was so nervous as to make numerous slips of tongue. .,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork

34、 & Assignment,2020/8/12,28,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions : 聯(lián)想運(yùn)用： 3) 有關(guān)孩子們，最令父母感到惱火的是，他們總是滔滔不絕地稱贊自己朋友家，卻總是嫌棄自己家的飯菜、衛(wèi)生或家具。 One of the things that annoys parents most about children is childrens constant praise of the homes of their friends and slur on their own

35、cooking, cleaning and furniture. 4) 有關(guān)那老師，最令我感到震驚的是他那種有失身份和孩子氣的做法。 One of the things that shocks me most about the teacher is his loss of dignity and descent to childish behavior,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,29,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. Ne

36、w Words and expressions : 聯(lián)想運(yùn)用： 5) 關(guān)于城市生活，給我影響最深刻的就是當(dāng)成千上萬人回到了他們鄉(xiāng)間寓所之后，空曠的街頭籠罩著寧靜的氣氛。 One of the things that impresses me most about the city life is the peace that descends on the deserted streets when the thousands that travel to work every day are tucked away in their homes in the country. 6) 有關(guān)坐飛

37、機(jī)，最令人們感到刺激的就是，騰云駕霧，在20,000英尺高空以500英里的時(shí)速行駛。 One of the things that thrills people most about the aeroplanes is the exhilarating experience of traveling at a height of 20,000 feet, high above the clouds, and at over 500 miles an hour.,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/

38、8/12,30,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions : 聯(lián)想運(yùn)用： 7) 有關(guān)坐長途汽車旅行，最令我感到受折磨的就是大部分的旅游時(shí)間全都花在了公路上，而且只有很少的服務(wù)設(shè)施，交通也很擁擠。 One of the things that afflicts me most about long car journey is the fact that most of the time will be spent on roads with too few service stations and

39、 too much traffic.,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,31,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions : 聯(lián)想運(yùn)用： 8) 昨天的演講中，最令學(xué)生感到受鼓舞的是那個(gè)演講者的一句話：任何一件壞事，總有比它更壞的；任何一個(gè)人斷了腿，也應(yīng)該慶幸不是斷了脖子。 One of the things that encourages the students most about ye

40、sterdays lecture is a sentence by the speaker “For every bad might be a worse, and when one breaks his leg let him be thankful that it is not his neck”.,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,32,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions :

41、聯(lián)想運(yùn)用： 9) 關(guān)于那架飛機(jī)讓我們感到最不可思議的是，它能在任何地方降落：雪地上，水面上，甚至剛耕過的田里。 One of the things that astonishes us most about the plane is the fact that it can land anywhere: on snow, water, or even on a ploughed field.,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,33,III. Reading: New Words and

42、 expressions,II. New Words and expressions : *apparently（adv.顯然地），語氣不是非常確定（= It seems that.） obviously（最）明顯的 clearly sure enough apparently（最弱的）,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,34,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions : * be bas

43、ed on: 基于事實(shí)基礎(chǔ)之上 base sth on：把某事加在什么基礎(chǔ)之上 We base the theory on the fact. 我們把這理論建立在事實(shí)的基礎(chǔ)之上 。 The theory is based on fact. 這理論是建立在事實(shí)基礎(chǔ)上的 。 as a matter of fact實(shí)際上 actually,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,35,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and

44、 expressions : make a study of sth:對(duì)什么作出研究 in common = the same die from:死于 死于疾?。篸ie of illness / disease / hunger / thirst,自然的死亡用of 死于非自然原因：die from shock / injures / wound, 用from,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,36,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II.

45、New Words and expressions : die out 絕種,死光 die of意為“因而死”（原因多 來自內(nèi)部如情感、凍餓、生病等），其后跟hunger， cold,illness,oldage,afever,heat等名詞, die from 意為“由于而死”(外因)（原因常來自外部創(chuàng)傷、 交通事故），其后常跟 wound，accident,overwork,carelessness,drinking等名詞。 die for: 為某種目的而獻(xiàn)身、犧牲 die off 是逐漸死去,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork

46、 & Assignment,2020/8/12,37,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions : 例句Many of them died of starvation.The soldier died from a wound in the breast.Lots of them died for the cause of liberation.The flowers are dying off because there has been no rain. Manypeoplediedofhun

47、gerbeforeliberation解放前許多人因饑餓死去。 Theoldmandiedfromatrafficaccident那位老人死于交通事故。,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,Writing,Seatwork & Assignment,2020/8/12,38,III. Reading: New Words and expressions,II. New Words and expressions : Ex：1. He died _ the traffic accident last week.A. of B. from C. with2. This old man died _ solitude, because his son deserted(拋棄) him.A. by B. from C. of Key: B C,HOME,Listening,Speaking,Reading,