Unit 2 The New Singles.ppt

Unit 2 The New SinglesBackgroundVocabulary1.Group DiscussionBefore the wedding:dating;engagement;legitimate age for marriage;certain medical requirement;diamond ring for engagement;wedding announcement;wedding invitation;marriage settlement1.Group DiscussionDuring the wedding:church;marriage bureau;wedding ceremony;bride and groom;the best man;groomsman;bridesmaid;bridesman;rings;wedding dress;wedding march;wedding cake;double ring exchange ceremony;flower girl;wedding breakfast;wedding dinner;wedding feast;wedding reception2.Pair WorkWork in pairs and discuss the following questionsWork in pairs and discuss the following questionsViewpoints can be used in the pair discussion:Viewpoints can be used in the pair discussion:1.Many single people get badgered by others who 1.Many single people get badgered by others who refuse to accept that they choose to be alone.refuse to accept that they choose to be alone.However,a growing number of professionals are doing However,a growing number of professionals are doing just that.Theyre exploring careers,indulging in the just that.Theyre exploring careers,indulging in the joys of travel,rediscovering pastimes and kindling new joys of travel,rediscovering pastimes and kindling new passions.Most say they want to get passions.Most say they want to get marriagedmarriaged someday,but they feel content being single until they someday,but they feel content being single until they meet the right person.meet the right person.2.Pair Work2.More eligible people aspire to marry but remain single for the moment.Its not that theyve abandoned the value of marriage,but that they are taking longer to get married,perhaps due to expectations of what it should be like or a lack of desirable propects.2.Pair Work3.Marriage is a fundamental social institution.It is central to the nurture and raising of children.It is the“social glue”that reliably attaches parents to children.It contributes to the physical,emotional and economic health of men,women and children,and thus to that of the nation as a whole.2.Pair Work4.When a woman is around 30 or above,people 4.When a woman is around 30 or above,people around her might begin to panic.Some folks try around her might begin to panic.Some folks try to fix her up.Others show their good intentions to fix her up.Others show their good intentions with harsh questions and judgments:”Whats with harsh questions and judgments:”Whats wrong with you?”“You go to that big company wrong with you?”“You go to that big company and you still cant find an ideal guy?”“Youre and you still cant find an ideal guy?”“Youre going to have a baby with a handicap if you going to have a baby with a handicap if you wait until youre too old before giving birth.wait until youre too old before giving birth.Sometimes even strangers join the action.If Sometimes even strangers join the action.If they spot her eating alone,they might ask,”Do they spot her eating alone,they might ask,”Do you want some company?”you want some company?”Clutch:v./nThe mother clutch her baby tightly.v.Clutch at sth.He clutched desperately at the branch as her fell.n.be in sbs clutches get into(out of)the clutches within the gravitational clutch of the earth make a clutch at sth.a clutch of eggs/a clutch of new traineesrave v./n./adj.While she had the fever,she raved for hours.v.rave wildly against sb.rave about /Everyone was raving about the new singer.rave at upn.a rave of a play o.rave-upp.Adj.His new play has been getting rave notices in the papersmeditation:serious thought or studyWhat is the outcome of your meditation?Do you think its a good idea?As a young man,he spent a lot of time meditating the purpose of life.meditateAna:think,study,ponder,muse,ruminate,contemplate,consider meditate,mediate,medicate,meditation,mediation,medication,religious meditations/be deep in meditationembrace:accept enthusiastically;include sth which forms an important part 拥抱，抓住，拥抱，抓住，接受，信奉，着手接受，信奉，着手Youd be a fool not to embrace an opportunity as good as that.Linguistics embraces a diverse range of subjects such as phonetics and stylistics.Ana:accept,receive,seize,grasp,take,Con:reject,refuse,prehend,include,involve,imply,subsumeThe small village I was born was located in a valley with beautiful scene embraced by forests.The report he is going to deliver tonight embraces many important points we have never heard of before.Ana:contain,hold,accommodate,embody,incorporateCon:exclude,rule out,shut out,debar,eliminatemomentum:the force that keeps an object moving or an event developing after a start has been madewith the of an avalancheThe firm has been growing rapidly,but you cant keep that kind of momentum up forever.In an attempt to give new momentum to their plans,the committee set a date for starting detailed discussions.Ana:impetus,speed,velocity,pace,headway momentary,momentous,wreak:cause sth to happen in a violent and often uncontrolled way No one can wreck the militant friendship between us.Changes in the climate have wrecked havoc with the citys usual weather pattern.Experts say that ecological damage wreaked by pollution is increasing rapidly.Ana:destroy,demolish,injure,damage,impair,ruin,dilapidateCon:save,preserve,conservetrack:one of he several songs or pieces of music on a CD or other musical recordingThe band ended their concert with the title track from their latest album.The album includes four previously unreleased tracks.trace,track,tract tracing,tractable,tractive,traceable foster:1.nurse,nurture 养育，抚养养育，抚养 son daughter father mother parent2.encourage the development or growth of ideas or feelings 培养，激励，促进培养，激励，促进Im trying to foster an interest in classical music in my children.They were discussing the best way to foster democracy and prosperity in some countries.Films and pictures about recent wars sometimes foster angry memories and feelings of hatred between nations.foster a desire for revengesavvy:1.understand,comprehend 理解，醒悟，懂理解，醒悟，懂A:Savvy?B:no savvy.2.experienced and well-informed,intelligent,practical knowledge and ability;understand or comprehend 精明，精明，理解，见识理解，见识political Wheres your savvy?She will need all the political savvy she can muster to win the next election.You think you are wise,but theres a lot of things you dont savvy.Hefty:large and powerfulThe judge imposed a hefty fine.a hefty blowa hefty mana hefty majoritya hefty sumheftilyconnotation:a feeling or idea that is suggested by a particular word although not necessarily a part of the words meaning,or sth suggested by an object or situationA possible connotation of“home”is a place of warmth,comfort and affection.Foreigners frequently are unaware of the connotation of the words they use.Ana:suggestion,implication,intimationCon:denotationallot v.divide and give as sharesThey allotted us three weeks to finish the job.allotted seats to the pressallot 10 minutes for the speechwithin the allotted timeallotment Ana:assign,apportion,allocateCon:retain,deny,withholdStrain v.make excessive demands uponI think its rather strain the truth to say hes handsome.strain every nerve strain ones eyes strain ones voice strain the meaning of a word strain the law strain wine strain at the oar strain under a heavy burdenstrained/Ana:stretch,tug/Con:relax,slackenVista:a viewAn endless vista of tedious days and nights streched before us.Shady vista of elms a vista of the lake a vista of the future look back through the vista of the past-vis-visage /vision/supervision/Vistaed adj.=outlook ,scenegentrification:process by which a street or area formerly lived by poor people is changed by people of a higher social class going to live thereThe increasing gentrification of the neighborhood has resulted in property values and rents rising and the poorer residents and local stores being driven out.He told me quite sadly that most of the area in which he had grown up had now been modernized and gentrified,and had lost all its old character.When a part of a town is gentrified,it is changed from being a poor area to a richer one,by people of a higher social class moving to live there.bicker:disapprove;quarrel or argue about unimportant matterTheyre always bickering with each other about their personal problems.He left the company because he couldnt stand the constant bickering between the staff and the managers.Ana:quarrel,wrangle,altercate,squabble,bickering,spat,tiffhypothetical:supposed to be soThis is only a hypothetical example,but it will help us to consider the problemWhen asked if there were any circumstances under which they would declare war,he dismissed such questions as purely hypothetical.hypo-:在在 下，下，hypodermic,hypogastrium,hypogeal,低下，次，亚低下，次，亚 hypocrisy,hypocrite,hypoeutectic,hypotension,hypothermia,hypso-:表示表示“高度高度”hypsography,hypsometer,hypno-:睡眠，催眠术睡眠，催眠术 hypnogenesis,hypnosis,hypnotherapy,hypnotismCompact adj./v./n.The soil was so compact that I was hardly able to force a spade into it.The kitchen was small and compact so that the disabled could reach everything without difficultly.a compact woolen a small,compact kitchen a compact computer a compact organization a compact style-ly;-nesssublime:extremely good,beautiful or enjoyable a thought a mountain scenery conceit idiot Mozart had the ability to transform the popular musical styles of his day into something sublime.The dresses in the fashion show went from the sublime to the ridiculous.Ana:divine,glorious,splendid,superb,resplendent,transcendent,ideal,spiritual,majestic,august,statelyMandatory pulsoryIts mandatory to pay the debt within six months.a mandatory election mandatory budgets cutsMandate/mandatorily=obligatorytramp:v./n.The children tramped the woods looking for berries.tramp down sth tramp sb.Down ones foottramp about on the tramp make a trampn.=vagabond,vagrant,hobo