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1、新视野英语教程教案book4unit8 Unit 8 Language Use Leading in 1. Introduction to the topic We use language to communicate with others, but language use is not simply what you choose to expre with words and sentences.Everything about you-your accent, your voice, your hand, your clothing-says something about who
2、 you are as a person.Even right now, as you read this, how you are sitting or standing or holding your head is communicating how you are feeling at this very moment.Without speaking a word, we can say so much.To prove this point, you only have to think about the look on your mothers face when she is
3、 angry with you-there are simply no words neceary! 2.Exploring Language use does not simply involve words and sentences.Body language also conveys something to our audience.Even our accent may draw different responses from others, as is shown by Text A, which reveals the prejudice of some Americans
4、against foreign speakers of English.To achieve succe in their careers and to really be accepted by that society, foreign profeionals working in the US have to make extra efforts to get rid of their accents.Questions for discuion: (1) Do you speak Chinese with a local accent? If yes, please specify.(
5、2) What might your attitude be towards one who speaks with a local accent? Text A : Losing an Accent to Achieve Succe New words voltage n.C; U electrical force measured in volts 电压 例 high-voltage power lines 高压电线 例 The systems are getting smaller and using lower voltages.这些系统越来越小,用的电压越来越低。 shipment
6、n.C; U a load of goods sent by sea, road, or air, or the act of sending them (经海路、陆路或航空运输的)货物;装运 例 We ordered a large shipment of grain from that country.我们从那个国家订购了一大批谷物。 例 The goods were seriously damaged in shipment.货物在装运中严峻受损。 submiion n.U the state of being completely controlled by a person or g
7、roup and obeying them 听从;听从 例 The city was starved into submiion due to the shortage of food.因为食物供应不足,城市里的人因饥饿而被迫降服。 例 His madne frightened his parents into submiion to his will.他的疯狂吓得父母亲听从了他的意愿。 colleague n.C someone one works with, especially in a profeion 同事;同僚 例 a colleague of mine at the bank 我
8、银行的一位同事 例 My colleagues often helped me with my work.同事们常常在工作上帮助我。 imitation n.C; U an attempt to imitate someone or something, or the act of doing this 仿照;仿效 例 John did a brilliant imitation of his teacher.约翰惟妙惟肖地仿照了他的老师。 例 Children learn a lot by imitation.孩子通过仿照学到许多东西。 compensate vi.replace or ba
9、lance something good that has been lost or is lacking 弥补;抵消 例 Her intelligence more than compensates for her lack of experience.她的才智大大弥补了阅历的不足。 例 Nothing could compensate for the lost youth.青春逝去是无法弥补的。 vt.pay someone money because they have suffered injury, lo or damage 赔偿;补偿 例 The insurance company
10、 compensated him for his lo in the fire.保险公司补偿了他在火灾中的损失。 例 They were compensated for the damage to their house.他们的房子遭到破坏,得到了赔偿。 prejudice n.C; U (an) unfair and often unfavorable opinion or feeling, sometimes resulting from dislike or distrust 偏见;成见;卑视 例 He is not friendly to foreigners because of h
11、is prejudice against them.他对外国人并不友好,因为他对他们有成见。 例 In traditional societies, people have prejudices against divorce.在传统的社会里,人们往往对离婚抱有偏见。 reset vt.change so as to show a different number, time, etc.校正;调整 例 My watch is slow; I must reset it.我的表慢了,我得把它重新调一下。 例 Remember to reset your watch as soon as you
12、reach your destination.记得一到目的地就调整一下你手表上的时间。 compound adj.consisting of two or more parts 复合的 例 a compound noun 一个复合名词 例 Can you gue the meaning of the compound word? 你能猜出这个复合词的意思吗? visual adj.of or gained by seeing 视觉的;视力的 例 Students will have a visual examination this afternoon.学生们下午检查视力。 例 Visual
13、education is fit for young children.直观教化适合幼儿。 exhaust vt.make someone extremely tired 使力倦神疲 例 A full days teaching exhausts me.上一天的课让我精疲力竭。 例 She was too exhausted to talk about her journey with us.她累得无法和我们谈她的旅程。 injection n.C; U a drug or another substance that is injected into the body 注射;注入;投入 例
14、I felt much better after the doctor gave me an injection.医生给我打了一针后我感觉好多了。 例 An injection of cash is neceary to start this project.要启动这项目须要投入现金。 sponsor vt.give money to a sports event, a person, etc.赞助;资助 例 The football match was sponsored by a famous multi-national company.这场足球赛是由一家闻名的跨国公司赞助的。 例 Do
15、 you know which aociation sponsored that exhibition? 你知道那个展览会是由哪个协会赞助的吗? make up combine together to form as a whole 形成;组成;构成 例 In this factory, people in their fifties make up the majority of those who were laid off in the reform.这家工厂改革中,下岗的人员大多数是50多岁的人。 例 Female students make up one third of our c
16、la.我们班级女生占了总人数的三分之一。 point out draw attention to the fact指出;指明 例 The manager pointed out some problems in our work.经理指出了我们工作中的一些问题。 例 My good friends often point out my weaknees and encourage me to improve myself.我的好挚友们常常指出我的弱点,并且激励我提高自己。 Detailed study of the text 1.he had to correct his speech or
17、it could cost him his career.Meaning: .he had to get rid of his accent; if he didnt, he would probably lose his job and ruin his career.2.This often resulted in mistakes being made in the shipments he ordered.Meaning: Incorrect pronunciation often led to mistakes made in the shipments he ordered.(So
18、 we can see his accent did have a negative effect on his work.) 3.Despite mixed feelings, he hired a speech coach to help him out.Meaning: Though he felt uncertain about what to do, he hired a speech coach to help him get rid of his accent. 5.Young, first-generation foreign profeionals in America ho
19、ping to improve their careers appear to make up the majority of those paying to get rid of their accents.Meaning: Among those people who paid to get rid of their accents, most were young, first-generation foreign profeionals in America who hoped to have better prospects in their careers. 8.Yet, none
20、 of that seemed to matter to them because they didnt have patience.Meaning: But neither my paion for work nor my ability seemed important to them because they werent patient enough to listen to me, one who spoke English with an accent. 9.Americans have a prejudice against those who speak with an acc
21、ent.Meaning: .Americans have an unfair and unfavorable opinion about those who speak with an accent. 10.We learn as babies to make these sounds by moving the lips, mouth, and tongue muscles in set patterns.Meaning: We learn to make these sounds when we are babies by moving the lips, mouth, and tongu
22、e muscles in fixed and regular ways. 11.So a speech coach tries and resets these patterns for people who speak other languages.Meaning: So a speech coach tries to help people who speak different languages change these fixed ways of making sounds. 13.Seeing himself allowed him to have a visual image
23、to go along with the sounds he was making.Meaning: Seeing himself in the mirror enabled him to see how the mouth, lips, and the tongue moved while pronouncing the sounds. Unit 8 Language Use New words study election n.C an occasion when people vote to choose someone for an official position 选举 例 All
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