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1、Unit Four ExtraterrestrialsOct. 2005第一页，共三十二页。Procedure Preparation Detail Study of the Text Post Reading Activities Homework第二页，共三十二页。Preparation1. Cultural background:1) the Congress: The Congress is one of the three branches of the US federal government, the legislative branch (make laws). Congre

2、ss has two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. 第三页，共三十二页。2) The Supreme CourtThe judicial (司法(sf)的) branch (interpret laws) is one of the three branches of US federal government and operates the system of law courts. The Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. is the highest court in the

3、US, and is very powerful. It has nine judges, called justices. Traditionally, they are called the nine old men, although there has been one woman justice. The head of the court has the title of Chief Justice of the United States. Justices are appointed by President, although the Senate must give its

4、 approval to the choice. 第四页，共三十二页。2. Warm up exercises If there are some E.T.s comes to the earth, what will you do? Do you think there will be misunderstandings between you and the E. T.s?第五页，共三十二页。Detail Study of the Text on account of: (fml) because of The house isnt really suitable for an old p

5、erson on account of all those stairs. The president declined to deliver the speech himself on account of a sore throat.第六页，共三十二页。 1. on account of: (fml) because of The house is not suitable for an old person on account of all those stairs. He failed to show up when the time is due on account of his

6、 illness.2. deputy: someone whose job is to help a sheriff in the U.S; the second most important person in a particular organization.After serious years hard work he was promoted to deputy manager.Detail Study of the Text第七页，共三十二页。3. work up: spend time and effort preparing; produce or develop gradu

7、ally. Lets go for a walk to work up an appetite Our plan is to further work up custom for our product.4. pension: an amount of money paid regularly to someone who can no longer earn money by working. He has been receiving pension for six months.第八页，共三十二页。5. disable: make a person unable to use his/h

8、er body properly. The disabled in the army deserve our genuine respect. Nowadays there is a bias against the disabled persons.6. veteran: person with much or long experience, especially as a soldier. In 1976,many veterans gathered in America, many of whom caught a kind of disease named Legionaires d

9、isease.第九页，共三十二页。7. complicated: difficult to understand or deal with. The problem is too complicated to understand for a nine-year-old. The new computer is even complicated for an expert to handle.8. knock off: (informal) stop working, usu, at the end of a day. When do you knock off for supper? Ill

10、 knock off early today cause I have to pick up my son from school.第十页，共三十二页。9. hit the sack: (informal) go to bed. Guys ,time to hit the sack ,lights out! He was worn out today so he hit the sack right after supper.10.curse real steady: curse, swear, here real steady means “constantly” The tourists

11、who were delayed by the annoying weather cursed it silently.第十一页，共三十二页。11.go over: examines the details of; check; study carefully. I hastily went over my lessons the last night and sat for the exam. Let go over the whole process of the accident in detail.12. column: a series of numbers arranged one

12、 after the other; a tall pillar. Fill in the blanks in the left column and then line them with appropriate ones in the right column. The roof of the temple was held up by a row of stone columns 第十二页，共三十二页。13. rocket: a tube-like device containing material that burns rapidly and propels the tube thro

13、ugh the air. American Robert H. Goddard was one of the forest scientists to experiment with rocket propulsion systems14. bug: cause eyes to stick out ;annoy somebody. The eyes of the monster can bug out when it get surprised. Dont bug me with silly questions.第十三页，共三十二页。15. alike: similar, in the sam

14、e manner. People, natives and foreigners alike, hope to have a safe and secure living condition. The twins look extremely alike.16. observation: the act of watching attentively. The injured was put under close observation despite his constant protest. Observation is very important for a chemical stu

15、dent. 第十四页，共三十二页。17.locality: a particular place ,the position of something. This is the very locality of the accident.18. isolate: set apart; cut off from others. When I am angry, I find it best to isolate myself from others for a while. The persons who was suspected to have got the disease was iso

16、lated from others for the sake of prevention. 第十五页，共三十二页。19. adopt: take over and use as ones own; take into ones family and make legal son or daughter. The old maid adopted a home-less boy as her son. Some immigrants discarded their old customs and adopted American ways.20. mode: a manner, way or m

17、ethod of doing. Railways are still the most important mode of transport in many less advanced countries. You will have to change your mode of life when you immigrate to another country.第十六页，共三十二页。21.appearance:the way that somebody or something looks; an act of coming into sight. The manager gave ev

18、ery appearance of being a very dedicated employee. Women magazines are full of ideas on how to make the best of ones appearance.第十七页，共三十二页。22. You could see the light break in on Cameron: You could notice Cameron was beginning to understood what they said.23. go for: be attracted by ;like or prefer

19、Many young people go for pip music. What sort of novels do you go for?24. blink: shut and open the eyes quickly; flash on and off. Staring for hours at a computer screen dries out the eyes as people blink less.第十八页，共三十二页。25.regardless of: without worrying about or taking account of Each state has tw

20、o senators, regardless of population.Regardless of the danger ha might face, he rushed into the burning building to save the people there.26. nationality: the state of belonging to a particular nation; people who belong to a nation.Many different nationalities went to the U.S.Her father in an Americ

21、an. Her father is an Italian. What nationality is she?第十九页，共三十二页。27.at ones service: willing to help somebody. If you need any help, let me know, I am always at your service.“Would you fetch my glasses from the kitchen?” “At your service, Madam.”28.arrangement: plan; preparation (usu. pl, followed b

22、y about/for) The personnel department only called me ,but made no arrangements to see me . The president does not want any special arrangements for her visit.第二十页，共三十二页。29.but I couldnt as much as fall down if someone had pushed the chair out from under me: but I was so scared that I could not do an

23、ything ,could not even fall down if someone took my chair away. All I could do was sit and stare.30. 30. supreme: greatest in power, rank or degree. The Supreme Court has the final say in this case. The king in China enjoyed supreme authority.第二十一页，共三十二页。31. go to pieces: get so astonished or upset

24、that he lose control of himself.When she heard her boyfriend was shot ,she really went to pieces.32. come around: visit someone at their house.Why did not you come around when you were in Beijing on business?33. leavealone: allow one to be by oneself; allow sb.or sth, to remain untouched or unchange

25、d.Its useless to talk to her since she is so upset; just leave her alone. I told you to leave that vase alone-now youve broken it .第二十二页，共三十二页。34. garbage: nonsense; rubbish. He was talking a lot of garbage about education. Family members hauled bags of trash out to the garbage can, and ,once or twi

26、ce a week, collection crews would dump them into garbage truck35. heave: raise or lift with great effort The teacher heaved Mary to her feet and took her to the office. They have to heave the piano onto the stage.第二十三页，共三十二页。36. wit: (also wits)quick understanding, intelligence He lacked the wit to

27、respond in time. Peter had not the wits to realize the danger.37. make like: (informal)act as if one were; pretend to be (used in the patterns: make like sb./ sth ; make like +clause) The old man made like a monkey to amuse the children. Bob made like he wad a fish blowing bubbles.第二十四页，共三十二页。38. kn

28、ock down: cause someone to fall to the ground by pushing or hitting them. The old man died in hospital after being knocked down by a car The driver was in serious trouble for knocking down a pedestrian on a pedestrian crossing.39. catch sight of : see for a moment. I happened to catch sight of John

29、as he was going past our office. 第二十五页，共三十二页。40. fade out: disappear gradually. examples: My daughters interest in drawing has now almost completely faded out. As it was getting colder and colder ,their enthusiasm for doing sports in the morning faded out.第二十六页，共三十二页。Useful expressions on account of

30、 a general storea sheep ranchinsist on doing sth.a flying saucerbe backed up againstknock offhit the sack第二十七页，共三十二页。Useful expressionsa shooting starbug ones eyesa dark complexionhave under observationspit outgo for regardless ofat sbs service第二十八页，共三十二页。Useful expressionsa hurry-up messagego to pi

31、ecesrecover ones witsmake likeknock downThe breath goes out of sb. take off fade out第二十九页，共三十二页。Homework Write an article entitled Pressing Problems on Our Planet I Wish to Discuss with Extraterrestrials Finish all the exercises after Text A and Text B Preview unit 4, extensive reading第三十页，共三十二页。The End!Wish you a happy day!第三十一页，共三十二页。内容(nirng)总结Unit Four Extraterrestrials。1) the Congress:。34. garbage: nonsense。a hurry-up message。The End第三十二页，共三十二页。