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1、1Unit 3 Leisure Activity 第1页/共99页 Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project第2页/共99页Task 1Work in groups to interpret and comment on the quotations about leisure on Page 64.Starting outStarting out第3页/共99页1.To be able to fill leisure intellige

2、ntly is the last product of civilization.Arnold Toynbee British economic historian and social reformerInterpretation:The quotation implies that how to spend leisure time in a smart way are a mirror of how civilized a society is.Starting outStarting outTask 1Task 1第4页/共99页2.Leisure is the time for do

3、ing something useful.This leisure the diligent person will obtain;the lazy one never.Benjamin FranklinAmerican scientist,publisher and diplomatInterpretation:Whether one can benefit from leisure time or not depends largely on your attitude.If you are hardworking,then you may take full advantage of y

4、our time to promote self-development;but if you are lazy,chances are that you wont spend your leisure time getting down to something useful.Starting outStarting outTask 1Task 1第5页/共99页3.The real dividing line between things we call work and the things we call leisure is that in leisure,however activ

5、e we may be,we make our own choices and our own decisions.We feel for the time being that our life is our own.William Raymond British novelist and criticInterpretation:The substantial difference between work and leisure consists in the extent of autonomy.It appears that during leisure time one is en

6、titled to choose his own way enjoy his time to the fullest whereas in the workplace one is required to comply with rules and regulations.Starting outStarting outTask 1Task 1第6页/共99页4.It is in his pleasure that a man really lives;it is from his leisure that he constructs the true fabric of self.Agnes

7、 RepplierAmerican essayist and biographerInterpretation:One can derive the true meaning of life from pleasure and happiness.But what makes a person who he is depends on how he spends his leisure time.Starting outStarting outTask 1Task 1第7页/共99页5.Those who decide to use leisure as a means of mental d

8、evelopment,who love good music,good books,good pictures,good company,good conversation,are the happiest people in the world.And they are not only happy in themselves,they are the cause of happiness in others.William Lyon PhelpsAmerican educatorInterpretation:If you want to pursue happiness,then you

9、should spend your leisure time in a positive way,which is helpful to enhancing your mental development.If you are happy,it is likely that you will bring happiness to others.Starting outStarting outTask 1Task 1第8页/共99页Task 2 FMatch the classic line with its corresponding movie.(P64)Key:1)2)3)4)5)6)EC

10、AFBDStarting outStarting outTask 2Task 2第9页/共99页Task 2FIs watching movies your favorite leisure activity?Which genre of movies do you like best?(P64)Useful words and expressions:documentary;literary film;anime;musical;comedy;dracula movie/horror movie/thriller;swordsmen film;action film;detective fi

11、lm/whodunit;ethical film;feature film;mystery&suspense;sci-fi&fantasy;romance;newsreel;travelogue,etc Starting outStarting outTask 2Task 2第10页/共99页Romance at the MoviesRomantic movies surely have a wide appeal for the audience.Now watch an interview about romance at the movies.Listen carefully and c

12、omplete the blank-filling exercise.Starting outStarting out第11页/共99页Brief Encounter(1945):Nothing gets more _ than that.No,this is no category script,David Lynns direction.It is a masterpiece of holding back and I think since it was made _,it was all about _ and keeping things together and its just

13、brimming with the _ and the unacted-upon._ love is the best kind.glamorousduring WWIIsacrificeunexpressedTorturedStarting outStarting out第12页/共99页The Lady Eve(1941):Harry Fonda learns that Barbara Stanwick is basically a skunk(讨厌鬼)and but she _ she is somebody else and he falls in love with her agai

14、n.And he learns that,you know,they are _,but they are never as bad as you think either.They were _.tricks him into thinkingnever as great as you thinkall just humanStarting outStarting out第13页/共99页Truly Madly Deeply:Because she loves him so much that Alan Rickman comes back to Juliet Stevenson.Shes

15、just one of the great _ of all time.One of the things I love about this is in pairing these two together is that in fact Alan Rickman and _ sit around watching Brief Encounter on televisionperfect little connection.Its just wonderful and in fact she does learn to _ and _ in her life who is living.cr

16、ying scenes his ghost friends move on find a new lovely manStarting outStarting out第14页/共99页The Shop Around The Corner:It was a musical She Loves Me,about two people who _ and hated each others guts,but in fact,they had this whole secret life as _ and it is when you learn,that you know,the _ is one

17、thing,the _ is another thing.And you know,its all crazy and mixed-up and it makes up sense.worked side by side pen palssurface soulStarting outStarting out第15页/共99页Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind(2004):It is really an emotionally _ film.They have a surgery to have each other _.They loathe each

18、 other,but,no,they come to loathe each other,Jim Kerry and Kate Winslet loathe each other and yet even after a surgery to purge(purge:remove;get rid of)the _,they cannot get themselves _.So here is my design for living,for in-and-out of love with the same person all your life.violentremoved from eac

19、h other memories out of their headsStarting outStarting out第16页/共99页Why Harrys HotReading FocusReading Focus第17页/共99页 Global Understanding 2Detailed Information3Critical Thinking4Language Points5Reading FocusReading FocusVocabulary in Action6Background Information1第18页/共99页Listen to a talk on J.K.Ro

20、wling,the author of Harry books,and answer the following questions.1)When was J.K Rowling born and what was her childhood dream?2)When did the idea of Harry Potter strike Rowling?3)When was the first Harry book released and what was the title of the book?4)When was the film version of the first book

21、 released?5)What is said about J.K Rowlings marriages?6)What problems did the Harry books encounter?Background InformationBackground Information第19页/共99页Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding1Introduction2Authors Comment3Conclusion(Paras.1-4)(Paras.5-9)(Para.10)第20页/共99页IntroductionA.The Ha

22、rry Potter books appeal to an enormous number of people.The first three books have earned a conservatively estimated$480 million in 3 years.Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire promises to break all previous bookselling records.In Britain and North America,thousands of children rushed to claim their

23、copies when Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was on sale.B.Some parents and conservative religious leaders disapprove of the Harry Potter books because they think that these books _.Reading of the books has been challenged in 25 school districts and the books have been banned in schools in Kansas

24、 and Colorado.The Harry Potter books by J.K.Rowling have achieved huge success in spite of challenges.advocate witchcraftExample 1:Example 2:Example 3:Example:Reading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding第21页/共99页Authors commentA.The Harry Potter books have much merits:They are beautifully crafted

25、 works of entertainment,the literary counterpart of Steven Spielberg.They amount to much more than just the sum of parts of childrens classic,and they can be read by children and adults with equal pleasure.The language of the books may be unadorned,but th way with naming people and things is quirky

26、and original.Adults also find the books appealing because of the deepintellectualism in them.B.A disadvantage of the Harry Potter books is an absence of _ in the first four books.Example 1:Example 2:Example 3:an interesting villainReading FocusReading Focus Global UnderstandingExample 4:第22页/共99页Con

27、clusion Both children and adults enjoy reading the books.The books introduce young readers to a very high standard of entertainment.There is every reason to say that Harry Potter possesses _.A.B.all the earmarks of a classicReading FocusReading Focus Global Understanding第23页/共99页Task 2Work in groups

28、 to decide whether the statements are true or false according to the passage.(P 73)Key:1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10FFTTFTFFFFReading FocusReading Focus Detailed Information第24页/共99页Critical ThinkingReading Focus第25页/共99页Step One In the text,the author says that“Rowlings novels are probably the best books ch

29、ildren have ever encountered that havent been thrust upon them by an adult.”Did you read any books like that during your childhood?What did you think of them?FWork in groups and talk about the favorite books or stories of your childhoods.Reading FocusCritical Thinking第26页/共99页Step TwoDiscuss in grou

30、ps and work out a list of the features that make a childrens book a classic.Reading FocusCritical Thinking第27页/共99页1.With a first printing of 5.3 million copies and advance orders topping 1.8 million,Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,the fourth installment of the series,promises to break every boo

31、kselling record.(Para.1)installment:1)one of the parts of a story that appears as a series of parts,especially in a magazine,newspaper,etc.e.g.the first installment of a science fiction trilogy 2)One of a number of successive payments in settlement of a debt.e.g.*_(用分期付 款的方式购物)has become epidemic in

32、 recent years.*Theyre letting me pay for the washing machine _(按月付款地方式).Buying goods on the installment planby monthly installmentsReading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第28页/共99页2.Amazingly,Rowling keeps her several plotlines clear of each other until the end,when she deftly brings everything to

33、gether in a cataclysmic conclusion.(Para.2)deftly:adv.deft:adj.moving quickly and with skill 机敏的，灵巧的 cataclysmic:sudden,shocking,and violent 突然的；骇人的；剧烈的 e.g.A cataclysmic event had shaken her parents marriage.一场剧变动摇了她父母的婚姻。翻译：让人称奇的是，罗琳让每一册书的情节相互独立，但最后，她却能够巧妙地把它们衔接起来，形成一个意想不到的结局。Reading FocusReading

34、Focus Language Point 第29页/共99页3.The only sour notes in all the songs of joy over this phenomenon have come from parents and conservative religious leaders who say Rowling advocates witchcraft.(Para.4)“notes”figuratively means a particular quality in someones voice that shows how they are feeling.e.g

35、.1)There was a note of doubt in her voice.2)It was not difficult for him to catch the note of bitterness in my voice.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第30页/共99页4.But perhaps the most curious thing about the Potter phenomenon,especially given that it is all about books,is that almost no one h

36、as taken the time to say how good or badthese books are.(Para.5)“given”means“considering”.e.g.1)_(考虑到这样的情况),youve done really well.2)Usually,I am sensible with money,as I have to be,_(考虑到我没有 赚那么多钱).Given the circumstancesgiven that I earn that muchReading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第31页/共99页5

37、.Theres no telling which books will survive from one generation to the next.(Para.5)Paraphrase:It is hard to tell which books will survive from one generation to the next.e.g.很难说今晚谁会出现。Theres no telling who is going to show up tonight.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第32页/共99页6.Her prose ma

38、y be unadorned,but her way with naming people and things reveals a quirky and original talent.(Para.7)unadorned;adorn;adornment e.g.1)His house is lavishly _.2)Japanese food is on the whole superb,one of the _ of the culture.3)The room is typically simple and _,with white walls and a tiled floor.ado

39、rned adornments unadornedReading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第33页/共99页7.The best writers remember what it is like to be a child with astonishing intensity.(Para.8)“with astonishing intensity”means“strongly”.This sentence means that the best writers are keenly aware of what is typical of a chil

40、d.e.g.When Louis is alone he sees with astonishing intensity,and will write some words that may outlast us all.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第34页/共99页8.Time and again,Rowling articulates just how defenseless even the bravest children often feel.(Para.8)articulate(v.):1)express your ideas

41、 or feelings in words e.g.Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel.2)be related and exist e.g.The new course is designed to articulate with the current degree course.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第35页/共99页 articulate(adj.):1)(of a person)good at expressing ideas or

42、feelings clearly in words e.g.1)She is a highly articulate woman.2)It gives an articulate description of the drugs effect.2)(of speech)clearly expressed or pronounced e.g.All we could hear were loud sobs,but no articulate words.v Ant.:inarticulate Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第36页/共99页9

43、.But I dont think the books would have their broad appeal if they were only exciting tales of magical adventure,and I know adults would not find them so enticing.(Para.8)This sentence is put in the subjuntive mood.“have their broad appeal”means“吸引这么广泛的群体”.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第3

44、7页/共99页 appeal(n.):1)a quality that makes people like something or someone e.g.1)这个岛屿有什么特别的吸引之处？What is the particular appeal of this island?2)The film has great appeal for young audiences.2)an urgent request for something important e.g.1)All the organizations involved have sent urgent appeals to th

45、e government,asking for extra funding.2)The girls family have made a public appeal for help to try and catch her killer.3)a formal request to a court or to someone in authority asking for a decision to be changed e.g.He has lodged an appeal against the size of the fine.Reading FocusReading Focus Lan

46、guage Point 第38页/共99页 appeal(v.):1)be attractive e.g.The idea of working abroad really appeals to me.2)make an urgent request for something important e.g.The police have appealed to anyone with information to come forward and talk to them.3)a formal request to a court or to someone in authority aski

47、ng for a decision to be changed e.g.Appealing to the referee does not often result in a decision being changed.Reading FocusReading Focus Language Point 第39页/共99页Key 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-Task 1Choose the sentence in which the underlined word has the closest meaning to the underlined word in the sentence

48、quoted from the passage.(P.75)ABABBBCAReading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action 第40页/共99页Task 21)How does our product _ those of our competitors?2)Mr.Jenkins arguments for stability _ with Europes two most powerful politicians.Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate phrase from the box.

49、Change the form if necessary.(P76)stack up againststruck a chordstack up againstpull offchop off thrust upon fade awayturn outappeal toamount to keep clear of strike a chord bring togetherpick up on Reading FocusReading Focus Vocabulary in Action 第41页/共99页3)The court decided that the companys action

50、s _ unfair dismissal.4)You could improve the tree by _ some of the upper branches.5)It includes tips on how to write for kids and why certain stories _ different ages.6)He has learned to _ his superiors moods and act accordingly.amounted tochopping offstack up againstpull off chop off thrust upon fa