新视野英语教程Book3Unit3课件.ppt

1、ExitLife Is Full of Life Is Full of Choices Choices Navigation for Unit ThreeWarming-up Activities 1. How to react to something bad? 2. How to make life exciting? 3. Choose to learn something bad? 4. Why keeping a good mood? HomeIntroduction In the long journey of life, you are surely to encounter m

2、any events. Your attitude towards those events makes your life different. Are you a victim of lifes events, choosing to see the negative side no mater what the situation is? Or, do you believe no matter what happens you should think positively and learn from the experience? To a great extent, a pers

3、ons outlook on life decides its outcome. Return 1. 1. What will you do when something bad happens to you?What will you do when something bad happens to you? ReturnReference: I will feel miserable.I will learn something from it.I will be happy.I will see it as a type of learning.I will try to avoid i

4、t. 2. 2. How do you make your life exciting?How do you make your life exciting? ReturnReference: Id like to get together with my friends at weekend.Id like to get something positive from something bad.Id like to buy myself whatever I want.Id like to choose to have a good mood every day.3. 3. Do you

5、always choose to learn from Do you always choose to learn from something bad? Give an example. something bad? Give an example. Return4. Why do people need to choose a good 4. Why do people need to choose a good mood whatever happens to them?mood whatever happens to them? ReturnReturnNavigation for U

6、nit 3Navigation for Unit 3Life Is Full of ChoicesLife Is Full of Choices Preparation Reading Through Exercises Merry LearningSpot DictationActivity IActivity IIWatch and DiscussDirections: The following paragraph is taken from Text A. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks without referring to the

7、original text. Michael replied, “Each morning I wake _ and say to myself, “Mike, you have two _ today. You can choose to be in a good _ or you can choose to be in a bad mood.? I choose to be in a good mood. Each time _ bad happens, I can choose to be a _ or choose to see it as a type of learning. I

8、choose to learn from it, to see it almost _ a victory.” up choices something mood victim as Watch the film clips and discuss the following questions:1) What is this clip about?2) What do people usually do after a days work?3) How do you usually relax yourself after a days study? In this clip, the la

9、dy is talking about a nice way to encourage people to get out to socialize more. According to her, it is too easy to become lazy after a long days work. People usually go back home, turn on the TV, take shoes off and just relax. It is a passive choice of relaxing. But if you make an effort to go out

10、 and have a good time after work, you will have a good time. For example, you can go to have a dinner in a nice restaurant, and you might even make new friends there. That will be an active way of relaxing. Your life can be different. All depends on your choice.Summary of the clips and reference Sum

11、mary of the clips and reference for discussion for discussion millguytwinlestprincemoodvictimvictoryyeahbottomweeklytowersurgeryintensivereleasemetalrodscarwell-beinginchlatterparamedictransferactionyellgravemorePhrases and Expressionsrun-of-the-millat workin a moodsee asbottom linereflect on/uponin

12、volve inwithin an inch oftake action First reading: Scan the passage and try to catch the main idea. The following words are for your reference to organize the idea. bright side of a situation, positive attitude, benefit from, accident, save from Second reading: Read the passage again and try to ide

13、ntify the structure of this passage. For your referenceFor your reference The passage tells us a story of about Michael. Michael is a person who chooses to look on the bright side of a situation. He takes a positive attitude towards everything and he benefits a lot from his positive attitude, especi

14、ally when the terrible accident happened to him. It is his amazing attitude to face life with laugh that at last saved him from death. From this story we learned that attitude is everything. Life can be different, and it all depends on your own choice. Main idea: Michael encountered a terrible accid

15、ent and his positive attitude saved himself from death. Main idea: Michael takes a positive attitude towards life and he also helps others to look on the positive side of a situation. Part II: Paras. 6-13Part I: Paras. 1-5 Michael is no run-of-the-mill kind of guy. He is always happy and always has

16、something positive to say. At work, when someone would ask him how he was doing, he would reply, “If I were any better, Id be twins!” If an employee had a bad day, Michael would tell him/her how to look on the positive side of the situation lest theyd continue feeling down. He was like a ray of suns

17、hine, a prince among men. One day, I went up to Michael and asked him, “I dont get it. You cant be positive all the time. How do you do it?” Para 1&2 Michael replied, “Each morning I wake up and say to myself, “Mike, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose t

18、o be in a bad mood.? I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a victim or choose to see it as a type of learning. I choose to learn from it, to see it almost as a victory.” “Yeah, right. It isnt that easy.” I said. “Yes, it is,” Michael said. “Life is all ab

19、out choices. You choose how you react to situations. The bottom line is: Its your choice how you live life.” I reflected on what Michael said. Soon after that, I left the big company where I had worked for years to start my own business. I lost touch with Michael, but I thought about him almost week

20、ly as I tried to live the best life I could. Several years later, I heard that Michael had been involved in a serious accident, falling some 60 feet from a communications tower. After 18 hours of surgery and weeks of intensive care, Michael was released from the hospital with metal rods placed in hi

21、s back. I saw him about six months after the accident and asked how he was. He replied, “If I were any better, Id be twins. Would you like to see my scars?” I didnt want to see his wounds, but I did ask him what had gone through his mind as the accident was taking place. “The first thing that went t

22、hrough my mind was the well-being of my young daughter,” Michael replied. “Then, as I lay on the ground, within an inch of my life, I remembered that I had two choices: I could choose to die or I could choose to live. I chose the latter.” “Werent you scared?” I asked. “When the paramedics transferre

23、d me to the hospital and I saw the expressions on the faces of the doctors and nurses, I got really scared. In their eyes, I read Hes a dead man. I knew I needed to take action.” “What did you do?” “Well, I simply yelled: Im choosing to live. Work on me as if I am alive, not headed to the grave.” Mi

24、chael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have a choice to live fully. Attitude is everything. run-of-the-mill：普通的，不突出的 1.这出戏不够精彩。 e.g. - The president of our school is not a run-of-the-mill person. 我们的校长是个了不起的人。 -

25、 The play was a bit run-of-the-mill. 2.新来的英语老师很不一般。 - Our new English teacher is not a run-of-the-mill person. positive:乐观的，积极的 e.g. - Though working under pressure, he has a positive attitude towards his work. 尽管工作压力很大，但他对自己的工作持积极的态度。 1.否定原计划的同时， 请提出你的积极建议。 - Give me your positive advice while reje

26、cting the original program. 2.乐观的情绪 - a positive feeling Id be twins! English people use this expression to tell others that they are in a very happy mood. By saying “Id be twins”, the speaker means he has a maximum level of happiness himself and could only be MORE happy if there should be someone e

27、xactly like him. look on the positive side of: 看积极的一面 看消极的一面 e.g. - Learning to look on the positive side of a situation will make you enjoy your life. 学会看事态的光明面，你就能享受人生。 - look on the negative side of sth. lest: 惟恐，免得 1.我把他的生日记下来，免得忘了。 e.g. - Lets do it carefully lest this (should) lead to failure.

28、 我们小心地做，以免失败。 -I wrote down the date of his birthday lest I should forget it. 2.小心拿，以免摔坏。 -Handle it carefully lest it be broken. 她今天闷闷不乐 。 down: 悲哀的；情绪低落的，沮丧的 e.g. - She looked at me with a down expression. 她带着沮丧的表情望着我。 - She is feeling very down today. e.g. - The childrens visit brought a ray of s

29、unshine into the nursing home. 孩子们的来访给疗养院带来了欢乐。 - There comes a ray of light from outside. ray: 光束，光线 从外面射进一束光线。 in a good mood:心情愉快 e.g. - Talk to him when he is in a good mood. 当他心情好时再跟他讲。 1.我今天没心情，明天再干。 - Ill do it tomorrow. Im not in a good mood for it today.2.心情很差 - in a bad mood e.g. - He reac

30、ted to the proposal by going out and shutting the door with a bang. 他听到这建议就当场离开，而且“砰”的一声把门关上了。 - Children usually react to injection by crying. react to: 对作出反应 孩子们通常一打针就哭。 the bottom line:最重要的因素/东西 1.最重要的是它不赚钱。 e.g. - The bottom line is that it did not get the best out of everybody. 最重要的是没有让每个人发挥出最好

31、的一面。 - The bottom line is that its not profitable. 2.对于一份工作来说，最重要的是不要成为一种折磨。 - For a job, the bottom line is that you dont find it torturing. involve in:使卷入；牵涉 不要让自己卷入到任何非法组织中。 e.g. - Once you are involved in gambling, your family and relatives will suffer a lot. 一旦染上了赌瘾，你的家人和亲戚就要遭殃。 - Dont involve

32、yourself in any unlawful organization. intensive care: 特别护理 动完手术后，老人在医院接受特殊护理。 e.g. - The boy needed intensive care for at least three weeks. 男孩需要至少3周的特别护理。 - The old man is under intensive care in the hospital after the operation. well-being:健康，幸福 e.g. - Terrorist attacks threaten peoples well-bein

33、g. 恐怖主义袭击威胁着人们的幸福。 1.凝视着优美的海滨风景，我们感到心旷神怡。 - It gave us a sense of well-being to gaze at the beautiful seaside. 2.家庭成员的幸福安康是这位父亲所关心的。 - The well-being of the family is all the father cares about. within an inch of：差一点；险些 这小偷差点被打死。 e.g. - He was within an inch of death in the bombing incident. 他险些在这次爆

34、炸事件中送命。 - The thief was beaten to death within an inch of his life. paramedic: 护理人员，医务辅助人员（如救护车司机等） 他打算毕业后当一名医护人员。 e.g. - Paramedics were standing ready by the racecourse in case of an accident. 救护人员站在跑道旁边以防意外。 - He wants to be a paramedic when he leaves school. transfer: 转移，调动 请把电话转到我房间好吗？ e.g. - H

35、e has been transferred to another local hospital. 他被转入当地另一家医院。 - Will you transfer my phone calls to my room? take action: 采取行动 这个地区有骚乱，但警方未采取任何行动。 e.g. - We must take action to deal with the epidemic before it spreads to other areas. 我们必须采取行动，以免传染病蔓延到其他地区。 - There are riots here, but the police tak

36、e no action. work on:抓紧办理，致力于 她努力说服她的同事与她一起旅游。 e.g. - Im still working on the list of names. 我正抓紧拟出那份名单。 - She worked on her colleagues to go travelling with her. Attitude is everything. Meaning: Ones attitude is the most important factor that may determine the outcome of everything one experiences.

37、 Using the Right Word Working with Expressions Focusing on Sentence Structure Translating Using Topic-related Terms Basic Writing Skills1. More than two hundred people were killed in the explosion (爆炸), but the _ have not been named. 2. Michael was within a(n) _ of breaking the record in the Olympic

38、 Games. 3. He insisted on giving up football unless his club _ him to another club. 4. The joint venture (合资企业) had a remarkable sales growth this year, particularly in the _ part of the year. victims inch transferred latter Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necess

39、ary. reflect latter touch victim intensiveinch weekly transfer action blame 5. The house is very well equipped, but its rent must be paid _. 6. The likely public reactions to the unemployment figures issued recently should be _ upon. 7. With high-tech development, it has now come true that you are a

40、ble to reunite (团聚) with your relatives, whom you have lost _ with for dozens of years. 8. Wind and ice were _ for the collision (碰撞) involving up to 12 vehicles (车辆). weekly reflected touch blamed Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. reflect latter touch v

41、ictim intensiveinch weekly transfer action blame 1. Its still unknown whether the project we have been working _ will yield a high return of investment. 2. The river which goes _ the city makes itself a popular summer resort (避暑胜地). 3. Dont talk too much when your boss is _ no mood for chatting over

42、 the phone. 4. John would, sooner or later, involve himself _ serious trouble if he continued to do this with evil intention (意向). on throughininWorking with ExpressionsFill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. 5. The employer reacted _ the depressi

43、on (经济萧条) by dismissing (解雇) dozens of his employees. 6. Soon _ the earthquake, many people who had been evacuated (疏散) from the area returned to rebuild their hometown. 7. The old man likes to reflect _ his childhood while drinking with his friends. 8. He has been transferred _ a new company in Eur

44、ope to be responsible for sales and distribution activities. to after on/upon toWorking with ExpressionsFill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. Focusing on Sentence Structure Model 1: Michael would tell him/her how to look on the positive side of

45、the situation. He was afraid that they would continue feeling down. Michael would tell him/her how to look on the positive side of the situation lest they (should) continue feeling down. A. Combine the following groups of sentences after the models, using the word “lest”. Model 2: Im hurrying to the

46、 railway station. Im afraid that I may miss the last train. Im hurrying to the railway station lest I (should) miss the last train. 1. He lied. He was afraid that he would be punished. 2. They didnt say what was in their minds. They were afraid that it might start trouble. 3. She has no courage to g

47、et married. She is afraid that she may lose her job. - He lied lest he (should) be punished. -They didnt say what was in their minds lest it (should) start trouble. -She has no courage to get married lest she (should) lose her job. Model: Work on me. I am alive and not headed to the grave. Work on m

48、e as if I am alive, not headed to the grave. B. Combine the following groups of sentences after the model, using the phrase “as if”. 1. Leave the house quickly after the earthquake. It is going to fall any moment and is not solid any more. 2. Treat the dog nicely. He is a member of our family. He is

49、 not an ordinary pet (宠物) dependent on us for a living. 3. Be positive about the misfortune. It is a victory in your life. It is not a misery that makes you feel down. - Leave the house quickly after the earthquake as if it is going to fall any moment and is not solid any more. -Treat the dog nicely

50、 as if he is a member of our family, not an ordinary pet depending us for a living. -Be positive about the misfortune as if it is a victory in your life, not a misery that makes you feel down. Translating2. 他差点解决了这个问题。（with an inch of.） A. Translate the following into English. 1. 这事件可能产生的后果（conseque