创新大学英语预备级Unit-3-讲义

Unit 3 Celebrating the Joys, Mending the Tears

Part One Lead-in

Leading-in

1.Try to describe your friends with your own words in terms of personality, physical appearance, age, build and etc.

2. Try to tell your story with your friends

Part Two Intensive Reading

I Pre-reading Leading-in

a.Background Information--Friendship quotes A friend is one who walks in when others walk out

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. -Walter Winchell A friend is one who believes in you when you have ceased to believe in yourself. -Sent by Lysha Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you. - Elbert Hubard My friends are my estate. - Emily Dickinson The best mirror is an old friend. - George Herbert

Misfortune shows those who are not really friends . – Aristotle What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies. - Aristotle A good friend is hard to find, hard to lose, and impossible to forget... - Sent by Joanne

The most I can do for my friend is simply to be his friend. I have no wealth to bestow on him. If he knows that I am happy in loving him, he will want no other reward. Is not friendship divine in this? - Henry David Thoreau

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. - Bible: Ecclesiastes

I will speak ill of no man, and speak all the good I know of everybody. - Benjamin Franklin

Friends are born, not made. ~ Henry Adams In a friend you find a second self. ~ Isabelle Norton

Silence is the true friend that never betrays. ~ Confucius

What is a friend?...it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself. ~ Frank Crane My wish upon this shooting star is that your heart be happy. -Gilbert Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness... ~ Richard Bach

Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light. ~ Helen Keller You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you. ~ Dale Carnegie Where there are friends, there is wealth. ~ Titus Maccius Plautus A friend is a person with whom I may be sincere. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Make new friends but keep the old, some are silver and others are Gold A friend in need is a friend indeed.

The secret to friendship is being a good listener

Money might make you wealthy, but friends makes you rich. You don't make friends, you earn them.

It takes years to build up trust, and just seconds to destroy it b. Warm-up Activities Purposes：

·To start students talking about friends;

·To start students thinking about what real friendship is; -To help Ss to choose worthwhile friends; ·To familiarize students with the topics in the text.

Activity one

Directions: Ask Ss the following questions.

1) What kind of people do you like to make friends with? 2) Say something about your best friends? Tips:

1) caring, kind, considerate, honest, loyal, good-tempered, helpful, sincere,

I prefer a friend who is/ I like the one who is/ She is supposed to be 2) We met each other at ….the first impression is…..she is…..

Activity Two

Directions: Ask Ss to discuss in pairs. 1) What is true friendship?

2) How do you maintain friendship? Tips:

1) Refer to the proverbs in BG information. 2) Respect, love, share… II

While-reading activity a. Text Organization

Pars Paras 1 Paras2 Paras 3 Paras

b. Detailed Study of the Text source: n

1) the place where a river/stream starts 河流的源头 Where is the source of Yellow River.

2) a thing, place, activity, etc., you get sth from. 起源/来源/根源 They get their money from various sources. Concrete:

1) n, a substance used for building which is made by a mixture of sand,small stones, cement, and

Compare & contrast When sth sensational happens adolescence The way men socialize with friends In times of trouble and tension seniors The way women socialize water, 混凝土

2) adj, definite and specific具体的，有形的

Do you have any concrete suggestion to deal with the difficulties?

Make a/no/little/great/importance to 对…有…影响 His choice makes no difference to the result.

Of equal importance Of + n: very+ adj

Age is of little importance in enjoying life. Honesty is of great importance in business

Intense/intensity/intensify 强烈的；剧烈；加剧 He works with great intensity.

China is intensifying efforts to fright crimes. The pain was so intense that I could not bear it.

Moreover: in addition, besides况且；并且；此外 The rent is reasonable; moreover, the location is perfect. Crucial to/for: very important Our help is crucial to Japan. Friendship is crucial in our life.

On the scene: on the spot现场 The thief was caught on the scene.

Mutual 共同，相互的 Mutual respect 相互尊重 Mutual interest 共同利益

Mutual understanding 相互理解 It 用法

1. It is difficult to understand the passage. 2. It is no use crying.

3. It takes me 3 days to finish the project. 4. It is said that the meeting will be put off. 5. It worried her a bit that her hair was turning grey.

Provide sb with sth/ provide sth for sb 供给

A lot of people provide refugees with food and accommodation for free. Providing/provided that 假使

Providing that you have the money in your account, you can withdraw up to 5000 yuan a day.

Adapt to: adjust oneself to sth适应

It is hard for freshmen to adapt to their new college life.

Adapt: to change a book or play so that it can be made into a play, film, etc. 改编 Three of her novels have been adapted into films.

Strengthen: to make sth strong 加强

Suffix: -en, prefix: en-, to make a noun into a verb ie, broaden, enlarge, enrich, enable,

Reward: v. to recompense for work, merit, or services报答，回报，奖赏/ n. She was rewarded for her efforts with a cash bonus. The soldier received a medal in reward for his bravery.

Rewarding：worth doing值得做 The investment could be very rewarding.

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