Teaching Plan Book TwO Unit 7 by xie lingxian Jue.2005
1 Teaching Plan Book Two Unit 7 by Xie Jingxian June.2005
Book two Unit 7 Section a Preview Stress can kill you. Being tense can damage your heart so it is wise to take charge of your life and realize you cannot control everything. But you can control stress which is caused by fear, uncertainty, doubt and lack of control. Anger may be the root of this stress, especially for hardworking professional women and people with no goals in life. To relax and take control, try the NICE factors: new, interesting, challenging experiences. And follow Ben Franklin's example by writing down the major goals you want to achieve in your life. For the problems over which you have no control, you have to learn to go with the flow Background Information 1. Dr Robert S. Eliot, the author of the book From Stress to Strength: How to lighten Your Load and Save your life 2. The University of Nebraska: The university(1869)has four campuses. Its main campus is located in Lincoln, where colleges of arts and sciences, agriculture, education, architecture engineering, and technology, business administration, home economics, journalism, and law are housed. Its Omaha campus has courses leading to bachelor's and masters degrees. The University of Nebraskas medical center has colleges of medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy. 3. Benjamin(Ben)Franklin, a very famous American of the 1700,s best known for his experiments with electricity and nature, using kites Text Structure Analysis The cause-and-effect structure is not new to us. We came across this structure before. what is new in our reading passage or worth our attention is that we find a sort of chain of causes or effects. This is to say the first cause leads to the first effect and the first effect becomes the second cause leading to the second effect and the second effect becomes the third cause leading to still another effect Please look at part of Paragraph 5 and the following chart Part ofPc We've done years of work in showing that excess alarm or stress chemicals can literally bur heart muscle fibers. When that happens it happens very quickly within five minutes. It creates many short circuits, and that causes crazy heart rhythms. The heart beats like a bag of worms instead of a pump. And when that happens, we can t live. The first cause excess alarm or stress chemicals The first effect: (That) can literally burst heart muscle fibers This is also the second cause in the chain The second effect: It creates many short circuits, and that causes crazy heart rhythms. The heart beats like a bag of worms instead of a pump This is also the third cause in the chain The third effect: We cant live It looks a bit complicated but it represents our logical thinking and the way we present our thoughts or arguments 2
2 Book Two Unit 7 Section A Preview Stress can kill you. Being tense can damage your heart so it is wise to take charge of your life and realize you cannot control everything. But you can control stress which is caused by fear, uncertainty, doubt and lack of control. Anger may be the root of this stress, especially for hardworking professional women and people with no goals in life. To relax and take control, try the NICE factors: new, interesting, challenging experiences. And follow Ben Franklin’s example by writing down the major goals you want to achieve in your life. For the problems over which you have no control, you have to learn to go with the flow. Background Information 1. Dr. Robert S. Eliot, the author of the book: From Stress to Strength: How to Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life. 2. The University of Nebraska: The university (1869) has four campuses. Its main campus is located in Lincoln, where colleges of arts and sciences, agriculture, education, architecture, engineering, and technology, business administration, home economics, journalism, and law are housed. Its Omaha campus has courses leading to bachelor’s and master’s degrees. The University of Nebraska’s medical center has colleges of medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy. 3. Benjamin (Ben) Franklin, a very famous American of the 1700’s best known for his experiments with electricity and nature, using kites. Text Structure Analysis The cause-and-effect structure is not new to us. We came across this structure before. What is new in our reading passage or worth our attention is that we find a sort of chain of causes or effects. This is to say the first cause leads to the first effect and the first effect becomes the second cause leading to the second effect and the second effect becomes the third cause leading to still another effect. Please look at part of Paragraph 5 and the following chart. Part of Paragraph 5: We’ve done years of work in showing that excess alarm or stress chemicals can literally burst heart muscle fibers. When that happens it happens very quickly, within five minutes. It creates many short circuits, and that causes crazy heart rhythms. The heart beats like a bag of worms instead of a pump. And when that happens, we can’t live. The first cause: excess alarm or stress chemicals The first effect:(That) can literally burst heart muscle fibers. This is also the second cause in the chain. The second effect: It creates many short circuits, and that causes crazy heart rhythms. The heart beats like a bag of worms instead of a pump. This is also the third cause in the chain. The third effect: We can't live. It looks a bit complicated but it represents our logical thinking and the way we present our thoughts or arguments
New words V.1.( cause to) move round and round quickly(使)迅速地旋转 I feel faint and the room is spinning.我感到晕晕乎乎的,觉得房间在旋转 2.make( (thread) by twisting( cotton,etc.)纺线,纺纱,纺织 In the story of Sleeping Beauty, the princess found an old woman spinning 在《睡美人》的故事中,公主发现有一个老妇在纺纱 n[C, U] the action of turning or spinning movement hE# i hit something on the road, which sent the car into a spin 我开车撞到了路上的什么东西,使得车子直打转 Spin sth out: make sth last as long as possible使某事物尽量延长或拖延 spin out the time by talking靠说话来拖延时间 spin one' s money out until the next pay-day省着花钱以维持到发工资那天 Spin- drier:n. machine for doing this旋转式脱水机;甩干机 Spin-off benefit or product that is produced incidentally from a larger process, or while it is being developed:派生物;副产品 Spun sugar: sugar made into fluffy threads by being spun when in a thick liquid form 4EB Spun glass: glass made into threads by being spun while heated玻璃纤维 c f. spin:指螺旋似的旋转; whirl:指树叶等因刮风而旋转飞舞。 vt. give a name to( a book, an article,etc.)给(书、文章等)取名 Have you found the book titled Water Margin?你找到书名为《水浒传》的那本书了吗? n.1.[C] a name given to a book, picture,etc.名称,题目 2.[ C]a word which is used before sb. s name称呼,头衔 What's your job title now? Are you managing director? 你现在的职位是什么?是总经理吗? cf, headline:指报纸报道的标题 a.1. unable to relax紧张的 You seem very tense. are you still waiting for that phone call? 你看来很紧张。你还在等那电话吗? 2. stretched tight拉紧的,绷紧的 You cannot play the piano properly if your fingers are too tense 如果你的手指太僵直,就弹不好钢琴 v( cause sb/sth.to) become tense(使)紧张,(使)绷直 --Having tensed his muscles. he is waiting for the race to start 他绷紧了肌肉,等待着比赛开始 Tense:紧张的,它既可用来形容人,指由于种种原因而引起的紧张,多指一种感觉,也用 来指人周围的环境和气氛 Nervous:常用来形容人,指内心紧张和忧虑 Restless:静不下心,焦躁不安的,多指人的外表,它是人的内在紧张心情的外在表现,如 手脚不停,来回走动等。 Tght:紧的,一般形容事物
3 New Words spin v. 1. (cause to) move round and round quickly （使）迅速地旋转 ---I feel faint and the room is spinning. 我感到晕晕乎乎的，觉得房间在旋转。 2. make (thread) by twisting (cotton, etc.) 纺线，纺纱，纺织 ---In the story of Sleeping Beauty, the princess found an old woman spinning. 在《睡美人》的故事中，公主发现有一个老妇在纺纱。 n. [C, U] the action of turning or spinning movement 旋转 ---I hit something on the road, which sent the car into a spin. 我开车撞到了路上的什么东西，使得车子直打转。 Spin sth out: make sth last as long as possible 使某事物尽量延长或拖延 --spin out the time by talking 靠说话来拖延时间 --spin one’s money out until the next pay-day 省着花钱以维持到发工资那天 Spin-drier: n. machine for doing this 旋转式脱水机；甩干机 Spin-off: benefit or product that is produced incidentally from a larger process, or while it is being developed：派生物；副产品 Spun sugar: sugar made into fluffy threads by being spun when in a thick liquid form 棉花糖 Spun glass: glass made into threads by being spun while heated 玻璃纤维 c.f. spin: 指螺旋似的旋转；whirl: 指树叶等因刮风而旋转飞舞。 title vt. give a name to (a book, an article, etc.) 给(书、文章等) 取名 --Have you found the book titled Water Margin？ 你找到书名为 《水浒传》的 那本书了吗? n. 1. [C] a name given to a book, picture, etc. 名称，题目 2. [C] a word which is used before sb.'s name 称呼，头衔 --What's your job title now? Are you managing director? 你现在的职位是什么？ 是总经理吗？ c.f. headline: 指报纸报道的标题 tense a. 1. unable to relax 紧张的 --You seem very tense. Are you still waiting for that phone call? 你看来很紧张。你还在等那电话吗？ 2. stretched tight 拉紧的，绷紧的 --You cannot play the piano properly if your fingers are too tense. 如果你的手指太僵直，就弹不好钢琴。 v. (cause sb./sth. to) become tense （使）紧张，（使）绷直 --Having tensed his muscles, he is waiting for the race to start. 他绷紧了肌肉，等待着比赛开始。 Tense：紧张的，它既可用来形容人，指由于种种原因而引起的紧张，多指一种感觉，也用 来指人周围的环境和气氛。 Nervous：常用来形容人，指内心紧张和忧虑。 Restless：静不下心，焦躁不安的，多指人的外表，它是人的内在紧张心情的外在表现，如 手脚不停，来回走动等。 Tight：紧的，一般形容事物
excess a. extra or additional额外的,附加的 in excess of超过; an excess of expenditure over income支出超过收入 n an amount which is more than acceptable, expected or reasonable无节制,过量 An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing.过分热情并不总是一件好事。 We both eat to excess.我们俩都吃得太多了。 access excess circuit n. 1. [C] a closed connection of wires through which electricity can flow HERK There must be a break in the circuit.线路一定断了。 2[C] sth. shaped like a circle环道,环形道 They test the cars on a motor racing circuit他们在赛车环道上测试汽车。 be on circuit:在巡回当中 .The judge is on circuit pump water pump抽水机 vt cause air, gas, water, etc to move in a specified direction by using a pump (用泵)抽吸(或运送) The heart pumps the blood round the body心脏使血液在身体内循环。 vt(used in the phrase: sth to sb /sth )regard sth. as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb/sth.把……归因于,把…归咎于 We attribute our success to being in the right place at the right time 我们把成功归因于天时地利 n.C] a quality regarded as a natural part of sb/sth.特性,属性 Patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher.耐心是教师最重要的品质之一。 destructive causing serious damage破坏的 Lack of trust is very destructive in a relationship缺乏信任对维持关系有很大的危害性 t.1. give( duties or rights,etc)tosb. in a lower position or grade授权,委托权限 The boss doesnt know how to delegate.老板不知道如何用人 2 choose or send sb. as a representative选派代表 A group of four teachers were delegated to represent the school at the meeting 由4名教师组成的小组已被派去代表学校参加会议。 n. [C] a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, esp. at a meeting 代表 Delegates have voted for this suggestion.代表们已经投票赞同这项建议。 Each union chooses several delegates to the yearly meeting 每个工会选出几位代表参加年度会议。 cvcle n. 1. C] a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order 循环,周期 She complained about the endless cycle of getting up, going to work and coming home, day after day 她抱怨生活就是这样:起床、上班、回家,日复一日无休止的循环
4 excess a. extra or additional 额外的，附加的 in excess of 超过; an excess of expenditure over income 支出超过收入 n. an amount which is more than acceptable, expected or reasonable 无节制，过量 --An excess of enthusiasm is not always a good thing. 过分热情并不总是一件好事。 --We both eat to excess. 我们俩都吃得太多了。 c.f assess access excess circuit n. 1. [C] a closed connection of wires through which electricity can flow 电路 --There must be a break in the circuit. 线路一定断了。 2.[C] sth. shaped like a circle 环道，环形道 They test the cars on a motor racing circuit.他们在赛车环道上测试汽车。 be on circuit: 在巡回当中 --The judge is on circuit. pump water pump 抽水机 vt. cause air, gas, water, etc. to move in a specified direction by using a pump （用泵）抽吸（或运送） --The heart pumps the blood round the body. 心脏使血液在身体内循环。 attribute vt. (used in the phrase: ~ sth. to sb. / sth.) regard sth. as belonging to, caused by or produced by sb./sth. 把……归因于，把……归咎于 --We attribute our success to being in the right place at the right time. 我们把成功归因于天时地利。 n. [C] a quality regarded as a natural part of sb./sth. 特性，属性 Patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher. 耐心是教师最重要的品质之一。 destructive a. causing serious damage 破坏的 --Lack of trust is very destructive in a relationship.缺乏信任对维持关系有很大的危害性。 delegate vt. 1.give (duties or rights, etc.) to sb. in a lower position or grade 授权，委托权限 --The boss doesn't know how to delegate. 老板不知道如何用人。 2. choose or send sb. as a representative 选派代表 --A group of four teachers were delegated to represent the school at the meeting. 由 4 名教师组成的小组已被派去代表学校参加会议。 n. [C] a person chosen or elected by a group to speak, vote, etc. for them, esp. at a meeting 代表 --Delegates have voted for this suggestion. 代表们已经投票赞同这项建议。 --Each union chooses several delegates to the yearly meeting. 每个工会选出几位代表参加年度会议。 cycle n. 1. [C] a series of events that are regularly repeated in the same order 循环，周期 --She complained about the endless cycle of getting up, going to work and coming home, day after day. 她抱怨生活就是这样：起床、上班、回家，日复一日无休止的循环
2.[] a bicycle, motor- cycle,etc.自行车(脚踏车),摩托车 vi. ride a bicycle骑自行车 - He cycles to work every day.他每天骑车去上班 Shall we cycle into town or go by bus?我们是骑自行车还是乘公共汽车进城? emphasis n. [U, C](placing of) special meaning, value or importance(on sth ong emphasis:着重强调; with emphasis:强调地;lasy/put/ place emphasis on/upon强调 argument n.1.[C] a quarrel争论,争吵 have an argument with sb about 2.[C] a reason or reasons put forward论据,论点,理由 I don t think that's a very strong argument.我认为这个理由不充分 v. 1. move(sth )in a round motion through a liquid or mixture 搅和,搅拌,拌匀 Use a spoon to stir the sauce.用调羹来搅拌调料。 2 excite( a person or his feelings,etc)使激动,惹起,激起 The story stirred the boy's imagination.那故事激起了男孩子的想像力 Stirψp:搅动,搅混,激起,煽动 outlet n. 1. [C] means of setting free(energy, strong feelings, etc. 发泄(精力、感情)的方法 Children need an outlet for their energy.孩子们要有发泄精力的途径 Writing letters was his only form of emotional outlet.写信是他感情宣泄的惟一方式。 2.[C] way out出口 the outlet of a lake湖泊的出水口 t.1. suggest; advise建议,劝告 I recommend your listening to the tape everyday The doctor recommended that we should avoid going to the public places recently. 2. praise sb. as suitable for a purpose or for a post推荐,举荐 Can you recommend any cheap hotels?你能否介绍些便宜的酒店? The headmaster agreed to recommend the teachers' suggestions to the government 校长同意把教师的建议向政府推荐 independent a. 1. not dependent (on other people or things); not controlled(by other people or things) I used to depend on my parents. Now I am independent of them 2. not unfairly influenced by the people stimulate vt. make sb/sth. more active剌激,激励,激发 Praise always stimulates him to further efforts.表扬总是激励他更进一步努力 Stimulate:表示给人以刺激来促进思想、感觉 Encourage:着重表示“给人以希望、勇气、信心或支持” n.1.[C] state of the mind as regards anger or calmness心情,情绪 He is in a bad temper.他心情不好
5 2. [C] a bicycle, motor-cycle, etc. 自行车（脚踏车），摩托车 vi. ride a bicycle 骑自行车 --He cycles to work every day. 他每天骑车去上班。 --Shall we cycle into town or go by bus? 我们是骑自行车还是乘公共汽车进城？ emphasis n. [U, C] (placing of) special meaning, value or importance (on sth.) strong emphasis:着重强调；with emphasis: 强调地；lay/ put / place emphasis on/ upon 强调 argument n. 1. [C] a quarrel 争论，争吵 --have an argument with sb about / on sth 2. [C] a reason or reasons put forward 论据，论点，理由 I don't think that's a very strong argument. 我认为这个理由不充分。 stir v. 1.move (sth.) in a round motion through a liquid or mixture 搅和，搅拌，拌匀 --Use a spoon to stir the sauce. 用调羹来搅拌调料。 2. excite (a person or his feelings, etc.) 使激动，惹起，激起 --The story stirred the boy's imagination. 那故事激起了男孩子的想像力。 Stir up: 搅动，搅混，激起 ，煽动 outlet n. 1. [C] means of setting free (energy, strong feelings, etc.) 发泄（精力、感情）的方法 --Children need an outlet for their energy. 孩子们要有发泄精力的途径。 --Writing letters was his only form of emotional outlet. 写信是他感情宣泄的惟一方式。 2. [C] way out 出口 the outlet of a lake 湖泊的出水口 recommend vt. 1. suggest; advise 建议，劝告 --I recommend your listening to the tape everyday. --The doctor recommended that we should avoid going to the public places recently. 2. praise sb. as suitable for a purpose or for a post 推荐，举荐 --Can you recommend any cheap hotels? 你能否介绍些便宜的酒店？ --The headmaster agreed to recommend the teachers' suggestions to the government. 校长同意把教师的建议向政府推荐。 independent a. 1. not dependent (on other people or things); not controlled (by other people or things) --I used to depend on my parents. Now I am independent of them. 2. not unfairly influenced by the people stimulate vt. make sb./sth. more active 刺激，激励，激发 --Praise always stimulates him to further efforts. 表扬总是激励他更进一步努力。 Stimulate:表示给人以刺激来促进思想、感觉 Encourage: 着重表示“给人以希望、勇气、信心或支持” temper n. 1. [C] state of the mind as regards anger or calmness 心情，情绪 --He is in a bad temper. 他心情不好