新世纪大学英语综合教程第四册讲义Unit5.docx

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新世纪大学英语综合教程第四册讲义Unit5

新世纪大学英语综合教程第四册讲义Unit5

第一讲Unit5Lifestyle（ListenandTalk）

（讲义）

一、教学目的

1.Enablestudentstotalkaboutahealthylifestyleandanunhealthylifestyle.

2.Enablestudentstounderstandthedefinitionofshopaholic,andhowtocureshopaholic.

3.Enablestudentstomakeacomparisonbetweenaluxuriouslifeandasimplelife.

4.Enablestudentstoknowthetruemeaningofasimplelife,theimportanceoflivingasimplelifeandhowtoliveasimplelife.

二、教学时数2学时

三、教学方法:

Discussion

四、教学重点：

Tounderstandthedefinitionsofdifferentlifestyles.

五、教学难点:

Learnhowtomakeacomparison.

六、教学内容（详细具体）

StepIDiscussion

▇Workinpairsorgroupsanddiscussthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatkindoflifestyledoyoulivenow?

2.Doyoubelieveinthesaying“apennysavedisapennyearned”?

3.Whataresomeofthethingsthatcometoyourmindwhenwetalkabouthealthylifestyles?

Makealistofhealthylifestylesandshareyouranswerswithyourgroupmembers.

HealthyLifestyles

a.balancingstudyandplay

b.doingphysicalexerciseeveryday

c.

d.

…

▇Answersforreference:

1.Asampleanswer:

Asauniversitystudent,Iliveasimpleandplainlife.Igetupearlyinthemorningandthenattendclasses.InthelateafternoonIplaybasketballorfootball.IfIdonothaveclassesduringtheday,Iusuallygotothelibrarytodosomereadingorgotothecomputercentertosearchforsomeinformationrelatedtomystudies.IntheeveningIrevieworpreviewmylessonseitherintheclassroomorinthedormitory.DuringweekendsIsometimesgoshoppingorgotoamoviewithmyclassmates.

2.Apossibleanswer:

Yes.Thissayingtellsusthatsavingmoneyisasgoodasearningit.Savingisnotonlyagoodhabitbutalsoanimportantsteponthewaytofinancialwell-being,bothintheshorttermandinthelongrun.Intheshortterm,itgivesusanemergencycushionintheeventthatanunforeseen,largeandurgentexpensearises.Inthelongterm,aconsistentpatternofsavingcanenableustoaccomplishourfinancialgoals,suchasfinancingacollegeeducation,ahomepurchase,oraretirement.Soweshouldbethriftyanddon’tspendmoneyonthingswedon’treallyneed.

3.Asampleanswer:

HealthyLifestyles

a.balancingstudyandplay

b.doingphysicalexerciseeveryday

c.drinkingatleast2litresofwatereveryday

d.sleepingatleast7hoursaday

e.havingatleastanappleaday

f.seekingprofessionalhelpifyoufeeldepressedoranxious

StepIIQuotes

▇Studythefollowingquotesaboutlifestylesanddiscussinpairswhatyoucanlearnfromthem.

JackKerouac

⊙Greatthingsarenotaccomplishedbythosewhoyieldtotrendsandfadsandpopularopinion.

—JackKerouac

Interpretation:

Trendsandfadscomeandgoquickly,andpopularopinionsofthedaymaynotrepresentever-lastingtruth.Thosewhowishtoaccomplishsomethingextraordinarymustnotbeslavishtotrendsandfadsorpopularbeliefs.Instead,theyshouldbreakawayfromthe“followingtheherd”mentalityandbeextraordinarilyinnovative.

AboutJackKerouac（1922-1969）:

aUSwriterwhowasaleadingfigureofthe1950sBeatGeneration.HismostfamousnovelisOntheRoad（《在路上》）,whichdescribestheadventuresoftwofriendsastheytravelacrosstheUnitedStates.

MargaretMead

⊙Wearelivingbeyondourmeans.Asapeoplewehavedevelopedalifestylethatisdrainingtheearthofitspricelessandirreplaceableresourceswithoutregardforthefutureofourchildrenandpeopleallaroundtheworld.

—MargaretMead

Interpretation:

Inthisquote,MargaretMeadrightlypointsoutthattheAmericanwayoflifehasgivenrisetoawastefulsocietyandthatitisdoingalotofharmtotheearthandhencetomankindasawhole.Ifwedonotmakechangesinourlifestylestoday,ourchildrenaredoomedtosufferfromlackofirreplaceableresourcesinthefuture.

AboutMargaretMead（1901-1978）:

aUSanthropologist,whostudiedthewaysinwhichparentsontheislandsofSamoa,Bali,andNewGuineastaughttheirchildren.Shealsotriedtodiscoverwhethermalesandfemalesarebornwiththedifferencesinbehaviourthattheyshow,orwhethertheyleantobehavedifferentlyastheygrowupinaparticularsociety.

CharlieChaplin

⊙ThesaddestthingIcanimagineistogetusedtoluxury.

—CharlieChaplin

Interpretation:

Inthisquote,Chaplinpointsoutthedangerofseekingluxuries.Luxuriesarenotnecessities.Manypeopleworkhardtoseekluxuriesinlife—theypurchaseluxurygoodsandservicesandalwayslongforpossessionsthattheydonotnecessarilyneed.Indoingso,theyhavegraduallybecomeslavestothoseluxuries.Theymayfeel“abundance”forawhilebuttheycanneverenjoyever-lastinghappiness,andtheirsoulscanneverbeuplifted.Moreover,thosewhoareusedtoluxuriesmaylivebeyondtheirmeansandgetintodebt,anddebtrobsamanofhisself-respect.Indeed,itissadtoseeapersonindulgeinluxuriesandpossessions.

AboutCharlieChaplin（1889-1977）:

aBritishactoranddirectorwhoworkedmainlyintheUSinhumoroussilentfilmsduringthe1920s.Heusuallyappearedasahumorouscharacterwhohadasmallmoustache,abowlerhat,andawalkingstick,andwhowalkedinafunnywaywiththebacksofhisfeettogetherandhistoespointingouttothesides.

SamuelJohnson

⊙Withoutfrugalitynonecanberich,andwithitveryfewwouldbepoor.

—SamuelJohnson

Interpretation:

HereSamuelJohnsonadvisesustobethriftyoreconomicalwiththeuseofourresources.Frugalityisavirtuewhileextravaganceisasin.Onecanneverbecomerichifonelivesaspendthriftlifestyle,butanyonecanfeelthatheisrichenoughifheorshecarefullymanageshisorhermoneyandotherresources.

AboutSamuelJohnson（1709-1784）:

aBritishcriticanddictionarywriter.HeisfamousforhisDictionaryoftheEnglishLanguage（1755）,thefirstcomprehensivedictionaryoftheEnglishlanguageeverpublished.Hewasconsideredanexcellentconversationalist（善于辞令的人）.Hisintelligent,amusing,andinterestingwordsarestillwidelyquotedtoday.

StepIIIWatchingandDiscussion

ConfessionsofaShopaholicisa2009AmericanromanticcomedyfilmbasedontheShopaholicseriesofnovelsbySophieKinsella.

Watchthefollowingvideoclip“ConfessionsofaShopaholic”anddothetasksthatfollow:

插入视频片段：

“ConfessionsofaShopaholic.wmv”

1.Whatmakesshoppingabeautifulexperience,accordingtoRebecca?

●thesheenofsilkdrapedacrossamannequin;.

●thesmellofnewItalianleathershoes;

●therushyoufeelwhenyouswipeyourcard.Andit’sapproved.Anditallbelongstoyou;

●thejoyyoufeelwhenyou’veboughtsomething,andit’sjustyouandtheshopping…

2.Whatdoyouthinkofshopaholics?

（Open.）

Script：

ConfessionsofaShopaholic

-Keepcomin’back,OK?

Givehimsomesupport.Keepcomin’back.

-Whichstore?

-Rebecca,whydon’tyoushareyourstory.

-Um...Hello,everybody.Uh,I’mRebeccaBloomwood.

-Hi,Rebecca.

-Ijustactuallycamehereasafavortoafriend.Uh,Imean,Ilikeshopping.Isthereanythingsowrongwiththat?

Imean,storesareputtheretoenjoy.Uh,theexperienceisenjoyable.Well,morethanenjoyable.It’s...It’sbeautiful.Thesheenofsilkdrapedacrossamannequin.Oh,thesmellofnewItalianleathershoes.

-Italianleathershoes,that’sthebest.

-Oh...Therushyoufeelwhenyouswipeyourcard.Andit’sapproved.Anditallbelongstoyou!

-OK,Rebecca.Thankyouforsharing.

-Thejoyyoufeelwhenyou’veboughtsomething,andit’sjustyouandtheshopping.

-Youandshopping.

-Ryuichi!

-Allyouhavetodoishandoveralittlecard.

-Yes!

-Pullittogether!

-Isn’tthatthebestfeelingintheworld?

-Yeah.

-Don’tyouwannashoutitfromthemountaintops?

-That’srealtalk.

-Andyoufeelso...confidentandalive...

-Andhappy?

-Andhappy!

-Andwarm.

-Andwarm!

-What’sgoingonhere?

-Ineedtobuyanewbag.IhavetoimpressAletteNaylor.

-Youshouldgetawatchtogowiththatbag.

-Oh,there’sasaleatCatherineMalandrino.

-You’relikemysoulsister.

-Don’tlether...

-Ihavetogo.Goodluck,everybody.

-Dotheyhaveshoes?

-Yousitdown.

-Mywillisstrong.Mywalletisclosed.Idonotwanttoshop.

StepIVListenandRespond

SectionAWordBank

frugala.notwasteful;carefulintheuseofmoney,food,etc.不浪费的；（对金钱、食物等）节俭（节约）的

lifestylen.awayofliving生活方式

denyvt.refusetoletoneselfhavesth.thatonewouldliketohave,esp.formoralorreligiousreasons自制，克制，放弃（尤指出于道德或宗教原因）

keepupwiththeJonesesderog.competewithone’sneighbourssocially,esp.bybuyingthesameexpensivenewthingsthattheybuy〖贬〗与邻居比阔气（尤指比买贵重物品）

trendn.afashionorstyle;ageneraltendencyordirectioninthewayasituationischangingordeveloping时尚，时髦；倾向，趋势

fadn.aninterestoractivitythatisfollowedverykeenlybutusuallyonlyforashorttime流行一时的嗜好、风尚或狂热

livewithinone’smeansnotspendmoremoneythanonehas量入为出

SectionBTaskOne:

FocusingontheMainIdeas

▇Choosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestionsaccordingtotheinformationcontainedinthelisteningpassage.

1.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A）Livingafashionablelife.

B）Livinganextravagantlife.

C）Livingafrugallife.

D）Livingafreelife.

2.Whatwillpeoplehaveiftheytakecontroloftheirlives?

A）Theywillhaveastressfullifestyle.

B）Theywillhavemoremoneyintheirdailylife.

C）Theywillenjoyalotofluxuries.

D）Theywillhavemorepeaceofmind.

3.Whatkindoflifewillpeopleliveiftheychoosetoliveafrugallife?

A）Theywillliveafulfillinglifewithoutpossessingmuch.

B）Theywilllivea