1、Unit 4 Looking good,feeling goodExtended reading & Project. 必备单词: 根据提示填写单词【词块记忆】1. as the saying goes常言道2. a pair of blue jeans一条蓝色牛仔裤3. a male colleague男同事 4. a female employee女员工5. cast a shadow 投下一片影子6. a digital clock 数字钟7. a series of events一连串的事8. the growing selfie culture日益壮大的自拍文化9. the exte
2、rnal conditions 外部条件 10. practise the piano练钢琴11. the content of the book书的内容12. a literary journal一本文学杂志【拓展记忆】13. the beauty of the city 城市之美 very beautiful (adj. ) flowers 很美的花朵14. fashion show 时装秀fashionable(adj. ) furniture时尚的家居15. a man of many talents多才多艺的男子a talented (adj. ) player 天才运动员16. e
3、xpress her individuality 表现出她的个性a highly individual (adj. ) style of dress 十分有个性的衣着风格17. reduce the risk of heart disease减少得心脏病的风险a slight reduction (n. ) in costs 成本略微降低. 必备短语: 英汉双译1. judge. . . by. . . 根据做出判断2. all the time一直3. laugh at嘲笑4. have an effect on对有影响5. feel like感觉像; 想要6. live in ones s
4、hadow生活在某人的阴影里7. show off炫耀8. compare . . . to. . . 把比作; 拿跟作比较9. hang over 使忧心忡忡, 担心可能发生10. guard against防范, 防止, 提防11. fight a losing battle 打一场无望取胜的仗12. be content with/to do sth. 对满意/对做某事感到满意13. come into fashion流行起来14. live up to达到, 符合, 不辜负15. end up最终成为, 最终处于16. take pride in为自豪, 为骄傲. 必备句式: 翻译课文
5、原句, 并观察黑体部分1. Your friends also influence the way you view your physical appearance. 译文: 你的朋友也影响你看待自己外貌的方式。2. This has proved to have a negative effect on what you think of your physical appearance. 译文: 这已经被证明了对你自己外表的评价有着消极的影响。3. Focusing on your strengths also helps you build your confidence. 译文: 关
6、注自己的长处也能帮助你建立自信。4. It is a good idea to try to direct your attention away from negative thoughts. 译文: 尽力不去关注消极的想法, 这是个好主意。Task1 框架宏观建构: 整体理解1. Skim the passage and fill in the blanks2. Whats the main idea of this passage? The media and those around you often have a negative influence on a persons ju
7、dgment of beauty, so we should guard against these reasons. 【阅读策略点拨】如何快速把握议论文的中心论点1. 要了解中心论点的特征: 是作者看法的完整陈述; 是明确的判断; 在形式上是完整的句子。2. 议论文中心论点的位置: 比较常见的情形是在文章的开头, 也有的在篇末或文章中间提出。也有的文章标题就是论点。3. 一篇文章中的中心论点只有一个, 要分清中心论点与分论点, 分论点是中心论点的一个方面, 是为中心论点服务的。Task2 文本微观剖析: 细节探究1. Choose the best answer. (1)What does
8、the article tend to convey? A. We should not judge by what is on the outside but on the inside. B. The cover is more beautiful than the inner part. C. Dark thoughts have a negative influence on what you think. D. We should follow the popular idea on beauty. (2)What can we learn from the first paragr
9、aph? A. Teenagers seem to care more about their physical appearance than inner beauty. B. A rain cloud will hang over all the time. C. Dark thoughts have a negative effect on people. D. Teenagers have negative thoughts because of the old saying. (3)Why does the media make teens feel worse? A. The me
10、dia often advocates negative thoughts. B. Teens are fighting a losing battle. C. Teens are easily hurt. D. The standards are too high for teens to copy. (4)Why do friends have a big influence on you? A. Your friends are good models to follow. B. You may live in the shadow of your friends. C. Social
11、media plays an important part. D. Your friends are more beautiful than you. (5)How to deal with the negative thoughts? Follow popular beauty standards blindly. Remind yourself that you are unique. Try not to focus on negative thoughts. Judge yourself by the inner beauty. A. B. C. D. 答案: (1)(5)ACDBC2
12、. Long sentence analysis. 译文: 媒体对美的标准会对你对自己外表的看法产生很大影响。译文: 如果你的朋友长得很好看或者很时尚, 你会觉得自己生活在他们的阴影里。Task3 语篇总结归纳: 主题深化Teenagers negative thoughts on their physical 1. appearance mainly come from standards of 2. beauty in the media and the 3. influence of your friends. In order to 4. deal with them, youd be
13、tter 5. avoid following popular beauty standards blindly, remind yourself that you are 6. unique and 7. loved by your family and friends. You should direct your attention away from 8. negative thoughts, and focus on your strengths to 9. help you build your confidence. Judge yourself by what is on th
14、e 10. inside. Task4 阅读思维升华: 主题实践1. Are you in favour of these standards? Why? (Critical Thinking批判性思维)No. These thoughts will bring negative influence to people and mislead them to pursue beautiful appearance in the past. 2. What are your standards of beauty? (Critical Thinking批判性思维)In my opinion, b
15、eauty is not just about looks, health and inner beauty are more important. 3. If your good friend, Li Hua, cares most about her appearance, what advice will you give her? (Creative Thinking创造性思维)Though the outer beauty may make her feel good, the inner beauty matters more. 1. strength n. 优势; 力气, 力量;
16、 实力*(2020全国卷)Begin to train your brain to look at strength before weakness. 开始训练你的大脑先看优点, 再看缺点。【词块积累】 (1)with all ones strength竭尽全力; 全力以赴build up ones strength恢复体力strengths and weaknesses优点和缺点(2)strengthenv. 加强; 巩固strengthen ones body使身体强壮(1)Besides reading and writing, I should do some sports such
17、as ping-pong to strengthen my body. 除了阅读和写作, 我应该做一些运动, 比如乒乓球, 以增强我的体质。(2)Dany clutched the dragons neck with all her strength to keep from sliding off. 丹妮紧紧抓着龙的脖子, 用尽所有力量以防掉下来。(3)He has been doing morning exercises to build up his strength. 他一直进行晨练以增强体力。【小词汇大文化】Great works are performed not by stren
18、gth, but by perseverance. 完成伟大的事业不在于体力, 而在于毅力。2. talent n. 天资, 天赋; 人才, 天才*(教材原句)Everyone has their own talentsyou may be good at painting or playing the piano, so take pride in things you do well instead of worrying about things you cannot change. 每个人都有自己的天赋你可能擅长画画或弹钢琴, 所以为自己擅长的事情感到自豪, 而不要担心你不能改变的事情
19、。【词块积累】 (1)talent show才艺表演show a talent for展示出的天赋have a talent/gift for有的天分(2)talented adj. 有天赋的(1)She showed a considerable talent for getting what she wanted. 她很有天资, 能够心想事成。(2)He began his musical career in talent shows. 他的音乐生涯始于才艺表演。(3)There were many talented actors out there just waiting to be
20、discovered. 外面还有很多有才能的演员正等待被发掘。【小词汇大文化】If you have great talents, industry will improve them. 如果你很有天赋, 勤勉会使其更加完善。3. content n. 内容; 目录*(2019全国卷) Questions about subject content are generally welcomed. 一般来说与话题内容有关的问题会受欢迎。【词块积累】be content with 对感到满意be content to do sth. 满足于做某事【导图理词】(1)He rarely talked
21、about his own work, and was content to listen to the experience of others. 他很少谈论自己的工作, 乐于倾听别人的经验。(2)Im perfectly content with the way the campaign has gone. 我对这次活动开展的情况感到心满意足。【巧学助记】 形象助记content一词多义【知识延伸】此外be satisfied with 和be pleased with也有“对感到满意”之意, 三者可以互换。content作为“所含之物; 目录”时, 通常用其复数形式。Empty the
22、contents of the pan into the basket. 将锅里的东西倒进篮子里。【小词汇大文化】Never be contented with your study; never be impatient with your teaching. 学而不厌, 诲人不倦。4. achievement n. 成就, 成绩; 达到, 完成*(2020全国卷)Turn to a page in your journal to your list of strengths and achievements. 在你的日记中翻到你的强项和成就清单的一页。【词块积累】achieve vt. 实
23、现(目标、目的等); 取得(胜利、成功、名誉、地位等)achieve success 取得成功; 获得成功achieve ones goals 实现目标achieve ones ambition 实现抱负(1)I know I can achieve success if I keep on trying. 我知道, 如果我不断尝试, 我就会获得成功。(2)He hoped to achieve his ambition to become a singer. 他希望实现自己当歌唱家的抱负。(3)She achieved her goal by peaceful means. 她通过和平的手段
24、实现了她的目标。(4)Even a small success gives you a sense of achievement. 即便是小小的成功也给你一种成就感。5. end up最终成为, 最终处于*(2020天津高考)Or maybe you end up switching your attention away from novels, and discover the history of romantic poets in England. 又或者你最终把注意力从小说上移开, 去发现英国浪漫主义诗人的历史。【词块积累】end up+adj. /v. -ing最后/最终end u
25、p as. . . 最终成为/变成end up with以结束(后接表具体事物的名词)end up in 以结束(后接表抽象概念的名词) (1)Every time they went dancing they ended up in a bad mood. 每次他们去跳舞, 到头来总是扫兴而归。(2)How often do you have something you want to achieve only to end up confused by all of the options in front of you and never make progress? 你有多久会出现一次
26、这种情况当你想要实现一些事情, 结果却被摆在你面前的所有选择搞得晕头转向, 永远无法取得进展? (3)The weakest students can end up with a negative score. 最差的学生可能会以负分收场。【要点拾遗】1. fashion n. 时尚, 时兴; 流行款式(2020全国卷)Some of the fur ends up in the fashion shows like the one in Brooklyn last month. 一些毛皮最终出现在了时装秀上, 比如上个月在布鲁克林举行的时装秀。【词块积累】 (1)be out of(the)
27、 fashion(人、物)不合时尚; 不流行 bring into fashion 使流行come into fashion 流行起来, 开始流行follow the fashion 赶时髦go out of fashion 过时(2)fashionableadj. 流行的; 时髦的 (1)If you want to be different from others, you should not follow the fashion. 如果你想与众不同, 就不应该随大流。(2)When did that style of dress come into fashion? 那种样式的衣服是什
28、么时候流行起来的? (3)Their style of clothing tends to go out of fashion very quickly. 他们的穿衣风格倾向于很容易被潮流淘汰的那一类型。2. show off 显示, 展示; 炫耀, 卖弄(教材原句)Your friends may post a never-ending series of photos online to show off their beautiful dresses or strong bodies. 你的朋友可能在网上无休止地晒出照片, 来展示他们美丽的衣服或健壮的体型。【词块积累】 (1)show
29、up出现show sb. around带领某人参观(2)on show被展示; 上演fashion show 时装秀; 时装表演会talent show 才艺表演会; 业余演出比赛(1)They have a tendency to show off, and dramatize almost every situation. 他们爱炫耀, 几乎对每种情况都添油加醋。(2)To my surprise, he didnt show up at the party. 令我惊讶的是, 他没有出现在聚会上。(3)My eyes popped at the sight of the rich vari
30、ety of food on show. 看到展示的种类丰富的食品, 我的眼睛都瞪圆了。(4)The Chinese fashion show caused a sensation in Moscow. 中国时装秀在莫斯科引起轰动。3. live up to 达到, 符合, 不辜负(经典例句)I believe in the near future, we will live up to your expectations. 我相信在不久的将来, 我们不会辜负您的期望。【词块积累】live a. . . life过着的生活live on继续活着; 以为主食; 靠活着live through经历
31、而幸存live with和在一起生活live with oneself会心安理得的; 自重(1)The new president of the university is trying his best to live up to the expectations of the students. 这所大学的新校长正尽他最大的努力不辜负学生们的期望。(2)It was becoming more and more difficult to live on his salary. 他越来越难以靠他的工资维持生计了。(3)If you want to live a simple life you
32、 need to simplify your mind. 要是你想过简单的生活, 你需要使你的思想简化。4. Your friends also influence the way you view your physical appearance. 你的朋友也影响你看待自己外貌的方式。【句式解构】本句中“you view your physical appearance”是定语从句, 先行词为the way。当先行词为the way, 并表达“做某事的方法”的含义时, 定语从句用 that或者 in which 引导, 也可以省略关系代词。(1)I dont like the way in
33、which/that/you speak to me. 我不喜欢你跟我说话的方式。(2)Hes always lecturing me about the way I dress. 他对我的衣着总是指手画脚。 (3)Its not what you say, its the way that you say it. 问题不在于你说什么, 而在于你说的方式。. 单词拼写1. The three sons also contribute(贡献) to the family business. 2. His memory(记忆力) was becoming shockingly bad. 3. It
34、s difficult to cram everything into a tight schedule(日程). 4. Scientists have a fairly negative(消极的) attitude to the theory. 5. Doctors are hesitant to comment on the new treatment(治疗) . 6. We may talk of beautiful things but beauty(美丽)itself is abstract. 7. Have you seen that article about young fas
35、hion(时尚)designers? 8. Nothing would grow in the shadow(阴影) of the grey wall. 9. She has always been encouraged to swim to build up the strength(力量)of her muscles. 10. Bringing up a child alone should give you a sense of achievement(成就). . 单句语法填空1. Your price is too high. We ask for a reduction(reduc
36、e) of 5%. 2. There is a saying(say) that behind every successful man theres a woman. 3. She once made a brief appearance(appear) on television. 4. Every great achievement(achieve) is a dream before it becomes a reality. 5. She found it hard to live up to her high ideals. 6. She is a talented(talent)
37、 musician as well as being a photographer. 7. Its becoming fashionable(fashion) to have long hair again. 8. Resist the urge to show off your technical skills. 9. Damming the river may end up benefiting(benefit) those who need it the least. 10. A full man is made by combining efforts with confidence(
38、confident). . 完成句子1. We take pride in our responsibilities as teachers in new China. 作为新中国的教师, 我们为自己的职责感到骄傲。2. Your suggestion has greatly contributed to the accomplishment of our work. 你的建议大大地促进了我们工作的完成。3. The kind old lady offered to take in the poor homeless stranger. 那位好心的老太太愿意收留这个贫困的无家可归的陌生人。4.
39、 They started with the aim of doing harm to others only to end up with ruining themselves. 他们以损人开始, 而以害己告终。5. We must aim for world peace in the long term. 我们要争取持久的世界和平。单词1. skipvt. 不做(应做的事情等); 跳过vi. 蹦蹦跳跳地走; 略过2. slim vi. 变苗条, 减肥 adj. 苗条的; 微薄的, 小的 3. concerned adj. 担心的, 忧虑的; 关注的, 关切的 4. prove linkin
40、g v. 后来被发现是; vt. 证明, 证实 5. diet n. 日常饮食; 节食vi. 节食, 进行规定饮食6. function vi. 起作用, 正常工作, 运转 n. 作用, 功能, 职能7. frightened adj. 害怕的, 惊吓的, 受惊的 8. contribute vi. &vt. 是的原因之一; 捐赠, 捐献; 增加, 添加9. memory n. 记忆力, 记性; 记忆, 回忆 10. attack n. 发作; 攻击; 抨击 vt. &vi. 攻击; 侵袭; 抨击11. amount n. 数量 12. schedule n. 日程安排, 工作计划; 时间表
41、13. treatment n. 治疗; 对待, 待遇; 处理 14. content n. 内容; 目录 15. immediately adv. 立即, 马上immediate adj. 立即的16. concentrate vi. &vt. 集中(注意力、思想等); 全神贯注concentration n. 注意力17. extreme adj. 极端的; 严重的 n. 极端不同的感情(或境况、行为方式等)extremely adv. 极其18. effect n. 效果, 作用; 影响effective adj. 有效的19. slightly adv. 稍微, 略微slight ad
42、j. 轻微的20. energetic adj. 精力充沛的, 充满活力的energy n. 精力21. beauty n. 美, 美丽; 美人, 美好的东西beautiful adj. 美丽的22. fashion n. 时尚, 时兴; 流行款式fashionable adj. 时尚的23. talent n. 天资, 天赋; 人才, 天才 talented adj. 天才的; 有天赋的短语1. slim down变苗条, 减肥2. side effect副作用3. take in摄入, 吸收4. get into shape 强身健体 5. in the short/long term 从
43、短期/ 长期看6. plastic surgery 整形手术; 整形外科7. in addition 此外8. hang over 使忧心忡忡, 担心可能发生9. guard against 防范, 防止, 提防 10. fight a losing battle 打一场无望取胜的仗 11. live up to 达到, 符合, 不辜负12. end up 最终成为, 最终处于13. take pride in 为自豪, 为骄傲句式结构1. have trouble (in) doing sth. She told me she had trouble concentrating in cla
44、ss. 她告诉我她在课堂上很难集中注意力。2. where引导定语从句In a society where being thin is often seen as being beautiful, teenagers sometimes turn to extreme methods to slim down quickly. 在一个通常以瘦为美的社会, 青少年有时候会求助于极端的方法来快速瘦身。3. it作形式主语. . . it is important to have a healthy balanced diet. . . 有一个健康平衡的饮食很重要4. v. -ing形式作主语We
45、strongly encourage all teenagers to follow these lifestyle tips, because living well is the safest and most effective way to get into shape. 我们强烈鼓励所有青少年遵循这些生活小常识, 因为健康的生活是最安全、最有效的塑身方式。5. the way后接定语从句Your friends also influence the way you view your physical appearance. 你的朋友也影响你看待自己外貌的方式。The House o
46、n Mango Street (excerpt)The house on Mango Street is ours, and we dont have to pay rent to anybody, or share the yard with the people down stairs, or be careful not to make too much noise, and there isnt a landlord banging on the ceiling with a broom. But even so, its not the house wed thought wed g
47、et. We had to leave the flat on Loomis quickly. The water pipes broke and the landlord wouldnt fix them because the house was too old. We had to leave fast. We were using the washroom next door and carrying water over in empty milk pot. Thats why Mama and Papa looked for a house, and thats why we mo
48、ved into the house on Mango Street, far away, on the other side of town. They always told us that one day we would move into a house, a real house that would be ours for always so we wouldnt have to move each year. And our house would have running water and pipes that worked. And inside it would hav
49、e real stairs, not hallway stairs, but stairs inside like the house on TV. And wed have a basement and at least three washrooms so when we took a bath we wouldnt have to tell everybody. Our house would be white with trees around it, a great big yard and grass growing without a fence. This was the ho
50、use Papa talked about when he held a lottery ticket and this was the house mama dreamed up in the stories she told us before we went to bed. But the house on Mango Street is not the way they told it at all. Its small and red with tight steps in front and windows so small youd think they were holding
51、 their breath. Bricks are crumbling in places, and the front door is so swollen that you have to push hard to get in. There is no front yard, only four little elms the city planted by the curb. Our back is a small garage for the car we dont own yet and a small yard that looks smaller between the two
52、 buildings on either side. There are stairs in our house, but theyre ordinary hallway stairs, and the house has only one washroom. Everybody has to share a bedroomMama and Papa, Carlos and Kiki, me and Nenny. 导语: 芒果街上的小屋(The House on Mango Street)是由美国作家桑德拉希斯内罗丝所创作的小说。书中的小女孩从小居住在芝加哥拉美移民贫困社区的一条芒果街上。 她
53、一直梦想着拥有一座自己的房子, 梦想着早日远离贫困, 飞出芒果街。 因为在那里, 她敏感地觉察到了美国男权社会对女性的不平等。 她深知要实现梦想, 必须独立坚强。1. fixvt. 修理2. basement n. 地下室 3. take a bath 洗澡4. tightadj. 窄的5. hold ones breath 屏住呼吸 6. swollenadj. 膨胀的 7. plantvt. 栽种, 种植 续写中体现人物心理的副词文中生动地描述了人物的心理。在描述各种动作时, 常会附加一些体现人物心理活动的副词, 如: mildly/ gently温柔地gratefully感激地firml
54、y坚定地bravely勇敢地 warmly热烈地eagerly热切地shyly害羞地deliberately故意地cheerfully愉快地hopefully满怀希望地【情境应用】1. “I didnt mean to upset you, ”he said mildly. 他和颜悦色地说: “我并不是想扫你的兴。”2. It takes a great deal of courage to face the situation bravely. 大胆地正视这一局面需要很大的勇气。3. Shes been deliberately ignoring him all day. 她故意整天都不理他
55、。译文: 芒果街上的小屋(节选)芒果街上的小屋是我们的, 我们不用交房租给任何人, 或者和楼下的人合用一个院子, 或者小心翼翼别弄出太多的声响, 这里也没有拿扫帚猛敲天花板的房东。可就算这样, 它也不是我们原来以为自己可以得到的那样的房子。我们得赶紧搬出Loomis的公寓。水管破了, 房东不愿意修理, 因为房子太老。我们得快快离开。我们借用着邻居的卫生间, 用空的牛奶壶把水装过来。这就是为什么爸妈要找房子, 这就是为什么我们搬进了芒果街上的小屋, 远远的, 从城镇的另一边。他们一直对我们说, 有一天, 我们会搬进一所房子, 一所真正的、永远属于我们的房子, 那样我们就不用每年搬家了。我们的房子
56、会有自来水和能用的水管。里面还有真正的楼梯, 不是门厅台阶, 而是像电视上的房子里那样的楼梯。我们会有一个地下室和至少三个卫生间, 那样洗澡的时间就不用告诉每个人。我们的房子会是白色的, 四周是树木, 还有一个很大的院子, 草儿生长着, 没有篱笆把它们圈起来。这是爸爸手握彩票时提到的房子, 这是妈妈给我们讲的睡前故事里幻想着的房子。可是芒果街上的房子全然不是他们说的那样。它很小, 是红色的, 门前台阶很窄, 窗户小得让你觉得它们像是在屏着呼吸。有些地方的砖块正在碎裂。前门那么鼓, 你要用力推才进得来。这里没有前院, 只有四棵市政栽在路边的小榆树。屋后有个小车库, 是用来装我们还没买的小汽车的。这有个小院子, 夹在两边的楼中间, 越发显得小了。我们的房子里有楼梯, 可那只是普通的门厅台阶, 而且房子里只有一个卫生间。每个人都要和别人合用一间卧室妈妈和爸爸、卡洛斯和奇奇、我和蕾妮。我们住在Loomis时, 有一回学校的修女经过那里, 看到我在房前玩。楼下的自助洗衣店被用木板封了起来, 因为两天前刚被洗劫过。为了不失去生意, 主人在木头上涂抹了几个字: “是的, 我们在营业”。
