大学英语 第四册第四单元课件unit4 sectionA.ppt

1、,Text Study,Idea Sharing,Notes to the Text,Words and Expressions,Writing,Understanding,Reproduction,Structure Analysis,Summary,I. Structure Analysis,Introduction + Question + Sample Solutions + Conclusion,Text StudyStructure Analysis,Part I (Paras.1_ ):,2,Introduction: the advantages of telecommunic

2、ations technologies.,Part II (Para. _ ):,Question: How fast to develop telecommunications technologies in developing countries?,3,Part III (Paras. _ _ ):,Sample solutions: Six countries and regions are working hard to realize telecommunications transformation.,Part IV (Para. 11):,Conclusion: Develop

3、ing countries can catch up with Americans and Western Europeans if they persist.,4,10,Text StudyStructure Analysis,II. Understanding,A. Find out the advantages of telecommunications revolution for developing countries:,1. Boosting _ and promoting _ _ investment.,2. Stepping directly into the Informa

4、tion Age and _ _ development.,living standards,foreign,over whole stages of old economic,labor-intensive,engineering, marketing and design,3. Changing _ assembly work into industries involving _.,internal and,leaping,Text StudyUnderstanding,B. Work in pairs and find out how six countries and regions

5、 realize their telecommunications transformation, following this format:,Country:,Situation:,_,Solution:,_,_,Tips,Text StudyUnderstanding,Russia China Hungary Latin America Thailand Vietnam,Tips,Text StudyUnderstanding,Country:,Situation:,_ _,Solutions:,_,_,Russia,Rusting national phone system;,Stro

6、ng in mathematics ,Economy in recession,Installing optional fiber;,Strategic plan;,Pump $40 billion in the project,Text StudyUnderstanding,Country:,Situation:,_,Solutions:,_,_,China,Backwardness;,Major parts of the information superhighway;,Turning Shanghai into a top financial center with powerful

7、networks,Digital switches and high-capacity optical fiber links in capital cities;,New technologies becoming cheaper,Text StudyUnderstanding,Country:,Situation:,_,Solutions:,_,_,Hungary,700,000 people are waiting for phones;,Problem of funds;,Businesses accept high-price wireless service,Sold a 30%

8、stake to two Western companies;,Leased rights to build and operate advanced digital mobile systems;,Speed up phone system by means of wireless,Text StudyUnderstanding,Country:,Situation:,_,Solutions:,_,_,Latin America,Have operations of wireless service;,Bellsouth Corporation: annual revenue per cus

9、tomer is about $2,000 ($850 in US),Wireless demand and usage: explode,Reason: Latin customers talk longer on the phone;,Wireless market: money-making business,Text StudyUnderstanding,Country:,Situation:,_,Solutions:,_,_,Thailand,People waste time in traffic jams;,Difficult to call or fax from the of

10、fice because of long waiting list for phone lines (2 million names),Turn to wireless;,Business people stuck in traffic jams use mobile phone to keep contact,Text StudyUnderstanding,Country:,Situation:,_,Solutions:,_ _,_,Vietnam,Person income is just $220,All mobile phones must be digital,Add 300,000

11、 lines annually;,Make the boldest leaps;,Go for next-generation technology,Use expensive optical fiber with digital switching, instead of cheaper copper wires;,model;,Text StudyUnderstanding,III. Summary,Telecommunications is widely conceived as a key to _ countries dream of jumping into the modern

12、world. Although there is some dispute as to how _ they can push ahead with their plans, different developing countries are still seeking their own ways of leaping over their _ with one jump in this direction. Surely, they will catch up with _ countries on the information super-highway as long as the

13、y _ in their efforts.,fast,backwardness,developed,persist,developing,Text StudySummary,Simulated Press Conference,One group acts as a delegation from a country or region mentioned in the text, participating in Telecommunications Forum Press Conference.,IV. Reproduction,The other group acts as report

14、ers from different news agencies to ask questions. Then the two groups exchange their roles.,Text StudyReproduction,Task Description,Delegation: Answer the questions according to the information in the text in your own words. Every member must participate and answer questions. Reporters: Ask briefly

15、 and clearly. All the questions must be based on the text. Take notes in a card when the delegation is answering the questions.,Useful Expressions,Text StudyReproduction,Useful Expressions:, Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! Firstly, let me introduce the members of our delegation. Now the floor

16、is open for questions. If there is no further question, the conference is now over. Thank you! Good morning, Mr. President.I am from CCTV.I have two questions for you. The lady over there.,Text StudyReproduction,Active Expressions,Focus Study,In English, you may find some expressions formed by very

17、common words, but they are active and powerful.,Whats on at the cinema tonight? 今晚电影院上演什么？ Whats he up to? 他忙什么呢？,I. Active Expressions,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,1. How fast these nations should push ahead is a matter of debate.,2. Many experts think Vietnam is going too far by requiring t

18、hat,3. The problem is its national phone system is a rusting antique that dates from the l930s.,4. In a way, Chinas backwardness is an advantage, ,5. theyll be able to keep pace with anyone in Asia for decades.,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,1. a matter of 2. go too far 3. date from 4. in a way

19、,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,5. keep pace with,sth. that needs sth. else,behave in an unacceptable or extreme way,have existed since,to a certain extent; partly,change quickly in response to sth. that is changing,1. 商业上的成功就在于把握时机。 2. 我不介意开玩笑，但他做得过头了。 3. 考古发现的物件可以追溯到石器时代。 4. 这种变化从某种意义上说是一种进步。

20、 5. 对一个公司来说，能跟上市场的发展是 很重要的。,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,1. Success in business is simply a matter of knowing when to take a chance. 2. I do not mind a joke, but this is going too far. 3. The archaeological objects are dated from the Stone Age. 4. The changes are an improvement in a way. 5. I

21、ts important for a firm to keep pace with changes in the market.,Notes to the TextActive Expressions,II. Focus Study,Notes to the TextFocus Study,1. It may take a decade for many countries in Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe to improve transportation, power supplies, and other utilities.,Prac

22、tice,It takes+(sb.) + 时间/条件 + to do 需要花费做,她修理自行车用了三个小时。,身强力壮的人才能举得起那么重的东西。,It took her three hours to mend her bicycle.,It would take a strong man lift that weight.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,Notes to the TextFocus Study,2. Still, there is little dispute that communications will be a key factor se

23、parating the winners from the losers.,there is little dispute that 毋庸争辩的是,Practice,毋庸争辩的是, 先进的知识将给他们的腾飞插上 翅膀。,网络是学习英语的有效途径之一，这是毋庸置疑 的。,There is little dispute that advanced knowledge can lend wings to their rise in life.,There is little doubt that online learning is one of the effective ways to lear

24、n English.,Notes to the TextFocus Study,3. Thats partly because Latin American customers talk two to four times as long on the phone as people in North America., times as as 是的倍,Practice,Notes to the TextFocus Study,这本书是那本书篇幅的三倍。,This book is three times as long as the length of that one.,Notes to t

25、he TextFocus Study,Chinese to English,Word Using,1. boost v. to make sth. increase, or become better,There is nothing like winning to boost the confidence of players.,没有什么比胜利更能提高运动员的士气。,I. Word Using,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,1. boost v. to praise and publicize to make sth. more successful,她的书

26、近来得到了观察者杂志的推介。,Her books have been boosted in The Observer recently.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,2. condense v. to reduce to a smaller or shorter form,Should I manage to condense my letter of application into one page?,When a gas or vapor condenses, it changes into liquid., to (of a gas) become

27、liquid by cooling,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,3. intensive a. involving hard work concentrated into a short time,labor-intensive 劳动密集型的 capital-intensive 资金密集型的 intensive care 重病特别护理 intensive study 强化学习,同根词 intense a.（性质、感情等）强烈的；紧张的 intensify v. 增强，强化 intensity n. 强烈，剧烈，紧张；强度,Words and Expressi

28、onsWord Using,4. be stuck with to have no choice about doing,Why am I always stuck with the dirty work?,为什么我老是得干脏活？,be stuck in: remain fixed in (a place, or situation),The motorcycle is stuck in the mud. 这辆摩托车陷在了泥里，动弹不得。,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,5. desperate a. needing or wanting very much,I

29、 would be desperate for (a rescue/shelter ) I would be desperate to (look for water/call for help ),Suppose you got lost in the woods. What would you be desperate for/to do?,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,5. desperate a. filled with despair and ready to do anything, regardless of danger,The prisone

30、rs became desperate in their attempts to escape.,那些囚犯拼命企图逃亡。,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,6. log on to to get access to (Internet),In order to log on to the system you must enter a special password.,Anyone can log on to this computer.,任何人都可以登录这台计 算机。,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,7. reliable a.

31、 able to be depended on or trusted,当地的气象预报准确程度如何？,How reliable are the local weather forecasts?,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,8. disposal n. act of getting rid of,The safe disposal of nuclear waste is a major problem.,at ones disposal 供任意使用,The firm put a secretary at my disposal.,Students have a

32、well-stocked library at their disposal.,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,9. persist v. to hold firmly to a purpose, a state; to continue in existence; last,You should persist in your ambition in the field of commerce.,他坚持说他与抢劫毫无关系。,He persisted that he had nothing to do with robbery.,同根词,Words and Ex

33、pressionsWord Using,sist: to stand; to set,assist consistency consistent inconsistency insist irresistible,Guess the meaning of the words with “sist”:,Words and ExpressionsWord Using,帮助，协助 一贯性，一致性 前后一致的 不一致 坚持，主张 不可抵抗的,(To be continued),persist persistent resist resistance subsist subsistence,坚持，执意

34、坚持不懈的 抵抗，对抗 抵抗，对抗 存活，生存 生存，生计,II. Chinese to English,跨越 比具有优势 太过度了 缺乏 （两者中）选择 区分 解决问题 触及表面,leap over,give advantage over,go too far,lack in,choose between,lick the problem,separate from ,scratch the surface,Words and ExpressionsC to E,在某种程度上 省会 登录 无纸化交易 固定电话 供任意使用 使用 流行 与齐步前进 落后,in a way,provincial

35、capitals,log on to,paperless trading,fixed lines,at ones disposal,make use of,become the rage,keep pace with,lag behind,Words and ExpressionsC to E,Group Work,Side-effects of the Internet,There is little doubt about how useful the Internet can be. Then does the Internet always bring something good?

36、Everybody in the group should contribute at least one idea about the negative effect of the Internet and note it down on a piece of paper. Then send a representative to make a short speech to the class with the paper.,Idea Sharing,Tips,Read fewer books. Engage in fewer social activities. Communicate

37、 less within the family and feel more lonely and depressed. Get lost over the endless amount of information.,Idea Sharing,Structured Writing,Practical Writing,1. Comparison,I. Structured Writing,Two major ways of organizing paragraphs of comparison:,Examine one thing thoroughly and then the other. E

38、xamine two things at the same time, discussing them point by point.,Structured Writing,The importance of books leads some people to furnish their homes with a bookcase or personal library. In this way, useful works such as dictionaries and textbooks are always at hand. However, sometimes, book-colle

39、ctors buy texts they never read. Public library, by contrast, are blessed with advantages. On a social level, they are preferable because they allow people with low incomes to better themselves. Knowledge is available for most people, instead, not the few.,Sample,Structured Writing,Comparison: simil

40、ar to, similarly, like, alike, likewise, correspond to, correspondingly, resemble, as, just as, in the same way, have sth. in common, common characteristics, etc.,Useful Words and Phrases,Contrast: differ from, however, otherwise, even so, less than, unlike, in contrast to, on the contrary, on the o

41、ther hand, while, although, rather than, etc.,Structured Writing,2. Your Task,Topic: TV: a Blessing or a Curse,Write a passage of comparison with no less than 120 words.,Structured Writing,Reference,Nowadays television plays such an important role in peoples life that watching TV has become part of

42、peoples life in many families. Is TV a blessing or a curse? Obviously, television, like anything else, has more than one faces. As is known to us, television presents a vivid and colorful world for people. Through TV, people can learn what is happening across the world and are better informed of the latest development in science and technology. TV broadens peoples scope of,Structured Wri