大学英语综合教程1 Unit4.pptVIP

Unit 4 Text A A Doll for Great-Grandmother Detailed reading Paragraph 1 1. Why did the writer’s grandmother move in with the writer’s mother? 2. What does sentence “it was often hard to arouse her interest” tell us about old people like the writer’s grandmother? P2-5 1. Why did GG take on “an almost reverent tone” when talking about her doll? 2. What was life like for GG’s family at that time？ Was it easy or difficult? P6 What words and phrases in this paragraph tell us that GG loved her doll very much? P7-8 Why is the doll a very significant part in GG’s life? P9-10 How did Meagan feel after she heard the story of the lost doll? What is behind the word “subdued”? P11-12 What was the process Meagan and her mother went through in making the doll for GG? P13-16 What have you learned from the story? commission: vt. place a special order for, or appoint someone to do sth. 他请人制作他妻子的雕像。 He commissioned a statue of his wife. My father commissioned a real estate agent to sell our house. He is commissioned to negotiate with the terrorists. make sure of sth./that: take action so that something will certainly happen 千万查看一下是否所有的门都锁好了。 Make doubly sure that all the doors are been locked. There aren’t many seats left for the solo concert; you’d better make sure of one. duplicate: Some say in a very short time, computers may not only duplicate the human brain, but far surpass it. I’ll get these notes typed up and duplicated. 1. vt. copy exactly; repeat 2. n. copy 3. adj. identical; doubled If you’ve lost your key, I can give you a duplicate. Is this a duplicate or the original? a duplicate set of keys a duplicate receipt/form 完全相同的一套钥匙 双联式收据/表格 volunteer: Many people volunteer to fund the establishment of Hope Primary Schools and enable dropouts to return to classrooms. 1. v. give or offer (one’s services or help) willingly or without being paid Pattern: volunteer sth. volunteer to do sth. volunteer (sb.) for sth. 2. n. person who offers to do sth. without being compelled or p