Unit 6 大学英语.ppt

Content Starting out Reading Focus Reading More Practical Translation Focused Writing Final Project Task 1 Work with your partner to match the following US cities with their nicknames. Try to explain the origin of the nicknames on Page 160. The Big Apple Jazz musicians first called New York the Big Apple 50 years old ago.At that time, these performers earned money by travelling to many cities and towns across America. But they liked New York City best, for it was the place with the most money to earn and the greatest number of people who?liked jazz. The early jazz?musicians described each town and city in America as an apple on a tree. Naturally they called New York City the Big Apple. Later a popular dance in New York was also called the Big Apple. But no one except the musicians used this term until about 20?years?age when the city officials began developing tourism. They use the Big Apple as a symbol for New York. Task 2 A Native of Beijing in New York was a TV series reflecting the lives of Chinese living abroad. They struggle for a better life while coming to realize how much they have lost. Its prologue is quite impressive (P160): If you love him bring him to New York for its heaven; if you hate him bring him to New York for its hell. Task 2 With which part of the prologue would you agree? Justify your choice with examples (P161). Useful words and expressions: attractive; leading global city; land of opportunities; full of robbery; high crime rate; high living expenditure; widening gap between the rich and poor, etc Starting out—Task 3 Task 3 The song New York, New York is often heard at many social events in New York area. Many sports teams play this song before or after the game, the New York Yankees is the most prominent example. Listen to the song, and sing along with it. Starting out—Task 3