大学英语精读预备级Unit5.ppt

Some people believe the mobile phone to be the most important invention in the twentieth century second only to the computer. Well, others dont think so ... Warm-up Can you please state your opinions on mobile phones? Can you describe your mobile phones? What kind of mobile phone do you like? What do you usually do with your mobile phones? Do you agree that most of us have love-hate relationships with (our) cell phones? Can you predict the future development of mobile phones? Word family 1. mobile e.g.: I live in a mobile home because I don’t want to stay anywhere forever.\ 2. be on the lookout for e.g.: This company is always on the lookout for brilliant college students. 3. survey (n.) Market survey shows that there is a rising demand for green food in China. (v.) I surveyed about 60 students and found most of them had part-time jobs. 4. cite e.g.: Mr. White is known for citing Shakespeare in his literature class. 5. essential e.g.: Plastics have become essential to daily life. essential指“必需的”、“不可缺少的”, 如: Food is essential for life. 食物是生命所必需的。 necessary指“必要的”、“迫切需要的”, 如: Its necessary for us to study hard . Word family 6. impact impact of/impact on e.g.: Have you studied the impact of the new factory on the environment? 对……有着巨大的影响have/make a great/full/strong impact on 7. research (n.) Research finds that there genes to explain why some people grow fat. (v.) If you research into jokes, you’ll find they are related to culture. 8. enable e.g.: Practicing yoga enables me to relax. enable sb. to do sth. 使人做某事 9. mode e.g.: I haven’t switched off the computer. It’s in power saving mode. Silent mode/vibration mode 10. hint (n.) She dropped a hint that she wanted to marry him, but he didn’t respond. 暗示 (v.) The singer hinted that she might get married in June. Word family 11. take the hint 领会，明白，根据别人的暗示采取行动 drop / give / let fall a hint 暗示 12. alert (v.) The police have been alerted that a prisoner has escaped