综合教程6Unit_05讲稿.pptVIP

Unit 7 A Few Kind Words for Superstition;The Author— Robertson William Davies ;The American Academy of Arts and Letters is a 250-member organization which has as its goal to “foster, assist, and sustain excellence” . Membership in the Academy is considered the highest formal recognition of artistic merit in the United States. ;Pre-reading Activities;Superstition;;FRIDAY THE 13TH - how did Friday the thirteenth become such an unlucky day?? fear of Friday the 13th is rooted in ancient, separate bad-luck associations with the number 13 and the day Friday. The two unlucky entities combine to make one super unlucky day. BIRTHDAY CAKE If you blow out all the candles on your birthday cake with the first puff you will get your wish. ;BELL Ring out the old year and ring in the new year The sound of bells drives away demons because they’re afraid of the loud noise.?When a bell rings, a new angel has received his wings. (fireworks) CRACK Don’t step on a crack on a sidewalk or walkway.? Step on a crackBreak your mothers back.;BEE If a bee enters your home, it’s a sign that you will soon have a visitor. If you kill the bee, you will have bad luck, or the visitor will be unpleasant. (Magpie [m?ɡ,pa?])/crow/owl AMBULANCE Seeing an ambulance is very unlucky unless you pinch your nose or hold your breath until you see a black or a brown dog.? Touch your toesTouch your nose Never go in one of thoseUntil you see a dog. /trivia/scary.html ;Text Analysis;Text Analysis;Test UR Memory;Paragraph 1—sentences ;Renaissance文艺复兴;figure;;Paraphrase;parapsychology: phenomena that appear to contradict physical laws and suggest the possibility of causation by mental processes 诡异心理学,通灵学 transcendental meditation: Note 3 instant enlightenment: Note 4 condemn: to express strong disapproval of deplore: to express strong disapproval of; regret strongly ;Sentence 2; Language work — irrational;condemn;deplore;Paragraph 2;Sentence ;Language work —superstitious; na?veté; manifestation; flou