新风尚高职高专实用英语综合教程unit 6.ppt

UNIT SIX Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence We cannot really love anybody with whom we never laugh In this unit, you will Read a story about how love changes things; Build up your vocabulary related to Christmas; Learn the basics about English gerund; Read a passage about Christmas customs in the west; Learn how to write cover letters for job applications; Learn to expand your vocabulary with the help of base word and word parts; And enjoy a joke in English. Language Lab Warm-up activity Do you believe love? What is true love? Love suffers long and is kind; love does not envy; love does not parade itself, is not puffed up; 爱是恒久忍耐，又有恩慈；爱是不嫉妒；爱是不自夸，不张狂； Does not behave rudely, does not seek its own, is not provoked, thinks no evil; 不作害羞的事，不求自己的益处，不轻易发怒，不计算人的恶， Does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth; 不喜欢不义，只喜欢真理； Bears all things, believe that things, hopes all things, endures all things. 凡事包容，凡事相信，凡事盼望，凡事忍耐。 Love never fails. 爱是永不止息。 ——《圣经》 TEXT The Empty Box Para.1 Even though it was only September, the air was cool and fresh. Children were already whispering about Christmas plans and Santa Claus. It made the already long winter months until Christmas seem even longer. With each passing day the children became more anxious, waiting for the final school bell. Upon its ringing everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David. Para. 1 whisper v. speaking softly e.g. The wind was whispering in the roof. 屋顶上风声飒飒。 n. low voice e.g. She said it in a whisper, so I didnt hear. 她是悄声说的, 所以我没有听见 Santa Claus make ... do e.g. I couldnt make my car start this morning. 今天早晨我的汽车发动不起来了。 e.g. Can you make yourself understood in English? 你能用英语把意思表达清楚吗？ similar words: have, let Ringing: gerund ones doing动名词复合结构 名词所有格/物主代词+动名词 e.g. I insist on Mary’s going there. 我坚持要玛丽到那儿去。 e.g.