上外英语专业泛读教程第四册Unit6 Immigrants.ppt

Stick to one’s guns (infml 口) refuse to change ones opinions, actions, etc in spite of criticism 尽管受到抨击, 仍不改变言﹑ 行等; 坚持立场 Ellen sticks to her guns. She will not listen to people who say she is wrong. No matter how much others try to get her to see their point of view, once she has formed an opinion, she holds on it. middle-of- the- road中庸的，走中间路线的 Allan is a middle-of- the- road man. He can always see the worth of both sides of the argument. He feels that the best decisions are always between the two opposite points of view. give-and-take相互迁就、相互忍让 noun [U] willingness to accept suggestions from another person and give up some of your own: Henry is for give-and-take. He feels that in order to reach an agreement, people have to give up part of what they want. He thinks that if people do that, everybody will benefit. VI. Vocabulary exercise VII. Section B Fast Reading 1. A 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C 6. F 7. F 8. F 9. C 10.C 11. B 12. C VIII. CLOZE Para 1 suffered freedom leave Para 2 aboard journey elected faced Para 3 experience without until including help plant celebrate Assignments Preview Section C of Unit 7 Do vocabulary exercises (pp. 100-102) Q A Any questions? Thank you! * Unit 6 Immigrants Warming-up Discussion: More and more Chinese business elites considering applying foreign citizenship 1、 Causes of emigration? 2、Cost and Benefits of emigration Main Immigrant Countries in the World Advantages: a different way of life more job opportunities more shared resources better living environment security … Disadvantages: language barrier possible xenophobic attitude of the local people difficult adaptation to the new style of life loneliness … For the immigrants Advantages: ? New immigrants are able to breathe new life into the countries. ? The population of labour force will become much larger. ? Those immigrants with New and High Technology make contributions to