21世纪大学英语课件.ppt

Unit 1 Text A Winston Churchill --- His Other Life 1. Warming-up Discussion about great people Unit 1 Text A 2. Major facts about Winston Churchill (1) as a statesman (2) as a writer Unit 1 3. Difficult Words and Expressions Unit 1 1. be involved in a campaign 2. pay the price for sth. 3. be removed from office/ one’s position as chairman 4. be overwhelmed with grief, sorrow, despair （陷入悲哀、悲痛、绝望之中） by sth. 5. retire to a place Unit 1 6. come to one’s rescue 7. chance upon sth. 8. try one’s hand 9. be delighted (with sth.) 10. distract sb. from sth. 11. be in a panic 12. before one knows it Unit 1 13. be overcome by grief 14. take refuge at the home of friends 15. fall from office 16. awaken sb. to sth. 17. bear abundant fruit 18. in existence 19. date from … 20. keep sb. company Unit 1 Text A Difficult Words circumstances mission retreat muse delight watercolors distract contemplate unaccustomed nervousness hesitantly celebrated Difficult Words terrified wretched canvas revive anonymous amateur professional prestigious disqualified barren menace abundant A gist of the text: I . The circumstances in which he began his love affair with painting II. How he started painting and the role painting played in his times of grief III. Summary of his achievements in artistic work: Who gave him help in painting? Answers (1) Sister-in law, who was seen sketching by Churchill The muse worked her magic: He fell in love with painting as soon as he tried his hand. Answers (2) His wife Clementine, who rushed off to buy whatever paints and materials she could find. Answers (3) Wife of Sir John Lavery, who showed him how easy it was to paint by sweeping several fierce strokes and slashes of blue on the absolutely terrified canvas, and whose husband later tutored Churchill in his art. Difficult