(精选)野大学英语(第二版)第1册Unit6_SectionB_教师版课件.ppt

Contents;Reading Skills; Understanding Idiomatic Expressions; Here are some examples from Passage A: ;Directions: Try to figure out the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expressions in the following sentences. Then scan the article for contextual clues to check your guesses.;1. He did not divide his time with outside interests, unless, of course, you consider his monthly game of golf.;;;Text B;;;;;;;Q1. Phil was anything but _______________. ;Q5. Who seems to be following Phil’s steps working as a company man? _______________;1. He worked himself to death, finally and precisely, at 3:00 A.M. Sunday morning. 2. The article about his death didn’t say that, of course. It said he died of a heart attack, but every one of his friends and acquaintances knew it instantly. He was a perfect Type A, addicted to working, they said to each other and shook their heads—and thought for five or ten minutes about the way they lived. ;3. This man, Phil, who worked himself to death finally and precisely at 3:00 A. M. Sunday morning—on his day off—was at work. He had devoted the last eighteen years of his life to that work. He was fifty-one years old and a vice-president. More precisely, he was one of six vice-presidents, and one of three that might conceivably—if the president died or retired soon enough—have been promoted to the top spot. Phil could not afford a rest.; 4. He worked six days a week, five of them until eight or nine at night, during a time when his own company had begun the four-day week for everyone but the executives. He did not divide his time with outside interests, unless, of course, you consider his monthly game of golf. To Phil, it was work. He always ate egg salad sandwiches at his desk. He was, of course, overweight and had high blood pressure. On Saturdays, Phil wore a sports jacket to the office instead of a suit because it was the weekend.; 5. He had a lot of people w