现代大学英语精读1Lesson12_The Kindness of Strangers.docVIP

Lesson Twelve: The Kindness of Strangers 1. Warm-up Questions Classroom discussion. Divide the students into several groups and involve them in the discussion: Suppose you are walking on the Yan’an Road with your friends on a fine Sunday morning. Suddenly you saw a dirty old woman in rags kneeling on the roadside, begging for money. Would you give her help? How much would you give her? (Five minutes later, you see another woman even more pitiful than the previous one…) Do you think people are more willing to help others now than before? Or the other way round. What is the purpose of the author’s expedition? Did he find what he wants in the end? 2. Word Building accelerate—acceleration—accelerator addict—addictive—addiction e.g. She is addicted to heroin/ cocaine/ golf. She is a drug addict/ a TV addict. Video games are addictive. attend—attentive—attention, attendance e.g. A good hostess is always attentive to the needs of her guests. 随时留心客人的需要 The students are listening attentively to the teacher. 专心听讲 amaze—amazement—amazing—amazed c.f. amuse e.g. To my amazement, I came first in the competition. / I listened in amazement. compassion—compassionate c.f. compassionate, sympathetic pitiful, pathetic conquer—conquest—conqueror entertain—entertainment—entertainer patriotic—patriot—patriotism reveal—revelation e.g. a revealing fact symbol—symbolize—symbolic—symbolism The cross is the symbol of Christianity. The cross is symbolic of Christianity. The cross symbolizes Christianity. 3. Word Expansion gas can 1) compare gas/ gasoline AmE crude oil / petroleum petrol BrE diesel (oil) kerosene/ paraffin 煤油 2) examples: gas can, gas/ petrol station, coal gas, natural gas, gas chamber OPEC (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) accelerator 1) compare accelerator (pedal) hand brake wheel/ steering wheel brake (pedal) gear lever/ gear shift seat belt (fasten, put on, wear, buckle…up) clutch (pedal) 2) translat