大学英语新视野5 四单元讲义及习题答案.ppt

Unit FourSection A Work Still Has Value Teaching Objectives Warm-up Questions 1. Do you think hard work is a virtue? 2. In your opinion, what is the value of work? Pre-reading Activity Please listen to a short passage carefully and prepare to answer some questions. Pre-reading Activities Listen to the passage again. Then answer the questions on P86. Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs World War II (the Second World War) a conflict that involved virtually every part of the world during the years 1939—1945. The principal parties: the Axis powers(轴心国)—Germany, Italy, and Japan the Allies(同盟国) — France, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union and China. The war was in many respects a continuation of the conflicts left unsettled by World War I. 40—50 million deaths make it the bloodiest conflict as well as the largest war in history. Great Depression The Great Depression was an economic slump in North America, Europe, and other industrialized areas of the world that began in 1929 and lasted until about 1939. It began with the “Black Thursday”, the stock market crash on New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, October 24, 1929. It was the longest and most severe depression ever experienced by the industrialized Western world. Sigmund Freud Sigmund Freud (1856—1939) was an Austrian physician, neurologist, and founder of psychoanalysis. Sigmund Freud was responsible for developing theories central to psychoanalysis, the psychology of human sexuality, and dream interpretation. Although his theories, published in the late 1800s, were quite controversial during his day, acceptance of his work did take place later in his life. Perhaps his most important contributions dealt with the connection between aberrant human behavior and the unconscious mind. Structure Analysis The essay falls into 3 parts: Part I (Paras. 1-6): People’s historical and current attitudes towards work ethic Section 1 (Paras. 1-2): Historical attitude towards work ethic Transition (Para. 3):