综合教程Book_I_unit_1.ppt

Unit 1 Never Say Goodbye Warm-up 1. How did you feel when you left your hometown for the university? 2. Do you miss your high school friends? Can you tell the class some joyful and happy moments you spent together? 3. How do you think one can conquer sadness in one’s life? Read through the text and find out 1. its main idea 2. its type of writing (narration, argumentation, description, exposition) 3. its context (when/where/what/who) 4. its organization of the events 5. its point of view 6. its purpose Detailed study of the text Part I (1-4) Questions: 1. How did the author like the family life of four generations living together? 2. What reveals the author’s reluctance to part with the old house? 3. What do you know about the author’s grandfather? confront v.tr. 1. To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law. 2. To bring face to face with The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt. 3. To come up against; encounter The problems confronting the new government were enormous. We confronted danger at every turn. anguish: fml severe pain, mental suffering or unhappiness A cry of anguish burst from her lips. His anguish at the outcome of the court case was very clear. In (her) anguish she forgot to leave a message. suffering, pain, torture, distress, grief, misery, agony, torment, sorrow, woe, heartache, heartbreak, pang, throe anguished adj. The parents received an anguished letter from her prison cell. brief: short in time, duration, length, or extent; lasting only a short time or containing few words His acceptance speech was mercifully brief. The company issued a brief statement about yesterdays accident. Lets keep this conversation brief; I have a plane to catch. To be brief, we must obtain our competitor’s plans. in brief a) in as few words as possible: We should, in brief, invest heavily in digital systems. b) without any details: Here again are today