第三册 湘大全新版 大学英语教材课程.ppt

An Integrated English Course  Book 3;Unit 1;LEARNING OBJECTIVES;Text 1. Fresh Start;The passage can be divided into three parts. Part One: (Paragraphs 1) this is the introductory paragraph. 1. What does “first-gradish” mean? (“having the qualities and characteristics of a first-grade student”) 2. Why did the author have the impression that “everyone on campus was watching me”? (being too sensitive, was uneasy with her identity as a freshman. She thought a new student would attract others’ attention, as what she did or said was liable to be too naive to be right.) ;LANGUAGE WORK;Clutch: vt. to hold or grasp tightly; vi. to try to grasp or seize E.g. 1) The frightened woman clutched her bags to her breast. 2) He clutched at the rope we had thrown to him but could not reach it. Reserve: self-restraint in expression; the habit of not showing one’s feelings or thoughts E.g. 1) Being a man of reserve, Mr. York was never popular with his colleagues. 2) Judy has tried every moment to break through the reserve of her stepson. ;Whereabouts: n. approximate location; ad. about where; in, at or near what location E.g. The orphan’s whereabouts is/are still unknown. Whereabouts do you live? Tip off: to give an advance warning or hint to E.g. Somebody must have tipped off the burglars off that the house world be empty. ;Flail: to (cause something to) wave or swing about wildly E.g. 1) I flailed her arms to get her attention. 2) The baby’s feet flailed under the quilt. Rear end: buttocks Somebody’s heart goes out to somebody: used to say that someone feels a lot of sympathy towards another person E.g. His heart went out to Mrs. Bradshaw and her fatherless child. ;Slink: to go or move in a quiet, stealthy way; to move as if one feels guilty or ashamed, or does not want to be seen E.g. 1) She tried to slink