中南财经政法大学英语精品课件1.ppt

Unit 4 Person to person Unit Tasks Text structure Linking ideas (reference) and ellipsis 省略 It+passive voice (say, believe, think, report, estimate, announce, suggest, and etc.) 据说/报道… (when quoting someone or something in news or factual reports, but not sure of the truth/to distance yourself) over (to mean “during a period of time” which is more than two days) Comparing and Contrasting Emphatic structure with what 强调句型 (what+clause, to give extra emphasis) knowledge about cross-cultural communication 跨文化交流 Objectives of active reading 1 Text structure Linking ideas and ellipsis to refer back over It+passive voice Text Structure Text Organization Answers to the exercises Exercises Reading and understanding Dealing with unfamiliar words Reading and interpreting Developing critical thinking Reading and understanding 3 Answer the questions. 1 What was the matter with Russell Crowe? 2 How has the mobile phone changed our lives? Exercises He was angry and frustrated because he couldn’t get through to Australia on his mobile phone. With the mobile phone people make more calls and take decisions more quickly. 3 Why doesn’t the businessman use his landline very often? 4 What does the schoolgirl usually use her mobile phone for? Exercises The businessman doesn’t use his landline often because he gives people he knows his mobile number, and his friends call him on his mobile in the evening and at weekends. She usually uses her mobile phone to speak to her friends and make arrangements for her social life. 5 How does the working mother feel at first about life without a mobile? 6 How does she feel later? Exercises Later she feels happy not to have a mobile phone and it’s like therapy for the soul. She enjoys being alone or with her two children, without interruptions. At first she feels anxious because she worries about what might happen to her family. She even imagines her phone is ringing (when it isn’t). 7 What are