高中英语教学课件：reading and thinking unit1.pptx

UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION;;;;;;;;Satisfaction guranteed Period 2 ;;Para.6;Para.7;Para.8;Para.9;;Read the story again and find the similarities and differences between Tony and a human being. ;;;“Machines can’t fall in love, but when it’s hopeless and horrifying, women can !”Claire is a little clumsy and feel herself inferior while Tony is handsome, considerate, capable and has charming personality. Thus it is no wonder Tony appeals to women like Claire so much.;;Isaac Asimov;Powerful language points: 1. bonus 1) 奖金；红利an extra amount of money that is added to a payment, especially to sbs wages as a reward a ￡100 Christmas bonus100 英镑圣诞节奖金 productivity bonuses 生产奖金 2) 意外收获anything pleasant that is extra and more or better than you were expecting Being able to walk to work is an added bonus of the new job. 能够步行去上班是这份新工作额外的好处。;2. integrity n. synonym: honesty 诚实正直the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles personal/professional/artistic integrity 个人的╱职业上的╱艺术家的诚实正直 to behave with integrity 行为表现诚实正直 abide by/stick to integrity 恪守诚信 He is a person of integrity. 他是个有讲诚信的人。;3. favor n.v 1) Im writing to ask whether you could do me a favor. 2) Ill ask Steve to take it. He owes me a favour . 3) As an examiner, she showed no favour to any candidate. 作为主考人她没有偏袒任何应试者. 4) The exchange rate is in our favour at the moment. 目前汇率对我们有利。 5) A mother mustnt favor one of her children more than the others. 母亲不应对任何一个儿女有所偏爱;4. dismiss v. 1) 不予考虑；摒弃；对…不屑一提to decide that sb/sth is not important and not worth thinking or talking about I think we can safely dismiss their objections. 我认为我们对他们的异议完全可以不予理会。 2) 去除，消除，摒除（思想、感情等）to put thoughts or feelings out of your mind Dismissing her fears, she climbed higher.她排除了恐惧，爬得更高了 3) ~ sb (from sth)解雇；免职；开除to officially remove sb from their job She claims she was unfairly dismissed from her post. 她声称自己被无理免职。 4) ~ sb让（某人）离开；把（某人）打发走；解散to send sb away or allow them to leave At 12 oclock the class was dismissed