上海外国语大学《全新版大学英语》课件一册unit 2.pptVIP

Unit 2 FriendshipAll the Cabbie Had Was a Letter ---Forster Furcolo Pre-reading TaskWhat does a fair weather friend mean?What does Dionne Warwick think friends are for?Does the song give you any idea of what the stories in this unit will be about?How do you feel when old friends are far away?Do you make an effort to keep in touch? What is your idea of friendship? Cultural NotesHalloween Halloween is celebrated annually. It is on the night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts could be seen. Now, in Britain and America, it is a time when children have parties, dress up as witches, make lanterns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been removed, and play “trick or treat”. Trick or treat is a traditional activity at Halloween. Children dress in costumes and visit houses. At each house they say “Trick or treat”. This means that they will play a “trick”, or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a “treat”, e.g. sweets or money. Most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks plays on them. New Words and Expressionsbe lost in /lose oneself in be absorbed in sth.; be fully occupied with eg. He loses himself in thought. He is lost in thought.available a. able to be used, had, or obtained eg. I’m available in the afternoon. You’ll be informed when the book becomes available. or something (infml) or another thing similar to that mentioned eg.He hit a tree or something. She is writing a dictionary or something.go ahead be carried out; take place eg. Despite the bad weather the meeting will go ahead.begin to do sth. without hesitation; continue eg. He is late but we’ll go ahead with the meeting. know/learn by heart memorize, remember exactly eg. The pupils are required to learn a poem by heart everyday.estimate vt. form a judgment about (quantity o