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新视野大学英语第三册第四单元读写教程教学课件

新视野大学英语第三册第四单元读写教程教学课件

但1913至1938年间发行的野牛硬币，却是 为了纪念由美国拓居引起的两起相互关联 的悲剧。
Unit4
BOOK3
go against 违背
1.说谎有悖于我的原则。 Lying went against my principles.
2.我应当警告你，如果这案子对你不利，你就可能坐牢。 I should warn you that if the case goes against you, you may find yourself in prison.
Unit4
BOOK3
nickel
n.
[C] a coin of the US or Canada worth 5 cents
obverse
Reverse
Unit4
BOOK3
frontier n.
1. [C] the border between two countries, or (esp. in the past in the US) the border between cultivated land where people live and wild land 2. [C] (usu. Pl.) the border between what is known and what is not known
Unit4
BOOK3
2. But the Buffalo nickel, produced from 1913 to 1938, honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier — the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians.

新视野大学英语读写教程3_Unit4_课件(1)

新视野大学英语读写教程3_Unit4_课件(1)

Translation
Para. 2 同年，巴托尔迪组装完雕像的右 臂和火炬，并将它们陈列在费城。据说， 他用了妻子的手臂为模本，但觉得她的脸 太漂亮，不适合做雕像模本。他需要这样 一个女人：面容沧桑却不失坚定，庄重多 于美丽。他选择了自己的母亲。
Text Analyzing and Reading
Unit 4 Section A
Five Famous Symbols of American Culture
AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS
自由女神
在讲课文之 前先让我们轻 松愉快的看段 介绍短片。
They took up arms and fought for their faith and liberty.
他们拿起武器为信仰和自由而斗争。
Enlighten 启发；指导
Can you enlighten her on this subject? E对n这lig个hte问n 题Yo你u启能发启你发启发她吗? Enlighten Wisdom启迪智慧 Expert Enlighten请高手赐教
in alliance with 与…联盟
They contracted an alliance with another country.
他们与另外一个国家结成了同盟。
Approve 赞成，批准
approve oneself [古语]证明为，表明为 I 证ap实pr自ov己e o是f y：our choice. 我a赞pp成ro你ve的of抉赞择成。
Greenpeace managed to assemble a small flotilla of inflatable boats绿色和平组织设

新视野英语3(第二版)读写教程unit4sectionA 课程教学ppt

新视野英语3(第二版)读写教程unit4sectionA 课程教学ppt

Text Study—Understanding
5. Uncle Sam
Find these information:
Time: ____________________________ Time: After 1913 to 1938 Designer: _________________________ Model: Sam Wilson
More
Text Study—Understanding
Watch the video clip and catch more details about the Statue of Liberty.
Text Study—Understanding
The Statue of Liberty
Text Study—Understanding
A B C D E
Pre-reading
Text Study
Summary
Writing
Text Study Notes to the Text Words and Expressions
Idea Sharing Writing
Text Study—Structure Analysis
I. Structure Analysis
History: It honored a pair of connected tragedies from the settlement of the American frontier — the destruction of the buffalo herds and the American Indians . More
haying in the 19th century;

新视野大学英语第三册第四单元读写教程教学课件

新视野大学英语第三册第四单元读写教程教学课件
FOR EXAMPLE:
They give他们给子女很多的自由。liberty. their children a great deal of
Excuse my liberties. 请原谅我的冒昧。
vt. set sb. or sth. free 解放，释放
FOR EXAMPLE:
We must try our best to liberate our people from poverty. 我们必须尽力把人们从贫穷中解救出来。
Use it
Do your parents approve of your having boyfriends or girlfriends in the university? Why?
Tips
Yes, because they think I am mature to …
No, because they hold that I should focus on my
Unit4
BOOK3
affection n.
feeling of fondness 喜爱 搭配： win/gain one’s affection(s) 得到某人的爱情 have an affection for/towards sb.深爱着某人 I have a deep affection towards my adopted child, whose love is sacred to me even if we have no blood relationship. 我对养子的感情很深，即便我们没有血缘关系， 他的爱对我而言仍是十分神圣的。
learning.
Unit4
BOOK3
approve v.

新视野大学英语第三册第四单元读写教程教学课件 2

新视野大学英语第三册第四单元读写教程教学课件 2

法令
BOOK3 Unit4 新 视 liberate v. 野 大 学 1. [U] freedom from slavery, or oppressive control 自由(权) 英 2. [C,U] (fml.) the right or permission to do or use sth. 许可 语 3. [C] speech or behavior that lacks respect 无礼，冒昧行为
FOR EXAMPLE:
liberty
n.
They give他们给子女很多的自由。 their children a great deal of liberty.
Excuse my liberties. 请原谅我的冒昧。
vt. set sb. or sth. free 解放，释放
FOR EXAMPLE:
Translation
这部书的灵感源于一个真实的人。
Key
The book was inspired by a real person .
BOOK3 Unit4
Words and Expressions—Word Using
新 视 inspire = in (向内) + spire (呼气) 激励，赋予灵感 野 大 perspire = per(每一处) + spire 流汗 学 conspire合谋 = con (一起) + spire 合谋 英 语 • respire = re (再；又) + spire 呼吸系统
• The teacher enlightened her as to the purpose of the experiment.
• It will be an enormously enlightening and exciting experience.

新视野大学英语3读写教程第三版ppt课件

新视野大学英语3读写教程第三版ppt课件
Lead-in
Pre-reading activities
Cultural background
从使用情况来看，闭胸式的使用比较 广泛。 敞开式 盾构之 中有挤 压式盾 构、全 部敞开 式盾构 ，但在 近些年 的城市 地下工 程施工 中已很 少使用 ，在此 不再说 明。
Lead-in
Matching up
3. How did Audrey Hepburn influence the world?
Tips
• She was universally reckoned to be the most beautiful woman and a style icon in the world. She still influences major stars of today and remains the fashion icon of the present world.
5 Steve Spielberg
2 Charlie Chaplin
A. Jurassic Park
(《侏罗纪公园》)
1 Audrey Hepburn
C. Roman Holiday
(《罗马假日》)
4 Zhang Yimou
D. The Great Dictator
(《大独裁者》)
3 Zhang Ziyi
从使用情况来看，闭胸式的使用比较 广泛。 敞开式 盾构之 中有挤 压式盾 构、全 部敞开 式盾构 ，但在 近些年 的城市 地下工 程施工 中已很 少使用 ，在此 不再说 明。
Pre-reading activities
Watch and talk
Watch the video about Audrey Hepburn, take down the key points and then make a presentation about her life story.

新视野大学英语读写教程3_Unit4_课件

新视野大学英语读写教程3_Unit4_课件
[C] 牧群 1. [C] 装饰品 2. [U] 装饰; 装饰艺术 1. [C] (牛、羊等的) 角 2. 喇叭; 号角 解放; 释放 [C] 殖民地
背景知识 视频讨论
New Words
导入
课文
小结
写作
Back
meat-packing reputation inspect contract origin evolve recruit poster chin work on
随 笔 结构分析 课文阅读 课文缩写
Text Analyzing and Reading
导入
预习
小结
写作
Back
Para. 13 While white people had previously been used as models for most American coins, famed artist James Earle Fraser went against tradition by using three actual American Indians as models for his creation. 句型
随 笔
费城 纽约湾 芭比 (娃娃) 芭芭拉 · 汉德勒 (人名)
艾略特 · 汉德勒 (人名)
鲁思 · 汉德勒 (人名) 马特尔玩具公司 肯 (人名) 《美国哥特人》
格兰特 · 伍德 (美国画家)
背景知识 视频讨论
New Words
导入
课文
小结
写作
Back
Nan Indian James Earle Fraser Central Park Zoo Uncle Sam Sam Wilson the American Revolution Brother Jonathan James Montgomery Flagg

新视野大学英语第三册Unit4 ppt

新视野大学英语第三册Unit4 ppt

Language Points -- Words
liberty
[U]. freedom from slavery自由，自由权
Five Famous Symbols of American Culture
Give me liberty, or give me death. 不自由，毋宁死。 The prisoner was given his liberty and allowed to leave the prison. [C, U] I took the liberty of borrowing your rubber while you were absent. [C]
* enlighten sb. on sth.
She enlightened me on this subject.
Language Points -- Words
enlighten
enlightment n. enlightened adj.
Five Famous Symbols of American Culture
New Horizon College English 3
Five Famous Symbols of American Culture
Unit 4: Section A
Five Famous Symbols of American Culture
主讲 杨彩霞 西亚斯外语学院
Unit 4 Five Famous Symbols of American Culture
Dragon, China
Five Famous Symbols of American Culture
☆
Different cultures

新视野大学英语第三版读写教程3课后翻译第四单元Unit-4-ppt课件

新视野大学英语第三版读写教程3课后翻译第四单元Unit-4-ppt课件
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4. 丽江①不仅历史悠久，②而且民族众多，③少数 民族人口占全区人口的半数以上。 Lijiang has not only a long history but also many ethnic groups（民族）. The ethnic minorities（少数民族） make up over half of the total population in the region.
（上面的句子有3个谓语，处理方法是，把“②是 一座风景秀丽的历史文化名城”作为英语句子的谓 语，把“①坐落在玉龙雪山脚下”作为英语句子的 状语，把“③也是我国保存完好的少数民族古城之 一”断句）
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2. 丽江古城①坐落在玉龙雪山脚下，②是一座风景 秀丽的历史文化名城，③也是我国保存完好的少数 民族古城之一。 The old town of Lijiang, located at the foot of Jade Dragon Snow Mountain, is a town of scenic beauty and known for its history and culture. It is also a well-preserved old town with features of ethnic minorities.
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5. 随着丽江旅游业的发展，到丽江古城观光游览的 中外游客日益增多。 With the development of Lijiang tourism, the old town of Lijiang is receiving a growing number of tourists from home and abroad.
1. 丽江地处于云南省西北部，境内多山。 Lijiang is a mountainous city in northwest Yunnan Province. （“境内多山”翻译成定语mountainous）

新视野大学英语3读写教程(第三版)u4PPT

新视野大学英语3读写教程(第三版)u4PPT

新视野大学英语3读写教程(第三版)u4PPT一、简介本文档是根据《新视野大学英语3读写教程(第三版)》中第四单元的PPT内容整理而成的学习笔记。

本单元主要介绍了社交礼仪的相关知识，包括不同场景下的礼貌用语和行为规范等内容。

通过学习本单元，我们可以更好地理解和运用英语进行社交交流，提升自己的社交能力。

二、场景与礼貌用语本单元主要介绍了在不同场景下的社交礼仪和礼貌用语。

在日常生活中，我们会经常遇到各种社交场景，如问候、邀请、感谢、辞别等。

下面是一些常见的场景和相应的礼貌用语：1. 问候在问候他人时，我们可以使用以下表达方式：•Good morning/afternoon/evening!（早上/下午/晚上好！）•How are you?（你好吗？）•How have you been?（你最近怎么样？）•Nice to see you again!（很高兴再次见到你！）•What’s up?（最近有什么新鲜事？）2. 邀请当我们想邀请他人参加某个活动时，可以使用以下表达方式：•Would you like to…?（你愿意…吗？）•Do you want to…?（你想要…吗？）•H ow about…?（…怎么样？）•Why don’t we…?（我们为什么不…呢？）3. 感谢感谢他人对自己的帮助或者对某个事情的支持，可以使用以下表达方式：•Thank you！（谢谢！）•Thanks a lot！（非常感谢！）•I really appreciate it.（我非常感激。

）•That’s very kind of you.（你真是太好了。

）4. 辞别在离开时，可以使用以下表达方式：•Goodbye!（再见！）•See you later!（再见，待会儿见！）•Take care!（保重！）•Have a nice day!（祝你有个愉快的一天！）三、行为规范与文化差异社交礼仪不仅仅是对于语言的运用，还包括了一些行为规范和文化差异。

新视野大学英语第三册第四单元课件ppt

新视野大学英语第三册第四单元课件ppt

II.Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It
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Main idea of the text ? The passage is about five famous symbols of American culture, telling readers their historical backgrounds, origins and relevant stories.
下一页
上一 it?
标题法
The Statue of Liberty
Who created it? Purpose? How? Story about the creator?
Back
The Statue of Liberty
The idea of creating the Statue of Liberty began in France at a dinner party hosted by Edouard Rene Lefebvre Laboulaye, a scholar. Laboulaye and Fré ric-Auguste dé Bartholdi, a sculptor, began to discuss the idea of presenting the United States with a monument to memorialize independence and human liberty.
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The Mattel Toy Company Mattel is the worldwide leader in the design, manufacture, and marketing of toy products. The company‘s core brands include Barbie, Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Fisher-Price, and American Girl. With headquarters in El Segundo, California, Mattel has offices and facilities in 36 countries and sells its products in more than 150 nations throughout the world.

新视野大学英语3第四单元课件

新视野大学英语3第四单元课件
• How do people feel about American Gothic? (Para.
14 )
• Nan remarked that the painting saved her from a very boring life.
Why the Buffalo were used as model for American coin?
• At age 23,he started a meat- packing business and earned a
requtation for being honest and hard –working.
• 2.What’s the mean of “US” in the para?
• A creative employee told him “US”was short for “Uncle Sam”wilson.
• Who created American Gothic? What is it? How
was it created? (Para 12-13)
• It is a painting created by Grant Wood. He got the inspiration from the Gothic window of an old farmhouse and he used his dentist, a sour-looking man and his sister Nan for the characters in his painting.
That's all ,thank you
• As most of the buffaloes were killed, James Earle Fraser was forced to sketch an aging buffalo from New York City’s Central Park Zoo for the coin.

新视野大学英语第三册读写unit4 课件

新视野大学英语第三册读写unit4 课件

Vocabulary
forbid from without fail volunteer for vanish into be thankful for write back more than be free to as long as right away
am thankful for 6. I ___________ to you ______ having taken so much trouble.
Vocabulary
IV. Fill in the blanks with the expressions given below. Change the form where necessary.
forbid from right away
without fail volunteer for vanish into as long as be thankful for write back more than be free to
vanished into 9. While I was talking with my friend, the kids _________________ a nearby pet store where they discovered a nice little dog. was free to 10. I _______________ express my own thoughts and feelings, though sometimes I hurt others.
Vocabulary
V. Fill in the blanks in the following passage by selecting suitable words from the Word Bank. You may not use any of the words more than once. Word Bank

【精品】新视野大学英语第三版第三册第四单元-Section-Bppt课件

【精品】新视野大学英语第三版第三册第四单元-Section-Bppt课件
(Paras. 8-9) 6. What does the author think about traveling with a companion?
(Paras. 10-11) 7. What should be avoided in order to protect yourself from danger
Tips Youth Hostels provide budget-oriented,
sociable accommodation where guests can rent a bed, usually a bunk bed, in a dormitory and share a bathroom, lounge and sometimes a kitchen. Rooms can be mixed or single-sex, although private rooms may also be available.
haven’t travel much; can’t speak the language or read the signs; have to do all the research for yourself, find
hotels, get yourself around...
2. What does the author suggest when no one can travel with you? (Para. 3)
B Section Traveling solo—A blessing overall!
Text Study
Text Comprehension Language Focus Critical Thinking
1. Is travel difficult? And why? (Para. 2) 2. What does the author suggest when no one can travel with you?

unit4 新视野大学英语3 第三版(课堂PPT)

unit4 新视野大学英语3 第三版(课堂PPT)
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translation
4. But most travel is decidedly optional. Only
corporate travel, about 30% of trips over 50
miles, is truly compulsory. Instead, we travel
because we want to, because the annoyances of
Unit 4 let’s go
* No one realizes how beautiful it is to
travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow.
Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights, it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.
5
translation
Main idea: A description of the imaginary scene of a typical, troublesome trip: How the author struggles to get up in the early morning and gets to the flight gate; how he finally gets stuck in the airport, after all his trouble.
* 1. tombs
2. conscious systematic 3. eternal disappearance 4. antiques

新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程4 U1ppt

新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程4 U1ppt

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新视野大学英语读写教程3_Unit4_课件

新视野大学英语读写教程3_Unit4_课件

Tips Yuanming Yuan
(Imperial Garden)
The Great Wall
Both Sides of Buffalo Nickel
随 笔 Mode I Mode II Mode III Mode IV
Interactive Mode IV
预习
课文
小结
写作
Back
4. Which of the following can be seen as a product of times?
小结
写作
Back
The topic today is “Symbols of American Culture”. As is known to all, criteria for cultural symbols vary from person to person. Thus, the key point is to know which symbol serves your purpose of writing. Now let’s see what kind of symbol can meet the following criteria.
Criterion III Criterion IV
随笔
A special product of times in history, like Uncle Sam.
Pre-reading
1 Background Information 2 Watch and Discuss 3 New Words
Unit 4 Section A
Five Famous Symbols of American Culture
AIR FORCE UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS
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FOR MPLE:
They give他们给子女很多的自由。liberty. their children a great deal of
Excuse my liberties. 请原谅我的冒昧。
vt. set sb. or sth. free 解放，释放
FOR EXAMPLE:
We must try our best to liberate our people from poverty. 我们必须尽力把人们从贫穷中解救出来。
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Translation
我收集了写那篇文章所需要的所有信息。
Key
I’ve assembled all the information I need for my essay.
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1. Typical patterns for reporting sth.
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BOOK3 work on (L1) have sth. as the subject of thought or effort
Use it
You are quite busy these days. What are you working on?
Tips
I am working on …
句型提炼 It is said / reported that sb. does (did) sth. / sth. happens(ed). 据说 / 据报道，某人做(了)某事 / 某事发生(了)。
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应用： a. 据说，埃及的金字塔是外星人建 造的。 It is said that the pyramids in Egypt were constructed by ET (extraterrestrials). 应用： b. 据报道，在理想的状况下人可以 活到150岁。 It is reported that man is able to live up to 150 years under ideal conditions.
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Main Idea:
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Barbie .
When was it introduced to the world? Who is the designer? who is the model?
Time: 1959
Designer: Elliot and Ruth Handler
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points in Part I
Phrases:
work on an enormous project (L1) be in love with sb. (L3) go ahead (L6)
Question:
What does the sentence : “The Statue of liberty was dedicated on an island in upper New York Bay in 1886”mean? What does “upper” refer to?
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affection n.
feeling of fondness 喜爱 搭配： win/gain one’s affection(s) 得到某人的爱情 have an affection for/towards sb.深爱着某人 I have a deep affection towards my adopted child, whose love is sacred to me even if we have no blood relationship. 我对养子的感情很深，即便我们没有血缘关系， 他的爱对我而言仍是十分神圣的。
原句:It is said that he had used his wife’s arm as the model, but felt her face was too beautiful for the statue. (L. 8)
据说，他用了妻子的手臂为模本，但又觉得她的脸 太漂亮，不适合做神像。
(my term paper; the College English Test Band 4; a new project…)
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enlighten v. (L2) give more knowledge, free sb from false beliefs or ignorance
e.g. • The teacher enlightened her as to the purpose of the experiment.
• It will be an enormously enlightening and exciting experience.
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learning.
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approve v.
1. vt. accept 批准 We need to get an official from the government to approve this project. 我们需要一位政府官员来支持这个项目。 2. vi. show or feel that sth. is good 赞成 His father didn’t approve of his leaving school at 16. 他父亲不赞成他16岁就离开学校。 I didn’t approve of his manner. 我不喜欢他的举止。
站着的姿态
塑像 地位
站着的位置
stature
statute
站立的高度
身高
已确立之物
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liberate
v.
• 1. [U] freedom from slavery, or oppressive control 自由(权) • 2. [C,U] (fml.) the right or permission to do or use sth. 许可 • 3. [C] speech or behavior that lacks respect 无礼，冒昧行为
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Part I
Main Idea: The Statue of Liberty.
When was it erected? Who is the designer? Where is it dedicated? What is it for?
Time: Mid-1870s Designer: French artist Frederic Auguste Bartholdi
Model: Daughter Barbara
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co-founder n. (L19) someone who works with you as a beginner
co→ together with
e.g. co-author 合著者 co-pilot 合作驾驶者 co-ordinate 使协调 co-exist 共存 co-habitation 共同居住 co-operate 合作
Location: on an island in Upper New York Bay History: Celebrating US independence and the France-America alliance
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statue n.
statue status
• Meaning : [C] the figure of a person, an animal, etc. in wood, stone, bronze, etc., usu. Life-size or larger
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BOOK3 go ahead (L6) continue; advance
Use it
How will you go ahead with a plan when some troubles come up ?
Tips
Normally I turn to my teacher for help. No matter what happens, I will go ahead as planned. …
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in Part II
Barbie
Before all the different types of Barbie dolls for sale now, there was just a single Barbie. Actually, her name was Barbara. Barbara Handler was the daughter of Elliot and Ruth Handler, co-founders of the Mattel Toy Company. Ruth came up with the idea for Barbie after watching her daughter play with paper dolls. The three-dimensional model for Barbie was a German doll - a joke gift for adults described as having the appearance of “a woman who sold sex”. Mattel refashioned the doll into a decent, all-American － although with an exaggerated breast size - version and named it after Barbara, who was then a teenager. Now more than sixty years old, Barbara - who declines interviews but is said to have loved the doll - may be the most famous unknown figure on the planet. Barbie's boyfriend ,ken, was introduced in 1961 and named after Barbara's brother. The real Ken, who died in 1994,was disgusted by the doll that made his family famous. "I don't want my children to play with it," he said in 1993.