新编大学英语教案_第四册_Unit6

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Unit 6 Risks

Aims of Teaching

Master the words describing some risky activities

Improve the students’ abilities of reading comprehension and writing

Key Points

Introducing the methods of locating the key sentence of each paragraph to sum up

the whole text

Learning to employ the following key words and phrases into practice.

risk or other play the/a part of on the strength of all manner

of pose questions to ..

on vacations feed on definitive rather than what if

end up may well be associated with in other words

reduce…to… afford have a feel for

in question by

contrast not necessary versus divide…by… turn out

be opposed to… focus on eliminate sensible

preferable preoccupation with … die from strike terror

in … bring … under control come along threat to …

exposure to … show up bear…in mind have/with a mind to

do .... be apt to do ... be indifferent to ... make sense in

this/that light o n the basis of by virtue of claim

compare…to… bare

artificial concentrate contrive inflict…on… in many

cases evolve have grounds for … as yet dependable

emission have a good idea of … outside one’s control

raise doubt about… in response to no doubt greet…with ...

identify…as … qualify…as… allow for chance reflection

close to

Methods of Teaching

Using multi-media teaching equipment

Group-Discussion

Living performance

Time Arrangement:

1 Preparation

2-3 In-Class Reading: Risks and You

4 After-Class Reading

5 Exercises

Unit 6 Risks

Part one preparation

1> T and Ss list different jobs, and then Ss discuss the corresponding risks

Jobs: nurse, psychiatrist, businessman, policeman, coal miner, lawyer, stockbroker,

presidents, secretary, beggar, teacher, fighter pilot, accountant, football 2 / 9 player, interpreter, fireman, singer, civil servant, ambassador…

Categorize them into three types: physical ones, financial ones, emotional ones

2> Which activity is riskier?

Rock climbing, working on a farm, driving a car, skiing, being a 65-year-old man,

flying in an airplane, driving a motorcycle, and skydiving

3> Issue discussion: Do you think CET-4 causes risks in the students? If there is

some, what are they?

In-Class Reading: Risks and You

1. Words and expressions

1. or other:

expressing uncertainty or vagueness about a person, thing or place.

a. The box is somewhere or other in the kitchen.箱子在厨房的某个地方。

b. Somehow or other, John managed to get a well-paid job in the bank.不管怎么说,约翰设法在银行找到了一份待遇不错的工作。

Cf. or rather: 更确切地说

a. We stayed at my friend’s house, or rather at my friend’s parents’ house.

我们住在我的朋友家,更确切地说,住在我朋友的父母家。

b. He is my relative-or rather my father’s cousin. 他是我的亲戚,更确切地说,是我父亲的表兄。

2. risk: possibility of meeting danger or suffering harm, loss,

etc. 遇险；风险；受害

a. Is any risk of the bomb exploding? 有炸弹爆炸的危险吗？

b. There’s no risk of her failing/that she’ll fail. 她没有失败的危险。

Phrases:

at risk: threatened by the possibility of loss, failure, etc; in danger 处在危险之中

a. The whole future of the company is at risk. 这家公司的整个前途都处于危险之中。

b. My job is at risk. 我的工作处在危险之中。

at the risk of : with the possibility of 冒…的危险；不顾…的危险

a. At the risk of sounding ungrateful, I must refuse your offer. 恕我不能领情,我必须拒绝你的意见。

at risk to sb./sth.: with the possibility of losing or injuring sb./sth. 冒着…的危险

a. He saved the child at considerable risk to himself/to his own life. 他冒着极大的生命危险救了那个孩子。

run the risk : do sth. that exposes one to a danger, possibility,

etc. 做危险的事；冒险

a. We can’t run the risk . 我们不能冒失掉那全部钱的危险。

b. He runs more risk of being arrested. 他冒着被逮捕的更大危险。

run/take a risk/risks: do sth. that involves the possibility of failure, danger, 3 / 9 etc. 冒险〔做可能失败、有危险的事〕

a. You can’t get rich without taking risks. 你不冒险就不能发财。

b. That’s a risk I’m prepared to take. 那是我准备好甘愿去冒的危险。

risky: adj. full of danger; full of potential for failure, loss, etc. 充满危险的；很可能失败或损失的

a. a risky undertaking 一项充满风险的事业

3. definitive: clear and having final authority; that cannot or need not be changed

明确的；最后的；具有权威性的；不可改变的

a. Her book is the definitive work on Milton.她的书是论述米尔顿最具权威性的作品。

b. a definitive answer, solution, verdict 最后的正式答复,解答,判决

Cf. definite: 1> clear, not doubtful 明确的,无疑的

a. I want a definite answer, "yes" or "no". 我要一个明确的回答：‘是’还是‘否’。

2> 〔作表语〕

a. He seemed definite about what had happened. 他对发生的情况似乎很肯定。

b. It’s now definite that the plane crashed. 现在可以肯定飞机已经坠毁。

4. rather than: prep. in preference to sb./sth;

instead of 其后的成分表示否定概念,意为"与其…不如,宁可…而不,不是…而是"

a. She is a writer rather than a teacher. 她是一名作家,而不是一名教师。

b. The old man lay rather than sat in the chair. 那位老人躺在椅子上,而不是坐在椅子上。

c. I rather than you, should shoulder the responsibility. 我应该承担这个责任,而不是你。

d. Rather than risk breaking up his marriage he told his wife everything. 他宁可冒离婚的危险,也把一切告诉了他妻子。