Unit 10 Words can give you power

Part I Listening and Speaking Activities

Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities

Part III Extended Activities

Part I :Listening and Speaking Activities

1. Introduction of functions

2. Listen and speak

3. Try to speak more

4. Make your own dialogue

5. What are they for?

6. If you want to learn more

Introduction of functions

You may ask for advice like this: a. What should I do? How should I …? I don’t know what to do…. I need your advice.

The following ways are often used for giving advice. If I were you, I would … Why not … It might be a good idea to/that…

Listen and speak

Conversation one

Keys:

1. B 2. b 3. c 4.c Conversation two

1. C 2. c 3. a 4. b

Try to speak more

Pair work: Make dialogue with the words in substitute box on you book on page153 and use the structures below.

I am not sure about… Have you ever thought of…? It’s a bit luxurious, but… Could you give me some advice on…? It might be a good idea to seize… One way would be to write more…

Make your own dialogue

Task： Your friend has a bad headache, suppose you are the doctor, ask about what his/her day was like yesterday and then give him/her some advice…

Useful structures and expressions: I had a sandwich for supper The best medicine I’ve got for you is to… Wash down 用饮料将吃的（食物）送下

What are they for?

Key: 1.e 2.a 3.f 4.b 5.c 6.d 7.g

If you want to learn more

Key: a. 1,2,3,4,5,8

b. 2,5,6,79

c. 1,8

Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities

Pre-reading Tasks

Notes

Translation

Comprehension work

Language work (A, B, C)

•Proverb: One man’s meat is another man’s poison.

--Every individual is unique.

--What is good for one person may not be good for another.

•Pre-reading Tasks

Why do we need to enlarge our vocabulary ?

How do you enlarge your vocabulary ?

Why do we need to enlarge our vocabulary ?

a. A good vocabulary may improve one’s reading comprehension.

b. A good vocabulary may improve one’s expressive power in speaking and writing.

c. A good vocabulary may help one in listening comprehension.

d. A good vocabulary may mean a good command of English.

e. A good vocabulary may help one in translation.

f. A good vocabulary may help one in communication with others.

How do you enlarge your vocabulary ?

a. To enlarge one’s vocabulary, one must keep learning new vocabulary consistently for months and years.

b. One should memorize 5 or 6 new words every day for years.

c. One should try to use the words one has learned from reading, listening etc.

d. One should improve one’s word power by studying word relationships such as synonymy, antonym etc.

Text: words can give you power

Language points:1. Fancy2. Effectively3. Impressive4. A good vocabulary and success are synonymous5. A good vocabulary is the only characteristic common to

successful people.6. Verb7. Academic8. Once in a while9. Give up 10. Have a direct impact upon11. represents

Comprehension work

1. What is the main reason for developing a good vocabulary?

2. What can a good vocabulary mean in the economic aspect of our lives?

3. What can a good vocabulary mean in the academic aspect of our lives?

4. What can a good vocabulary mean in the social aspect of our lives?

5. What is the best way to improve our vocabulary according to the author?

Language work (Part A cloze)

language difficulties: • Fine shades of meaning: subtle changes of mea

ning • Distinguish: tell the difference, tell one from other

s etc.• Tribe: 部落• Mental age: 心理年龄1. Simple thoughts and complex thoughts

① simple② complex③ express④ resulting⑤ shades

Language work (Part A cloze)

2. Thoughts and words① influence② form③ separate④ distinguish⑤ describe

3. Intelligence quotient① devised② tests③ determine④ mental age⑤ obtained⑥ average

Language work (Part B)

Do you remember how the writer said the following things in italics? If not, find them in the text.

Answers:

1. be impressive, get across

2. a good vocabulary and success are synonymous

3. a good vocabulary is the only attribute common to all successful people

4. unlike your face or height

5. Only once in a while do you we give up and look up

6. represents our thoughts

Language work (Part C)

Answers:

1. The weather experts predict that this summer will be unusually hot.

2. Sometimes it is not easy to distinguish between right and wrong.

3. It is believed that heavy smoking is likely to result in lung cancer.

4. The occasional rain had little impact upon their trip to the Three Gorges.

5. The speaker always talked about difficult things. His ideas hardly got across to the audience.

6. My grandparents don’t live with us. We go to see them once in a while.

7. This sculpture represents the slave’s struggle for freedom.

Get your pronunciation right

1. Example2. Best3. Result4. People5. Speak6. Scare7. List8. Score9. Adult10. Thread11. Well-speak12. through

Part III Extended Activities

Dictation

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In other words

Translation

Look at the following two passages and add a, an or the where necessary

writing

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Answers:

1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. T Notes

1. Get across: convey

2. In place of: take place

3. Vulgar and offensive: rude

4. Conceal: hide , cover

In other words

impressive: adj. 给人印象深刻的 , 感人的 The first ceremony which we went into college is an

impressive ceremony.

我们进入大学的第一次典礼给我们的印象很深。 Your work is very impressive.

您的工作真了不起。 This cinema is so impressive that we can't help cryin

g.

这影片如此感人以至我们禁不住流下泪来。

In other wordsSynonymous: adj. 同义的Predict: 及物动词 vt. & 不及物动词 vi. 预言 ; 预测 ; 预示 ; 预告 ; 预报 predicting risk of death in cardiac disease 心脏病死亡危险预报 Have an impact on: 对…有影响 ; 对…起作用 , 产生效果 Determine: 及物动词 vt. & 不及物动词 vi.( 使 ) 下决心 , ( 使 ) 做出决定 I haven't determined yet.我还没有决定呢。

及物动词 vt. 确定 , 测定 I determine him to be a fool.我确定他是一个傻子。

Translation

• Translation(p167)1. 中国式的幽默很难为外国人所理解。（ get acros

s ）2. 天气决定了庄家的生长情况。（ determine ）3. 见到他走， 她也走了。（ as well ）4. 过度饮食常会导致疾病。（ result in ）5. 这本书对整个一代人产生了很大的影响。（ have

an impact on ）6. 他偶尔也会去钓鱼。（ once in a while ）7. 这篇论文说明了我们最近的重大科研成果。（ re

present ）

Translation

• For reference 1. It’s very difficult to get across Chinese humor to foreigners

. 2. Weather determines the growth of crops. 3. When she saw him go, she went as well. 4. Eating too much often results in illness.5. This book has exerted/had a great impact on a whole gener

ation. 6. Once in a while he goes/went fishing. 7. This paper represents important findings in our recent resea

rch.