现代大学英语精读lesson8市公开课金奖市赛课一等奖课件.pptx

优秀精品课件文档资料第1页第1页 Lesson Eight My Personal Manager第2页第2页Introduction to the TextnOne problem that often troubles young students is a lack of confidence or self-esteem.It may come from what they consider as physical defects or their poor academic performance,or other causes.And often young students have trouble handling the situation.nThe language is typical of young students in the U.S.第3页第3页nPlot:the regaining of the heroines self-confidence with Carlos helpn Setting:at schooln Protagonists:“I”(Karen)and Carlo Herrera第4页第4页Theme of the textnYoung people should have confidence and be themselves.第5页第5页Structure of the textnPart 1(paras.14 )about:suspense of the storyn nPart 2(paras.26 )about:the first day I met CarlosnPart 3(paras.78 )about:Carlos became my personal manager.nPart 4(paras.914)about:the success of us第6页第6页authornMargaret Goff Clark is a prolific author.nShe wrote stories about teenagers.nThe books she wrote cover the following themes:mysteries,science fiction,human relationship and wild animals.第7页第7页Her worksnTheme One:mysteriesn Who Stole Kathy Young?nTheme Two:science fictionnBarney and UFOn Barney on Mars第8页第8页Her worksnTheme Three:human relationshipnFreedom Crossing nThe book is a historical fiction about a family helping slaves escape to Canada.nTheme Four:wild animalsnThe Endangered Florida Panthern The Threatened Florida Black Bear第9页第9页Language Studyn1.Tear(vi.):to move quickly,especially in a careless wayn e.g.Many children are ing about in the playground.n The teenagers were ing at a suicidal speed.n The groom tore off after the bus,for his beloved bride was on it.第10页第10页2.to run into:1)to bump into;hitn e.g.This car got out of control and ran into a tree.n 2)to meet(someone)by chance(infml)n e.g.Guess who I ran into in the street?n 3)to get into a difficult or unpleasant situationn e.g.The climbers ran into a snowstorm half-way up.n Our project ran into unexpected opposition.n (oneself)into debt/troublen sb.into despair第11页第11页3.“a good”nrather more thanneg.She is a good ten years younger than he is.nThe nearest station was a good five miles away.第12页第12页4.brushnbrush(by/past/through).:to touch against lightly or carelessly in passingn e.g.He ed past/by me in a rude way.n The star ed past/by the fans without uttering a single word.n The wind blew lightly,ing through my hair.第13页第13页5.to have sth.in common:nto be similar or the same in some way.nE.g:They have one thing in common.They are both mad about music.nShe is everything her husband is not.They have nothing in common.第14页第14页6.point blank:nIf you say or refuse something point-blank,you do it directly and without trying to explain your reasons.nEg:He told me point-blank that he would not go.nI thought she would at least consider my offer.I did not expect her to refuse point-blank.第15页第15页7.to make the best of it:nto make an unsatisfactory situation as pleasant as possible(BrE:make the best of a bad job/situation)nto use an opportunity as successfully as possibleneg.nJapan is poor in natural resources.Therefore it tries to make the best of its human resources.Well have to spend the night in this awful place,so we might as well make the best of it.n 第16页第16页8.to go through with it:nto do it as I promised although I really do not want to do itneg.I begged her to do me a favor and pretend to be my girlfriend.She agreed but said that she wasnt sure she could go through with it.第17页第17页9.to tell:nto be able to recognize sth.according to the signs neg I could tell there was somebody in the house.nHe cant tell blank from white.第18页第18页10.Let loosenLet someone loose on:to allow someone to deal with in their own wayn e.g.Mother let me on the apple pie.n Let him for a week to reorganize the office.nStay/keep loose(AmE):to keep or stay in a calm unworried wayn e.g.Stay.The fire has been brought under control.第19页第19页Vocabularynexaggerate v.n1)to make larger,better or worseneg:Youre exaggerating the difficulties.n He has an exaggerated sense of his own importance.自视过高、清高n2）exaggerated adj.:false,unatural虚假、不自然n eg:an laugh矫揉造作笑声第20页第20页Vocabulary flea n.nflea-bag:n.dirty or unpleasant person or animal.令人讨厌人或动物nidiom:with a flea in ones ear:humiliated after an attempt at sth(做某事后)受到责难、羞辱等。nEg:He burst into out meeting and got sent away with.闯入会议被轰了出来第21页第21页VocabularynPromote v.n 1)to help sth or sb to develop or be successful n eg:She made a public campaign to her new book.n 2)usu.Passive sb(to sth):raise sb to a higher position or rank 提拔，晋升n eg:Marianna worked very hard and was promoted soon.n The football team was ed to the first division.晋升为甲级队第22页第22页nThank you!第23页第23页