1、FOREIGN LANGUAGE TEACHING AND RESEARCH PRESS AIR FORCE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY,Section A,3,Swimming through fear,Objectives,1. Look at the following pictures, what are these people afraid of?,height,elevator,public speaking,water,T,F,T,F,F,Jacks problem is solved by a carpenter. He told Jack to cut t
2、he legs off the bed. And then Jack was certain that nobody was sleeping under it when he got into bed.,1. By whom is Jacks problem solved? How?,Listen and talk,Pre-reading activities,The answer is open-ended. For example, you might have the fear of darkness, the fear of heights, the fear of snakes o
3、r spiders, the fear of flying, etc. Some suggestions on how to overcome fears are listed below for reference. First, you analyzed your fear and had a clear picture of what your fear was. Then you took control of your fear. You decided to expose yourself to that fear in small doses until you gained a
4、 better understanding of it.,2. Did you have a fear of something before? If so, how did you overcome it?,To be continued,Listen and talk,Pre-reading activities,As a result, your fear began to disappear. Finally, you successfully changed the way you thought about your fear. You started seeing fear as
5、 a source of energy and embraced its role in your life.,2. Did you have a fear of something before? If so, how did you overcome it?,Listen and talk,Pre-reading activities,Back,Critical thinking,How many steps the speaker mentioned to overcome any fear? And what are they?,7steps. They are: Step 1, wr
6、ite down exactly what you are afraid of and why. Step 2, pick an encouraging mantra like “I can handle this”, or “Nothing can harm me”, and repeat it in your head whenever you have to do something that scares you.,to be continued,Critical thinking,Step 3, the next time you have to do something that
7、is scaring, make a fist, hold for 10 seconds, then release. Step 4, eat more turkey, cheese, and nuts, they all contain tryptophan and monoamine oxidase that helps people feel less anxious.,to be continued,How many steps the speaker mentioned to overcome any fear? And what are they?,Critical thinkin
8、g,Step 5, use soothing essential oils, available in health food stores. Step 6, face your fear, again and again and again. Step 7, ask your doctor about medications that have shown promise in reducing fear when a person is faced with a scaring situation.,How many steps the speaker mentioned to overc
9、ome any fear? And what are they?,Critical thinking,Do you know what is “rip current”? How to escape from it?,Rip Current: a narrow, powerful current of water running perpendicular to the beach, out into the ocean How to escape from rip current: swim sideways, parallel to the beach; get you out of th
10、e narrow outward current; wait until the current carries you past the sandbar.,Cultural background,What was the beach of Mediterranean Sea known for? (Para. 1),How did the author feel when he saw the sea? (Para. 2),On a tour of France, I saw the Mediterranean Sea, but the rip currents _ me. And it r
11、eminded me that I developed _ due to the experience of last summer and since then, the fear wouldnt _.,Part I (Paras. 1- _),3,scared,a fear of water,recede,Why were a mob of people running into the sea, fully clothed? (Para. 6-7),What did the would-be rescuers do to save the boy? What about the auth
12、or? (Paras. 7-9),They fought against the tide, but the situation was bleak. With the waters tow, theyd never get to him in time.,I appraised the situation and realized the jetty! The boy was close to it; maybe I could help from there.,What were the results of their saving measures? (Para. 10),They h
13、ad underestimated the waves and werent making any progress.,I was the only one who saw that going out on the jetty was the fastest way to reach the drowning boy.,Why did the author become hesitant when he raced down the beach, out onto the jetty? (Para. 9),How did the author feel when he stopped sho
14、rt? (Para. 11),paralyzed with fear,forced myself to,impromptu rescue,How did the boy respond when the author grabbed him? (Para. 13),What happened when they turned back toward shore? (Para. 14),How did the author and the boy make their way to safety? (Para. 15),What kind of incredible things the aut
15、hor realized when they were safe? (Para. 16),Why did the author feel the water had never looked so beautiful when he reached the jetty? (Para. 18),Part III (Paras. 18-19),I was _ and _ in a moment of _ and _.,relaxed,happy,triumph,salvation,认为重要,(set your goals/ deem),Dont set your goals by what oth
16、er people deem important. Only you know what is important to you.,deem sth.important,短语逆译,短语应用,别人认为重要的，并不能作为你确定目标的根据。只有你自己才知道，什么东西对你最重要。,意群提示,突然出现；冒出来,(billionaires / pop up/ Forbes magazine),For years, Chinese billionaires began to pop up most frequently in Forbes magazine.,pop up,短语逆译,短语应用,这几年中国的亿
17、万富豪频繁出现在福布斯杂志排行榜上。,意群提示,使丧失思考能力；使呆若木鸡,(public speaking/ be paralyzed with),Most people fear public speaking. They are always paralyzed with the thought of standing alone in front of and speaking to a large audience.,be paralyzed with,短语逆译,短语应用,大多数人都害怕公共演说。一想到要独自站在一大群听众面前讲话就会吓得不知所措。,意群提示,艰难费力的通过,(gat
18、her material /plow through),In order to gather material for my thesis, I had to plow through dozens of old books on economics.,plow through sth.,短语逆译,短语应用,为了收集论文资料，我只好啃了几十本经济学的旧书。,意群提示,突然猛力地冲进/ 扑向/跳到/扑倒等,(threw oneself into sbs arms),Seeing his mother, the boy threw himself into her arms.,throw ones
19、elf into / at / on / down,短语逆译,短语应用,小男孩一见到自己的母亲，马上扑进了她的怀抱。,意群提示,行进（尤指艰难地，或需要很长时间时）,(determination/ make ones way),He doesnt have the determination to make his way in the world.,make ones way,短语逆译,短语应用,他没有努力上进的决心。,意群提示,没有什么比水让我更害怕了。,原句译文,逆译练习,Nothing scared me as much as water. (Para. 1, L4),句型提炼,Not
20、hing as much as ,句型提炼,应用提示,否定比较级，用于表达“最”。,句型应用,( bother /mind),典型例句,世界上最让人困扰的就是自己的心境。,意群提示,Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind.,后来我们到达安全水域时，我觉得有些不可思议：我不再怕水了。,原句译文,逆译练习,And, as we made our way to safety I realized something incredible: I was no longer afraid. (Para. 16, L1),句
21、型提炼,As sb. did sth., sb. realize something incredible/ thought-provoking/ important: sb. no longer ,句型提炼,应用提示,用于表达“某人对某些事的反思”。,句型应用,(get addicted to/ smart technologies),典型例句,当我们对智能技术上瘾后，令人深思的是：面对面交流已不复存在，朋友之间已成陌路。,意群提示,As we get addicted to the smart technologies, we realized something thought-prov
22、oking: we no longer have the face-to-face communication and become strangers to our friends.,虽已疲惫不堪，但放眼大海，我感觉海水比任何时候看起来都更美。,原句译文,逆译练习,I looked out to the sea. Weary as I was, the water had never looked so beautiful. (Para. 19, L4),句型提炼,adj. as sb. was, sb./sth. had never looked so adj. ,句型提炼,应用提示,用于
23、表达“某人对某事或某人新的看法”。,句型应用,(plain-looking),典型例句,虽然她长相平平，但现在她比以往任何时候看起来都要更优雅、更美丽。,意群提示,Plain-looking as she was, she had never looked so graceful and beautiful.,fear of water never recede,the situation is bleak,do not make any progress,in the midst of the tragedy,pop up,be paralyzed with fear,plow throug
24、h,to ones dismay,suck in a deep breath,throw oneself into the water,odd-looking but practicable solution,make ones way,leave behind,grip for so long,The fears may come from: our own past experience; other peoples fears we witness; someones description about their fears; influence of specific cultura
25、l and historical context.,Why do people have inner fear of something such as spiders, snakes, water, heights, flying in airplanes, death, etc.?,2. What are your suggestions to a young man who gives up at the last minute when he is going to ask a girl on a date?,To get a guy to ask a girl out, try gi
26、ving him some pointers and ideas on how to approach the situation with confidence: Tell the guy to ask a girl on a casual date and see where it goes from there. Encourage the guy to be assertive and not beat around the bush. Suggest that the guy give the girl some choices as to where to go on a date
27、.,Obsessive fear leads to anxiety, panic attacks and a variety of psychological problems. We all know what its like to feel overwhelmed by fear, but fear, as it turns out, is a fundamental part of our lives, and has some positive effects on our lives: Fear prepares us to protect ourselves from anyth
28、ing potentially threatening or harmful Fear is an invitation to act. Fear pushes us beyond our limits. Fear is necessary in developing our courage.,3. Does psychological fear produce any positive aspects in peoples life? If yes, what are they?,According to recent survey in America, what the college
29、students fear most in the future is: postgraduate study or job-hunting. It is also true to Chinese students. Which one is more important? Please list your reasons.,For those who are eager to become economically independent and to put into practice what they have learned in college, taking a job will
30、 be both satisfying and rewarding. Moreover, at many times during their study they must have been embarrassed by the lack of money or by the guilty feeling from spending their parents money or “luxuries”. Getting established as a bread-earner after graduation is what they have been desiring.,to be c
31、ontinued,Those who want to take advantage of the favorable conditions in college, however, will in all likelihood, try to enroll in graduate programs. For them, a masters degree or even a doctoral degree represents a much more ambitious goal of learning than a bachelors degree. In the same way, thei
32、r lifetime success and interest lie more in making academic achievements than in making money.,According to recent survey in America, what the college students fear most in the future is: postgraduate study or job-hunting. It is also true to Chinese students. Which one is more important? Please list
33、 your reasons.,Video Watching,Tips,Critical thinking,Develop a narrative essayThe plot is how the author arranges events to develop his basic idea. It is a planned, logical series of events with a beginning, middle, and end. There are usually five essential parts of a plot: exposition, rising action
34、, climax (or turning point), falling action, and resolution.,Lets look at Text A to see how the author plots a story:,Read the sample essay and see how it develops with five essential parts of a plot.,Topic: Dads blessings Introduction: Thesis statement: We often misread people we truly care for in
35、our life and may never again have a chance to make up for it. Exposition: Setting: Upon graduation, a young man was expecting his dads blessing.,to be continued,Conflict: The fathers gift, a Bible with the young mans name on it in gold, resulted in the young mans storming out of the house on Graduat
36、ion Day. Development: Rising action: Having become successful, the young man decided to pay a visit to his father. Climax: When the young man made arrangements to visit his father, he was informed of his fathers death.,to be continued,Falling action: When he arrived at his fathers house, sudden sadn
37、ess and regret filled his heart. Conclusion: Resolution: The young man found the key for the sports car he once dreamed of in the still new Bible when searching through his fathers belongings. But his father was gone.,to be continued,Sample: A young man was getting ready to graduate from college. Fo
38、r many months he had admired a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and knowing his father could well afford it, he told him that was all he wanted.As Graduation Day approached, the young man awaited signs that his father had purchased the car. Finally, on the morning of his graduation, his f
39、ather called him into his private study.,to be continued,His father told him how proud he was to have such a fine son, and told him how much he loved him. He handed his son a beautifully wrapped gift box. Curious, but somewhat disappointed, the young man opened the box and found a lovely, leather bo
40、und Bible, with the young mans name on it in gold. Angrily, he raised his voice and said to his father, “With all your money, you give me a Bible?” and stormed out of the house, leaving the Bible behind.,to be continued,Many years passed and the young man was very successful in business. He had a be
41、autiful home and wonderful family. Realizing his father was very old, he thought perhaps he should go to him. He had not seen him since that Graduation Day. Before he could make arrangements, he received a telegram telling him his father had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to him. He
42、needed to come home immediately and take care of things.,to be continued,When he arrived at his fathers house, sudden sadness and regret filled his heart. He began to search through his fathers important papers and saw the still new Bible, just as he had left it years ago. With tears, he opened the
43、Bible and began to turn the pages. And as he did, a car key dropped from the back of the Bible. It had a tag with the dealers name, the same dealer who had the sports car he had desired. On the tag was the date of his graduation, and the words “PAID IN FULL”.,Writing practice,Directions: Write an es
44、say of no less than 150 words on one of the following topics. One topic has an outline you can follow.,to be continued,More topics: My biggest mistake An embarrassing experience,Suppose, as an eye-witness, you are expected to write a report to the police.,Make a speech on the following topic.,You ca
45、n follow the outline given below.,Part I. Exposition:You may include the following points:1. Main character (type of cars).2. Time (exact time of the accident).3. Place (exact place of the accident).4. Your position.,To be continued,Part II. Rising action: The description of two (or more) cars befor
46、e the accident. Part III. Climax: How the cars were crashed. Part IV. Falling action: The description of the car damage. Part V. Resolution: How did the police deal with the accident? And what about the people in the car?,You can follow the outline given below.,To be continued,You may adopt the foll
47、owing expressions.,black out; a mob of people; stop short; be paralyzed with; plow through sth.; throw oneself into/ at/ on/ down; make ones way; pop up; in the midst of; to ones dismay,Translate a paragraph based on a summary of the text by using the expressions from the text.,Paragraph translation
48、,在一次法国旅行当中，我见到了地中海，但是其可怕的裂流让我不寒而栗。这让我想起了去年夏天的那场经历，使得我对水极为恐惧，从那时起，这个恐惧就没有消退过。当我看到一个男孩淹没在海浪中，我就处在了是否应该救他的思想和情感斗争之中，因为，我怕极了水。,shiver,I was extremely terrified of water,recede,mental and emotional struggle,To be continued,Paragraph translation,经过激烈的斗争后，我做了一个很大的决定：纵身跃入水中。我最终赶到了男孩的身边，并且控制住了他，但是当我朝岸边游去的时候，
49、裂流强行把我们拽往大海深处。我试着回忆起如何从裂流中逃生，按照这个方法，我慢慢地达到安全水域，同时也战胜了内心对水的恐惧。在胜利和自我拯救的那个时刻，我感到很放松、很高兴。,threw myself into the water,conquer my inner fear of water,forcibly dragging us out to the sea,made my way to safety,Samples,Paragraph translation,On a tour of France, I saw the Mediterranean Sea, but the terrible
50、 rip currents shivered me. And it reminded me that I developed a fear of water due to the experience of last summer and since then, the fear wouldnt recede. When I saw a boy drowning amid the waves, I was in a mental and emotional struggle whether I should save him because I was extremely terrified of water.,
