1、Unit 2,Television? No Thanks,Some Topics Related to TV Watching,Do you like watching TV? And what kind of TV programs do you usually watch?If one day you dont watch TV any more, what else can you do?Maybe you need some new words to describe TV programs(电视节目) and entertainment(娱乐活动),Some Reference Wo
2、rds,The text is going to tell us that the end of dinosaurs was caused by an asteroid(小行星) hitting the earth many years ago, which destroyed the natural conditions the dinosaurs depended on.,Main Idea (Television? No Thanks),Since TV is very common and very important in our daily life, from the title
3、, what can we imagine will be discussed in the text?My family and I decided to live without TV, because TV destroyed our normal family life and turned every family member into slave of television. In the days of no TV, we enjoyed the family reunion and other meaningful activities with more daily emo
4、tional communication. In a word, the negative influence of watching TV is discussed in this text.,Text Structure,Part I (1)The author gives us the introduction of the whole textwhy her family decided to live without TV.Part II (26)The author describes her family life in the days of watching TV and d
5、escribes the disadvantages brought by TV.Part III (710)The author gives the advantages of living without TV.,LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT,belong tojunkie n. reform v. switch onview v. cartoon n. comedy n.,pop n. pop showwildlife n. Iantune in (to)current adj. occasional adj.debate n.,为成员(俚语)吸食海洛因者;上瘾者(使)改进;改
6、革;改过开(电灯,电视,电器等)看(尤指看电视、电影)卡通影片喜剧,流行歌曲流行歌曲表演野生动植物伊恩(人名)收听广播;收看电视时下的,当今的 偶尔的辩论,LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT,Vocabulary,reflective adj. documentary adj. trance n. bore v. dictate v. shush v. hiss v.,determined adj. surprise v. anyway adv. enthusiastic adv. agree totry n. tolerate v.,沉思的,熟虑的纪录片;实况录音出神;发呆;精神恍惚令人
7、厌烦控制;口授安静下来,肃静作嘘声,决心做某事,决定做某事使吃惊,使感到意外无论如何热情的,热心的同意做某事,赞成试一试容忍,宽容,纵容,LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT,Vocabulary,boredom n. take upreckon v. outing n. roller skateargue v. passive adj. communication n.respond v.,skill n. be keen onentertaining adj. informative adj. ignore v. potential n.,烦闷从事于,专注于考虑,认为;猜想,估计短途的愉
8、快旅行,郊游用轮式溜冰鞋滑行显示出,表明;建议被动的,消极的 交流,表达回答,回应,技能,技巧对某人或某事非常喜爱或非常热心;热衷于做某事有趣的增进知识的,提供资料的忽视,忽略潜能,可能性,reform and opening-up policy改革开放 switch v. 转换 n. 转换;开关 turn on 强调旋转式开关 switch on 涵盖所有开关 tragedy trddi n. 悲剧 tune tjun n. 曲调 v. 调音 be determined to do 决心做某事 take up拿起;开始从事;占据(时间,地方),Roller Skate,The roller
9、skate is a type of skate with wheels to be used on solid ground (as opposed to the ice skate which is to be used on ice).,ignore v. 忽视,不理睬ignorance (n.忽视); ignorant (adj.)informativeinform (v.通知); information (n.);dictatedic- (speak; order); dictation (n.听写); dictator (n.下命令的人;独裁者)tolerate v. 忍受 tol
10、erance (n.忍受;宽容); tolerant (adj.宽容的),PREPARATORY,belong to,switch on,tune in (to),be determined to do sth.,agree to,take up,be keen on,开(电灯、电视、电器等),决心做某事,决定做某事,同意做某事,赞成,从事于,专注于,为成员,收听广播;收看电视,对非常喜爱,热衷于做某事,Television? No Thanks!,I belong to one of the two percent of British families who have decided t
11、o live without a television set. The reason is simple: as a family, we were television junkies. But were now reformed and its almost three years since we last switch on.,Translation of Pa.1,我属于英国家庭中决定不看电视的百分之二家庭中的一员。原因很简单:作为家庭,我们曾经是电视成瘾者。但是现在一切都变了,离我们最后一次开电视大概有三年了。,belong to,1) be a member of 为成员2)
12、be the property of 属于 eg. I belong to the music club on our campus.我是校园音乐俱乐部的成员。That dictionary belongs to me. 那本字典是我的。,In the days of television, each of us had our favorite viewing. My three children liked to watch cartoons, comedies, pop shows and anything to do with wildlife or science. My husba
13、nd, Ian, was a great one for action films. He also tuned in to the news, all the current affairs programs, occasional political debate and sports. I preferred the more reflective type of films, documentary and some of the arts magazines.,view v. watch (esp. television, movie) 看(尤指看电视、电影),The show ha
14、s a viewing audience of six million. 这个节目有600万电视观众。I like to view a movie before it goes on general release. 我喜欢在一部片子公演之前就观看它。,great (of people) unusually active 积极的,活跃的,Hes a great talker. 他是个非常健谈的人。She is a great friend. 她是个了不起的朋友。,have something/anything/nothing to do with和有关/无关,Her job has somet
15、hing to do with computer.她的工作和计算机有关。I like anything to do with music.我喜欢任何和音乐有关的事情。,tune in (to): receive broadcasts from radio or program from TV 收听广播;收看电视,We always tune in at 10 oclock to hear the news.我们总是在10点开收音机收听新闻。He used to tune in to news in the morning when he was at school.他在学校的时候,常常早上收听
16、新闻。,current adj. 时下的,当今的,current fashionscurrent eventscurrent prices时装/时事/现价,在有电视的日子里,我们每个人都有自己喜欢的节目。我的三个孩子喜欢看卡通片、喜剧片、流行歌舞表演,还有任何和野生动植物及科学有关的节目。我丈夫伊恩是个动作片迷。他也会收看新闻、所有的时事报道节目,有时收看政治辩论和体育节目。而我青睐于发人深省的电影、纪录片和一些艺术杂志。,But since we had TV, everything changed. Weekends were the worst. From four oclock on
17、Friday to the midnight on Sunday, our set was never off.What is television? It is something that changes you into a kind of trance so that you cant move away, even though the program youre watching is boring you.,change into: become something different 把变成,When the prince kissed the cat, it changed
18、into a beautiful princess.当王子亲吻小猫时,它变成了美丽的公主。The little worm finally changed into a beautiful butterfly.小毛毛虫最终变成了一只美丽的蝴蝶。,trance n. (in a trance) 出神,发呆,精神恍惚,When he is on his English class, he always seems in a trance.当他在英语课上时,似乎总是在发呆。After her sons death, her heart was broken and she was always in
19、a trance.她儿子死后,她的心都碎了,并且经常精神恍惚。,但是自从我们有了电视,一切都改变了。周末的情况更糟糕。从星期五四点钟到星期天午夜,我们的电视从未关掉过。什么是电视呢?它就是能将你变成一种懒洋洋的样子,甚至在你看的节目十分无聊的情况下,你也没法走开的玩意儿。,Our family life was dictated by television. No one would eat at the table. All meals even Christmas dinnerwere taken on the knee. The children refused to take a ba
20、th, do their homework or go to bed while there might be “something good on.” If my husband was watching television in the living room, no one dared to watch something else. The worst thing about television was that nobody had time to talk to each other. “ Shush!” wed all hiss when someone asked a qu
21、estion. “Cant you see were watching this?”,dictate,1) v. control; order 控制;命令 She refused to be dictated by anyone. 她拒绝受任何人的控制。 dictator n. 独裁者2) v. say words for someone else to write down 口授She dictated a letter to her secretary. 她对她的秘书口授一封信。 dictation n.听写;口述;命令,take v. eat, drink. 吃,喝,Do you tak
22、e sugar in your coffee? 你的咖啡里加糖吗?The doctor has given me some medicine to take for my cough.为了治我的咳嗽,医生给我开了些药吃。,我们的生活被电视控制着。没有人在饭桌上吃饭。所有的饭甚至是圣诞大餐也会放在膝盖上吃。当电视上有“什么好看的节目”时,孩子们拒绝洗澡、做家庭作业或是睡觉。 如果我丈夫在客厅看电视,没有人敢看其他的节目。电视带来的最为糟糕的事情就是没有人有时间相互交流。“嘘!”当有人问问题时,我们都会让他安静下来,“难道你没有看见我们在看节目吗?”,Until one day I was det
23、ermined to stop watching it to see what would happen. The children surprised me by being quick to agree “Yes,” they said, “we dont like television much anyway.” My husband was less enthusiastic but agreed to give it a try. Of course at first, they were unable to tolerate more than half an hour of bo
24、redom when the set was not there.In the days when we had no set, we found ourselves taking up new hobbies, cleaning our rooms, going visiting. I reckoned that we saved 200 a year and that was money to be spent on outings, roller skating, cinema and so on.,reckon v.,1) consider, regard 考虑,认为 He is re
25、ckoned to be a great actor. 他被认为是伟大的演员。 I reckon him as a friend. 我当他是朋友。2) guess; suppose; 猜想,假设,估计 I reckon hell come soon. 我猜他很快就来了。 How much do you reckon she earns? 你估计她挣多少钱?,take up. 从事;拿起;占据(时间,空间),John took up art while at school. 约翰在学校的时候就对艺术开始感兴趣了。In spare time, he likes to take up golf. 在
26、业余时间,他喜欢玩高尔夫。,tolerate v. put up with 容忍,宽容,纵容,The old man cant tolerate the young guys bad manners. 这位老人无法忍受那个年轻人的粗鲁。Can you tolerate the noise outside?你能忍受外边的噪音吗?,直到有一天我决心不看电视,看看会发生什么事。孩子们的立刻同意让我十分吃惊。他们说:“反正我们也不怎么喜欢看电视。”我丈夫的反应不是很热烈,但是也同意一试。当然起初,在没有电视时,他们不能够容忍超过半小时的烦闷。在没有电视的日子里,我们发现自己开始从事一些新的业余爱好,清
27、洁房屋,拜访朋友。我想我们一年下来攒了200英镑,而那笔钱可以用来郊游、滑旱冰、看电影,等等。,argue v. show; suggest 显示出,表明;建议,The new development argues a change in government policy.新的发展表明政府的政策有了变化。The way he spends money argues he is very rich. 他花钱的方式可以表明他很阔绰。,open up. 开发;开展;开始,The railway opened up the west of the country.铁路开发了这个国家的西部。The g
28、ame is used to open up childrens imagination.这个游戏用来开发儿童的想象力。,respond v. answer 回答,回应,He responded to my suggestion with a laugh.他对我的建议的反应是大笑。,potential n. qualities that exist and can be developed 潜能,The boy has a potential in music but needs training.这个男孩在音乐方面有潜力,但是需要训练。Do you know everyone has a p
29、otential in creating?你知道每个人都有创造的潜力吗?,我曾听专家们说,尽管电视给孩子们开启了新世界,但是这其实是一种消极被动的活动。所有的交流都成了单向活动。孩子们不需要积极地回应,所以他们的语言和交流技能都没有发展。我不知道我的孩子有什么不同。我只知道现在他们非常愿意加入到任何进行中的谈话中来。 尽管电视展现出新的世界,带给我们快乐也增加我们的知识,但是我认为如果它让你忽略了大脑的潜质,那就存在一种危险。没有电视最大的好处就是我们可以相互给予更多的时间和关注。,5. After doing the morning exercises, I caught an cold.,
30、occasional,LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT,1. My roommate phoned his friends for almost an hour and I could do nothing but .,2. My of writing in English needs training.,3. The question given by my math teacher was quite difficult to .,4. Scientists that global warming should be paid a great attention.,6. What t
31、he 4-year-old girl said her parents.,7. He his mother as a good friend.,8. How can you your health by overworking?,9. He always takes part in some hot with his friends.,10. A cruel ruler once this country.,tolerate,skill,respond,argue,surprised,reckoned,ignore,debates,dictated,LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT,tu
32、ne in (to)be determined to doagree toswitch onchange intobelong totake upbe keen on,1. He likes to receive broadcasts from radio for the latest news. He likes to tune in to the latest news. 2. I was the member of Class One, Grade Two. I belonged to Class One, Grade Two. 3.After many years hardships,
33、 the young man, who was ever kind, became a quite different person. After many years hardships, the young man, who was ever kind, changed into a quite different person. 4. She had a strong will to become an actress and nothing could stop her. She was determined to become an actress and nothing could
34、 stop her.,LANGUAGE IN CONTEXT,tune in (to)be determined to doagree toswitch onchange intobelong totake upbe keen on,5. In spare time, he likes to spend time in outdoor sports. In spare time, he likes to take up outdoor sports. 6. Lei Feng was eager to help those who were in need. Lei Feng was keen
35、on helping those who were in need. 7. We had the same idea to meet at the gate at 11 a.m. yesterday. We agreed to meet at the gate at 11 a.m. yesterday. 8. The room is so dark that we need to turn on the light. The room is so dark that we need to switch on the light.,I like to view cartoons and pop
36、shows.I was determined not to depend on my parents and became an independent man.He agreed to give me another chance to do the experiment.In the days when we didnt watch TV, we still took up lots of other hobbies.The Internet changes some people into indifferent ones.I was unable to tolerate his rud
37、eness.Since some TV programs are entertaining and informative, why is it harmful for the development of childrens brain?Everyone has the potential to create.,1. 但是现在一切都变了,离我们最后一次开电视大概三年了。2. 我的三个孩子喜欢看卡通片、喜剧片、流行歌舞表演,还有任何和野生动植物及科学有关的节目。3. 它就是能将你变成一种懒洋洋的样子,甚至在你看的节目十分无聊的情况下,你也没法走开的玩意儿。4. 我丈夫的反应不是很热烈,但是也同
38、意一试。5. 尽管电视展现出新的世界,带给我们快乐也增加我们的知识,但是我认为如果它让你忽略了大脑的潜质,那就存在一种危险。,that/which,6.This is the reason _ he gave.,1.Ill never forget the days_ we worked together.,when /in which,which,where/ in which,which,why/ for which,几种易混的情况,及物动词,5.This is the reason _ he was late.,及物动词,4.I went to the place _ I visited
39、 ten years ago.,及物动词,3.I went to the place _ I worked ten years ago.,2.Ill never forget the days _ we spent together.,定语从句和转语从句的区别,a. Approximately (adv. 大约) 45% of the worlds population live where mosquitoes (n. 蚊子) transmit (v.传播 ) malaria (n.疟疾). b. Approximately 45% of the worlds population live
40、 in climate zone (n. 气候区域) where mosquitoes transmit malaria. a. 全球大约有45%的人口生活在蚊子传播疟疾的 区域。 b. 全球大约有45%的人口生活在蚊子传播疟疾的 气候区域。,例句a和b中都有一个where引导的从句“where mosquitoes transmit malaria”,而且都可译成“蚊子传播疟疾的地方”,但是两个where从句在性质和功能上是不同的。具体来说,例句a中的where引导的从句是一个地点状语从句,用来修饰主句的谓语动词live,即作为状语表示“居住”的地点。而例句b中的where引导的从句是一个定
41、语从句,用来修饰名词climate zone,即作为定语来限定名词,定语从句中的where可以改写成“介词+which”的形式。如上面的例句b,我们可以将其中的where替换成in which,即: Approximately 45% of the worlds population live in climate zone in which mosquitoes transmit malaria. 相比之下,地点状语从句中的where是不能替换为“介词+which”。 where引导的地点状语从句与主句的谓语之间存在逻辑语义关系,表示动作发生的地点;而where引导的定语从句则是与where
42、前面的地点(或抽象地点)名词之间存在逻辑语义关系,用来限定名词。,A1. I still remember the day when you wore that beautiful pink dress.2. This is the place where a large dormitory will be built for the families of our teachers.3. We went to Grand Theater where we saw The Tea House.4. There is no reason why I should not accept the o
43、ffer.5. We shall put off the picnic till next week when the weather may be fine.6. I will go back to the place where I grew up.7. The reason why Peter is very happy is that he passed the exam.8. Tomorrow is the big day when she is going to marry.,B1. on which2. for which3. in which4. at which5. in which,C1. which2. As3. as/which4. which5. As6. which7. as8. which,