1、Well begun, half done !,陈小芳Shirley 667426 ,http:/ Dxyy,据了解，此次四六级题型进行了较大调整。原来复合式听写部分改为听写10个单词或词组;快速阅读改为长篇阅读，放在听力之后，题型变为段落句子匹配题;翻译部分由原单句汉译英改为段落汉译英;此外，完形填空部分则全部取消。 新题型的说明中表示，原复合式听写调整为单词及词组听写，短文长度及难度不变。要求考生在听懂短文的基础上，用所听到的原文填写空缺的单词或词组，共10 题。短文播放三遍。在长篇阅读部分，原快速阅读理解调整为长篇阅读理解，篇章长度和难度不变。篇章后附有10个句子，每句一题。每句所含的信
2、息出自篇章的某一段落，要求考生找出与每句所含信息相匹配的段落。有的段落可能对应两题，有的段落可能不对应任何一题。 在翻译部分，原单句汉译英调整为段落汉译英，分值比过去提高了15分。翻译内容涉及中国的历史、文化、经济、社会发展等。四级长度为140-160个汉字;六级长度为180-200个汉字。,6 units, 6 periods for each unit Assessment: final 70%+ formative assessment 30% Formative assessment: class attendance (10%) + quiz (10%) + class perfor
3、mance (10%, including dictation, recitation, and presentation),requirements,No absences Practice listening and reading every week Keep writing presentation,Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life,Objectives:,1. grasp the main idea ( tolerance for solitude and energy made it possible for the writers family
4、 to enjoy their pleasant but sometimes harsh country life.)2. appreciate the various techniques employed by the writer ( comparison and contrast, topic sentences followed by detail sentences, use of transitional devices, etc.)3. master the key language points and grammatical structures in the text.,
5、Before reading Global reading Detailed reading After reading assignments,Discuss:,What is your dream life?What job to do? How much money to earn? What house to live in? Where to spend holidays? Whom to be married to? What friends to have?,Questions for the Cloze,Why more and more American people beg
6、in to pursue a country life?According to the passage, what are the advantages and disadvantages of living in the countryside?,back,GR-main,Global Reading,1. Part Division of the Text,2. Further Understanding,For Part 1 True or False,For Part 2 Interview,For Part 3 Multiple Choice,For Part 4 Question
7、s and Answers,back,Text Organization,Part I (Paras 1-3)The writer views his life in the country as a _ and _ one. Part II (Paras 4-7)Life in the country is _ but yet sometimes very _.,self-reliant,satisfying,good,hard,Text Organization,Part III (Paras 8-11)After _ , the writers income was _ ,but he
8、and his family can manage to get by. Part IV (Paras 12-15)A tolerance for _ and a lot of _ have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the county.,quitting his job,reduced,solitude,energy,previous,GR-Part1-1,True or False,1. The writer is a famous writer who is living in the countrys
9、ide.,2.,He is not famous.,F,“Go picnicking in the summer” tells us he is satisfied with,F,( ),In the writers opinion, their life in the countryside is self-reliant because they can grow all kinds of fruits and go picnicking in the summer.,( ),the life there.,The writer uses the following words or ph
10、rases to tell readers that he is satisfied with the life in the countryside: canoe, picnic, bicycle rides, deer, hawks, fruits and honey.,The writer and his family live in the countryside because they were dissatisfied with the life in the city and suburbs.,The writer is satisfied with the life in t
11、he countryside only because their hens can lay eggs for them and their bees can provide them with honey.,GR-Part1-2,4.,F,The last two words show he has a self-reliant life.,F,( ),( ),T,( ),Their hens, eggs, fruits, etc. contribute to their self-reliant life in the countryside.,GR-Part2-1,Interview,S
12、uppose one of your classmates is the writer of this unit and you and another classmate are the college students in the near city. When you learn that the writer has moved to the countryside from the city, you are very interested in it and ask for an interview with him. The following tips may give yo
13、u some help in the interview.,GR-Part2-2,3. Besides what you mentioned just now, what do you and your wife usually do? 4. We were told that the first winter has left a deep impression on you. Could you please say something about that? 5. What did you do when spring came?,The words in the brackets ar
14、e the hints about the questions. How long have you been here since you left your city? 2. Just now you mentioned that the country life is self-reliant and satisfying. But can you tell us something about the tough side of the country life?,GR-Part3-M1,Multiple Choice,Choose the best answer to complet
15、e the sentence.1. The writer quitted his job because _.,A) he thought he would have a better time in the countryside,B) he would have more work to do in the year to come,C) he was sure that he had enough money to support his family,D) he just wanted to improve the quality of his familys life in the
16、country,D,GR-Part3-M2,2. In order to write stories for Smithsonian the writer had to _.,A) crawl into black-bear dens,B) hitch up dogsled racing teams,C) check out the Lake Champlain “monster”,B,GR-Part3-M3,3. The total premium of the writers family every year is _.,A) $960,B) $2,000,C) $400,D) $560
17、,4. Suppose the medical fee for the writers wife is $3,000,the insurance company has to pay _.,A) $2,400,B) $2,000,C) $3,000,D) $500,A,B,GR-Part3-M5,5. In order to save money the writers family _.,A) drink less wine,B) never go to see any ballet,C) go to some less expensive restaurants once or twice
18、 a month,D) attend the opera twice a month,C,GR-Part4-1,Questions and Answers,1. According to the author, what special qualities are necessary for people to live in the countryside? 2. How does the writer think he and his family will feel when they have to leave the farm someday? 3. Why did the writ
19、er and his family choose to live in the country? Do you think their dream has come true? Why?,MR. DOHERTY BUILDS HIS DREAM LIFE,There are two things I have always wanted to do - write and live on a farm. Today Im doing both. I am not in E. B. Whites class as a writer or in my neighbors league as a f
20、armer, but Im getting by. And after years of frustration with city and suburban living, my wife Sandy and I have finally found contentment here in the country.,Article1_S,Understanding Sentences:,I am not in E.B. Whites class as a writer or in my neighbors league as a farmer, but Im getting by.,Plea
21、se try to paraphrase the underlined part of the sentence., I am not a famous writer, nor a good, full-time farmer.,E.B. White July 11, 1889- October 1, 1985,E. B. White was born in Mount Vernon, New York, and went to public schools there. He graduated from Cornell University in 1921, worked in New Y
22、ork for a year, then traveled about. After five or six years of trying many sorts of jobs, he joined the staff of The New Yorker magazine. He wrote satirical sketches, poems, essays, and editorials.,In 1938, Mr. White moved to the country. On his farm in Maine he kept animals, and some of these crea
23、tures got into his stories and books. Mr. White said he found writing difficult, but he kept at it. He began Stuart Little in the hope of amusing a six-year-old niece of his, but before he finished it, she had grown up.His best known works were the childrens classics “Charlottes Web“ and “Stuart Lit
24、tle,“ and also the updated version of the manual “Elements of Style“ published in 1959.,Language Points,Part I get by (Line 3): be good enough but not very good; manage to live or do things eg: It is a bit hard for the old couple to get by on a small amount of pension.如果我们坚持到底，我们就能熬过难关。,Well get by
25、if we hold on to the end.,get by (Line 3): be good enough but not very good; manage to live or do things get across: be understood get away with: run away without being punished get round to : finally do sth. after dealing with other matters get through (Line 45): come successfully to the end get ov
26、er: forget; overcome,He _ going back home in countryside for a short rest. Weve stored enough food and fuel to _ the cold winter.,got round to,get through,It is a bit hard for the old couple to _ on a small amount of pension. The teller had been stealing money from the bank and _ it.,get by,got away
27、 with,She cant _ her shyness. Did your speech _ to the students.,get over,get across,Contentment (line 5),Adj. -content Be content with sth. Be content to do sth. Adj. contented Often as attributive Im _ _ remain where I am now. I am nodding with a _ smile. Im _ _ very little. Are you _ _ your prese
28、nt salary?,content to,contented,content with,content with,Content,V. -content Content sb. With sth 既然没有黄油， 我们只好吃干面包了。 As theres no butter we must content ourselves with dry bread. N. contentment Confusable word: Contention-争辩，争论,Para 2,make it (Line 9) : be successful, fulfill the purpose eg: Having
29、 failed for thousands of times, he eventually made it.,她最后成功地成为了一家大公司的总裁。,She finally made it as a CEO of a big corporation.,Transitional devices in Para 4,Listen and locate Time words and phrases Verbs without looking at your book,haul,1) transport, as with a truck, etc. (carry goods in a vehicle e
30、sp. a truck) e.g.: The farmers haul vegetables to the market on a truck every morning. T: 救援队把药品和食物运到被淹的村庄。,The rescue team hauled medical supplies and food to the flooded villages.,2) pull or drag sth. with force or effort e.g.: Rescue workers hauled passengers out of the crashed train.,improvement
31、,Pattern: on/in sth.,e.g.: Your work shows considerable improvement. e.g.: There has been an in the weather. e.g.: Todays weather is an on (= is better than) yesterdays. T: 你的英语有进步，但还有提高的余地。,Your English is getting better, but there is still room for improvement.,supplement,(v.) sth. with sth./by do
32、ing e.g.: She s her regular income by teaching in the evenings. T: 医生建议在我的饮食中补充维生素E和A。,The doctor suggested supplementing my diet with vitamins E and A.,(n.) (to sth.) e.g.: The money I get from teaching the piano is a useful to my ordinary income. supplementary adj. be to sth added, additional,Para
33、 5,Where is the topic sentence? get the verbs Which ones are not originally verbs? Can, practice and stack,Understanding Sentences:,There is, as the old saying goes, no rest for the wicked on a place like this- and not much for the virtuous either.,(idm.) Theres no rest for the wicked.: Wrongdoers h
34、ave (and must expect) a life full of fear, worry, etc. 恶人永无宁日。wicked: When used of people, wicked is very strong, and rather old-fashioned. Evil is a more common word. A noisy, disobedient child would not be called wicked or evil, but naughty.,pursue,v. followeg. The police are ing an escaped prison
35、er.Detraction pursues the great. (树大招风) continue working on eg. After graduation Martin chose to another degree in this college.pursuit n. in of eg. Peter has been in of fame and fortune all his life.,Wed like to _ a table for five for dinner this evening. A) preserve B) retain C) reserve D) sustain
36、,Para 8,at that point (Line 47): at that very moment, right then eg: The train was now only a couple of yards from the kids on the track. At that point, Peter threw himself forward and pulled them clear.,Phrases related to “point”,in the point of: as far as to the point of: to a degree that can be d
37、escribed as sth. Beside the point: not important To the point: saying sth. Important about the matter being dealt with In point: be relevant,Cultural Knowledge,Ivy LeagueIt refers to the eight long-established colleges and universities in USA with prestigious academic and social reputations. Its mem
38、bers go as follows:1) Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island; 2) Columbia University in New York City; 3) Cornell University in Ithaca, New York; 4) Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire; 5) Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts; 6) University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia; 7)
39、 Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey; 8) Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.,Brown University,Columbia University,Cornell University,Dartmouth College,University of Pennsylvania,Princeton University,Yale University,on balance (Line 54): with all things consideredeg: 1) On balance, i
40、ts probably not advisable to change the companys name.总的来说,他觉得自己更喜欢旧体制. He thinks on balance he prefers the old system.,Para 9,Other phrases related to “balance”,Keep ones balance Lose ones balance Be (hang) in the balance:安危（成败）未定 Strike a balance between Off balance,illustrate,v. make clear by use
41、 of exampleseg. Let me use another example to this difficult point. The teacher illustrated his lesson with pictures. 这位教师用图片来讲解课文。 . provide with visual features / pictureseg. This d book has many precious black-and-white photographs in it. 这本英语教科书有精美的插图。 This English textbook is well illustrated.
42、illustration n. example or picture,Confusable wordsillustrate: emphasizes “to explain sth. with examples or with photos and pictures”. explain : means “to give the reasons or reveal some puzzles of sth.”eg: He is explaining how a machine operates. interpret: means “to explain the meaning of sth. wit
43、himagination or some special knowledge”. eg: How do you interpret this poem?,During the lecture, the speaker occasionally _ his point by relating his own experiences. A) illustrated B) hinted C) cited D) displayed,generate (line 61),v. bring into existence, produce Current can always heat. 这个项目将会创造出
44、许多新的就业机会. This program would a lot of new jobs.generation n. 产生,发生,一代人 the beat generation 垮掉的一代 generative adj. 生产的,有生产力的 generator n. 产生者, 发电机,Extensive reporting on television has helped to _ interest in a wide variety of sports and activities. A) gather B) generate C) assemble D) yield,When it c
45、omes to(line 64),相当于 when speaking of , 其中 to 为介词。eg. Punishment is especially necessary when it comes to his case. 当我们提到教育时,绝大多数人认为教育是终生学习.When it comes to education ,the overwhelming majority of people believe that education is a lifetime study.,A study shows that students living in non-smoking do
46、rms are less likely to _ the habit of smoking. A) make up B) turn up C) draw up D) pick up,Pick up (line 66),(1)Gain, get (2) Collect, gather together (3) Be ready to pay 4. Collect 5. Take hold of and lift up 6. improve Please pick up all your toys when youve finished playing. If he loses the case,
47、 Michael will have to pick up the bill for legal costs. Where did you pick up your excellent English? She picked up a stone and threw it at the window. Mary has been ill, but shes picking up now. Ill pick you up at your hotel.,minor(Line 67): adj. lesser or smaller in amount or importance, etc. eg:
48、Dont worry. It is only a minor operation. minor in（兼修）vs. major in（主修） 他主修专业是计算机科学，但他对莎士比亚的戏剧很感兴趣, 所以他辅修了文学专业。 He majors in computer science, but he is also interested in Shakespeares plays, so he minors in literature.,aside from (Line 69) except for, in addition to (more usual in Am. English same a
49、s apart from) eg: 1) This composition is good aside from a couple of spelling mistakes.2) Aside from an occasional game, he doesnt take any exercise.,除了那个小问题外,那天过得很好. Aside from that one little problem, the day was perfect. 这些病人除了身体方面的问题外,还表现出很多的敌意. Aside from physical problems, these patients also show a lot of hostility.,
