1、Discuss in groups to identify the missing information. Reading MoreGlobal Understanding Part I Main idea: Love is essential for human survival. Arguments: A._ _ B._ _ C._ _ The family is the earliest and most important source of love and emotional support. Children deprived of love have been known t
2、o develop a variety of problems. Research shows the quality of care infants received affects how they later get along with friends. Reading MoreGlobal Understanding Part I D._ _ E._ _ F._ _ _ Love for oneself, or self-love, is also essential for our social and emotional development. Social scientist
3、s describe self-love as important for self-esteem. People who dont like themselves may not be able to return love but may constantly seek love relationships to bolster their own poor self-images. Reading MoreGlobal Understanding Part II Main idea: What is love? Arguments: A. Love is an _ Supporting
4、evidence: a. _ _ b. _ c. _ _ _ d. _ _ elusive concept People give a variety of answers when asked what love is. Love has many dimensions. It can be romantic, exciting, obsessive, and irrational, platonic, calming, altruistic, and sensible. It varies in degree and intensity and across social contexts
5、. Reading MoreGlobal Understanding Part II B. Three elements are necessary for a love relationship: Supporting evidence: a. _ b. _ _ c. _ _ C. _ _ _ Supporting evidence: _ _ a willingness to please and accommodate the other. an acceptance of the other persons faults and shortcomings. as much concern
6、 about the loved ones welfare as ones own. Love, especially longterm love, has nothing in common with the images of love or frenzied sex that we get from Hollywood, television, and romance novels. “Real” love is closer to what one author called “stirring-the-oatmeal love”. Reading MoreGlobal Underst
7、anding Part III Main idea: _Arguments: A._ _ B._ _ C._ _ What brings people together? And is there a person out there that one is meant for? Empirical studies show that cultural norms and values, not fate, bring people together. Criticism and approval teach us what is acceptable romantic behavior an
8、d with whom. Lust and desire are different from loveespecially romantic love. Reading MoreGlobal Understanding Part III D. _ _ _ E. _ _ _ One should not conclude that desire always culminates in physical intimacy or that desire is the same as romantic love. Healthy love relationships, whether physic
9、al or not (such as love for family members), reflect a balance of caring, intimacy, and commitment. Task 2 Choose the sentence that best expresses the meaning of the sentence from the text. (P105) Key: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 B A B C D B C D C B Reading Focus Detailed Information Key 1- 2- 3- 4- 5- 6-
10、7- 8- 9- 10- Task 1 Choose the answer that is closest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in the sentence. (P107) A A C B B C D C Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action A C Task 2 1. The two countries have always _ close relations. 2. When were together, all he talks about is business. I wish he
11、 were more _. 3. The museum is closed while _ repairs are being carried out. 4. She had packed two cases with clothes, towels and other _. 5. His coaching has added another _ to my game. Read the words and their explanations in the box. Choose a word to complete each of the sentences below and expla
12、in its meaning. Change the form if necessary. (P108) maintained (a) romantic (a) Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action maintain, intimate, essential, defy, dimension, romantic essential (a) essentials (c) dimension (c) 6. Were not on _ terms with our neighbours. 7. He _ that the money was donated for i
13、nternational purposes. 8. The beauty of the scene _ description. 9. He _ his wishes with a slight nod of his head. 10. Computers design tools that work in three _. intimate (a) maintains (c) defies (b) intimated (d) Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action dimensions (a) 11. This was the first time that I
14、 dared to _ my mother. 12. The castle is set in one of Englands most _ landscapes. 13. I did not realize the _ of the problem. 14. Her income was barely enough to _ one child, let alone three. 15. He surprised me with his _ knowledge of Kierkegaard and Schopenhauer. defy (a) romantic (b) dimensions
15、(b) Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action maintain (d) intimate (c) Reading Focus Vocabulary in Action Task 3 Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word from the box. Change the form if necessary. 1) 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) 9) 10) prerequisite date respect important whomever candidates highly ess
16、ential suitable sufficient Text Exploration Complete the following extra with information from the text. (P113) Key: 1) everything 2) throw 3) lost 6) financial 7) alcohol 8) taking 4) marriage 5) fear 9) where 10) explained Reading Focus Detailed Information 11) anxiety 12) cry 13) approached 14) s
17、hared 15) structure Task 1 1. doubt Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate form of the word given and explains its meaning. Reading More Vocabulary in Action A. Whether he will continue to be successful in the future is open to _. B. I _if that was what he wanted. C. Im still _ whether I sho
18、uld accept this job. doubt doubt doubtful 2. sprout A. Hundreds of mushrooms had _ up overnight. B. Add bean _ and cook another half minute. 3. lavish A. It was one of the most _ weddings Ive ever been to. B. He thought he would win her by _ her with expensive gifts. sprouted sprouts lavish lavishin
19、g Reading More Vocabulary in Action 4. share A. Sue _ a house with three other students. B. Would you like to _ your experience with the rest of the group? C. Hed had more than his fair _ of adventure. 5. bet A. I wouldnt _ on them winning the next election. B. Bookmakers are already taking _ on the
20、 outcome. C. Our best _ would be to take the train. shares share share Reading More Vocabulary in Action bet bets bet 6. separate A. Raw meat must be kept _ from cooked meat. B. He _ from his wife after 20 years of marriage. C. He said he understood her doubts and perhaps a trial _ might be the answ
21、er. 7. respective A. They are each recognized specialists in their _ fields. B. In terms of population, California and New York rank first and second _. C. In this _, we are no different from other people. separate separates separation respective Reading More Vocabulary in Action respectively respec
22、t Reading More Vocabulary in Action 8. roost A. Today the countrys nationalists rule the _ and hand out the jobs. B. After years of overspending, the chickens have come home to _. 9. increase A. The government is alarmed by the dramatic _ in violent crime. B. _, people are realizing that our basic p
23、roblems are not economic ones. C. High alcohol consumption _ the risk of liver disease. roost roost increase Increasingly increases Reading More Vocabulary in Action 10. hunt A. Whales are still being _ and killed in the Arctic. B. There are several different _ in the area. C. The couple had helped
24、in the _ for the toddlers. D. Job _ takes a lot of effort and can be a long, depressing process. 11. raise A. Somehow we managed to _ her to her feet. B. Library employees have not received a _ for six years. C. There was a _ platform and a blackboard at the far end of the room. hunted hunts hunt hu
25、nting raise raise raised Reading More Vocabulary in Action 12. cry A. Dont _ down her real achievements. B. Her answer was greeted with _ of outrage. C. There is a _ need for a place where our young people can meet. cry cries crying Task 2 1. When she left me, _ (我的世界就跨了 ). 2. I was in a mess and th
26、ere was no one to help me, _ (所以我只好做得尽量好 ). 3. Shed married some American and _ _ (在那里安家了 ). Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese in brackets into English. Try to use the expressions you have learned from the text. my world just fell apart so I just had to make the best of it
27、settled down over there Reading More Vocabulary in Action 4. They are not divorced but _ _ (他们过着完全分开的生活 ). 5. _ (我正准备打电话过去 ) when Simon arrived. 6. _ (人们常常会有沮丧感 ) that they are not being promoted quickly enough. 7. _ (有了后见之明的好处 ), its easy to say it was the wrong decision. they lead completely separ
28、ated lives I was steeling myself to call round People often feel a sense of frustration With the benefit of hindsight Reading More Vocabulary in Action 8. _ (我们今天在这里向 的男男女女致敬 ) who gave their lives for their country. 9. _ (她自我安慰说 ) that no one else had done well in the exam either. 10. _ (很多妇女都面临这样的
29、窘境 ) of choosing between work and family commitments. We are here today to honor the men and women She consoled herself with the fact Many women are faced with the dilemma Reading More Vocabulary in Action Translation for Reference: Paragraph One 很多研究发现婴儿获得关爱的质量会影响到他们以后的交友，在学校的表现，如何应对陌生的或可能充满压力的情况，以
30、及他们成年后如何建立并且维系情感连系。正是因为这些原因，人们与家庭成员的早期亲密关系才如此至关重要。在人情冷漠的环境中（如孤儿院，某些寄养家庭，缺乏关爱的家庭）长大的孩子会出现情感和社会性发育不良，语言和运动技能迟缓，以及精神健康问题。 Translation for Reference: 一开始让人相互吸引的是什么？许多人相信 “ 世上有一个人是你为之而生的 ” ，而且命运会将你俩带到一起。这样的想法很浪漫却不现实。实证研究发现，是文化标准和价值观而非命运，将人们连系在一起。我们错过了成千上万的可能的爱人，因为他们早就被正式的或非正式的挑选理想爱人的准则筛选出局，这些准则包括年龄、种族、地域、社会阶层、宗教、性倾向、健康状况或外表。
