新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程BookIII-Unit4-Section-A-The-Surprising-purpose-of-travel课件.ppt

1、The Surprising purpose of travelNo one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his headon his old,familiar pillow.Lin Yutang(Chinese writer)Certainly,travel is more than the seeing of sights;it is a change that goes on,deep and permanent,in the ideas of living.Miriam Bea

2、rd(American historian)4UNIT 4UNITThe Surprising purpose of travelTo talk about the surprising purpose of travelTo understand the text fullyTo apply the phrases and patternsTo master the cause-effect essay writing skillASectionWarming-up Activities Text Study Language Application SummaryWarming-up Ac

3、tivitiesASection1.Write as many words related to travel as you can.Varieties of travelMeans of transportationTourist attractionsEntertainment activitiesThings to takeWhere to stayOther words about travel Group discussion 2.Try your best to list the reasons that people travel.To have a changeTo exper

4、ience something new and unfamiliarTo see the world and understand different cultureTo marvel at the wonder of great natureTo escape from a boring lifestyleTo have a thorough relaxationTo broaden ones horizons Group discussion3.Your suggestions to a student who wants to have a trip but doesnt have en

5、ough money for it.Plan aheadFind useful informationTravel in groupGo to a less-known placePack necessary things Group discussion1.Why do many people choose to visit Xian?2.Which place are you most interested in when you are visiting Xian?Explain your reasons.Listen to a talk about Xian and discuss t

6、he questions.1.Why do many people choose to visit Xian?One of the most ancient cities in China;Its diverse and rich selection of local food;Easily accessible and frequent flights and trains;A reputation all over the world;If you have not been to Xian,you have not been to China.2.Which place are you

7、most interested in when you are visiting Xian?Explain your reasons.I am most interested in visiting the Terracotta Army in Xian:An admirable miracle of the world;The exquisite high technology in Qin Dynasty;A symbol of the long history and brilliant culture of China.A plane disaster Sunday has incre

8、ased fears among already worried travelers,especially those in Southeast Asia.AirAsia flight QZ8501 _ from radar Sunday while flying from Surabaya,Indonesia to Singapore.The plane was carrying 155 passengers and seven _.All but seven were Indonesian.Three South Koreans were also on the plane alongLi

9、sten to a short passage concerning aircraft accidents and fill in the missing information.disappeared To be continuedcrewmembers with a passenger each from Britain,France,M a l a y s i a a n d S i n g a p o r e.A i r A s i a i s a _ airline with links to AirAsia Malaysia.Malaysian _has had a difficu

10、lt 2014.In March,the national _,Malaysia Airlines,had a plane disappear over the Indian Ocean.That plane was carrying 239 passengers and crew from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing,China._ have found no sign of the plane or the people it carried.The planes disappearance _ the world.Listen to a short passage c

11、oncerning aircraft accidents and fill in the missing information.budget To be continuedair transportation carrier Investigators shocked Several months later,Malaysia Airlines _ another disaster.Flight 17 went down in Ukraine on July 17 after an apparent _ strike.It was traveling from Amsterdam,Holla

12、nd to Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia at the time.All 298 people on the plane were killed in the _.Many travelers feared flying Malaysian airlines after flights 370 and 17.Now,many travelers are concerned about Air Asia.Listen to a short passage concerning aircraft accidents and fill in the missing informatio

13、n.suffered crash missile Questions Previewing1.Where is Left Bank caf?What features does it have?2.What is Lets Go?Give more information about it.3.What do you know about Machu Picchu?Some Proper Names1.Where is Left Bank caf?What features does it have?The Left Bank caf is located in the village of

14、Saranac Lake on the Left Bank of the River Seine in Paris.It is a favorite meeting place of great artists,writers,and famous intellectuals since the early 20th century.LBC serves authentic French caf-style food,including crpes and tartines,as well as coffee,tea,wines and beers.Some Proper Names2.Wha

15、t is Lets Go?Give more information about it.A world-renowned travel guide series,researched,written,edited,and run entirely by students at Harvard University.It is claimed to be“the student travel guide”aimed at readers“both young and young at heart”.Lets Go was founded in 1960 and is headquartered

16、in Cambridge,Massachusetts,the US.office.Some Proper Names3.What do you know about Machu Picchu?An ancient ruined South American city high up in the Andes mountains in Peru.It was built by the Incas,a Native American people of South America,in about 1500 AD,It has a temple of the sun and many other

17、buildings.It is a popular place for tourists to visit.Some Proper Names Text StudyASectionThe text is _ that tries to illustrate _ why we travel because we need _ for creativity.an exposition the reasons mental refreshmentThe author describes the _ of a typical _ trip.(Para.1)imaginary sceneburdenso

18、meWhy does the author choose the word“burdensome”to describe his imaginary travel?(Para.1)Its 4:15 in the morning,and stolen away a lovely dream;The taxi is late and then lost;I am getting increasing nervous that Run in,stagger through and finally get to My flight is cancelled and According to the a

19、uthor,what does traveling mean?(Para.1)Traveling is a burdensome series of running and waiting,and after countless hours,finally getting there.What does the author mean by“the rest of the journey can feel like a tedious lesson in the ills of modernity.It sucks.”?(Para.2)The author means that the res

20、t of journey isactually very boring.They have to endure and tolerate the terrible experience in the modern world which brings people convenience as well as tediousness as a result of globalization.Journey is not enjoyable any more.Suppose travel is troublesome and sometimes even unpleasant,why do we

21、 travel according to the author?(Para.2-4)We travel because we need to.Sometimes our travel is a must because we should attend the business luncheon,because we should celebrate Thanksgiving with mom and because we should see our girlfriend in the 2-year anniversary.We travel because we want to.Owing

22、 to the fact that most travel is optional,we just travel following our heart.Only corporate travel,about 30%of trips over50 miles,is truly compulsory.What kind of travel is truly compulsory?(Para.4)The author gives us a vivid description of the imaginary travel experience,including how he struggles

23、to get up in the early morning,how he gets to the flight gate_ and how he finally _ in the airport.Part I (Paras.1-_)4after all trouble gets stuck To be continuedWhat are the benefits of modern aviation?(Para.5)Thanks to modern aviation,we can now move through space at an inhuman speed.We can outrun

24、 the sun and move from one hemisphere to another in a single day.What is the irony when people travel to Paris trying to leave all those troubles behind?(Para.5)Their mind is most likely to solve their most stubborn problems while they are sitting in luxury in a Left Bank caf.How does a bit of dista

25、nce help enhance creativity according to Paragraph 6?(Para.6)A bit of distance helps loosen the cognitive chains that imprison us,making it easier to mingle the new with the old;the mundane is grasped from a slightly more abstract Perspective.(or:Traveling to a new place can make us less controlled

26、by familiar cognitive patterns we used to have.As a result,we can better combine the new with the old in our thinking.)What is the finding of the research?What does the author wants to prove by referring to the example?(Para.6)According to the research,the experience of an exotic culture endows us w

27、ith a valuable open-mindedness,making it easier to realize that even a trivial thing can have multiple meanings.The author wants to make the realization mentioned in the research clearer and easier to understand.Possible effects?multicultural contrasts (Para.7)Means?open to ambiguity interpret the w

28、orld in different waysto expand the circumference of their“cognitive inputs”What do we need to do to trigger our creativity?(Para.8)We need to try the difference by changing cultures and experiencing the disorienting diversity of human traditions.Para.8Instead,this renaissance of creativity appears

29、to be a _:We need to change cultures,to experience the disorienting diversity of human traditions.The same facets of foreign travel that are so confusing turn out to _,making us more creative because were less insular.pleasantside effect of differencehave a lasting impactTo be continuedPara.8Were re

30、minded of all that we dont know,which is nearly everything;were surprised by the _.Even in this globalized age,we can still be amazedat _that werent included in the Lets Go guidebook and that certainly dont exist back home.pleasantconstant stream of surprisesall the earthly things What are the drawb

31、acks of travel?(Para.9)l To endure jet lag;l To be lost in somewhere while travelling;l To lose luggage.Travel will change our mind to some extent,which in turn can have effects on everything in our life.What are the secret cornerstones of creativity of travel?(Para.9)What will happen to us after tr

32、avel?(Para.9)Distance and differences.Part III (Para.9)The author warns us against pretending travel has no _ and that we take great delight in the unpleasantness.The last sentence echoes the view that distance and difference are the _ of creativity.drawbackssecret cornerstonesIt gives us a vivid de

33、scription of the authors imaginary travel experience,including how he struggles to get up in the early morning,how he gets to the flight gate in the airport.(Para.1)The author puts forward a question and gives two traditional answers to it.We travel because we need to.We travel because we want to.(P

34、ara.2-4)The introduction The author takes us to rethink the question:What is the real purpose of travel?(Para.5)The authors own understanding of the real purpose of travel.lExplanation from the perspective of science(Para.6)lTake experienced travelers as an example(Para.7)lWhere this mental flexibil

35、ity comes from(Para.8)The introductionThe bodyWe travel because we need to,because distance and difference are the secret cornerstones of creativity.(Para.9)The introductionThe bodyThe conclusionThe introduction The bodyThe conclusionThe Surprising Purpose of TravelTravel is _ and sometimes even unp

36、leasant;then what is the driving force behind our travel?We travel because we need to.Sometimes our travel is a _ because we should attend the business luncheon,because we should celebrate Thanksgiving with our mom.We travel because we want to.burdensome To be continuedmustOwing to the fact that mos

37、t travel is _,we just travel following our heart.Most people travel for the sake of _,but their mind tends to solve the stubborn _ issues while on vacation.What is the real purpose of travel?Travelling to a new place can make us less controlled by familiar cognitive _ that imprison us.As a result,we

38、 can better combine the new with the old,the mundane is _ from a slightly more abstract perspective.optionalTo be continuedrelaxation domestic patterns graspedTo _ travelers,multicultural contrast means that they are open to ambiguity and willing to see the world in different ways,thus to expand the

39、 _ of their“cognitive inputs”as they refuse to _ their first answers and initial guesses.Of course,that mental flexibility is a side effect of difference and we know what we did not know in the past,by which we become more open-minded and less _.seasoned To be continuedcircumferences settle forinsul

40、ar Apart from its advantages,travel also has it _,which make us not take great pleasantness.More often than not,we need a _ after our vacation.We travel because we need to,because distance and difference are the _ of creativity.Travel will change our mind to some extent,which in turn can have _ on e

41、verything in our life.drawbacksvacationcornerstoneseffects1.be offset by sth.由抵消2.on sale 廉价出售3.mingle with 与混在一起4.endow with 赋予(天资)5.be open to sth.愿意考虑6.more often than not 往往，多半7.be saturated with 充满；使饱享由由抵消抵消(salary increase/rising prices)Their salary increase will be offset by rising prices.be

42、offset by sth.短语逆译短语应用他们增加的工资会被上涨的物价所抵消。意群提示廉价出售廉价出售(advertisement/on sale)By reading the advertisement,you may find something you want on sale.on sale 短语逆译短语应用通过阅读这份广告，你也许会发现想要的某件商品正在减价。意群提示与与混在一起混在一起(to deliver a speech/praise/blame)The president delivered a speech that contained praise mingled wi

43、th blame.to mingle with短语逆译短语应用校长发表了一个褒贬兼蓄的演讲。意群提示赋予赋予(天资天资)(devoted supporter/godlike status)The generals devoted supporters endow him with an almost godlike status.to endow with 短语逆译短语应用将军忠实的拥护者们几乎把他当神一样看待。意群提示愿意考虑愿意考虑(be sure/any comments and suggestions from)Im sure they will be open to any comm

44、ents and suggestions from everyone.be open to sth.短语逆译短语应用我肯定他们会愿意倾听大家任何意见和建议。意群提示往往，往往，多半多半(be easily affected/the outside world)More often than not,people are not happy because they are too easily affected by the outside world.more often than not 短语逆译短语应用人们觉得不幸福多半是因为他们太容易受到外界的影响了。意群提示充满；使饱享充满；使饱享(

45、powerful and seductive messages/the media)Theyve become thoroughly saturated with powerful and seductive messages from the media.短语逆译短语应用他们从媒体得到了大量煽情诱人的消息。意群提示 be saturated with1.Sb.almost dobeforeand sb.do,remembering that 用于表达“某人受到暗示或提示后采取的行动”。2.Sb.do sth.because sb.like/dislike to,because.用于表达“某人

46、喜欢/不喜欢做某事的种种原因”。3.According to research,sth./sb.do,making/leading 用于引证，表达“研究发现/结果表明”。要不是突然看见早已收拾好的行李箱，我几乎又要睡着。想起来还要去机场，我叹了口气。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习I almost return back to sleep before my eye catches my packed suitcase and I groan,remembering that Im going to the airport.(Para.1)句型提炼句型提炼Sb.do sth.before an

47、d sb.do sth,remembering that.句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表达“某人受到暗示或提示后采取的行动”。句型应用句型应用(expecting looks/compete in)典型例句要不是我突然瞥见妈妈期待的神情，我几乎都要放弃该场比赛了。想起来还有几个比赛，我又一次站了起来。意群提示I almost gave up the game before my eyes caught my moms expecting looks she wore on the face and I stood up again,remembering that I still ha

48、d more games to compete in.我们旅行是因为我们想要去旅行，因为到一个新地方的兴奋和激动可以抵消在机场的各种烦心事。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习We travel because we want to,because the annoyances of the airport are offset by the thrill of being someplace new.(Para.4)句型提炼句型提炼Sb.do sth.because sb.like/dislike to,because.句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于表达“某人喜欢/不喜欢做某事的种种原因或

49、理由”。句型应用句型应用典型例句我网购是因为我喜欢网购，因为网购可以免去我的腿脚之苦从而节省精力。(online shopping/save feet)I shop online because I like to,because online shopping can save my feet and energy.有研究指出，体验异国文化可以赋予我们宝贵的开放性思维，使我们更容易明白即使是微不足道的事物也可以有多种意义。原句译文原句译文逆译练习逆译练习According to research,the experience of an exotic culture endows us wi

50、th a valuable open-mindedness,making it easier to realize that even a trivial thing can have multiple meanings.(Para.6)句型提炼句型提炼According to research,sth./sb.do,making it easier to do 句型提炼句型提炼应用提示应用提示用于引证，表达“研究发现/结果表明”。句型应用句型应用(recent survey/doubled/climbing)典型例句根据最近的调查，汽车拥有量已经在过去的五年时间里翻了一倍，致使交通事故不断攀