新视野大学英语(第三版)读写教程BookIV-Unit8-A-A-meaningful-life课件.ppt

1、To get deeper insights into textTo make creative use of EnglishTo be better at writing in EnglishGetting Familiar with Background Information1.Warming-up ActivitiesTopic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseVideo Watching&Discussion on ItText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Animal righ

2、ts,also known as animal liberation,is the idea that the most basic interests of animals should be given the same consideration as the similar interests of human beings.Despite the fact that advocates may take different positions on this issue,A.Background Information Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotter

3、Video WatchingVideo WatchingAnimal rights(1)Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.A.Background Information they broadly agree that animals should be treated as human beings and members of the moral community,and should not be used as food,clothing,research subjects,or for entertainment.Crit

4、ics of the idea argue that animals are unable to enter into a social contract Animal rights(2)Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo Watching A.Background Information or make moral choices,and thus they cannot be seen as possessors of right

5、s.However,defenders of animal rights disagree with this view.They think that humans are considered to have rights regardless of their mental competence,so animals have rights too.Animal rights(3)Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo Watchi

6、ng A.Background Information Henry Spira(1927-1998)was an American animal rights advocate.He was born in Belgium and moved with his family to the United States when he was 13.He once worked as a merchant seaman,served in the army,worked on a car assembly line,and taught in a NewHenry Spira(1)Text Rea

7、dingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo Watching A.Background Information York high school.Henry Spira became interested in animal rights movement in his 40s,under the influence of a book entitled Animal Liberation(1975)written by an Australian phil

8、osopher named Peter Singer.He is best known for a campaign in 1976 that successfully stopped animal experiments at theText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo WatchingHenry Spira(2)A.Background Information American Museum of Natural History,a

9、nd for a full-page advertisement in 1980 in The New York Times that criticized Revlon for using rabbits to test its cosmetics.These victories were the first big successes of the animal rights movement in the United States.Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotte

10、rVideo WatchingVideo WatchingHenry Spira(3)A.Background Information New York University(NYU)is one of the biggest private universities in the United States.Established in 1831 and located in New York City,its main campus is situated at Washington Square in Greenwich Village.NYU consists of 18 school

11、s and colleges New York University(1)Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo Watching A.Background Information at five major centers in Manhattan and in sites in Africa,Asia,Europe,and South America.It is also one of the member institutions

12、of the Association of American Universities,an organization of leading research universities.New York University(2)Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo Watching A.Background Information Revlon is one of the leading cosmetics companies in

13、the world.It was founded in 1932 by Charles Revson,his brother Joseph,and a chemist named Charles Lachman.The company started with a single product,which was a nail enamel(指甲油),andRevlon(1)Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo Watching A.B

14、ackground Information then developed quickly.It became one of the top five American cosmetics companies by the end of World War II.Today,Revlon sells a variety of skin care products,fragrances,and personal care products.Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterV

15、ideo WatchingVideo WatchingRevlon(2)A.Background Information Avon is an American company focusing on manufacturing and distributing beauty and personal care products.It was started by David H.McConnell in New York City in 1886.It is one of the largest beauty companiesAvon(1)Text ReadingEssay Writing

16、Further Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo Watching A.Background Information and direct sales enterprises in the world.Its products include cosmetics,toiletries,fragrances,apparel,accessories,and decorative home furnishings.Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&Ap

17、p.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo WatchingAvon(2)A.Background Information Bristol-Myers(1)Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo Watching Bristol-Myers,or Bristol-Myers Squibb(BMS),is an American pharmaceutical company.I

18、t was formed in 1989 as a result of the merger of Bristol-Myers and the Squibb Corporation.BMS produces prescription medicines for various diseases such as cancer,HIV/AIDS,diabetes,hepatitis,rheumatoid arthritis A.Background Information and psychiatric disorders.Its primary research and development

19、sites are in Princeton,New Jersey and Wallingford,Connecticut.Its corporate headquarters are located in New York City.In 2013,BMS was ranked as the best drug company by Forbes Magazine.Text ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Word StudyWord StudyJotterJotterVideo WatchingVideo WatchingBristol-

20、Myers(2)初识印象世俗的誓言详尽的小册子另类人使好奇(v.)无限社会改革家天使斗篷接种疫苗(v.)激情的明智监督愤怒渎职诉讼抗生素接班人策划(v.)招致(v.)深入认知Initial impression回首 B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundVideo WatchingVideo WatchingJotterJotter抵制(v.)intrigueunusual specimensecula

21、roathgraphicbrochureboycottpassionatejudicious watchdogincurDeeper cognitionwrathmastermindmalpractice lawsuit预期寿命life expectancy逼近(v.)记载Retrospective looksuccessorantibioticvaccinatecapecrusaderangelinfinity谴责lay siege tostalkchronicle1.The saddest thing about his campus life is that he has been _

22、with things beyond his studies.intrigued B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their Use2.It takes objectivity and impartiality to make a faithful _ of Chinese important events.chronicleText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundVideo WatchingVideo WatchingJotterJotter3.Ins

23、tead of expressing everything you feel today,be _ about what you say.judicious B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their Use4.Many think it is patriotic to initiate a(n)_ against the goods of a certain country.boycottText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundVideo Watchi

24、ngVideo WatchingJotterJotter5.The official has been deprived of his power because of his _ in office.malpractices B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundVideo WatchingVideo WatchingJotterJotter6.Though many members of the g

25、ang were arrested,police failed to capture the _ behind the crimes.mastermind B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their Use7.Failure is bound to _ you unless you always keep a cool head on the way to attaining success.stalkText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundVideo

26、WatchingVideo WatchingJotterJotter8.Easy access to worldwide news makes it possible for people to lay _ to its hot spots.siege B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their Use9.Whereas conceit _ losses,modesty brings profit.incursText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundVi

27、deo WatchingVideo WatchingJotterJotter10.A(n)_ of troubles stems from his greed for more of what he needs.infinity B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundVideo WatchingVideo WatchingJotterJotter B.Topic-centered Study of Ne

28、w Words and Their Use做结论(v.)排除(v.)包含(v.)排除(v.)围绕(v.)关闭(v.)包含排除排斥结论结尾的可包含的排外的除外的围绕关闭包含在内的决定性的closeencloseconcludeexcludeincludeprecludeclosingenclosableconclusiveexclusiveinclusivepreclusiveclosureenclosureconclusionexclusioninclusionpreclusionText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Background

29、BackgroundVideo WatchingVideo WatchingJotterJotter1.The price of the meal,though _ of service charge,is still beyond my paying ability.exclusive B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their Use2.Anyone with a mind of great tolerance tends to be _ of anything intolerable.inclusiveText ReadingEssay W

30、ritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundVideo WatchingVideo WatchingJotterJotter3.His argument,far from _,was seconded by few of us.conclusive B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their Use4.His ever-growing love for the girl _ him from taking to any other ones.precludedText ReadingEssay

31、WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundVideo WatchingVideo WatchingJotterJotter5.He found it impossible to _ with anything the red apricot flower that had stretched over the wall.enclose B.Topic-centered Study of New Words and Their UseText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Backgro

32、undBackgroundVideo WatchingVideo WatchingJotterJotterWatch the video clip and discuss the topics as follows:C.Video Watching and Discussion on ItText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterBackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterText

33、 ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.Whats the meaning of life?(1)When it comes to the meaning of life,peoples ideas vary from person to person.Some regard it as a journey of adjustment to any given environment to develop a sense of comfort.Some see it as a process of enduring diverse pains fi

34、rst and then enjoying desired gains with abandon.And some others consider it as a way to makeC.Video Watching and Discussion on ItText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJottera fuller contribution to something larger than the self so as to attain

35、 a greater life satisfaction.According to large-data studies of flow experiences,in effect,humans experience meaning and fulfillment when mastering challenging tasks,and such sense comes from the way tasks are approached and performed rather than the particularC.Video Watching and Discussion on ItTe

36、xt ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterWhats the meaning of life?(2)choice of task.A classic example is of two workers on an apparently boring production line in a factory.One treats the work as a tedious chore while the other turns it into a

37、 game to see how fast she can make each unit,and achieves flow in the process.C.Video Watching and Discussion on ItText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterWhats the meaning of life?(3)How to live a meaningful life?(1)It is possible to live a

38、 more meaningful life,no matter what your age is or what trouble you are faced with.Anyone can make it as long as they do as follows:uDevelop a sense of purpose.To achieve this,you need to figure out what activities leave youC.Video Watching and Discussion on ItText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.E

39、xtr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotter energized,feeling neutral,or drained first and then create a plan to balance your energizing,neutral and draining activities.After that,you have to decide if your career lines up with this plan.If not,you need to explore new pursuits.uBec

40、ome more people-oriented.As is known to all,a meaningful life is in sharing it with others.So youC.Video Watching and Discussion on ItText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterHow to live a meaningful life?(2)need to take stock of who is in yo

41、ur life,repair damaged family relationships if necessary,and make an effort to deepen friendships.And above all,you need to become a listening ear,donate your time,and find people who accept you for who you are.uBe good at expressing yourself.To achieve this,C.Video Watching and Discussion on ItText

42、 ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterHow to live a meaningful life?(3)you have to remain true to yourself,work on overcoming fears,and take a suitable way,such as through art,writing,singing or even wearing,to express yourself.Once your way i

43、s taken,all there is left with you is to express yourself whenever possible.C.Video Watching and Discussion on ItText ReadingEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.BackgroundBackgroundWord StudyWord StudyJotterJotterHow to live a meaningful life?(4)Warming-UpEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.2.Interact

44、ive Reading of TextSummarySummaryJotterJotterA.Text Analysis Through InteractionWarming-UpEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.pHow to write a narrative essay?pNow lets make a detailed analysis of the text through dynamic interaction!pLets see how the author deals with the genre.Part I Introduction(Pa

45、ra.1-?)A.Text Analysis Through Interaction Through narration of Henrys life,the author tells us something about how an individual can make a difference in the world although his death didnt draw much attention from the public.Part I Introduction(Para.1)What does the author tell us through Henrys lif

46、e?Warming-UpEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.SummarySummaryJotterJotterPart II Body(Paras.2?)A.Text Analysis Through Interaction The first impression Henry left upon the author was as shown below:pHis clothes were untidy and his air uncombed;pHis language was so blunt and earthy that he seemed an

47、assassin from a violent mob;pHe was an unusual specimen,outside the regular aesthetic of an“animal person”;pHe was direct in speaking,and solemn and secular in making his oath.Part II Body(Paras.2-12)Whats the first impression Henry left upon the author?(Para.2)Warming-UpEssay WritingFurther Dev.Ext

48、r.&App.SummarySummaryJotterJotterA.Text Analysis Through InteractionuPermanent closure of a laboratory that conducted experiments with toxic vapor on about 60 rabbits;uExertion of enough pressure to persuade Revlon,a cosmetics corporation,to search for alternatives to their use of rabbits;Warming-Up

49、Essay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.SummarySummaryJotterJotterWhat are Henrys major achievements in animal rights protection?(Paras.3-4)A.Text Analysis Through InteractionuThe effect of his victory over Revlon spiraled into other major cosmetics corporations like Avon and Bristol-Myers as an impetus

50、for them to follow suit.Warming-UpEssay WritingFurther Dev.Extr.&App.SummarySummaryJotterJotterWhat are Henrys major achievements in animal rights protection?(Paras.3-4)A.Text Analysis Through InteractionHenry was efficient at masterminding campaigns;His victory over Revlon didnt require wealth,legi