Unit Seven Section a Lighten Your load and save Your life Teaching objective: to teach the students how to use some new words and phrases typical sentence structures out of the text; to practice the students' skill of translating and summarizing; and to get the students know how to relieve their stress in study and life Questions for discussion 1. Do you often experience stress in your study or everyday life? 2. How d t rid of Teaching process Background information Benjamin(Ben) Franklin, a very famous American of the 1700s best known for his experiments with electricity and nature using kite Step Two: Text analysis 1. Central topic: Centering around how to lighten your load and save your life, the passage analyzes the root of stress and provides the ways of reducing stress accord ing to the study of Dr. Robert S. Eliot of Nebraska University Part I(Paras. 1-7): The relation between stress and health discovered by Dr. robert s Eliot Part II (Paras. 8-11): The root of stress Part III(Paras. 12-20): The ways of lightening the load 2. Major writing techniques 1) Quotation 2)Exemplification 3)Cause and effect Step three words and phrases 1. be overwhelmed with /by; overwhelming /irresistible /overpowering devastating 2. out of control: beyond control /under control 3. among other things to name a few She's very keen on sports: among other things, she plays tennis once a week 4. excess: extra/ additional; excessive: too much; exceed /surpass /excel /top excess:amount that is more than necessary Inflation results from an excess of demand over supply excessive/exceed/ access excel( excellent)/ surpass/ exceed/ in excess of超过,多于/ access
Unit Seven Section A Lighten Your Load and Save Your Life Teaching objective: to teach the students how to use some new words and phrases, typical sentence structures out of the text; to practice the students’ skill of translating and summarizing; and to get the students know how to relieve their stress in study and life. Questions for discussion 1. Do you often experience stress in your study or everyday life? 2. How do you get rid of it? Teaching process: Step One: Warm up activity Background information: Benjamin (Ben) Franklin, a very famous American of the 1700’s best known for his experiments with electricity and nature using kites. Step Two: Text analysis 1. Central topic: Centering around how to lighten your load and save your life, the passage analyzes the root of stress and provides the ways of reducing stress according to the study of Dr. Robert S. Eliot of Nebraska University. Part I (Paras.1-7): The relation between stress and health discovered by Dr. Robert S. Eliot. Part II (Paras. 8-11): The root of stress. Part III (Paras. 12-20): The ways of lightening the load. 2. Major writing techniques 1) Quotation 2) Exemplification 3) Cause and effect Step Three Words and Phrases 1. be overwhelmed with / by; overwhelming / irresistible / overpowering / devastating 2. out of control: beyond control / under control 3. among other things: to name a few She’s very keen on sports: among other things, she plays tennis once a week. 4. excess: extra / additional; excessive: too much; exceed / surpass / excel / top excess: amount that is more than necessary Inflation results from an excess of demand over supply. excessive / exceed / access excel ( excellent ) / surpass / exceed / in excess of 超过, 多于/ access
To excel in something is to be very good at it People excel in different things In international competitions, the Chinese excel in (at)table-tennis and aswt越过,超过;凌驾 The task surpassed his skil The cost will not exceed$50.费用不会超过50美元。 The results of the competition exceeded our expectations.比赛的结果比我们预 料的好。 5.1) attribute to=owe..to归因于,认为是……的结果 The heavy snow attributed the delay of our school bus this morning.因下雪而耽 搁 David attributed his company's success to the unity of all the staff and their persevering hard work 大卫说他们公司之所以获得成功是由于全体员工的团结和坚持不懈努力工 作的结果。 2) contribute vt.贡献出;投(稿);捐赠(款项等) contribute to the Red cross向红十字会捐献 contribute to a literary journal向文学杂志投稿 Drink contributed to his ruin.酗酒促使他毁灭。 They contributed food and clothing for the refugees他们向难民捐赠食品和衣 物 3) distribute vt分发,分配,散布,分类, distribute books among the students把书分给学生 d istribute seed s over a field在田间播种 4) tribute n.贡品,礼物,颂词,殷勤,贡物;(与to连用)赞词;颂词;礼物 The doctor paid tribute to his nurses by praising their work.医生称赞护士们的 pay a high tribute to sb. 's ability高度称赞某人的能力 6. delegate: give to sb. for a certain time; delegation:n.代表团,授权,委托 He delegate his responsibilities to his assistant when he goes on business The people delegate their power to the Congress人民授权予国会。 Many countries send delegates to the United States 7. emphasis: give emphasis to/put emphasis on/ attach importance to 8. recommend /suggest/advise /propose doing,.+ sb to do;...+ that sb should do He is recommended for the award owing to his brave act of saving the drowning 9. substitute A for B=substitute B with A; replace A with/ by b
To excel in something is to be very good at it. People excel in different things. In international competitions, the Chinese excel in (at) table -tennis and badminton. surpass vt 越过，超过；凌驾 The task surpassed his skill. The cost will not exceed $50. 费用不会超过 50 美元。 The results of the competition exceeded our expectations. 比赛的结果比我们预 料的好。 5. 1) attribute to = owe … to 归因于，认为是……的结果 The heavy snow attributed the delay of our school bus this morning. 因下雪而耽 搁 David attributed his company's success to the unity of all the staff and their persevering hard work. 大卫说他们公司之所以获得成功是由于全体员工的团结和坚持不懈努力工 作的结果。 2) contribute vt. 贡献出; 投（稿）; 捐赠（款项等） contribute to the Red Cross 向红十字会捐献 contribute to a literary journal 向文学杂志投稿 Drink contributed to his ruin. 酗酒促使他毁灭。 They contributed food and clothing for the refugees. 他们向难民捐赠食品和衣 物。 3) distribute vt.分发, 分配, 散布, 分类, distribute books among the students 把书分给学生 distribute seeds over a field 在田间播种 4) tribute n.贡品, 礼物, 颂词, 殷勤, 贡物;（与 to 连用）赞词；颂词；礼物 The doctor paid tribute to his nurses by praising their work. 医生称赞护士们的 工作。 pay a high tribute to sb.'s ability 高度称赞某人的能力 6. delegate: give to sb. for a certain time; delegation: n.代表团, 授权, 委托 He delegate his responsibilities to his assistant when he goes on business. The people delegate their power to the Congress. 人民授权予国会。 Many countries send delegates to the United States. 7. emphasis: give emphasis to / put emphasis on / attach importance to 8. recommend / suggest / advise / propose + doing; … + sb + to do; … + that + sb. should do He is recommended for the award owing to his brave act of saving the drowning child. 9. substituteA for B = substitute B with A; replace A with/ by B
10. stimulate /simulate /inspire generate/arouse The beautiful view / scenery of countryside inspired him to write poems Zhang Jiajie is a world-famous scenic spot ll. even-tempered:性情平和的;mild- tempered,hot- quick-/ short-tempered:脾气 急躁的; sweet-tempered;mody- tempered:喜怒无常的; good-tempered; bad-/ill-tempered 12. troublesome. a- student a- matter quarrelsome:好争吵的; burdensome:繁重的,负担的; tiresome: boring lonesome:孤单的 13. dead line the last possible date or time by which sth. must be done or finished What's your dead line for finishing the book report? The work was done two hours before Friday's 5 p. m. deadline front line/hotline/ finish line/ scratch line tnese /underline/headline/ outline 4. overwhelm vt le was overwhelmed with grief at the news of his son's death in an accident 听到儿子在事故中丧生的消息,他悲痛欲绝 They were overwhelmed by the enemy.他们被敌军击败了 15. attribute vt They attributed their success to their teachers encouragement 他们把成功归因于老师的鼓励。 1,150 deaths a year can be attributed to drunk driving.每年有1,150人死于酒后 驾驶。 16. exterior n& a He is a gentle man with a rough exterior.他是一个外表粗鲁但性情温和的男 人 In some of the villages the exterior walls of the houses are painted pink 有一些村庄的外墙刷成了粉红色 17. delegate v &n Many nations send delegates to the United States.许多国家向联合国派驻代 表 He delegated his responsibilities to an assistant.他委托一名助手代施其责 18. .. they have no compass in life. And they give the same emphasis to a traffic jam that they give a family argument Meaning: These people have no way to know the right direction they should follow in life. And they get equally angry about a traffic jam and about a family Compass"refers to a device used to find direction. In this sentence " compass
10. stimulate / simulate / inspire / generate / arouse The beautiful view / scenery of countryside inspired him to write poems. Zhang Jiajie is a world-famous scenic spot . 11. even-tempered: 性情平和的；mild-tempered; hot-/quick-/short-tempered: 脾气 急躁的 ；sweet-tempered; moody-tempered: 喜怒无 常的 ；good-tempered; bad-/ill-tempered 12. troublesome: a ~ student; a ~ matter quarrelsome: 好争吵的；burdensome: 繁重的，负担的；tiresome: boring; lonesome: 孤单的 13. deadline: the last possible date or time by which sth. must be done or finished What's your deadline for finishing the book report? The work was done two hours before Friday's 5 p. m. deadline. front line / hotline / finish line / scratch line 起跑线 / underline / headline / outline 14. overwhelm vt. He was overwhelmed with grief at the news of his son’s death in an accident. 听到儿子在事故中丧生的消息, 他悲痛欲绝。 They were overwhelmed by the enemy. 他们被敌军击败了。 15. attribute vt. They attributed their success to their teacher’s encouragement. 他们把成功归因于老师的鼓励。 1,150 deaths a year can be attributed to drunk driving. 每年有 1,150 人死于酒后 驾驶。 16. exterior n..& a He is a gentle man with a rough exterior. 他是一个外表粗鲁但性情温和的男 人。 In some of the villages the exterior walls of the houses are painted pink. 有一些村庄的外墙刷成了粉红色。 17. delegate v. &n. Many nations send delegates to the United States. 许多国家向联合国派驻代 表。 He delegated his responsibilities to an assistant. 他委托一名助手代施其责。 18. …they have no compass in life. And they give the same emphasis to a traffic jam that they give a family argument,” … (Para. 10) Meaning: These people have no way to know the right direction they should follow in life. And they get equally angry about a traffic jam and about a family quarrel. “Compass” refers to a device used to find direction. In this sentence “compass
s used in its figurative sense Can you recommend me a good hotel in the city?你能给我介绍一家城里的好 旅馆吗? They recommend her for the job.他们推荐她做这项工作 a. If it is followed directly by a verb the verb should be in the -ing form b. If it is followed by a"that-clause, the verb in the"that-clause " should be used in its base form or used together with the modal auxiliary "should 20. substitute van He subst ituted for the worker who was ill他代替那个生病的工人 Water isn't a proper substitute for wine.水不是酒的恰当替代品。 21. cut down Your article is too long. Please cut it down to 1, 000 words 你的文章太长了,请压缩至1,000个词 22. blow one's top(L.31) 当谈话第三次被电话铃打断时,他大发雷霆 He blew his top when the conversation was interrupted by telephone for the third 23. stir in one's own juice(L. 34) 他为自己的过失而受煎熬。 He stirred in his own juice because of the mistake he 24. blow apart L.37) 他是如此生气以至于他觉得自己都要爆炸了 He was so angry that he felt he was going to blow apart 25. be on ones trail (L. 44) 在人生的路上行走时不要忘记时不时停下来看看风景 Remember to enjoy from time to time the view along when you are walking on your trail of life Step Four After-read ing activity Summarize the passage using the tips below 1)frequent anger and overwhelming stress 2)take charge of your life 3)tremendous and rapid increases in their blood pressure 4)crazy heart rhythms 5)FUD factors-fear, uncertainty and doubt 6) the root of their stres
is used in its figurative sense. 19. recommend vt. Can you recommend me a good hotel in the city? 你能给我介绍一家城里的好 旅馆吗? They recommend her for the job. 他们推荐她做这项工作。 a. If it is followed directly by a verb, the verb should be in the -ing form. b. If it is followed by a “that-clause”, the verb in the “that-clause” should be used in its base form or used together with the modal auxiliary “should”. 20. substitute v&n. He substituted for the worker who was ill. 他代替那个生病的工人。 Water isn’t a proper substitute for wine. 水不是酒的恰当替代品。 21. cut down Your article is too long. Please cut it down to 1,000 words. 你的文章太长了，请压缩至 1,000 个词。 22. blow one’s top (L.31) 当谈话第三次被电话铃打断时，他大发雷霆。 He blew his top when the conversation was interrupted by telephone for the third time. 23. stir in one’s own juice (L.34) 他为自己的过失而受煎熬。He stirred in his own juice because of the mistake he made. 24. blow apart (L.37) 他是如此生气以至于他觉得自己都要爆炸了。 He was so angry that he felt he was going to blow apart. 25. be on one’s trail (L.44) 在人生的路上行走时不要忘记时不时停下来看看风景。 Remember to enjoy from time to time the view along when you are walking on your trail of life. Step Four After-reading activity 1. Summarizing Summarize the passage using the tips below. 1) frequent anger and overwhelming stress 2) take charge of your life 3) tremendous and rapid increases in their blood pressure 4) crazy heart rhythms 5) FUD factors—fear, uncertainty and doubt 6) the root of their stress
) a feeling that everything must be perfect 8)a lack of compass in life 9)the NICE factors-new, interesting, challenging experiences 10)set your priorities in your life 11)flow rather than fight or flee 2. Work in groups and discuss the following questions with your group, using many words and expressions you learned from the text as possible 3) How can you take charge of your life? eir stress your own heart? 1)What do you need to do in order to avoid breaking 2) For many people, what is the root of their stress How can you decide what parts of your life you can control Section B and Section C 1. Reading skills 2. Ask the students to translate some d ifficult sentences Step Five self Test Section A 1. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world the majority are inactive(CET-6, 97-1, 59 2) A)tremendous B)demanding C)intensive overwhelm by their kindness and moved to tears. ( CET-6, 95-6, 54 A)preoccupied B)embarrassed C)overwhelmed D)counselled 2. How large a proportion of the sales of stores in or near resort areas can be to tourist spend ing?(在职硕士,1998-6,28题) B)applied C)attributed D attached Edison s success to his intelligence and hard work. (CET-6, 1991-6, 69 B)attribute D)refer The car accident was (CET6,1993-1,53题) B)contributed C)attributed the present teaching situation to the examination-oriented ducation system.(教育硕士联考,2001-1,12题) B)appo D)admit
7) a feeling that everything must be perfect 8) a lack of compass in life 9) the NICE factors—new, interesting, challenging experiences 10) set your priorities in your life 11) flow rather than fight or flee 2. Work in groups and discuss the following questions with your group, using as many words and expressions you learned from the text as possible. 1) What do you need to do in order to avoid breaking your own heart? 2) For many people, what is the root of their stress? 3) How can you take charge of your life? 4) How can you decide what parts of your life you can control? Section B and Section C 1. Reading skills 2. Ask the students to translate some difficult sentences. Step Five Self Test: Section A 1. Of the thousands of known volcanoes in the world, the ______ majority are inactive. (CET-6, 97-1, 59 题) A) tremendous B) demanding C) intensive D) overwhelming I was ______ by their kindness and moved to tears. (CET-6, 95-6, 54 题) A) preoccupied B) embarrassed C) overwhelmed D) counselled 2. How large a proportion of the sales of stores in or near resort areas can be ______ to tourist spending? (在职硕士, 1998-6, 28 题) A) contributed B) applied C) attributed D) attached We ______ Edison's success to his intelligence and hard work. (CET-6, 1991-6, 69 题) A) subject B) attribute C) owe D) refer The car accident was ______ to the driver's violation of the traffic regulations. (CET-6, 1993-1, 53 题) A) assigned B) contributed C) attributed D) transferred Experts ______ the present teaching situation to the examination-oriented education system. (教育硕士联考, 2001-1, 12 题) A) attach B) appoint C) attribute D) admit