TEXTAAGoodHearttoLeanOn.ppt

TEXT A  A Good Heart to Lean On Learning a Foreign Language Useful Expressions Text Interpretation Sentence Structure Translation Practice Reading Skill Structured Writing Useful Expressions bank balance Useful Expressions lay stress on Useful Expressions to one’s heart’s content Text Interpretation Warm-up questions Comprehension questions Detailed reading Song: When you believe Sentence Structure Once it was finished, the task seemed quite simple. → Once finished, the task seemed quite simple. When he was walking on the street, he met an old friend. → When walking on the street, he met an old friend. Translation Practice I have decide to accept the new post, even though the job is not very well paid. The job has been taken to be very simple until (it is) actually started. Now that you are planning to move to Canada, you must try to adjust to cold weather in winter. He promised to help us to buy the house, but with a little reluctance. Translation Practice This is an important meeting. Please see to it that you are not late for it. He is an experienced businessman who has engaged in foreign trade for quite a few years. Reading for the key ideas in sentences Ask who or what the sentence is about. Ask what the person is doing or what is happening to the person or object. Learn to separate minor details from the main idea. On one occasion, a fight broke out at a beach party, with everyone punching and shoving. General point: Sandy has a good taste for music Specific examples: Music with clear rhythm Music with a message Music with beautiful lyrics * go UNIT 3 银行余额 can’t be bothered to do call a halt to sth 与…保持同步 大众汽车 坚持自己的信仰 不想麻烦去做… 叫停… keep pace with Volkswagen cling to one’s belief go off the rails 行为不轨，越轨；出毛病 be subject to 受…影响、支配 强调、注重 green with envy change one’s tune To be precise 全神贯注于 局部冲突 嫉妒、眼红 改变主意 确切地说 be engaged in local conflict on occasion 偶尔、有时 punch in 打卡上班 心满意足地、尽情地 first aid springboard diving trifle with on leave see to it