Unit Seven Relationships and Communication (Periods 3-4)
Objectives:
✓ ideas=get to know the significance of listening
get to know how to improve human relationships
✓ language=knowledge: get to know some structures, expressions and words
征的组词 review some grammar
skill: get to know some fast reading skills
Teaching Steps:
✧ Revision 15’
✧ Information 25’
Part 2 Scan Paragraphs 2~4 and provide a summary for each paragraph.
Paragraph 2: Differences in opinion or misunderstanding may account for human conflicts.
Paragraph 3: Though technology does help facilitate human communication, there is something wrong with their listening ability.黑珍珠
Paragraph 4: Good listening is not as simple as it might em.
Part 3 True or Fal
1. When it comes to listening, physical distractions tend to be more difficult to overcome than mental distractions.
2. Lack of interest in the topic may lead the listener to skip unconsciously part of what the speaker is saying.
3. A speaker’s thinking is usually faster than a listener’s; therefore, we should speak slowly and clearly when communicating with others.
4. In communication, appearance and impression may affect listening.
Keys:1.F Mental distractions are much more difficult to overcome.
2.T
3.F A listener’s thinking is usually faster than a speaker’s; therefore, we should be patient and attentive when we listen to others talking.
4.T
Part 4 What is the function of the last ntence in Para 8?
Coherence to the beginning of the text.
✧ Vocabulary 25’
1.complain v. Complaint n. 抱怨 make complaint
As always, the main complaint is that they don’t read the instructions before they start wo
rking.
They complained that the price of books had incread.
2. Vital adj. vitality n. 生命力，活力
The police perform a vital role in our society.
Regular exerci is vital for your health.
The tourist industry is of vital importance to the national economy.
3. Contribute to 促进、贡献 n. contribution
Exerci contributes to better health.锻炼能促进健康。
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This new technology has contributed significantly to the success of the new car.
The volunteers contribute their own time to the project.
4. Dert v.抛弃 n.沙漠
He has been derted by most of his friends becau he is too lfish.
Many people derted their homes during the food shortage.许多人在饥荒中逃往他乡。
Desrt n.甜点
5. Resort (vi;n)
a. resort to: turn to 借助于
Some schools have resorted to getting teachers from overas.
Many homeless teenagers resort to stealing when their money runs out.
b.景点
a place of great resort人们常去的热闹地方
a health resort疗养地
a pleasure resort游乐胜地
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a summer resort避暑地
a tourist resort旅游胜地
6. Apply
Apply for 申请得到... Apply for a job
Apply to 适用于...
The principle of diligence and thrift applies to all undertakings.勤俭节约的原则适用于一切事业。
The 20% discount only applies to club members.只有会员才享受20%的优惠。
尊敬Apply A to B将A运用到B中
We should learn to apply book knowledge to social practice.
apply v. 申请；应用
application n.申请；应用
applicable adj. 适用的；可申请的
applied adj. 应用的
7. adoption: n.
adopt: vt.采用、收养
The history teacher decided to adopt the approach of story-telling in his teaching.这位历史老师决定采用讲故事的方法教学。
Teenagers who discover they were adopted often arch for their biological parents when they are old enough.
adopt, adapt和adept 这三个词形似，易混淆。
adopt 为动词，意为“采用、采纳、领养”；
adapt 为动词，意为“调节、使适应”，常用于词组 adapt … to；
adept 为形容词，意思是“熟练的，灵巧的”。常用于词组 be
adept at/in。
8. Take into account (also take account of/take into consideration)
The figures do not take into account the changes in the rate of inflation.
His exam results were not very good, but we must take into account his long illness.
9. Analysis
The article provides a detailed analysis of various rearch designs.这篇文章对多种研究设计做了详细的分析。
analyze vt. 分析
analysis n. 分析
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analytic adj. 分析的径须沽取对君酌
analyst n. 分析师
Make an analysis作出分析
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10. Be bound to
You’ve done so much work that you are bound to pass the exam.
The marriage on the basis of money is bound to break up.建立在金钱基础上的婚姻肯定要破裂的。
11. By no means 绝不
He is by no means poor, in fact, he is the richest person in our town.
12. Ari from
Some learning difficulties ari from the way children are taught at school.
