A TEST OF TRUE LOVE A TEST OF TRUE LOVE A TEST OF TRUE LOVE New Horizon English Unit Four Section A A TEST OF TRUE LOVE A TEST OF TRUE LOVE A TEST OF TRUE LOVE A TEST OF TRUE LOVE A TEST OF TRUE LOVE

Pre-reading Activities Section A A Test of True Love Pre-reading Activities Text Study Writing Skills Summary

Pre-reading Activities Text Summary Writing Home Pre-reading Activities Background Information Compound Dictation Watch & Discuss

Grand Central Station in New York Text Summary Writing Home Grand Central Station in New York Presentation Love me ,love my dog. You don’t love a woman because she is beautiful, but she is beautiful because you love her. To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world. 复合听写 视频讨论

Text Summary Writing Home Compound Dictation You will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S8 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from S9 to S11 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Now listen to the passage. 背景知识 视频讨论 5

fall grows fails analyze never experience electrical Text Summary Writing Home Compound Dictation It is a mystery why we[S1]______in love. It is a mystery how it happens. It is a mystery when it comes. It is a mystery why some love[S2]_______ and it is a mystery why some love[S3]_______. You can[S4]_________ this mystery and look for reasons and causes, but you will[S5]_________ do anymore than take the life out of the[S6]____________. Just as life itself is more than the sum of bones and muscles and[S7]____________ impulses in the body, fall grows fails analyze never experience electrical 复合听写 视频讨论 6

Text Summary Writing Home Compound Dictation love is more than the sum of the[S8]___________ and attractions and commonalities that two people share. [S9]________________________________________________________, so too, the coming of love must be taken as an unfathomable gift that cannot be questioned in its ways. [S10]_____________________________________________________________________________________. interests And just as life itself is a gift that comes and goes in its own time Sometimes, hopefully at least once in your life-the gift of love will come to you in full flower 复合听写 视频讨论 7

Text Summary Writing Home Compound Dictation Take hold of it and celebrate it in all inexpressible beauty. This is the dream we all share. [S11]______________________________________________________________________________________ . More often, it will come and take hold of you, celebrate you for a brief moment then move on 复合听写 视频讨论 8

Watch & Discuss What do you think is true love? Text Summary Writing Home Watch & Discuss Directions: Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows: What do you think is true love? 2. Do you think love needs testing? Video Watching 背景知识 复合听力 9

Text Study New Words Structure & Main Ideas Text Reading 1 3 Pre-reading Summary Writing Home Text Study New Words 1 3 2 Structure & Main Ideas Text Reading

Word Using A Mini-Test New Words and Expressions Pre-reading Summary Writing Home New Words and Expressions Word Using A Mini-Test Structure Text Reading

I. Word Using Phrases 1. volunteer v. Pre-reading Summary Writing Home I. Word Using 1. volunteer v. ① to perform a service of one's own free will Phrases volunteer for sth.; volunteer to do sth; e.g. volunteer for the Navy She volunteered to clean the room.

Translation Key 1. volunteer n. ② a person who offers to do something without being paid. Translation 社区服务的志愿者做得很出色。 Key The volunteers for community service are doing a good job.

③ being, or consisting of volunteers 1. volunteer a. ③ being, or consisting of volunteers Translation During holidays, many college students offer volunteer service to people in the remote areas. 在假期，很多大学生下乡提供自愿服务。

Translation 2. identical a. exactly the same Your fingerprint can’t be identical to mine. 你的指纹和我的不可能一样。

an act of leaving a place 3. departure n. an act of leaving a place Translation Her boy friend’s departure for France increased her sense of frustration. Key 男朋友去法国后，她感觉更加失意。

in or to a country across the sea; abroad 4. overseas ad. in or to a country across the sea; abroad Translation Jane goes overseas in early summer for a holiday. Key 简常在初夏去海外度假。

become less in size, amount, strength, etc. 5. decrease v. become less in size, amount, strength, etc. Translation The population growth in the city is decreasing by 1.5% each year. Key 那个城市的人口增长率每年下降1.5%。

Translation Key 6. decline v. ① refuse a request or offer, usually politely 那位足球明星拒绝回答记者的提问。 Translation Key The football star declined to answer the reporters’ questions.

Translation Key 6. decline v. ② decrease in amount , quality or importance 过去几个月来她的健康状况在走下坡路。 Translation Key Her health has been declining these past moths.

Collocation n. a reduction in the amount or quality of sth. 6. decline n. a reduction in the amount or quality of sth. Collocation in decline; on the decline（在下降） e.g. The birth rate is on the decline. 反义词 increase (增加，上升)

“The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire” (Edward Gibbon) 《罗马帝国衰亡史》

Use It Translation 7. forbid v. not allow The old lady forbade her daughter to marry that poor young man. Translation 新法律禁止在办公室吸烟。 The new law forbids smoking in offices.

① a. having a lot of decoration or bright colors 8. fancy ① a. having a lot of decoration or bright colors e.g. I don’t like his paintings. They are too fancy for me. Translation 我不喜欢他的画，对我来说它们太花哨了。

Translation Key 8. fancy. ② n. a feeling of liking sb. or sth. e.g. He took a fancy to the girl next door. Translation 我特别喜欢那顶帽子。 Key I have taken a fancy to that hat.

Translation ③ vt. want something or want to do something. e.g. 8. fancy doing sth. ③ vt. want something or want to do something. e.g. 我非常想去游泳。 Translation I really fancy going for a swim.

Use It Tips 9. vanish v. disappear or go suddenly out of sight e.g. My hopes vanished. Use It Do you know any species that have vanished from the earth? Tips Dinosaur(恐龙)；Chinese Rhino(中国犀牛)；David’s Deer麋鹿；etc.

e.g. Translation Key 10. resist vt. prevent oneself from doing something e.g. The nation was unable to resist the invasion. Translation 我无法抗拒早些回家的冲动。 Key I can’t resist the urge to go home early.

II. A mini-test 1. As a master, I really want to become a glorious Olympic ______, and I can make contributions to the Beijing Olympic Games. A. volunteer B. guest C. player D. host 2. This is the ______ book I returned to the library lat week. A. identical B. similar C. different D. resemble

3. You have to get to the airport an hour before the ________. A. start B. departure C. leave D. fly 4. There are more and more ______ students in China in recent years. A. abroad B. outside C. overseas D. export

5. During the eight day march across the desert our supply of water _______ rapidly. A. increased B. decrease C. decreased D. increase 6. The mere fact that America still attracts millions of people is evidence that it is not in ______. A. the decline B. fail C. fade D. decline

7. Smoking is ________ in the crowded bus. A. permitted B. kept C. encouraged D. forbidden 8. Do you take a _______ to appearance or character? A. favorite B. prefer C. fancy D. like

9. Many kinds of animals have _______ from the earth. A. been vanished B. vanish C. vanished D. been vanishing 10. They must learn to ______ temptation. A. resist B. reset C. restate D. respect

Structure & Main Ideas Structure & Main Ideas Structure & Main Ideas Part I Part II Part III The passage is made up of 14 paragraphs, and, according to the organization which can be clearly spelled out by questions and answers, it can be roughly divided into three parts.

Structure & Main Ideas Part One serves as a prologue to the story, in which an army officer was waiting for a woman who he had never seen but filled a special place in his life. Part I Part II Part III [Para. 1]

Structure & Main Ideas Part Two, consisting of 3 paragraphs (from Para. 2 to Para. 4), gives a flashback of how they developed love for each other through writing letters and how such a test came into being.   Part I Part II Part III [Para. 2-4]

Structure & Main Ideas Part Three, composed of 10 paragraphs (from Para. 5 to Para. 14), describes how the officer stood up to the test the woman designed especially for him and how the test was brought to a happy conclusion. Part I Part II Part III [Para. 5-14]

without fail/keep moving ahead/regardless of Text Reading 必定；总是 without fail 成功总是眷顾那些不畏艰险勇往直前的人 。 without fail/keep moving ahead/regardless of Success cares, without fail, for those who keep moving ahead regardless of hardships and dangers. 38

focus one’s eyesight on 注视；盯着 Text Reading focus one’s eyesight on 注视；盯着 他们彼此用炽热的目光注视着，心中充满了激情。 focus their burning eyesight on/full of passion They focused their burning eyesight on each other, with their hearts full of passion. 39

她不时给我回信，告诉我她在俄罗斯的生活情况。 Text Reading 回信 write back 她不时给我回信，告诉我她在俄罗斯的生活情况。 write back/from time to time She writes me back from time to time, telling me how she lives in Russia. 40

只要你们真的尽心尽力，我不在乎你们什么时候完成这个任务。 Text Reading 假如，如果，只要 as long as 只要你们真的尽心尽力，我不在乎你们什么时候完成这个任务。 as long as/do work hard/don’t mind As long as you do work hard, I don’t mind when you finish the task. 41

to forbid… from doing sth. 禁止……做…… Text Reading to forbid… from doing sth. 禁止……做…… 妇女严禁进入那个地区。 be forbidden from/enter the area Women are strictly forbidden from entering that area. 42

be free to/choose your own course Text Reading be free to do … 随意做…… 你有完全的自由选择自己的道路。 be free to/choose your own course You are totally free to choose your own course. 43

recognize his voice/right away Text Reading right away 立刻，马上 我一下子就听出了他的声音。 recognize his voice/right away I recognized his voice right away. 44

more than (+adjective) Text Reading 十分，非常 more than (+adjective) 婴儿通常对漫画都非常感兴趣。 usually/more than/be interested in Babies are usually more than a little interested in comics. 45

be thankful for/help/in time of trouble Text Reading be thankful for sth. 对……心怀感激 她对邻居在她困难时给予的帮助表示感谢。 be thankful for/help/in time of trouble She was thankful to her neighbors for their help in time of trouble. 46

Summary 1 2 3 English Equivalents of Chinese Creative Application Pre-reading Text Writing Home Summary English Equivalents of Chinese 1 Creative Application of Typical Expressions 2 Further Application of Typical Patterns 3

English Equivalents of Chinese 1.自愿参军 2.祝某人平安 3.出发那天 4.感激某人的支持 5.一遍遍读某人的信 6.收到某人的回信 7.战争的艰苦岁月里 8.从未减少过 9.谢绝某人的要求 10.解释反对的理由 to volunteer for military service to wish sb. safety on the day of departure to appreciate sb’s support to read sb’s letter again and again to receive sb’s reply during the difficult days of war without decrease to decline one’s request to explain one’s objection 48

English Equivalents of Chinese 11.可以自由做某事 12.感到与某人有联系 13.立刻 14.犹如春天般生气盎然 15.嘴角露出笑容 16.与某人同路 17.向某人靠进一步 18.一位四十好几的女人 19.让别人认出他 20.因某事而感激某人 to be free to do sth. to feel a connection with sb. right away like springtime comes alive smile forms on one’s lips to go sb’s way to make one step closer to sb. a woman well past forty to identify him to others to be thankful to sb. for sth. 49

Creative Application of Expressions 注视 / 盯着 禁止……做 …… 把……压缩成…… 对……的渴望 克制……的冲动 to focus one’s eyesight on to forbid… from… to compress… into… to long for… to resist the urge to… 50

他的学习效率很高，因为他能够在课堂上全神贯注地听讲。 将注意力集中在…… 将思想集中在…… 将精力集中在…… focus one’s attention on focus one’s mind on focus one’s energy on 他的学习效率很高，因为他能够在课堂上全神贯注地听讲。 be efficient in sth. / in class / the lecture He is very efficient in learning, for he can focus all his attention on the lecture in class. 51

学生在宿舍里吸烟的情况屡禁不止，这让校方极为头疼。 to ban … from… to prohibit … from… to prevent … from… to hinder … from… 明令禁止······做······ 禁止······做······ 阻止······做······ 阻碍······做······ 学生在宿舍里吸烟的情况屡禁不止，这让校方极为头疼。 in the dormitories / fail again and again to do sth. / a great headache for sb. It is a great headache for the school to fail again and again to forbid the students from smoking in dormitories. 52

让学生用几句话来概括文章极有助于培养他们的写作技能。 convert …into … turn …into … condense …into … mould …into … 将······转化为······: 将······变成······: 将······凝练成······: 将······调教成······: 让学生用几句话来概括文章极有助于培养他们的写作技能。 a few sentences / condense …into … / be of much help to sth. / cultivation of sth. It is of much help to the cultivation of the students’ writing skill to ask them to condense articles into a few sentences. 53

什么也比不上人们追求错了人生目标更糟糕。 to thirst / yearn for to seek / search for to hope / wish for to strive / struggle for 渴望，渴求 寻求，追求 期盼, 盼望 为······奋斗 什么也比不上人们追求错了人生目标更糟糕。 be worse than the fact that … / seek for a wrong life goal Nothing is worse than the fact that one has sought for a wrong life goal. 54

abuse one’s power / step on the way to crime to resist the impulse to to resist the desire to to resist the temptation to to resist the pressure to 克制······的冲动: 克制······的欲望: 抑制······的诱惑: 顶住······的压力 一些官员经不住滥用职权的诱惑，从而走上了犯罪的道路。 abuse one’s power / step on the way to crime Some officials couldn’t resist the temptation to abuse their power, thus stepping on the way to crime. 55

Further Application of Patterns 1.表述“某人或物的与众不同” 2.表述“某人对某事正反面的看法及结论 ” 3.表述“对某事的联想或感悟 ” While all people/sth.…, sb./sth. is the only person/one to do sth. else. Suppose… sb. would do sth. Suppose… (opposite to the previous), sb. would do sth. else. Either way, sb. would… Sth. will be sth. + adj., sth. perhaps even more / less+ adj. than sth. else … 56

people present / be discontented with sth. / the move / tell the truth 尽管所有在场的人都对这一举措不满，但他是唯一说真话的人。 people present / be discontented with sth. / the move / tell the truth While all the people present are discontented with the move, he is the only one to tell the truth. 57

假如他辞去工作，他将丧失经济来源。假如他留在公司，他将继续承受许多不公正待遇。不论哪种情况，他都将感到很难过。 quit the job/ lose the source of income/ remain in the company/ continue to/ suffer from/ unfair treatment/ feel unhappy Suppose he quits the present job. He would lose the source of income. Suppose he remains in the company. He would continue to suffer from many unfair treatments. Either way, he would feel unhappy. 58

他的过去不堪回首，但这可能是比任何东西都不易忘却的事情——一次他将在未来的生活中永远汲取的沉痛教训。 be unbearable to recall / less forgettable than sth. / learn from a bitter lesson His past is unbearable to recall, but something perhaps less forgettable than anything else—a bitter lesson from which he will always learn in the life to come. 59

Writing Skills Writing Skills Writing Skills Writing Skills Pre-reading Text Summary Home Writing Skills Writing Skills Writing Skills Writing Skills Writing Skills Basic Sentence Patterns A Point of View Supported by reasons Practical Writing

Basic Sentence Patterns Writing—Basic Sentence Patterns Basic Sentence Patterns ① Subject + Link Verb + Predicative (主+系+表) ② Subject + Intransitive Verb (主+谓) ③ Subject + Transitive Verb + Object (主+谓+宾) ④ Subject + Transitive Verb + Indirect Object + Direct Object (主+谓+间宾+直宾) ⑤ Subject + Transitive Verb + Object + Complement (主+谓+宾+补)

II. A Point of View Supported by reasons Writing—Cause and Effect Writing II. A Point of View Supported by reasons The passage includes some paragraphs in which the writer has presented a point of view which is supported by reasons.

Topic: A general point of view is presented at the beginning of the paragraph. Reason 1: Next comes the first reason to explain the viewpoint. Reason 2: The second reason is provided to explain the general point of view. Reason 3: If possible, more reasons are stated to illustrate the point.

Sample Writing—Cause and Effect Writing But when he asked her for a photo, she declined his request. (Topic) She explained her objection: “If your feelings for me have any reality, any honest basis, what I look like won’t matter. (Reason 1) Suppose I’m beautiful. I’d always be bothered by the feeling that you loved me for my beauty, and that kind of love would disgust me. (Reason 2)

Sample Writing—Cause and Effect Writing Suppose I’m plain. Then I’d always fear you were writing to me only because you were lonely and had no one else. (Reason 3) Either way, I would forbid myself from loving you. When you come to New York and you see me, then you can make your decision. Remember, both of us are free to stop or to go on after that—if that’s what we choose ...” (Reason 4)

Writing—Cause and Effect Writing Writing Task Directions: Look at the outline and the sample paragraph of a point of view supported by reasons. For your reference

Writing—Cause and Effect Writing Writing Task Point of view: Foreign students with financial problems have to find jobs. Reason 1: work their way through school Reason 2: no financial support from their families Reason 3: unexpected expenses Reason 4: take care of the expensive medical charge For your reference

(For reference) Writing—Cause and Effect Writing Foreign students with financial problems have to find jobs. (Topic) Without some income, it is very difficult to continue their studies and they have to work their way through their education. (Reason 1) When abroad, there are many unexpected expenses that they have to pay. (Reason 2) Foreign students without medical insurance will find their situation even worse when they unfortunately fall ill. (Reason 3) They have to take care of the expensive medical charge on their own. (Reason 4)

Reasons:1) __________________. 2) __________________. Writing—Cause and Effect Writing Point of view: Parents have to save a large amount of money for their children to study abroad. . Reasons:1) __________________. 2) __________________. 3) __________________. … For your reference

Writing—Cause and Effect Writing (For reference ) Parents have to save a large amount of money for their children to study abroad. Apart from the international flight, they have to pay for their daily expenses, such as food, shelter, entertainment, long-distance telephone calls, and clothing. In addition, the children should have some money ready to cover unexpected expenses.

III. Practical Writing: A Love Letter Writing—Practical Writing III. Practical Writing: A Love Letter A Love Letter One of the best ways to convey exactly how you feel about someone is through written words. When it comes to love, spill your heart onto a piece of paper. Whether through a one-line sentiment, a poem, or some prose—let them know how you feel!

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