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Unit 2 A life's work
Section Ⅱ Starting out & Understanding ideas
单词清障
阅读词汇
1. lens n.__________________________
(照相机、摄像机的)镜头
2. faraway adj.________
遥远的
3. craft n.________________________
(某一行业所需的)技能
4. anthropologist n.__________
人类学家
写作词汇
1. _____v.(使)摆好姿势
pose
2. ________n.食品杂货店
grocery
3. _________n.名人,明星
celebrity
拓展词汇
1. __________n.着迷,迷恋→fascinate v.深深吸引;迷住→fascinated adj.入迷的;
极感兴趣的→fascinating adj.极有吸引力的;迷人的;极其有趣的
fascination
2. ________n.时尚→fashionable adj.流行的;时兴的→fashionably adv.流行地;时
兴地;时髦地
fashion
3. _____________adj.不复杂的,简单的;单纯的→complicated adj.难懂的;复杂
的
uncomplicated
Ⅲ.短语筑基
1. 为……摆好姿势_________
pose for
2. 广泛的;各种各样的________________
a wide range of
3. 像……一样多___________
as much as
4. 对……的热爱/奉献___________
devotion to
5. 把……投入……__________
put...into...
6. 不管,不顾____________
regardless of
7. ……的方式/方法______________
an approach to
8. 对……的酷爱_____________
a passion for
9. nothing more than______________
只不过;仅仅
10. fascination with__________________
对……的着迷/迷恋
11. not once________________
从未,从来没有
12. pass away______
去世
句型初探
1 句型公式:强调句型
教材原句:...and it was within their reality that Cunningham saw both beauty and
potential.
句式仿写:正是因为恶劣的天气,这场篮球比赛不得不推迟。
________________________________ the basketball match had to be put off.
It was because of bad weather that
2 句型公式:no matter how引导的让步状语从句
教材原句:He...would not be bought by anyone, no matter how many free
clothes or flights to faraway destinations he was offered.
句式仿写:不论你多了解这个城市,都容易迷路。
____________________________________, it is easy to get lost.
No matter how well you know this city
Ⅰ.文本理解
Reading for the main idea.
What's the main idea of the text
The text introduces Bill Cunningham's life as ______________.
a photographer
Reading for the structure.
Fill in the form with proper words.
Life Behind the Lens
Para. 1-2 A brief introduction to Bill Cunningham
Para. 3-4 Bill Cunningham's 1. ___________________ and devotion to
photography
Para. 5-6 Bill Cunningham's lifestyle and 2. ___________
Para. 7 Bill Cunningham was a fashion 3. ____________, a “cultural
anthropologist”, an observer and a worker.
beliefs about fashion
philosophy
photographer
Reading for the details.
Choose the best answer according to the text.
1. Why did the author say people might think Cunningham was unremarkable
when they saw him ( )
A
A. He looked too ordinary.
B. He liked riding an ordinary bicycle.
C. He loved wearing ordinary clothes.
D. He always took photos of ordinary people.
2. What was Cunningham's attitude to money ( )
C
A. Money is the most expensive thing. B. Money is the most important thing.
C. Money is the cheapest thing. D. Money is the most valuable thing.
3. What would Cunningham do if he went to a celebrity party ( )
C
A. He would accept the benefits offered to him.
B. He would get many free clothes.
C. He would work rather than have fun.
D. He would look for freedom there.
Reading for thinking.
What can you learn from Bill Cunningham
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
______________
Although Bill Cunningham was a famous photographer, he lived a simple life. He devoted his time to his career. As students, we should focus on our studies and work hard.
Ⅲ.课文回顾
Bill Cunningham was an ordinary-looking man and one of the most important
American 1. _____________(photographer) of the last 50 years. Every member
of New York's wealthy high society wanted nothing more than 2. ________(pose)
for him. He always used simple, 3. _________(relative) cheap cameras and
took all his pictures on the streets of New York. He liked to photograph ordinary
people as much as VIPs and found inspiration 4. _______others could not, in
simple, everyday scenes. These scenes were real and Cunningham could see
beauty and potential within their 5. _______(real).
Cunningham was devoted 6. ___ photography. He would even stay outside in
a storm, not coming back 7. _____ he knew he had the right photos. This
devotion and hard work is reflected within his photos.
photographers
to pose
relatively
where
reality
to
until
Although he was a world-famous fashion photographer, Cunningham lived a
simple life and never accepted the benefits 8. _______(offer) to him. He
thought “Money is the cheapest thing,” and “Freedom is the most expensive.”
At the age of 87 he 9. _______(pass) away and he had been working
right up until his last illness. His hard work made him more than a fashion
photographer. He was 10. ____ observer, and not one of the observed, a worker
not a star—and this was how he wanted it.
offered
passed
an
Ⅱ.难句突破
1. Although he always knew where fashionable parties and events were happening,
Cunningham liked to photograph ordinary people in the poor Bronx as much as
VIPs in rich Manhattan.
【译文】虽然坎宁安一直知道时尚聚会和大型活动举办的地点,但无论是对于在
贫穷的布朗克斯拍摄普通人,还是在富裕的曼哈顿拍摄贵宾,他都同样喜欢。
【分析】本句为主从复合句。句中Although引导__________从句,从句中where引
导______从句。主句中的as much as 意为“像……一样多”。
让步状语
宾语
2. Through his fascination with what people were wearing, and not who they
were, he opened the doors of fashion to everyone—fashion as he saw it belonged
to the people, not just to high society and big brands.
【译文】他用自己迷恋的对象——关注人们穿什么,而不是他们是谁——向所有人
打开了时尚的大门。在他看来,时尚属于民众,而不仅仅属于上流社会和大品牌。
【分析】Through his fascination...they were为介词短语作______,with后面是由
what和who引导的并列的______从句。
状语
宾语
1 nothing more than 仅仅,只不过
情境佳句
①Some people may think that a garden is nothing more than trees, flowers, patterns and masses of colors.
一些人可能认为花园不过是树木、花朵、图案和大量的颜色。
②He is more kind than wise.
与其说他聪明,不如说他善良。
③He was a kid really, not more than eighteen or nineteen.
他实际上还是个孩子,不过十八九岁。
归纳拓展
more than(+数词) 多于,超过;(+名词)不仅仅;(+形容词)非常,很
no more than仅仅,不过
no more...than...不比……更……
not more than不超过;至多
more...than...与其……倒不如……(强调more后面的内容,表示同一个人或事物的两种特征的对比,more和than后接形容词或副词的原级、名词、介词短语等)
学以致用
[完成句子]
① 在最初的日子里,这个机场不过是一片草地。
In its earliest days, the airport _________________________________.
was nothing more than a grass field
② 与其说她是教授,不如说她是作家。
She is ____________________________.
more a writer than a professor
③ 这个问题并不比那个问题更难。
This question is _____________________________.
no more difficult than that one
2 pose v.(使)摆好姿势;冒充,假扮;提出;造成(威胁等) n.姿势
情境佳句
①And yet every member of New York's wealthy high society wanted nothing more than to pose for this man.(教材原句)
然而,纽约富裕的上流社会中每个人都只想为他摆好姿势(并请他拍照)。
②The thief posed as a chimney sweeper to enter the house.小偷冒充烟囱清扫工人进入了房子。
③The task poses no special threat.
这项任务不会造成特别的威胁。
归纳拓展
(1)pose for为……摆好姿势
pose as冒充;假扮
pose a question 提出一个问题
pose no threat/challenge/danger/risk不构成威胁/挑战/危险/风险
(2)adopt a(n)...pose摆出……的姿势
学以致用
[单句语法填空/单句写作]
① Before going into their meeting, the six foreign ministers posed ____
photographs.
for
② The reporter entered the building posing ___ a clerk.
as
③ 他摆了个悠闲的姿势拍照。
_______________________________________
He adopted a relaxed pose for the camera.
3 a wide range of广泛的;各种各样的
情境佳句
①Nor was it a wide range of contacts and connections.(教材原句)
也不是因为他交友广泛,识人无数。
②The price of the car ranges from 20,000 dollars to 30,000 dollars, which is within/in his price range, so he decides to buy it at once.
这辆汽车的价格在2万到3万美元之间,这在他能承受的价格范围内,所以他决定马上买下来。
③The cat stayed well out of range of the children.
这只猫离孩子们远远的。
归纳拓展
(1)range n.一系列;范围;山脉
within/out of range (of sth.)在可及的范围内/超出……的范围
within/in one's price range在某人能承受的价格范围内
(2)range v.排列;变化;包括(从……到……)之间的各类事物
range from...to...在……到……范围内变动
range between...and...在……和……之间变动
学以致用
[单句语法填空/完成句子/句式升级]
① The national park has a large collection of wildlife, ________(range) from
butterflies to elephants.
ranging
② 这家餐厅因其适合所有人口味的各种食物而受欢迎。
The restaurant has become popular for _____________________ that suit all
people's tastes.
a wide range of foods
③ He has all kinds of interests and they range from swimming to listening to
music.
→He has ________________ interests, ____________________________________
_____.(同义词转换;现在分词短语作定语)
a wide range of
ranging from swimming to listening to music
4 强调句型
情境佳句
①In a word, it is polite words that will make your life become convenient.
总之,礼貌用语会使你的生活变得方便。
②It was not until the area was seriously polluted that they realized that it was high time to take action to stop pollution.
直到这个地方被严重污染了他们才认识到该采取行动阻止污染了。
③Where is it that you want to go when you are finally able to do so 当你终于可以这么做的时候,你想要去哪里?
归纳拓展
(1)强调句型的基本结构为:It is/was+被强调部分+that/who+其他部分(若被强调的是人,可用that或who;除此以外,一律用that)。另外要注意:强调句型不能用来强调谓语动词,对谓语动词的强调一般是在动词前加do/does/did。
(2)强调句的一般疑问句结构为:Is/Was it+被强调部分+that/who...
(3)强调句的特殊疑问句结构为:特殊疑问词+is/was it+that...
(4)对not...until...结构中的时间状语(从句)进行强调时的结构为:It is/was not until+被强调部分+that+其他部分。
学以致用
[完成句子/句式升级]
① 你昨天在街上遇见的是李雷的哥哥。
_____________________________ you met in the street yesterday.
It was Li Lei's brother who/that
② 我现在不怎么运动,但我年轻一些的时候确实经常踢足球。
I don't take much exercise now, __________________________ when I was
younger.
but I did play football often
③ I didn't realize this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its
weather until I came here.
→________________________________________ this place was famous for not
only its beauty but also its weather.(强调句)
It was not until I came here that I realized
5 fascination n.着迷,迷恋
情境佳句
①The students were fascinated by his story.
学生们都对他的故事极感兴趣。
②Old castles hold a certain strange fascination for me.
旧城堡对我具有某种奇特的吸引力。
③The girls listened in fascination.女孩们入迷地听着。
归纳拓展
(1)hold a fascination for sb.对某人有吸引力
fascination with...对……的着迷
in fascination入迷地
(2)fascinate v.深深吸引;迷住
(3)fascinated adj.极感兴趣的;入迷的
be fascinated by对……着迷;对……极感兴趣
(4)fascinating adj.极有吸引力的;迷人的
学以致用
[单句语法填空/完成句子]
① I've had a lifelong fascination _____ the sea and small boats.
with
② The children were fascinated ____ the toys in the shop window.
by
③ The book was so __________(fascinate) that I was totally absorbed in it.
fascinating
④ 我想将我对历史的着迷以一种富有创造力的方式加以运用。
I want to use _________________________ in a creative way.
my fascination with history
6 an approach to……的方式/方法
情境佳句
①Although he was a world-famous fashion photographer, Cunningham's approach to life was uncomplicated.(教材原句)
虽然坎宁安是一位世界著名的时尚摄影师,但他的生活方式却并不复杂。
②As you approach the town, you'll see the college on the left.你快到市镇时就可以看见左边的学院。
③The horse became frightened at the approach of the train.那匹马在火车靠近时受到了惊吓。
归纳拓展
(1)approach n.接近;通路;方法
at the approach of...在……临近的时候
the approach to...通往……的道路
(2)approach v.接近;靠近;走近;接洽
approach sth.靠近/接近某物
with...approaching随着……的临近
名师点津
“(做)……的方法”的搭配有:
the approach to (doing) sth.
the way to do/of (doing) sth.
the means of (doing) sth.
the method of/for (doing) sth.
学以致用
[单句语法填空/句式升级/同义句转换]
① The job market has changed and our approach to _______(find) work must
change as well.
finding
② All the approaches ___ the airport were blocked by the police yesterday.
to
③ As the summer vacation is approaching, I'm planning to travel to many
famous tourist attractions.
→___________________________________, I'm planning to travel to many
famous tourist attractions.(with复合结构)
→_____________________________________, I'm planning to travel to many
famous tourist attractions.(approach n.)
With the summer vacation approaching
At the approach of the summer vacation
thanks