English for Graduate Students : English for Graduate Students 清华大学
徐燕红 副教授
Xu Yanhong
Associate Professor of English
Tsinghua University
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徐燕红 副教授
Text Book : Text Book
1. Active English for Postgraduates (Reading & Writing) 《当代研究生英语》（读写教程）
2. Face to Face: an English Listening & Speaking Course 《听说教程》
Final Test : Final Test
Structure & Vocabulary (20%)
Cloze (10%)
Reading (5 passages ×4 or 4 passages ×5 , 40%)
Translation (15% )
Writing (15%)
考试时间：
7月 18日（下午2：00-4：30） 150分钟
Lecture Plan : Lecture Plan 1 – Introduction; Unit 1 7 – Unit 9
2 – Unit 3 8 – Unit Review
3 – Unit 4 Face to Face
4 – Unit 6 1,2,3,4,5,7,9,12,,13,14,15
5 – Unit 7
6 – Unit 8
Plus materials for listening and speaking
from Face to Face & two units for each class
《听说教程》每次课两单元
Lecture 01 : Lecture 01
Introduction
Guidelines : Guidelines 1. Performance vs. Examination-orientated Learning
traditional approach: to centre upon examination; study text English, classroom English (artificial English)
2. Grammatical Correctness vs. ‘Homemade English’
To standardize/polish English (decent; elegant)
3. Communication vs. ‘Vocabulary + Grammatical Rules’ Approach (Communicative Appropriateness)
Traditional approach: vocabulary & grammar; new approach: communication, to develop communication skills (genuine language)
Distinguished (adj.)
Reporter / journalist: open-minded; outspoken; creative
Editor; TV host/hostess; talk show host/hostess
Silence is gold.
Course Description : Course Description Zero in on the target!
Target:
Learn to communicate successfully in English.
Improve communication skills in different situations.
What is Communication? : What is Communication? 1. A two-way process:
(message) sender-receiver relationship
(two partners involved in a communicative process)
2. An interactive process:
express oneself
make the partner understand
get the response from the partner
A list of some of the main reasons for communicating : A list of some of the main reasons for communicating Giving or asking for factual information.
Expressing what you think or finding out what someone else thinks.
Expressing what you feel and finding out what someone else feels. (pleasure, displeasure, liking, not liking, satisfaction or dissatisfaction, disappointment, worry, sympathy, gratitude, or desire)
Expressing what you think is right or wrong
Apologizing to or forgiving someone
Organizing someone by giving suggestions, advice, persuasion, order, etc
Being sociable (greetings, introduction)
Lecture 02 : Lecture 02
Let You Dreams Come True
To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs I : To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs I Avoid negative sources, people, places, things and habits.
Believe in yourself.
Consider things from every angle.
Don’t give up, and don’t give in.
To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs II : To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs II Enjoy life today; yesterday is gone and tomorrow may never come.
Family and friends are hidden treasures. Seek them and enjoy their riches.
Give more than you planned to give.
To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs III : To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs III Hang onto your dreams.
Ignore those who try to discourage you.
Just do it!
Keep on trying. No matter how hard it seems, it will get easier.
Love yourself first and most.
To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs IV : To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs IV Make it happen.
Never lie, cheat, or steal. Always strike a fair deal.
Open your eyes and see things as they really are.
Practice makes perfect.
Quitters never win, and winners never quit.
To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs V : To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs V Read, study and learn about everything important in your life.
Stop procrastinating.
Take control of your own destiny.
Understand yourself in order to better understand others.
To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs VI : To Achieve You Dreams, Remember You ABCs VI Visualize it.
Want it more than anything.
Accelerate your efforts.
You are unique of all of God’s creations. Nothing can replace you.
Zero in on your target, and go for it.
Supplementary Expressions : Supplementary Expressions CV: curriculum vitae
Resume
What’s your marital status?
single, married, divorced
engaged, separated
Presentation : Presentation choose a topic
deliver a speech (3-5 minutes)
discussion
Topics:
mass media
English as an international language
American culture; cultural shock
cross-cultural communication
Lecture 1 : Lecture 1 Unit 1 – A cyberspace: if you don’t love it, leave it
Homework – P16 II: B; P17 III; P18 IV
Key to homework : Key to homework P16 II: B
acbdb bcacd
Leave me alone. (Don’t bother me.)
On duty; off duty
on leave (on sick leave; on vacation leave)
The Graduate School offers MPA/JM program. (courses)
Would you please do me a favor? (do sb a favor)
hug (n&v)
give sb a hug; hug sb
give sb a kiss; kiss sb
prefer (v)
prefer sth to sth; prefer to do sth;to have preference for sth
Tax is imposed on all citizens.
Slide23 : Word study: cost, pay, charge…
1). This pair of shoes cost me 200 yuan.（花费）
… cost sb (some money)（花费…多少钱）
My graduate education cost me RMB 49,000.
2). I paid 200 yuan for this pair of shoes.（支付）
… pay (some money) for sth （为…支付…）
I paid RMB49, 000 for my graduate education.
3). They charged 200 yuan for this pair of shoes.（索要）
…charge (some money) for sth（就…索要）
– How much do you charge for this pair of shoes?
– I/We charge 200 yuan for this pair of shoes.
…charge sb (some money) for sth（就…向…索要）
e.g. They charged me 200 yuan for this pair of shoes.
The Graduate School charged me RMB 49,000 for my education.
Slide24 : bill sb for sth（要求…为…付帐）
e.g. My telephone company bills me every month.
e.g. They bill me for electricity very month.
afford sth; afford to do sth
e.g. I can't afford three weeks away from work.
e.g. I can’t afford to buy a car.
fee
a membership fee; a license fee; a tuition fee; application fee; admission fee
Tax; personal income tax (after-tax income/salary)
Our government is from the people, for the people and by the people.
Slide25 : on leave; on duty; on holiday/sick leave
set sb’s eyes on sth
set aside; put away
to open an account; to deposit money in sb’s account;
to withdraw money from sb’s account
account book; account number; debit card; credit card
identity card; driver’s license; pass
employee’s card (working identity card)
Slide26 : P17 III
exactly as that
won annually by
they virtual because
simply across still
even concern response
access to led
between place
sb win a prize; sth win sb a prize
concern about sth
lead sb to do sth
Highly-endanger group
Slide27 : Love it or leave it. (idiom)
If you don’t love it, leave it.
The rules of the game (observe)
It’s a small world.
The world is getting smaller.
The world has turned into a global village.
International travel (a common thing)
Jet set: a group of people who travel regularly between different countries (businessmen, business leaders, bankers, security dealers/agents, politicians, pop stars, UN officials, etc)
UN: the United Nations (member states)
EU: the European Union
Lawyers, judges, police officers, civil servants / officials
Don’t bother me. Leave me alone.
Slide28 : Para. 1
psyche (n.)
– A young woman who loved and was loved by Eros and was united with him after Aphrodite's jealousy was overcome. She subsequently became the personification of the soul. (from Greek Mythology)
普绪客一个爱上爱神厄洛斯或为他所爱的年轻女子，在阿芙洛蒂特的嫉妒心消除之后，他们俩结为夫妇她后来成了灵魂的化身
– human soul and spirit; human mind 心灵
hanker after
America is a spacious country.
Slide29 : Para. 2
cyberspace:
formally a playground for computer fans;
now is getting popular with people from different backgrounds.
Fill a form
Marital status: single, married, divorced
(engaged, separated, widowed)
Flirt (v): flirt with sb
What’s your hobby?
My hobby is: chasing after girls, flirting with good-looking boys.
Chinese-Americans: American-born Chinese
(ABC, banana man)
A pretty girl with blond hair and blue eyes
Slide30 : flirt (v)
flirt with sb / each other
flirtatious (adj.)
a flirtatious man / woman
fill in a form
Marital status: single, married (divorced)
a fake single
MBA: married but available / apart
atypical pneumonia
Slide31 : Para. 3
The nature of cyberspace: the metaphor of real estate, as an intellectual, legal, artificial environment constructed on top of land.
A real estate businessman
(salesman)
Mall: a covered place
Seiga Electronic Mall
Slide32 : Para. 4
Cyberspace: a giant and unbounded world of virtual real estate. (more than a nasty place)
To capture public attention (a charming guy, public figure)
PR officers (Public Relation)
NBA: National Basketball Association
Players’ image
Sports star
(would-be) high-ranking official
Pornographic (adj.): porno
pornography (n.): porn
Slide33 : Para. 5
Cyberspace is a voluntary destination. People can choose where to go and what to see.
Slide34 : Para. 6, 7, 8 & 9
Para. 6
define cyberspace
Para. 7
e-mail which is private and consensual
Para. 8
information & entertainment services (sent to you on the condition of being requested)
Para. 9
“real” communities – groups of people who communicate among themselves. (like bars, restaurants or bathhouses)
Slide35 : Para. 10 & 11
Para. 10
In cyberspace, people with like-minded interests band together. (People with similar interests and tastes form a community in cyberspace, and these people communicate among themselves.)
like-minded: having similar tastes or opinions
hip (adj.): fashionable; trendy; up-to-date
hippie: rebellious young people in 60s
yuppie: young, urban professionals
BoBo: bohemian bourgeois (low-profiled)
Petit bourgeois
Bohemian: artistic, intellectual, rebellious
Para. 11
In cyberspace, communities are chosen by the users, not forced on them by accidents of geography.
Cyberspace gives individuals a choice: love it or leave it.
be/get stuck: be unable to escape
sign off: leave
Slide36 : Para. 12
The trend of future development of cyberspace: new communities can be formed; some old ones may survive, and others wither away (market-style evolution of governance).
Global village: a nice dream but impossible to manage.
Regional conflicts
Slide37 : Para. 13 – 16
Para. 13
Cyberspace communities will put in their own government apart from the terrestrial government.
Para. 14
Cyberspace participants should find solutions to its problem. (by using labels)
Para. 15
Labeling services are produced by private enterprises and local groups.
fanfare
– a loud flourish of brass instruments, especially trumpets
号曲响亮的铜管乐声，尤指号角
– a spectacular public display 炫耀在公众前炫耀
Para. 16
Cyberspace is not a perfect place; however, it’s a place where we have individual choice & individual responsibility.
Face to Face Unit 1 Family : Face to Face Unit 1 Family Listening comprehension
P5 3: cultural differences between an Indian family and a British one
Slide39 : Vocabulary
grandparent great-grandparent
ex-husband ex-girlfriend
half brother adopted son
stepmother brother-in-law
twin sister twin brother
a nuclear family an extended family
to have four generations under one roof
Slide40 : Words for household chores:
clean the house dust the furniture
set the table take out the trash
make the beds do the shopping
vacuum, sweep, mop the floors
make, fix, prepare, cook meals
do/wash the dishes do the laundry
fix things
take care of kids
Slide41 : Discussion:
What are generally the advantages of being close to one’s family? (P2 3)
2. What differences do you know between family life in China and that in the western countries? (P6 (6))
Slide42 : (mid-night) talk show
In China, family members are emotionally closer to each other.
In the oriental culture, we emphasize more on team powers. We prefer team players to individualists. (team spirit)
In the western culture, individualism is more emphasized.
(cultural differences)
one-child policy (We follow the one-child policy.)
Lecture 2 : Lecture 2 Unit 3 – The Case against Man
Homework – P69 II: B; P70 III; P71 IV
Key to homework : Key to homework A
uncovered concurred accompanies
frustrated stereotype switching
dismissed distracted adapted
assume probe subordinate
B
DABCA BCABC
Lifeguard
(TV series, Bay Watch; Beauty Watch; bathing beauty; bathing suit; business suit; uniform; evening dress, casual wear, sports wear, party wear – fancy dresses)
Anatomise; bathe; take a shower / bath; bathe
Slide45 : Be able to do sth
Be capable of sth/ doing sth
A skillful worker
Ability
Capability (capacity)
To spoil sb
(Food) get spoilt
Bilateral cooperation
Interact; interactivity
Slide46 : Retain; keep (retain / keep one’s title, position, office)
Get
Gain (gain / lose; gain /lose profits; profit-gaining; profit-losing)
Earn money (to earn a decent salary / an annual income of RMB 500,000 / USD 50,000)
Obtain (information)
Acquire (knowledge, a foreign language, a skill)
Get / acquire/ earn / receive a degree
Refrain from doing sth
Decline; reject
A dead man; a dying man
Slide47 : World War II (President Roosevelt; a disabled man; wheelchair)
Physical disability; Mental disability
Statesman; politician
Versatile (adj.);
survive (vt.) survive / sb
Survive a/an an earthquake / aircraft / catastrophe / financial crisis / depression
Reject; decline (decline an invitation)
SARS （Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
Casino (gambling: Macao, Las Vegas, Montreal, Copenhagen, etc )
Near-sighted (adj.); far-sighted (adj.);
a spoiled kid; spoiled food
Slide48 : III
Been raise spread out
dying of began caused
According to up to as
Unusual be linked to of course
However came into ranging
Raise; grow
Safari
Come into full flower
Range from … to …
Slide49 : III
viewed almost even
lower means reality
become like grow
proving status afford
faced necessarily disciplined
longer own schedule
taking until
Slide50 : P69 II: B
DABCA BCABC
(air crash)
P70 III
been raise spread out
dying of began caused
According to up to as
unusual be linked to of course
however came into ranging
range from… to…
The students of the MPA class range from government officials to (self-employed) businesspeople.
advanced English; a sense of frustration
Well-educated; a highly/well-paid job; well-established
(CEO: chief executive officer; chairman/president of board; middle-aged, well-educated, well-established man) Canto; Cantonese; dim sum (China Town)
Slide51 : It’s piece of cake. It’s a snap.
A snap decision (resign / quit one’s job)
El Nino year
A changeable weather
Celebrity; celebrities (adore movie stars, sports stars, pop stars, some politicians, TV host / hostess, etc)
The Royal family
Vietnam
She’s in her late twenties.
Be in sb’s early / mid / late twenties
Globe
Globalization; economic globalization;
cultural globalization; an age of globalization
Jet set; jet lag
Buy an airline ticket at a discount; business class; economy class; check-in; have your check-in luggage weighed; hand luggage; passenger; stewardess; steward; (flight attendant: unisex; chairperson); departure hall; arrival hall; flight number; security gate; ID card (identification card); pass control; luggage reclaim; customs; (smuggling)
Slide52 : Bohemia bourgeois
Buoyancy
Explanations & Paraphrases : Explanations & Paraphrases to protect the environment; environmental protection
to increase people’s environmental awareness
ecology: the relation of plants and living creatures to each other and to their surroundings （生态）
an ecosystem: an ecological unit consisting of a group of plants and living creatures interacting with each other and with their surroundings （生态系统）
a species; several species
endangered species
Can you name some of the environmental problems we are facing? : Can you name some of the environmental problems we are facing? deforestation (caused by illegal logging)
soil erosion (caused by disappearance of forests)
desertification (caused by illegal logging, poor irrigation, overgrazing, industrialization, urbanization)
damaged ecosystems
endangered species
solid waste
water pollution
water shortages
acid rain
air pollution
(According to Time, 1999)
Sand storm
Slide55 : Para. 1
… an intricate web of life
web
– a complex, interconnected structure or arrangement
网络; 一种复杂的、互相联系的组织或安排
a web of telephone wires 电话线网络
… the intricate structure of a planet
intricate (adj.) 复杂的, 错综的, 难以理解的
synonymy: complex, complicated, confused, involved, perplexing
antonym: plain, simple
Slide56 : Para. 2 – 4
assume
the earth’s crust 地壳
evaporation 蒸发 condensation 凝结
solution 溶解 weathering 风化
various and complex life forms
Creation (Bible; God created the world. Creation; Christianity is a religious belief.)
Slide57 : Para. 5
inanimate (adj.)
– not having the qualities associated with active, living organisms; not animate; dead; nonliving无活力的不具备与活跃的、有生命的机体相关的一些特质的；无生气的
– not animated or energetic; dull
无生气的没有活力或精力的；枯燥的
animated (adj.)
– having life; alive; living 有生命的；活着的
– filled with activity, vigor, or spirit; lively
栩栩如生的充满活力、生机或精神的；栩栩如生的
– designed or constructed in the form of an animated cartoon
动画片的用动画片形式设计或编制的
Slide58 : Para. 6 – 8
in reverse
… one enormous intricately interrelated system
be composed of; be made up of; to consist of; to comprise
由…组成；由…构成
e.g. The committee is composed of / made up of / consists of / comprises 15 members.
constitute; make up; comprise 组成
e.g. 15 members constitute / make up / comprise the committee.
e.g. Many ethnic groups constitute / make up / comprise our nation.
life / biological chain
Slide59 : Para. 9 – 11
wear and tear (n.)
– loss, damage, or depreciation resulting from ordinary use and exposure
损耗由于正常使用和暴露造成的损失、毁坏或贬值
wear-proof; wear-resistant (adj.)
耐磨的, 抗磨的
multiply (v) 增殖; 繁殖, 增加
When animals have more food, they generally multiply faster.
动物如果吃得多，通常繁殖也快。
Slide60 : Para. 15
(translation)
Para. 20
(translation)
Massive weapons
Darwin: the theory of evolution
“The fittest survive.”
Social Darwinism
Slide61 : I prefer sunny, foggy, humid, cool, cold, warm weather.
We prefer warm and fine weather.
In Northern Europe, the weather tends to be cold and rainy/snowy. There is lack of sunshine.
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland (Norkia-land)
Iceland
Almost highest income, Highest income tax; highest suicide rate
People would feel depressed. (depression)
Slide62 : In an age of globalization, people are (closely) related to one another.
Oral interpretation
(small / social talk)
A: Your wife is very beautiful.
B: Where, where?
C: Everywhere.
(word by word translation)
Slide63 : We carry out one child policy in China.
(birth control)
People would die of starvation.
Gain / put on weight (junk food; high calories)
Fattie
I can hardly live up to my parents’ expectations.
Lecture 3 : Lecture 3 Unit 4 – The Future of English
Homework – P99 II: B; P101 III; P102 IV
Slide65 : (mandarin Chinese; Cantonese; mainland China
Peace-keeping troops)
Top ten
Top three
Slide66 : P84
Br English Am English
air plane
ticket office
karat
given name
tailpipe
pants; slacks (shorts)
line (n & v)
train station
highway; freeway; expressway (no traffic lights)
first floor
Slide67 : Br English
Mixed school (Boy’s school; girl’s school; finishing school)
(apple polisher; to polish one’s English)
Attend a summer language school in Canada
Graduation ceremony (commencement)
To hold wedding ceremony (wedding ring, wedding cake, wedding dress/gown, marriage license)
To divorce sb; get married; get divorced
British writer: John Milton (15th, 16th writer)
Paradise Lost; Paradise Regained
A British joke
Life (escalator)
Financial year
Fish monger (tropical fruits: mango, pine apple, coconut, durian, lichee)
Slide68 : Primary school
(junior high school, senior high school; high school lover)
Timber
Single ticket
Return ticket
Compulsory subject (optional subject)
Post graduate student (graduate school, law school)
Lorry / van (long vehicle; container)
Holiday
Key to homework : Key to homework P99 II: A
on up by in
behind behind through in
out in on in
by out up with
down off away in
Slide70 : P100 II: B
Prime time constantly
at regular intervals At arm’s length
come off got over
yielded put into operation
challenging resorts to
swarming with take in
(swarm with…)
Slide71 : P101 III
Former (the latter) among purpose
for serves strengthened
official majority
heavily similar extends
through limits adds
familiar ways and
ability as means
(control tower)
Perception
Heritage; world cultural heritage; legacy
The war broke out / took place.
Come into being; put into operation
Slide72 : the first/second half of the 19th century
the British Empire (the United Kingdom)
“In the British Empire, the sun never sets.”
The English Commonwealth
Colony (former colonial countries)
force sth upon sb
economic; economical; economy
Slide73 : British History
– a history of foreign invasions
the Celtic tribes in today’s England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
A.D. 43 – Roman occupation (the Roman Empire)
(Britain became a Roman province)
5th century A.D. – Anglo-Saxon period
(Germanic Tribes Angles, Saxons, & Jutes from North Europe, Vikings: Denmark, Sweden, Norway (Finland, Iceland))
Angles land – England
11th century – Norman conquest
(Normandy, a northern province in France, decedents of Norwegians)
15th & 16th centuries – Renaissance
(the rebirth of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations)
Slide74 : English – a language of foreign linguistic influences
Celtic (the native language of Britain)
Latin influence, Germanic influence, French influence
Indo-European language family: Latin (Italian, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Greek); Germanic language (German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Old English), Slavic language (Russian, Polish, etc); Indian language; Arabic language; Hebrew
Chinese (Tibet: Mount Everest; Shangri-la)
ironical tone
BrE (British English); AmE (American English)
Slide75 :
stream of consciousness
standardize (v)
the Atlantic ocean
Negative words:
scarcely, hardly, seldom, barely, rarely…
fail to do sth
Slide76 : National characteristics:
American – open, open-minded, advanced-looking, casual, liberal, humble, eloquent, materialistic, individualistic, aggressive, direct…
Mobile (a nation on the wheel)
Personal belongings: books, CDs, hi-fi, pet, computer, etc
(Anti abandoning pet campaign)
(I’ll quit. Pack one’s things and leave.)
(pack; unpack)
Polite (rude): Would you please shut your mouth up?
Talkative; eloquent
Englishman / European – conservative, stiff, arrogant, restrained, polite…
Slide77 : Chinese – compromising, humble / modest, sophisticated, practical, (idealistic,) honest, etc
vain
The grass is always greener on the other side of fence.
(bold)
Slide78 : Dear Professor Zhang,
We believe that you enjoy using the computer you’ve borrowed from the English Faculty. And you may continue to use it until next Monday (June 1).
Aggressive
Chinese American (citizenship)
Job applicant; job interview
Slide79 : a daily, a weekly
cheque (check)
ration, rational, rationalize, rationalization
(Latin influence)
standard, standardize, standardization
globe (n), global, globalize, globalization
pro-; anti-
the late Chairman Mao
Slide80 : loan words:
jeep, sofa, coffee, bus, taxi, radar, romantic, hysteria, truck, Internet, cool, clone, chocolate, ice cream,
Majio, Jiaozi, Tongfu, Kongfu, tea, Confucius
Slide81 : Native tongue
English-speaking community
Lower class, middle class, upper class
Middle class: upper middle class; lower middle class
Middle class community
A snobbish society
A best seller: Class（格调）
Fluent but wrong English
In an age of globalization, you should be a global communicator. (English)
You’re never too old to learn.
Slide82 : Be due to sth
Merchant; business person (unisex: good-looking)
Oscar Wilde: Well-dressed women and good-looking men
Fake beauty
(wear too much / heavy make-up, have a painted face)
Gay culture; lesbian culture
One shouldn’t be discriminated by his race, color, age, family background, sexual orientation. (Western culture)
(homosexual; heterosexual; bisexual)
Slide83 : I’m glad to meet you.
(French: Enchanté)
Holiday in Rome
Royalties and celebrities
Revolution (-tion)
Bald
A middle-age bald man
Bold
Slide84 : Recover from: get over
I’ve got over my homesickness.
Madam; sir
Sporting
Give in to
Novelty
The Pacific (Ocean); the Atlantic (Ocean)
The English: British English
Elizabeth I (15th – 16th century): Renaissance
The rebirth of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures/civilizations
Shakespeare (drama and sonnet, Romeo and Juliet: balcony)
(tragedies: King Lear, Othello, Hamlet, Macbeth)
(Shakespeare in Love; an Oscar-awarded film)
Elizabeth II
Slide85 : A small old-time European city: narrow, winding and cobbled streets with shops on both sides (fashion, food, fruit, fish shops), churches, houses with balconies, fountains, and gardens.
Slide86 : Package travel
the tourist attractions
Explore in a foreign country
Trend: take a year out to travel (a daydream)
(take a year out between school and university, between university and a new job)
Advantages:
Meet new, different people, get relaxed, enlarge your horizons, open your minds, enjoy life, eat different food,
(We live to eat. We eat to live.)
Disadvantages:
Lose your friends; become jobless, homeless, penniless; lose prospect for promotion
Tip: take a year out to travel when you’re young and have no ties.
Pick up odd jobs to cover your travelling expenses
Run a bar: enjoy life and cover one’s living expenses
Slide87 : Be cut off from the mainstream society/culture
(idealism for youth-hood; idealist)
Pick up a stable job with a handsome salary, establish a family, and buy a house and car (a middle-class life model)
Old hippie (loser)
Hippie: a rebellious young intellectual or artist (painter, musician, sculptor, photographer)
Yuppie: a young urban professional
Eastwood
Keep the purity of English
France and Germany:
Ask for directions (get lost)
Swarm
Resort to sth
Slide88 : At an interval of five days
At regular intervals
Daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly
Annual
The invasion of American culture in the worldwide
(Americanization; Californianization; Westernization)
(Orientalism; oriental fantasy)
(American dream)
Pro-American party; anti-American party
The late (the late Chairman Mao; the late Princess Diana)
Poet laureate
Core vocabulary
Slide89 : Cultural movement: Pure French
Face to Face Unit 2 Appearances : Face to Face Unit 2 Appearances Listening comprehension
P12 2; P13 4
Slide91 : Vocabulary
sleeveless top
short-sleeve long-sleeve
vest suit
shirt T-shirt
jeans leggings
pants shorts
loose pants with patch pockets
high-heels low-heeled shoes
platform shoes （松羔鞋） pumps（矮跟鞋）
sneakers sandals
socks（短袜） stockings（长筒袜）
work wear (uniform) sports wear
casual wear party wear
evening dresses (gowns)
Slide92 : Discussion:
What you wear is what you are.
It’s more important to dress comfortably than fashionably.
3. How would you describe your own taste in clothes?
(old-fashioned, conservative, formal, classic, fashionable, trendy, casual, informal, eccentric, unusual, fancy, shocking)
Oral Practice : Oral Practice
Oral Practice : Oral Practice
Unit 3 Personality Characteristics : Unit 3 Personality Characteristics Listening comprehension
P15 2; P18 2
Oral Practice : Oral Practice
Oral Practice : Oral Practice
Lecture 4 : Lecture 4 Unit 6 – Love in L.A.
Homework – P162 II: B; P162 III; P163 IV
Slide99 : P162 B
Signaled steer stand out
Stand up for secondary stand by
Steered pulled up pull into
Expire
Cloze
Reading knowledge because
To came imagine
Taken gazed with
When once in
And used thinking
Memory that no
Truly humor
Slide100 : At funeral, the priest says: from dust to dust, from ashes to ashes.
Christianity, the Creation (Bible)
God made Adam out of clay, giving him his fame and a breath of life.
God made Eve by picking a rib from Adam.
The Garden of Eden (Iraq) (immortality)
The Tree of Knowledge (the Tree of Good and Evil)
Expelled them from the Garden
The original sin
The Adam’s throat
Slide101 : Long time no see.
Long time no hear.
Slide102 : Brand names for famous cars: Rolls Royce, Lambourghinis, Porsche, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Cadillac, Volve, Buick, Honda, Skoda, VW, Citroën, Renault, Nissan, Toyota, Mazda, Audi, (Polo)
Their images in China?
Benz: expensive, comfortable, a symbol of success
Nissan: economical, of high quality, lasting, not energy-consuming
lorry, truck; container; van
car; private car; business car
world-class
A successful man; an established man (well-established)
Bug car; a broken car (fall apart)
Slide103 : smog = smoke + fog (a big, polluted city)
a stable job
jobless (adj.), unemployed, laid-off
between jobs, free lance, artist, act, actress
Knight; free-lance writer, free-lance reporter, free-lance designer, free-lance language instructor
air-conditioning; air-conditioner
evening dress
Director, film producer, script writer, photographer, costume designer, special effects designer, etc
tequila pop
fancy style of life
It occur to sb that…
What kind of life is a better life?
Ad: advertisement; commercial (commercial break)
Gown: evening dress
Slide104 : What kind of life is a better life?
Travelling around the world, go sightseeing in America, Europe (France – Paris, nightlife, perfume, food, fashion, arts, misty and sexy ladies; Italy – Rome, fashion shows, Venice, historic sites, food; Spain – women, bull show; Britain – London, theatre, royal life, palace, Buckingham Palace, Big Ben; Switzerland, chocolate, mountain-climbing; Holland – canal, windmill, tulip, Amsterdam)
Many friends: go party (party animal), sharing happiness, build up career connections
Shopping (buy expensive, fancy things – car, house, villa, town house, high-rise apartment, clothes
Vacation – Hawaii: lying on the beach, get relaxed, get suntanned, watch beach beauty; Switzerland: skiing
Eating – French cuisine, Italian cuisine, Chinese cuisine
Slide105 : Purchase (v); purchasing a professional basketball team; buying and selling companies, shoot a movie or a TV series, sponsor a game (Olympic Games; Asian Olympic Games), buy a club
run for the mayor, president, etc
Donation: donate money to an organization, to benefit the society
Found a university
Slide106 : He was imagining, daydreaming.
Slide107 : kind of = kinda
b.s. (bullshit) street talk
hip: fashionable, trendy
Venezuela: a country people value their appearances
a home to Miss World
Girls attend beauty schools.
Finishing school (help young girls to be more good-mannered, accomplished, language skills, being sociable, the goal is to help them marry up)
Husband-hunter; men/women killer
An excuse to deny sb’s invitation:
I’ve been busy recently.
My work has been keeping me busy.
A tip for dealing with people: offer a hand-shake
drive (driveway)
Slide108 : He is smart.
He seems/sounds/looks/appears smart.
He was genuine.
He sounded genuine.
Slide109 : Use adjectives to describe Jake and Mariana:
Jake:
easy-going, irresponsible, giddy, clever, careless, not serious, not hard-working, talkative, sociable, sophisticated, (speak with a playful tone)
Mariana:
good-natured, good-mannered, polite, cautious, friendly, quiet, serious, timid, shy, less sociable, careful
Slide110 : Make up
To wear make-up
She often wears heavy make-up. (to paint one’s face)
Unit 4 Friendship : Unit 4 Friendship Listening comprehension
P23 2; P26 3
Oral Practice : Oral Practice P23 1: What do you think of friendship?
Friends should be close in age.
Friends should share the same beliefs and values.
Friends should come from similar family background.
Friends should have more or less the same personalities.
Friends should enjoy doing the same kind of things.
Friends should have the same educational background.
Slide113 : Good friends are hard to find, harder to leave, and impossible to forget.
A good friend should cheer you up when you are feeling down.
In prosperity, our friends know us; in adversity, we know our friends.
A friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
A friend is one who accepts me as I am.
A friend is one you look up to in some way and yet you can be critical of.
A friend is one who knows you and loves you just he same.
A friend in need is a friend indeed.
Slide114 : Bosom friends
Congenial friends
Close friends
Intimate friends
One’s confidant
A circle of friends
Slide115 : Valuable sayings:
Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
If someone betrays you one, it is his fault; if he betrays you twice, it is your fault.
Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is mystery. Today is a gift.
Show your friends how much you care.
Unit 5 Famous people : Unit 5 Famous people Listening comprehension
P30 3, 4; P31 2
P31 1: What are your guiding principles in life?
(written exercise)
Oral Practice : Oral Practice P31 1: What do you think a role model should like?
Good qualities:
Hardworking, handsome, well-dressed, intelligent, skillful, beautiful, creative, caring, athletic, friendly, kind, neat, rich, dedicated, determined, popular, professional, etc
Michael Jordan (Airman)
Oral Practice : Oral Practice P31 1: What are your guiding principles in life?
Timeless
Keep young in one’s heart
(keep a young look)
Lecture 5 : Lecture 5 Unit 7 – Entropy
Homework – P191 II: B; P192 III; P193 IV
Key : Key P191 B
dbcab cadbc
Cc
Well-educated well-equipped
Well-dressed well-established
Well-paid low-paid
Well-informed well-fed
Canteen
Rebellious, revolutionary (class strike)
Slide121 : P192 III
Having to means without
Yet insists on believing in
Spends to say in a sense
While implies denies
Hard take up was urged
Gay or straight man, lesbian
(sexual orientation)
People shouldn’t be discriminated by their race / family background / age / gender / sexual orientation.
(sue sb ) to get compensation
Hire a lawyer
Manly (feminine); masculine
Slide122 : My youth is gone. (Gone with the Wind)
Youth is like a river of no return.
We should memorize the good old days.
Let bygones be bygones.
High school lover
College lover
Old flame
(First love dies hard.)
Slide123 : I’ll always love you, till the seas go dry.
I’ll always love you, till the rocks melt with the sun.
(poetry, image)
Classic poetry; modern poetry
Slide124 : A war, disaster breaks out.
Keep sth from doing sth
Be interested in sth
Be attached to sth
Be preoccupied with sth
Slide125 : A Red, Red Rose
Robert Burns (1759 – 1796, Scottish poet)
O, my love is like a red, red rose,
That’s newly sprung in June.
O, my love is like a red, red rose,
That’s sweetly played in tune.
As fair are you, my bonnie lass,
So deep in love am I,
And I will love you still, my dear,
Till the seas go dry.
Slide126 : Till the seas go dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt with the sun!
And I will love you still, my dear,
While the sands of life shall run.
And fare you well, my only love,
And fare you well, a while!
And I will come again, my love,
Though it were ten thousand mile!
(Farewell, my concubine)
Slide127 : Auld Lang Syne
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, for the sake of auld lang syne.
For auld lang syne, my jo,
For auld lang syne,
We’ll take a cup o’kindness yet
For auld lang syne.
Slide128 : Auld Lang Syne (友谊地久天长)
(Sung by Leo Sayer)
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot, for the sake of auld lang syne.
If you ever change your mind, but I living, living me behind,
Oh… bring it to me, bring me your sweet love, bring it home to me.
Slide129 : I'll give you jewelry and money too. That' s all, all I'll do for you. Oh… bring it to me, bring me your sweet love, Bring it home to me. Yeah~ yeah~
Darling you know I laughed when you left, but now I know that I only hurt myself. Please bring it to me, bring your sweet sweet love, bring it home to me, bring it home to me.
Unit 7 Occupations : Unit 7 Occupations Listening comprehension
P41 2; P42 3
Oral Practice : Oral Practice P44 1: a job interest inventory survey
Oral Practice : Oral Practice P46 4: a questionnaire to discover your career moves
What do you think is your ideal job? Describe it in the following aspects. When career is concerned, which of the following aspects are more important and which are less important:
- payment - prospects for promotion
- job security - social status
- relation with boss - relation with colleagues
- location - size of the enterprise
- job being challenging / making you give full play to your talent
(co-worker, office politics)
“go getter”
Slide133 : name card (Am E) business card (Br E)
clerk clerical
sales clerk sales manager
sales representative (rep)
auditor 查帐员 broker经纪人 (stock dealer)
technician 技师 programmer 编程人员
accountant 会计 teller (cashier) 出纳员
inspector巡视员 director 主管
Public Relations officer
chairman of the board of governors 总裁
chairman of the board of directors 董事长
member of the board of directors
Slide134 : What do you do? / Can you tell me something about your job?
I’m a bartender / porter / chef / head chef / taxi driver / bus driver..
I’m a fisherman / zoo keeper / housekeeper / farmer / steelworker.
I’m a street vendor / ambulance driver / newspaperman.
I’m a secretary / computer programmer / pilot / body guard.
I’m a fashion model / pop singer / famous TV compere.
(master of ceremony)
I’m a nurse / a coach / police officer / army officer / civil servant.
I’m a teacher in elementary school / university teacher / politician.
Slide135 : I’m an engineering / photographer / fashion designer / artist.
I’m a restaurant manager / sales manager / personnel director / banker.
I’m a stewardess / steward / flight attendant.
I’m an accountant / a lawyer / a surgeon / a doctor / journalist.
I’m the vice-president of new toy development at Universe Toy Company.
I’m the general manager of the Sheraton, Beijing..
I’m the CEO of General Electricity. (Chief Executive Officer)
Slide136 : I work in the Bank of China.
I design a car / computer program.
I cook in a restaurant.
I grow and sell fruits and vegetables.
I manage a business.
I sell real estate / insurance.
I edit a journal / magazine or newspaper.
I host a TV program.
I work as a secretary.
I work as a tourist guide.
I work as a sales clerk in a boutique.
Lecture 6 : Lecture 6 Unit 8 – Billion-Dollar Babies
Homework – P218 II: B; P219 III; P220 IV
Key : Key P218 B
CD (store, retrieve)ABB ACDDB AC
Buying impulse (marketing; buying behavior; brand loyalty; target customer; shop to drop; shopaholic; workaholic; alcoholic); established men (to establish oneself); white collar; gold collar
He is involved in this case.
jet plane (jumble jet, passenger jet)
jet set (CEOs, bankers, business leaders)
virtual space (cyber space)
professionals; unskilled workers (odd jobs)
assuming that, provided that (if)
Age-defying cream
Provided that (if); assuming that (if)
Slide139 : P219 III
Be depicted marvel at suffering
Beneath as when
Enjoy Nearly from
Before so long have not respected
Used than announcing
(the Dark Ages, the Middle Ages)
(the Old Time ? – 5th century, the Middle Ages 5th century – 15th century, the Renaissance 15th and 16th centuries, the Modern Time 17th / 18th century – present)
desktop, laptop
(palmtop)
industrial design
interior design
IKEA (candle-holder)
Studio; catch on
Slide140 : Be composed of
Present oneself to
Participate in
down and out
down but not out
run out
dress in a fancy style
Be subject to sth
Round trip (return ticket, round-trip ticket)
(fear, worry, nightmare, ghost) haunt sb
Used to do sth
Slide141 : Millionaire; billionaire
Techno-billionaires
Business
Market share; profits; a profit-making company; non profit-making institutions, ROI (returns over investment), sales volume, CEO (chief executive officer),
revenues, net gain, turnover, annual turnover
PIT (personal income tax), after-tax salary, annual income,
Market leader
Seattle, Washington State
Washington, DC (District of Columbia)
Slide142 : Web-friendly, environment(ally)-friendly products, photograph-friendly, camera-friendly
IPO: initial public offering
Share holdings; share holder
Stock value; stock prices
E-biz: e-business, e-commerce
Online shopping
Books, CDs, cosmetics, drugs, software programs, etc
Features: not expensive, requiring large stock,
Dangdang.com
Go bankrupt (bankruptcy); be closed down; close…down
Slide143 : Tangible assets (buildings, properties, real estates, facilities, equipment, etc)
Intangible assets (human resources, talent pool, brain tank, brand names, reputation)
IC (integrated circuit)
Stock values get shrunk (shrink, shrank, shrunk)
Revenues; expenses
Cost; profits;
Conclude a deal; business transaction
Commission (agency, agent, broker, dealer)
Stock holder; stock (market) investor
Profit-making / profit-losing companies
SOE (state-owned enterprises)
Slide144 : Be a business owner (to own one’s own business)
Be self-employed
Be jobless / unemployed / out of job
Be between jobs
Be freelance (writer, reporter, designer)
Be artist (actor, actress, film director, film producer, musician, dancer, singer, painter)
Glossy magazine
Slide145 : John Davison Rockefeller (1839 – 1937)
He was a US industrialist and philanthropist. In 1863 he built an oil refinery in Cleveland, which was incorporated in 1870 into the Standard Oil Company of Ohio. On retirement, he devoted his attention to charitable corporations, donating $550 million. In 1913, he founded the Rockefeller Foundation.
Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, New York City
Slide146 : Andrew Carnegie (1835 – 1919)
He was also a US industrialist and philanthropist. As a telephone operator with the Pennsylvania Railroad (1853 – 1865), he foresaw the demand for iron and steel, and founded the Keystone Bridge Company. From 1873 he concentrated on steel manufacture, pioneering mass production techniques. By 1901 the Carnegie Steel Company was producing 25% of US steel. Carnegie endowed 2,800 libraries and donated more than $350,000 million to charitable foundations.
Carnegie Hall
Slide147 : Careers at Carnegie Hall
Exciting and challenging opportunities exist for those interested in pursuing a career at Carnegie Hall. In addition to many rewarding professional opportunities, we offer a chance to work in one of New York’s most beautiful landmark buildings, which is also a gathering place for the finest artists from around the world. Below is a listing of the departments that offer opportunities to qualified candidates, when available, ranging from internships to part-time and full-time positions:
Administration Artistic Programming & Administration Development Education Finance Hall Operations Human Resources Information Technology & New Media Marketing & Creative Services Public Affairs Ticketing Services
Slide148 : Resume
Personal data
name, gender/sex (male; female), date of birth, nationality, tel number & address (snail / email)
education background
working experience
Slide149 : Resume
Name: HUANG Hua
Sex / gender: male/female
Date of Birth:
Nationality:
Telephone No.
Permanent address:
Mail Box 2003, School of Journalism
Tsinghua University
(Haidian District)
Beijing 100084, China
Mail Box Chuanmei 3
Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tshinghua Univ.
University Town, Nanshan District
Shenzhen 518000, Guandong Province, China
Slide150 : Resume
CV (curriculum vitae)
Education
2003 – Present: graduate student in Mass Communication and Journalism
Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University
Degree to be awarded: Master of Arts, July 2006
1994 – 1999: B.A. in Television News
Department of Television Studies
Beijing Broadcasting University
Work Experience
2003 – Present: Shenzhen Television Station
1999 – 2003: News Department, CCTV
Qualifications: CET-4 and CET-6 certificates
Toefl score: 645 (2002)
Slide151 : An application letter
Position applied
Qualifications
Experience
Hope to get an interview
Enclosed you’d find … (my resume and files of qualifications)
Face to Face : Face to Face Unit 9
P56 2
P57 4
Unit 12 : Unit 12 P74 3
News programs:
news announcer
international news; domestic news; local news
entertainment news;
business news (stock news: Stock Watch; financial news) ;
sports news
weather news;
(newspaper sections: political, economic, social, cultural, international, real-estate, entertainment, sports section, advertisement )
Slide154 : The Group of Seven (the G7)
(the seven economic powers in the world)
The largest industrialized nations
top story (headline)
To discuss trade issues
The major issues
Farm policy
correspondent in Paris (journalist, reporter; journalism)
Imported agricultural products
attend a conference
Protest
To open one’s market to…
Expect to do sth
Beef, steak, roast beef, hamburgers
The issue of beef
To face election
Unit 13 Business : Unit 13 Business
P79 2
P80 3
Unit 15 Culture : Unit 15 Culture
P90 4
P93 3
Lecture 7 : Lecture 7 Unit 9 – They Dared Cocaine and Lost
Homework – P244 II: B; P246 III; P247 IV
Slide158 : P244
Check-up check-out check in
Checks over check in checked out
Checked over check off checked on
Check on run through ran down
Run out ran into runs over
(Dumb, Dumber)
Slide159 : P246
So presence furthermore attend
Signs with just though
At Green for read
raised sometimes
State what expected refers
Whereas divorced
Sign: dressing code
Slide160 : poppy
n.[植]罂粟, 深红色
marijuana[mArI5hwB:nE]
n.[植]大麻
n.[植]大麻, 大麻干叶和花
cocaine[kEJ5keIn]
n.古柯碱,可卡因
heroin[5herEJIn]
n.海洛因, 吗啡
Slide161 : Drug abuse (power abuse)
Drug addict (internet addict)
Drug addiction (alcohol addiction, computer addition)
Drug dealer
Drug trafficking
Drug user
Anti-depressant (depress v; depressed adj. depression)
Stimulant (stimulate v)
Alcoholic; workaholic
Immune
Strong, wealthy, gifted (musician, artist, painter, dancer, singer, athlete, architect, designer, poet, novelist, director, etc)
Slide162 : A man so young had rarely dazzled so many in the world of ballet.
Sissy
Slide163 : Back-alley (back street)
Junky (junk)
3 People with elegant occupations, handsome income, stable family life or relationship
To lose a battle
Yuppie: young, urban professionals
Dinc/dink: double income no child / kid
All my money has got locked in the stock market. / real property
John has got stuck in a unlucky marriage. (get stuck)
Unlock (unlocked)
Fall in love with sb; fall out of love from sb
Single-parent family
Slide164 : To picture sth; to envision sth
Science; B.S. (bachelor of Science)
Arts; B.A. (bachelor of Arts)
Master of Juris (JM)
JM candidates (graduate students)
Ph D students / candidates
Medical science
To pursue a Ph D degree
To go abroad to pursue further education
Make quick money
Tsinghua University is a prestigious university in China, which enjoys high academic excellence.
An image of a successful man in US: an elegant occupation, a family, some kids, expensive cars, magnificent house, exotic vacations
Villa, townhouse, apartment, high-rise apartment
Slide165 : Suffer depression
A good doctor must be a good talker.
Law school; medical school
Go downhill
sissy
An Brief Introduction to Writing I : An Brief Introduction to Writing I
Slide167 : Resume
Name: HUANG Hua
Sex / gender: male/female
Date of Birth:
Nationality:
Permanent address:
Mail Box 2002, Law School
(Mail Box 2003, School of Software Engineering)
Tsinghua University
(Haidian District)
Beijing 100084, China
A308
Tsinghua Research Institute Building
High-tech Park, Nanshan District
Shenzhen 518057, China
Slide168 : Resume
CV (curriculum vitae)
Education
2003 – Present: graduate student in law
Graduate School at Shenzhen, Tsinghua University
Degree to be awarded: Master of Juris, July 2005
1986 – 1990: B.S. in city gas engineering
Department of Civil Engineering
Harbin Institute of Architectural and Civil Engineering
Work Experience
1996 – Present: Shenzhen Gas Corporation
1990 – 1996: Ningbo Gas Corporation, Zhejiang Province
Qualifications:
Unit 13 Business : Unit 13 Business
P79 2
P80 3
Unit 15 Culture : Unit 15 Culture P90 4
P93 3
Lecture 8 : Lecture 8 Writing
Guiding principle: one paragraph one subject.
Recommend the use of topic sentence at the beginning of each paragraph.
Put the passage in a logic order by some expressions such as: first, second, third, … last; on the one hand, on the other hand; from my point of view, in my opinion, to my thinking, I believe, I think; regarding sth, as to sth, as far as sth is concerned; in conclusion, in a word, to summarize; but, however
Writing : Writing Topic sentence
关联词
细节问题：
名词可数或不可数
动词时态、语态、是否第三人称单数
词性（名词、动词、形容词、副词）
Slide173 : A how-to package for writing:
1. Three paragraphs
2. Topic sentence
3. Transitional words
First, second, third…
For instance, for example
From my point view, in my opinion, to my thinking
Furthermore, however, but
Slide174 : 1．写作步骤
审题、构思、展开段落、修改定稿
2．写作过程重点部分
段落的展开即初稿的完成，是写作过程中最重要的一步。
文章有文章的中心主题，段落有段落的主题。但是段落中阐述的内容是为文章主题服务的。
注意句子与句子、段落与段落之间的逻辑过渡。恰当的使用过渡词和过渡句将使段落结构严谨，同时容易将内容展开。段与段之间的衔接要运用必要的“启、承、转、合”手段，使文章结构合理完整。
文章段落和句子的“启、承