New Horizon English Book 1 Unit 8
New Horizon English Book 1 Unit 8
Pre-reading activity:(20ms)
Pre-reading activity: (20ms)
I. Background Information 1. Richard Wagner(1813-1883),the greatest composer of German opera, made a major addition to the nature of opera through his writings about and the creation of music drama music drama combines singing, orchestra, verse, story drama and spectacle Wagner's works include the"The ring of the Nibelung"(1853-1874,a set of four operas based on historical german stories for an introduction to Wagner as well as other resources on the internet please visit http://www.ffaire.com/wagner/index.htmlor http://www.yahoocom/entertainment/music/
Ⅰ. Background Information 1. Richard Wagner (1813-1883), the greatest composer of German opera, made a major addition to the nature of opera through his writings about and the creation of music drama. Music drama combines singing, orchestra, verse, story, drama and spectacle. Wagner's works include the "The Ring of the Nibelung" (1853-1874), a set of four operas based on historical German stories. For an introduction to Wagner as well as other resources on the Internet, please visit http://www.ffaire.com/wagner/index.html or http://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/
http://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music 2. The rhinegold, the first of the four operas in the"Ring"cycle exemplifies Wagner's theory of music drama in its purest form 3. La Spezia is an industrial port and Italy's chief naval station in northwest Italy. Wagner visited here in 1853 when he left his exile in Switzerland to which he had escaped during world war Il. For more information such as maps and photos, etc of La Spezia, pleasevisithttp://www.itwg.com/ct00067.asp(or http://www.itwg.comingeneral 4. Henri Poincare(1854-1912), a great French mathematics and theoretical science professor at the Sorbonne (University of Paris) had a highly original influence on the development of pure and applied mathematics. He also worked on functions that changed celestial mechanics, helped pioneer algebraic topology and co discovered the special theory of relativity. For further introduction tohisworkspleasevisithttp://www- chaos. umd. edu/misc/poincare. html
http://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/music/. 2. The Rhinegold, the first of the four operas in the "Ring" cycle, exemplifies Wagner's theory of music drama in its purest form. 3. La Spezia is an industrial port and Italy's chief naval station in northwest Italy. Wagner visited here in 1853 when he left his exile in Switzerland to which he had escaped during World War II. For more information such as maps and photos, etc. of La Spezia, please visit http://www.itwg.com/ct_00067.asp (or http://www.itwg.com in general). 4. Henri Poincare (1854-1912), a great French mathematics and theoretical science professor at the Sorbonne (University of Paris), had a highly original influence on the development of pure and applied mathematics. He also worked on functions that changed celestial mechanics, helped pioneer algebraic topology and codiscovered the special theory of relativity. For further introduction to his works, please visit http://wwwchaos.umd.edu/misc/poincare.html
5. Descartes, Rene(1596-1650), a famous French philosopher, mathematician and scientist. was one of the most influential thinkers in history. He is considered the founder of both modern philosophy and analytic geometry. During his life, established ideas were being challenged, so he tried to develop a way to reach the truth. He based his theory that the world is made up of mind and matter on a concept that came to him in a dream. For further information, check out the webpage athttp://www.xrefer.com/entry/551791 6. cogito ergo sum, is Latin for"I think; therefore, I exist, "a key point in Descartes philosophy. He claimed that the only thing anyone can be certain of is that s/he thinks and. therefore. s/he exists. The "i" is the mind which can exist without being extended so that it can in principle survive the death of the body. You can checkoutthewebpageathttp://www.xrefer.com/entry/551611forfurther information
5. Descartes, Rene (1596-1650), a famous French philosopher, mathematician and scientist, was one of the most influential thinkers in history. He is considered the founder of both modern philosophy and analytic geometry. During his life, established ideas were being challenged, so he tried to develop a way to reach the truth. He based his theory that the world is made up of mind and matter on a concept that came to him in a dream. For further information, check out the webpage at http://www.xrefer.com/entry/551791. 6. cogito ergo sum, is Latin for "I think; therefore, I exist," a key point in Descartes' philosophy. He claimed that the only thing anyone can be certain of is that s/he thinks and, therefore, s/he exists. The "I" is the mind which can exist without being extended so that it can in principle survive the death of the body. You can check out the webpage at http://www.xrefer.com/entry/551611 for further information
II Lead-in Activity Discuss in group the following topics Where do you think good ideas come from especially when you are faced with a difficult issue? 2. Tell a story about the birth of great ideas, for example, the birth of great invention, etc
ⅡLead-in Activity Discuss in group the following topics 1. Where do you think good ideas come from especially when you are faced with a difficult issue? 2. Tell a story about the birth of great ideas, for example, the birth of great invention, etc
While-reading activity I words and phrases:
While-reading Activity Ⅰwords and phrases:
satisfactory a. good enough to be pleasing, or for a purpose, rule, standard,etc.令人满意的 Sales are up20% from last year: that's very satisfactory销售额比 去年增加了20%,非常令人满意 This method of heating is not satisfactory for large buildings.ix 取暖办法用于大型建筑物并不令人满意 Flash vi l.( of an idea) to come suddenly突然产生(想法、灵感) The idea flashed into his mind.他突然想到了这个主意 Then it flashed upon me that she was his wife.我突然想到她是他 的妻子。 2 move very fast飞驰,掠过 The days seem to flash by.光阴似籥
satisfactory a. good enough to be pleasing, or for a purpose, rule, standard, etc. 令人满意的 Sales are up 20% from last year: that's very satisfactory. 销售额比 去年增加了20%，非常令人满意。 This method of heating is not satisfactory for large buildings.这一 取暖办法用于大型建筑物并不令人满意。 Flash vi. 1. (of an idea) to come suddenly 突然产生（想法、灵感） The idea flashed into his mind. 他突然想到了这个主意。 Then it flashed upon me that she was his wife. 我突然想到她是他 的妻子。 2move very fast 飞驰，掠过 The days seem to flash by. 光阴似箭
Particularly ad. especially特别是 More local employment will be created, particularly in service industries.地方将提供更多的就业机会,尤其是服务行业 I cannot leave him, particularly now.我不能离开他,尤其是现在 glow VI 1 produce light and heat without fire发光,发热 Colored lights glowed on the celebration night节日之夜灯火辉煌。 2. show strong or warm color呈现鲜艳的颜色 Maple leaves glowed red in the sunlight枫叶在阳光下闪耀着红光 The sunset glowed with color.日落时天空中呈现出耀眼的色彩 creation n. creating创造 Does the government argue against the creation of an separate Scottish government?政府是不是反对成立一个独立的苏格兰政府? The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children. ZE L 新的运动场地将会使当地儿童受益
Particularly ad. especially 特别是 More local employment will be created, particularly in service industries. 地方将提供更多的就业机会，尤其是服务行业。 I cannot leave him, particularly now. 我不能离开他，尤其是现在。 glow vi. 1.produce light and heat without fire发光，发热 Colored lights glowed on the celebration night. 节日之夜灯火辉煌。 2. show strong or warm color 呈现鲜艳的颜色 Maple leaves glowed red in the sunlight.枫叶在阳光下闪耀着红光。 The sunset glowed with color. 日落时天空中呈现出耀眼的色彩。 creation n. creating创造 Does the government argue against the creation of an separate Scottish government? 政府是不是反对成立一个独立的苏格兰政府？ The creation of new playgrounds will benefit the local children. 建立 新的运动场地将会使当地儿童受益
mystery n. something that is not fully understood ik Who had taken the book? It was a mystery.谁把书拿走了?这是 谜 Why he went there is a mystery to me他为什么上那儿去对我来说 是个谜 reasonable a. showing common sense,far合理的,适当的 He gave me a reasonable explanation.他给了我一个合理的解释。 I had a reasonable solution to the problem.我想到了一个解决这个 问题的合理办法 psychologist na person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and treatment心理学家 You may turn to the psychologist for help你可以到那位心理学家 那儿寻求帮助
mystery n. something that is not fully understood 谜 Who had taken the book? It was a mystery. 谁把书拿走了？这是 个 谜 。 Why he went there is a mystery to me.他为什么上那儿去对我来说 是个谜。 reasonable a. showing common sense; fair 合理的，适当的 He gave me a reasonable explanation. 他给了我一个合理的解释。 I had a reasonable solution to the problem. 我想到了一个解决这个 问题的合理办法。 psychologist n.a person trained and educated to perform psychological research, testing, and treatment 心理学家 You may turn to the psychologist for help.你可以到那位心理学家 那儿寻求帮助