1、Unit 3Reading:Thats cool一、教学内容： “Thats cool. 这篇文章中提出了一些对cool的解释 Cool means a popular and successful life style. “酷意味着紧随流行的，成功的生活方式。 Cool means what they want to do and dont care if other people like it or not. “酷意味着做他们想做的事情不管其它人喜欢还是不喜欢。 Cool means new technology that make our lives easier. “酷意味着使我们的
2、生活变得更轻松的新科技。 To realize your dream through great effort is really being cool. 通过艰苦的努力实现自己的梦想才是真正的“酷。 Personality , independence , and freedom , all these things are cool. 个性、独立、自由这些才是酷。 Young people who can find their dream on their own are the ones who are really cool. 那些自己去实现梦想的人们才是真正的酷。 文中的前三个观点是
3、针对于material things （物质上的东西）来说的，而后三个观点是针对于精神方面去讲的，我们可以看出： 作者倾向于后三个观点，这也是“Thats cool的所指二. 重点、难点： 1. the latest （means the most recent）最近的 She always dressed in the latest fashion. 她总是穿最新款时装。 His latest novel is a great success. 他最近出版的小说十分成功。 2. chat with 和聊天 He often chats on line with strangers. 他经常在
4、网上和陌生人聊天。 3. include包括 （第一段第3行） Cool includes fun stuff , nice clothes The tour included a visit to the Science Museum. 旅游工程包括参观科学博物馆。 4. find out 经研究或询问获知 A recent survey on yahoo. com found out Can you find out what time the train leaves 你能查问出火车什么时候开吗？ 5. be cool by 通过摆酷 Some students want to be c
5、ool by wearing jeans 一些同学想通过穿牛仔摆酷。 6. as well （as sb / sth ）即、又、也 Its good that the young have their own ideas about life as well as being cool. The child is lively as well as healthy. 这个孩子既健康、又活泼 当这个词组用在句尾时，应用as well He likes playing football and basketball as well. 他喜欢踢足球，也喜欢打篮球。 7. Its natural fo
6、r sb to do sth. 做对某人来说很正常 Its natural these days for young people to want material things 这个句型其实是Its 形for sb to do sth 的一种形式。it为形式主语，真正主语为不定式。 8. build on sth 把建立在上 Dont build your hope on his help. 不要把希望寄托在他的帮助上。 9. To realize your dream through great effort is really being cool. 这句话中，to realize 为不
7、定式作主语 through意为“通过此句话应译为：通过艰苦的努力来实现你的梦想才是真正的酷。 10. the same as 和一样 We watched the same movies as our parents. I think the same as you do about the matter. 我对此事的看法和你一样。 same相同的、同一的 Dont make the same mistake again. 不要再犯同样的错误 all the same 还是仍然 Thank you all the same. 但还是谢谢你。 look the same. 看起来很像。 Tom
8、and Jack look much the same because they are twins. 11. be proud of 对感到骄傲，自豪 The young should be proud of their own culture. They were proud of their success. 他们为自己的成功而骄傲。 be proud to do sth . He is a famous personI am proud to know him. 他是个名人认识他我感到很荣幸。 12. value 重视 Youth today value personality val
9、ue 作名词时意为价值 value 作动词讲时意为重视某物（某人） Do you value her as a friend 你把她当好朋友吗？ 13. on ones own 单独，独立地 find their dreams on their own are the ones who are really cool. Im all on my own today. 今天我是单独一人。 She got the job on her own. 她的那份工作是靠自己得到的。 14. Other people are cool because they dont follow what everyo
10、ne else does. 划线局部为宾语从句，follow意为“追随 此句话应译为：其他人想通过我行我素来显酷。 15. For some people , new technology that makes our lives easier is cool. 本句中：that makes our lives easier 为定语从句，修饰technology , make easier 意为使变得更简单 此句应译为：对于一些人来说，使我们的生活变得更简单的新科技是酷。 16. young people today show that they are cool with their per
11、sonality. 此句中with应译为“用“借助于 今天的年轻人借助于他们的个性来展示什么是“酷 17. Instead , young people who can find their dream on their own are the ones who are really cool. 本句中Who are really cool 是个定语从句 the ones是个代词，指前文中的young people 此句应译为：相反，那些能自己实现梦想的人才是真正的酷。 单词、词组总结： material 物质的 life style 生活方式 include 包括 stuff要素 recen
12、t 最近的equipment 装备 notebook computer 笔记本 personal 个人的 digital 数字的 PDA 掌上 tropical 热带的 island 岛屿develop开展，使兴旺 developed country 兴旺国家Matrix 黑客帝国 net 网 animation 动画片technology技术 direction指导，指引natural 自然的 effort 努力value重视 independence 独立freedom自由 normal 正常的 the latest 最新的 chat with 和聊天 a recent survey of
13、 最近的一次的调查 find out 获知 be cool by doing 通过摆酷 in fact 事实上as well as 和，又 give direction 引导Its natural for sb to 做对来说是很自然的事情 build on 把建立在上 the same as 和一样 be proud of 以为骄傲/自豪 on ones own 单独，独立地 参考练习：一. 根据中文完成英文句子。（用所学过的词组） 1. 她总是穿最新款的时装。 She always dresses in _ _ fashion. 2. Some students want to _ _ _ dying their hair. 一些同学想通过染头发来摆酷。 3. You can go there by train _ _ _ by plane. 你可以乘火车或飞机去那儿。 4. Can you finish the homework _ _ _ 你能独立完成作业吗
