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Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck

Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck. Lesson 1. Overview. Background Information Word Study Visualization Derivation Expansion Differentiation. About the Author.

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Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck

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  1. Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck Lesson 1

  2. Overview • Background Information • Word Study • Visualization • Derivation • Expansion • Differentiation

  3. About the Author Kirk Douglas, the Jewish American actor and film producer, is known for his gravel voice and an acting career with he-man roles as soldiers, cowboys and assorted tough guys in over 80 films. 粗重而沙哑的 各种各样的

  4. 成名作 影片集锦

  5. Film Posters

  6. A He-Man Now and Then

  7. Hollywood Family Catherine Czeta Jones Michael Douglas

  8. The happy Douglas family during the wedding ceremony between Michael Douglas and Catherine and their third generation in 2000.

  9. Hollywood Family • Kirk Douglas has now become one of the oldest and most famous and popular Bloggers in the world. http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=171170276

  10. A Legend If you thought Hollywood marriages didn't last, this couple will demonstrate that not all star relationships are doomed to fail.

  11. A Legend In 2004, Kirk Douglas and his wife Anne Douglas had a second wedding ceremony in Los Angeles to celebrate their 50th anniversary. People witnessed their love and commitment.

  12. It Runs in the Family (2003) • This is a comedy- drama movie starring three generations of the Douglas family: Kirk Douglas, his son Michael Douglas, and Michael's son Cameron Douglas, who play three generations of a family.

  13. Word Study • Concept Visualized • Word Derivation • Word Expansion • Word Differentiation

  14. Helicopter

  15. Collide • Two cars ~d head-on. • The President has again ~d with Congress over his budget plans.

  16. Wreckage残骸 • They hauled him clear of the ~ of the plane. • Firemen had to cut him free from the ~ of the car. Cf: debris

  17. Gurney trolley wheelchair

  18. Spine & Spinal • An icy chill slid up my spine. • He had a spinal injury in the car crash.

  19. Miffed愠怒 →annoyed • She was slightly ~ at not being invited. Cf: sullen →bad-tempered

  20. Poignant • I found his speech deeply ~. ~ agonies 切肤之痛 ~ memories 辛酸的回忆 ~ sight 悲惨的景象 ~ beauty 绝顶的美丽 ~ satire 尖刻的讽刺

  21. How is “ego” used? • That man has such an enormous ~— I’ve never known anyone so full of themselves! • He has the biggest ~ of anyone I’ve ever met. • I’m glad she got the job — she needed something to bolster her ego. • Winning the prize reallyboosted her ego.

  22. Related Terms • Alter ego: a side of one’s character which is different from one’s usual character • Clark Kent is Superman’s alter ego.

  23. Related Terms • Split personality: a condition in which a person has two very different ways of behaving • Professor Smith has a split personality. The respectable teacher turned out to be a murderer.

  24. Station wagon 旅行轿车 <BrE> estate car

  25. Beneficiary 受益人；受惠者 • The receiver of a benefit or advantage, especially of money or property • Her husband was the chief ~ of her will. <ant.> benefactor

  26. Manicure美甲 • manicure set I am not going to ~ my nails. Just save it as it is.

  27. Epiphany 顿悟 • Epiphany（主显节）is a Christian festival on the 6th of January which celebrates the arrival of the wise men who came to see Jesus Christ soon after he was born. • I experienced an ~, a spiritual flash that would change the way I viewed myself. (=a moment of sudden insight or understanding)

  28. Derivation spine depression instance fatality suicide poignancy intuitive fluency diagnosis epiphanic surgical deplorableness

  29. Derivation collision stare slip consolation slur authorization inspiration endurance handle diagnose assist manicure

  30. Synonyms & Antonyms • instantly (ad.) (syn) immediately straightaway promptly right away at once • fluent (a.) (anto) faltering stumbling tongue-tied • malignant (a.) (syn)deadly fatal lethal mortal (anto) benign

  31. Synonyms & Antonyms • temporary (a.)  (syn) momentary short-lived transient (anto) permanent • anguish (n.) (syn) agony pain suffering torment torture • console (v.) (syn) cheer comfort sympathize solace (anto) afflict torment torture

  32. Reading Worksheet • Find out how the following pairs / groups of words are different: • stare vs gaze • instantly vs constantly • psychiatrist vs therapist • fatal vs vital • benefactor vs beneficiary • insist on vs persist in

  33. Differentiation • Stare vs. Gaze • He sat for hours just _______ into space. • He ______ at the bill in disbelief. • They gaped at me when I told them about the gold I had found. gazing stared

  34. Differentiation • Instantly vs. Constantly • The driver was killed _______ in the car crash. • The new foreign minister has been attacked ________ in the newspaper. • He often has some _______ noodles as lunch when he is busy working. instantly constantly instant

  35. Differentiation • Psychiatrist vs. Therapist • A dancing _________ teaches people dancing in order to help them get rid of stress in life. • A __________ is a doctor who is trained in the study and treatment of mental disease. • He’s like a ___________, for he’s good at persuading others. therapist psychiatrist psychologist

  36. Differentiation • Fatal vs. Vital • Your support is _______ to/for the success of my plan. • Marriage at this stage could be ________to your career. • He was lucky that the bullet hadn’t entered a ______ organ. • The fatality rate on our roads has been increasing. (伤亡事故) vital fatal vital

  37. Differentiation • Slip vs. Slide • She _________ out of the room when no one was looking. • Will the government take action to support the ________ pound? • As the years ________ by/past, I thought less about her. • _________ the drawer out carefully. slid sliding slipped Slide

  38. Differentiation • Keep apart vs. Set apart • I have a little money ______ apart for our holidays. • He’s a strange boy, he ______ apart from all the activities in the school. • I like to ______ my work apart from my family. • Two rooms were ______ apart for use as libraries. set keeps keep set

  39. Theme My wifeAnne’s unyielding character and willing-ness to help not only makes herself live a meaning-ful life but also light up the lives of people around her, especially mine.

  40. Structure of the Text • Part 1 (paragraph 1-2) • Part 2 (paragraph 3-13) • Part 3 (paragraph 14)

  41. Thank you! Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. To be continued.

  42. Unit 3 My Stroke of Luck Lesson 2

  43. Contents • Word Revision • Spelling • Gap filling • Analysis of the Text • Language points & paraphrases • Rhetorical devices • Memorable quotes • Snacks

  44. Spelling 1. _________: v. to give permission to 2. _________: n. the remains of sth. that is destroyed 3. _________: n. a comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden intuitive realization 4. _______: a. very dangerous; causing death authorize wreckage epiphany fatal

  45. Spelling 5. ________: v. to give comfort to (someone) in times of sadness 6. ________: n. the power of knowing sth. without reasoning 7. ___________: a. very regrettable 8. ________: v. to hit each other accidentally console intuition deplorable collide

  46. Gap filling inspires 1. If someone or something i________ you to do something new or unusual, they make you want to do it. 2. Someone who is f________ in a particular language, can speak the language easily and correctly. 3. A s__________ is a surgical operation in which a diseased organ or tissue is removed or replaced. fluent surgery

  47. Gap filling 4. Like the winter months, the current slowdown is only t___________. It won’t last very long. 5. E__________, your child will leave home to lead his / her won life as a fully independent adult. 6. The copy I have is dubbed rather badly into French with English s____________. temporary Eventually subtitles

  48. Gap filling • Your support is _____ (fatal; vital) to/for the success of my plan. • She ____ (slip; slide) out of the room when no one was looking. • I like to ______ (keep; set) my work apart from my family. vital slid keep

  49. Useful Word Parts psyche: [C technical] In psychology, your psyche is your mind and your deepest feelings and attitudes. psycho-: connected with your mind Examples: psychica.精神的，心灵的 psychiatrica. 精神病学的 psychiatristn. 精神科医生，精神病学家 psychiatry n. 精神病学 psychoanalysisn. 精神分析 psychology/ psychologist psychological  a.心理(学)的 psychosisn. 精神病，精神错乱

  50. Useful Word Parts ego: [C] one’s sense of their own worth Examples: egocentric: a.自我中心的, egodefense: n.自我防御 egodystonic: a. 自我失调的 egomaniac: n.极端利己主义者

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