大学英语精读第一册unit4 Turning off TV课件.ppt

Unit 4 Turning Off TV: A Quiet Hour Distract (vt): take (one’s mind or attention )away (from sth ) ; stop sb concentrating on sth 使分心；?使混乱 E.g. Johny admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his homework . The noise distracted me from my reading . Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of watching TV There are two fields of watching TV. On one hand ,TV provides us a lot of worthwhile programs ,by which we can know almost anything we are interested in .On the other hand ,we may spent too much time on TV, which might make us forget to do something more important at hand. 7 Sum up the advantages of turning off TV for an hour every night The advantages of turning off TV for an hour every evening are the following : 1)Families might use the time for a real family hour. 2)Family members might get to know each other better and to like each other better. 3)Families could rediscover more active pastimes ,such as taking a ride together to watch the sunset or taking a walk together . 4)The free time might be spent on reading ,which could help produce a more literate new generation 5) The quiet hour could also become the story hour. V Usage 1.We’re going into town to see a film. 2.I learned the news over the radio 3.Because he’s able to tell at a glance if it is genuine. 4.I’m afraid he’s not here at the moment-he’s at work. 5.Well, at a distance he does look a bit like Tom. 6.There were one or two unsatisfactory moments, but on the whole it was very enjoyable. IX Translation 1) 接受这份工作就得经常在周末上班，但约翰并不在意。 To take this job would involve working on weekends frequently, but John didnt mind. 2) 众所周知，肺癌至少部分地是由于吸烟过多而引起的。 It is well known that lung cancer is caused at least in part by smoking too much. IX Translation 3) 我祖父母说，发明电视的