大学英语B2备课笔记 Unit 2.docx

`新世纪大学英语第二册备课笔记Unit Two: Optimism and Positive ThinkingSection One: Warm up1.Are you an optimist or a pessimist?Task 1: Look at the following picture. What do you see?Oral Discussion: Sit in groups of threes or fours and discuss the following questions.How do you feel about your present life? Are you in a bad mood sometimes? If so, why?Do you know how to keep yourself in a good mood? How do youreact to difficulties in life? Can you give an example?Do you think optimism is the key to a happy and better life? Section Two: Quotes Study the following quotes about personality and see if you accept the ideas expressed in the quotes.⊙Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. ─ Victor Hugo ⊙What seems to us as bitter trials are often blessings in disguise (伪装). ─ Oscar Wilde ⊙A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. ─ Winston Churchill ⊙Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence. ─Helen Keller Background: information:About Victor Hugo:Victor Hugo : French writer of poems, plays, and novels. Two of his most famous novels, Notre Dame de Paris (《巴黎圣母院》); in English also called The Hunchback of Notre Dame (《钟楼怪人》) and Les Misérables(《悲惨世界》), have been made into films, and Les Misérables has also been made into a famous musical (音乐剧). About Oscar Wilde:Oscar Wilde /5CskE(r) waIld/ (1854-1900): Irish writer of poems, stories, and especially humorous plays. He is best known for his play The Importance of Being Earnest and for his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray.About Winston Churchill:Winston Churchill /5wInstEn 5tF\:tFIl/ (1874-1965): British politician who was Prime Minister during most of World War II and again from 1951 to 1955. He is still remembered and admired by most British people as a great leader who made possible Britain’s v