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1、应用型大学英语综合教程,上海交通大学出版社,应用型大学英语系列教材,Book 4,2,上海交通大学出版社,Language in Use,Enhancement of Language Abilities,Unit Eight,Table of Contents,Language Skills Development,3,上海交通大学出版社,Focus1 content,Starter,Text: The danger of lying in bed,Working with words and phrases,Discussion,Practice: interpreting,Practic
2、e: translation,Practice: writing,Surfing the Internet,Highlights,Table of Contents,Part 1 Language Skills Development,4,上海交通大学出版社,focus1highlights,Highlights S: Insurance programs L: Brief introduction to insurance R: The danger of lying in bed W: Patterns of organization (6): opinion essay: argumen
3、tation Internet work: Searching for reasons for buying insurance,Part 1 Language Skills Development,5,上海交通大学出版社,1. Starter,focus1starter,A. Suppose you are in one of the following occupations, which insurance program(s) listed below would you choose for yourself? Why?,6,上海交通大学出版社,1. Starter,focus1st
4、arter,I have been a driver for more than twenty years and auto insurance is my No. 1 choice. With the boom of the car industry and the increasing number of car owners, there are more chances of having a car accident. It is good that auto insurance covers not only damage to cars and loss from theft b
5、ut also injuries to pedestrians, passengers, and drivers. Health insurance is my No. 2 choice. No one can protect themselves from being ill. Due to the high cost of medical treatment, a severe illness could put most of us in severe financial trouble should we have no health insurance.,7,B. Listen to
6、 a short passage and answer the following questions according to what youve heard.,focus1starter,上海交通大学出版社,1. Starter,Mind Map hedge / vi. 避免损失 contingent / a. 偶然发生的，意外的 transfer /()/ n. 转移 policy / n. 保险单 premium / n. 保险费,8,focus1starter,上海交通大学出版社,1. Starter,1. What is the primary function of insur
7、ance?,It is used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss.,2. What is general insurance?,General insurance, including automobile and homeowners policies, provides payments depending on the loss from a particular financial event. General insurance typically comprises any insurance that is not d
8、etermined to be life insurance.,3. How does life insurance work?,Life insurance works in this way: the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the insured individuals or individuals death or other event. In return, the policy owner agrees to pay a premium at regular intervals or
9、in lump sums.,9,focus1starter,上海交通大学出版社,1. Starter,Insurance is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. Insurance is defined as the fair and reasonable transfer of the risk of a loss, from one entity to another, in exchange for a premium, and can be t
10、hought of as a guaranteed small loss to prevent a large, possibly devastating loss. It can be divided into general insurance and life insurance. General insurance, including automobile and homeowners policies, provides payments depending on the loss from a particular financial event. General insuran
11、ce typically comprises any insurance that is not determined to be life insurance. Life insurance is a contract between the policy owner and the insurer, where the insurer agrees to pay a sum of money upon the occurrence of the insured individuals or individuals death or other event, such as terminal
12、 illness or critical illness. In return, the policy owner agrees to pay a stipulated amount called a premium at regular intervals or in lump sums.,10,focus1text,上海交通大学出版社,Text Organization,11,focus1text,上海交通大学出版社,Text Organization,12,focus1text,上海交通大学出版社,Text Organization,13,1 The man in the ticket
13、office said, “Have an accident insurance ticket, also?” 2 “No,” I said, after studying the matter over a little. “No, I believe not; I am going to be traveling by rail all day today. However, tomorrow I dont travel. Give me one for tomorrow.”,focus1text,2. Text: The Danger of Lying in Bed,Translatio
14、n,躺在床上的危险 1 售票处的售票员问我：“意外险要不要也买一份？” 2 “不，”我考虑了一会儿后回答道，“我想不用了，今天我要坐一天火车。不过，明天我不旅行，给我来张明天的吧。”,上海交通大学出版社,Note that the word “also” is usually used before the main verb or after the linking verb in a sentence, but occasionally it may also be used at the end of a sentence or even at the beginning of a se
15、ntence. e.g. I will have cream, and sugar also.,I believe not: I believe that I wont have an accident insurance ticket. The word “not” here is used after “believe” to replace a negative clause beginning with “that”. Similarly: I hope not; I am afraid not; I guess not. cf. I dont think so.,In this se
16、ntence, the present indefinite tense is used to indicate that something will happen according to the arrangement / plan. e.g. Their delegation arrives here tomorrow. School begins the day after tomorrow.,14,3 The man looked puzzled. He said, “But it is for accident insurance, and if you are going to travel by rail ” 4 “If I am going to travel by rail I shouldnt need it. Lying at home in bed is the thing I am afraid of.”
