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自学单元导学Unit2HeWasMyFather
Unit2HeWasMyFather
Part1CommunicativeActivities
1.Interactivelisteningandspeaking:
Aims:
1)Learningtotalkaboutwhatisim/possiblewhendiscussingchildhoodlife
2)Learningtotalkaboutculturaldifferencesinchildhoodeducation
3)LearningtocritiqueChineseculturalpracticeofchildhoodeducation
Learningsuggestions:
1)Learningtheconversationbyheart
2Usingwordsandphrasesfortalkingaboutpossibilities/impossibilities,rulesandargumentsfororagainstthemwhenpracticing
Scripts:
AandBaretwoclosefriendsathighschool.
A:
Hi,Mary,whatdoyouthinkoftoday’swritingtopic?
ItisMyhappychildhood.
Doyoulikeit?
B:
No,notatall.It’saloadofcrap.Mymotheroftensays“Wedidn’thavetheconditionsyouenjoytoday.Youmust…bla…bla…bla,”youknow,I’mfedupwiththeseremarks.
A:
Mm.Itisabitcontroversial.Therearesomepeople,suchasourteachers,theythinkchildhoodisthehappiestmomentinone’slife.
B:
Itmaynotbe.Justthinkofyouryearsinthemiddleschool,orevenintheprimaryschool.Wewereunderalotofpressureofexaminations.Mymotherwouldrepeatthisalmosteveryday“Ifyoudon’thaveagoodtestscore,youmaynot…”andthisorthat.
A:
Yes,it’strue.Myparentswouldsaythesamethingtome,too.Buttheysaytheywantmetobearesponsible,capable,andindependentperson.
B:
Therearemanywaystodevelopourpersonalities,butwhydoparentshaveonlyoneway:
thehightestscore?
Manychildrenareundersuchpressure.Theylosttheirchildhoodtoosoon.Sometimes,theyarenotevenallowedtohavetheirownideas.Yesterday,it’sonTVthatonemothersaidthatshedidn’tlikeherchildrentosingpopsongsbecauseshethinkstheyarerubbish.Sheonlyallowsherchildrentoplayviolinorpianoandclassicmusic.Andsheevenfeltproudofthat.Ithinkshe’scrazyasamother.
A:
Speakingofpressure,myparentsoftensaythattheyareunderevengreaterpressuretomakealiving.Sotheywanttheirchildrentohaveafreshstart,andbesuccessfulinstudywhentheyarestillyoung.
B:
Iwasjustwonderingifthiskindoflifecouldbecalleda“freshstart”.Forsomechildren,thiskindofchildhoodactuallyruinstheirfuture.
A:
Well,yourviewsareinteresting.Maybewecanraisethemintomorrow’sclassforadiscussion.
Answers
1.C2.B3.B4.A,B5.A6.B
Languagepoints
It’saloadofcrap.:
Thetopicjustmakesnosense.
befedupwith…:
betiredof…
2.Whataretheyfor?
a.2b.4c.5d.6e.3f.1
3.MoreSentences
a.3b.1c.5d.7e.6f.2g.8h.4
Part2ReadingandLanguageActivities
Aims
1)LearningtounderstandthecharacterofthefatherthroughdiscussingthedetailsofthestorysothatSsareabletodescribethecharacterofaperson.
LearningtousetheselectedwordsandstructuresthroughdiscussionsothatSsmayusethemintheirownconversationsanddiscussions.
1.Pre-readingtasksDiscussthefollowingquestion.
Whatmakesamanagoodfatherinyouropinion?
2.Readingsuggestions:
1)Readthroughthetextandthencloseyourbooks.Retellthestorybyyourselftoseeifyouhavegotboththemainpointsanddetails.
2)Readthetextagaincarefullyandpickoutthewaystodescribethefatherinthetext.
3.ReadingComprehension
Answerthequestionsonpage23tocheckifyouhaveunderstoodthetext.
4.LanguageWork
A.Notes
1.Pungent,becausethiswasforremovingground-indirtandoilfrombeneathhardenedfingernailsandfromcallousedhands.
grind-ground-ground
grindsth.intosth.else:
topresssth.hardintosthelseusingatwistingmovement
e.g.Saraangrilygroundhercigaretteintotheashtray.
Themoreregularlyyoucleanyourcarpets,thelessdirtandpetdander
willbegroundintothebaseofthecarpetandthelongeritwilllast.
Thecleanerisdesignedtoquicklyremoveground-indirtandstains.
2.Healwaysspoketomeashewashedbeforeeatinghisdinner,toldmetalesofhis
ownchildhoodandletlittledropsofmoraltuitionfallintomylap.
drop/fallintoyourlap:
ifsomethinggoodfallsintoyourlap,yougetitwithoutmakinganyeffort
e.g.Youcan'texpecttheidealjobtojustfallintoyourlap—you'vegottogooutthereandlookforit.
fallinto:
getintoe.g.~rage/abadhabit/conversation;
lap:
controle.g.inthe~ofGods/liveinthe~ofluxury
3.Icouldneverunderstandwhythepassengerstreatedhimwithsuchpatronizing
disregard.
Patronizingisoftenusedtodescribeaperson’smannerortonewhichseemsfriendly,butwhichshowsthattheythinktheyaresuperiortoyouinsomeway.
4.…anddidn’tunderstandtheLatinthatwasspokenbeforetheceremonialmeal.Sowhat?
LatinistheItaliclanguagespokeninancientRomeandwastheofficiallanguageoftheRomanEmpire.UntiltheMiddleAges,itwasthedominantlanguageofschools,churches,andstateinWestEurope.NowLatinisstillusedinreligiousceremoniesoftheRomanCatholicChurch.Occasionallyitisalsousedforceremonialpurposesincasessuchasschoolgraduationceremonies.
Sowhat?
:
Aninformalcolloquialexpression,meaningthattheremarkorstatementwhichhasjustbeenmadeseemsunimportant,uninteresting,orirrelevant.HereitmeansWhatdoesitmatterifmyfatherdoesn’tunderstandtheLatinthatwasspokenintheceremony?
AnothersimilarexpressionisWhatofit?
Forexample,
-Someonewillsee.-Sowhat?
-Yourparentsarecomingtomorrow.-Whatofit?
B.Exercises
FinishtheexercisesofTheLanguageWorkonpages24to26.
Languagework
A.Answers
1.天上掉馅饼
2.君子一言,驷马难追
3.小洞不补,大洞吃苦
4.一父胜百师
5.效仿某人(以某人为榜样)
B.Answers
1.A2.B3.B4.A5.B
C.Answersforreference
1.a.Theyoungmanbreakshispromiseagainandagain.Asaresult,nobodywill
believehimnow.
b.Youarealwaysmakingpromisesandthenbreakingthem.
c.Thegovernmentbreaksitspromisetoprovidehousesforallthosewhoneed
them.
2.a.Peoplearenotsupposedtodrivewhiletheyareundertheinfluenceofalcohol.
b.Wearenotsupposedtocutdowntoomanytrees,otherwisenaturewillbe
unbalancedandincalculabledamagewillbeincurred.
c.Youaresupposedtoreporttheaccidenttothepoliceassoonaspossible.
3.a.Theapartmentisbarelyfurnishedsotherentisnotveryhigh.
b.Thevillagewasbarelyaffectedbythefloodbecausethevillagershadmadeverygoodpreparationsfortheoncomingflood.
c.Sheearnsbarelyenoughmoneytosupportherself.
4.a.Mysonhasbeenonhisownforseveralyears.Heneveraskedforanymoneyfromus.
b.Manyoldpeoplewouldratherbeontheirownthanrelyontheirchildren.
c.MyfatheralwaystoldmethatIhadtoliveonmyownwhenIgrewup.
5.a.LastnightwehadaquarrelandmyhusbandstaredatmeasifIwereapersonfromouterspace.
b.It’simpolitetostareatastrangerinthestreet.
c.Shesattheremotionlessforalongtime,staringattheceiling,daydreaming.
Part3ExtendedActivities
I.Listening
A.Passagedictation(textbook)
1.Practicingsuggestions
Listentothepassagefourtimes.Thefirstreadingisforyoutounderstandthepassage.Thesecondandthirdreadingsareforyoutowritedownthepassage.Thefourthreadingisforyoutocheckwhatyouhavewrittendown.
Readthesentencesyouhavemademistakeswithandit’sbettertoreadafterthespeakerandreflectonyourmistakes.
2.Scripts
Today,theoldattitudestowardhowchildrenshouldbebroughtuphavelargelydisappeared.Formanychildren,familylifehasbecomemorerelaxedandlessstrict.ManyyoungpeopleinBritainandtheUShaveaconsiderableamountoffreedomandtheycanenjoythethingstheyareinterestedin:
music,sports,television,evenmoneyandfashion.Lifehasbecomeeasierandmoreenjoyable.However,alongwithaneasylifeandpermissivefamilies,anumberofsocialproblemshavearisenfortheyoung.Forexample,someschoolshaveproblemswithdisciplineandmotivation;andcrimeanddrugtakinginsomeareashavereachedseriouslevels.Duringthe1980sandearly1990sunemploymentamongschool-dropoutswasaparticularproblem,withmanyfacingableakfutureandhavinglittlehopeoffindingadecentjob.
B.Listeningcomprehension(Conversation,Part2,workbook)
II.Readmore
1.Practicingsuggestions
ReadthroughthepassageandcompletetheTrue/False/NotMentionedexerciseindividually.
2.Keys
A.True/False/NotMentioned(NM).
1.F2.F3.F4.F5.NM6.T7.F8.T
Grammarwork
1.Ilived/usedtoliveinNanjingwhenIwasatprimaryschool.
2.Theexplorerdiscoveredtheancientcavebyaccident.
3.Thiscourserequiresthateverystudentturninapaperoftwopagesatleastandfourpagesatmost.
4.Debbieissometimesnotresponsibleforwhatshedoes.
5.Nobodyknowstheexactageoftheearthforcertain.
6.Heraisedhisarmtoprotecthisfacefromtheblow.
7.Thebeggaracceptedthefoodandmoneyandgaveaperformanceinreturn.
8.Astitchintimesavesnine.
9.Thepostmandroppedmyletterintoourneighbor’smailboxbymistake.
10.Hesenthisparcelbysea,sinceairmailwastooexpensive.
Wordformation
1.removal
2.decency
3.immoral
4.disregard
5.harden
6.finalise/finalize
7.memorise/memorize
8.capitalize/capitalize
Vocabularywork
1.a
2.c
3.c
4.b
5.b
6.a
7.b
Translation
1.Myteachertoldmethattheliquidinthebottlecouldremovestainsfrommetalandchina.
2.Thestudentsittingbesidemelookedaroundtheexaminationroomwithapprehension.
3.Heisnowoutofcollegeandlivesonhisown.
4.Theytookturnsstayingawakeincaseanythingwentwrong.
5.Theel