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1、 life is adventurous.）2. The art of eating spaghetti意大利式细面条（15minutes）1） Before class, teacher cuts a sheet of paper into many strips, which he / she brings to class together with a fork （Or: if possible, teacher brings a platter大浅盘 of boiled noodles to class together with a fork）.2） Teacher explain

2、s that spaghetti is Italian-style noodles, and that unlike some Chinese noodles, it will never taste pulpy多汁的，柔软的 and it usually served with sauce调味汁，酱汁, not in soup. Several students are invited to come up with “proper ways of eating spaghetti” and demonstrate to the class, using the fork.3） Teache

3、r dictates the following passage to students （Pre-teach some words like “poke翻弄，拨”, “scoop舀，用勺子取出”, “prong叉尖，叉”, “twirl迅速旋转，转动” if necessary）:a. Hold the fork in your hand as if to poke the spaghetti.b. Scoop up a small amount of spaghetti on your fork and raise it about 30 cm above your plate.c. Ma

4、ke sure the spaghetti on your fork is completely from the remainder on your plate.d. Put the prongs of the fork at an edge of the plate that is free of food.e. Quickly point the prongs of the fork straight down toward the plate and place the points on the plate.f. Twirl the fork to gather the spaghe

5、tti around the prongs.g. With a quick scooping movement, gather up the roll一卷东西 around the prongs and place it in your mouth.h. Gently gather up any stray spaghetti ends that dont make it all the way into your mouth.4） Tasks one student to come up and demonstrate the right way of eating spaghetti.3.

6、 Tasks students the following questions: （8 minutes） Would you enjoy writing “The Art of Eating Spaghetti”? Why or why not? Why did Russell Baker enjoy writing “The Art of Eating Spaghetti”? （hint: para. 4） Look at the title of Text A, then find out in which paragraph a similar phrase appears. Read

7、that paragraph carefully and explain in your own words what the author means by saying “write for myself”. （hint: Para. 5）Listening PracticeScript for the recording: Have you ever heard of the pop singer, John Lennon （19401980, First became famous as a singer and guitarist in the Beatles, a British

8、rock group, writing many of their most successful hits. Later he left the group, but continued to be popular as a singer and songwriter.）? Here he is sing- ing a song he wrote for his son. Its called Beautiful Boy.Close your eyesHave no fearThe monsters goneHes on the run and your daddys hereBeautif

9、ul, beautiful, beautifulBeautiful boyBefore you go to sleepSay a little prayerEvery day in every wayIts getting better and betterOut on the ocean sailing awayI can hardly waitTo see you come of ageBut I guess well both just have to be patientCause its a long way to goA hard row to hoeYet its a long

10、way to goBut in the meantimeBefore you cross the streetTake my handLife is what happens to youWhile youre busy making other plansDarling, darling, darlingDarling SeanYouve just heard John Lennon singing a lullaby（催眠曲，摇篮曲）to his son Sean. A lullaby is a song we sing to help babies to go to sleep. So

11、he tells Sean “Close your eyes, have no fear, your daddys here.” Then he looks into the future. He sees his son setting out lifes adventure: Out on the ocean sailing awayAnd he can hardly wait to see his son grow up, to reach eighteen when he comes of age and celebrates becoming an adult. But he kno

12、ws theyll both have to be patientGrowing up can be difficult. At times it can, as we say, be “a hard row to hoe”. Its a phrase we use to describe any difficult task.But if growing up is sometimes hard, it is also full of surprises. Things happen when we least expect them:I think youll find the stori

13、es you are going to read in this unit show that John Lennon was right: growing up can be quite an adventure, full of the unexpected.As for John Lennon, sadly he never did live to see his son grow up and come of age, for John was shot dead by a madman in New York while Sean was still only five years

14、old.（Notes: a hard row to hoe: To hoe is to use a special farming tool, a hoe, to clear small weeds and break up the surface of the soil. The row referred to is a row of plants.）After Listening1. a long way to go, surprises / the unexpected;2. difficult;3. never did live / did not live, a mad man, f

15、ive years ol.Cultural Notes:1. Grade schools in the U.S.: It is necessary to have some knowledge of grade schools in the U.S. because Ss have to realize that “the third year in high school” （Para. 1） equals “the eleventh grade” （Para. 9）. U.S. students generally go through elementary schools （kinder

16、garten to 5th or 6th grade）, middle schools （grades 68） or junior high school （79）, and high schools （grades 912 or 1012）.2. What American teachers wear in school: Nowadays, people in the U.S. love to dress casually. Even among those companies with a rigid dress code some now allow employees not to

17、wear suits on Fridays. U.S. teachers wear fairly formal clothes to school, but not necessarily suits and ties. Bow ties（蝴蝶结）are considered even more old-fashioned than ties.3. Spaghetti and the proper way of eating it: Spaghetti is the Italian-style thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sau

18、ce. Usually you would put a fork into a plate of spaghetti, turn the fork several times so that spaghetti will wind around the fork, then place the fork into your mouth. Its impolite to suck（吸，啜）.Language Study:1. The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on since my childhood in Bellevil

19、le, but it wasnt until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold.: Ever since I was a child in Belleville, I had thought of becoming a writer from time to time, but I didnt make up my mind until I was in the eleventh grade.off and on （or: on and off）: from time to time, now and aga

20、in, irregularlye.g. It has been raining on and off for a week. Thats why the clothes feel damp.As her patient slept soundly during the night, Nurse Betty was able to doze off and on in a bedside chair.possibility: state of being possible; （degree of） likelihood （usu. followed by that-clause or of）e.

21、g. Is there any possibility of life on Mars?They havent arrived. There is a possibility that they have taken the wrong road.take hold: become establishede.g. The idea of one child only has taken hold in many Chinese families.Old habits die hard. Thats why you should stop smoking before the habit tak

22、es hold.2. When our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year English I anticipated another cheer- less year in that most tedious of subjects.: When it was decided that Mr. Fleagle would teach us English during my third year in high school, I expected the English course to be as boring as bef

23、ore.anticipate: expect （usu. followed by gerund or that-clause ）e.g. The police had anticipated trouble from the soccer fans and were at the ground in large numbers.They anticipate that details from AIDS will have doubled by 2002.We anticipate running into problems in carrying out the medical welfar

24、e reform.tedious: boring and lasting for a long timee.g. The movie was so tedious that many viewers left before it was over.Laura found George to be tedious and decided not to see him any more.3. I prepared for an unfruitful year with Mr. Fleagle and for a long time was not disappointed.: I expected

25、 that things wouldnt improve with Mr. Fleagle as our English teacher, and for a long time I was right in my expectations.Note that here is a touch（少许，一点点）of irony（反语，讽刺）.4. This title produced an extraordinary sequence of mental images.: At the sight of the title I saw an unusual series of pictures

26、in my minds eye.sequence: connected line of events, ideas, etc.e.g. A sequence of bad harvests forced some African countries to ask for foreign aid.The Fall of Roman Empire was written in historical sequence. image: a picture formed in the minde.g. Many pop stars try to improve their public image by

27、 participating in charity events.Through months of letter writing John formed an image of his pen pal（笔名）.5. I was preparing myself for a command to report to Mr. Fleagle immediately after school for discipline.: I expected that Mr. Fleagle would order me to see him after school for the purpose of p

28、unishing mecommand: n. order; v. give an order toe.g. The commander gave the command that all prisoners of war should be well treated.The rebellious army would not obey any command from the President.The captain commanded his men to leave the ship immediately.The king commanded that the victory day

29、become a national holiday.Note: As with the verbs “suggest, demand”, subjunctive mood is used in a that-clause after command.6. In the eleventh grade, at the eleventh hour as it were, I had discovered a calling.: In my eleventh grade, and one might say at the last possible moment, I had found something I wished to take up as a career.the eleventh hour: the last moment before something important happense.g. The presi