1、Read About It Language Points Content Awareness Language Focus,Frog story,最后，其他所有的青蛙都退出了比赛，除了一只，它费了很大的劲，终于成为唯一一只到达塔顶的胜利者,很自然 其他所有的青蛙都想知道它是怎么成功的。,有一只青蛙跑上前去问那只胜利者：它是哪来那么大的力气跑完全程？,Always Be Positive ABP 法则,Frog Story 1. A couple of odd things have happened lately.,odd number奇数 odd job 临时工作 ; 零工 ; 零星工作
2、; 临时工 odd news 奇闻 ; 奇闻怪谈 他曾一直很古怪，但没到这种程度。 Hed always been odd, but not to this extent.,2. I have a log cabin in those woods of Northern Wisconsin. I built it by hand and also added a greenhouse to the front of it. It is a joy to live in. In fact, I work out of my home doing audio production and envi
3、ronmental work. As a tool of that trade I have a computer and a studio. 3. I also have a tree frog that has taken up residence in my studio.,4. How odd, I thought, last November when I first noticed him sitting atop my sound-board over my computer. I figured that he (and I say he, though I really do
4、nt have a clue if she is a he or vice versa) would be more comfortable in the greenhouse. So I put him in the greenhouse. Back he came. And stayed. After a while I got quite used to the fact that as I would check my morning email and on-line news, he would be there with me surveying the world.,5. Th
5、en, last week, as he was climbing around looking like a small gray/green human, I started to wonder about him. 6. So, there I was, working in my studio and my computer was humming along. I had to stop when Tree Frog went across my view. He stopped and turned around and just sat there looking at me.
6、Well, I sat back and looked at him. For five months now he had been riding there with me and I was suddenly overtaken by an urge to know why he was there and not in the greenhouse, where I figured hed live a happier frog life.7. “Why are you here,” I found myself asking him.,8. As I looked at him, d
7、ead on, his eyes looked directly at me and I heard a tone. The tone seemed to hit me right in the center of my mind. It sounded very nearly like the same one as my computer. In that tone I could hear him “say” to me, “Because I want you to understand”. Yo. That was weird. “Understand what?” my mind
8、jumped in. Then, after a moment of feeling this communication, I felt I understood why he was there. I came to understand that frogs simply want to hear other frogs and to communicate. Possibly the tone of my computer sounded to him like other tree frogs. 9. Interesting.,the same.as.表示“与相似的“,不是同一个th
9、e same.that表示“同一个“,就是那个 例如： This is the same pen as I lost last week.(但不是同一支) This is the same pen that I lost last week.这就是我上周丢失的那支钢笔。the same后面可以接定语从句,如果后面的定语从句是省略的情况,则用as来引导,即the same.as； 如果是完整的定语从句,须根据不同的先行词来确定用 that, when, where, when, who等。 例如: He studies in the same school as I.他和我在同一所学校里上学。
10、He was born in the same hospital where my brother was born.他和我哥哥在同一家医院里出生。 The young teacher is the same man who visited our school last year. 那个青年教师就是去.,10. I kept working. I was working on a story about global climate change and had just received a fax from a friend. The fax said that the earth wa
11、s warming at 1.9 degrees each decade. At that rate I knew that the maple trees that I love to tap each spring for syrup would not survive for my children. My beautiful Wisconsin would become a prairie by the next generation.,11. At that moment Tree Frog leaped across my foot and sat on the floor in
12、front of my computer. He then reached up his hand to his left ear and cupped it there. He sat before the computer and reached up his right hand to his other ear. He turned his head this way and that listening to that tone. Very focused. He then began to turn a very subtle, but brilliant shade of gre
13、en and leaped full force onto the computer.,12. And then I remembered the story about the frogs that I had heard last year on public radio. It said frogs were dying around the world. It said that because frogs skin was like a lung turned inside out, their skin was being affected by pollution and glo
14、bal climate change. It said that frogs were being found whose skin was like paper. All dried up. It said that frogs were an “indicator species”. That frogs will die first because of the sensitivity. 13. Then, I understood.,14. The frogs have a message for us and it is the same message that some sobe
15、r folks have had for us. “There are no more choices.” We have reached the time when we must be the adults for the planet, for the sake of the future generations of human and for frogs. 15. Because we are related. 16. Then I understood that there are no boundaries, that there is no more time. 17. Tha
16、t we, for the sake of our relatives, must act now. 18. And then I understood, not only why the frog was there, but, also why I am here.,Wisconsin,Wisconsin is a state in the north central United States. Its total area is 169,642 sq km. The name of the state comes from an Indian word that may mean “g
17、athering of the waters” or “place of the beaver”. The capital is Madison. Wisconsin ranks 18th in population (5,169,677 by 1997 estimate) among the 50 states and is an important state in terms of the value of its manufacturing. Wisconsin remains a leading dairy state, accounting for about 14% (1999)
18、 of U.S. milk and 27% (1999) of the nations output of cheese.Despite Wisconsins many lakes, ponds, and rivers, drought especially in summer can be a serious problem.,tree frog,audio adj. related to recording and broadcasting sound,Examples With such an audio card in your computer, you can produce yo
19、ur own music. Audio signals will be given when traffic light changes.,atop prep. on top of something,Examples Under the newspaper, atop a sheet of paper, lay an envelope. There is a seagull atop the mast.,vice versa used when the opposite of a situation that has been just described is also true,Exam
20、ples He doesnt trust her, and vice versa. Teachers qualified to teach in England are not accepted in Scotland and vice versa.,hum v. to make a low, continuous sound,Examples The birds sang, and the bees hummed. Within half an hour of his arrival, the equipment started humming again.,overtake v. to c
21、ome upon unexpectedly; take by surprise,Examples Something like panic overtook me in a flood. The people all over the world were overtaken by the 9-11 attack in New York.,urge n. a strong wish or need,Examples The people with a powerful urge to compete and succeed are more likely to have heart attac
22、ks. When I was young, I often felt an urge for chocolate.,tone n. the quality of a sound, especially the sound of a musical instrument or someones voice,Examples It wasnt so much what she said that annoyed me it was her tone. He told the story to his parents in pleasant tones.,weird adj. unusual and
23、 different from anything you have seen or heard before,Examples Mikes got a really weird sense of humor. Drugs can make one do all kinds of weird things.,communicate v. to exchange information or conversation with other people,Examples They communicate in sign language with ease. Its cheap and effic
24、ient to use e-mail to communicate with your friends wherever they may be.,at this/that rate if things continue to happen in the same way as now,Examples At this rate, we shall soon be bankrupt. At this rate, well never be home by midnight.,survive v. to continue to exist in spite of many difficultie
25、s and dangers,Examples When the market economy is introduced, many factories will have difficulties to survive. The chance of surviving an air crash always is slim if not nil.,focus v. to pay special attention to a particular person or thing instead of others,Examples I cannot focus my attention on
26、my study with such a noise. The TV program focuses on the cause why people take drugs.,subtle adj. not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention,Examples The two pictures are similar, but there are subtle differences between them. The slow and subtle changes are taking place in a
27、ll living things.,brilliant adj. bright, shining,Examples The woman had brilliant green eyes. The sky was a brilliant, cloudless blue.,indicator n. sth. that can be regarded as a sign which shows you in what way a situation is changing,Examples All the indicators show that there will be a rise in th
28、e stock market before long. The number of wells is a fair indicator of the demand for water.,species n. a group of animals or plants which are all similar and can breed together to produce young animals or plants of the same kind as them,Examples Panda has been declared an endangered species. Some p
29、eople believe that the Internet is the greatest tool our species has invented.,sensitivity n. the quality of being easily influenced, changed or damaged, esp. by a physical activity or effect,Examples Sex education at school is cautiously pushed because of the cultural sensitivity. The sensitivity o
30、f the information allowed only two people to know it.,sober adj. serious and thoughtful; not affected by drug or alcoholic liquors,Examples Halloween is never a day to be sober. The party was in a sober mood, people just standing there chatting politely.,boundary n. the official line that marks the
31、edge of town, country, etc.,Examples Terrorists operate across national boundaries. Conquering any difficulty always gives one a secret joy, for it means pushing back a boundary-line and adding to ones liberty.,for the sake of because of, or for the purpose of,Examples Lets not disagree for the sake
32、 of some small details. For the sake of historical accuracy, please permit me to state the true facts.,. I was suddenly overtaken by an urge to know why he was there and not in the greenhouse, where I figured hed live a happier frog life.,Paraphrase ,Paraphrase Suddenly I had a strong urge to know w
33、hy he was there and not in the greenhouse, where I thought hed live a happier frog life.,The tone seemed to hit me right in the center of my mind.,Paraphrase ,Paraphrase The tone seemed to attract my intense attention.,“Understand what?” my mind jumped in.,Paraphrase ,Paraphrase “Understand what?” t
34、he question came into my mind.,The fax said that the earth is warming at 1.9 degrees each decade.,Paraphrase ,Paraphrase The fax said that the earth is getting 1.9 degrees warmer every ten years.,Read and think Exercise 2 Exercise 3 Exercise 4,Ex. 2 Work in pairs to make a conversation between the a
35、uthor and the frog. You play the author and your partner the frog, or vice versa. The conversation should cover the following steps.,Ex. 3 Find out more supporting details in the passage for the following statements, especially the underlined parts.,A tree frog has taken up residence in my studio.,H
36、e stopped and turned around and just sat there looking at me.,Ex. 3 Find out more supporting details in the passage for the following statements, especially the underlined parts.,Possibly the tone of my computer sounded to him like other tree frogs.,Ex. 3 Find out more supporting details in the pass
37、age for the following statements, especially the underlined parts.,Frogs were dying around the world.,Frogs were being found whose skin was like paper.,Frogs are an “indicator species”.,Ex. 3 Find out more supporting details in the passage for the following statements, especially the underlined part
38、s.,The frogs have a message for us.,We must be the adults for the planet.,There are no boundaries, that there is no more time.,Ex. 4 Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word.,I found a tree frog in my studio some months ago. I took it to my g_, as I thought it would be a better place for
39、the frog. But it came back and insisted taking the r_ in the studio. Why? I couldnt get an idea. Then, after five months of being together, we seemed to be able to c_ with each other. It may sound w_, but I did feel I came to understand what it wanted me to do. The frog came to me probably attracted
40、 by the h_ tone of my computer, which sounded like that of other tree frogs, or with a m_ to tell me that frogs were dying around the world because of their s_ to the pollution and global climate change. As frogs are an “i_ species”, what has happened to them may happen to us, if we sit back and do
41、nothing. We must act now, or it would be too late.,Check up,I found a tree frog in my studio some months ago. I took it to my g_, as I thought it would be a better place for the frog. But it came back and insisted taking the r_ in the studio. Why? I couldnt get an idea. Then, after five months of be
42、ing together, we seemed to be able to c_ with each other. It may sound w_, but I did feel I came to understand what it wanted me to do. The frog came to me probably attracted by the h_ tone of my computer, which sounded like that of other tree frogs, or with a m_ to tell me that frogs were dying aro
43、und the world because of their s_ to the pollution and global climate change. As frogs are an “i_ species”, what has happened to them may happen to us, if we sit back and do nothing. We must act now, or it would be too late.,greenhouse,residence,communicate,wired,humming,message,sensitivity,indicato
44、r,Ex. 4 Fill in each of the blanks with an appropriate word.,Read and complete: Exercise 5 Exercise 6 Exercise 7 Read and translate: Exercise 8 Read and simulate: Exercise 9,Ex. 5 Pair each word in the left column with a word associated in meaning in the right column, and then make a sentence with t
45、he paired words.,Model:1. soda a. urge2. overtake b. thirsty,1. I was so thirsty that I drank up the soda.,2. Seeing the poor conditions of the village school on TV, thousands of people were overtaken by an urge to help,Ex. 5 Pair each word in the left column with a word associated in meaning in the
46、 right column, and then make a sentence with the paired words.,Check up,Ex. 5 Pair each word in the left column with a word associated in meaning in the right column, and then make a sentence with the paired words.,1. He didnt raise his voice, but his tone was obviously threatening.,Ex. 5 Pair each
47、word in the left column with a word associated in meaning in the right column, and then make a sentence with the paired words.,_,Reference:,Ex. 5 Pair each word in the left column with a word associated in meaning in the right column, and then make a sentence with the paired words.,2. Some people re
48、port that their car sickness is often caused by their sensitivity to the smell of gasoline.,_,Reference:,Ex. 5 Pair each word in the left column with a word associated in meaning in the right column, and then make a sentence with the paired words.,3. The farmers are very much worried that their crops would be affected by the severe climate change.,_,
