1、Unit 1,Growing Up,Warm-up,The Beetles Listening to the song Beautiful Boy Scan the script and filling the gaps,The Beetles,An English rock band, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music The group consisted of John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vo
2、cals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), Ringo Starr (drums, vocals) and George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals) .,Gap Filling,In Lennons view, growing up means having _ ; life is not always what one has planned, but can be quite an adventure, full of _ . “A hard row to hoe” is used in the song to
3、 describe growing up as a _ process. Sadly John Lennon _ to see his son grow up; Lennon was killed by a mad man when his son was still only_ .,a long way to go,surprise/ the unexpected,difficult,never did live,five years old,Global Reading,Scan the Text and find out all the time words, phrases and c
4、lauses. Match the heading with each paragraphs Part Division of the Text Further Questions,Global Reading,since my childhood in Belleville (Para. 1) until my third year in high school (Para. 1) until then (Para. 1) when our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year English (Para. 2) late in t
5、he year (Para. 3) until the night before the essay was due (Para. 3) when I finished (Para. 6) next morning (Para. 6) two days passed (Para. 6) when I saw him lift my paper from his desk . (Para. 6) when Mr. Fleagle finished (Para. 9),Global Reading,Bakers feeling about English courses What Baker di
6、scovered Mr. Fleagles announcement Classmates response to the essay Bakers impression of his new English teacher A topic that attracts Bakers attention Bakers sudden desire to write about that topic Vivid memories the title brought back Anticipating punishment1/9/7/8/2/3/5/4/6,Part Division,Baker wa
7、s bored by everything associated with English courses, including his new English teacher.,Baker found himself attracted by one particular topic and wrote about it for his own enjoyment.,The experience of writing the essay helped Baker discover his talent for writing and realize what he wished to do
8、in life.,Further Questions: Part One,True or False1. Baker had never thought of becoming a writer until he was in the eleventh grade.F 2. Teachers found it painful to read students long and lifeless essays.T,Further Questions: Part One,3. Before Mr. Fleagle became the English teacher for Bakers clas
9、s, the English course had been interesting.F4. In Bakers opinion, Mr. Fleagle was really a formal, rigid and out-of-date teacher only because of Fleagles manner of speaking.F,Further Questions: Part Two,1. At first, Baker thought Mr. Fleagles English course was _. 2. In Bakers opinion, the title of
10、the composition “What I Did on My Summer Vacation” was _. 3. Baker liked to write a composition with the title “The Art of Eating Spaghetti” because _.,dull,foolish and dull,it reminded him of the pleasure of that evening,Further Questions: Part Three,Do you think Baker would write another essay if
11、he had enough time? Why? What was Baker prepared for when he found all the papers had been given back but his? Whose essay did Mr. Fleagle read to the class? How did the class respond? Which paragraph in this part gives readers the impression that Bakers essay was very good? Why did Baker feel so de
12、lighted?,Detailed Reading,Words and Phrases,off and on take hold bore associate turn out anticipate tedious inspire rigid severe tackle face up to,sequence recall argument put down violate compose turn in command hold back avoid career put the seal on,Detailed Reading,Difficult sentences Until then
13、Id been bored by everything associated with English courses. I hated the assignments to turn out long, lifeless paragraphs that were agony for teachers to read and for me to write. another cheerless year in that most tedious of subjects,Detailed Reading,I prepared for an unfruitful year with Mr. Fle
14、agle and for a long time was not disappointed. I took the list home and did nothing until the night before the essay was due. Lying on the sofa, I finally faced up to the unwelcome task, took the list out of my notebook, and scanned it. This title produced an extraordinary sequence of mental images.
15、,Detailed Reading,Vivid memories came flooding back of a night in Belleville when all of us were seated around the supper table Uncle Allen, my mother, Uncle Charlie, Doris, Uncle Hal and Aunt Pat served spaghetti for supper. Neither Doris nor I had ever eaten spaghetti, and none of the adults had e
16、nough experience to be good at it.,Detailed Reading,I was preparing myself for a command to report to Mr. Fleagle immediately after school for discipline when I saw him lift my paper from his desk and knock for the classs attention. In the eleventh grade, at the eleventh hour as it were, I had disco
17、vered a calling.,Exercise,Language Sense Enhancement Language Focus Comprehensive Exercise,Language Sense Enhancement,warmth put it down recapture and hold relive however violate composition a failing grade mind for myself,Vocabulary I,respectable agony putdown sequence hold back distribute off and
18、on vivid associate finally turn in tackle,Vocabulary II,George has been assigned to the newspapers Pairs office. The man story was so extraordinary that I didnt know whether to believe him or not. She had a clear image of how she would look in twenty years time. When the officer gave the command the
19、 soldiers opened fire. As long as people keep buying bikes well keep turning them out.,Vocabulary III,reputationrigidto inspire and tediousWhats moreout of date ideas composecareeravoid showinghardly hold back,Synonyms in Context,composed severe agony extraordinary recall command was violating antic
20、ipate,Collocation,at for of with as about to inin fromon/ upon,Cloze I,hold back tedious scanned recall vivid off and on turn out/in career,Cloze II,last surprise pulled blowing dressed scene extraordinary image turn excitement,Translation I,As it was a formal dinner party, I wore formal dress, as M
21、other told me to. His girlfriend advised him to get out of/ get rid of his bad habit of smoking before it took hold. Anticipating that the demand for electricity will be high during the next few months, they have decided to increase its production.,Translation I,It is said Bill has been fired for co
22、ntinually violating the companys safety rules. ( Bill is said to) It is reported that the government has taken proper measures to avoid the possibility of a severe water shortage. ( The local government is reported to),Translation II,Susan lost her legs because of/ in a car accident. For a time, she
23、 didnt know how to face up to the fact that she would never (be able to) walk again. One day, while scanning (through) some magazines, a true story caught her eye/ she was attracted by a true story. It gave a vivid description of how a disable girl became a writer. Greatly inspired, Susan began to f
24、eel that she, too, would finally be able to lead a useful life.,Talking about the Pictures,Home Reading Task,Comprehension Check 1. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. B 6. D,Home Reading Task,Translation 我耳朵里嗡嗡作响，听不见他们后来讲的话，只东一点西一点渗入片言只语。“玛莎是墨西哥人辞职不干” 等我意识到我这番话的意思时，为时已晚。爷爷知道我明白那不是钱的问题。不是那个问题 第二天，我沉默不语，一副十分伤心的小女孩的模
25、样，拖着脚步走进校长办公室。 他看上去像孩子般开心，像孩子般天真无邪，可是我心里比谁都明白。,Language Practice,1. Matching the two columns b d a f c g h e,2. Filling the gaps resigned expectation have maintained represents exception was awarded plus make it delicate innocent compare to significance,Review of the Text,Useful Expressions Sentence
26、 Translation,Useful Expressions,断断续续 对感到腻味 觉得枯燥难懂 以而出名 据说某人 拘谨刻板，落后于时代 随笔小品文 躺在沙发上 不得不面对 围坐在晚餐桌旁,off and on be bored by . find . dull and difficult have a reputation for . sb. be said to be . formal, rigid and out-of-date an informal essay lie on a sofa face up to . be seated around the supper table
27、,Useful Expressions,重现在我脑海中 自得其乐 违反规定 不及格分 别无选择，只好做更重要的是，而且 专心地听 乐呵呵地开怀大笑心花怒放 最后的时刻,. reawake in my mind for ones own joy violate the rules a failing grade There is no choice but to do . whats more listen attentively laugh with open-hearted enjoyment pure delight at the eleventh hour,Sentence Transl
28、ation,The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasnt until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold. 从孩提时代，我还住在贝尔维尔时，我的脑子里就断断续续地转着当作家的念头，但直等到我高中三年级，这一想法才有了实现的可能。,Sentence Translation,Mr. Fleagle had a reputation among student
29、s for dullness and inability to inspire. 弗利格尔先生在学生中以其说话干巴和激励学生无术而出名。 Lying on the sofa, I finally faced up to the unwelcome task, took the list out of my notebook, and scanned it. 我躺在沙发上，最终不得不面对这一讨厌的功课，便从笔记本里抽出作文题目单粗粗看了一下。,Sentence Translation,The topic on which my eye stopped was “The Art of Eating
30、 Spaghetti.” 我的目光落在“吃意大利细面条的艺术”这个题目上。,Sentence Translation,Suddenly I wanted to write about that, about the warmth and good feeling of it, but I wanted to put it down simply for my own joy, not for Mr. Fleagle. 突然我就想描述那一切，描述当时那种温馨美好的气氛，但我把它写下来仅仅是想自得其乐，而不是为弗利格尔先生而写。,Sentence Translation,When I finish
31、ed it the night was half gone and there was no time left to compose a proper, respectable essay for Mr. Fleagle. 等我写完时已是半夜时分，再没时间为弗利格尔先生写一篇循规蹈矩、像模像样的文章了。,Sentence Translation,I did my best to avoid showing pleasure, but what I was feeling was pure delight at this demonstration that my words had the power to make people laugh. 我尽力不流露出得意的心情，但是看到我写的文章竟然能使别人大笑，我真是心花怒放。,
