1、BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Listening Task - After Listening,Complete the following statements according to what you have heard. 1. According to the speaker, one of the greatest generation gaps in history was the one between Boomers and their parents and grandparents.2. People refusing to go to war in 1942 we
2、re considered cowards/cowardly ; whereas many Boomers protested the war in Vietnam because they questioned its morality.3. The speakers father, having grown up in harsh/difficult/hard times, doesnt care much for entertainment and having fun.,Boomers,parents,grandparents,cowards/cowardly,questioned,h
3、arsh/difficult/hard,entertainment,having fun,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension - Content Questions,One of you asks the first six questions and the other answers. Starting from Question 7, change roles. When you have finished, the teacher may want to put some of the questions to you for a check. 1. How
4、 many characters are there in this play? Who are they? There are seven characters - Father, Mother, Heidi, Diane, Sean, Restaurant Manager, and Mrs. Higgins. 2. Are the children grateful for what their father does for them? Why or why not? No. Because what he does usually ends up embarrassing them.
5、3. What did Sean plan to do with the money he earned from his,There are seven characters - Father, Mother, Heidi, Diane, Sean, Restaurant Manager, and Mrs. Higgins.,No. Because what he does usually ends up embarrassing them.,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension - Content Questions,first job? To buy a gui
6、tar. 4. Why did Father make a point of (特地) coming to the restaurant? To check if Sean was doing OK there. 5. Why did Sean try to hide himself when he saw his father in the restaurant? He knew his father was going to embarrass him. 6. What did Sean think of his fathers unexpected visit? It was unnec
7、essary and embarrassing.,To buy a guitar.,To check if Sean was doing OK there.,He knew his father was going to embarrass him.,It was unnecessary and embarrassing.,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension - Content Questions,Now switch roles.7. Why did Father invite Dan Lucas to lunch? He wanted Dan to pressu
8、re his son into asking Diane to the senior prom. 8. What did Dan Lucas promise to do? He would speak to his son and insist that the latter give Diane a call. 9. How did Diane react to the surprise Father had for her? She felt humiliated.,He wanted Dan to pressure his son into asking Diane to the sen
9、ior prom.,He would speak to his son and insist that the latter give Diane a call.,She felt humiliated.,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension - Content Questions,10. Why did Heidi change school? Because the Thompsons had just moved. 11. What did Father try to impress on Mrs. Higgins? He tried to let her kn
10、ow how exceptionally talented a young woman Heidi was. 12. Why was Heidi so eager to go to class? Because she couldnt bear being embarrassed by her father.,Because the Thompsons had just moved.,He tried to let her know how exceptionally talented a young woman Heidi was.,Because she couldnt bear bein
11、g embarrassed by her father.,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension - Text Organization,1. This play comprises three settings. Can you write them down? The first one has been done for you. No. 1 A fast-food restaurantNo. 2 The Thompson family dining roomNo. 3 An office at a high school,The Thompson family
12、dining room,An office at a high school,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Comprehension - Text Organization,2. The play can be divided into three scenes according to the changes in setting as made clear in the above exercise. Now put down the main idea of each scene. Scene One Father embarrassed Sean by talking too
13、proudly to the restaurant manager.Scene Two Father embarrassed Diane by persuading a colleague into pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom.Scene Three Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an official at her new school about how talented she was.,Father embarrassed Sean by talking too prou
14、dly to the restaurant manager.,Father embarrassed Diane by persuading a colleague into pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom.,Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an official at her new school about how talented she was.,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,1. Fill in the gaps w
15、ith words or phrases given below. Change the form where necessary. 1) The view that you should never spend more than you earn is fairly typical of people of their generation.2) The artists stood before the paintings almost dumb with astonishment at their beauty.3) In 1963, after his junior year in h
16、igh school, Clinton was elected into a government study program for young people in Washington, D. C,typical,dumb,junior,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,4) William Byrd composed many pieces of music, but his Latin church music is considered his most glorious work.5) Governments establi
17、sh welfare systems to provide a safety net to prevent people from suffering the effects of poverty.6) You quit that respectable, well-paid job for this unpromising one? What came over you?7) Many animals face extinction (灭绝) as the result of human interference.8) Her hope of her husbands return is f
18、ading as years go by.,glorious,welfare,came over,interference,fading,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,9) Having worked for three years, Roger decided to enroll on an MBA program and narrowed down his choice to three famous universities on the East Coast.10) A frank reply is much more ap
19、preciated than beating about the bush (转弯抹角).11) Harold is always coming up with these dumb schemes for making money that just get us into trouble.12) Call me, write to me, email me; at any rate, lets keep in touch.,narrowed down,frank,schemes,at any rate,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabular
20、y,2. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. The first part has been written for you. 1) Five generals and four police officers make up the security council. (consist) The security council consists of five generals and four police officers.2) The plan is
21、to locate the hotel somewhere overlooking the lake. (location) The new hotel will be in a location overlooking the lake.3) Her comments about my family background in front of so many,consists of five generals and four police officers,will be in a location overlooking the lake,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Langu
22、age Focus - Vocabulary,people injured my pride. (humiliate) I was humiliated by her comments about my family background in front of so many people.4) Can you prove that it was Henry who stole the computer? (proof) Do you have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer?5) The long cycle ride
23、tired the boy out. (exhaust) The boy was exhausted after the long cycle ride.,was humiliated by her comments about my family background in front of so many people,have any proof that it was Henry who stole the computer,was exhausted after the long cycle ride,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabu
24、lary,3. Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets. Make additions or changes where necessary. 1) Father grew almost hysterical , “That stamp was handed down by your grandfather, and is worth a fortune at the moment. You should have known better than to trade it for a few drinks!
25、“ (hysterical, know better than, hand down)2) Shocked by what she saw, the mother of the murdered youth twisted her hands, saying over and over that her talented son couldnt be dead. (over and over, talent, twist),hysterical,was handed down by,should have known better than,twisted,over and over,tale
26、nted son,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Vocabulary,3) John was not a man of patience and he begged the doctor not to keep him in suspense and tell him frankly how serious his illness was, but the doctor assured him repeatedly that he was not seriously ill and the best cure was a couple of weeks
27、relaxation completely away from his work. (patience, keep sb. In suspense, assure, repeatedly),patience,not to keep him in suspense,assured him repeatedly,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Collocation,Complete the following sentences by translating the Chinese into English. 1. His wages are adequat
28、e (足够) to support his family.2. Joan is anxious (急于) to meet Mr. Keller and his family.3. After all his hard work, he is certain (肯定会) to pass the exam.4. Many scholars are content (满足于) to live a simple life.5. Emma is crazy (有点神经不正常) to go out in such stormy weather.,adequate,anxious,certain,conte
29、nt,crazy,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Collocation,6. Do remind me because Im likely (可能会) to forget.7. Youre very fortunate (幸运) to have a good teacher.8. Shes out of hospital and keen (热切地想) to go back to work.,likely,fortunate,keen,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Usage,Fill in the gaps wi
30、th appropriate forms of the verbs in brackets. 1. The doctor insisted that the patient be admitted (admit) to hospital immediately.2. During the National Day celebrations, people shouted repeatedly: “Long live (live) the Peoples Republic of China!“3. Some of the students requested that the trip be p
31、ostponed (postpone).4. The English teacher strongly advises that every student buy (buy) an all-English dictionary.,be admitted,live,be postponed,buy,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Usage,5. A great many scientists proposed that human cloning (克隆) be banned (ban).6. Ill come as promised, be (be)
32、it rain or shine.,be banned,be,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Close A,Complete the passage with words chosen from the Words and Phrases to Drill box. Change the form where necessary.Our dad is typical (1) of the older generation. You can certainly say he gives our welfare (2) his constant (3) at
33、tention. Sometimes, however, we wish he wouldnt try quite so hard. To be frank (4), he seems to have a talent (5) for embarrassing us by making dumb (6) remarks. He should know better than that (7), but he never seems to learn and just goes on making the same old mistakes repeatedly (8). The result
34、is that we live in constant dread (9) of his well-intentioned interference (10) in our affairs. Mom is no help, as you can bet (11) she will always see things from his point of view rather than from ours. Overall, though, hes,typical,welfare,constant,frank,talent,dumb,know better than that,repeatedl
35、y,dread,interference,bet,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Close A,a wonderful dad and I assure (12) you I wouldnt trade him for anyone in the world.,assure,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Close B,Read the passage carefully until you have got its main idea, and then select one appropriate word f
36、or each gap from the box following the passage.A new research study has found that, despite (1) what parents might believe, there is an enormous gap between what they think their children are doing online and what is really (2) happening.In one part of the study, over 500 children from a variety of
37、ages and backgrounds were asked if they gave out personal information online. 73% said that they did. The parents of the same (3) children believed that only 4% of their children did so.The children were also asked if they had made face-to-face contact (4) with strangers that they had met online. 36
38、% from,despite,really,same,contact,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Close B,the high school group admitted to meeting with a stranger they had met online. Nearly 40% of these children admitted (5) to speaking with strangers regularly. Fewer than 9% of the parents knew that their children had been
39、meeting with strangers.Another part of the study found that 30% of children between the ages of 9 and 18 delete (删除) the search history from their browsers (浏览器) in an attempt (6) to protect their privacy from their parents. Common filtering software (过滤软件) may not (7) be effective, since children w
40、ill access what they are looking for elsewhere at a friends house, an Internet caf, or school. One problem lies in the fact that parents dont know much about using popular online software and chat programs, and tend (8) to have no clue about what is really happening online. This lack of,admitted,att
41、empt,not,tend,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Close B,knowledge on the parents part may be no different (9) from the situation before the arrival of the Web. Parents dont know what their children are doing on the Net, in the same manner (10) that they dont know what goes on at class, parties, or
42、clubs.,different,manner,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Translation 1,Translate the following sentences into English, using the words or phrases in brackets. 1) 科学家们找到火星上有水的证据了吗？ (proof) Have scientists found proof of water on Mars? 2) 计划委员会已经将建核电厂的可能地点缩小到了两个沿海城镇。(location, narrow down) The plann
43、ing committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coastal towns. 3) 山姆不仅失去了工作，而且还失去了双腿，他只好靠社会救济度过余生。(welfare),Have scientists found proof of water on Mars?,The planning committee has narrowed down the possible locations for the nuclear power plant to two coast
44、al towns.,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Translation 1,Nobody with a sense of dignity will live on welfare for life. 4) 由十二人组成的陪审团（jury）一致表决认为玛丽有罪（guilty）。(consist of, in unison) A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty. 5) 听到有人质疑他的才能，肖恩觉得受了奇耻大辱。(talent，humiliate) Sea
45、n felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.,Sam not only lost his job, but also both legs; he had to live on welfare for the rest of his life,A jury consisting of 12 members voted in unison that Mary was guilty.,Sean felt humiliated to hear his talent being questioned.,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - L
46、anguage Focus - Translation 2,Translate the following passage into English, using the words and phrases given below.约翰逊先生的儿子乔治爱在晚上听重金属（heavy metal）音乐，这使社区其他居民无法入眠。疲惫不堪的邻居们终于失去了耐心，决定直接干预。他们打电话给约翰逊先生，坦率地把想法告诉了他。约翰逊先生向邻居保证他一定会解决这个问题。放下电话他便去训斥儿子：“你这是怎么了？你该懂得不能为了你自己的娱乐而妨碍（disturb）别人。” 结果乔治拿CD跟同学换了电脑游戏软件。
47、,BOOK 2 - Unit 3 - Language Focus - Translation 2, George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and decided on direct interference .
48、 They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son, “What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.“ In t
49、he end George traded his CDs for computer games software from his classmates., George, the son of Mr. Johnson, liked listening to heavy metal music in the evenings, which made it hard for other residents in the community to fall asleep. Eventually the exhausted neighbors lost their patience and deci
50、ded on direct interference . They called Mr. Johnson to tell him in a frank manner what they were thinking. Mr. Johnson assured them that he would certainly settle the issue. As soon as he put down the phone he scolded his son, “What has come over you? You should know better than to disturb others for your own amusement.“ In the end George traded his CDs for computer games software from his classmates.,
