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Unit 2

Parents

Suggested Steps for teaching

1、Lead in to Test A.(See Introductory Remarks.)

2、Ask students to read the text quickly and help them identify the general idea of the text. (See

Warm-Up Exercise)

3、Get students actively involved in analyzing and explaining the text.(See Information Related

to the Text )

4、Introduce vocabulary items in the text and assign vocabulary exercises as a follow-up.(See

Language Points)

5、Ask students to do a series of writing and speaking tasks.(See Suggested Activity)

6、Offer a summary of the text.(See Summary.)

7、Do a vocabulary exercise in class.(See Additional Exercise)

8、Ask students to read Text B and guide them through the exercises following the text.

Introductory Remarks

One morning, at the Atlanta airport, the author of the text saw a father and a son riding an airport shuttle train. Very few people would pay attention to the ride. But the author noticed something special and got an answer to an important question.

Warm-Up Exercise

Directions: Go over the text quickly and then use the following words and phrases to make a summary of the author’s experience and his comments on the education of children today.

Words and Phrases for the summary

(author’s experience) – morning , Atlanta airport , father, son ,train, fun, exciting

(author’s comments)—parents , spend money, troubles, go wrong ,what to do, answer, care ,attention

Information Related to the text

1.Atlanta airport

Atlanta airport is the busiest airport in the world both in terms of the number of passengers and the number of takeoffs and landings. In 2005,for example,it accommodated 980,197 takeoffs and landings, and handled 88.4 million passengers according to projections .Many of these flights are domestic flight form within the United States. Atlanta is a major transfer point for flights to and from smaller East Coast cities. Because of this, an old joke says that it doesn’t matter where one will go in the afterlife, they will transfer through Atlanta to get there.

Disneyland

On July 17,1955, Walt Disney created Disneyland, an amusement park in Anaheim, California. It attracted visitors worldwide in unprecedented volume. It was such an enormous success that soon Walt and his partner were planning an expansion of the concept to other places. In 1971,a replica of Disneyland was made by the name of Disney World in the eastern half of the United States in Orlando, Florida . In 1983, the first international Disney theme park opened: Tokyo Didneyland Park in Japan. In 1992,Euro Disney opened in France. On September 12,2005,the Hong Kong Disneyland Resort was opened in Hong Kong,China.

Language Points

1. terminal : (building at the ) end of a railway line, bus route,etc.; building at an airport where air passengers arrive and depart

Examples:

---the railroad terminal is on the city’s east side.

---My uncle will pick me up at the bus terminal

2.board: get on or into (a ship ,train, plane, bus, ect.)

Examples:

--- I said goodbye to my parents and boarded the train for Geneva.

---Attention, please. Flight BA 198 for Paris is now boarding.

3.back and forth:from in place to another and back again ,all the time;from one side to another Examples:

---Traveling back and forth to work takes up quite a bit of time.

---The tree moved back and forth in the wind.

4. track:railway line

Examples:

---the train stopped because there was a tree across the track.

---the railroad track went through a tunnel.

5. passenger: person taking a bus , a train ,an airplane,etc.

Examples:

---This bus can carry 60 passengers.

---Fortunately, the driver and the passengers were not hurt in the accident.

6.hold on to : not let go of;not give up the ownership of

Examples:

---Please hold on to the rail while the bus is moving.

---He had to hold on to something to steady himself

---Can I hold on to this book for another month?

7.pure:

1)mere, nothing but

Examples:

---It was pure luck that he found the gold watch he had lost a week before.

---By pure chance he found the book he needed in a little shop

2)unmixed with any other substance

Examples:

---This dress is made of pure cotton

---Jack bought a scarf of pure silk for his mother.

8.delight: great pleasure;joy

Examples:

---I got a great deal of delight from watching my children read their books.

---James finds delight in giving to others.

9.be supposed to: be expected or required to

Examples:

--- What are you doing out of bed---you’re supposed to be asleep.

---The children in this elementary school are supposed to be at school by 8 am.

10.racial: relating to race

Examples:

---There are many different racial groups represented in our university.

---We are against awarding scholarships based on racial preference.

11.distinction: a clear difference between two things

Examples:

---The history teacher drew a distinction between the customs of the past and persent.

---Mary is trying to teach her son how to make a distinction between right and wrong.

12.inexpensive:sheap and of good quality for the price you pay

Examples:

---The cost of living in Kansas City is inexpensive compared to that of Los Angeles.

---There are some attractive and inexpensive perfumes in this store.

13.bet: risk (money) on the result of a future event

Examples:

---She bet me ten pounds that it would snow in one or two days.

---My brother often goes to the horse races and bets heacily.

I bet: I’m certain

Examples:

---I bet it’s going to snow today.

---She left home so late this morning;I bet she missed the bus.

14.stretch: make wider, longer or tighter, by pulling

Examples:

---The girl stretched the rope between two poles.

---These exercise are designed to stretch the muscles around your stomach and the lower part of your back.

15.head for: move in the direction indicated

Examples:

---Instead of going to the beach, we headed for the mountains.

---It’s getting late --- I think it’s time to head for home.

---You are heading for trouble if you go on treating people like that.

16.ride:

(v.) take a car, bus or other vehicle

Examples:

---The little boy is learning to ride a bicycle.

---I often get sick when I ride in a bus.

(n.) journey in a means of transportation

Examples:

---At weekends my father often takes me out for little rides in the car .

---Could you give me a ride to the train station?

17.shuttle: service ( of train, buses, etc.) to and for between places not far apart

Examples:

---The children are pretending to be space explores

---The shuttles leave the hotel for the airport every hour.

18.pretend: make oneself appear ( to be sth.., or to doing sth.)

Examples:

---The children are pretending to be space explorers.

---Paul is not really asleep.He’s just pretending.

19.annoy: make (sb.)upset or angry

Examples:

---The noise from the street traffic annoyed me.

---What annoys me is the way he won’t even to other people’s suggestions.

20.reply

(n.) answer

Examples:

---To out great delight,wo got many replies to our advertisement.

---My reply to his bad behavior was simply to walk away.

(v.)give as an answer(to), in words or action

Examples:

---I wrote a long letter to Sue but she hasn’t replied yet.

---I asked him where he was going, but he didn’t reply to my question.

21.turn out : prove to be ; be in the end

Examples:

---The young woman turned out well as the manager of a magazine.

---The truth turned out to be stranger than we had expected.

---It turned out that Jessica had known David when they were children.

22.rotten:

1) bad, evil

Examples:

---Stealing money form a friend is a rotten thing to do.

---It was rotten of you to leave without saying goodbye.

2）(used about food and other substances)old and not fresh enough of good enough to use Examples:

---The room smelled of rotten eggs.

---Some of the stairs were rotten and not safe.

23.destination: place to which sb.or sth. Is going or is being sent.

Examples:

---Unfortunately , his letter never reached its final destination.

---We arrived at our destination tired and hungry

24.trouble: worry ; difficult

Examples:

---This is a very good high school .The only trouble is it’s rather a long way away.

---I’m having trouble getting the vat started.

---We must learn to face our trouble.

25.take over : take control of

Examples:

---Last year our company took two food companies.

---When Tim leaves, who is going to take over as manager?

26.increase

（n.）a rise in amount ,number,degree,ect.

Examples:

---There has been an increase in the number of people taking holidays abroad.

---Next year everyone in the company will get a salary increase of 10 percent.

(v.) make or become larger in size ,number, degree, etc.

Examples:

---The number of people working from home has increased during the past 10 years.

---the temperature increased the degrees this afternoon.

27.care about : feel interest in , feel anxiety or sorrow about

Examples:

---Money is the thing that Betty cares about the most.

---Linda cares about everyone ; she is interested in people.

https://www.sodocs.net/doc/0d16859771.html,e up with : produce ; find ( a solution , an answer, etc.)

Examples:

---After thinking about the problem for three hours, she finally came up with a good solution to it. ---Scientists have come up whit new ways of saving energy.

29.valuable: of great value, worth of use

Examples:

---Although I didn’t win any prize in the competition, I got valuable experience.

---The man gave the police a valuable piece of information.

30.pick up speed: gain speed

Examples:

---The road starts to go downhill, and you can even pick up speed without any further pedaling.

---I could hardly manage to reach the seat before the taxi picked up speed.

31.point out : show ; call or direct attention to

Examples:

---I feel I should point out how dangerous it is to climb that mountain.

---may I point out that id we don’t leave now we shall miss the bus.

Suggested dtetivity

Procedure:

Step 1: Assign a short composition (about 300 words) as homework. Students are required to write about the happy moments they have shared with their parents.

Step 2:Divide the class into groups if 4-5 students. Within each group, students take turns reading their compositions aloud and answering any questions about the compositions from the group. Step 3:Ask students to further improve their compositions after class and hand in next time class meets.

Step 4:The teacher revises the compositions and makes comments in class.

Summary

With the rapid development of economy, more and more parents are able to provide their children with expensive toys, clothes of famous brands, and even cars and many other kuxuries. Some parents spend a lot of money to send their children to school abroad. However, according to the author of the text ,none of these is crucial for the younger generation. The best thing parents can

do is to spend some happy time with their children rather than spend a lot of money on them. This is something we’ll benefit from the story.

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Unit One How to Be a Successful Language Learner I. Objectives 1) Reading: comprehending the text and knowing some strategies about how to be a successful language learner 2) Writing: using the focus words and patterns to make sentences 3) Translation: developing basic translation skills II. Important Points and Special Difficulties 1) Word power: associate; all over again; various, represent, get away from, analogy; break down into; depend on, substitute; bundle; convert; in terms of; previous; etc. 2) Usage: take, go 3) Structure: what … clause III. Teaching Methods Explaining, classroom discussion, listening and skill-practicing IV. T eaching Materials Blackboard, multi-media facilities, audio-visual equipment, CAI teaching plans V. T eaching Procedures Time arrangement: 4 class hours should be guaranteed on this lesson 1st—2nd period: (90 minutes) Warm-up activities: 10 minutes Words and expressions: 30 minutes V ocabulary activities: 25minutes Understanding the text: 10 minutes Listening and speaking exercises: 15 minutes 3rd ---4th period: ( 90 minutes) Revision or quiz: 10 minutes Detail study of Text A: 40minutes Summary and discussion: 10minutes Exercises to the text: 20 minutes Text B tutoring: 10 minutes Pre-class requirement: Students are required to preview the new words, read aloud and listen to the text.

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The American does not join in the argument but watches the other guests. As he looks, he sees a strange expression come over the face of the hostess. She is s taring straight ahead, her muscles contracting slightly. She motions to the nat ive boy standing behind her chair and whispers something to him. The boy's eyes widen: he quickly leaves the room. Of the guests, none except the American notices this or sees the boy place a bo wl of milk on the veranda just outside the open doors. The American comes to with a start. In India, milk in a bowl means only one thi ng -- bait for a snake. He realizes there must be a cobra in the room. Unit2 Jefferson's courage and idealism were based on knowledge. He probably knew more than any other man of his age. He was an expert in agriculture, archeology, an d medicine. He practiced crop rotation and soil conservation a century before t hese became standard practice, and he invented a plow superior to any other in existence. He influenced architecture throughout America, and he was constantly producing devices for making the tasks of ordinary life easier to perform. Of all Jefferson's many talents, one is central. He was above all a good and ti reless writer. His complete works, now being published for the first time, will fill more than fifty volumes. His talent as an author was soon discovered, and when the time came to write the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia in 1776, the task of writing it was his. Millions have thrilled to his words: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…" Unit3 While I was waiting to enter university, I saw advertised in a local newspaper a teaching post at a school in a suburb of London about ten miles from where I lived. Being very short money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fe aring as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience in teaching my chances of getting the job were slim. However, three days later a letter arrived, asking me to go to Croydon for an i nterview. It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station; a ten-minut e bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter to feel nervous. Unit 4 As a boy and then as an adult,I never lost my wonder at the personality that was Einstein .He was the only person i knew who had come to terms with himself and the world around him .He knew what he wanted and he wanted only this :to understand within his limits as a human being the nature of the universe and the logic and simplicity in its functioning .He knew there were answers beyond his intellectual reach .but this did not frustrate him .He was content to go as far as he could.

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第一单元如何成为一个成功的语言学习者 TEXT A How can you learn a foreign language well? According to the author of this te xt, you might need to think in a new way, a process almost like going back to chil dhood again… 如何学好一门外语？根据这篇文章的作者，你也许需要用一种新的方式去思考，这一过程几乎像是再次回到童年。。。 Learning to Think All Over Again 学会重新思考 When you were a child, you didn’t know what a tree was at first. Somebody had to t ell you. Probably your parents took you outside, pointed to a tree and said, ”Tree!” Yo u had to learn to associate the sound of the word “Tree” with the big green leafy thing yo u saw in front of you. 当你还是个孩子的时候，起初你并不知道树是什么，得有人告诉你。也许你的父母带你到外面，指着一棵树说，“树！”你得学会将“树”这个词的音跟你眼前那个高大的绿色的长满叶子的东西联系起来。 That’s what you must learn to do again when you are learning a foreign language. Y ou need to learn to associate sounds with objects, and to think in a new way. Only this ti me, since you are grown up, you will be able to understand what needs to be done muc h faster. You’ll know why somebody is pointing to a tree and saying a strange word. Yo u may even have to relearn it many times before you finally actually learn it. 这是你在学习外语是必须再次学会做的事。你得学会将声音和事物联系起来，用一种新的方式思考。只是这一次，因为你已经长大，所以能够更快地去理解需要做的事。你会知道为什么有人指着一棵树，说着奇怪的单词。但是你仍然得学习那个新单词。说不定还得重复学习多遍才能最终真正的掌握它。 There is an important idea here. In America our name for that big green leafy thing i s ”tree”, but in Germany the name for that thing is “Baum”. In Arab countries the name i s “shajra”. And in China they say ”shu”. These various words are not themselves “tree s”. They are just some of the many hundreds of different sounds used in the world to rep resent that great big green leafy thing. 这里有一个重要的概念。在美国我们称那个高大的绿色的长满叶子的东西为tree，但是在德国那东西叫Baum。在阿拉伯国家，它的名字是shajra。在中国，我们称它为shu。这些各式各样的词本身并不是树。它们只是世界各地用来代表那个高大的绿色的长满叶子的东西的几百种声音中的几个。 To learn a foreign language you must get away from the idea of translating words. Tr anslating takes too much time and mental energy. You will never learn to really speak an d understand a foreign language if you have to translate in your mind. Instead, learn to associate the new sound directly with the image in your mind. So when we hear the