1、Unit11TeenagersNightmarePart I Listening and Speaking Activities Part II Reading Comprehension and Language ActivitiesPart III Extended Activities 第1页 Whichoneisanexplicitcommand,whichoneisa“soft”command,andwhichoneiseven“softer”.lTom,closethedoor!lJane,canyouclosethedoor?lCouldyoupleaseclosethedoor
2、,Jack?第2页 lDoyouobjecttocomingheretomorrowmorning?lDoyoumindcomingheretomorrowmorning?lYouaretocomeheretomorrowmorning.lYouaresupposedtocomeheretomorrowmorning.lComeheretomorrowmorning.lYoushould/oughttocomeheretomorrowmorning.lYoumustcomeheretomorrowmorning.Noticethatthesecommandsareincreasingindeg
3、reeofformality.(increasinglyformal)第3页Some other basic commands,for examplelTellhimthetruth.lBringyournotebooknexttime.lSpeakonlyEnglishhere.lBepunctualforclass.lObeytherulesandregulations.Insmallgroups,listmorepatternsandexpressionsthatareusedtomakecommandsandrequests第4页.lWould I be troubling you t
4、oo much if I asked you to?lI was wondering if you could possibly?lWould there be any possibility of?lWould you be so kind as to?lPlease be quiet,will you?lBe kind enough to lWould you please?I want you to 第5页Responding to DemandslPositiveResponsesYes/Sure/Allright.Certainly/Ofcourse.lByallmeans.lNop
5、roblem.lItsasnap.lIdbehappy/gladto.lMypleasure.lNotatall/Ofcoursenot.lNo,Idontmindabit.(Inresponseto“Would/Doyoumind?”)lNegativeResponsesImsorryIcant.lNo,ImafraidIcant.lIdliketosayyes,butthatsjustimpossible.lIdrathernotifyoudontmind.Certainlynot!lSorry,itcantbedone/helped.Noway!第6页Grammatical points
6、lwould,might,couldusedinhesitantrequests;lmustntinprohibition,absenceofobligation;lshould,ought toindutyandobligation第7页Part II Reading Comprehension and Language ActivitieslPre-reading TaskslNoteslTranslationlComprehension worklLanguage work(A,B,C)第8页Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activ
7、itieslPre-reading TaskslDoyoulikeschoolexaminations,whyandwhynot?lWhatarethestagesofgoingthroughanexamination?lHowdoyoufeelwhenyoutakeanexamination?Tickyouranswerfromthefollowinglist:1.apprehensive panic nervous worried frightened terrible scared anxious fearful2.excited amazed joyous jolly cheerful
8、e.g.IoftenfeelapprehensivewhenIampreparingforanexambecauseIdontknowifIwillpassitornot.第9页Introduction to the passageAsoneofthemostimportantprocedureineducation,examsareaimedtoevaluatehowwellstudentshavelearnedtheirsubjects,nottomakethemsuffer.Butinreality,studentsareallafraidofexams.Theauthoranalyse
9、swhythemostterribletimecomesatthebeginningandattheend.第10页Turn to p.139,and listen to the text.Turn to p.139,and listen to the text.Teenagers Nightmare Taking exams must be one of the most frightening experiences that anyone must go through.It is not so much the actual taking of the exams themselves
10、 which is so awful,although of course they play a great part in the general feeling of fear;no,the most awful time comes at the beginning and at the end.The beginning is the time when you are meant to revise.Revision is a terrible time both if you revise and if you dont.Firstly,if you revise,concent
11、rating on a pile of A4 pages covered in your untidy handwriting,you suddenly wish not only that you had written everything down a bit more clearly,but also that you had started revision a lit earlier.However,once resigned to the fact that you cant put the cock back,you prepare to give yourself up to
12、 full and thorough revision,putting aside all else in life.第11页Analysis of the text lOneofthemostfrighteningandawfulexperiences-themostawfultime(Para.1)lThebeginning-therevision-thetwosituations(Para.2-3)1.Firstly,itishardtoconcentrateonapileofA4pagescoveredinuntidyhandwritingYourattentionwandersawa
13、yeasily;2.Secondly,lackingofdeterminationandwillpower,sufferingmostseverecomplexes.lTheendoftheexamprocedure-awaitingtheresults(Para.4)第12页Of course,such a hard decision is absolutely impossible to carry out,although you do try to fool yourself that you can undertake it easily.You let your attention
14、 wander away easily,finding you have a sudden,irresistible urge to tidy up your room,even though it has looked like a pigsty for the last three months.When you are tempted away from your studying by such strange amusements,your are moving onto the territory of the second group concerning revision-th
15、ose who know they need and should get down to hard studying,but somehow have neither got the determination nor the willpower to force themselves to sit down for hours on end digesting the delights of pure mathematics.Now,this second group in which we have all found ourselves from time to time suffer
16、 the most severe guilt complexes over their lack of revision.Teenagers Nightmare第13页Although they are aware that they should be studying they cannot somehow bring themselves to the awful task;temptation has won over what they know they should be doing,and in a way they suffer far more than those who
17、 eventually find the willpower and determination to sit down and revise.The end of the exam procedure,which is in some cases worse than the revision period,is awaiting the results.While waiting you cant do much about your own school work.You feel that it is very hard to resist the temptation to ligh
18、t a fire with all your notebooks and files instead of logs,but at the same time you feel that you had better keep a your notes safe in case you discover you have failed and need to re-take all your subjects.Teenagers Nightmare第14页Teenagers NightmareThe worst day of all is the one when you know that
19、the postman is to deliver the letter(always in a brown envelope to make it look more official and frightening)which will inform you whether the academic world(and society in general)considers you a failure or a success,whether you can get the job you want,or go to the university you wish to attend.T
20、hat envelope is to contain the key to your future and,perhaps most importantly of all,to inform you whether you need to suffer again the horrors of exams.第15页e.g.1.Thecountryhasgonethroughtoomanywars.gothroughfireandflood2.Wewentthroughfivepintsofmilklastweek.3.Ialwaysstartthedaybygoingthroughmymail
21、.go trough sth:a.toexperienceadifficultorunpleasantsituation,feelingetc;tosuffertoexperienceb.touseupmoneyorasupplyofsthc.tolookatorexaminesthcarefully,especiallyinordertofindsth第16页e.g.Ithoughtthepoliceweremeanttoprotectpeople.be meant to do sth:tobeintendedtodosth;tobesupposedtodosth;must,should(I
22、f you are meant to do sth,you should do it,because someone has told you to or you are responsible for it.)(按道理/规矩)应该,有责任,得做,必须做give yourself up/over to sth:tospendallyourtimedoingsth;toallowyourselftofeelanemotioncompletely,withouttryingtocontrolit献身,致力于;沉溺于e.g.1.Whenyouarestartinganenterprise,youha
23、vetogiveyourselfovertoyourwork.2.Dontgiveyourselfuptosadness;theresstillhope!第17页concentrateon/upon lfocuson;beabsorbedin;payattentionto;bringorcometogetheratonepointlSynonym Comparison:concentrate on/focus onThesetwophrasesmeangivespecialattentiontosth.,buttheobjectoffocusoncanbeaconcreteoranabstra
24、ctone,whiletheobjectofconcentrateoncannotbeaconcreteone.Thespotlightsarefocusedonthestage.Youshouldfocusyourattentiononyourwork.Iconcentratedonmydriving.Youwillsolvetheproblemifyouconcentrateonit.第18页wishlWishisusedtosaythatwewouldlikethingstobedifferentfromwhattheyare.IwishIgotmoreletters.Iwishthat
25、Ihadntsaidthat.lInformalstyle,theverbwishcanbefollowedbyato-infinitive.Usedinthisway,wishmeanswant.Iwishtoseethemanager.第19页onceresignedtothefactthat lwhen/if/assoonasyouareresignedtothefactthat.lresign:subject;submit(oneself)passively;acceptorenduresth.asinevitable顺应,服从;忍受,容忍lstructureberesignedto+
26、n./v-ingresignoneselfto+n.Heresignedhimselftoalongwaitinline.Sheseemedresignedtonothavingholidaythisyear.Hewasresignedtothefactthatshelefthim.Youmustresignyourselftothefactthatyouwillneverberichorfamousinyourlifetime.lResignedtothefactthatshewasunabletowalkanymore,shelearnttousewheelchair.第20页you ca
27、nt put the clock backItmeansoncesomethinghasbeendone,itcantbeundoneinthetext.Thewritermeansitisnouseregrettingthepoorhandwritingandthelossoftime.第21页e.g.1.Theirteamwillundertakeexplorationforoil.2.Icannotundertakethatyouwillmakeaprofit.undertake:a.(formal)toacceptthatyouareresponsibleforapieceofwork
28、,andstarttodoitb.topromiseoragreetodosth(undertake to do sth/that)get down to sth/doing sth:tobegintodosth;togiveseriousattentiontosthe.g.1.Ireallymustgetdowntopreparingformyfinals.2.Mysonpromisedmetogetdowntohisstudyaftertheholidays.第22页 lstrange amusements:Itreferstothestudentssuddenurgetodothings
29、suchastidyinguptheirroomsalthoughtheuntidyroomshavenotbotheredthemforalongtime.Thesubconsciouspurposeistoputofftheactualrevisionuntilthelastminute.lthe second group:thosewhodontrevise.Theyhaveneitherthedeterminationnorthewillpowertoforcethemselvestotherevision,eventhoughtheyknowwhattheyshouldbedoing
30、,sotheysufferthemostsevereguiltcomplexes.第23页e.g.a.Aftertheexam,heplayedcomputergamesforhoursonend.b.Theghoststorysetherhaironend.on end:a.withoutstopping;continuouslyb.inanuprightpositione.g.Hecannotbuyitbecauseofhislackofmoney.lack of sth:whenthereisnotenoughofsomething,ornoneofitsynonymshortage第2
31、4页digestingthedelightsofpuremathematics:ldigest:v.(offood)bechangedinthestomachandbowels;takeintothemindSomefoodsaredigestedmoreeasilythanotherfoods.HaveyoudigestedeverythingthatisimportantinthebooklThenarratorisbeingironicinsayingthis.Theabstractmathematicsisprobablyenjoyableonlyforthosemathematics
32、geniusesratherthanordinaryteenagers.第25页guiltcomplexeslAcomplexisapsychologicaloremotionalproblem.Thepersonwhosuffersacomplexisusuallyunderasevereobsessionofaparticularconcern.lInthetext,thewritermeansthatthosewhofailtoworkhardforexaminationswouldkeepfeelingguiltyoflackingwillpower.lThephrasemaybeth
33、eauthorscoinageoutofthephraseOedipusComplex.lOedipusComplex(恋母情结);Electracomplexsuperioritycomplex(至尊情结);inferioritycomplex(自卑情结).第26页e.g.Shecouldntbringherselftotellhimthetragicnews.bring yourself to sth/do sth:persuadeyourselftoworkonsth;toforceyourselftodosthe.g.Hedisagrees,butwecanwinhimovertoou
34、rpointofview.win sb over/around/round(to sth):togetsomeonessupportorfriendshipbypersuadingthemorbeingnicetothem第27页Story Reproduction lTakingexam,themostawfulexperiencelRevisionornorevision,aharddecisiontomakelSufferingmoreifnorevisionlSufferingnotfinishedeventhoughexamfinishedlPainfulexperienceofwa
35、itingfortheresults第28页Activity:what is your opinion on exams?lPros:examsarenecessaryinstudy.lCons:Examsshouldbedoneawaywithastheyarenightmaresforstudents.1.Presentyourviewpointclearly;2.Defendyourviewpointreasonablywithsomeinstances;3.Rebutthecounterpartspoint4.Reaffirmyourviewpoint.第29页Comprehensio
36、n work (Questions for discussion)1.Whatarethetroublesforthosewhorevisebeforeanexam?2.Whatismeantbythesentence“youcantputtheclockback”?3.Whatdoestheexpression“strangeamusements”referto?4.Whatisthemaintroubleforthesecondgroup?第30页Comprehension work (Questions for discussion)5.Whydoesthewriterhaveadesi
37、re“tolightafirewithallyournotebooksandfiles”?Whycanthedothat?6.Whydoestheletterinabrownenvelopeseemsoimportanttoanexaminee?第31页Language work(A,p.141)(A,p.141)1.concentrating,files,tempted,temptation,irresistible,willpower/determination,wander,resign,getdown.2.procedures,subjects,suffer3.gothrough,co
38、ncerning,carryout,undertake4.attend,academic第32页SAT(学业能力倾向测试学业能力倾向测试):the Scholastic Aptitude TestAnationalexaminationintheUS,whichstudentstakeduringtheirsenioryearinhighschool.ASATisdividedintotwoparts:onforverbalskillssuchasreadingandvocabulary,andtheotherformathematics.Eachpartisworth800points,an
39、dmostUScollegesanduniversitiesconsiderstudentsSATscoreswhentheyaredecidingwhichnewstudentstoaccept.StudentshavetopaytotakeaSAT,andtheirscoresaresenttothreecollegesthattheyhopetogoto.第33页Language work(B,p.142)(B,p.142)1.EliasHowegave himself uptothedesignofasewing-machine.2.Thesingerspecializesinclas
40、sicmusic.Popmusicisoutsidehisterritory.3.Armedwithmodernequipment,thepoliceundertookthedifficultjoboflookingforthemissingboyIthewoods.4.Duetolackoffunds,thescientistsfounditdifficulttocarry out the plan.第34页Language work(B,p.142)(B,p.142)5.Toysinbrightcoloursusuallyareatemptationtochildren.6.Youmayu
41、sethispolicehot-linein casesomeonetriestobreakin.7.Tiredofintensepublicity,themoviestarhasan urgetoliveinadesertisland.8.SadesdebutalbumwassosuccessfulthatitstayedItheTopTenChartsfor months on end.第35页Language work(B,p.142)(B,p.142)9.Wevespentsomuchtimetalking,nowletsget down totheproject.10.Thewoma
42、nresignherselftothatfactshewouldnevergetthecallfromtheman.第36页Language work(C,p.143)(C,p.143)1.a.Hedidntwanttomarryagainbecausehedidntwanttogothroughallthatquarrellingandfightingoncemore.b.Itssaidthatapersoncannotbematurewithoutgoingthroughsomehardships.c.Theboywentthroughhislecturenotesbeforetaking
43、theexam.第37页Language work(C,p.143)(C,p.143)2.a.Teachersaremeanttotreatthepupilsliketheirparents.b.Soldiersaremeanttodefendtheircountrywhenitisintrouble.c.InJapan,peoplearemeanttotakeofftheirshoesbeforeenteringtheirhomes.第38页Language work(C,p.143)(C,p.143)3.a.Hehadasuddenurgetoridethehorse.b.Theoldma
44、n,leftaloneathomeallday,hadastrongurgetotalktosomeone.c.Thegirlwaitingimpatientlyhadanirresistibleurgetocallherboyfriend.第39页Language work(C,p.144)(C,p.144)4.a.Youdbettertaketheumbrellawithyouincaseitrains.b.Beforethejointprojectbegins,everythinghastobewrittendownincaseanydisputearisesinthefuture.c.
45、Youdbetterputthelaptopawayincasethechildrentreatitlikeatoy.第40页Language work(C,p.144)(C,p.144)5.a.Concentratingonhismicroscope,thescientistmadeasuddendiscoveryofaneworganism.b.Concentratingonthenovelhewasreading,hebarelynoticedthatitwasgettingdarkoutside.c.WhenImhungry,Icantconcentrateonmywork.第41页L
46、anguage work(C,p.144)(C,p.144)6.a.Resignedtothefactthatshewasunabletowalkanymore,shelearnedtousethewheelchair.b.IfinallyhavetoresignmyselftothefactthatIhavelostthejob.Ihavetofindanewone.c.Helookedcalmlyresignedtohisfate.第42页DictationlScript of the DictationThetermeducationhashadavarietyofdefinitions
47、.Thetraditionalviewofeducationisexpressedintheformalteachingactivitiesconductedinschoolsanduniversities.Abetterdefinitionisthateducationisalifelongprocessthatincludesbothformalschoolingandthebroadrangeofotherexperiences,includingtelevisionviewing,out-of-classactivities,andfamilyliving,thatusuallytak
48、emoretimeandoftenhavemorepowerfulinfluencesthantheformalschoolingdoes.第43页Comprehensive Schooll(inBritain)aschoolforpupilsovertheageof11whichteacheschildrenofallabilities.lThecomprehensivesystemofschoolsinBritainwasstartedin1965.Beforethat,childrentookanexaminationcalledtheEleven-plusattheageof11.If
49、theypassedittheywenttoaGrammarschool,andiftheyfailedittheywenttoaSecondaryModernschool.Thecomprehensivesystemwasintroducedbecausepeoplefeltthatitwasunfairtoseparatechildrenintodifferentschoolsattheageof11.MostchildrenintheUKgotocomprehensiveschools,buttherearestillafewgrammarschoolsleft.Someparentst
50、rytosendtheirchildrentogrammarschools,believingthatthestandardofeducationishigherthanincomprehensiveschools.第44页 lGrammarschool:(inBritain,especiallyformerly)aschoolforchildrenovertheageof11,whoarespeciallychosentostudyforexaminationswhichmayleadtohighereducation.lSecondarymodernschool:(inBritain,es