大学体验英语1综合教程讲义含课后翻译答案(第三版)unit5.ppt

Read&Explore,Passage A,Passage B,Return to Menu,Unit 5,Passage A,Think About It,Read About It,Talk About It,Write About It,1.When you are in trouble,what do you think is the best way to ask for help?,Open.,Reference:,2.What did the author do when he was in trouble and there was nobody around to help him?,He called“Information,please”on the phone and talked to Sally.,Reference:,Read About It,Language Points,Content Awareness,Language Focus,Information,Please,When I was quite young,I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing person “Information,please”and there was nothing she did not know.,My first personal experience with this person came one day while my mother was out.Amusing myself at the tool bench,I hit my finger with a hammer.The pain was terrible,but there was no one home to give me any sympathy.I walked around the house,sucking,my pounding finger,finally arriving at the telephone!,Quickly,I,unhooked,the receiver and held it to my ear.“Information,please,”I said into the mouthpiece.After a click or two,a small clear voice spoke into my ear.,“Information.”,“I hurt my finger.”I wept loudly.The tears came readily enough,now that I had an audience.,“Isnt your mother home?”,“Nobodys home but me,”I cried.,“Are you bleeding?”,“No,I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts.”,“Can you open your icebox?”she asked.I said I could.,“Then chip off a little piece of ice and hold it to your finger.”,After that,I called“Information,please”for everything.I asked her for help with my geography or with my math.,When my pet canary died,I told“Information,please”the sad story.She tried to,soothe,me.But I was not,consoled,.I asked her,“Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families,only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?”She must have,sensed,my deep concern,for she said quietly,“Paul,always remember that there are other worlds to sing in.”Somehow I felt better.,Another day I was on the telephone,“How do you spell grateful?”,All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest.When I was 9,we moved to Boston.,As I grew into my teens,the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me.I appreciated now how patient,understanding,and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy.,A few years later,on my way to college,my plane put down in Seattle.I had about half an hour or so between planes.Without thinking,I dialed my hometown operator and said,“Information,please.”,Miraculously,I heard the small,clear voice I knew so well,“Information.”I hadnt planned on this but I heard myself saying,“Could you please tell me how to spell grateful?”,There was a long pause.Then came the soft-spoken answer,“I guess your finger must have,healed,by now.”,I laughed.“So its really still you,”I said,“I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time.”,I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I could call her again.,“Please do,”she said,“Just ask for Sally.”,Three months later I was back in Seattle.A different voice answered,“Information.”I asked for Sally.“Are you a friend?”She said.“Yes,a very old friend,”I answered.,“Im sorry to tell you this,”she said,“Sally died five weeks ago.”,Before I could,hang up,she said,“Wait a minute.Did you say your name was Paul?”,“Yes.”,“Well,Sally left a message for you.She said,Tell him I still say there are other worlds to sing in.Hell know what I mean.”,I thanked her and hung up.I knew what Sally meant.,Never underestimate the impression you may make on others.Whose life have you touched today?,My first personal experience with this person came one day while my mother was out.,Paraphrase,?,Key,My,first involvement with this person occurred one day when my mother was not at home.,I walked around the house sucking my pounding finger,finally arriving at the telephone!,Paraphrase,Key,I,walked around the house sucking my very painful finger,and eventually arrived at the telephone.,Quickly,I unhooked the receiver and held it to my ear.,Paraphrase,?,Key,I hastily removed the earpiece from the phone and began to listen.,suck,to draw liquid into the mouth by using the tongue,lips,and muscles at the side of the mouth,with the lips tightened into a small hole,Examples,She was,sucking,milk through a straw.,The baby was,sucking,his thumb.,unhook,to take down,to unfasten,Examples,The policeman,unhooked,the collar of a uniform.,The receiver was too high for the little boy to,unhook,.,soothe,to comfort,Examples,The babysitter tried her best to,soothe,the crying baby.,Nothing could,soothe,his anger.,console,to give comfort or sympathy to(someone)in terms of disappointment or sadness,Examples,We dont know what to say to,console,her for the loss.,He had to,console,himself with the thought that it might have been worse.,She must have sensed my deep concern.,Paraphrase,?,Key,She must have been aware of my strong feelings.,sense,to have a feeling that something exists or is there,without having direct proof,Examples,I could,sense,his growing irritation,so I got up and leftI could,sense,how unhappy she was feeling.,I had about half an hour or so between planes.,Paraphrase,?,Key,It was about 30 minutes until my next plane would depart.,heal,(of a wounded part of the body)to become healthy again,esp.to grow new skin,Examples,This medicine will help,heal,the wound.,The cut in her hand has,healed,completely,without leaving a scar.,I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time.,Paraphrase,?,Key,Im not sure youre aware of how important our relationship was to me at that time.,hang up,to finish a telephone conversation by putting the receiver back,Examples,Before I could answer him,he,hung up,.,Time is up.I have to,hang up,(the receiver)now.,Read and Think,Exercise 2,Exercise 3,Content Awareness,Ex.2,Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.Share your thoughts and responses with the class.,1.,What was“Information,please?”in the little boys mind?,“Information please”knew the answer to everything.,Reference:,2.,Why did the little boy need to pick up the telephone receiver one day when he was home alone?,He hurt himself with a hammer when there was nobody around,so he tried to get help and comfort from the telephone information enquiry service.,Reference:,Ex.2,Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.Share your thoughts and responses with the class.,3.,Judging from the conversations between the little boy and the operator,what kind of person do,you think the operator was?,She was kind,patient,and understanding.,Reference:,Ex.2,Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.Share your thoughts and responses with the class.,4.,What did the operator mean when she said“There are other worlds to sing in”?,The literal meaning is:there are other worlds in heaven for the bird or people to sing in.The implied meaning is something like this:Be positive and there would always be a paradise for her to live on happily.,Reference:,Ex.2,Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.Share your thoughts and responses with the class.,5.,Have you ever come across a situation in which you were left with an unforgettable,heart-warming memory and lasting impression through an information phone enquiry service?,Open.,Reference:,Ex.2,Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.Share your thoughts and responses with the class.,Ex.3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.,Check up,The author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.,The author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.,Ex.3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.,personal,The author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.,Ex.3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.,personal,operator,The author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.,Ex.3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.,personal,operator,underestimate,The author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.,Ex.3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.,personal,operator,underestimate,hurt,The author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.,Ex.3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.,personal,operator,underestimate,hurt,hammer,The author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.,Ex.3Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.,personal,operator,underestimate,hurt,hammer,soothed/comforted,The author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone fr