综合教程6 Unit 1 A Class Act.ppt

综合教程6(第2版)电子教案,新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材（修订版）,综合教程第六册,(,第,2,版,),电子教案,上海外语教育出版社,南京信息工程大学 刘杰海,Unit 1 A Class Act,Contents page,Contents,Learning Objectives,Pre-reading Activities,Global Reading,Detailed Reading,Consolidation Activities,Further Enhancement,Learning Objectives,Learning Objectives,Rhetorical skill:,Key language&grammar points,Writing strategies:creating mental picture of emotions,Theme:,Pre-R:picture activation,Share your high school experience with the class.,Picture Activation,|Pre-questions,Pre-R:Pre-questions-1,1.As children,most of us,if not all,have experienced some kind of frustration or even humiliation when we are laughed at,criticized,or even scolded by adults,especially our teachers.On the other hand,we feel immensely warmed when we hear a nice word from them when we are dejected about something.Share one such experience with the class.,Picture Activation|,Pre-questions,Open for discussion.,Pre-R:Pre-questions-2,2.It is universally acknowledged that adults,especially parents and teachers,have a great influence on childrens development through their words and deeds.It is also widely noted that many children admire their parents for their love and resourcefulness.Tell the story of a parent who sacrificed a lot for the good of his/her child/children.,Picture Activation|,Pre-questions,Open for discussion.,GR:Text intro-1,The whole text can be divided into five parts,with a subtopic for each.,The first part(Paragraphs 13)is about the authors family and their life during the war;the second part(Paragraphs 47)describes the authors experience of humiliation in the school;the third part(Paragraphs 811)gives an account of how her excitement about a free photographic portrait sitting triggers her anticipation of the oncoming torment in the school;the fourth part(Paragraphs 1215)describes what actually happened later,which was a turning point in the authors life instead of being humiliated,she was warmly praised and encouraged by a sympathetic teacher;,Text Introduction,|Culture Notes|Title|Structure,GR:Text intro-2,the last part(Paragraphs 1617)describes the immediate impact of a“warm sentence”by the teacher and its everlasting influence on the author.,Text Introduction,|Culture Notes|Title|Structure,GR:CN-a tale,A Tale of Two Cities,A Tale of Two Cities,(1859)is a novel by Charles Dickens,set in London and Paris before and during the French RevolutionWith well over 200 million copies sold,it ranks among the most famous works in the history of fictional literature,.,Text Introduction|,Culture Notes,|Title|Structure,GR:Title,A Class Act,This is an informal phrase referring to someone who is admirable and usually very fair and polite.Here it refers to Miss McVee,the authors literature teacher,who taught her“that one kind word in a time of need can last a lifetime.”(Paragraph 17)Here the author suggests that Miss McVee was a first-class teacher.,Text Introduction|Culture Notes|,Title,|Structure,GR:structure,Text Introduction|Culture Notes|Title|,Structure,Part 1,(Paras 1-3)the authors family and their life during the war,Part 2,(,Paras,4-7)describes the authors experience of humiliation in the school,Part 3,(Paras 8-11)a free photographic portrait sitting triggers her anticipation of the oncoming torment in the school,Part 4,(Paras 12-15)a turning point in the authors life,Part 5,(Paras 16-17)impact of a“warm sentence”by the teacher and its everlasting influence on the author.,DR-p1-text,A CLASS ACT,Florence,Cartlidge,1.Growing up in bomb-blitzed Manchester during the Second World War meant,times were tough,money was short,anxiety was,rife,and the pawnshop was a familiar destination for many families,including mine,.,Detailed Reading,DR-p2-text,2.,Yet I could not have asked for more,enterprising,and optimistic parents,.They held our family together with hard work,dignity and,bucketloads of cheer,.My sturdy and ingenious father,could turn his hand to almost anything,and was never short of carpentry and handyman work.He even participated in the odd bout of backstreet boxing to make ends meet.For her part,our mum was thrifty and meticulously clean,and her five children were always sent to school well fed,very clean,and attired spotlessly,despite the hard conditions.,Detailed Reading,DR-p3-text,3.The trouble was,although,my clothes were ironed to a knife-edge,and shoes polished to a gleam,not every item was standard school uniform issue.,While Mum had scrimped and saved to obtain most of,the gear,I still didnt have the prescribed blue blazer and,hatband,.,Detailed Reading,DR-p4-text,4.,Because of the war,rationing,was in place and most schools had relaxed their attitude towards proper uniforms,knowing how hard it was to obtain clothes,.Nevertheless,the girls school I attended made it strict policy that each of its students was properly attired,and the deputy headmistress,who ran the daily assembly,made it her mission to,teach me a lesson.,Detailed Reading,DR-p5-text,5.,Despite my attempts at explaining why I couldnt,comply,and despite the fact that I was making slow progress towards the full uniform,every day I would be pulled out of line and made to stand on the stage as,a shining example,of what not to wear to school.,Detailed Reading,DR-p6-text,6.Every day I would,battle back tears,as I stood in front of my peers,embarrassed and,most often,alone.,My punishment also extended to being,barred,from the gym team or to not taking part in the weekly ballroom dancing classes,which I,adored,.I desperately wished that just one teacher in this horrid school would open their eyes and see all I could do,rather than constantly telling me what I couldnt do.,Detailed Reading,DR-p7-text,7.,However,in my 12-year-old mind I had no choice but to,see,the punishment,through,.I knew it was very important not to let my well-meaning mother know about this ritual humiliation.I didnt dare risk her coming to the school to,speak up for me,as I knew the blinkered,hard-nosed staff would similarly mortify her and that would mean two of us unhappy and indignant.And,Heaven forbid,if she ever told my father,he would have instantly been on the warpath in my,defence,.,Detailed Reading,DR-p8-9-text,8.Then one day our family won a newspaper competition for a free photographic portrait sitting.,I,was beside myself,with excitement:my imagination,fuelled,by glamorous shots of the popular Hollywood temptresses,.I couldnt wait to tell my friends the thrilling news.,9.That was,until Mum told me that I would have to wear my best,lace trimmed bright green dress to school that day,as the portrait sitting was straight after classes.,She had no hint of the,torment,I faced,.,Detailed Reading,DR-p10-text,10.There was none of my usual pleasure in putting on the cherished dress that day.,Heavy-hearted,I,dragged,myself to school,an emerald green target in a sea of blue,.At assembly I didnt bother to wait for the command but trudged up to the stage,of my own accord,to endure the sniggers of the other girls and the beady eyes of the deputy head.,Detailed Reading,DR-p11-text,11.,Tears of frustration threatened to break free,as,I wondered for the,umpteenth,time why the unfeeling teacher couldnt look past my clothes for once,and see the obedient and eager-to-participate young girl beneath.,Detailed Reading,DR-p12-text,12.After assembly our first class was English Literature,my favourite lesson with my favourite teacher.,I consoled myself that I could at least lose myself in Charles Dickens,A Tale of Two Cities,for a while at the back of the class to recover and regain my,composure,.Imagine my dismay when,immediately the class began,Miss McVee ordered me to come and sit in the front row,directly before her.I slowly rose and,blinking back tears,headed to the front of the class.Surely Miss McVee hadnt crossed into the enemy camp,too?,Detailed Reading,DR-p13-14-text,13.With downcast eyes and bowed head,tears once again threatened to betray my dejection,even though,I had always tried my hardest not to show how miserable I was at being,singled out,time after time,.,14.As I took my seat at the front,Miss McVee cocked her head to one side and looked me up and down carefully.,And then she,came out with,the most welcome sentence I had ever heard at that mean-spirited place.,Detailed Reading,DR-p15-16-text,15.“My dear,I declare you are the brightest and loveliest sight in this entire dreary school.,I am only sorry that I shall have the,pleasure,of looking at you for just one lesson and not the entire day,.”,16.,The block of ice that was my young heart,thawed,instantly,and my shoulders rose back to their full height.Im sure the smile I gave that woman must have been the widest shed ever seen.I floated through the rest of the day buoyed by the warmth generated by her thoughtfully chosen words.,Detailed Reading,DR-p17-text,17.Although,English Literature was her,forte,that day Miss McVee taught me,and perhaps the whole class,a lesson in compassion that I have never forgotten.She taught me that one kind word in a time of need can last a lifetime.Indeed,her thoughtful words strengthened a part of my soul that has never been weakened by anyone or anything since.,Detailed Reading,DR:p1-3 Analysis,Paragraphs 1-3 Analysis,These three paragraphs give a brief description of the hard conditions during World War II,and how the authors parents managed to support the family and what they did for their children.Note that the last sentence of the third paragraph paves the way for the whole story.,Detailed Reading,DR:p4-5 Analysis,Paragraphs 4-5 Analysis,The authors trouble in the school is partly described in these two paragraphs.,Detailed Reading,DR:p6-7 Analysis,Paragraphs 6-7 Analysis,These two paragraphs describe how the author feels about this punishment “battle back tears,”“embarrassed,”“desperately wished,”“this horrid school,”“ritual humiliation,”“but to see the punishment through.”,Detailed Reading,DR:p8-9 Analysis,Paragraphs 8-9 Analysis,The free photographic portrait sitting stirred mixed feelings in the author.On the one hand,she was beside herself with excitement;on the other hand,she was aware of the upcoming torment she faced because of her dress(even though it was her best dress).,Detailed Reading,DR:p10-11 Analysis,Paragraphs 10-11 Analysis,These two paragraphs describe what happens when the author goes to school in her green dress.She goes to the stage even without being requested to receive the routine humiliation and frustrating“sniggers of the other girls and the beady eyes of the deputy head”and yearns to be understood.,Detailed Reading,DR:p12-13 Analysis,Paragraphs 12-13 Analysis,As usual the author came to class depressed after assembly.She was thinking of recovering and regaining her composure by losing herself in a novel at the back of the classroom when she was ordered to sit in the front row,which she thought was an omen for another humiliation.,Detailed Reading,DR:p14-15 Analysis,Paragraphs 14-15 Analysis,To the authors surprise,Miss McVee did not do anything to humiliate her.Instead she uttered“the most welcome sentence”the author had ever heard in the school.,Detailed Reading,DR:p16-17 Analysis,Paragraphs 16-17 Analysis,In the last two paragraphs,the author concludes her writing with the instant impact(in Paragraph 16)of Miss,McVees,compassion and its lasting influence(in Paragraph 17)on her life.,Detailed Reading,DR-Question-p2,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 2 Question,What does the author mean by“Yet I could not have asked for more enterprising and optimistic parents”?,My parents were the most enterprising and optimistic ones one could expect to find.,The author thinks that her parents did all they could to support the family with their hard work,ingenuity and thrift,and that the family enjoyed“bucketloads of cheer.”,DR-Question-p3,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 3 Question,Why does the author still have some trouble in her school?,Because her parents were not able to buy the“blue blazer and hatband”required by the school.,DR-Question-p4,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 4 Question,How did the deputy headmistress teach the author a lesson?,The deputy headmistress made it her mission to teach the author a lesson for not complying with the school regulations.In the daily assembly she would pull her out of line and make her stand on the stage as a bad example.,DR-Question-p6,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 6 Question,What made the situation even worse for the author?,The situation was made even worse as the author was barred from the gym team and the weekly ballroom dancing class which she loved so much.,DR-Question-p7,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 7 Question,Why could the author not tell her mother about her humiliation in the school?,The author could not tell her mother about her humiliation because she,did not want to run the risk of her mother coming to the school and being hurt by that unfeeling teacher.And if her mother told her father about it,he would have got very angry and even wanted to fight with the school authorities in order to protect her.,DR-Question-p10,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 10 Question,Why did the author walk to the stage of her own accord?,Because her past experiences told her that such ritual punishment would,occur anyway.Pay attention to the words that reveal the authors feelings “heavy-hearted,”“dragged,”“trudged.”,DR-Question-p11,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 11 Question,Why did the author feel so frustrated?,Because she simply could not understand why those unsympathetic teachers could not see that she was actually an obedient girl who was eager to participate in all the activities despite her clothes.,DR-Question-p12a,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 12 Question,What does the author mean by the sentence“Surely Miss McVee hadnt crossed into the enemy camp,too?”(Paragraph 12),Miss McVee was the authors favourite teacher,who had obviously been kinder to her than the other teachers.This sentence suggests that the author was beginning to suspect that Miss McVee had joined them because she“ordered her”to come and sit in the front row,directly before her.,DR-Question-p12b,The author probably thought that Miss McVee was going to punish her for what she was wearing.The word“surely”actually suggests that she was not sure that Miss McVee“hadnt crossed into the enemy camp.”,Detailed Reading,DR-Question-p16,Detailed Reading,Paragraph 16 Question,Why does the author say that“The block of ice that was my young heart thawed instantly.”?,The author suggests that her heart had been frozen by the umpteen cold,humiliations in the school and that she was immensely moved by Miss,McVees,warm words.,LPT-times were tough money was short,Detailed Reading,.times were tough,money was short,anxiety was rife and the pawnshop was a familiar destination for many families,including mine.,Paraphrase,.life was hard.Everyone was short of money.They were caught up in endless worries.Many families often went to the pawnshop to pawn the things they had for a little money,and my family was no exception,LPT-