1、MeandMyBigMouthUnit4Text1第1页TeachingObjectivesvBefamiliarwithnarrativewritinganditsstructuralarrangement;vDiscusshowtobeoneselfwhenhisroleoflifeisinachange;vLearntouseadverbstore-writecertainsentencesvLearntoidentifythefunctionsofvariousclauses:how-clause functions as the appositional clause that-cl
2、ause functions as the subject complement beingfunctions as the subjectetc.第2页BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReading第3页BeforeReadingBackgroundInformationAmericanFootballAmericanfootballisderivedfromtheEnglishgameofrugby,andisentirelydifferentfromordinaryfootball,thatis,soccerorassociat
3、ionfootball.第4页Americanfootballisthemostpopularsportinallschoolsandcollegesinthefall.Popularhighschoolfootballersareusuallyencouragedtocometoacollegeoruniversitybyoffersofscholarshipsandfreeroomandboard.ThereareprofessionalfootballteamsinnearlyallmajorcitiesoftheUnitedStates.Theirplayersarealmostalw
4、aysformercollegefootballers.第5页Thenumberofspectatorsatprofessionalfootballgamesisgenerallylargerthanthatatcollegegamesbecausetheprofessionalplayersarenaturallymoreskilled.CollegefootballgamesareusuallyplayedonSaturdayafternoons,whileprofessionalfootballgamesareveryoftenplayedonSundayafternoonsoreven
5、ings.第6页Thegameisplayedwithanovalball;theelevenplayersoneachsidemaycarryitandtackleeachother.Theobjectofthegameistocarryorforwardpasstheballacrosstheopponentsgoal.Oneplayermaythrowanotherdownaspartofthegame.Therulesarecomplicatedandthegameisinherentlydangerous.Manyplayershavebeenseriouslyinjuredorev
6、enkilledinthepast.第7页Inordertoavoidsuchinjuriesthemostelaborateclothinghasbeendeveloped.Withdramaticprotectionforhishead,shouldersandchest,andavisoroverhisface,whenfullequippedaplayerlookslikeastrangevisitorfromanotherplane.Animportantfootballgameisoftenplayedinthemidstofanimmenseritual.第8页Halfanhou
7、rbeforethegamebegins,bandswithmajorettesbeginmarchingandplayingmusiconthefield,andtheirconvolutionsmakethepreparationsinmanywaysmoreinterestingthanthegameitself.Betweenthetwohalvesofthegame,thestudentspectatorsareledtocheerfortheirteam.Uniformedstudentcheerleaders,manyofthemprettygirls,cheerfortheir
8、team,too.第9页BeforeReadingWarm-up Questions:vWhoisyourfavouritefootballerorpopsinger?Howspecialaretheyinyoureyes?vWhatwouldyoudotomeetwithchallengesorcopewithfrustrationsinyourlifeorwork?vAreyouafraidoffacingchangesoflifewhenthefutureistoounpredictable?第10页GlobalReadingIsthisapieceofnarration,descrip
9、tionorargumentation?Whatistheauthorsattitudetowardslife?Howmanypartscanthispassagebedividedinto?StructuralAnalysis第11页DetailedReadingvParagraph1vParagraphs2-13vParagraphs14-27vParagraphs28第12页Paragraph1Question:Whathaveyoulearnedabouttheauthorscurrentlifecondition?第13页Paragraph1LanguageworkFortunate
10、lyforme,thereisafinetraditioninthiscountrythatifyouareasuccessfulathleteorperformer,peoplesupposedlywanttoeatthesamepeanutbutterthatyoudo,drinkthesamebeer,wearthesamepants,etc.Beenthusiasticofbeingthecopyofsuccessfulpeople第14页Paragraphs2-13Questions:v(Para.2-3)Whatisthecompanysmarketingstrategyinhir
11、ingtheauthorasitsmodel?v(Para.4-7)Didtheauthorenjoytheexperienceofmakinghishead-mold?第15页v(Para.8-9)Whyweretheparentsbotheredwhentheyreceivedtheirsonsmodelledhead?v(Para.10-13)WhydidTerrysayfilmingtoupeecommercialswastheworstpartofthedeal?第16页LanguageworkThatshowIgotinvolvedintheworstproductendorsem
12、entIeverdid.IambaldandIagreedtobethespokesmanforatoupeecompany.第17页ToshowpotentialcustomershowgoodIlookedwithhair,thecompanymadeanddistributedtosalonsalloverthecountryaplasticmodelofmyhead.Therewerelotsofbadwaystodie,butbeingsuffocatedbyplasterwhilegettingyourheadduplicatedforatoupeedisplayishighont
13、helist.第18页Eventuallytheymass-producedmyhead,anditdidlookjustlikeme.Itbotheredmymothersomuchthattheyputitbackintheboxandstoreditintheattic.“You,too,canhaveafullrobustlifewithourtoupee.Lookhownaturalitlooks.”ThenIsurfacedwithwhatlookedlikeroadkillstucktomyhead.第19页FinallyIjustcouldnttakeitanymore;Iwe
14、ntbehindatree,rippedoffthehairpieceandshoveditintomybackpocket.IspenttherestofthetournamentwalkingaroundwithbloodThecompanydecidedIwasnotaproperspokesmanfortheirtoupeeandfiredme.第20页Paragraphs14-27Questions:vWhatarethechallengesforTerryBradshawasaTVbroadcaster?vCanyoufindsomeindicationthatthewriterg
15、raduallygetsusedtothenewpost?vWhatisthesignificanceofthefishinganecdotementionedinPara.26andhisdadssayinginPara.27?第21页LanguageworkWhenIwasplaying,reportersliketointerviewmebecauseIgavethemgoodsoundbites.第22页Asaquarterback,thebigpicturehadbeentheonlythingthatmatteredtome,butasabroadcasterIsoonlearne
16、ditwasthesmallframesthatmadeupthebigpicture.“Ihadneverwatchedafootballgamefromthatdistanceinmylife.AllIcouldseewasabunchofpeoplewithnumbersIcouldntreadrunningaround.第23页MaybeIwassonervousbecauseIreallycared.Iworkedhard.Iwantedtobegood,topleasetheviewers.Aheavyboommicrophonesmackedmeupsidetheheadsoha
17、rditnearlyknockedmeout.第24页Paragraphs28Question:Howwouldyouinterpretthewritersownremarkinparagraphs28?第25页Languagework:Foramanwhothoughthisbesttalentwasthrowinganinflatedellipsoidalongway,Ivebeenfortunateinmycareer.ToAfterReading第26页afinetraditionvInthetext,itreferstopeoplessocialvalue.TerryBradshaw
18、livesinasocietythatworshipsidols.Itiscommonpracticetofollowsuccessfulpersonslifestyles.vTheauthorsintendstojustifyhisacceptanceofthejobasatoupeemodel:第27页Cf.supposedly,presumptively,presumably,vsupposedly:believedorreputedtobethecasevpresumptively:Bypresumption,orsuppositiongroundedorprobability;vpr
19、esumably:byreasonableassumption;Presumably,hemissedthetrain.第28页get/beinvolvedinvTotakepartinanactivityorevent,ortobeconnectedwithitinsomeway,e.g.:Thepresidentwasinvolvedinthepoliticalscandal.第29页endorsementvendorsing,instanceofthis;statementthatendorses.:Theownerofthebookshop,onHMVsendorsement,cash
20、edachequeforathousandpounds.vWord derivation:vendorseMailnotdeliveredattheoriginaladdressmustbeendorsedtoshowthenextaddress.第30页potentialcustomervapersonwhomaybecomeacustomerinthefuture:Thefavourablediscountsattractalargenumberofpotentialcustomerstocome.第31页distributegiveorsendout,put(partsofasetoft
21、hings)indifferentplaces,eg.:Thecompanydistributeditsprofitsamongitsemployees.Theworkerhad20parcelstobedistributedatwarehousesalloverthetown.第32页vspreadout(overalargearea),e.g.to distribute manure over the fieldvputingroupsorclassesvWord derivation:distributor:personorthingthatdistributes.第33页suffoca
22、tevcauseorhavedifficultyinbreathing,e.g.Thesmokealmostsuffocatedme.Hewassuffocatedwithrage.vkill,choke,bymakingbreathingimpossibleThedogsuffocatedinthebox.第34页highonthelistvisnearthetopofthelistInthetext“beingsuffocatedbyplasterwhilegettingyourheadduplicatedforatoupeedisplay”wasoneoftheworstwaystodi
23、e.第35页massproducevmanufacturelargenumbersofidenticalarticlesbystandardizedprocess.Word derivation:massproductionmassproducer第36页atticvspacewithintheroofofahousewordbank:basementkitchenbathroomlivingroomdiningroombedroomgarage第37页robustvhavingorshowinggoodhealthorstrengthGoodfood,freshairandhardworkh
24、avemadethehillfarmersarobustandhealthyrace.第38页roadkillvreferstowhateveranimalskilledonroadsThesentenceinthetextmeansthatthetoupeehewaswearinglookedextremelyunnatural,justlikeadeadanimalkilledbyacarstucktohisbaldhead.第39页shovevTopushsomethingquicklyorcarefullyintoaspaceorcontainer shovesomethingin/i
25、nto/underHebundledthepaperstogetherandshovedthemintoadraw.第40页tournamentvacompetitioninasportorgameinwhicheachplayerorteamplaysseveralmatches,andthewinneristheonewhowinsthemostmatchesThirtymatcheswereplayedduringthechesstournament,parechampionship andtournamentChampionshipreferstoacompetitiontofindt
26、hebestlayerorteaminaparticularsport,especiallyonethatinvolvesseveralstagesorgames.WebeattheDodgersinthesemifinals,andwentontowinthechampionship.第41页firevtomakesomeoneleavehisorherjob,especiallybecauseheorshehasdonesomethingwrongorsomethingtheemployerdoesnotapproveofYoucouldntfiresomeoneforjoiningaun
27、ion,butyoucaniftheygoonstrike.vcomparelay off andfire.layoff:tomakeworkers,especiallyworkersinalargefactoryororganization,leavetheirjobs,becausethereisnotenoughworkforthemtodo,ornotenoughmoneytopaytheirsalaryWheredemandsforgoodswasshrinking,firmswouldclosedownorlayoffworkers.第42页soundbitesvanAmerica
28、ntermforbriefexcerptsfromaspeech,especiallyinTVnews第43页quarterbackvapositionforafootballplayer.Itisanoffensivebackwhostandsdirectlybehindthecentreinafootballmatch.Inafootballgame,thequarterbackcallsonoffense.vfiguratively,referstoapersonwhodirectsanygrouporactivityMotherquarterbacksthehousekeeping.第
29、44页matter(vi.)vbeofimportanceItdoesntmattertomewhatyoudoorwhereyougo.Thecarmattersagreatdealtohim.Thatwaswhatmatteredmosttohim.第45页that(distance)v(usu.innegatives)so;tosuchadegreeHecantwalkthatfar.Ivedoneonlythatmuch.IwasthatangryIwouldhavehithim.第46页abunchofvnumberofsmall,similarthingsnaturallygrow
30、ingtogetherabunchofgrapes/bananasvcollectionofthingsofthesamesortplacedorfastenedtogetherabunchofflowers/keys第47页wordbankacargoofgrainsaheadoflettuceabagofnewspapersapieceoffurniture第48页viewervsomeonewhoiswatchingaparticularTVprogrammeCf.audience,spectatoraudience:agroupofpeoplewhohavecometoaplaceto
31、watchaplay,aconcert,orafilmspectator:someonewhoiswatchinganeventorgame第49页knockoutvtohitsomeonesohardthattheyfalldownandbecomeunconsciousTheyknockedthemselvesoutwithwork.Hewasknockedoutintheaccident.voverwhelm,stunShewasknockedoutbythenews.Herperformancecompletelyknockedmeout.第50页aninflatedellipsoid
32、vasubstitutetermforAmericanfootballwiththeshapeofanellipsoidthatisinflatedwithair第51页AfterReadingvStructuralAnalysisvSummaryvSentencecombinationvCollocationofwordsvOralWorkvWriting第52页StructuralAnalysisPartsParagraphsMainIdeas1234Paragraphs 1 Paragraphs 2 to 13Paragraphs 14 to 27The author gives rea
33、sons for his job transfer.The author recounts his frustrating experiences as a toupee model.The author describes his problems,his progress and success in broadcasting.Paragraph 28The author comments on his successful career transition.第53页SummaryA.Thetextcouldbedividedintofourpartsaccordingtothedeve
34、lopmentofsequence.Pleasewriteasummaryforeachpart.Paragraph1Paragraph2-13Paragraph14-27Paragraph28第54页B.Pleaseuseonesentencetosummarizethemainideaofthetext.第55页Checkthegrammarexercisesinthestudentbook第56页Additionalexercises:SentencecombinationGroup1(paragraph1)vThereisatraditioninthiscountry.vYouarea
35、successfulathleteorperformer.vPeoplesupposedlywanttoeatthesamepeanutbutterthatyoudo,drinkthesamebeer,wearthesamepants.Please combine the following sentences in the group into one sentence.And then make a comparison with the original sentence in the text.第57页Group2(paragraph4)1.Ilaydownonabed.2.Peopl
36、estuckstrawsupmynose.3.Icouldbreathe.4.Peoplethencoveredmyentireheadwithplaster.Group3(paragraph12)1.Ididntrealize.2.IhadcutmyheadwhenItookitoff.3.Myscalpwasbleeding.第58页Group4(paragraph14)1.Iwouldnotdescribemyfirstgameasadisaster.2.ThatwouldbeunderstatinghowtrulybadIwas.There are various ways to co
37、mbine these sentences,but some may be more effective in expressing the writers feelings and more suitable for the tone of the text.And this helps us decide the best way.When we are writing,we should always be conscious of the available choices in expression and the difference between each other.第59页
38、vCheckthevocabularyexercisesinthestudentbook第60页Additionalexercise:CollocationofwordsPleasefillintheblankwithanappropriatewordswiththehintgivenintheparentheses.1.HenryVIIIwasatough,hot-bloodedgiantofamanwhoruledwitha_hand.(soft,useful,strong,weak)2.Lennyadvisedmetohavea_ofwhiskybecauseitwillcalmmedo
39、wn.(bite,gulp,sip,lick)3.Ahigh_ofnewcarssoldinJapanhavetheirfirst“service”atatempleorshrineratherthanagarageworkshop.(percent,percentage)第61页InEnglishasitisineverylanguagethereisnodefiniterulesforcollocationofwords.Butthereisstillsomeeffectivewaybywhichwecanlearnandrememberhowtoputwordstogetherprope
40、rlyandusetheminanauthentically.Itisagoodideatokeepavocabularynotebook.Besidespronunciationanddefinition,itisalsonecessarytowritedownsomesamplesentenceswhichdemonstratehowthewordisused.Withthesesamplesentences,wesayunderstandwithwhichwordsisthisnewwordoftenusedtogether.第62页OralWorkA.Haveadiscussionon
41、thefollowingquestions.vIsitanychallengeyouhavemetinyourlife?vHowwouldyoucopewiththelifechange?vWhatisyourcareerplan?第63页B.Interviewoneofprofessionalswhoyouthinkissuccessful.CollectinformationvAgevEducationvWorkexperiencesvAchievementsvProfessionaltrainingvRisesandfalls第64页WritingA.Writeacareerplanforyourselfwhichisstrategicandsuitableforyourprofessionalgrowth.B.Writeanaccountofonesexperienceofjobtransfer,includinghisemotionalchange,attitude,andtreatment.第65页






