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Unit 1Growing up What is your opinion or definition about growing up ? •To increase in size and develop physically •To develop and reach maturity •Growing up means keeping on growing, even when the body cannot grow anymore, but the mind and spirit still can. This means always being open to new ideas and stretching the limits of your mind and intelligence, no matter how old you are. Do you feel you’ve grown up? If yes, when? And How? Can you share some unforgettable growing-up experiences? Global Reading02Before Reading0101After Reading04Detailed Reading03Text A Writing for Myself Before Reading01 Q1: Who is the author? Do you know anything about the author? •Russell Baker: American Pulitzer prize-winning writer and journalist. Russell Baker Q2: What is the author’s dream during his course of growing up? Q3: Is the way smooth for him to become a writer? Q4: What is the turning point? Global Reading02 Thinking•Look at the title of Text A and find out in which paragraph a similar phrase appears.•Explain in your own words what the author means by “write for myself”. Main Story?•A student faced with what at first sight seems a dull, routine piece of coursework. However, it leads him to discover a hidden talent and what he wants to become in life. General Idea?•The essence of writing is to write what one enjoys writing. Scanning•Scan text A and find out all the time words, phrases and clauses. since my childhood in Belleville (Para. 1)until my third year in high school (Para. 1)until then (Para. 1) when our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third-year English (Para. 2)late in the year (Para. 3)until the night before the essay was due (Para. 3)when I finished (Para. 6)next morning (Para. 6) two days passed (Para. 6)when I saw him lift my paper from his desk ... (Para. 6) when Mr. Fleagle finished (Para. 9)G R _ Scanning2 Structure•Chronological sequence•Narration/ Narrative Writing•Organization? Text APart 1Part IIPart III Part I (Para. 1-2) Baker was bored by everything associated with English courses, including his new English teacher. Part II (Para. 3-5) Baker found himself attracted by one particular topic and wrote about it for his own enjoyment. Part III (Para. 6-9) The experience of writing the essay helped Baker discover his talent for writing and realize what he wished to do in life. Detailed Reading03 Part. 1Para.1 The idea of becoming a writer had come to me off and on since my childhood in Belleville, but it wasn’t until my third year in high school that the possibility took hold.What is the possibility?Turning pointPossibilitybeforeafterNo!Yes! Why “No”?Ø Does he like English? Para. 1 Baker’s feeling about English courses.Para. 2 Baker’s impression of his new English teacher.Ø Does he like his English teacher? •Para. 1•I’d been bored by anything associated with English courses.•grammar – dull, difficult•assignments – turn out to be lifeless, agony D R _ word _ turn out 1turn out:come out or gather as for a meeting, public event, etc. 1)prove to be2)shut off3)produce; make4)Match the above definitions with the sentences below.A large group of protesters have turned out.The school has turned out some great scholars.Turn out the light before you go to bed. The plan turned out a failure. •Para. 2•When our class was assigned to Mr. Fleagle for third year English. I anticipated another cheerless year in that most tedious of subjects. •What did Baker hear about Fleagle?•had a reputation for •dullness •inability to inspire•formal•rigid•out of date •What was Baker’s own impression of his new English teacher?•looked to be sixty or seventy•excessively prim •In what way he was prim?•severe glasses•wavy hair•suits •neckties•pointed jaw•straight nose•manner of speakingSelecting details Para. 2 To me he looked sixty or seventy and excessively prim. He wore primly severe eyeglasses, his wavy hair was primly cut and primly combed. He wore prim suits with neckties set primly against the collar buttons of his white shirts. He had a primly pointed jaw, a primly straight nose, and a prim manner of speaking that was so correct, so gentlemanly, that he seemed a comic antique.Why so many prim’s and primly’s?repetition Useful Expressions - Part I•断断续续地；有时•生根确立•因…而厌烦•和…有关•编写，制造•分配，分派•预期，期望•激励，鼓舞 Useful Expressions - Part I•以…而出名•据说某人（怎样）…•拘谨、刻板、跟不上时代•尖下巴•直鼻梁•穿套装•戴眼镜•说话的方式 Part IIPara. 3 I prepared for an unfruitful year with Mr. Fleagle and for a long time was not disappointed. I expected that things wouldn’t improve with Mr. Fleagle as our English teacher, and for a long time I was right in my expectations. Irony Turning pointdistribute a homework sheet with a choice of topics for writingtook it home and did nothing until the night before the essay was duefinally face up to it and my eye stopped on… Why did he put off the writing assignment till the last minute?•Not simple-minded•Dull•Unwelcome task Finally a topic attracted his attention, what was the topic? Why?•The Art of Eating Spaghetti•Because the topic brought back vivid memories of a night in Belleville when he and his family members learned how to eat spaghetti.•produced an extraordinary sequence of mental images.Any supporting details? Spaghetti is the Italian-style thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Unlike some Chinese noodles, it is not served in soup and will never taste pulpy (软软乎乎乎乎、、没有嚼劲的没有嚼劲的).Spaghetti the Art of Eating Spaghetti Will you eat in these ways? Is there really an art of eating spaghetti? YES! Para. 4 Vivid memories came flooding back of a night in Belleville when all of us were seated around the supper table…for supper. Vivid memories of a night in Belleville…for supper came flooding back. Did the author and his relatives have enough skill in eating spaghetti? Para. 5 Why did the author want to write on the topic of “The Art of Eating Spaghetti”?•warmth and good feeling•for my own joy•recapture•relive the pleasure Para. 5 Suddenly I wanted to write about that, about the warmth and good feeling of it, but I wanted to put it down simply for my own joy, not for Mr. Fleagle. It was a moment I wanted to recapture and hold for myself. I wanted to relive the pleasure of that evening. What did the author think Mr. Fleagle will do if he were to write the essay the way he wanted?Why?repetition Useful Expressions - Part 2•一无所获•处理、应付•发下一张家庭作业纸•论文要交了•勇敢面对•不同寻常的画面•围坐在晚餐桌旁•重现在我脑海中•重温、回味•诙谐有趣的场景 Useful Expressions - Part 2•写下•自得其乐•违反法则•不及格分•创作一篇循规蹈矩、像模像样的文章•别无选择只好做…•命令、指令•挨训•敲敲桌子让大家注意听•半夜时分 Part III•Para. 6•Did he write for a new one for the teacher?•Why?•no time left to compose a proper, respectable essay for Mr. Fleague. •When Baker has no choice but to turn in the tale he had wrote for himself, and when he found all his papers were given back except his, what did he prepared for?•preparing myself for a command to report for discipline.waiting for punishment •Para. 7-8•What’s the result? •reading my words •listening attentively•hold back a small prim smile •Para. 9•What was Baker’s feeling?•avoid showing pleasure•pure delight •In the eleventh grade, at the eleventh hour as it were, I had discovered a calling.•In my eleventh grade, and one might say at the last possible moment, I had found something I wished to take up as a career.Why is the eleventh grade compared to the eleventh hour, or to the last moment? B R _ The U.S. Grade School SystemThe American Educational System In the United States, education is the responsibility of individual states, not of the federal government, so requirements may vary from one state to another. The following is a generalization: B R _ Grade School System _ pickindergarten: under 5 years old B R _ Grade School System _ picelementary / primary school (grades 1~6): 6~11 years old B R _ Grade School System _ picjunior high / middle school (grades 7~8): 12~13 years old B R _ Grade School System _ picsenior / high school (grades 9~12): 14~17 years old B R _ Grade School System _ piccollege, institute, academy (学院学院), university •What is the calling Baker discovered at the last moment?•to become a writer•How?•to write for oneself •It’s of the very essence of the essay…•What is the essence of the essay?To write what one enjoys writing. Useful Expressions - Part 3•大声念、大声读•专注地听•轻蔑嘲弄•开怀大笑•抑制一丝拘谨的微笑•不漏出得意神情•心花怒放•在最后的时刻•小品文的精髓 A R _ Synonyms 1SynonymsFind out the synonymous words and phrases from Text A for the words and phrases below. dull (Para. 1): lifeless (Para. 1), cheerless, tedious (Para. 2)_____________________________________turn out (Para. 1): write (Para. 1), put down (Para. 5), compose (Para. 6) __________________________________________________________________anticipate (Para. 2): prepare for (Para. 3)formal (Para. 2):rigid, prim, correct (Para. 2), proper, respectable (Para. 6)__________________________________________________________________________________ A R _ Synonyms 2vivid memories of sth. come flooding back to sb. (Para. 4) : sth. reawakes in sb’s mind; sb. recalls sth. (Para. 4)_______________________________________________recapture (Para. 5) : relive (Para. 5)_____________pleasure (Para. 9):delight, happiness (Para. 9)_______________________contempt (Para. 8): ridicule (Para. 8) _______________topic (Para. 3): title (Para. 4) ___________ After Reading04 •After reading this article, what can you reflect? •Making sentences using the new words and phrases in Unit 1.•Review Unit 1 and Preview Unit 2. Pre-reading •General idea of Text A.•Structure of Text A in Unit 2.•Main idea of Each Part. When do you know you have reached maturity? How to define maturity? Maturity is a term used in psychology to indicate that a person responds to the circumstances or environment in an appropriate manner. 1. Facing the truth honestly.2. Looking beyond personal comfort and gratification满意满意, to the greater good.3. Dealing with change without falling apart 崩溃崩溃. 4. Working hard and completing a job, whether supervised or not.5. Keeping the stresses and worries of life from taking control.6. Doing the right thing regardless of what others say and do. 7. Finding more joy in giving than receiving.8. Relating to others in a consistently positive and helpful manner.9. Being a person of your word.10. Demonstrating respect. 11. Showing love in both word and deed.12. Learning to be content based upon internal attitudes rather than external circumstances. 13. It is the ability to base a judgment on the big picture. What is maturity?Maturity is the ability to controlanger and settle differenceswithout violence or destruction. Maturity is patience. It is the willingness to pass up拒绝拒绝 immediate pleasure in favor of the long-term gain. Maturity is perseverance坚坚定不移定不移, theability to sweat out辛苦工作辛苦工作,忍耐到底忍耐到底 a project or a situation in spite of heavy opposition and discouraging set-backs挫折挫折. Maturity is the capacity to face unpleasantness and frustration, discomfort and defeat, without complaint or collapse 消沉，消沉， 颓丧颓丧. Maturity is humility谦逊谦逊. It is being big enough to say, "I was wrong." And, when right, the mature person need not experience the satisfaction of saying, "I told you so." Maturity is the ability to make a decision and stand by准备好行动准备好行动 it. The immature spend their lives exploring endless possibilities; then they do nothing. Maturity means dependability可信任可信任, keeping one's word, coming through in a crisis. The immature are masters of the alibi辩解辩解, 托辞托辞. They are the confused and the disorganized. Their lives are a maze混乱，迷惑混乱，迷惑 of broken promises, former friends, unfinished business, and good intentions that somehow never materialize. Maturity is the art of living in peace with that which we cannot change, the courage to change that which should be changed -- and the wisdom to know the difference. 。
