Unit One
I. Objectives 1. Skills: 1) Reading: scanning the information in sentences without reading in any details 2) Writing: how to present a paragraph with a problem-response-evaluation structure 3) Listening: understanding the passage about love without limitations, listening for the main idea and the important details, learning to take notes while listening 4) Speaking: talking about love without limitations
2. Vocabulary 1) Words: delivery, justice, wreck, disguise, penetrate, vacant, pledge, drain, exhaust, restrain, 2) Expressions: track down, tell on, hit home, lead up to, get through 3. Grammar: 1)word building: the way of n.＋v. ( past participle)is used to form adjectives 2)rewrite sentences by using “no matter(what, where, who, how, etc.)”
II. Teaching Arrangement 1.Total Class Time for This Unit: 10 periods 2. Suggested Arrangement: Section A: 6 Periods 1) Background Information 2) Pre-reading Activities 3) While-reading (1) General Reading Questions on the Text (2) Detailed Reading a. Words and Phrases b. Language Points c. Sentence Patterns d. Main Idea of Each Part 4) Post-reading (1) Useful Expressions (2) Summary of the Text (3) Structured Writing (4) Exercises (5) Assignments
10' 15-20'
10-15' 150'
5' 20' 30' 50'
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Section B: 4 Periods 1) Reading Skills and Exercises 2) Detailed Study of the Text 3) Summary of the Text 4) Exercises
30' 100' 20' 50'
Section A
Love Without Limitations
I. Background Information 1. September 11th disaster September 11th disaster refers to the air-attack on American main buildings by a gang of terrorists’ hijacking airplanes. The International Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon-shaped Building in Washington were severely damaged. The disaster happened on the morning of September 11th, 2001, American east time. The result was that six symbolical skyscrapers were hit, including the International Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon-shaped Building in Washington; other 23 buildings were destroyed to some degree. Altogether 2998 people lost their lives. The air-attack was the most frightening since World II and it also aroused great terror throughout the world. From then, nations around the world realized the importance of resistance against terrorism and the cooperation in the fight against terrorism. 2. Brain damage: Brain damage is caused by external violence on
head or by lacking of oxygen during a difficult delivery. The average death rate of it is between 4 percent to 7 percent, sometimes up to 50 or 60 percent. It can be grouped into two categories: closed-damage and opened-damage. Cerebral concussion is the most common one. Doctors have developed a lot of experience in treating brain damage. If a patient suffers from brain damage, it is more difficult for him to study and live normally. II. Pre-reading Activities Listening and Discussing 1. First Listening Listen to a passage about love without limitations. 2. Second Listening Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions. The last question is open-ended and may have different answers.
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1) Why didn’t the speaker’s brother have the chance to go to a regular school or compete for a decent job? Because he was born with brain damage and learning was a challenge for him. 2) What did the speaker’s brother give first priority to? He made love his first priority because he never had trouble learning how to love. 3) Who has encouraged you most when it comes to being a loving and caring individual? Open-ended. III. While-reading (I) General Reading 1. Listen to the sound-recording of the text with your textbook closed. 2. Preview check-up by answering questions according to the text. 1) How did Jimmy get his brain damaged? He did not get enough oxygen when he was born. 2) How did the writer describe her father? She described her father as a saint. 3) How close was the relationship between Jimmy and his father? They were inseparable, almost doing everything together. 4) How much was Jimmy changed after his father’s death? He was changed almost completely. 5) How did Jimmy get along after he left New
York City to live in his parents’ house? He blossomed on his own and became essential to the neighborhood. 6) What did the writer think of her caring for Jimmy? She thought that caring for Jimmy has enriched her life more than anything else ever could have.. 7) Why did the writer invite her friends to Jimmy’s birthday party? She hoped that their coming would help make the party a merry and festive occasion. 8) What did the party remind the writer and her friends of? They were reminded that the constant love and support of friends and family would get them through whatever life might present. (II) Detailed Reading Part I (Para.1—Para.3) 1. Language Points
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1)My brother, Jimmy, did not get enough oxygen during a difficult delivery, leaving him with brain damage... delivery: n. （1) the process of giving birth to a baby 这位母亲没有想到生这个孩子这么顺利。 The mother didn’t expect that the delivery of the baby would be so easy. (2)the act of bringing something to a particular place 您订购的货物可以随时交货。 Your order is ready for delivery. Meaning: When my brother Jimmy was born, he didn’t get enough oxygen, which caused some damage to his brain---. 2) I was in charge outside where I administered justice by tracking down the parents of the kids who picked on my brother, and telling on them. administer: vt. be responsible for making certain that something is done according to the rules 我们将竭尽全力确保正义得到伸张。 We will do our best to see that justice is administered fairly. track down: find someone or something after a long search 医生能找到感染的原因吗? Are the doctors able to track down the cause of the infection? pick on: treat someone badly or unfairly 她
告诉我男生老是欺负她。 She told me that the boys were always picking on her. tell on: inform against someone 老师回来时我就告你的妆。 I’ll tell on you when the teacher gets back! Meaning: I was responsible for protecting my brother in the neighborhood, where I would find the parents of the kids who treated my brother unkindly and tell them what their children had been doing. 2. Sentence Patterns 1) 原句 ：My brother, Jimmy, did not get enough oxygen during a difficult delivery, leaving him with brain damage.(L1) 我哥哥吉米出生时遇上难产，因为缺氧导致大脑受损。 句型提炼: An independent sentence, leaving… 某件事情已发生，导致或伴随某种后果. 应用：他的父母意外身亡，留下他孤身一人。 His parents died by accident, leaving him alone.
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2) 原句：Accompanying my growing up was always “go out and play and take your brother with you”.(L3) 伴随我成长的是“到外面玩，把你哥哥也带上。” 句型提炼: Doing sth. is/was that… 做某事就是……。 应用：做个好学生就是各方面表现积极。 Being a good student is that one acts positively in all aspects. 3. Main Idea: The writer’s brother, Jimmy, suffers from brain damage due to a lack of oxygen at his birth. Part II (Para. 4—Para.7) 1. Language Points 1). ---Jimmy was a wreck, beneath his careful disguise. beneath: prep. Under, in, at or to a lower position than 我们看着那条船消失在海浪中。 We watched the ship disappearing beneath the waves. disguise: n. something that is worn to hide who one really is 胡须和眼镜是他伪装的一部分。 The beard and glasses are part of his disguises. vt. change someone’s appearance so that people can’t recognize them 她给报社打电话时故意改变了声音。 She disguised her voice when she called the newspaper. Meaning: Jimmy broke
down emotionally although he tried hard not to show it. 2).Still, Jimmy longed to live in my parents’ house and work at his old job and I pledged to help him return. long: vi. want something very much 这是他一直想问的问题。 This is a question that he has been longing to ask. pledge: vt. promise to do something 当地政府承诺要帮助那些无家可归者。 The local government pledged to help the homeless. n. a promise or agreement 政府做出保证降低利率。 The government made a pledge to bring down interest rates. Meaning: However, Jimmy wished to live in my parents’ house and continue with his old job, so I promised to help him return.
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3). He has lived there for 11 years now with many different caretakers and blossomed on his own. blossom: vi. (1)develop well 她已经出落成一个可爱的年轻姑娘了。 She had blossomed into a lovely young girl. (2)produce flowers 雨开始下了，桃树开花了。 Rain begins to fall and the peach trees blossom. Meaning: With the help of different people, he has lived there for 11 years and developed well by himself. 4). It was possible to have a home for both his limitations and my ambitions. Meaning: It was possible to have a home for both of us---my brother who couldn’t do much because of his brain damage, and me who wanted to do so much. 2. Sentence Patterns 1) 原句：I hired someone to live with him and drive him to work, but no matter how much I tried to make things stay the same, even Jimmy grasped that the world he’d known was gone.. (L.20) 我雇了一个人和他住在一起，开车送他上班。然而，不管我怎么努 力地维持原状，吉米还是认为他熟悉的世界已经消失了。 句型提炼: No matter ＋ how/what/where/how much, etc. 不管…,…。 应用：不管这项任务会多么困难，我们会竭尽全力按期完成。 No matter how difficult the
task will be, we will make all our efforts to finish it before the deadline. 2) 原句：It was possible to have a home with room for his limitations and my ambitions. (L36) 可以有一个家，既能容纳他的缺陷又能装下我的雄心。 句型提炼: It is/was possible (for sb.) to do sth. 对某人而言，做某事是可能的。 应用：对我而言，接受这样的要求是可以的。 It is possible for me to accept such demands. 3. Main Idea The family suffered a lot from the death of their parents. Part III (Para. 8—Para.11) 1. Language Points
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1) I called on my faithful friends to help make it a merry and festive occasion, ignoring the fact that most of them were emotionally drained and exhausted. call on: ask someone to do something 我们恳请你帮助我们。 We are calling on you to help us. drain: vt.（1）make someone extremely tired 开一天车让我非常疲劳。 Driving all day really drains me. (2) let water or liquid flow away from something 他们组织了很多人将受涝地区的水排干。 They have organized vast numbers of people to drain flooded land. Meaning: I asked my close friends to help make Jimmy’s party a happy and joyful occasion, ignoring the fact that most of them were emotionally tired. 2) The evening led up to the gifts and then the chocolate cake from his favorite bakery, and of course the ceremony wasn’t complete without the singing. lead up to: come before something important, and often cause it 毕业前的几周里，我几乎无所事事。 In the weeks leading up to graduation I did very little. Meaning: In the evening, the time came for the presentation of gifts and the chocolate cake from the bakery which Jimmy liked best, and of course it was not over until we had sung “ Happy Birthday” to him. 3）We ended up reminding ourselves instead. end up doing sth: come to be in a particular situation
or state, especially when you did not plan it 我们本计划去看电影，结果却在家看电视。 We were going to go to a movie, but ended up watching TV at home. Meaning: In place of reminding Jimmy, we finished up reminding ourselves that there would always be people who cared about us. 2. Main Idea The success of the party benefits all of us.
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Part IV (Para. 12) 1. Language Points ---we were reminded that the constant love and support of our friends and family would get us through whatever life might present. get (sb.)through: help somebody deal with a difficult situation or period of time 他的帮助让我度过了那些艰难的日子。 His help got me through those hard days. 那些日子手头非常紧，我熬过去后情况有所好转。 It was a terrible time financially but I got through it and then things improved. Meaning: ---we were reminded that continual love and support of our friends and family would help us overcome all the hardships in life. 2. Main Idea The writer emphasizes the theme again: the constant love and support of our friends and family will get us through whatever difficult we face. IV. Post-reading 1. Useful Expressions 1).追踪到，追查到 2)找茬，欺负 3)告发 4)找出答案，解决 5)被领会 6)考虑，面对，应付 7)要求某人做某事 8)作为---的先导，引起 9)以---结束 10)（帮助某人）度过难关 2. Summary of the text Try to make a summary of the text with the possible words of each part which can show the development of the text. 1.brain damage 2.saint 3.track down 4.wreck 5.penetrate 6.hit home 7. work out 8. blossom 9.call on 10. birthday party 11.constant love 12.get through Sample: My brother, Jimmy, suffered from brain damage because of lacking of oxygen when he was born. My father was just like a
saint, treating him patiently and kindly. It was my duty to track d
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