《新标准大学英语综合教程》湖北大学版 1 U02 active reading 1.doc

EmbarkationEmbarkationNavigationNavigationDestinationDestinationResourcesResourcesActive reading 1Active reading 1THE FIRST OYSTERTHE FIRST OYSTERMappingMappingGet familiar with how to express ones feelings Make good use of some expressions and grammar points from the textExpand vocabulary on foodFood and drinksSeafoodFood and drinks everydayFood/Drink associationsDiscussionTraditional Chinese dishesFood and drinks everydayPeople rely on all kinds of food everyday. Try to see if you happen to know the following food. MoreFood and drinks everydayFruitsApricotStrawberryPineapplePeachLemonPlum PitayaMoreFood and drinks everydayVegetables Cauliflower Eggplant Carrot Cabbage Asparagus MoreFood and drinks everydayWhat food do I eat for breakfast?MoreMilk A piece of toast covered with fried eggSandwichFood and drinks everydayWhat food do I eat for supper?SteakSalad PizzaSpaghettiSeafoodOystersCrabPrawnLobsterclickclickclickclick In its first five years of life, a young lobster sheds its shell numerous times, in a process called molting. As the rate of growth slows, molting slows down as well, until the lobster molts around once a year. Left unmolested, a lobster can live to be over 100 years old, and it can get quite large, feeding on various small marine animals. Lobsters prefer the bottom of the ocean, which means that most live on the continental shelf.LobsterSeafoodBackclick Oysters were an important food source in all coastal areas where they could be found, and oyster fisheries were an important industry where they were plentiful. Overfishing and pressure from diseases and pollution have sharply reduced supplies, but they remain a popular treat, celebrated in oyster festivals in many cities and towns. Oyster SeafoodBackclickPrawn has 10 legs. It can be found in salt and fresh water all over the world, typically swimming in search of food. Prawns tend to stay near the ocean.clickPrawnSeafoodBackCrabs are animals that live mainly in the sea. They have many pairs of legs. Their bodies are jointed, like your elbow. Crabs use feelers for touching, feeling and smelling.click CrabSeafoodBacknTraditional Chinese dishes Please match the word or phrase in the left box with its meaning in the right one.1. salted vegetables2. fried eggs with tomato3. home-style bean curd4. steamed buns5. baked pancake6. cold noodles7. soybean milkA. 番茄炒蛋B. 家常豆腐C. 腌菜，泡菜D. 豆浆E. 凉面F. 烧饼G. 馒头1. Spring Festival; 5. your grandparents home;2. your childhood; 6. life at college;3. a summers day; 7. being in love.4. the end of the working day;clickMoreFood/Drink associationsExample: chocolate candy a cup of tea ice cream jiaozi large family meals self-service toffee applesTask: Work in pairs and talk about what food ordrink do you associate with. Spring Festivalyour childhooda summer daythe end of the workingyour grandparents homelife at collegebeing in loveI associate Jiaozi with Spring Festival.Whenever I eat a toffee hawthorn stick,I remember my childhood.I think about an ice lolly on a summer day.I associate the end of my working day with a pint of beer.I relate all nice food to my grand-parents home.I link eating boring sandwiches (buns, soup noodles) to my life at college.I long for chocolate when I am in love.Food/Drink associationsDiscussionPlease discuss the following questions:Text organisationText explorationText evaluation Comprehending the text Giving extra informationText organisationRead the text quickly and fill in the flow chart to understand the structure of the text.MoreText organisation Setting Character PlotMy father asked me to taste an oyster but to me it was nasty.click Climax ResolutionMy father continued persuading me to eat an oyster. Thinking of eating it, I cant help feeling homesick for my mothers home baking.I ate the oyster, but I never ate it again.In a French seaside resortMy father and I clickclickclickclickComprehending the textLook at the photos and the title of the passage. Which sentence from the passage contains the main idea?MoreMoreChoose the best way to complete the sentences.1. The boys father wanted his son to taste his first oyster because _.(a) it was a tradition for all the male members of the family(b) he hoped his son would like oysters as much as he did(c) it was a special lunch(d) the boys mother was absent at the time, and she might have stopped himComprehending the textMoreChoose the best way to complete the sentences.Comprehending the text2. The boy felt especially unhappy because _.(a) the weather reflected how he was feeling(b) he had never tasted oysters, and he didnt like the look of them(c) he didnt like seafood(d) he was very hungryMoreChoose the best way to complete the sentences.Comprehending the text3. The attitude of the boys father was _.(a) kind but firm(b) generous and loving(c) kind and ready to compromise(d) firm but ready to compromiseMoreChoose the best way to complete the sentences.Comprehending the text4. When the boy finally ate the oyster, _.(a) his father was pleased with him(b) it reminded him of his mothers home baking(c) it made him realize how much he loved his father(d) he knew his father had convinced him about the taste of oystersChoose the best way to complete the sentences.Comprehending the text5. For the boy, the memory of his first oyster _.(a) has taught him to love all kinds of seafood(b) reminded him how difficult his father was(c) has stayed with him all his life(d) made him remember the salt and the sea 1 The father thought his son should try new things before he refused them. 2 The boy thought men were more foolish than women. 3 The boy couldnt tell how oyster tasted by looking at them. 4 The boy was nervous about eating his first oyster. 5 His father thought oysters tasted salty like the sea. 6 The boy enjoyed the taste of the oyster even though he didnt try it again. Check ( ) the true statements.Giving extra informationMoreMoreGiving extra information1. My grandmother, _ is dead now, came from the North of England.2. The elephant looked at the tree, under _ she had often sat.3. We stopped at the museum, _ wed never been into.4. Ive just met Susan, _ husband works in London.Complete the sentences with words in the column.whom which whosewhowhichwhichwhoseGiving extra informationMore1. Chocolate first came to Europe in the 16th century from Central America. It must be one of the worlds most popular foods.2. The Aztecs were conquered by the Spanish in 1521. They were natives of Mexico.3. Dove Chocolate is manufactured by Mars, USA, and sold in China. Its the most popular chocolate bar in China.clickclickclickChocolate, which must be one of the worlds most popular foods, first came to Europe in the 16th century from Central America.The Aztecs, who were natives of Mexico, were conquered by the Spanish in 1517.It is used to stress the reality, and also acts as a discourse marker presenting the opposite argument.Giving extra informationLook at the sentences and rewrite. MoreMore Work in pairs. Look at the sentences and answer questions.Giving extra informationMoreWork in pairs. Look at the sentences and answer questions.Giving extra information1. The restaurant was in a seaside resort by the Atlantic Ocean. You get excellent seafood from the Atlantic Ocean.The restaurant was in a French seaside resort by the Atlantic Ocean, where you get excellent sea food.Please rewrite the sentenceMore Work in pairs. Look at the sentences and answer questions.Giving extra informationMy father, who wanted me to try my first oyster had decided to take me for lunch to a restaurant.2. My father had decided to take me for lunch to a restaurant. He wanted me to try my first oyster.Please rewrite the sentenceMore Work in pairs. Look at the sentences and answer questions.Giving extra information3. The oyster was unlike anything I have ever tasted before or since. It was slippery.The oyster, which was slippery, was unlike anything I have ever tasted before or since.Please rewrite the sentence Work in pairs. Look at the sentences and answer questions.Giving extra information4. The worlds best-selling type of chocolate, milk chocolate, didnt appear until the end of the 19th century. Milk chocolate is sweeter and smoother than dark chocolate.The worlds best-selling type of chocolate, milk chocolate, which is sweeter and smoother than dark chocolate, didnt appear until the end of the 19th century.Please rewrite the sentenceText evaluationHas anyone ever made you eat or do something that you have never tried before, and that made you nervous? I did not like raw onion. But my father asks me to eat it because thinks it is good for my health.MoreText evaluationDo you think its sometimes better to remain innocent, or should we always try every possible experience in life?Personally, I should try everything that comes my way.It is sometimes wise to remain innocent. For some things, such as drugs, wed would better never try them.MoreText evaluationIt dependsWhich tastes or experiences have been so important to you that you would make your child try them at all costs? I hated to eat carrots when I was a child. Now I really like them. If I had a child, I would make him or her try carrots at all costs.MoreText evaluationWhich experiences do you think people from other cultures should try when theyre in China?I think they should try some local street food, such as stinky tofu (臭豆腐).SummarisingTalking point Nutritious food Talking about foodSummarising My father was enjoying an oyster, he persuaded me to have a taste of the Atlantic Ocean. But _, it is nasty to me. In a _ of France, I cant help feeling _ for my favorite dish. But with the clear _ I could have I understood I should eat that oyster with my father _ and raised his glass. At that time, I thought about my mothers home baking and tear _. Finally, I ate the slippery oyster, which was unlike anything I have ever tasted _. But, I never ate oyster again. Summarise the text by filling the blanks.homesickto be frank seaside resort pausing every mouthfulperceptionslid down my cheekbefore or sinceMoreNutritious foodDiscussionNutritious foodMoreNutritious foodMorePlease discuss with your group members to figure out the ten most nutritious food.Nutritious foodPlease discuss with your group members to figure out the ten most nutritious food.Talking about foodTask: Work in pairs to discuss which food items you like to eat?The following additional words may help you to express reasons for liking or disliking particular food item.MoreTalking about foodTalk about the physical effects of the food you like. Which of your favorite foods are good for you, and which ones are bad?e.g. Bean sprouts are good for me.Stinky tofu is an acquired taste. MoreTalking about foodTalk about the physical effects of the food you like. Which of your favorite foods are good for you, and which ones are bad?Information relatedDifficult sentencesWords to noteLanguage in usePreview 1. There was no hope left, the only feeling was hunger, and the only emotion was the fear of lost innocence as I realized there could be no escape from my first oyster. (Para 7)2. , striking a note of compromise for the first time during the whole meal. (Para 9)3. But with the clear perception which only a ten year-old boy can have, I still understood that the compromise included eating that oyster, sitting on the side of my fathers plate. (Para 10) clickDifficult sentences click click1. There was no hope left, the only feeling was hunger, and the only emotion was the fear of lost innocence as I realized there could be no escape from my first oyster. (Para 7)Here the writer realized that he had to eat the oyster so he felt the emotion of fear, not about the oyster as such, but about losing innocence. There is a little sadness here as well as humour: Is eating an oyster really that important and is trying the first oyster really losing innocence?没有希望，只感觉饿，只担心失去纯真，因为我意识到这第一只牡蛎我今天非吃不可了。 click clickDifficult sentencesTranslate the sentence.Analyze the sentence.Back2. striking a note of compromise for the first time during the whole meal. (Para 9) “to strike a note of something” means to speak in a particular manner or tone. Here, the father indicated a compromise or bargain: If the son ate an oyster, he could choose some other food which he liked.吃了这么长时间的饭，他的话中第一次有了妥协的意思。 click clickDifficult sentencesTranslate the sentence.Analyze the sentence.BackBut with 在整个句子中引导伴随状语从句，而which only a ten year-old boy can have 在句中修饰perception 做它的定语。但是，尽管清晰地感觉到了他的妥协只有一个十岁的男孩才有这样的感觉，我仍然明白这妥协包含着吃掉那只牡蛎，那只放在我父亲的盘子边上的牡蛎。 click clickDifficult sentencesTranslate the sentence.Analyze the sentence.Back3. But with the clear perception which only a ten year-old boy can have, I still understood that the compromise included eating that oyster, sitting on the side of my fathers plate. (Para 10)clingcomplaindiscarddespair enormousfrown gloomymouthful slippery teaseWords to note cling Translate the following sentences. We cling to the beliefs of our fathers. 我们坚持祖先的信仰。(2) 他的湿衬衣紧紧贴着身体。 His wet shirt clung to his body. v. to stick to someone or something, or seem to surround them; to hold someone or something tightly, specially because you do not feel safe v. to say that you are annoyed, not satisfied, or unhappy about something or someoneShe _ the exam was too hard.Some workers _ this way of management. Our staff _ being underpaid and overwork. Neighbours _ the police about the dogs plained thatcomplains aboutcomplained ofComplete the sentences with words in the plained tocomplain discard Translate the following sentences.(1) 我们应该抛弃旧观念。 We should discard old beliefs. (2) 我们将不再使用这些旧书。 We will discard the old books.v. to get rid of something n despairn. a feeling that you have no hope at all e.g. Despair gives courage to a coward. 谚狗急跳墙，人急造反。Please match the word or phrase in the left box with its meaning in the right one.1. fall into despair 2. drive sb. to despair 3. despair of 4. in despair A. 陷入绝望B. 对感到绝望C. 绝望地D. 使某人陷于失望ne.g. They overlooked the enormous risks involved. 他们忽略了其中牵涉的极大危险。adj. very big in size or in amount enormous A. 巨大的花费B. 巨大的贡献C. 巨大的权力D. 巨大的挑战enormous expenses enormous contribution enormous powerenormous challengePlease match the word or phrase in the left box with its meaning in the right one.n e.g. She frowned as she read the letter.v. to make an angry, unhappy, or confused expression, moving your eyebrows together frown Figure out the meaning of margin in the following sentences.1. Mattie frowned at him disapprovingly. 皱眉 Even though divorce is legal, it is still frowned upon. 不同意，不被认可collocation: frown at; frown on / upon sb. / sth.ngloomy adj. making you feel that things will not improve Match the expressions with their meanings.(1) The report paints a gloomy picture of the economy.(2) Anne dismissed these gloomy thoughts from her mind.(3) It was a gloomy room with one small window. 阴暗的；幽暗的 沮丧的 悲观的Cmouthful n. the quantity that can be held in the mouthTranslate the sentence.Michael told his story between mouthfuls.迈克尔一口一口地喝着酒讲完了他的故事。She spoke through a mouthful of chicken.她说话时嘴里含着一块鸡肉。swallow sth at a mouthfulfrom mouth to mouth一口吞下口口相传adj. causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide; not to be trustedslipperyTranslate the sentences.意外因路滑而引起。The accident was caused by slippery roads.他是个油滑的家伙。He is a slippery guy.A slippery bar of chocolatetease v. to laugh at someone