Unit 11 Button, Button

Unit11Button,Button,Teachingobjectives,Togetstudentsfamiliarwithanewwritingstyle-fantasy.Tohelpstudentsmasterthekindofwritingindialogue-ellipsis.Toletstudentslearntheimportantnewwordsandmastertheusageofusefulphrasesandidioms,andlearntheimpliedmeaningofsomedifficultsentences.Toletstudentsmasterthewritingskills:vividdescriptionsofcharacterslanguageandbehaviors,alongwithwhichthepsychologicalchangeisgreatlydepicted;contrastintermsoftheplot;thesymbolism.Toletstudentsreflectonthetheme-toexposecertainpeoplesmoralfailings/flaws(inthisstorygreedmuttonchops;porkchops2.butitwaslockedinplace.inplace:proper;right,e.g.Idontthinkyourproposalquiteinplace.inrightplace,e.g.Everytoolisinplace.Compare:inplaceof:insteadof,e.g.Itspossibletouseplasticsinplaceofwoodormetal.,3.“Illgetit,”Normacalledfromthekitchen.“Illanswerthedoor,”(Or:“Illgoandseewhoitis,”)Illgetitisacommonlyusedexpressionindailylife,meaningtoanswerthedoorbell.Itisalsousedtoanswerthetelephonecall.4.Monetarily?值钱吗？Itcomesfromtheword“monetary”,meaning“oforrelatingmoney”.Somephrasesaboutmoney:foronesmoney:inonesopinioninthemoney:(inf.)well-off;richOnesmoneysworth:fullvalueforthemoneyonehaspaidforsth.toputmoneyon:toplaceabeton,5.“Uptoyou,”shesaid.Thewholesentencewouldbe“Itsuptoyoutodecidewhetherheshouldcomein.Notethatthetextconsistsmainlyofdialogues.InspokenEnglish,grammarislooseandsentencesareoftenincomplete.upto:devisingorscheming,e.g.Shesuptonogood.她居心不良。Heisuptohisoldgamesagain.他又耍老花招了。Areyouuptoplayinginthefinal?你准备参加决赛吗？6.asfaras直到,e.g.uptonow(then)直到现在（那时）uptoonesneckin沉溺于,7.“Youarentmakingsense,”.Paraphrase:“Idontunderstandyou”,.Sensehasawiderangeofmeanings,e.g.Hecouldntmakesenseofthelecturegivenyesterday.（弄懂的意思）Hismothersdeathbroughthimtohissensesagain.（知觉、感觉）Inasensewhatyousayiscorrect.（在某种意义上说）Idontseethesenseofdoingthat.（道理）Iwroteouttheadvertisementonthebackofanoldenvelopeandreaditaloudtoseeifitmadesense.（讲得通）8.“NotthatIbelieveawordofwhatyoutoldus.”(Imcuriousaboutwhatyousayaboutthebutton,but)itdoesntmeanthatIbelieveyou.notthat:conj.(Also:notbutwhat)whichisnottosayorsupposethatIfheeversaidsonotthatIeverheardhimsaysohewasmistaken.notthatbutthat不是而是,e.g.Notthatsheforgottodoherhomework,butthatshewasbusynursingasickclassmate.,9.Well,ofallthenerve,shethought.SheisangrythatMr.Stewardassumedthatshewouldwantthepackage.Here“nerve”meansimpudence.Thewholesentencemeans:Thisisthelimit/worstkindofallimpudenceIveeverseen.这里的“nerve”表示“厚颜无耻；无礼”。全句表示：这是我见过的最卑鄙的行径。ofallthenerve:(inf.)whatinsolence;whatpresumption;whatanerve,e.g.Well,ofallthenerve!Asthoughbringingthefilthythings(i.e.magazineswithnudephotographs)intotheschool!Thatcreatureofallthenervethatvilewomantooarousedtokeepstill!Similarly:(1)tohave(got)/withanerve(2)tohave(got)/withthenerveTheyareexpressionsofstrongdisapprovalanddispleasure.Moreexampleswithnerve:Hehadthenervetosaythat?HehadthenervetosuggestthatIwascheating.10.Normabrokein,tobreakin:tointerrupt打断，e.g.“Dontbreakinwhilewearetalking,”thefathersaidtotheboy.Hebrokeinwithsomeideasofhisown.Asuddennoisefromoutsidebrokeinuponhisday-dream.,11.guarded:adj.restrained,e.g.atightly(orclosely)guardedsecretaguardedanswertothequestionOtherexpressionswithguardasanoun:tobeononesguardagainststh.提高警惕以防.tobeoffonesguard不提防；不警惕Togetsoworkedupovernothing.Togetsoirritatedatnothingreallyridiculous.真是庸人自扰。HereitmayrefertoherargumentwithArthurorherownconflictinsideher,orsimplytothechillofterrorwhichsweptoverther.12.togetworkedup:toget(be)irritated,excitedorangry,e.g.Shedidntsaywhenshewascomingback.Alexgotquiteworkedupaboutit.Dontgetyourselfallworkedupoversomethingwhichcaneasilybeputright.,Comprehensionquestions&topicdiscussion,Q1:Didthecouplereallyunderstandeachother?Q2:Whatdidthestorywanttoshowreaders？Q3:Whatsthemaincharacterspersonalityrespectively?Q4:Doyoubelievehumanbeingsareselfishbynature?Whyisitthatevencivilizedpeoplesometimesseemreadytodoterriblethingstootherhumanbeings?,StructureAnalysisandTheme,PartI:Para.1-39BeginningMainidea:Mr.Stewardbroughtapush-buttonunit.PartII:Pare40-69DevelopmentMainidea:NormacalledMr.Steward.tolearnmoreabouttheunit.PartIII:Para.70-91Further-developmentMainidea:TheunitcamebackandNormahidit.PartIV:Para.92-129ClimaxMainidea:NormapressedtheunitandArthurdied.Theme:Moralinsensitivityisinevitablyprevalentamongpeople.,WritingSkill,Vividdescriptionsofcharacterslanguageandbehaviors,alongwi