精读L2：Unit 1 My Father

1、1. 供奉供奉 2. 减少减少 3. 确认确认 4. 转眼间转眼间 5. 利用利用 6. 扣押扣押 7. 费力，付出劳动费力，付出劳动 8. 花费时间花费时间 9. 没有，缺乏没有，缺乏 10. 展示，安排展示，安排 11. 稀奇的稀奇的 12. 含糊不清，叽叽喳喳含糊不清，叽叽喳喳 13. 头脑风暴头脑风暴 14. 不利的，不好的不利的，不好的 15. 不坚定的，不牢固的不坚定的，不牢固的 16. 堆起堆起 17. 假的假的 18. 向向报告报告 19. 相拥而泣相拥而泣 20. 赶上赶上 Book 3-Unit 1 Unit 1 My Father Part I Lead-in Part

2、II Reading secondly, she tells the reader that _ _ . We can conclude that they are not very close. she describes her she and her father have fathers character， different from her own completely different interests Text Structure Book 3-Unit 1 1st Paragraph 2nd Paragraph 3rd Paragraph 4th Paragraph T

3、he narrator tells of her school experience to show that her father is not aware of what she really needs and how she really feels. The narrator examines the different interests she and her father have and tells of the gap between them. The narrator cites a number of examples to support her statement

4、 that her father is quite self-centered and a little bit vain. The narrator describes her father in her eyes. 5th Paragraph The narrator tells the different attitudes she and her father have towards her marriage and having grandchildren. 6th Paragraph The narrator tells that she is not that interest

5、ed in what her father is doing. Question Discussion Book 3-Unit 1 1. Does Amy feel close to her father? Why or why not? The narrator does not feel close to her father. In her opinion, her father is not easy to get on with. He is quite self-centered and unapproachable in some ways. Besides, her fathe

6、r is not aware of how she really feels. 2. Why doesnt she remember much about her father in her childhood? She doesnt remember much about her father because he wasnt at home much when she was a child. Her father has always been slightly out of touch with family life. Book 3-Unit 1 3. Why was she ask

7、ed to leave school? She was asked to leave school because of her total lack of interest and non-attendance. It was her father who got her into the school in the first place. She herself didnt want to go there. 4. Do the father and daughter have some common interests? What are their respective intere

8、sts? No, they have little in common in their personal interests. While she is interested in quiet country life, her father is into books, music and, above all, opera. Book 3-Unit 1 5. What did the father think of Amys marriage? Her father was totally opposed to her marriage. He thought that her husb

9、and was too humble and she should have married someone famous. She thinks that her father wishes that they would break up. 6. Is Amy interested in what her father is doing? No. She never watches his father on television. Book 3-Unit 1 oParagraph 1 1. self-centered: interested only in oneself e.g. se

10、lf-loving selfish; selfless Put away self-center, then you will have a happy life. 2. vain: 1) full of self-admiration, think highly of ones ability e.g. He is as vain as a peacock. 2) unproductive of success e.g. He tried in vain to get into contact with the local branch. 3. He is quite self-center

11、ed, and a little bit vain, I think, and in some ways quite unapproachable. The public must think hes very easy-going, but at home he keeps himself to himself. 我觉得他比较以自我为中心我觉得他比较以自我为中心, ,还有一点而虚荣还有一点而虚荣, , 在某些方在某些方 面还会让人觉得有距离感面还会让人觉得有距离感. .公众肯定都认为他很随和公众肯定都认为他很随和, ,其其 实在家的时候他基本上都是独处实在家的时候他基本上都是独处, ,不怎么

12、跟我们交流。不怎么跟我们交流。 interested only in oneself; selfish full of self-admiration; think highly of ones abilities difficult to talk to Book 3-Unit 1 Book 3-Unit 1 oParagraph 2 1. rehearse: v. to practice (a play, music, etc.) for public performance n. rehearsal e.g. The actors were rehearsing in the hall.

13、 Well meet after rehearsal. 2. He is always been slightly out of touch with family life. His work always came first, and he was always off somewhere acting or rehearsing. 他对家庭生活一直有点生疏。对他来说他对家庭生活一直有点生疏。对他来说, ,工作总是工作总是 放在第一位放在第一位, , 而且他总是在外地演戏或是排练。而且他总是在外地演戏或是排练。 out of connection His work is the most

14、 important thing in his life. lose touch keep in touch get in touch with away Book 3-Unit 1 3. Members of the British Empire: or MBE, an honorable title awarded to accomplished British artists, writers or scientists. 4. Incredibly Synonyms: very, terribly, awfully, extremely, really, pretty, highly

15、e.g. Im very sorry. 5. show off: to make a display of ones wealth, learning, abilities, etc. in order to impress people e.g. The man loves to show off his photo samples. oParagraph 3 1. in the first place: from the very beginning denote a very important point or reason e.g. Now, in the first place,

16、what made you leave so suddenly? 2. let down: to disappoint e.g. You can trust Brooks. Hell never let you down. 3. settle down 1) to become calm e.g. Settled down, children! 2) to become settled and stable in ones residence or life style e.g. Dont you want to settle down in the city? 3) to be accust

17、omed to e.g. I am sure that the child will soon settle down in his new school. oParagraph 4 1. chalk and cheese: a British idiom, suggesting two completely different things. e.g. Although they are brothers, they are as different as chalk and cheese. 2. My father and I are totally different, like cha

18、lk and cheese. My interests have always been the country, but hes into books, music and above all, opera, which I hate. 我和父亲的性格大相径庭。我的兴趣一直都在乡村，而他我和父亲的性格大相径庭。我的兴趣一直都在乡村，而他 则喜欢书和音乐，尤其是歌剧，这恰恰是我所讨厌的。则喜欢书和音乐，尤其是歌剧，这恰恰是我所讨厌的。 alliteration be keen on most important of all Book 3-Unit 1 oParagraph 5 1. humb

19、le: a. low in rank or position e.g. a man of humble origin 2. all there is to it 事情就是这样事情就是这样 e.g. Thats all there is to it, nothing more. Just a puzzle game. Book 3-Unit 1 Retell the text using the following clues. a self-centered, unapproachable father a little bit vain the writers school experien

20、ce different in interests between father and daughter the fathers attitude to his daughters marriage and having children In Other Words Work with Sentence Book 3-Unit 1 In Other Words Book 3-Unit 1 Click the word humble incredibly unapproachablerehearsed autograph 1. He did not talk much and always

21、stood aloof. He was somewhat _ in the eyes of his colleagues. 2. Clad in golden glory, the tree is _ beautiful in autumn. 3. Many famous people are of _ origin. 4. Since the release of her debut single, the pop singer has become very _ . idealvain challenging Click the word Book 3-Unit 1 challenging

22、 ideal rehearsed autograph 5. Before going to the job interview, the applicant _ his presentation in his room. 6. Many teenagers swarmed to the stage and asked for the _ of the movie star. 7. Life and work in a new environment are usually very _ for new graduates. 8. For most Englishmen, a commodiou

23、s house with many trees around it in the country is a / an _ place to live in. Work with Sentences Book 3-Unit 1 settle down in easy going above all let down out of touch with break up show off get on with sb. 1. I chose the car for its speed, comfort and, most important, for its reliability. 2. A g

24、ood teacher should help his/her students earnestly instead of pretentiously displaying how knowledgeable he/she is. 3. Examinations are a nightmare for some students, for they cannot apply themselves seriously to revision. above all showing off his/her knowledge. settle down in Book 3-Unit 1 4. The

25、boy quarreled bitterly with his girlfriend, and I am afraid they will end their relationship sooner or later. 5. Why wont that telephone ring? He promised to call me and he would not disappoint me. 6. She is a very sociable girl and is on good terms with her colleagues. 7. Soon after the satellite w

26、as launched into space, it was lost to the scientists on the earth. 8. Doctors tell us that a good-tempered person is less likely to get ulcers. break up an easy-going let me down gets on well out of touch with Book 3-Unit 1 oRead More oGrammar and Vocabulary oTranslation 1. James would rather have

27、had a son than a daughter. 2. A childs most lovely when it is under four. 3. When Amy was a teenager, she had a lot of boyfriends. 4. James liked the way Amy made friends with boys. 5. To make Amy happy was more important than anything else in James life. 6. Amy was not very choosy in selecting a jo

28、b. 7. Both James and Amy like reading detective stories. 8. James likes new pop songs while Amy is fond of the opera. Read the story and do the True/False/Not mentioned exercise on page 9. T F T F F T NM Book 3-Unit 1 F Grammar: Countable and uncountable nouns Book 3-Unit 1 Vocabulary: Choose the co

29、rrect word Read the following two sentences quoted from the texts and pay special attention to the difference between countable nouns and uncountable nouns: I tried several jobs but I couldnt settle down in them. (Text I) Then she took up social work, and finally went to work for a designer (Text II

30、) Put appropriate nouns in the blanks. jewellery jewel 1. She lost a treasured _ at the party last night. 2. All of her _ was put in a safe. machinery machine 3. Much agricultural _ has been introduced into that new farm. 4. Some of the _ on the farm need to be repaired. clothing garment 5. The staf

31、f at the chemical plant wear protective _ . 6. He always wears a strange shapeless _ . jewel jewellery machinery machines clothing garment Book 3-Unit 1 Countable and Uncountable Nouns bread loaf 7. Half a _ is better than none. 8. Orwell often had to live on _ and butter during his down- and-out days in Paris and London. luggage suitcase 9. Customs officers examined all