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1、Difficult sentencesWords to note Language in usePreview Information relatedWords to noteNew WordsPhrases 1. kaleidoscope 2. flaunt 3. drone 4. barren 5. tag 6. draft 1.marvel e into ones ownActive reading 1: Resourceskaleidoscope a) the kaleidoscope of the ages b) a kaleidoscope of colour and patter

2、n c) the kaleidoscope of life d) the kaleidoscope of illusions 1.时代的万花筒2.颜色和图案的千变万化3.人生万花筒4.瞬息万变的幻觉 n. a toy that shows changing patternsAs a metaphor, it means a view, situation or experience that keeps changing and has many different aspects. Work in pairs. Translate the following into Chinese.Act

3、ive reading 1: Resourcesflaunta) If youve got it, flaunt it. b) Buy expensive services and products in order to flaunt your wealth.c) The ill-bred woman flaunted her riches in public. 1.1. 有什么能耐有什么能耐施展出来施展出来瞧瞧瞧瞧 2.2. 购买昂贵的服务和商购买昂贵的服务和商品以品以炫耀炫耀自己的财富。自己的财富。3.3. 那位没有教养的妇人那位没有教养的妇人当众当众炫耀炫耀她的财富。她的财富。n. t

4、o deliberately try to make people notice something, eg your possessions, beauty, abilities etc, because you want them to admire youWork in pairs. Translate the following into Chinese.Active reading 1: Resourcesdrone v.&n.Active reading 1: Resourcesa continuous low noisea type of male bee that does n

5、ot do any workan aircraft that does not have a pilot but is controlled from the groundto make a continuous low soundBees drone.Drones dont work.A drone bomberthe drone of the aeroplaneWork in pairs. Match the sentences/phrases with the meanings.barrena) barren or marginal farmland b) writing of barr

6、en insight c) the barren, inhospitable desert1.1. 荒芜荒芜或边远的农田2.2. 缺乏缺乏洞察力的作品3. 那片贫瘠的贫瘠的、荒凉的沙漠a. without any interesting or positive features, dry and emptyActive reading 1: Resourcestag vt. to touch another player in some childrens games n. to fix a small piece of paper or other material to something

7、 to give information about it Carol tagged Carl in the hide-and-seek. a price tag luggage tag All her suitcases have been tagged with her name and address. Active reading 1: Resourcesdraftvt. (often passive, AmE) to conscribe someone into the army forces 征召（某人）入伍征召（某人）入伍vt. to write sth such as a le

8、gal document, speech, or letter that may have changes made to it before it is finished 起草，起草， 草拟（法律文件、演讲或信件）草拟（法律文件、演讲或信件）n. sth such as a plan, letter, or drawing that may have changes made to it before it is finished （计划、信件或绘画等的）草稿, 草案n. a system in which professional teams in some sports choose p

9、layers each year from among college students 运动员选拔制（某些职业运动队每年在大学生中选拔新队员) Active reading 1: ResourcesMoredraft NBA draft To help her father and brother, Mulan was drafted. That is my first draft of the dissertation. a draft resolutionThey are drafting a new constitution for the country. Active readin

10、g 1: Resources决议草案决议草案NBANBA选秀选秀为帮助父兄，木兰被应征入伍。为帮助父兄，木兰被应征入伍。那是我学位论文的初稿。那是我学位论文的初稿。 他们正在为国家起草一部新宪法。他们正在为国家起草一部新宪法。marvel at Work in pairs. Translate the following into Chinese.l People marvel at the accuracy with which we have been able to diagnose their handwriting. Active reading 1: Resourcesfind s

11、th surprising and fascinating 我们惊叹他们取得的巨大成就。人们对我们能准确判断出他的笔迹而赞叹不已。lWe marvel at their tremendous e into ones own explain the meaning of the following sentences. Michael wrote successful novels before, but he really come into his own with the latest one. 他从前写过一些成功的小说，但在最近的一部中他才真正充分发挥了自己的特长 The shop ow

12、ners at last came into their own. 店主们最终拥有了属于他们的店铺。 The scientific study of dreams has not yet come into its own. 对梦的科学研究尚未获得承认。Active reading 1: Resources- to show how effective and useful one can be-to take possession of what is rightfully ones own property Language in use CollocationsUseful expres

13、sions Active reading 1: ResourcesUseful expressions1. 最佳民防图标设计最佳民防图标设计2. 那些精彩纷呈的日那些精彩纷呈的日子子3. 历历在目历历在目4. 黑幽幽的海水黑幽幽的海水5. 夕阳将粉色的余晖夕阳将粉色的余晖洒在洒在6. 浪涛的声音淹没在浪涛的声音淹没在7. 流星流星8. 我梦想斑斓的岁月我梦想斑斓的岁月1. the best Civil Defense signs2. the changing colors of those days3. clear and definite 4. the darkening water5. T

14、he sunset flaunted its pink flag above 6. the sound of waves was lost in 7. the shooting stars8. the days of my technicolor dreamsActive reading 1: ResourcesMoreUseful expressions9. 在昏暗的暮色中在昏暗的暮色中10.慢慢进入梦乡慢慢进入梦乡11.在一阵惊吓中醒来在一阵惊吓中醒来12.每夜的太空冒险每夜的太空冒险13.肩披随风飕飕作响的斗篷肩披随风飕飕作响的斗篷14.当他的斗篷神奇地旋转时当他的斗篷神奇地旋转时15.

15、上百只海鸥的振翅声上百只海鸥的振翅声16.上千架飞机的马达轰鸣声上千架飞机的马达轰鸣声9. in the vague twilight10.drift off to sleep11.awake with a sudden shock12.the nightly adventures 13.with ones cape whistling in the wind14.in the magic whirling of his cape 15.the wings of a hundred seagulls16.the motors of a thousand planesActive reading

16、 1: ResourcesMoreUseful expressions17. 超人的崇拜者超人的崇拜者18. 有点书呆子气的男孩有点书呆子气的男孩19. 飞行的纯粹的诗意飞行的纯粹的诗意20. 光秃秃的铺着碎石的操场光秃秃的铺着碎石的操场21. 意外抓捕和快速解救的意外抓捕和快速解救的游戏游戏22. 一种虚幻的优越感一种虚幻的优越感23. 胆小怕事的孩子胆小怕事的孩子24. 教谢尔登怎么扮演他的教谢尔登怎么扮演他的角色角色25. 和隐姓埋名的超人长得特和隐姓埋名的超人长得特别像别像17. the worshipper of Superman 18. a bookish boy 19. the

17、sheer poetry of flight20. the barren gravel playground21. surprise captures and sudden rescues22. a sense of windy superiority23. mamas boy 24. prompt Sheldon in his part25. bear an extraordinary resemblance to Superman incognitoActive reading 1: ResourcesCollocations Nouns which often go before:bla

18、ze eyes / fire / headlights / sun / woodtumble hair / pricesWords which often go after:tumble down / over / backwards Active reading 1: ResourcesMoreCollocations Complete the sentences with the correct form of suitable expressions from the collocation box. Sometimes more than one collocation is poss

19、ible. 1 The Australian bush _ _for several days before they were brought under control. 2 As a child Ruths long dark _ _ down her back.Active reading 1: ResourcesfiresblazedhairtumbledMoreCollocations Complete the sentences with the correct form of suitable expressions from the collocation box. Some

20、times more than one collocation is possible. 3 It was extremely hot and the _ was _. 4 Imwatching the financial markets I think the _ of stocks will _ quite soon.Active reading 1: Resourcessun blazingpricestumbleText organisationPrize winnerBrowns snowsuitA landscape by DaliFlying dreamsNightly Adve

21、ntures in spaceMoreText organisationSuperman games WhereWhenWhoalcove by the parking lotduring recessthe authorDavie StirlingSheldon FeinSeldons torturesUncle FrankSuperman incognitoUnderstanding the text Choose the best summary of the passage. Sylvia Plath wrote about her real and imaginary life as

22、 a child.InterpretingImagerythe use of words and phrases in literature to create an image of something. Sylvia Plaths creative use of imagery bywords and ideas in unusual and unexpected waysthe connotational meaning of words to create striking and memorable images, and shows the writers unique gifts

23、 for poetry and for more literary prose e.g. my technicolor dreams; his cape whistling in the wind The opposite of imagerycollocation, in which words are combined in expected ways. MoreInterpretingWord combinations SentencesWord combinations Look at the word combinations from the passage and explain

24、 the images they create. 1 the darkening water 2 the perpetual droning 3 the vague twilight 4 the sheer poetry of flight 5 a sense of windy superiority 6 the broken insectclickclickclickWord combinations 1 the darkening water The water looks darker in the sunset because there is less daylight. 2 the

25、 perpetual droning The planes landing and taking off at Logan Airport made a continuous low sound. 3 the vague twilight The twilight is vague because objects cannot be seen very clearly at this moment between day and night.BackBackWord combinations 4 the sheer poetry of flightThe writer thinks of fl

26、ight as exciting, innovative movement which gives a different view of the world, as poetry does through words.She also feels that flying is full of beauty and gracefulness. BackBackWord combinations 5 a sense of windy superiorityThe writer and David feel superior because they play imaginative games

27、which the other children dont (or cant) play. This feeling is windy because wind can give people a sense of excitement and difference.6 the broken insectsSheldon pulled the wings and legs off the insects so they were not whole anymore they were broken.BackBackSentences Work in pairs and Look at the

28、sentences from the passage and answer the questions in Activity 10, P21. Sentence 1 Sentence 5 Sentence 2 Sentence 6 Sentence 3 Sentence 7 Sentence 4 clickclickclickclickclickclickclickSentence 1 . I can recall the changing colors of those days, clear and definite as a pattern seen through a kaleido

29、scope. What sense (sound, sight, taste etc) is the writer describing? What are the key words in this sentence?The sight in which colors and perhaps shapes change rapidly, like looking through a kaleidoscope. The key words: “changing colors”, “clear”, “definite”, and “pattern”, and the comparison wit

30、h a “kaleidoscope”.BackBackSentence 2 and the sound of waves was lost in the perpetual droning of the planes. What sense is the writer describing here? What do planes do on a runway?The writer is describing the sounds of the planes as they land on and take off from the runway.BackBackSentence 3 a br

31、eathless sense of having tumbled like Icarus from the sky and caught myself on the soft bed just in time. What does the writer feel as she comes out of her dream? What happened to Icarus?She feels she has been falling out of the sky, like Icarus. But, unlike him, she caught herself on the bed to sav

32、e herself, while Icarus fell and died in the sea.BackBackSentence 4 Out by the parking lot David and I found the perfect alcove for our Superman dramas. Do they play alone or with other children? Where is this likely to be a place where lots of people go?They play alone away from the other children

33、in a place where few people go at recess time. The alcove by the back entrance would be used only at the beginning and end of the school day.BackBackSentence 5 Our Superman games made us outlaws, yet gave us a sense of windy superiority. Why do you think theyre outlaws? Are they similar to or differ

34、ent from the other children?They are different from the other children and they do not join the others for playground games, so they think of themselves as outlaws.BackBackSentence 6 After school we left him to his mamma and his bonbons and his helpless insects. So how does Sheldons behaviour while

35、he plays with the writer contrast with his behaviour after they finish playing?Sheldon joined them as a villain. After being prompted, he could invent tortures in the games, as a villain might. However, after the games were over he went back to his mothers sweets and he continued the torture outside

36、 the games by pulling off the legs and wings of insects.BackBackSentence 7 he admitted that Uncle Frank was the strongest man he had ever known, and could do lots of tricks like making caramels disappear under napkins and walking on his hands. How is Uncle Frank compared with Superman in real life?U

37、ncle Frank was very strong and he could do magic tricks and gymnastics, like walking on his hands.To the writer, Uncle Frank was as powerful as Superman.BackBackComments Read Activity 6, P20 and finish the comments of Active reading (1). Plath never needed to be (1) _ to talk about her childhood mem

38、ories. They were very (2) _ and still real to her as an adult. She imaginedshe could fly and (3) _ through the air like SmpteddefinitewhirlMoreComments Read Activity 6, P20 and finish the comments of Active reading (1). Coming from the highways around Boston was the (4) _ sound of traffic

39、. In the distance a plane was taking off, its lights (5)_ into the night sky. She remembered the sound of (6) _ which came from the group of girls. Sadly in her later life it seemed as if Superman had (7) _ to earth.perpetualgigglingtumbledblazingCritical thinkingWork in groups. Discuss the question

40、s, each group with one question only. 1. As a child, which dreams, sights, sounds and feelings did you share with Sylvia Plath? Do you still have them now?2. Do you think Sylvia Plath imagined she was a Super-man herself?3. Who in the passage do you think is the most important real-life person to he

41、r can you add to her description of them? What did they really look like?4. Do you think Sylvia Plath had a happy childhhood?How different do you think her adult life was?5. What importance events in childhood can affect people when theyre old?clickclickclickclickclickCritical thinking 1 As a child,

42、 which dreams, sights, sounds and feelings did you share with Sylvia Plath? Do you still have them now?I also had dreams about flying. I dreamed I was a bird, not Superman, though. I also remember pink sunsets which were similar to her description. However, we didnt have the droning sounds of planes

43、. I admired my uncle but I didnt think he was Superman!BackBackCritical thinking 2 Do you think Sylvia Plath imagined she was a Superman herself?Not when she was a child because superman was teaching her and he looked like her uncle.But in a different way she was a Superman when she wrote poems later. Because she became a different person who could do super things with words.BackBackCritical thinkingBackBack 3 Who in the passage do you think is the