Unit 5 Text Cheating

1、Unit 51. Text CheatingQuestions for you to consider:How did the school boy cheat on the unit test?Was the cheating planned beforehand?Why did the boy later feel so uneasy or self-reproved about his cheating?Did the boys father show that he was good at communicating with and educating his son?Unit 5

2、CheatingSusan Richards Shreve (1939- ) is an American author, and novelist, as well as author of over a dozen childrens books. She currently teaches at George Mason University.About the authorUnit 5 Cheating1.1 The main idea This passage tells about a school boy feeling deeply self-reproved（自责的）abou

3、t his cheating on a unit test at school. He had failed in a previous test, and this time he was determined to work harder and pass the test.Unit 5 Cheating1.1 The main idea But for some reasons, he failed to review his lessons at home the night before. There were some distractions（分心的事）at home, incl

4、uding watching a TV special. After watching the TV program, he found that it was too late to study for the next mornings unit test. He vaguely sensed that he might have a chance of looking at his deskmates test papers.Unit 5 Cheating1.1 The main idea The next day when he was sitting for the test, be

5、ing unable to answer the test questions, he could not refrain from seeing his deskmates answers. But after the test was over, he instantly was regretful about his wrongdoing. He reproved himself for what he did in the test. He felt so conscience-stricken that he did not want to eat or talk to his pa

6、rents.Unit 5 Cheating1.1 The main idea His strict family upbringing（家教）was that he should be honest about everything he did.Unit 5 Cheating1.1 The main idea Locking himself up in his room, he was still chafing at（感到郁闷）what he had done at his school. He even feigned a stomachache when his mother call

7、ed him to have supper. Seeing something strange, his father entered his room to catch up on（了解）all this. The boy still pretended to be ill, but the father did not believe him. The father patiently tried to persuade him.Unit 5 Cheating1.1 The main idea The boy finally told his father what had happene

8、d. Hearing this, the father did not dress his boy down（责骂）. Instead, he told his son to tell his teacher all about it. The boy did not want to call his teacher at first, as suggested by his father. But he eventually took his fathers advice.Unit 5 Cheating1.1 The main idea His teacher did not scold h

9、im on the telephone. He just told him to go to the school on Saturday to take another test. So under the correct instruction by the father and the teacher, the school boys Gordian knot（心结；难题）was cut.Unit 5 Cheating1.2 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences(ll. 41-42) It didnt even seem bad

10、when I thought of my parents big thing about telling the truth.when conj. even though something is true （教参）联想到父母那一套实话为大的道理时，我也没觉得有什么。 即使想到父母那一套关于讲真话的大道理，那个想法甚至也没有显得那么糟糕。Unit 5 Cheating1.2 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences(ll. 44-45) he is so smart in math it makes you sickmath 后面省略了连接

11、词that；it makes you sick是个结果状语从句。本文是一篇叙事故事，文体上不是十分正式，况且本句又是故事人物的内心独白，所以可以省略that，以此更能生动地刻画人物形象。 （教参）他的数学成绩好得惊人 (本人翻译）他在数学上很聪明，聪明得让你妒忌。 make you sick: to make you feel jealousused humorously (LDOCE 5)Unit 5 Cheating1.2 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences(l. 47) because our desks are practic

12、ally on top of each other. （教参） 要知道，我俩的桌子实在靠得太近。Unit 5 CheatingQuestions for you to consider:How did the school boy cheat on the unit test?Was the cheating planned beforehand?Why did the boy later feel so uneasy about his cheating?Did the boys father show that he was good at communicating with and e

13、ducating his son？Unit 5 Cheating1.3 概括课文大意 用自己的35句话，概括课文大意14Unit 5 Cheating1.4 笔头练习和课堂讨论 pp. 74-76 D. Discussing topics (pp. 77)15Unit 5 Cheating1.5 朗读环节朗读段落：ll. 50-58要求： 声音响亮 发音地道 连贯流利1.声情适切16Unit 5 Cheating1.6 答疑环节 Any (good) questions? 17Unit 5 Cheating2. Reading skillsDetermining the Main IdeaWh

14、at does a writer normally do after he provides the main idea as the topic for a paragraph?Where does a writer usually place the main idea?Unit 5 Cheating3. Fast reading 3.1 Passage 1 3.1.1 The main idea The writer humorously tells about some of her childhood experiences. Her mother, who was partial

15、to some of her children, often beat the writer. That is, she would punish the writer for her wrongdoing.Unit 5 Cheating3.1.1 The main idea Each time when her mother beat her, she would cry out loud, in the hope that somebody might stop her. The writer was born being pale-complexioned, but it appeare

16、d to her that her mother did not like the color.Unit 5 Cheating3.1.1 The main idea Each time when her mother turned her down when the writer asked her mother for something to eat, she would cry out and make a fuss until she got what she wanted. So as a young girl, she knew how to deal with her mothe

17、r.Unit 5 Cheating3.2 Passage 23.2.1 The main idea This passage tells about some differences between British and American elementary and secondary schools.Unit 5 Cheating3.3 Passage 33.3.1 The main idea This passage tells about some differences between British and American colleges and universities.U

18、nit 5 Cheating4. Home ReadingStolen Day (失窃的一天) 编者译为“逃学记”。 这是灵活的翻译，你赞成吗？Unit 5 CheatingSherwood Anderson (1876 1941) was an American novelist and short story writer. He had a great influence on Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and Thomas Wolfe.About the authorUnit 5 Cheating4.1 Th

19、e main idea The passage tells about a long neglected boy playing truant and going fishing in a nearby creek. The writer had a neighbor boy who suffered from inflammatory rheumatism and so did not have to go to school. The boy often went fishing in a nearby creek or waterworks pond. Unit 5 Cheating4.

20、1 The main idea The writer hated going to school. And he was long uncared for by his mother, because his mother was busy with her work. But he strongly longed for the care and attention from his mother. One day when he was at the school, he wanted to skip school. He then cried hard, claiming that he

21、 ached all over the body. His teacher believed him and allowed him to leave school early.Unit 5 Cheating4.1 The main idea After he got back home, his mother still brushed him off（打发）by simply telling her son to take a rest in bed. Lying in bed, feeling outcast（被忽视的）, the boy was lost in wild and fan

22、ciful thoughts. He even imagined himself drowning in the pool at which he was fishing.Unit 5 Cheating4.1 The main idea Feeling bored out of his mind（百无聊赖）, he went fishing. Luckily, he caught a big carp and took it home. His mother at last took time to help him. She got a washtub and filled it with

23、water. She put the fish in it. Their neighbors came to see the fish. This success made the boy very happy. He finally managed to catch his mothers momentary attention.Unit 5 Cheating4.1 The main idea But unfortunately his lie was exposed by his father. He had met the teacher who let the boy stay away from school earlier because he said that he was ill.Unit 5 Cheating4.2 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences(ll. 4-6) There was a place up at the pond where in the spring the water came tumbling