综合英语教程1-Unit4Waiting for a call-part2（课堂PPT）

1、1Part 2. Reading and Language Activities Text Waiting for a call How would you feel if you fail to get a promised call from your friends? Which of the following words do you think best describe the feelings of a woman who waited a long time but failed to get a promised call from her lover? hopefulan

2、gryanxiousdesperate restlessobsessive2About the author: Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker Dorothy Parker was born in 1893 in New Jersey and grew up in New York. After selling some poems to Vogue, a very popular fashion magazine, in 1916, she was given a job writing about fashion for the magazine. She la

3、ter became a drama critic and book reviewer for some other leading North American journals. A well-known poet, journalist, and playwright, she was also famous in the New York literary circles for her witty conversation. Married twice, divorced and widowed, she died alone in a hotel room in Manhattan

4、 in 1967. Dorothy Parkers stories are often very short, and her poetry is simple and usually very funny. The story in this unit was published in 1944. 3Comprehension work Read the text and discuss the questions1-5.1. What was the girl doing? How did she feel? She was waiting for a call from a man. S

5、he felt increasingly restless and desperate. 2. What did she intend to do to distract herself? What did she hope would happen? She intended to distract herself by doing something else. She thought if she counted five hundred by fives, the telephone might ring. She would count slowly. To be honest to

6、 the promise, she would not answer the phone even if it rang before she got to five hundred.4Comprehension work3. What did the man promise? How long had the girl been waiting for the call? The man promised to call the girl at five oclock. The girl had been waiting for more than two hours.4. What exc

7、use did the girl think up for the man? Why did she do so? She tried to deceive herself by thinking up an excuse that something might have prevented the man from making the call. She tried to persuade herself that this kind of thing was going on all over the world, and she should not make too much fu

8、ss over it.5. At the end of the story, did the girl get the expected call? No, at the end of the story, she did not get the expected call and she was still counting.5Notes Para 1 1. I wont ask anything else of you, truly I wont. ask a lot/too much / something of sb: to try to obtain something from s

9、omeone, ask sb for sth. e.g.你对我要求过高了。你对我要求过高了。 You are asking too much of me.6Para 2 1. Maybe if I counted five hundred by fives, it might ring by that time. count: v.1) to find number of (things, etc.) esp. by assigning successive numerals 2) to include or be included in consideration 3) to regard

10、or consider 4)to have certain value, be important e.g. Release your hands when I count to ten.We have invited 50 people, not counting the children.We count it an honour to have dinner with you.Its the thought that counts(=used about a small but kind action or gift). 贵在心意。贵在心意。7Para 21. Maybe if I co

11、unted five hundred by fives, it might ring by that time. prep. followed by numbers or figures indicates measurement or quantitye.g. Eggs are sold here by the dozen. She got her payment by the hour. Very strangely, local shops sell cloth by weight not by length.或许如果我一五一十地数到五百，电话就会响了。或许如果我一五一十地数到五百，电话

12、就会响了。 8Para 3 He couldnt have minded my calling him up. mind: v.1) to object to (usu. with negative or interrogative) 2) to remember and take care e.g. Do you mind if I smoke here?You must be home for dinner, mind.Could you mind my bags for a moment?9Para 3“Cant/Couldnt have done something” is used

13、for saying that you feel sure something is not possible or true to have happened; while “must have done something” is used for saying that you believe something happened in the past.Paraphrase: Im sure he couldnt mind when I called him.他应该不会介意我打电话给他了。他应该不会介意我打电话给他了。He couldnt have minded my calling

14、him up. 10Para 3 More examples:1) Im sure he cant have forgotten about the wedding!2) The teacher said Tom couldnt have finished his homework that early.3) -Why havent they arrived yet? Its seven oclock already. - Well, they must have missed the train.11Para 4 Damn you to hell.damn: vt. curse (perso

15、n or thing); doom to hell; condemndamn, damn it and damned are swear words which people sometimes use to express anger or annoyance.eg. The book was damned by the critics.Damn you, Ive lost my pen!damn a. (also damned) 可恶的，讨厌的可恶的，讨厌的 eg. Wheres that damn book!Its none of your damn business!12Para 4

16、filthy: a. 1) extremely or disgustingly dirty 2) obscene 3) (colloq.) (of weather) very unpleasant, cold and wet eg. Take off that filthy coat; it needs washing.Nowadays internet is filled with dirty sites which provides filthy contents. Isnt it a filthy day? filth n. 污物，污秽污物，污秽13Para 4 smash v. 1)

17、to break up into pieces 2) to destroy, defeat or put an end to sth/sb3) to move with great force against sth solid eg. The boy smashed the vase with a hammer.The car was badly smashed in that accident.She has smashed the world record(=broken it by a large amount). 她大破世界纪录。她大破世界纪录。 smug a. looking or

18、 feeling too pleased about sth. eg. A smug smile was on his face. What are you looking so smug about?14Para 6 1. Couldnt you please relent? relent: vi. to become less severe 发慈悲，宽容发慈悲，宽容eg. He relented at the sight of her grief.The police will not relent in their fight against crime. 2. Oh, please,

19、dear God, dear kind God, my blessed Father in Heaven, let him call before then. blessed: a. holy; happy bless: v.ask for Gods favor and protection for sb. / sth.e.g. Gold bless you! 愿上帝保佑你！愿上帝保佑你！ a moment of blessed calm 片刻愉快的宁静片刻愉快的宁静15Writing Style This text is written in a style called stream of

20、 consciousness, or interior monologue, through which the girls thoughts and feelings are expressed exactly as they pass through her mind rather than being ordered in a way that usually appears in novels. The “stream of consciousness” here enables the reader to share the girls tension and emotion in

21、a vivid, realistic way. 16 The first-person narrator I not only presents the girls tension and emotion in a vivid, realistic way but also encourages the readers to share the girls worry and concern. The use of short, choppy sentences also contributes to describing the girls restlessness.17Comprehens

22、ion work C. Complete the following tasks. Answers: 1. illogical2. rational3. illogical 4. rational5. rational6. illogical7. illogical8. rational18Language work1. When you cant fall asleep at night, you can _ sheep, from one to a hundred. It works!2. The fireman had to _ the windows to rescue the chi

23、ld trapped in that burning house.3. Why not do some reading in the morning? I dont think it would _ you to get up a little bit earlier.4. There was a big crash downstairs, and Mr. Miller rushed down to see what was _.counthurtgoing onsmashA. Fill in the blanks with words or phrases from the text. (p

24、age 49)195. From the mountain top, you can see the _ roofs of the villas in the distance.6. He was so sick and weak that he no longer _ if he lived or not.7. In certain circumstances, our parents would _ and permit us to go out at night. shinyrelentcared/minded20B. Rewrite the following sentences wi

25、th the expressions in the box. 1. You are demanding too much from him if you expect him to work at weekends.2. She looked so self-satisfied and pleased when her boy came out first in the race.3. The unexpected news that his name was not on the promotion list ruined all his hopes.askingsmugsmashedfil

26、thy smash smug not until in a little while keep doing ask a lot/too much/sth. of sb. mind of215. After the First World War, women in the U.S. began to gain the right to vote.6. The company was caught up in some dirty and dishonest business.7. With the computer, you can solve the problem in a short p

27、eriod of time.8. The students would continue to make the same mistake over and over again if their teacher didnt point it out.Women didnt gain the right to vote until the First World War.filthya little whilekeep making 4. Working in that garage really doesnt bother us because we can learn something

28、about auto-repairs.We dont mind working in that garage22C. Word study 1. Not until not happen before that time and happen after it . This expression is used for stating the point at which something finally happens, becomes possible, or becomes true. Example: I wont answer it until I get to five hund

29、red. (我数到五百后才去接。我数到五百后才去接。) a. The little boy wont go to bed alone until his mother comes back home. b. I wont give him the check until he puts all the products into my warehouse. c. The teacher wont let the students leave the classroom until he corrects all the mistakes on the examination paper.232

30、. could not have minded doing something This expression is used for saying that you feel sure something is not possible or could never have happened. Example: He couldnt have minded my calling him up. (他应该不会介意我打电话给他了。他应该不会介意我打电话给他了。) a. He couldnt have minded my asking him one or two personal questi

31、ons. b. She couldnt have minded your comment on her personality because she was deaf. c. His friends couldnt have minded Beethovens rude behavior since they knew how painful it was for him to be deaf.24 a. I dont think it would hurt you to try on this thick coat. b. Wouldnt it hurt you if you try to jump higher? (Or “Would it hurt you to try to jump a little higher?”This is quite rude.) c. It wont hurt you to