Unit 5 Cheating

1、Extensive readingUnit 5 Book 1 Cheating by Susan ShreveLearning objectivesIn this unit you will: pread a story in which a boy cheated on a test and then came to know that was wrongplearn to determine the main idea in a reading passageptake a test on fast readingpread a story of a child who stayed aw

2、ay from school for a dayUnit overviewp p p p p p p Pre-reading discussionText analysisPost-reading discussionNotes to the textExercises Reading skillsBackground informationPre-reading discussion1. What do you think of cheating on tests? 2. Have you ever cheated or let others copy your answers on a t

3、est? If yes, how did you feel after that?3. Why do you think people want to cheat on the test?Background informationSusan ShreveSusan Shreve is a professor of English at George Mason University and formerly cochairman and president of the PEN (International Association of Poets, Playwrights, Editors

4、, E s s a y i s t s a n d Novelists )/Faulkner Foundation, the author of several acclaimed books for young adults and children.Text analysisDetermining the main ideaThe main idea of the story is that _. a.a boy realized that it was not good to cheat on tests and he worked hard to get an Ab.a boy che

5、ated in class and was caughtc. a boy cheated in class and finally realized that it was wrong to do sod.a father helped his son to understand that it was wrong to cheat in class While-reading questions1.Why did he feel too sick to eat lunch while he was thinking about cheating?2.Why did he want to ru

6、n away from home? 3.Do you thinking the boy really likes Mr. Burke or not?4.What happened in the evening before the test? And why did the boy have no time to prepare the test?5.Why did the boy say that he had finished the homework?6.Did the boy enjoy the special? Why not?7.The boy planned everything

7、 carefully that evening, and he did it during the test. How did he do in math class? Was everything really OK?8.What did the boy feel just after the cheating?Text structureParts ContentsMain ideas112The boy cheated on a school test, and he felt upset.2314 Why and how did he cheat in class?315 42The

8、boy finally realized it was wrong to do so. He confessed to his father and teacher what he had done.Part 1 Feelings after cheating1. Why did he feel too sick to eat lunch while he was thinking about cheating?2. Why did he want to run away from home?3. Why did he say “It wasnt even an accident that I

9、 cheated.”? Part 1 Feelings after cheating1. Why did he feel too sick to eat lunch while he was thinking about cheating?Frightened, too young to bear too much thingsPart 1 Feelings after cheating2. Why did he want to run away from home? And why did he wish he was dead? He didnt know how to face his

10、parents after he had something wrong.He though he had turned into a bad boy.Part 1 Feelings after cheating3. Why did he say “It wasnt even an accident that I cheated.”? It was more serious/terrible that it was not an accident.He not only did something wrong, but did it on purpose. Part 2 Cheating in

11、 class 1. Do you thinking the boy really likes Mr. Burke or not?2. What happened in the evening before the test? 3. Why did the boy say that he had finished the homework?4. Did the boy enjoy the special? Why not?5. The boy planned everything carefully that evening, and he did it during the test. Was

12、 everything really OK?Part 2 Cheating in class 1. Do you think the boy really likes Mr. Burke or not?Felt humiliated, lost face in publicIrony Part 2 Cheating in class 2. What happened in the evening before the test? And why did the boy have no time to prepare the test?The boy found lots of excuses

13、and he did plan to study. His desk is full of things; Nicho came in with the rabbit, it knocked down the cards; Phillip and Mary came in; it was dinner; special program; too late to study; planned the cheatingPart 2 Cheating in class 3. Why did the boy say that he had finished the homework?He really

14、 wanted to watch the special;He was proud of telling his father that he could finish his homework before dinner. Part 2 Cheating in class 4. Did the boy enjoy the special? Why not?In the family, he had to tell the truth, but he didnt, so hes always thinking about it while watching TV. Part 2 Cheatin

15、g in class 5. The boy planned everything carefully that evening, and he did it during the test. Was everything really OK?His stomach was upside down and he wanted to die. Part 3 Recognizing the mistake1. What did the boy feel just after the cheating?2. He told his parents that he was ill, but his pa

16、rents didnt believe him, why?3. Why was the father not surprised when the boy called out to him? Why did the boy decide to tell the truth to his father in the end?4. Why did the father ask the boy to call his teacher himself?5. The father kissed the boy good night. Why?Part 3 Recognizing the mistake

17、1. What did the boy feel just after the cheating?He had the mental struggle. He thought he was the plain bad to the core, like a criminal; on the other hand, he wanted to convince himself that he wasnt totally bad.Part 3 Recognizing the mistake2. He told his parents that he was ill, but his parents

18、didnt believe him, why?They knew the boy very well.If a child really fell ill, he would tell his parents directly when he came back, but not lying on the floor. Part 3 Recognizing the mistake3. Why was the father not surprised when the boy called out to him?He knew his son very well; he would tell t

19、he truth if he wanted.Part 3 Recognizing the mistake4. Why did the boy decide to tell the truth to his father in the end?He was too young to take up many things.He wasnt a bad boy that usually told lies. Part 3 Recognizing the mistake5. The father kissed the boy good night. Why?He could admit his mi

20、stake in the end, he was still a good boy.Notes to the textright out Para. 3, Line 8informalexpressly; bluntly 明白地；坦率地明白地；坦率地 e.g. He said my fault right out in front of everyone as usual.make you sick Para.13, Line 45 He is so smart in math it makes you sick.他很聪明，数学他很聪明，数学好的惊人好的惊人。Here the author m

21、eans that his deskmates math is surprisingly good that you can not imagine. cinch Para. 13, Line 46countablean easy task 容易做的事情；确定的事情容易做的事情；确定的事情 e.g. “How was the exam?” “It was a cinch!”in cold blood Para.15, Line 50 in a cold unemotional manner冷静地；蓄意地；气定神闲地冷静地；蓄意地；气定神闲地 e.g. Lets think it over in

22、 cold blood. plain Para. 15, Line 53adverbunmistakably 简直简直Plain is often used informally for plainly before an adjective in order to emphasize it. e.g. The food was just plain terrible.Post-reading discussion1. What do you think of the boy in the story?2. Why did the boy wanted to cheat on that tes

23、t, since he had never cheated before that?3. Why did the boy always feel “crazy” about something?Reading skillsDetermining the Main IdeaThe main idea of a paragraph is the authors idea about the topicIt is always a complete sentence that includes both the topic and the idea that the author wishes to

24、 express about the topicRelating topics and detailsAs you have learned, a topic is the general subject of the sentences in a paragraph.Recognizing the topic provides a frame of reference for understanding what you are reading. That understanding can be obtained by identifying the main idea of a para

25、graph. Distinguishing topics from the main ideaMain ideaTopic Definition The central thoughtThe general subjectQuestion What is the authors main point?Who or what is the paragraph about?Expression In a full sentenceIn a single word, or a few wordsFeature General More generalExample Children today fa

26、ce special challenges in growing up.Children TodayExampleTopic: catsPossible main ideas about cats: Cats have very expressive faces. Cats are usually very clean animals. Cats are very adaptable animalsIdentifying the main ideaAuthors most frequently use the first sentence of a paragraph to state the

27、 main idea. However, they may place it in the middle, at the end, or leave it unstated. In that event, you must find out the main idea yourself.Example analyzing1. Farmers beat the bundles of rice-stalks against wooden boxes or slotted frames. Sometimes they use a wire screen to sift the rice grains

28、Sometimes men or animals trample on the sheaves to separate the rice from the stalksMost rice is threshed by hand.Example analyzing2. Steamers travel hundreds of miles up the rivers, carrying passengers, mail, and goods. Sacks of paddy are shipped to coastal mills. Small delivery boats, sampans, and

29、 water taxis go where the large steamers cannot.Rivers are the main means of travel, not only the village people but for the people in coastal cities as well.Example analyzing3. Independent retailers need a small initial investment. They can make all major decisions about business matters and genera

30、l policy. In addition, they can limit their and increase their profits by carefully controlling expenditure for labor merchandise. They are the primary recipients of financial returns from a well-run business. Example analyzingBased on the details of the above paragraph, you can see that the author

31、mainly talks about various reasons why people open their own businesses. Thus the main idea of the paragraph is: “There are many reasons why people open their own businesses.” PracticeA. Read each of the following paragraphs and underline the main idea sentence, if any. Then choose the best statemen

32、t of the main idea from the choices after each paragraph B. Read each of the following paragraphs and decide what the topic is. Then decide on the general statement (the main idea) the author makes about the topic.Practice A1. Not much is important in our family. Martys mother wants him to look okay

33、 all the time and my friend Nathan has to do well in school and Andy has SO many rules he must go crazy just trying to remember them. My parents dont bother making up a lot of rules. But we do have to tell the truth even if its bad, which it usually is. You can imagine how I didnt really enjoy the s

34、pecial. Practice ACircle the best restatement of the main idea:a. My parents dont make up a lot of rules for the familyb. The important rule in our family is to tell the truth.c. I didnt enjoy the television special because of the family rulePractice A2. On the earths surface there ere are many lake

35、s and rivers. Lakes are deep hollows or basins which are filled with water. Rivers are channels of water which flow to the sea or to lakes. Most lakes and rivers get their water from rain and from springs. Snow crystals are tiny crystals of ice. Ice is frozen water or water that has become solid. Practice ACircle the best restatement of the main idea:a. Water can even be found in the air.b. Water can be found everywhere.c. Water is everywhere in di