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Unit6TravelAroundtheWorldPassageOneTheWomanTaxiDriverInCairo第1页TeachingObjectivesInthisUnit,youwill:FirstlistentoandthentalkabouttravelReadaboutwhatcanbelearntfromtravelingWriteanintroductiontoyourhometownPracticereadingskillpragmaticmeaningPracticetranslatingskillssynthesisLearnandpracticeparagraphdevelopmentbycomparisonandcontrastLearntowriteatripitineraryVisitCultureSalonaboutSevenWondersoftheModernWorld第2页BeforeReadingWhileReadingCloseReadingAfterreading第3页BeforeReadingBackgroundInformation
IntroductionofCairo
Climate:Cairohasonlytwoseasons:summerand‘not-summer’.It’sadvisedtovisitduring‘not-summer’,aperiodthatstretchesroughlyfromSeptembertoAprilorMay.第4页Temperature(average℃)BeforeReading第5页Humidity(average%)
BeforeReading第6页BackgroundInformation2.TheSevenWondersoftheWorld
BeforeReadingPyramidsofGiza
第7页
HangingGardensofBabylon
第8页TempleofArtemisatEphesus
第9页MausoleumofKingMausolus
第10页
ColossusofRhodes
第11页
LighthouseofAlexandria
第12页
StatueofZeusatOlympia
第13页BeforeReading3.SevenWondersofthemodernworld
TheEmpireStateBuilding,NewYork
第14页ItaipuDam,TheParanaRiver,betweenBrazilandParaguay
第15页TheCNTower,Toronto,Canada
第16页ThePanamaCanal,Panama
第17页TheChannelTunnel,EnglandandFrance
第18页TheNorthSeaProtectionWorks,TheNetherlands
第19页TheGoldenGateBridge,SanFrancisco,California
第20页ListeningWorkshop
1.FinishthelisteningexercisesofLead-inon117ofthetextbook.BeforeReading第21页Turntop.116,andlet’slisten.Listentothefollowingpassageandtrytofillthemissingwordsintheblanks.Youwillhearthepassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsoriginalidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.第22页
Ioftenfindmyselftryingtoexplaintheattractiontraveling1)____________forme.Traveling,accordingtomanypeople,isoften2)____________andeven,atleastsometimes,dangerous.Butonebenefitoftravelingisthatitcreatesaperfectatmosphereforthe3)____________,anenvironmentthatcanleadtobetterunderstandingandenlightenment.Manywonderfulpeopleandplaceslie4)____________.Thefactthatthereareobstaclesaswellonlymakesthejourney5)____________.Mylifeandmymemorieswillbeenrichedafterencounteringthesepeopleandplaces.That’saprettybigbenefit!OfcourseIcouldalsoenrichmylifewithouttravelingveryfaratall,butthereissomethingaboutforeignlandsthatprovides6)____________.Ithinkmostnon-travelersaresimplytoodistractedbythingssuchaswork,home,andfriendstodevote7)____________toobservationoflife.I’mmoreobservantwhenI’montheroadandtherefore,morealive.Italktomorepeopleandlistentothemcarefully.Ikeenlynoticeeverythingaboutmystrangenewenvironment.Iseealotofhumorthatcancompensateforthemiseryof8)____________.Firsttime2ndtime第23页
Ioftenfindmyselftryingtoexplaintheattractiontraveling1)____________forme.Traveling,accordingtomanypeople,isoften2)____________andeven,atleastsometimes,dangerous.Butonebenefitoftravelingisthatitcreatesaperfectatmosphereforthe3)____________,anenvironmentthatcanleadtobetterunderstandingandenlightenment.Manywonderfulpeopleandplaceslie4)____________.Thefactthatthereareobstaclesaswellonlymakesthejourney5)____________.Mylifeandmymemorieswillbeenrichedafterencounteringthesepeopleandplaces.That’saprettybigbenefit!OfcourseIcouldalsoenrichmylifewithouttravelingveryfaratall,butthereissomethingaboutforeignlandsthatprovides6)____________.Ithinkmostnon-travelersaresimplytoodistractedbythingssuchaswork,home,andfriendstodevote7)____________toobservationoflife.I’mmoreobservantwhenI’montheroadandtherefore,morealive.Italktomorepeopleandlistentothemcarefully.Ikeenlynoticeeverythingaboutmystrangenewenvironment.Iseealotofhumorthatcancompensateforthemiseryof8)____________.Secondtime3rdtime第24页
Ioftenfindmyselftryingtoexplaintheattractiontraveling1)____________forme.Traveling,accordingtomanypeople,isoften2)____________andeven,atleastsometimes,dangerous.Butonebenefitoftravelingisthatitcreatesaperfectatmosphereforthe3)____________,anenvironmentthatcanleadtobetterunderstandingandenlightenment.Manywonderfulpeopleandplaceslie4)____________.Thefactthatthereareobstaclesaswellonlymakesthejourney5)____________.Mylifeandmymemorieswillbeenrichedafterencounteringthesepeopleandplaces.That’saprettybigbenefit!OfcourseIcouldalsoenrichmylifewithouttravelingveryfaratall,butthereissomethingaboutforeignlandsthatprovides6)____________.Ithinkmostnon-travelersaresimplytoodistractedbythingssuchaswork,home,andfriendstodevote7)____________toobservationoflife.I’mmoreobservantwhenI’montheroadandtherefore,morealive.Italktomorepeopleandlistentothemcarefully.Ikeenlynoticeeverythingaboutmystrangenewenvironment.Iseealotofhumorthatcancompensateforthemiseryof8)____________.ThirdtimeCheckup第25页
Ioftenfindmyselftryingtoexplaintheattractiontraveling1)_______forme.Traveling,accordingtomanypeople,isoften2)______________andeven,atleastsometimes,dangerous.Butonebenefitoftravelingisthatitcreatesaperfectatmosphereforthe3)_________________,anenvironmentthatcanleadtobetterunderstandingandenlightenment.Manywonderfulpeopleandplaceslie4)________________.Thefactthatthereareobstaclesaswellonlymakesthejourney5)_______________.Mylifeandmymemorieswillbeimprovedafterencounteringthesepeopleandplaces.That’saprettybigbenefit!
holdsuncomfortableobservationoflifeontheroadaheadmorerewarding第26页OfcourseIcouldalsoenrichmylifewithouttravelingveryfaratall,butthereissomethingaboutforeignlandsthatprovides6)______________________.Ithinkmostnon-travelersaresimplytoodistractedbythingssuchaswork,home,andfriendstodevote7)________________toobservationoflife.I’mmoreobservantwhenI’montheroadandtherefore,morealive.Italktomorepeopleandlistentothemcarefully.Ikeenlynoticeeverythingaboutmystrangenewenvironment.Iseealotofhumorthatcancompensateforthemiseryof8)_____________.anadditionalfascinationtheirfullattentionmovingabout第27页ListeningWorkshop2.Listentothepassage“LasVegas:AnEver-ChangingFantasy-Land”andchoosethebestanswertothefollowingquestions.BeforeReading第28页ListeningWorkshop3.CompoundDictation
Itisalwaysinterestingtovisitanothercountry,____1____forthosewhohavenevertraveledbefore.Travelingabroadcanbe____2____andeducationalforanyoneifheiscarefulenoughtomakepreparations____3____.Learningthelanguageofthenewcountrycanbedifficultforthetraveler,butthe____4____ofsuchaneffortwillbeclearatonceafterhis____5____.Itmaynotseemimportanttohimwhenhecomfortablystaysathome,butknowinghowtoorderamealor____6____aroomisnecessaryforthenewcomerinastrangecountry.Withoutknowingthelanguage,itisverydifficultforthestrangertounderstandthepeopleofthenewcountryandtheir____7____.Ofcourse,inoursmallworld,itisoftenpossibletofindsomeone_____________________________8___________________________________.Tobesure,hecanlookatplacesandthingswithouttheuseofalanguage,_______________________9_______________________._____________________10____________________________,itisindeedimportantforthevisitortohaveanunderstandingofthelanguage.BeforeReading第29页GroupDiscussion
1)Whatattractsyoumostwhenyouvisitanewplace?(Tips:Thepeople,thescenery,theculture,thearchitectures…)2)Doyouliketraveling?Pleasegivethreereasons.(refertothepicturesonP117)(Tips:learningmorefromlifebytravelingtodifferentplacesandexperiencingdifferentcultures;breathingfreshair;walkingalotintheopen;makingfriends…)3)Whatdoyouprefer,travelingaloneorinagroup?(refertothepicturesonP126)Andwhy?4)Ifyouhadachancetotravel,whichplacewouldbeyourfirstchoice?Andwhy?5)Supposeyouareatourguide,chooseaplaceofinterestsinyourhometowntointroducetoyourclassmates.(Tips:amazing,impressive,magnificent,worthvisiting,workmanship,historicalinterest,(be)situated…)BeforeReading第30页WhileReading1.PartDivision
PartLinesMainIdeas11-15
216-45
346-47Nagatledtheauthoroutoftheairport.
WhatkindofpersonNagatis.
Maybeyou’llseeNagatoutsidetheairport.
第31页2.Completethetablebasedonwhatyoulearnfromthepassage.TimeInthemiddleofthenightMeansoftraveling_____Conditionofthecar
______onthebody,____tire,crackinthe________.
AppearanceofNagat
Shortwithsolidframe
FamilybackgroundaboutNagat
_______husband,_____________,parents
AdjectivestodescribeNagat
Humorous,_____________________________________________________.
ImpressionaboutCairo
Overcrowded.
WhileReadingPlaneScrapesbaldwindshieldtwoteenagekidsDiseasedenergetic,efficient,proud,independentunderstanding,punctual,第32页3.ExercisesforPartIandpartIIWhileReading1)QuestionsonPartIA.HowdidtheauthorfeeluponherfirstarrivalinCairo?(Shefeltquitealossandalittlehelpless,astherewasnobodytomeetherattheairport,andshewasfacingacompletelynewworld.)B.WhydidtheauthorfollowNagatoutoftheairport?(BecausesheinstinctivelyfeltsheshouldtrustNagat.)第33页2).QuestionsonPartIIA.WhydidNagattaketwojobsatthesametime?(Becauseherhusbanddied10yearsago,shehadtoworkhardtosupporthertwochildrenandparents.)B.WhatwasNagat’sworkingstyle?(Sheisconfidentandworksindependentlyandeffectively.)C.WhyisNagata“trueexception”inCairo?(BecauseNagatseemstobetheonlyfemaletaxidriverthere.Whatismore,sheinsistsonrelyingonherselfandshoulderingtheheavyfamilyburdenalone.)D.WhydidtheauthorenjoyNagat’scompany?(Becauseshewaspunctual,abletounderstandhumannatureandhadaverygoodsenseofdirections.)E.HowdidtheauthorthinkofNagat?(Theauthorthoughtshewascapableandindependent.)第34页DifficultSentencesLanguagePointsCloseReading第35页DifficultSentencesIthasseenabetterday...(L.10)
Itisnolongeringoodcondition…这辆车风光已过……第36页2.Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.(LL.32-33)Herdeterminedmannerseemstohaveresultedfromeconomicneedsandthenecessitytoaccomplishasmuchaspossible.她做事坚决,似乎是由于经济条件所迫而养成习惯,不得不尽也许多做些事情。第37页3.Sheistrueexceptionhere.(L.35)Sheisquitedifferentfromothertaxidriversinthisplace.她卓尔不群。第38页4.Igetthesensethatsheinvitesgoodwillfromthepeopleshemeets.(LL.39-40)Ihaveafeelingthatsheinvokesafriendlyreactionfromthepeopleshemeets.我感觉到,她总是能赢得遇到她人友谊。第39页
HernameisNagat. IfirstsawheroutsideCairo’sairportterminal.Awomantaxidriver—theonlywoman,forthatmatter,amongalargecrowdofhermalecounterparts.TheWomanTaxiDriverInCairo
Doyouknowwhatitisliketoarriveinastrangecityinthemiddleofthenight?Nobody,notevenarayofsunshineisheretogreetyou.WhenIwalkoutoftheterminal,Iamfacingthecrowdoftaxidriversmillingaboutinfrontofeveryairporttheworldover.HereinCairo,itislargeandnoisy.“Taxi!”“Youwanttaxi?”Ihearallroundme.第40页
Ifeelafirmhandholdingmyleftarm.“Youwanttaxi,followme,”thewomansays.Shedoesn’task,shesimplypullsmethroughthecrowd.Ifollowherwillingly.Thereisthismomentwhenatourist,particularlyawoman,simplyhastotrustsomeone.Westopataworncar.Ithasseenabetterday,therearequiteafewscrapesonitsbody,thetiresarebaldandthereisacrackinthewindshield.Butitisacarforhire,andthewomanwillpersonallydriveme.Ibreatheasighofreliefwhensheputsmybagintothetrunk,locksitandgetsbehindthewheel.“Iwilldriveyou,don’tworry,”shesays. Nagat,asshenowexplainstome,worksasataxidriverseveraldaysandnightsaweek.Shehasanotherjob,workinginanoffice,butdetailsofitremainvague.Thelittleoldcarisnothers;itbelongstoabossfromwhomsheinturnrentsitwhenevershecan.Shehasbeenadrivereversinceherhusbanddiedsometenyearsearlierandleftherwithtwoteenagekidsandherparentstosupport.第41页
SheknowseverynookandcrannyinandaroundCairo—noeasyfeat.Cairowithitscomplexsystemofstreetsandlanes,itsquartersandmarketsislikealabyrinthinventedbyancientstorytellers.Hundredsofmosques—manyofwhicharemasterpiecesofIslamicarchitecture,oldneighborhoodswithhousesboxedtogether,hugeapartmentbuildingsontheoutskirtsandtheNilecalmlyrunningthroughit;allarepartofthisovercrowdedcity. Withamildsenseofhumoraroundadeepcoreofunderstandingofhumannature,Nagattakescontrolofmysightseeingschedule.Everymorningpunctuallyatnineo’clock,Icandependonseeinghershort,solidframeoutsidethehotellobby,herroundfaceturningintoabigsmileassoonassheseesmecomingdownthestairs.Mosteveryday,shewearsanearthtone-coloredJellaba.Hermovementsareenergeticandshedoesn’twasteanytime.Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.第42页
Whatbecomescleartomesoonasshedrivesmefrommuseumtopyramid,fromonepartoftowntotheopposite,isthis:sheisatrueexceptionhere.Whereverwestop,beitforacupofteaduringabreakoruponarrivingatanhistoricalsitewherehermalecolleaguesgatherintheparkingarea—everywhere,sheisbeingnoticed.Menwalkuptoherinthecarwithquestioningfaces.Asshetellsme,theyallhaveonequestionfirstofall:“Areyouataxidriver?”Shethenexplainsinafewshortsentences,andIseethemen’sfacessoften,smileandrespectfullyandkindlychatwithher.Thisscenerepeatsitselfoverandoveragain.Igetthesensethatsheinvitesgoodwillfromthepeopleshemeets.第43页
Nagatisproudandindependent.Oneday,asIfindherwaitingoutsideamuseum,sheisjusttakingasparetireoutofthetrunkofthetaxi.Oneofthebaldtireshasfinallygoneflat,andsheisgoingtochangeitherself.Severalcuriouspeoplegatheraroundherandshereceivesoffersofhelp—butno,shewantsnopartofthat.Inherefficient,deliberatemanner,shechangesthetire,andhavingdoneso,washesherhandswithbottledwater,getsinthetaxiandasks“Wheretonow?” ShouldyoufindyourselfatCairo’sairport,lookforNagatoutsidetheinternationalarrivalhall.Ifyouarelucky,youwillhaveachancetoseeCairothroughtheeyesofawomantaxidriver.第44页forthatmatter— aphraseusedtoshowthatastatementistruein anothersituationorcanalsorefertoanotherpersonExamplesI’mgoingtoquitsmoking,andsoshouldyou
forthatmatter.Yououghtn’ttohavespokenlikethattoBernard’sfriends,ortoanybodyforthatmatter.第45页counterpart n.— apersonorthingwhichhasthesamepurposeas anotheroneinadifferentplaceororganizationExamplesThePrimeMinisteristomeethisEuropeancounterpartstodiscussthewaragainstdrugs.Alotofworkshouldbedonebeforethechairmanholdstalkswithhiscounterpart.第46页millabout/around— tomoveaboutinadisorderlyorconfusedwayExampleCrazyideasmilledaroundinhismind.Translate
Acrowdmilledaroundinthestreet.Key
一群人在大街上兜圈子。
Moretolearn第47页mill n.— amachinetocrushcorn,grain,etc.intoflourExampleThemillsofGodgrindslowly.Translatetheabovesentence ?Key
天网恢恢,疏而不漏。第48页Ithasseenabetterday,…
Itisnolongeringoodcondition,…Paraphrase第49页relief n.— afeelingofhappinessthatsomethingunpleasanthas nothappenedorhasendedExamplesShebreathedasighofreliefwhenshefoundoutshehadpassedherexams.ItwassucharelieftohearthatGlensurvivedtheaccident.Moretolearn第50页relieve v.— tomakesomethingunpleasantlessstrongExampleThegoodnewsrelievedmyanxiety.Translate
医生给了她缓和头疼药。Key Thedoctorgaveheradrugthatrelievedheadaches.第51页nook(s)andcranny(ies)
— smallspaces,sub-divisionsinalocation,building,etc.ExamplesThechildrensearchedeverynookandcrannythatmightharborafrog.EverynookandcrannyofthispeacefulhouseheldsweetmemoriesofRebecca.第52页core
n.
— thecentralpartofsomethingExamplesTheearth’scoreisahot,moltenmixofironandnickel.Thebasiclackofgovernmentfundingisthecoreoftheproblem.Moretolearn第53页core
v.— toremovethecorefromExamplePeelandcorethepearsbeforeservingthem.第54页punctual
a.— arriving,doingsomethingorhappeningattheexpected, correcttimeExamplesThemeetingwaspunctualbuttheattendantswerenot.Ourmanagerisknownasaverypunctualperson.Moretolearn第55页punctually
ad.— inapunctualmannerExampleThemeetingstartedpunctuallyat10.00a.m.Moretolearn第56页punctuality
n.— beingpunctualExampleTheprofessordoesexpectpunctualityfromhisstudents.第57页Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.
Herdeterminedmannerseemstohaveresultedfromeconomicneedsandthenecessitytoaccomplishasmuchaspossible.
MoretolearnParaphrase第58页Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.ExampleWeneedtofindthebestwayofapproachingthisproblem.MoretolearnTranslate
Heapproachedthenewjobwithenthusiasm.Key
他满怀热情地去干新工作。approach
v.— 1) todealwith(something)第59页Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.ExampleThetotalamountraisedsofarisapproaching$1000.MoretolearnTranslate
这里是禁区不许接近。Key
Itisnotallowedtoapproachtheforbiddenarea.approach
v.— 2) tocomenear(er)第60页Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.ExampleTheapproachofChristmashasbroughtaboutashoppingboom.Moretolearnapproach
n.— theactofgettingnearer;awayormethodofdoing something第61页Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.ExamplesThenewmachinescanworkwithmorespeedandeconomy.Hemingwayisknownforhiseconomyofwords.economy
n.— theintentionalsavingofmoney;orthesavingoftime, energy,words,etc.第62页efficient
a.— workingoroperatingquicklyandeffectivelyinan organizedwayExamplesThecity’stransportsystemisoneofthemostefficientinEurope.Weneedanefficientsecretarywhocanorganizetheofficeandmakeitrunsmoothly.第63页soften
v.— to(causeto)becomesoft,gentle,lessstiff,orlesssevereExampleYoucansoftenthebutterbywarmingitgently.Moretolearn第64页softener
n.— asubstanceusedtomakesomethingsoftExamplePutaspoonfuloffabricsoftenerintothewashingmachinebeforeyourinsetheclothes.Moretolearn第65页softness
n.— beingsoftExampleOurfabricsarecarefullyselectedfortheirsoftness,toensuretheywon’tirritateababy’sskin.第66页Sheisatrueexceptionhere.
Sheisquitedifferentfromothertaxidrivers.Paraphrase第67页Igetthesensethatsheinvitesgoodwillfromthepeopleshemeets.
Irealizethatshemakesafriendlyrelationwiththepeopleshemeets.Paraphrase第68页spare
a.— notbeingused,orextratowhatisusuallyneededExamplesHedidn’thaveasparetirewhenhehadaflatyesterday.Fortunatelyshehadasparekeyhiddenoverthedoortoletherin.
第69页deliberate
a.— 1) (oftenofsomethingbad)intentionalorplannedExampleThecarcrashwasn’tanaccident;itwasadeliberateattempttokillthewitness.Moretolearn第70页deliberate
a.— 2) slowlyandusuallycarefullyExampleFromherslow,deliberatespeechIguessedshemustbedrunk.Moretolearn第71页deliberately
ad.— inanintentionalwayExampleI’msurehesaysthesethingsdeliberatelytoannoyme.Moretolearn第72页deliberation
n.— inanintentionalwayExampleSlowlyand
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