21世纪大学英语 读写教程 第三册 Unit1-B,B3

1、Unit 1,Text B,Coming of Age,1,PPT学习交流,Warm-up Activity Extensive Reading Exercises Summary,2,PPT学习交流,Discussion: Is Coming-of-Age Day necessary? Should it be established as a holiday in China?,3,PPT学习交流,Text B Questions for Text B Language Points,Extensive Reading,4,PPT学习交流,读写教程 III Text B, P. 18,Un

2、it 1 Extensive Reading,5,PPT学习交流,Question,Unit 1 Extensive Reading,Coming of Age Sam Walker 1Okay, Ill admit it. Sitting behind the wheel of my first car before it was towed off to the junkyard, I cried. You can tell me a car is only so much glass and steel, but Ill never apologize for losing my coo

3、l that day. A young mans first car is less a means of transportation than a monument to his discovery of youthful freedom. At least mine was.,6,PPT学习交流,2It had all started two years earlier: Soon after my 16th birthday, my parents retired the old red family car and passed it on to me. Before long, t

4、hat car and I had become the best of friends. We gave rides to just about anyone who asked, anytime, anywhere, and had all sorts of adventures.,Unit 1 Extensive Reading,7,PPT学习交流,Question,3Some of those adventures were pretty hair-raising. One famous afternoon after school, I piled ten friends into

5、the car, including Eric, who opted to ride in the trunk rather than be left behind. We were just driving around, feeling good, talking about everything and nothing. And although I had been going only about 20 miles an hour, the collision with a school bus full of seven-year-olds crumpled the front o

6、f my car. My first thought was of Eric in the trunk. I rushed over and opened it to find him lying there motionless. I gasped. He opened his eyes and laughed: “Youre the worst driver on the planet.”,Unit 1 Extensive Reading,8,PPT学习交流,Question,4Bystanders stared as, one by one, ten dazed high-school

7、sophomores crawled out of my car. No one on the bus was hurt, though one little girl was crying because she had to go to the bathroom. As far as the little boys were concerned, I was a hero. They crowded around me in admiration. Even the police officers managed to smile. 5My parents furious, of cour

8、se settled on my punishment: I would use my upcoming summer wages to pay for the repairs. To lessen the financial blow, I insisted that the mechanic fix the car with used parts. So when the work was completed, the old red car had a green hood, a yellow fender and a blue door. I didnt care. The car w

9、as far from a beauty, but she was mine.,Unit 1 Extensive Reading,9,PPT学习交流,6That summer, once school was out, I found my freedom expanded hugely. On days when my friends and I would once have ridden bikes to the public pool, we drove my car along the river road to explore an old abandoned train stat

10、ion. Instead of riding to baseball games in the coachs van like little kids, we now rode in my car as sophisticated adults. We wore sunglasses, and spit sunflower seeds out the window, and felt as good as if wed already won the game.,Unit 1 Extensive Reading,10,PPT学习交流,7One night while I was washing

11、 dishes at the restaurant where I worked, my friends removed the wheels from my car and left it standing disabled and awkward on concrete blocks in the parking lot. Deciding the best reaction to their trick was to ignore it, I walked home. The next morning I found the car in front of my house, cover

12、ed with a two-inch layer of shaving cream. 8One by one, my friends got drivers licenses and brought different automotive options to our fold. But after a few days trying out whoever was the newest, we always wound up back in my old car. Even then, I wondered why. It wasnt flashy except for those mul

13、ti-colored parts, it looked just like the sensible family car it had once been. It wasnt fast 55 miles an hour was a stretch. And it certainly wasnt comfortable there was no air conditioning, and on hot days our bare legs stuck to the seats.,Unit 1 Extensive Reading,11,PPT学习交流,9Not until its engine

14、died did I realize what had made the car so special. While most of my friends invested in car stereos that could rattle windows a block away, I stuck with the old original radio that barely picked up two stations on a good night. Mostly, we just left it turned off. There were no bored silences or de

15、mands that I buy a better radio, though. We filled the musical void by arguing about girls, making up silly songs about one another, or telling stories.,Unit 1 Extensive Reading,12,PPT学习交流,10But the moments that truly stand out were more sober. Ill never forget the silence as we drove home from the

16、playoff game in which our team was eliminated. Nor the nights when Charlie talked about his parents financial troubles, Tom spoke sadly of his fathers absence, and Eric told us of his dream of playing professional hockey.,Question,Unit 1 Extensive Reading,13,PPT学习交流,Question,11Since we graduated fro

17、m high school, my friends and I have spread out across the country and grown into adults. Yet Ive never forgotten my youthful emotions that day when the mechanic delivered his sad verdict. In that old car of mine, we had stockpiled memories like firewood, knowing that someday, somewhere, we would ga

18、ther as gray-haired men to relight the blaze of our friendship.,Question,Unit 1 Extensive Reading,14,PPT学习交流,Text-related Information,Sam Walker,Sam Walker Sam Walker is a senior columnist for The Wall Street Journal and appears frequently on ESPN news. His book Fantasyland: My Years in the Rotisser

19、ie Baseball (2006) explores the inner workings and contagious passions of one of the countrys most popular pursuits baseball.,15,PPT学习交流,Questions for Text B,读写教程 III Questions for Text B,16,PPT学习交流,1. What kind of role did the authors first car play in his life?,It was a rite of passage, which symb

20、olized his coming of age; it was a memento of his youth as well.,Questions for Text B,17,PPT学习交流,2. Why did Eric choose to ride in the trunk?,Because he wanted to stay with friends rather than be left behind.,Questions for Text B,18,PPT学习交流,3. How did the authors parents punish him after the collisi

21、on with the school bus?,He had to pay for the repairs with the money he would earn in his summer vacation.,Questions for Text B,19,PPT学习交流,4. What kind of memory would the author and his friends have of the car in their lifetime?,It would be an unforgettable chapter in their lifetime, particularly t

22、he shared emotional moments in the car.,Questions for Text B,20,PPT学习交流,5. What does the mechanics “sad verdict” ( Para. 11) refer to ?,It refers to the poor condition of the authors first car, which was beyond repair.,Questions for Text B,21,PPT学习交流,6. What kind of tone does the author adopt in wri

23、ting this article?,A nostalgic tone.,Questions for Text B,22,PPT学习交流,come of age (Unit 1, Text B, Book I) become legally an adult,2) Now that I have come of age, I can sense that my parents begin to treat me a little differently,Language Points,3) The popularity of these cars signals the coming of a

24、ge of the Korean auto industry.,Examples: 1) Youll have the right to vote upon coming of age.,Coming of Age in Ancient Greece,23,PPT学习交流,Language Points,读写教程 III Language Points,24,PPT学习交流,sit behind the wheel take the drivers seat wheel = steering wheel,Examples: 1) Do you think you could take the

25、wheel for a couple of hours?,2) I never feel safe with Richard at the wheel.,Language Points,25,PPT学习交流,2. be towed off to the junkyard (of a car, etc.) be thrown away; be dispose of as useless junkyard = a place to which people take things that they no longer want,tow off remove a vehicle usu. by a

26、 towing truck,Example: The road was closed while the vehicles that had been involved in the accident were towed off.,Language Points,26,PPT学习交流,4. Ill never apologize for losing my cool that day. I had good reason for getting over- wrought ( or for “losing my calm” ) that day.,apologize for doing st

27、h. to tell someone that you are sorry for having done something,Example: She apologized for having to leave at 3:30 p.m.,Language Points,27,PPT学习交流,3. You can tell me a car is only so much glass and steel Though I obviously know that a car is nothing but glass and steel, part of me resists the fact,

28、Language Points,28,PPT学习交流,5. A young mans first car is less a means of transportation than a monument to his discovery of youthful freedom. A young mans first car is not mainly a vehicle used for traveling from one place to another; rather it is lasting evidence of a young mans breaking free from p

29、arental control.,Language Points,29,PPT学习交流,6. my parents retired that old red family car my parents put away for good that old red family car,retire vt. withdraw from usual use or service,Example: Since she retired from the company, she has begun to work as a volunteer for a charity.,Language Point

30、s,30,PPT学习交流,7. Before long, that car and I had become the best of friends. Soon the car and I had become very close companions.,best n. the outstanding thing or person among several,Language Points,31,PPT学习交流,8. One famous afternoon after school, I piled ten friends into the car, . On one very well

31、 remembered afternoon after school, I had crowded ten friends into the car ,pile vt. put one on top of another,Example: As soon as the rain stopped, the children piled into the car excitedly.,The verb pile is normally not used with people. But when ten kids are crowded into a car, they have to be pi

32、led in tightly ( figurative use ).,Language Points,32,PPT学习交流,9. talking about everything and nothing talking a lot but not saying anything significant,Language Points,33,PPT学习交流,10. As far as the little boys were concerned, I was a hero. In the eyes of the little boys, I was a hero.,Language Points

33、,34,PPT学习交流,11. Even the police officers managed to smile. Even the police officers ( who normally look very serious on such occasions ) couldnt help feeling amused.,Language Points,35,PPT学习交流,12. My parents furious, of course settled on my punishment. My parents who were very angry decided on how I

34、 would be punished.,settle on / upon decide on, agree on,Example: Have you settled on a name for the baby?,Language Points,36,PPT学习交流,13. The car was far from a beauty, but she was mine. The car was not beautiful at all, but at least it was my very own.,A beauty is a woman who is considered very bea

35、utiful. In informal English you can describe something as a beauty when you think it is very good and you love it very much.,Example: That bike is a real beauty.,Language Points,37,PPT学习交流,14. That summer, once school was out, I found my freedom expanded hugely. That summer, as soon as school was ov

36、er, I found myself even more free than usual from my parents control.,Language Points,38,PPT学习交流,15. One by one, my friends got drivers licenses and brought different automotive options to our fold. One after another, my friends got drivers licenses and brought cars of different makes to our group.,

37、Language Points,39,PPT学习交流,16. the sensible family car the type of car that is practical and strong for home use,Language Points,40,PPT学习交流,17. 55 miles an hour was a stretch 55 miles an hour was to the maximum,Language Points,41,PPT学习交流,18. car stereos that could rattle windows a block away car ste

38、reos from which the sound was so loud as to shake the windows some distance away,Language Points,42,PPT学习交流,19. I stuck with the old original radio I didnt buy a car stereo to replace the old radio,Language Points,43,PPT学习交流,20. There were no bored silences or demands that I buy a better radio, thou

39、gh. It never happened, however, that we felt bored and in no mood for talking or anyone of us demanded that I buy a better radio.,Language Points,44,PPT学习交流,21. We filled the musical void by arguing about girls We didnt have a car stereo to play us music, so we amused ourselves by arguing about girl

40、s ,Language Points,45,PPT学习交流,22. But the moments that truly stand out were more sober. But the truly special moments were those when we were more serious.,Language Points,46,PPT学习交流,23. the mechanic delivered his sad verdict the mechanic concluded that the car was beyond repair,Language Points,47,P

41、PT学习交流,24. gray-haired men old men,Language Points,48,PPT学习交流,Exercises Figurative Language Text Comprehension Vocabulary Power Games Vocabulary,49,PPT学习交流,Figurative Language Exercise I,50,PPT学习交流,读写教程 III Ex. I, P. 18,51,PPT学习交流,Figurative Language,I. Before you read Text B, have a look at some of

42、 the figures of speech the author uses to convey his ideas. With a partner, examine and discuss the underlined words and phrases in the sentences below. What comparisons are being made? What mental pictures do they bring to your mind? What ideas is the author trying to convey?,A young mans first car

43、 is less a means of transportation than a monument to his discovery of youthful freedom. 2. Before long, that car and I had become the best of friends. 3. I piled ten friends into the car. 4. The car was far from a beauty, but she was mine.,something fairly permanent, admirable, noble, significant,

44、etc.,emotionally linked, inseparable, enjoying one another and willing to do a lot for each other,in a disorderly, careless or thoughtless way perhaps as if they were objects,a delicate, sensitive emotional being, for whom he felt affection,52,PPT学习交流,Figurative Language,5. Ive never forgotten my yo

45、uthful emotions that day when the mechanic delivered his sad verdict. 6. In that old car of mine, we had stockpiled memories like firewood, knowing that someday, somewhere, we would gather as gray-haired men to relight the blaze of our friendship.,to give warmth and light and comfort,gathered with c

46、are, ready to use someday when they would be needed,I. Before you read Text B, have a look at some of the figures of speech the author uses to convey his ideas. With a partner, examine and discuss the underlined words and phrases in the sentences below. What comparisons are being made? What mental p

47、ictures do they bring to your mind? What ideas is the author trying to convey?,a feeling of inescapable doom a life-changing statement,53,PPT学习交流,Text Comprehension Exercise II,54,PPT学习交流,读写教程 III Ex. II, P. 23,55,PPT学习交流,Text Comprehension,1.The author is now sorry that he lost control over his emo

48、tions when his first car was towed off to the junkyard.,II. Mark the following statements true or false, and underline the section of the text that supports your answer.,_,F,Turn to Para. 1 You can tell me a car is only so much glass and steel, but Ill never apologize for losing my cool that day.,56

49、,PPT学习交流,2.The author views his feelings for his first car as typical for many teenagers.,_,T,Text Comprehension,Turn to Para. 1 A young mans first car is less a means of transportation than a monument to his discovery of youthful freedom. At least mine was.,II. Mark the following statements true or

50、 false, and underline the section of the text that supports your answer.,57,PPT学习交流,3.Eric chose to ride in the trunk in order to be more comfortable.,_,F,Text Comprehension,Turn to Para. 3 One famous afternoon after school, I piled ten friends into the car, including Eric, who opted to ride in the

51、trunk rather than be left behind.,II. Mark the following statements true or false, and underline the section of the text that supports your answer.,58,PPT学习交流,4.The collision with the school bus occurred because the author was driving too fast.,_,F,Text Comprehension,Turn to Para. 3 And although I h

52、ad been going only about 20 miles an hour, the collision with a school bus full of seven-year-olds crumpled the front of my car.,II. Mark the following statements true or false, and underline the section of the text that supports your answer.,59,PPT学习交流,5.The authors parents had the car fixed with m

53、ulti-colored parts to punish the author.,_,F,Text Comprehension,Turn to Para. 5 To lessen the financial blow, I insisted that the mechanic fix the car with used parts. So when the work was completed, the old red car had a green hood, a yellow fender and a blue door.,II. Mark the following statements

54、 true or false, and underline the section of the text that supports your answer.,60,PPT学习交流,6.The authors friends preferred to ride to games in the authors car instead of the coachs van because of the sense of freedom it gave them.,_,T,Text Comprehension,Turn to Para. 6 Instead of riding to baseball

55、 games in the coachs van like little kids, we now rode in my car as sophisticated adults.,II. Mark the following statements true or false, and underline the section of the text that supports your answer.,61,PPT学习交流,7.After his friends got their own cars, they still preferred to ride in the authors c

56、ar even though it was ugly and uncomfortable.,_,T,Text Comprehension,Turn to Para. 8 But after a few days trying out whoever was the newest, we always wound up back in my old car.,II. Mark the following statements true or false, and underline the section of the text that supports your answer.,62,PPT

57、学习交流,8. The bad radio was one of the main reasons why the authors old car was special.,_,T,Text Comprehension,Turn to Para. 9 Not until its engine died did I realize what had made the car so special. While most of my friends invested in car stereos that could rattle windows a block away, I stuck wit

58、h the old original radio that barely picked up two stations on a good night.,II. Mark the following statements true or false, and underline the section of the text that supports your answer.,63,PPT学习交流,9.The mechanics “sad verdict” (Para. 11) refers to the repairs made with multi-colored parts.,_,F,Text Comprehension,Turn to Para. 11 Yet Ive never forgotten my youthful emotions that day when the mechanic delivered his sad verdict.,II. Mark the following statements true or false, and underline the section of the text that supports your answer.,64,PPT学习交流,10.The aut