1、New Horizon College English Book IUnit 6 The trashmanObjectivesYour are expected to be able to:1.Know how to conduct ourselves during our day-to-day routine.2.Use contextual clues to understand idiomatic expressions.3.Write your own essay using examples to support general statements.ContentsWhile-re
2、ading Activities2Pre-reading Activities1Post-reading Activities3Pre-reading ActivitiesQuestion&AnswerWhat professions are you familiar with？Group DiscussionDiscuss:What is your ideal job?Why?Would you accept a job as a trashman?Give your reasons.Do you think there exists prejudice in the kind of job
3、 one does?Give your reasons。Topic Lead-inWhat we are eager to learn is thatHow to conduct ourselves during our day-to-day routine?While-reading ActivitiesCultural Awareness DevelopingJohn Gardner was a psychology educator.He wrote eight non-fiction books.Known for his clear thinking,he argued for th
4、e cause of people who are ignored in a wealthy society.The quotation“Neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water”has been used almost one thousand times in writings by others.Cultural Awareness DevelopingIQ stands for“intelligence quotient”.It refers to how effective ones mental ability is,in
5、cluding ability to understand,learn,recall,think&reason.Cultural Awareness DevelopingCultural Awareness DevelopingIt is a developing theory Global UnderstandingUnderstand the meaning of textAnalyze the structure of textWrite in the genre of textGlobal Understanding1.The work as a trash-man:1.The wor
6、k as a trash-man:haul trash for 4 hours continuouslyshoulder hurt wickedlylegs occasionally trembledno joy in itdump,lift,walk,liftGlobal Understanding2.Peoples response to greeting from a trash-man:2.Peoples response to greeting from a trash-man:coldnessnothinga surprised tarestartledretreat indoor
7、sfrightenedGlobal Understanding3.Steves attitude to his own work:3.Steves attitude to his own work:coldnessnothingnot be ashamed of it,but not boast about itnot dirtyas good as we arenothingdo it for the money,not the only work he can doGlobal Understanding4.Authors attitude to his own work:4.Author
8、s attitude to his own work:respect for trash-men not dirty on the jobessential taskleave this country a little cleanerexerciseoutdoors in clean air Global UnderstandingThe trashman found the job exhausting but endurable.But peoples unfriendly or even hostile attitudes shocked him.But when he realize
9、d his job was essential for the whole society and also beneficial to him,he decided to stay at the job and proceed with his civilized greetings.Main Idea of the TextGlobal Understanding No matter what kind of careers we choose,we must choose how we wish to conduct ourselves during our day-to-day rou
10、tine.In order to succeed,it is very important that we care about what we do and try to bring something special to our job each day.Global UnderstandingStructure of the TextThe passage is a first person narrative in the form of a diary about the experiences of being a trashman.It is made up of four p
11、arts.Para.Main IdeaDeveloping Skill13After 4-hour-working he was exhausted but still thought about greetings.narration411They suffered cold or even hostile responses.quotation1213 Realize the essential and beneficial of the job,he decided to stay at the job and proceed with the greetings.general-spe
12、cific development.14Conclude:trashmen are important and deserve equal respect.quotationGlobal Understanding Text GenreWriting PracticeGlobal UnderstandingGlobal Understanding Contextual cluesexamples,explanations,opposites or similar phrasescan help us figure out the meaning of idiomatic expressions
13、.Use contextual clues to understand idiomatic expressionsGeneral Statement+Examples+RestatementThe General Statement(the Main Idea)Most of people look down upon trash-men.The Specific Examples1.Response to my greetings showed that people werent often friendly.(Paras.5-6)1.2.People look down on trash
14、-men.(Paras.8-9)2.3.Things made Steve ragedGlobal Understanding1.Reactions to my greetings showed that people werent often friendly.para.5-6Occasionally,I got a reply from sb.who looked me in the eye,smiled,and responded.But most often the response was either nothing at all,or a surprised stare.One
15、woman gathered her housecoat tightly about her and retreated quickly indoors.Another woman stared at me,seemed frightened as she turned coldly away.indoors.Global UnderstandingIf you say“hello”to them.Once I told a lady not to put ashes in her trashman.2.People look down on trashman.para.8-9If you s
16、ay“hello”to them.If you say“hello”to them.Global Understanding3.Things made Steve raged:I didnt tell anyone Im a garbage man.(Para.10)A friend yelled at her kids,asking them to get away from the trash-men.(Para.11)The way most people look at trash-man show that they think a trash-man was a monster;t
17、hey dont realize we are human.(Para.6)Practical writing:Write a paragraph on the following topic:Global UnderstandingForeign studentsForeign businessmenTravelersPeople come to Beijing for different purposes 1.I thought this might mean more exchanges as I made the rounds today.He kept on going to Cal
18、ifornia(where he made the rounds,even stopping by theTechCrunch offices for an interview).Detailed LearningI will send you a link to that song that made the rounds online this summer.2.There wasnt time for lengthy talks but enough to exchange greetings that go with civilized ways.Crime does not nece
19、ssarily go with poverty,some rich men are criminals.Detailed LearningBe associated with贫穷并不总是伴随犯罪，一些富人就是罪犯。3.At the sound of my greeting,she gathered her housecoat tightly about her and retreated quickly indoors.She raised her head at the sound of their footsteps,then put down the book and stood up.
20、Detailed LearningThe crowd panicked at the sound of the explosion.4.She seemed frightened as she turned coldly away.Through all their efforts,a disaster was eventually turned away.Detailed LearningShe turned her head away when he was trying to kiss her.5.Steve raged spontaneously about these things
21、on the long ride to the dump.Its not like any of those interesting jobs his friends have and theres not much to brag about it,but hes pleased with his first job.Detailed LearningThis is why I cannot brag about my remarkable career from consuming chocolate;Ive never found someone to pay the bills for
22、 it.6.I do this for the money,not because its the only work I can do.He kept on going to California(where he made the rounds,even stopping by theTechCrunch offices for an interview).Detailed LearningI will send you a link to that song that made the rounds online this summer.7.“Neither its pipes nor
23、its theories will hold water,”he warns.Scientists have long believed that Earths satellite lacks the ability to hold water near its surface because it has no atmosphere.Detailed Learning8.I do this for the money,not because its the only work I can do.The main reason why I say that is actually not ne
24、cessarily because of whats in the museum,but because of the museum itself.Detailed LearningStern said thats because the agents want them to,not because its a bad offer.Post-reading ActivitiesReading Skills:skimming Contextual cluesexamples,explanations,opposites or similar phrasescan help us figure
25、out the meaning of idiomatic expressions.Further reading activitiesFurther Reading:Section B 1.He did not divide his time with outside interests,unless,of course,you consider his monthly game of golf.2.The youngest child is twenty,a boy,a high-school graduate and like a lot of his friends,he is cont
26、ent to do enough odd jobs to stay in grass and food.3.She was afraid he would read her bitterness and,after all,she would need him to straighten out their financesthe stock options and all that.4.Phil was overweight,always wound up and worked too hard.5.He was a natural choice for a heart attack.You
27、r have learnt to Respect everyone whatever his job is.Use contextual clues to understand idiomatic expressions.use examples to support general statements in our writing.Summary&Assignments Summary&Assignments 1.Finish all your on-line exercises.2.Make a comparison of a CEO and a cleaner in section A and B,make a list what are in common in their jobs and what the differences between them.And find out what make the job honorable
