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1、Unit 2 A Busy Weekday Morning I. Objectives of the unit1. read about the generation gap thru an early morning exchange between a daughter and her parents.2. learn some new vocabulary3. develop study skills4. write paragraphsPre-reading Activities:Some questions for students to reflect and answer:1.

2、Have you ever had difficulty talking to your parents?It is as if they are blind to what is important in each others worlds. This puts them in separate worlds and creates the gap between the older and the younger generation.2. How can the older and the younger generation have real communication with

3、and understand each other?You are about to read an early morning exchange between a daughter and her parents. You will find how they think about the same things very differently. You will also hear how they miss connecting with or understanding each other. It is as if they are blind to what is impor

4、tant in each others worlds. This puts them in separate worlds and creates the gap between the older and the younger generation.3. How can the older and the younger generation have real communication with and understand each other?The daughter may not like to be watched over by her parents at home. A

5、nd she may consider that her parents are too wordy when they speak over and over the same thing to her. On the other hand, the parents may not be in favor of her daughters hair style and weird clothes of fashion. Besides, the daughter and the parents dont like the music enjoyed by the other.It invol

6、ves the efforts of both generations. On one hand, the younger should talk over their problems with their parents actively and frankly. They must learn to remove their stubbornness of the young. On the other hand, the older generation also needs to speak to the young at home at the first opportunity.

7、 And they should not take everything for granted just on the basis of their experience, but treat their children as equal adults to them. On the whole, the more often both generations see things in the others position, the more chances they stand to fill up the gap between them. To my mind, the idea

8、l way of filling up the gap between your parents and you is to show enough respect for your parents when you exchange your feelings with them, and, meanwhile, to reason them into adjusting their fixed beliefs to more workable ideas on the topic concerned. To achieve this, however, you have a long wa

9、y to cover. Anyway, cling to your struggle; I am sure you will find your home, full of both harmony and freedom, a place that your feet may leave but your heart will never.Background InformationGreen Waves is a fictional name for a musical group made up by the writer for use in this story.French Lil

10、ac Blue (法国蓝紫眼线笔) is a fictional name for eye-liner make-up made up by the writer for use in this story.Text structure analysisMain idea of the text ?The story “A Busy Weekday Morning” was centered upon the conflicts between Sandy and her parents over her favorite music, dresses, make-up and other m

11、inor things. Developing devices:1. Narration through dialogue 叙述法2. sequence of time and space. 时空顺序法3. Narration through Dialogue (对话法)The author presents what Sandy did on a weekday morning through a time order, describing a series of actions according to a sequenced order. To describe something a

12、ccording to the order of time is especially common with narrative writing. From the reading passage we can find that the presentation of details clearly follows the progress of time, as is apparent from the words or sentences.The beginning sentence of the story tells us about the time: the radio cli

13、cked on. This is a very strong reminder of the time. From the passage we find that is was 6:15 A.M., time for getting up. After a couple of events, we find that after her shower, the conversation went on and something more happened. Then suddenly she looked at the clock again; it was late, still a s

14、trong indication of the time passing. And at last she ran to catch the school bus, which tells us that Sandy left for school. The time marker is expressed through the action of leaving.Part I (Para.1-4) Direct conflicts between Sandy and her father over her favorite music （Dialogue对话法）Part II (Para.

15、5-7)Sandy took a shower and got ready to have her breakfast. (过渡段)Narration (叙事法) (in the order of time)Part III (Para. 8-25) Sandy and her mother were in disagreement over several minor things, such as eating, teeth-brushing, dressing, and makeup. Dialogue (对话法) The way of eating (Para. 8 - 9) Mino

16、r things (Para. 10 - 21) Makeup (Para. 23 - 24)Part IV (Para.26) As she hurried to the school bus, Sandy missed her brother at college, with whom she often shared her feelings. Comparison and contrast (对比法)Vocabulary click vi. 发出“嘟”，“咔嗒”等轻微响声As the door clicked shut behind her, she realized that she

17、 had forgotten her key.blastv. 1 buds blasted by frost 被霜所毁的幼苗2 To make the tunnel, engineers will have to blast through solid rock.为了打通隧道，工程师们不得不炸掉坚石。3 The mayor blasted the press for not printing the facts. 市长猛烈抨击媒体没有登载事实。n. 一阵，一股One blast of wind blew out a couple of windows.stuff Whats that stuf

18、f you are drinking?be stuffed with 以填充offensive a. 极讨厌的，令人作呕的 offensive smell offensive performance攻击性的： offensive weaponoffend v. 得罪，冒犯；disturb is a vt verb. It means:1 interrupt, trouble and bother Heres an example.Sorry to disturb you, but I want to speak to Mr. John.Disturb can also means: make

19、sb. worried or unhappyHeres a good example: They were rather disturbed by the way the government tried to cover the truth.instrument He plays saxophone, trumpet and other instruments. 乐器All the surgical instruments are prepared for the surgeon to use in the operation. 工具bolt The students bolted from

20、 their seats on hearing the bell.People used to fasten the door with a bolt.Language notes1. blast forth (L. 1) 突然响起来We were focusing our minds on a talk about public morality when rock music blasted forth from the next door. 我们正聚精会神听有关公共道德的报告，隔壁突然响起了摇滚乐。2. to sing along with (L. 2) 随着一起唱But the aut

21、omobile age also brought along with it a lot of harm to the human societies.但是,汽车时代也随之给人类社会带来了许多危害。3. to turn that music off (L.4) 把音乐关了He turned off the question with a shrug of the shoulders. 他耸耸肩回避开了这个问题。4. to burst into her room (L.4冲进她的卧室) Wistarias, following no sequence, all burst into flower

22、 at a time.藤花（wistaria ）无次第,万朵一时开。5. not) to have to listen to such horrible stuff (L.5) (不)一定要听这么糟糕的东西One doesnt have to be wealthy to be happy. 感觉幸福不一定非得富有。6. the same thing over and over (L. 5) .一遍又一遍地重复同一东西Parents talking about the same thing over and over is understandable only when you have yo

23、ur own children. 做了父母才能理解父母的絮叨。7. to listen to music like this (L. 9)听这样的音乐If you dont listen to the old like me, youll surely be getting the worst of it right away. 不听我这样的老人言，你一准吃亏在眼前。8.to reach for sth. (L.10) 伸手去拿某物Various opportunities will come your way in life, but you must reach out for them.

24、生活中你会遇到各种机会，但你必须设法抓住它们。9. get ready for school (L.14) 准备上学Many of the things in the world come into our life before we get ready for them.世上许多事物是在我们未作好准备的情况下进入我们的生活的。10. to turn on the shower (L.16) 打开淋浴喷头This teaching method turns students off rather than on.这种教学方法不是使学生越学越想学，而是使他们越来越厌烦。11. to help

25、her wake up (L. 17) 帮助她清醒清醒Another failure in career didnt discourage him but helped him wake up to the truth that the more setbacks, the more exertion of effort.事业上的又一次失败没有使他气馁，却使他明白了愈挫愈奋的道理。12. to be too young to wear much makeup (L. 53) 年龄太小，不适宜化浓妆When talking about the art of doing business, thi

26、s leader said: “ Some businessmen are too clever to be wise.”当谈论到经商之道，这位领导人说；“有的商人精明有余,聪明不足。”13. to be old enough to wear makeup (L. 55) 到了化妆的年龄At 18, one is old enough to be responsible for his/her own decisions. 到了18岁，一个人也就到了该为自己的决定负责的年龄。14. to do sth more than before (L.62) 比以前更多地做某事The story of

27、Helen Keller encouraged him to practice English more and harder than before.海伦凯勒的故事激励他比以前更多、更努力地练习英语。Typical patterns for suggestion:1. Why do you have to listen to such horrible stuff? (L. 5) Sandy, why dont you sit down and eat your breakfast? (L. 31) Why does sb. have to do sth.?Why doesnt sb. do

28、 sth.? 某人为什么非得要做某事？/ 某人为什么不做某事？You are coughing so badly. Why do you have to smoke every day?你咳嗽这么厉害，为什么每天非得要抽烟呢？Since some of the terrible diseases come from wild animals, why dont we ban people from taking them for food?既然有些可怕的疾病来自野生动物，我们为什么不禁止人们食用之呢？Since some of the terrible diseases come from w

29、ild animals, why dont we ban people from taking them for food?既然有些可怕的疾病来自野生动物，我们为什么不禁止人们食用之呢？2. Listen for a minute; Im sure youll like it. (L. 8) Sb. should (not) do sth. when (从句) 某人(不)应在时间做某事。Never give up trying; I am sure you will make it.永不放弃，你肯定会成功。3. You should brush your teeth when you wake

30、 up and then brush them again after breakfast. (L. 43) You should do in the Roman way when (you are) in Rome.When (he is) in office, an official should do his duty，and should not seek personal gains by abusing his power. 一个官员应在其位谋其政，而不应以权谋私。4. Now, would you please hurry up and turn it off?(L. 14)Wo

31、uld you please do sth?Would you please cheer up? Being depressed does nothing to help you. On a weekday morning, Sandy was woken by the music, and she began to sing along with the words. Her father burst into her room, complaining about the horrible stuff Sandy was listening to. He said it was the s

32、ame thing over and over, and the offensive language was used. He advised his daughter to hurry up and get ready for school. Then Sandy went into the bathroom and took a shower. The cold water helped her wake up. When she thought that her parents might come and bang on the door to rush her, she grabb

33、ed a towel and dried off. Then she put on her favorite clothes and makeup and went to the kitchen for some foods. As usual, Sandy took a glass of milk and ate a piece of toast while standing by the sink. At that time, her mother came in, gave her a lot of instructions on how to eat, what to put on a

34、nd when to brush teeth and even asked her to wash off her makeup. Sandy argued that she was old enough to wear makeup and explained that some girls at school had tattoos and pierced ears, and noses and tongues. As she ran to catch the school bus, Sandy thought of her older brother Bill who could share problems with her, but she hadnt heard from him for a while. In fact, she was bugged more than before by her mother and the argument between them was a lot more than usual. 5 / 5