新视界大学英语综合教程3-unit2

WarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingTalkingpointTheglasscastleWarmingup➊Listenandunderlineanywordsorexpressionswhicharedifferentfromwhatyouhear.A:Lookingbacknowonyourchildhood,whatarethefirstthingsyoucanremember?B:Youmeansightsandsmells,andthingslikethat?A:Yes,that’sright.Psychologiststellusourfirstmemoriesgobacktowhenwewereabouttwoyearsold.MoreMoreA:Lookingbacknowonyourchildhood,whatarethefirstthingsyoucanremember?B:Youmeansightsandsmells,andthingslikethat?A:Yes,that’sright.Psychologiststellusourfirstmemoriesgobacktowhenwewereabouttwoyearsold.WarmingupA:Well,IrememberthefirsttimeIsawthestars.MyparentsandIwereonholiday–wewereinScotland.Atleast,IthinkIremember.Butperhapsit’sthephotosIrememberreally,nottheoriginalmemory.Maybesoundsandsmellsaremorereliableasmemories,likethesmelloftheflowersinthebackgarden,ortheradio.Iusedtolistentotheradio.Imusthavebeenaboutthree.ItwasaprogrammeintheafternoonforchildrencalledListenwithFather.Ilistenedeveryday.Thevoiceatthebeginningusedtosay“Areyousittingstraight?”,andIwouldpullmyselfupstraightinthechair.Iusedtolovedoingthat.A:Well,IrememberthefirsttimeIsawthestars.MyparentsandIwereonholiday–wewereinScotland.Atleast,IthinkIremember.Butperhapsit’sthephotosIrememberreally,nottheoriginalmemory.Maybesoundsandsmellsaremorereliableasmemories,likethesmelloftheflowersinthebackgarden,ortheradio.Iusedtolistentotheradio.Imusthavebeenaboutthree.ItwasaprogrammeintheafternoonforchildrencalledListenwithFather.Ilistenedeveryday.Thevoiceatthebeginningusedtosay“Areyousittingstraight?”,andIwouldpullmyselfupstraightinthechair.Iusedtolovedoingthat.WarmingupNowlistenagainandcorrecttheinformation.Answer:smellssounds;twothreestarssea;flowersgrassFatherMotherstraightcomfortablyWarmingup➋Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1Whatisyourearliestmemory?2Whatsmellsdoyouassociatewithyourchildhood?3Andwhattastes?4Andwhatsounds?ListentothestoryaboutLauraIngallsWilderandher“LittleHouse”books.Answerthequestions.1.Whatarethe“LittleHouse”booksabout?2.WhatdoyouknowaboutLauraIngallsWilder?scriptWarmingupLauraIngallsWilder1.Whatarethe“LittleHouse”booksabout?The“LittleHouse”booksareaboutthefamilyofalittlegirlnamedLaura.ThefamilylivedonthegreatflatlandknownastheprairieinthecentralpartoftheUnitedStates.Theywereknownaspioneers.Thestoriestakeplaceinthemideighteenhundreds.ThefirstbookiscalledLittleHouseintheBigWoods.Warmingup2.WhatdoyouknowaboutLauraIngallsWilder?LauraIngallswasbornin1867inanareaknownastheBigWoodsofWisconsin.Herfamilywasalwaysmovingfromoneplacetoanother.Lifewasnoteasyforthem.ReaderscanreadaboutLaura’searlylifeinherbooks.WarmingupThestoryaboutLauraIngallsWilderandher“LittleHouse”booksSincethenineteenthirties,childrenhavegonetosleeplisteningtothewordsofLauraIngallsWilder.ShewrotenineLittleHousebooksthattakeplaceinthemideighteenhundreds.TheytellaboutafamilywholivedonthegreatflatlandknownastheprairieinthecentralpartoftheUnitedStates.Theywereknownaspioneers.Thefamilymovedfromonesmallhousetoanother.Theycarriedalltheyownedinawagon,pulledbyahorse.Theydidnotliketoliveandworkinbigcities.Theyenjoyedfarmingandraisinganimals.Andtheylovedtheopenspacesoftheprairie.WarmingupMoreMoreLauraIngallswasbornineighteensixty-seveninanareaknownastheBigWoodsofWisconsin.Herfatherwassaidtohavearestlessspirit.Hedidnotliketoliveinoneplaceverylong.ThefamilymovedfromWisconsintoKansas,thentoMinnesota,Iowa,andSouthDakota.Laura'sfatherwasalwayslookingforabetterjob,orbetterlandtosettleon.LifefortheIngallsfamilywasnoteasy.Theywereoftencoldandhungry.LaurarememberedthesetimeswhenshewroteherLittleHousebookslaterinlife.WarmingupMoreMoreLauraIngallsWilder'sfirstbookiscalledLittleHouseintheBigWoods.Itwaspublishedinnineteenthirty-two.Ittellsofherlifewhenshewasaboutfiveyearsold.ShecallshermotherandfatherMaandPa.ShealsoincludesanoldersisternamedMaryandayoungersisternamedCarrieinherstories.ThisfirstbooktellshowLaurahelpsherfamilyontheirsmallfarm.Shelearnshowtogrowcropsandprepareforacoldwinter.Afterworkinghardallday,Pawouldplayhisfiddle,andsometimestheywouldsinganddance.Lifewassimple,butgood.WarmingupWarmingup➊Lookatthetitleofthepassage.WhatdoyouthinkanovelwiththetitleTheGlassCastleismostlikelytobeabout?1animpossibledream2afragilepersonality3astimulatingbutunusualchildhood4afairystorySkimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage27.TaskSkimming➋Check(✓)thetruestatements.☐1ThepassagedescribeswhathappenedoneChristmasinthewriter’sfamily.☐2HerfamilyusuallycelebratedChristmaslikeallotherfamilies.☐3HerparentsusuallygavethechildrenpresentsatChristmas.☐4Herfatherdidn’thaveanyjobonthisparticularChristmas.☐5Hetookthechildrenoutalltogethertolookatthestars.☐6HetoldthewritertochooseastarasaChristmaspresent.☐7ThewriterchoseVenusbecauseitwasverybright.☐8Herfatherknewalotaboutphysicsandastronomy.Answer:Thetruestatementsare1,4,6,7and8.Skimming➌Answerthequestions.1Whydidthewriter’sparentsbuytheirchildrenpresentsafterChristmas?2WhatcouldbefoundontheroadsideafterChristmas?