Unit1GrowingUpWarm-up•TheBeetles•ListeningtothesongBeautifulBoy•ScanthescriptandfillingthegapsTheBeetles•AnEnglishrockband,oneofthemostcommerciallysuccessfulandcriticallyacclaimedactsinthehistoryofpopularmusic•ThegroupconsistedofJohnLennon(rhythmguitar,vocals),PaulMcCartney(bassguitar,vocals),RingoStarr(drums,vocals)andGeorgeHarrison(leadguitar,vocals).GapFilling•InLennon’sview,growingupmeanshaving___________;lifeisnotalwayswhatonehasplanned,butcanbequiteanadventure,fullof_______________.•“Ahardrowtohoe”isusedinthesongtodescribegrowingupasa______process.•SadlyJohnLennon__________toseehissongrowup;Lennonwaskilledbyamadmanwhenhissonwasstillonly_________.alongwaytogosurprise/theunexpecteddifficultneverdidlivefiveyearsoldGlobalReading•ScantheTextandfindoutallthetimewords,phrasesandclauses.•Matchtheheadingwitheachparagraphs•PartDivisionoftheText•FurtherQuestionsGlobalReading•sincemychildhoodinBelleville(Para.1)•untilmythirdyearinhighschool(Para.1)•untilthen(Para.1)•whenourclasswasassignedtoMr.Fleagleforthird-yearEnglish(Para.2)•lateintheyear(Para.3)•untilthenightbeforetheessaywasdue(Para.3)•whenIfinished(Para.6)•nextmorning(Para.6)•twodayspassed(Para.6)•whenIsawhimliftmypaperfromhisdesk...(Para.6)whenMr.Fleaglefinished(Para.9)GlobalReading•Baker’sfeelingaboutEnglishcourses•WhatBakerdiscovered•Mr.Fleagle’sannouncement•Classmates’responsetotheessay•Baker’simpressionofhisnewEnglishteacher•AtopicthatattractsBaker’sattention•Baker’ssuddendesiretowriteaboutthattopic•Vividmemoriesthetitlebroughtback•Anticipatingpunishment•1/9/7/8/2/3/5/4/6PartDivisionPartsPara(s)MainIdeas11-223-536-9BakerwasboredbyeverythingassociatedwithEnglishcourses,includinghisnewEnglishteacher.Bakerfoundhimselfattractedbyoneparticulartopicandwroteaboutitforhisownenjoyment.TheexperienceofwritingtheessayhelpedBakerdiscoverhistalentforwritingandrealizewhathewishedtodoinlife.FurtherQuestions:PartOne•TrueorFalse1.Bakerhadneverthoughtofbecomingawriteruntilhewasintheeleventhgrade.F2.Teachersfounditpainfultoreadstudents’longandlifelessessays.TFurtherQuestions:PartOne3.BeforeMr.FleaglebecametheEnglishteacherforBaker’sclass,theEnglishcoursehadbeeninteresting.F4.InBaker’sopinion,Mr.Fleaglewasreallyaformal,rigidandout-of-dateteacheronlybecauseofFleagle’smannerofspeaking.FFurtherQuestions:PartTwo•1.Atfirst,BakerthoughtMr.Fleagle’sEnglishcoursewas_____.•2.InBaker’sopinion,thetitleofthecomposition“WhatIDidonMySummerVacation”was______________.•3.Bakerlikedtowriteacompositionwiththetitle“TheArtofEatingSpaghetti”because________________________________________.dullfoolishanddullitremindedhimofthepleasureofthateveningFurtherQuestions:PartThree•DoyouthinkBakerwouldwriteanotheressayifhehadenoughtime?Why?•WhatwasBakerpreparedforwhenhefoundallthepapershadbeengivenbackbuthis?•WhoseessaydidMr.Fleaglereadtotheclass?Howdidtheclassrespond?•WhichparagraphinthispartgivesreaderstheimpressionthatBaker’sessaywasverygood?•WhydidBakerfeelsodelighted?DetailedReadingWordsandPhrasesoffandontakeholdboreassociateturnoutanticipatetediousinspirerigidseveretacklefaceuptosequencerecallargumentput…downviolatecomposeturnincommandholdbackavoidcareerputthesealonDetailedReading•Difficultsentences1.UntilthenI’dbeenboredbyeverythingassociatedwithEnglishcourses.2.Ihatedtheassignmentstoturnoutlong,lifelessparagraphsthatwereagonyforteacherstoreadandformetowrite.3.anothercheerlessyearinthatmosttediousofsubjectsDetailedReading4.IpreparedforanunfruitfulyearwithMr.Fleagleandforalongtimewasnotdisappointed.5.Itookthelisthomeanddidnothinguntilthenightbeforetheessaywasdue.Lyingonthesofa,Ifinallyfaceduptotheunwelcometask,tookthelistoutofmynotebook,andscannedit.6.Thistitleproducedanextraordinarysequenceofmentalimages.DetailedReading7.VividmemoriescamefloodingbackofanightinBellevillewhenallofuswereseatedaroundthesuppertable—UncleAllen,mymother,UncleCharlie,Doris,UncleHal—andAuntPatservedspaghettiforsupper.8.NeitherDorisnorIhadevereatenspaghetti,andnoneoftheadultshadenoughexperiencetobegoodatit.DetailedReading9.IwaspreparingmyselfforacommandtoreporttoMr.FleagleimmediatelyafterschoolfordisciplinewhenIsawhimliftmypaperfromhisdeskandknockfortheclass’sattention.10.Intheeleventhgrade,attheeleventhhourasitwere,Ihaddiscoveredacalling.Exercise•LanguageSenseEnhancement•LanguageFocus•ComprehensiveExerciseLanguageSenseEnhancement1.warmth2.putitdown3.recaptureandhold4.relive5.however6.violate7.composition8.afailinggrade9.mind10.formyselfVocabularyI1.respectable2.agony3.put…down4.sequence5.holdback6.distribute7.offandon8.vivid9.associate10.finally11.turnin12.tackleVocabularyII1.Georgehasbeenassignedtothenewspaper’sPairsoffice.2.Theman’storywassoextraordinarythatIdidn’tknowwhethertobelievehimornot.3.Shehadaclearimageofhowshewouldlookintwentyyears’time.4.Whentheofficergavethecommandthesoldiersopenedfire.5.Aslongaspeoplekeepbuyingbikeswe’llkeepturningthemout.VocabularyIII1.reputation…rigid…toinspire2.andtedious…What’smore…outofdateideas3.compose…career…avoidshowing…hardlyholdbackSynonymsinContext1.composed2.severe3.agony4.extrao