Unit-1-Identity

Unit1IdentityIlivedthelifeofDane…well,untilDanereportedhiscreditcardsasmissing.identityWhoamI?Wolfchildmixed/biracial/multiracial/multiethnic/polygenericSocialidentity:Racialidentity:Individualidentity:Howaboutyouridentity?studentsChinese;Yellow;Asiansintroverted/extroverted;outgoing;energetic;excitable;timid……..IlivedthelifeofDane…well,untilDanereportedhiscreditcardsasmissing.Whatdoesthesubtitlemean?Dane’screditcardswerestolen.Howcanonelivethelifeofsomebodyelse?Throughidentitytheft.WatchvideoclipandanswerthequestionWhoistheidentitytheft?WhatdoesSandydowhenheknowsthathisidentityisstolenbyother?Warmupbecaughtbetween:beinadifficultsituation陷入两难self-conscious:nervousorembarrassedaboutyourappearanceorwhatotherpeoplethinkofyou局促不安的；害羞的；不自然的identifywith:tofeelthatyoucanunderstandandsharethefeelingsofsb.else认同belonging:happinessfeltinasecurerelationship归属感WarmupPart1Readthepassageandfillintheblankswiththewordsandphrasesprovidedinfiveminutes.Makechangeswhennecessary.Nowlistentothepassageandcheckyouranswers.Asablackchildgrowingupinanalmostall-whitesetting,Isetoutonasearchforaculturalandracialidentity.Whenmyparentswouldcometovisit,Iwasself-consciousaboutbeingseenwithmyblackfriends.Ialsoworriedaboutbeingseentoooftenwithmywhitefriends.Iwasveryawareoffeeingcaughtbetweentwocultures.Moreandmore,IwasidentifyingwithblackcultureasanAfricanAmerican.SomeofmyfriendswereclearabouttheirownidentitiesasAfricanAmericans,butsomeothersstruckmeasevenmoreconfusedthanIwasaboutwheretheybelonged.IcametobelievethatIcouldlivehoweverIwantedtoliveandstillbeacceptedasamemberoftheblackcommunity.Ienjoyedthatfeelingofbelonging.Whatproblemistalkedaboutinthepassage?Whathappenedtotheboy?Hefeltcaughtbetweenwhitecultureandblackculture.Butgraduallyheidentifiedwithblackcultureandenjoyedthefeelingofbelonging.ThinkaboutthequestionsOralPreviewHowdoyouexpressthefollowingideasinidiomaticEnglish?Part2startled/surprised/shocked/astonished(震惊)confused/puzzled/bewildered(困惑)disoriented/ataloss/atsea/inamaze(不知所措)beyondmyreach/power/ability(非我能力所及)beyondmyinterest(不是我的兴趣所在）Theeasyflowofcasualsocialchat:Thecontinuouschat/talk滔滔不绝的闲聊、谈话froze(惊呆了)helpless(无助)unabletodefendmyself(无法为自己辩解)bankfraud(欺诈银行)committedthecrime(犯罪)Iwaswanted:Iwassearchedforbythepolice被通缉Picture1:introverted/lonelyPicture2:cooperativePicture3:outgoing/lively/energeticPicture4:cooperative/lovelyListeningTask1Curlup:蜷曲着坐（或躺）Fairytale:童话故事Myth:神话；神话故事Critical:挑剔的Judgmental:动辄指责人的Inwardness:心性；灵性Shorttempered:脾气暴躁的Good/bad/sweettempered:脾气好、坏、温和usefulwordsAnswers:introverted;shy;timidFirstListeningThespeaker’sgrandmathoughthiswayofbeingwasunusual/therewassomethingwrongwiththespeaker.Thespeakerwassurprisedathisgrandma’sremarkbecauseheneverthoughthiswayofbeingwasproblematic/heneverwantedtoplaywiththeotherchildren.Whenhewaswiththeotherchildrenthespeakerfeltconfused/different/disoriented.SecondListeningOtherchildrenlikedplayinggamestogether;Ilikedbeingalonereadingandwriting.Mygrandmareactedtomywayofbeingbyremarking“what’swrongwithyou?Whydon’ttheotherchildrenwanttoplaywithyou?”BythenIhadneverhadaninterestinplayingwiththeotherchildren.Ithoughtitwasonlynaturalformetobelikethis.Ihadneverthoughtthattheydidn’t“wanttoplaywith”me.ThirdListeningLater,inthefourthgrade,Ibegantofeelmyselfdifferentfromotherchildren,livinginadifferentuniverse.Idecidedtoturnbacktomyinnerworldreadingandwritingagain.InthiswayImovedfurtherawayfrommypeers.Ihavealwaysfounditdifferenttoparticipateinthecasualsocialchat.Canyougiveatitletothisrecording?Acceptwhoyouare./TobeyourselfListeningTask2UsefulwordsandphrasesSwitzerlandcruel:(ofpersonsortheiractions)ableordisposedtoinflictpainorsufferingincredible:impossibleorverydifficulttobelievenigger:usedasadisparagingtermforablackpersonfreeze:tobecomeunabletoactorreact,asfromfeardefend:tomakeorkeepsafefromdanger,attack,orharmListeningTask2Usefulwordsandphrasesfreeze:tobecomeunabletoactorreact,asfromfeardefend:tomakeorkeepsafefromdanger,attack,orharmyellat:shoutatThenumberplateInsult:arudeexpressionintendedtooffendorhurtThemanwaswantedbythepolicebecausehewaschargedwithbankfraud.Themanpaidthemoneyandallthechargedweredismissed.Hespentseveraldaysinprisonforacrimehedidn’tcommit.Apparentlythepoliceknewthathewasnotthepersonwhocommittedthebankfraud.RealworldlisteningTheircreditmayberuinedsothattheycan’tgetloansanditmaytakethemyearstosettlethedamage.Thepersonwhostoletheman’sidentitywascaughtandputinjailforidentityfraud.