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21stCenturyCollegeEnglish:Book3HowIGotSmartUnit1:PartAUnit1:PartA•Pre-readingActivities•TextA:LanguagePoints•Exercises•AssignmentHowIgotsmartHowmanyoftheseidiomsdoyouknow?Ifanyofthemareunfamiliartoyou,hypothesizeaboutwhattheymightmean.Thenasyoulistentothepassage,a)circletheidiomsyouhearinthedialogue,andb)checktomakesureyourhypothesesarecorrect.loveatfirstsightfallinlovemakeapassatsb.puppyloveflirtwithsb.haveacrushonsb.lovebirdsbeheadoverheelsinlovesweepsb.offhis/herfeetPre-readingActivitiesCheck-uploveatfirstsightfallinlovemakeapassatsb.puppyloveflirtwithsb.haveacrushonsb.lovebirdsbeheadoverheelsinlovesweepsb.offhis/herfeetPre-readingActivitiesScriptHowmanyoftheseidiomsdoyouknow?Ifanyofthemareunfamiliartoyou,hypothesizeaboutwhattheymightmean.Thenasyoulistentothepassage,a)circletheidiomsyouhearinthedialogue,andb)checktomakesureyourhypothesesarecorrect.Man:Doyourememberthefirsttimeyoufellinlove?Woman:Youmeanpuppylove,ortherealthing?Man:Eitherone!Afterall,whenyou’regoingthroughit,puppylovefeelsliketherealthing.Woman:Let’ssee.WhenIwasasophomoreinhighschool,Ihadacrushonmybiologyteacher.Man:Abiologyteacher,ohmy!Thatwasambitiousofyou!Didyoulethimknowhowyoufelt?Woman:YoumeandidIflirtwithhimorsomething?No,ofcoursenot,Iwastooshyforthat.ButIsurelyworkedhardonmybiologyhomework!Pre-readingActivitiesTextALanguagePointsHowIGotSmartBySteveBrodyHowIGotSmartBySteveBrody1Acommonmisconceptionamongyoungstersattendingschoolisthattheirteacherswerechildprodigies.Whoelsebutabookworm,withnoneofthenormalkid’stendencytoplayratherthanstudy,wouldgrowuptobeateacheranyway?LanguagePoints2I’vetrieddesperatelytoexplaintomystudentsthattheimagetheyhaveofmeasanenthusiasticdevoteeofbooksandhomeworkduringmyadolescencewasabitoutoffocus.Onthecontrary,Ihatedcompulsoryeducationwithapassion.Icouldneverquiteacceptthenotionofhavingtogotoschoolwhilethefishwerebiting.3Butinmysophomoreyear,somethingbeautifulandexcitinghappened.Cupidaimedhisarrowandstruckmerightintheheart.Allatonce,Ienjoyedgoingtoschool,ifonlytogazeatthelovelyfaceinEnglishII.LanguagePoints4Myprincesssatnearthepencilsharpener,andthatyearIgroundupenoughpencilstofuelacampfire.Alas,Debbiewasfarbeyondmywildestdreams.Wewereseparatednotonlybyfiverowsofdesks,butbyabout50I.Q.points.ShewasthetopstudentinEnglishII,theappleofMrs.Larrivee’seye.5Occasionally,Debbiewouldcatchmestaringather,andshewouldflashasmilethatradiatedintelligenceandquickenedmyheartbeat.Itwasasmilethatsignaledhopeandmademetemporarilyforgettheintellectualgulfthatseparatedus.LanguagePoints6Ischemeddesperatelytobridgethatgulf.Andoneday,asIwaspassingthesupermarket,anideacametome.Asigninthewindowannouncedthatthestorewasofferingthefirstvolumeofasetofencyclopediasatthespecialpriceof29cents.Theremainingvolumeswouldcost$2.49each.7IpurchasedVolumeI—AardvarktoAsteroid—andbeganmyventureintotheworldofknowledge.Iwouldhenceforthbecomeaseekeroffacts.IwouldbecomeChiefBraininEnglishIIandsweepmyprincessoffherfeetwithasurgeoferudition.Ihaditallplanned.LanguagePoints8Myfirstopportunitycameonedayinthecafeterialine.Ilookedbehindmeandthereshewas.9“Hi,”shesaid.10Afterapause,Iwetmylipsandsaid,“Knowwhereanchoviescomefrom?”11Sheseemedsurprised.“No,Idon’t.”12Ibreathedasighofrelief.“Theanchovylivesinsaltwaterandisrarelyfoundinfreshwater.”Ihadtotalkfast,sothatIcouldgetallthefactsinbeforewereachedthecashregister.“FishermencatchanchoviesintheMediterraneanSeaandalongtheAtlanticcoastnearSpainandPortugal.”LanguagePoints13“Howfascinating,”saidDebbie,shakingherheadindisbelief.ItwasobviousthatIhadmadequiteanimpression.14Afewdayslater,duringafiredrill,Icasuallywentuptoherandasked,“EverbeentotheAleutianIslands?”15“Neverhave,”shereplied.16“Mightbeaniceplacetovisit,butIcertainlywouldn’twanttolivethere,”Isaid.17“Whynot?”saidDebbie,playingrightintomyhands.LanguagePoints18“Well,theclimateisforbidding.Therearenotreesonanyofthe100ormoreislandsinthegroup.Thegroundisrockyandverylittleplantlifecangrowonit.”19“Idon’tthinkI’devencaretovisit,”shesaid.20Thefiredrillwasoverandwebegantofileintothebuilding,soIhadtostepituptogetthenativesin.“TheAleutsareshortandsturdyandhavedarkskinandblackhair.Theyliveonfish,andtheytrapbluefoxesandsealsfortheirvaluablefur.”LanguagePoints21Debbie’seyeswidenedinamazement.22OnedayIwasbrowsingthroughthelibrary.IspottedDebbiesittingatatable,absorbedinacrosswordpuzzle.Shewasfrowning,apparentlystumpedonaword.IleanedoverandaskedifIcouldhelp.23“Four-letterwordforOrientalfemaleservant,”Debbiesaid.24“Tryamah,”Isaid,quickasaflash.25Debbiefilledintheblanks,thenturnedtostareatmeinamazement.“Idon’tbelieveit,”shesaid.“Ijustdon’tbelieveit.”LanguagePoints26Andsoitwent,thatglorious,joyous,romanticsophomoreyear.Debbieseemedtorelishourlittleconversationsandhungonmyeveryword.Naturally,themoreIread,themoremyconfidencegrew.27Intheclassroom,too,Iwasgraduallymakingmypresencefelt.Oneday,duringadiscussionofColeridge’s“TheAncientMariner”,wecameacrossthewordalbatross.28“Cananyonetelluswhatanalbatrossis?”askedMrs.Larrivee.LanguagePoints29Myhandshotup.“Thealbatrossisalargebirdthatlivesmos