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DesignedbyShirleyHwangLead-inactivitiesLanguagestudyPre-readingquestionsExercisesAbouttheinterviewPost-readingactivities1.Whatdoyouplanforyourfuture?Lead-inactivitiesItisanopen-endedquestion.Somemaywanttobeteachersorentrepreneurs;somemaywanttobeinterpretersortranslators;somemaywanttobecivilservants.2.Canyoufeeltheresponsibilitiesthissocietyplacesonyouasacollegestudent?Whatarethey?Lead-inactivitiesTheanswerisdefinitelyyes.Wehavetheresponsibilitytocontributetothesociety.Wealsohavetheresponsibilitytosupportourparents.1.WhatmakestheauthorchooseLisa,TinaandCherylashisinterviewees?2.Howdothethreegirlsspendtheirnon-schooltime?3.WhatdidtheothertwogirlsdoinreactiontowhatLisasaidaboutJudetheObscure?4.Aftertheinterview,ShawseemedtobeconcernedaboutthefutureofBritain,Why?1.WhatmakestheauthorchooseLisa,TinaandCherylashisinterviewees?Becausetheyareordinaryteenagersandtheycomefromfamilieswhichareneitherrichnorpoor.Besides,Theareatheyinhabitisalsoquitetypical.Pre-readingquestions2.Howdothethreegirlsspendtheirnon-schooltime?Thegirlsspendmostofitsnon-schooltimeonthislandscape’sstreets(街景),oratvariousfast-foodoutlets.Pre-readingquestions3.WhatdidtheothertwogirlsdoinreactiontowhatLisasaidaboutJudetheObscure?Theothertwobreakintolaughterasifshehadsaidsomethingclever.（Para.8)Pre-readingquestions4.Aftertheinterview,ShawseemedtobeconcernedaboutthefutureofBritain,Why?TheBritishteenagersarethefutureofBritain.Butinthisinterview,thefutureinthethreegirls'eyesisallaboutmachines,computersandvideos.Theyneverthoughtaboutthemeaningoftheirlife.Pre-readingquestionsglimpse:Ifyougetaglimpseofsomeoneorsomething,youseethemverybrieflyandnotverywell.一瞥LanguageStudye.g.Someofthefanshadwaited24hoursoutsidethehoteltocatchaglimpseoftheirheroine.inhabit:Ifaplaceorregionisinhabitedbyagroupofpeopleoraspeciesofanimal,thosepeopleoranimalslivethere;居住e.g.ThevalleyisinhabitedbytheDannitribe.dominate(v.):tocontrolsomeoneorsomethingortohavemoreimportancethanotherpeopleorthings.控制；支配e.g.dominatethemarketsituated(adj):tobeinaparticularplaceorposition.位于besituatedin/on/at…chunk(n):alargethickpieceofsomethingthatdoesnothaveanevenshape.大块monotonous(adj):boringbecauseofalwaysbeingthesame.单调的mono-“single”or“one”trio(n):agroupofthreepeopleorthings.“tri-”outlet(n):formalashop,company,ororganizationthroughwhichproductsaresold.专卖店;直销店readily(adv):quickily,willinglyandwithoutcomplaining.乐意地tandem(n):abicyclebuiltfortworiderssittingonebehindtheother.offended(adj):someonewhoisangryandupsetbysomeone'sbehaviourorremarks.triooutlettandemInterviewer:EdwinShawAjournalistInterviewees:three14-year-oldschoolgirls—Lisa,TinaandCherylLisa:creamyskin,shoulder-length,darkringletsCheryl&Tina:medium-length,fairtobrownhair(Para.4）NewburyPark(纽伯里帕克）a.situatedbetweenthefringe(外围）ofLondonandEssex(埃塞克斯）b.car-dominated,unattractiveareac.consistingofmonotonous,semi-detachedhousing(半独立的、两户相连的房子）d.Surroundedbymotorwaysandhighwayse.theunimaginative(stereotypical老套的)streetslitteredbyholidaymakersandlocaltelevisionwatchersv(Para.2)InterviewVenue—onthestreetofNewburyParkShawintendstoprobeintotheBritishyouth’sviewsofthemeaningoflifeandtheirconsciousnessofthefuture.Q1:Whatdoyoudowhenyouarenotatschooloronthestreets?(Para.5)A1:Watchtelevision,intandem(ridetandembicycle),Sometimesgotothepictures(gotothecinema)ortheamusementarcades.tandemamusementarcade(电子游乐场）Q2:Whatdoyoudointheamusementarcade?(Para.6)A2:“Playvideogames,SpaceInvaders.Thinglikethat,”saysTina,“Cheryl’stheoneforthevideogames.”CherylblushesdeeplyQ3:Whataboutboys?Doyouhaveboyfriends?(Para.7)A3:Thiscausesgiggles.“That’sourbusiness,”Lisasayswithaprohibitivelookinhereyes.Impliedmeaning：Thisisnoneofyourbusiness.Pleasedon’taskanymore.prohibitivelook压抑的神情giggle:格格地笑Q4:Whataboutbooks,doyoueverreadbooks?Whatdidyouthinkofthebooks?(Para.7)A4:Tina:AdrianMole.It’sallright.Lisa:JudetheObscure—aloadofcrap.《艾德里安·莫尔成长的烦恼，十三又四分之三岁》Thefirstfourquestionsarenotthecrucialquestions.ShawdesignedthemonlytoknowsomedetailsofthethreetypicalBritishteenagers’life.Q5:Themeaningoflife:Whatdoyouthinklifeisallabout?Isitaboutpleasure,orisitaboutfindingsomethingtobelievein?(Para.9)Tina&Cheryl:shockedandprudishCherylsays,“yourproblemisthatyou’reoutofdate…whatlifeisaboutismachines,notbooks,notbigquestions…That’swhatthefutureisallabout.”(Para.12)prudish:exaggeratedlyproper:拘谨的Lisa:offended“wedon’tbotherwiththatstuff.”HervoiceisnowabruptItcanbeinferredfromtheinterviewthatShawhadsomeworriesaboutthefutureofBritain.Fromtheconversations,itisobviousthatthethreetypicalBritishteenagersspendtheirlifeinanidleway.Theyseldomreadbooks.Theyspendtheirleisuretimebygoingtothecinema,ridingtandembicyclesandplayingvideogamesintheamusementarcades.Whenaskingthemwhatislifeallabout,theythinklifeisallaboutmachines.Computersandvideosarewhatreallycountandthatisalsowhatthefutureisallabout.1.TheauthorinterviewedLisa,TinaandCherylbecausetheywereordinaryteenagers.2.TeenagersinBritainwerenotallowedtogotopubsanddiscos.3.WhileLisawasquitetall,TinaandCherylareofmediumheight.4.Al