ahead-of-the-game课件

AheadoftheGameWarm-upactivity1.Groupdiscussion:Ifoneofyourfriendsjustbrokenupwithhis/herBF/GF,whatwillyoudotocheerhim/herup.Youhavefiveminutestodiscuss,thenIwillinvitesomeonetosharehisopinions.2.Freedebate:Isphysicalattractionthefirstseedoflove?Thosewhoareinfavorofitcanbeanalyzedasfollows:1)Itisthehumannaturetoloveanythingbeautiful;2)Theredoesexistloveatfirstsight;3)Love,whateverformittakes,isusuallyblind;…Thosewhoareagainstitcanbeanalyzedasfollows:1)Lookscanbedeceitful;2)Ittakestimefortruelovetogrow;3)Loveisanintegrationoftwomindsintoone;4)Suchloveislikeaflashinthepan;…QuestionsPreviewPreviewthefollowingquestionsbeforereadingthetext.1.Inwhatwayisthewriterhumorous?2.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?3.Whatdoyouthinkofthetickettoasuccessfulrelationship?4.Whatisthemeaningof“aheadofthegame”?5.Whatisthemeaningof‘‘fromabove”?Sentencesexplaining1.AheadoftheGame:Meaning：Thistitleisapun(双关语),becauseithastwomeanings.wecanreadthistitleintwoways:(1)Aheadofthegame,showingthatthisisastoryrelatedtoone’s(bare)head;(2)Aheadofthegame,meaning“beingthewinnerinthegame”.Thewritertriestobehumorousbyusingthistitle.Sentencesexplaining2.Afriendofminewassufferingfromalackofself-confidenceaftertheendofaparticularlydifficultrelationship.Meaning:Oneofmyfriendshadanextremelydifficulttimewithhisex-girlfriendandwhentheyfinallybrokeup,helostallhisconfidence.Sentencesexplaining3.Hewasabitconcernedaboutreturningtothedatingworld,worriedthathehad“losthistouch”withwomen.Meaning:Hewasabitworriedifhecouldsuccessfullydateanotherwoman,becausehewasafraidhedidnotknowhowtodealwithwomen.Sentencesexplaining4.Unfortunately,soonafterendinghispreviousrelationship,hebegantolosehishair,andhesawthisasasignfromabovethathewassupposedtobealonefortherestofhislife.Meaning:Sadly,notlongafterhebrokeupwithhisex-girlfriend,hebegantolosehishair,andhethoughtthatitwasahintgivenbyGodtellinghimthathewouldneverbeabletofindanothergirlfriend.Sentencesexplaining5.Hewasconvincedthatgoodhairwasthetickettoasuccessfulrelationship.Meaning:Hefirmlybelievedthattosetupagoodrelationshipwithalady,onemusthavegoodhair.Sentencesexplaining6.Whenhefinallystartedaskingwomenoutagain,heonlytookthemtolocationswhereacapwasacceptable...Meaning:Whenintheendhebegantogooutwithwomenagain,heonlytookthemtoplaceswherehewasallowedtowearacap...Sentencesexplaining7...oranykindofsportingeventwherehecouldsuccessfullyhidehisthinningtop.Meaning:...orgoingtowatchanykindofsportingeventaslongashecanwearacaptocoverhisheadonwhichthehairisgettingthinnerandthinner.Sentencesexplaining8.Thisworkedoutfineforawhile,butthereareonlysomanysportingeventstogoto,andonlysomanysunnydaystowalkthedog.Meaning:Inthisway,thingswentonquitesmoothlyforsometime,butitcannotlastlongbecausetherearealimitednumberofsportingeventsthatonecangoto,andtherearealsoalimitednumberofsunnydayswhenonecantakethedogoutforawalk.Sentencesexplaining9.Youandaguesthavebeenchosentosampleandenjoyourwonderfulcookingandatmosphere.Meaning:Wehavechosenyouandaguestofyourstotasteourdeliciousfoodwhileenjoyingthespecialcharacterofourenvironment.