Unit 5 Cheating

ExtensivereadingUnit5Book1CheatingbySusanShreveLearningobjectivesInthisunityouwill:readastoryinwhichaboycheatedonatestandthencametoknowthatwaswronglearntodeterminethemainideainareadingpassagetakeatestonfastreadingreadastoryofachildwhostayedawayfromschoolforadayUnitoverviewPre-readingdiscussionTextanalysisPost-readingdiscussionNotestothetextExercisesReadingskillsBackgroundinformationPre-readingdiscussion1.Whatdoyouthinkofcheatingontests?2.Haveyouevercheatedorletotherscopyyouranswersonatest?Ifyes,howdidyoufeelafterthat?3.Whydoyouthinkpeoplewanttocheatonthetest?BackgroundinformationSusanShreveSusanShreveisaprofessorofEnglishatGeorgeMasonUniversityandformerlycochairmanandpresidentofthePEN(InternationalAssociationofPoets,Playwrights,Editors,EssayistsandNovelists)/FaulknerFoundation,theauthorofseveralacclaimedbooksforyoungadultsandchildren.TextanalysisDeterminingthemainideaThemainideaofthestoryisthat______.a.aboyrealizedthatitwasnotgoodtocheatontestsandheworkedhardtogetanAb.aboycheatedinclassandwascaughtc.aboycheatedinclassandfinallyrealizedthatitwaswrongtodosod.afatherhelpedhissontounderstandthatitwaswrongtocheatinclassWhile-readingquestions1.Whydidhefeeltoosicktoeatlunchwhilehewasthinkingaboutcheating?2.Whydidhewanttorunawayfromhome?3.DoyouthinkingtheboyreallylikesMr.Burkeornot?4.Whathappenedintheeveningbeforethetest?Andwhydidtheboyhavenotimetopreparethetest?5.Whydidtheboysaythathehadfinishedthehomework?6.Didtheboyenjoythespecial?Whynot?7.Theboyplannedeverythingcarefullythatevening,andhediditduringthetest.Howdidhedoinmathclass?WaseverythingreallyOK?8.Whatdidtheboyfeeljustafterthecheating?TextstructurePartsContentsMainideas11—2Theboycheatedonaschooltest,andhefeltupset.23—14Whyandhowdidhecheatinclass?315—42Theboyfinallyrealizeditwaswrongtodoso.Heconfessedtohisfatherandteacherwhathehaddone.Part1Feelingsaftercheating1.Whydidhefeeltoosicktoeatlunchwhilehewasthinkingaboutcheating?2.Whydidhewanttorunawayfromhome?3.Whydidhesay“Itwasn’tevenanaccidentthatIcheated.”?Part1Feelingsaftercheating1.Whydidhefeeltoosicktoeatlunchwhilehewasthinkingaboutcheating?Frightened,tooyoungtobeartoomuchthingsPart1Feelingsaftercheating2.Whydidhewanttorunawayfromhome?Andwhydidhewishhewasdead?•Hedidn’tknowhowtofacehisparentsafterhehadsomethingwrong.•Hethoughhehadturnedintoabadboy.Part1Feelingsaftercheating3.Whydidhesay“Itwasn’tevenanaccidentthatIcheated.”?•Itwasmoreserious/terriblethatitwasnotanaccident.•Henotonlydidsomethingwrong,butdiditonpurpose.Part2Cheatinginclass1.DoyouthinkingtheboyreallylikesMr.Burkeornot?2.Whathappenedintheeveningbeforethetest?3.Whydidtheboysaythathehadfinishedthehomework?4.Didtheboyenjoythespecial?Whynot?5.Theboyplannedeverythingcarefullythatevening,andhediditduringthetest.WaseverythingreallyOK?Part2Cheatinginclass1.DoyouthinktheboyreallylikesMr.Burkeornot?•Felthumiliated,lostfaceinpublic•IronyPart2Cheatinginclass2.Whathappenedintheeveningbeforethetest?Andwhydidtheboyhavenotimetopreparethetest?•Theboyfoundlotsofexcusesandhedidplantostudy.•Hisdeskisfullofthings;Nichocameinwiththerabbit,itknockeddownthecards;PhillipandMarycamein;itwasdinner;specialprogram;toolatetostudy;plannedthecheatingPart2Cheatinginclass3.Whydidtheboysaythathehadfinishedthehomework?•Hereallywantedtowatchthespecial;•Hewasproudoftellinghisfatherthathecouldfinishhishomeworkbeforedinner.Part2Cheatinginclass4.Didtheboyenjoythespecial?Whynot?Inthefamily,hehadtotellthetruth,buthedidn’t,sohe’salwaysthinkingaboutitwhilewatchingTV.Part2Cheatinginclass5.Theboyplannedeverythingcarefullythatevening,andhediditduringthetest.WaseverythingreallyOK?Hisstomachwasupsidedownandhewantedtodie.Part3Recognizingthemistake1.Whatdidtheboyfeeljustafterthecheating?2.Hetoldhisparentsthathewasill,buthisparentsdidn’tbelievehim,why?3.Whywasthefathernotsurprisedwhentheboycalledouttohim?Whydidtheboydecidetotellthetruthtohisfatherintheend?4.Whydidthefatherasktheboytocallhisteacherhimself?5.Thefatherkissedtheboygoodnight.Why?Part3Recognizingthemistake1.Whatdidtheboyfeeljustafterthecheating?•Hehadthementalstruggle.•Hethoughthewastheplainbadtothecore,likeacriminal;ontheotherhand,hewantedtoconvincehimselfthathewasn’ttotallybad.Part3Recognizingthemistake2.Hetoldhisparentsthathewasill,buthisparentsdidn’tbelievehim,why?•Theyknewtheboyverywell.•Ifachildreallyfellill,hewouldtellhisparentsdirectlywhenhecameback,butnotlyingonthefloor.Part3Recognizingthemistake3.Whywasthefathernotsurprisedwhentheboycalledouttohim?Heknewhissonverywell;hewouldtellthetruthifhewanted.Part3Recognizingthemistake4.Whydidtheboydecidetotellthetruthtohisfatherintheend?•Hewastooyoungtotakeupmanythings.•Hewasn’tabadboythatusuallytoldlies.Part3Recognizingthemistake5.Thefatherkissedtheboygoodnight.Why?Hecouldadmithismistakeintheend,hewasstillagoodboy.Notestothetextrightout[Para.3,Line8]informalexpressly;bluntly明白地；坦率地e.g.Hesaidmyfaultrightoutinfrontofeveryoneasusual.makeyousick[Para.13,Line45]Heissosmartinmathitmakesyousick.他很聪明，数学好的惊人。Heretheauthormeansthathisdeskmate’smathissurprisinglygoodthatyoucannotimagine.ci