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Unit1ThisYearIt’sGoingtoBeDifferentPre-readingquestions:Whatdoes“NewYear’sresolutions”mean?Somethingonemakesupone’smindtodoatthebeginningofanewyearinordertobeanddobetterintheyearahead.Pre-readingquestions:*HowdidyouspendyourSpringFestival?*HaveyoumadesomeNewYear’sresolutions?*Whatresolutionshaveyoumade?*HowtokeepyourNewYear’sresolution?TextIPre-readingactivities•1.AboutNewYear’sResolutions•A.Top10MostCommonNewYearResolutions•1.Loseweight•2.Stopsmoking•3.Sticktoabudget•4.Saveorearnmoremoney•5.Findabetterjob•6.Becomemoreorganized•7.Exercisemore•8.Bemorepatientatwork/withothers•9.Eatbetter•10.BecomeabetterpersonPre-readingquestions•Whydoesthemansay“Thisyearit’sgoingtobedifferent”?*Canyouguesswhatresolutionshehadmade?3.What’sthetextabout?•-Thetitledisclosesverylittleinformation.•-Anarrativepieceofwriting•-Characters:Dad:thehero•Maggie:hiswife•Sammy:1stson,5•Roy:2ndson•Kit:1stdaughter,14•Gretchen:2nddaughterReadingThemainidea:ThewritercarriedouthisNewYear’sresolutionsfaithfullytoimprovehimself,buttheresultsallwentcontrarytohisexpectations.DetailedQuestionsHowdidthewritertrytomakethisyeardifferentfromotheryears?WhydidhelookforwardeagerlytoNewYear’sDay?Whatkindoffatherandhusbanddoyouthinkthewriterwas?DetailedQuestionsHowdidhiswifereacttohisconsiderateness,goodmood,andhelpfulattitude?Whydidallhiseffortstobeagoodfatherandhusbandendinfailure?Whatistheimpliedmeaningof“We’rejusthappytohaveyoubackagain?”Hippie/hippyHippie/hippy2.HistoryThedecadefrom1960to1970wasdefinitelyoneofthoseeras.Thepeopledidn'tfollowtheteachingsofitselders,butrejectedthemforanalternativeculturewhichwastheirveryown.Madeupoftheyoungerpopulationofthetimethisnewculturewassucharadicalsocietythattheyweregiventheirownnamewhichisstillusedtoday.TheycametobecalledtheHippies.TheHippiemovementstartedinSanFrancisco,CaliforniaandspreadacrosstheUnitedStates,throughCanada,andintopartsofEurope.ButithaditsgreatestinfluenceinAmerica.Hippie/hippy2.HistoryHippiesflockedtoacertainareaofSanFranciscoonthecornerofHaightStreetandAshburyStreet,wheretheworldgottheirfirstviewofthisuniquegroup.ThisplacecametobeknownastheHaightAshburyDistrict.ThereweretoursofthedistrictanditwassaidthatthetourwastheonlyforeigntourwithinthecontinentallimitsoftheUnitedStates.TheHippiesweresodifferentthattheconservativemiddleclasscouldnotrelatetothemandsawthemasaliens.TheHaightAshburydistrictliesintheverycenterofSanFrancisco.Intheyearsof1965and1966theHippiestookovertheHaightAshburydistrict.Theretheylivedandspreadtheirpsychedelicthemethroughoutthewholearea.Hippie/hippy•Hippiefashionsandvalueshadamajoreffectonculture,influencingpopularmusic,television,film,literature,andthearts.Sincethe1960s,manyaspectsofhippieculturehavebeenassimilatedbymainstreamsociety.Thereligiousandculturaldiversityespousedbythehippieshasgainedwidespreadacceptance,andEasternphilosophyandspiritualconceptshavereachedawideaudience.Thehippielegacycanbeobservedincontemporarycultureinmyriadforms—fromhealthfood,tomusicfestivals,tocontemporarysexualmores,andeventothecyberspacerevolution.4.CultureRockandRollRockandRollchangedinmanywaysduringthehippieera.Thoughitalwayswaysasensuousmusicformsinceitsformationinthe1950s,ittendedtohideitssexualitybehindeuphemisms.Itwasneverpolitical,andseemedtoexpresscontentmentwithmiddleclassAmericanvalues.EvenifMiddleAmericadidn’talwayslikeit,theirkidslovedit.Maskedwithbehinditsplayful,happyveil,RockandRollintheFiftiessubtlythumbeditsnoseatMiddleAmerica.RockandRoll•RockandRollwasandisthemusicoftheHippieGeneration.Itbeganasadistinctivegenreinthe1950s.Itisgenerallycharacterizedbyaheavyrhythmicelementandtheuseofelectricguitarsandelectricalamplification.IthaditsrootsintheBlues,thatis,dancetunesofAmericanNegroorigin.Styleandwritingtechniques1.Strikinglyconversationalintone,styleislively活泼的,unaffected自然的，不矫揉造作的,idiomatic惯用的andstraightforward简明易懂的.2.2.StrikingcontrastbetweentheinformalcolloquialEnglishusedinconversationandtheformal,rightEnglishfoundinthewriter’slistofresolutions----makinghimselfalaughingstockExamplesofAmericanEnglishStyleandwritingtechniques3.Exaggeration-----createcomiceffectandinduce引起amusement4.Finalirony(sharpcontradictionbetweenwhatislogicallytohappenandwhathashappened)---toechotheintroduction5.Combinationsofverb-prepositionandverb-particle---tomakehiswritingveryinformalStyleandwritingtechniques6.contractions(缩写)---toachieveanaturalandconversationalrhythmandstyle7.Generalruleofthumb(经验法则：一种可用于许多情况的有用的原则，但并不是放诸四海皆准)(ifthreelongsentencesarewritteninarow,makethefourthashoreone.)---givinganeffectiveportrayaloftheatmosphereExamplesofAmericanEnglish1.(Am.E)(Brit.E)Washbowlwashbasinpajamaspyjamasgarbagerubbishgarbagecandustbingarbagecollectordustmangarbagetruckdustcartboy/girlscout童子军boy/girlguideExamplesofAmericanEnglish2.IdiomaticusageAm.EBrit.E1)Say,Dad,…Isay,Dad,……“say”usedinthiswayisanAmericanism,itisusedtoattractattentionortoexpresssurprise.2)Roysureissmart.Royiscertainlysmart.“sure”isanexampleofAmericancolloquialism.3)Isuggestedthattheycarvesomethingfortheirmother.(Am.E)Isuggestedthattheysho