Unit-10-Teenagers-Nightmare

Unit10Teenager’sNightmarePIListeningandSpeakingActivitiesPartIIReadingComprehensionandLanguageActivitiesPartIIIExtendedActivitiesPartIListeningandSpeakingActivitiesIntroductionoffunctionsListenandspeakTrytospeakmoreMakeyourowndialogueWhataretheyfor?IfyouwanttolearnmoreIntroductionoffunctionsYoumaymakeanexplicitcommandlikethis:Doyouobjecttocomingheretomorrowmorning?Doyoumindcomingheretomorrowmorning?Youaretocomeheretomorrowmorning.Youaresupposedtocomeheretomorrowmorning.Comeheretomorrowmorning!Youshould/oughttocomeheretomorrowmorning.Youmustcomeheretomorrowmorning.Listenandspeak1.Howdidthefathercommandthesontocomeover?Key:a2.WhatwereBill’sexamresults,accordingtohisfather?Key:c3.Whydidn’tBilldowellintheexams?Key:a4.WhatdoesthefatherthinkBillmustdo?Key:cTurntop.135,andlet’slisten.Listentotheconversationandtickthecorrectanswertoeachquestion.TrytospeakmoreNotes:putsthintosth/doingsth:devote(time,effort,etc)tosthe.g.She’sputtingalotofworkintoimprovingherFrench.revise(sth)(forsth):goover(workalreadydone)inpreparationforanexaminationhard-line:uncompromisingIone’sbeliefsorpoliciesbehardonsb:a)treatorcriticizesbseverelyb)beunfairtosbe.g.Don’tbetoohardonher---she’sveryyoung.Thenewlawisabithardonthosewhowerebornabroad.Makeyourowndialogue1.Youandyourpartneraretalkingaboutyourlastexam.Makeadialogueusingthefollowingcues.(Turntopage137)2.Studythefollowingcartoons.Makeastoryandthentellittoyourclassmates.Limityourstorytoapproximatelyoneminute.(Turntopage137)Whataretheyfor?Key:1.f2.b3.h4.a5.d6.c7.g8.e9.iIfyouwanttolearnmoreKey:a.5b.3c.8d.10e.6f.4g.7h.1i.9j.2PartIIReadingComprehensionandLanguageActivitiesPre-readingTasksNotesTranslationComprehensionworkLanguagework(A,B,C)PartIIReadingComprehensionandLanguageActivitiesPre-readingTasksDoyoulikeschoolexaminations,whyandwhynot?Whatarethestagesofgoingthroughanexamination?Howdoyoufeelwhenyoutakeanexamination?Tickyouranswerfromthefollowinglist:apprehensivepanickednervousworriedfrightenedexcitedamazedterriblejoyousscaredTurntop.139,andlistentothetext.Teenager’sNightmareTakingexamsmustbeoneofthemostfrighteningexperiencesthatanyonemustgothrough.Itisnotsomuchtheactualtakingoftheexamsthemselveswhichissoawful,althoughofcoursetheyplayagreatpartinthegeneralfeelingoffear;no,themostawfultimecomesatthebeginningandattheend.Thebeginningisthetimewhenyouaremeanttorevise.Revisionisaterribletimebothifyoureviseandifyoudon’t.Firstly,ifyourevise,concentratingonapileofA4pagescoveredinyouruntidyhandwriting,yousuddenlywishnotonlythatyouhadwritteneverythingdownabitmoreclearly,butalsothatyouhadstartedrevisionalitearlier.However,onceresignedtothefactthatyoucan’tputthecockback,youpreparetogiveyourselfuptofullandthoroughrevision,puttingasideallelseinlife.Ofcourse,suchaharddecisionisabsolutelyimpossibletocarryout,althoughyoudotrytofoolyourselfthatyoucanundertakeiteasily.Youletyourattentionwanderawayeasily,findingyouhaveasudden,irresistibleurgetotideupyourroom,eventhoughithaslookedlikeapigstyforthelastthreemonths.Whenyouaretemptedawayfromyourstudyingbysuchstrangeamusements,youraremovingontotheterritoryofthesecondgroupconcerningrevision---thosewhoknowtheyneedandshouldgetdowntohardstudying,butsomehowhaveneithergotthedeterminationnorthewillpowertoforcethemselvestositdownforhoursonenddigestingthedelightsofpuremathematics.Now,thissecondgroupinwhichwehaveallfoundourselvesfromtimetotimesufferthemostsevereguiltcomplexesovertheirlackofrevision.Teenager’sNightmareAlthoughtheyareawarethattheyshouldbestudyingtheycannotsomehowbringthemselvestotheawfultask;temptationhaswonoverwhattheyknowtheyshouldbedoing,andinawaytheysufferfarmorethanthosewhoeventuallyfindthewillpoweranddeterminationtositdownandrevise.Theendoftheexamprocedure,whichisinsomecasesworsethantherevisionperiod,isawaitingtheresults.Whilewaitingyoucan’tdomuchaboutyourownschoolwork.Youfeelthatitisveryhardtoresistthetemptationtolightafirewithallyournotebooksandfilesinsteadoflogs,butatthesametimeyoufeelthatyouhadbetterkeepayournotessafeincaseyoudiscoveryouhavefailedandneedtore-takeallyoursubjects.Teenager’sNightmareTeenager’sNightmareTheworstdayofallistheonewhenyouknowthatthepostmanistodelivertheletter(alwaysinabrownenvelopetomakeitlookmoreofficialandfrightening)whichwillinformyouwhethertheacademicworld(andsocietyingeneral)considersyouafailureorasuccess,whetheryoucangetthejobyouwant,orgototheuniversityyouwishtoattend.Thatenvelopeistocontainthekeytoyourfutureand,perhapsmostimportantlyofall,toinformyouwhetheryouneedtosufferagainthehorrorsofexams.e.g.1.Thecountryhasgonethroughtoomanywars.这个国家经历了太多的战争。gothroughfireandflood赴汤蹈火2.Wewentthroughfivepintsofmilklastweek.3.Ialwaysstartthedaybygoingthroughmymail.gotroughsth:a.toexperienceadifficultorunpleasantsituation,feelingetcb.touseupmoneyorasupplyofsthc.tolookatorexaminesthcarefully,especiallyinordertofindsthe.g.Ithoughtthepoliceweremeanttoprotectpeople.我认为警察有责任保护人民。bemeanttodosth:a.tobeintendedtodosthb.ifyouaremeanttodosth,youshoulddoit,especiallybecausesomeonehastoldyoutoorbecauseyouareresponsible