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TimeAllotment:SectionA(6periods):1st---2ndperiod:1.Pre-readingactivities(theme-relatedquestionsforwarmingup;culturalnotes;usefulwordsandexpressions)2.While-readingactivities(topicsentences;languagepointsexplanation;difficultsentences)3rd---4thperiod:1.While-readingactivities;2.Post-readingactivities(comprehensionquestions;mainidea;textstructure;)5rd---6thperiod:1.While-readingactivities;2.Post-readingactivities(comprehensionquestions;mainidea;textstructure;)7th---8thperiod:exercisesUnit1SectionAAnImpressiveEnglishLesson1.IfIamtheonlyparentwhostillcorrectshischild’sEnglish,thenperhapsmysonisright.Tohim,Iamatediousoddity:afatherheisobligedtolistentoandamanabsorbedintherulesofgrammar,whichmysonseemsallergicto.(Para.1)Meaning:Mysonisprobablyrightifthereisnootherparentlikemewhostillcorrectshischild’smistakesinEnglish.Tomyson,Iamaboringandstrangefather,whohehastolistento;Iamalsotheonewhopayslotsofattentiontogrammarrules,whichhedoesn’tseemtolike.oddity:n.[C]astrangeorunusualpersonorthing怪人；怪物；奇特的东西Withhisneatsuitson,hefeltlikeanodditywalkinginthispoorneighborhood.穿着笔挺的西装走在这个贫民区里，他觉得自己就像个怪物。Usagenote:obligeThewordobligeismostcommonlyusedintheexpressionbe/feelobliged.1be/feelobligedtodosth.指“感到有责任做某事”。例如：Hefeltobligedtohelphismother,evenifitmeantleavingcollege.他觉得有责任帮助母亲，即使这意味着他要离开大学。2be/feelobligedtosb./sth.指“对某人或某事心存感激”。例如：Thankyouverymuch,doctor.Iamextremelyobligedtoyou.医生，非常谢谢您。对您，我深表感谢。2IthinkIgotseriousaboutthisonlyrecentlywhenIranintooneofmyformerstudents,freshfromanexcursiontoEurope.(Para.2)Meaning:IthinkIstartedtopayattentiontootherpeople’susageofgrammaronlylately,whenIhappenedtomeetoneofmyformerstudents,whohadjustreturnedfromashortjourneytoEurope.3“Howwasit?”Iasked,fullofearnestanticipation.(Para.2)Meaning:WhenIaskedabouthowhertriptoEuropehadbeen,Iwasexpectingherresponseanxiouslyandsincerely.Howwasit?:(spoken)oftenusedinconversationtoasksb.abouttheiropinionorexperienceofsth.怎么样？（口语常用表达，用于询问看法或经历）Didyouwatchthemovielastnight?Howwasit?你昨天晚上看那部电影了吗？感觉怎么样？IwastoldthatyouhadtraveledtomanyplacesinAsiarecently.Howwasit?有人告诉我你最近跑了亚洲的很多地方，旅行怎么样？fullof:(followedbyabstractnouns)feelingorshowingalotofparticularemotionorquality（感觉、表达或表现出）充满某种情感（特质）的fullofexcitement/energy/hope/happiness/praise充满兴奋/活力/希望/幸福/赞美Theteacherwasfullofpraiseforthehomeworkthatthestudentshaddone.老师对学生们完成的功课赞不绝口。Lucyisahappychildandalwaysfulloflife.露西是个快乐的孩子，总是充满了活力。3Shenoddedthreeorfourtimes,searchedtheheavensfortherightwords,andthenexclaimed,Itwas,like,whoa!3她点了三四下头，绞尽脑汁，苦苦寻找恰当的词语，然后惊呼：“真是，哇！”4Shenoddedthreeorfourtimes,searchedtheheavensfortherightwords,andthenexclaimed,“Itwas,like,whoa!”(Para.3)Meaning:Shenoddedherheadthreeorfourtimes,triedtofindtherightwordsinhermind,andthenshoutedwithexcitement,“Itwas,like,whoa!”Meaningbeyondwords:Sincethestudentwasnotquitesurehowtoexactlydescribehertravelexperience,thetoneoftheauthorissomewhatsarcastic.TheauthorintendedtosendoutthemessagethatthestudentwasincompetentregardingtheselectionofherEnglishvocabulary.searchsomewhereforsth.:trytofindsth.insomeplace在某地方搜寻某物Therobberreachedoutandsearchedthebackpocketofmytrousersforanythingvaluable.那个盗贼伸手搜我裤子后面的口袋以寻找值钱的东西。Note:Theheavensmeans“thesky”.Here“searchtheheavensfortherightwords”impliesthestudenttriedhardtofindsuitablewordstodescribewhatshesawandexperiencedwhentravelinginEurope.Usagenote:search,searchfor1search:lookthrough检查；搜查Theysearchedthemaninfrontofmefromheadtofoot.他们把我前面的男子从头到脚搜查了一遍。Theysearchedeverybody’sluggage.他们检查了每个人的行李。2searchfor:lookfor寻找；搜寻Thecustomsweresearchingfordrugsattheairport.海关人员在机场搜查毒品。Note:“Itwas,like,whoa!”means“Itwasreallygreat!”.“Itwaslike…”isaninformalexpressioninconversation,verycommonforyoungpeoplewhoarelazyandincapabletoreferencetheirideas.Theexpressionisusuallyfollowedbyanadjectiveoranexclamation.Itwas,like,marvelous!简直奇妙极了！(Itwaslike)Whoa!Howcomeyougotahundredpercentcorrectonsuchahardtest?哇!这么难的考试你怎么都全答对了？Note:Whoaisspecificallyusedtoshowthatpeoplearesurprisedorthinksomethingisveryimpressive.Itcanbeusedindifferentcontexts.Forexample:﹒Todescribesomethingthatyou’renotquitesurehowtodescribe:Thatcarissocool,it’slike,whoa.﹒Toexpresssurprise:Whoa!It’sreallyamazing!﹒Toindicateadesiretoendwhatsomeoneistalking:Whoa,OK,that’senough.4Andthatwasit.ThecivilizationofGreeceandthegloryofRomanarchitecturewerecapturedinacondensednon-statement.Mystudent'swhoa!wasexceededonlybymyhead-shakingdistress.4没了。所有希腊文明和罗马建筑的辉煌居然囊括于一个浓缩的、不完整的语句之中！我的学生以“哇！”来表示她的惊叹，我只能以摇头表达比之更强烈的忧虑。5Andthatwasit.(Para.4)Meaning:Andthatwaseverythingshesaid,withoutevenmentioninganydetailsofherwonderfulexperienceinEurope.Thatwasit.:oftenusedinconversationtosaythatsth.iscompletelyfinishedorthatasituationcannotbechanged就这样（指某事彻底结束或形势不能更改）Thatwasit.Icouldnolongerhopeforapromotion,andmybossdidn’tevenwanttoseemeagain.就这样吧，我的升职再也没指望了，我的老板甚至不想再见到我。That’sit.Thereisnothingmorewecando.就这样吧，我们也再没有别的办法。6ThecivilizationofGreeceandthegloryofRomanarchitecturewerecapturedinacondensednon-statement.(Para.4)Meaning:ThecivilizationofGreeceandthegloryofRomanarchitecturewerejustdescribedinonewordrathe