unit-11Teenager’s-Nightmare综英第二册

Unit11Teenager’sNightmarePartIListeningandSpeakingActivitiesPartIIReadingComprehensionandLanguageActivitiesPartIIIExtendedActivitiesWhichoneisanexplicitcommand,whichoneisa“soft”command,andwhichoneiseven“softer”.Tom,closethedoor!Jane,canyouclosethedoor?Couldyoupleaseclosethedoor,Jack?Doyouobjecttocomingheretomorrowmorning?Doyoumindcomingheretomorrowmorning?Youaretocomeheretomorrowmorning.Youaresupposedtocomeheretomorrowmorning.Comeheretomorrowmorning.Youshould/oughttocomeheretomorrowmorning.Youmustcomeheretomorrowmorning.Noticethatthesecommandsareincreasingindegreeofformality.(increasinglyformal)Someotherbasiccommands,forexampleTellhimthetruth.Bringyournotebooknexttime.SpeakonlyEnglishhere.Bepunctualforclass.Obeytherulesandregulations.Insmallgroups,listmorepatternsandexpressionsthatareusedtomakecommandsandrequests.WouldIbetroublingyoutoomuchifIaskedyouto…?Iwaswonderingifyoucouldpossibly…?Wouldtherebeanypossibilityof…?Wouldyoubesokindasto…?Pleasebequiet,willyou?Bekindenoughto…Wouldyouplease…?Iwantyouto…RespondingtoDemandsPositiveResponsesYes/Sure/Allright.Certainly/Ofcourse.Byallmeans.Noproblem.It’sasnap.I’dbehappy/gladto.Mypleasure.Notatall/Ofcoursenot.No,Idon’tmindabit.(Inresponseto“Would/Doyoumind…?”)NegativeResponsesI’msorryIcan’t.No,I’mafraidIcan’t.I’dliketosayyes,butthat’sjustimpossible.I’drathernotifyoudon’tmind.Certainlynot!Sorry,itcan’tbedone/helped.Noway!Grammaticalpointswould,might,couldusedinhesitantrequests;mustn’tinprohibition,absenceofobligation;should,oughttoindutyandobligationPartIIReadingComprehensionandLanguageActivitiesPre-readingTasksNotesTranslationComprehensionworkLanguagework(A,B,C)PartIIReadingComprehensionandLanguageActivitiesPre-readingTasksDoyoulikeschoolexaminations,whyandwhynot?Whatarethestagesofgoingthroughanexamination?Howdoyoufeelwhenyoutakeanexamination?Tickyouranswerfromthefollowinglist:1.apprehensivepanicnervousworriedfrightenedterriblescaredanxiousfearful2.excitedamazedjoyousjollycheerfule.g.IoftenfeelapprehensivewhenIampreparingforanexambecauseIdon’tknowifIwillpassitornot.IntroductiontothepassageAsoneofthemostimportantprocedureineducation,examsareaimedtoevaluatehowwellstudentshavelearnedtheirsubjects,nottomakethemsuffer.Butinreality,studentsareallafraidofexams.Theauthoranalyseswhythemostterribletimecomesatthebeginningandattheend.Turntop.139,andlistentothetext.Teenager’sNightmareTakingexamsmustbeoneofthemostfrighteningexperiencesthatanyonemustgothrough.Itisnotsomuchtheactualtakingoftheexamsthemselveswhichissoawful,althoughofcoursetheyplayagreatpartinthegeneralfeelingoffear;no,themostawfultimecomesatthebeginningandattheend.Thebeginningisthetimewhenyouaremeanttorevise.Revisionisaterribletimebothifyoureviseandifyoudon’t.Firstly,ifyourevise,concentratingonapileofA4pagescoveredinyouruntidyhandwriting,yousuddenlywishnotonlythatyouhadwritteneverythingdownabitmoreclearly,butalsothatyouhadstartedrevisionalitearlier.However,onceresignedtothefactthatyoucan’tputthecockback,youpreparetogiveyourselfuptofullandthoroughrevision,puttingasideallelseinlife.AnalysisofthetextOneofthemostfrighteningandawfulexperiences---themostawfultime(Para.1)Thebeginning---therevision---thetwosituations(Para.2-3)1.Firstly,itishardtoconcentrateonapileofA4pagescoveredinuntidyhandwritingYourattentionwandersawayeasily;2.Secondly,lackingofdeterminationandwillpower,sufferingmostseverecomplexes.Theendoftheexamprocedure---awaitingtheresults(Para.4)Ofcourse,suchaharddecisionisabsolutelyimpossibletocarryout,althoughyoudotrytofoolyourselfthatyoucanundertakeiteasily.Youletyourattentionwanderawayeasily,findingyouhaveasudden,irresistibleurgetotidyupyourroom,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)considersyo