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Unit111UnitElevenLead-in1.MovieClip2.Quotes1.MovieClip1.WhydidMarycallTami?Becauseshewantedtotellherthatshecouldn’tgototheballsinceDominiqueaskedhertofinishcleaningherbedroombymidnight.2.WhatdidTamido?Sheaskedhersister’sboyfriend’scousinstohelpMarytocleanDominique’sbedroom.Discussion:IfyouwereMary,wouldyougototheballorcleanDominique’sbedroom?Why?(Thisisanopenquestion.)Script（FromAnotherCinderalla）-Mary?Thetwinsareturning16nextweek.-Didn’ttheyturn16lastyear?-Yes,andthey’llkeepturning16untilItellthemtostop.We’rehavingabigpartyandIneedthishousetobespotless.-ButTamiandIaregoingtotheballtonight.PlusI’vecleanedeveryroominthishouse.-Not...mybedroom.-You’rekiddingme,right?-I’mclubbingwithParistonight.It’smyturntothrowtheafter-party.Don’tsteponmyhair.WhenIgethomeatmidnight,thisroomwillbepristine.-Dominique,I’dneedheavyequipment.Forexample,aflamethrower.-Don’tyousassme,smartypants.I’llrevokeyourschoolprivileges.Youcouldsaygoodbyetothosetrendyfriends.OrshallIsayfriend,LittleMissNot-So-Popular?Oh,andcleanupthesefishsticks.They’vebeentheresinceLent.-Tami,Ican’tgototheball.“Domifreak’s”makingmecleanherbedroom.-You’reinherlair?-Therearespeciesofbugsinherestillunknowntoscience.There’snowayI’llfinishintime.-Wait,whatif...?-Whoareyoutalkingto?WhenIsaidnophoneprivileges,thatincludedthelandline.-I’msorry.Ihavetogo.-Ugh.-Manson,we’vebeenlookingforyousinceChristmas,boy.You’refree,boy.Go.Go,go.Go,Manson,go.You’refree.Oh,hey.Gosh,look,IjustfoundManson.AndpleasetellmethoseUnit112aren’tourdresses.-Ican’t.Becausetheyare.We’regoingtotheball.-Tami,whatpartof“Domifreak’smakingmecleanherbedroom”didyounotunderstand?-WhatwouldyousayifItoldyouIcouldcleanupthemessforyou...andDominiquewouldneverknow?-I’dsayyou’remyhero,butthere’snoway,andyouhavetogototheball.Plus,youcan’tcleanthismessupalone.-Well,whosaidIwasalone?-Hi,Mary.-Hey.-Youdidthisforme?-Mary,meetmysister’sboyfriend’scousins.Cousins,thisisMary.-Hello,hello.Yougotodance?Verynice.Housecleanbymidnight?Noproblem.Likevansay,“Nomesstoomessy.”-Okay.-Thismessistoomessy.-Lee-Ha,youpromised.-Isthereaproblem?-I’monit.Getstartedandhidethevan.2.QuotesReadthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyourreasons.Thetotalhistoryofalmostanyonewouldshockalmosteveryone.—MignonMcLaughlin,TheNeurotic’sNotebook,1960Whatisthemostbeautifulinvirilemenissomethingfeminine;whatismostbeautifulinfemininewomenissomethingmasculine.—SusanSontagYouneverknowtillyoutrytoreachthemhowaccessiblemenare;butyoumustapproacheachmanbytherightdoor.—HenryWardBeecher,ProverbsfromPlymouthPulpit,1887Ifwehadnofaultsofourown,wewouldnottakesomuchpleasureinnoticingthoseofothers.—FrancoisducdelaRochefoucauldYoucandiscovermoreaboutapersoninanhourofplaythaninayearofconversation.—PlatoBeyourself;everyoneelseisalreadytaken.—OscarWildeItisabsurdtodividepeopleintogoodandbad.Peopleareeithercharmingortedious.—OscarWildeTherearetwokindsofpeople:thosewhosaytoGod,Thywillbedone,andthosetowhomGodsays,Allright,then,haveityourway.—C.S.LewisTherearesomepeoplewholiveinadreamworld,andtherearesomewhofacereality;andthentherearethosewhoturnoneintotheother.Unit113—DouglasH.EverettGodmusthavelovedtheplainpeople:Hemadesomanyofthem.—AbrahamLincolnText1.TextI(1)Pre-ReadingQuestions(2)GeneralReading(3)Background(4)Text(5)CommentsontheText(6)Exercises2.TextII(1)Text(2)ComprehensionTextI1.Pre-ReadingQuestionsLookingatthetitleofthetext,youmaywellpredictthatthewriterisgoingtocompareandcontrasttwoclassesofpeople,theneatandthesloppy.Inyouropinion,whatisthedifferencebetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeople?What’syouropinionofneatpeopleandsloppypeople?ForyourreferenceThisisanopenquestion.Discusswithyourclassmates.2.TheMainIdeaReadthetextrapidlytofindoutthewriter’sopinionofsloppypeopleandneatpeople.ForyourreferenceAnswers:Accordingtothewriter,sloppypeoplevalueobjectsandcorrespondence,arecarefulandtakethelongview,whileneatpeoplearecallous,wastefulandselfish.3.BackgroundNoteNever-NeverLandUnit114Unit115Never-NeverLand(alsoNeverNeverLand,NeverlandorNeverLand)isafictionalplacefeaturedintheworksofJ.M.Barrieandthosebasedonthem.ItisthedwellingplaceofPeterPan,TinkerBell,theLostBoysandothers.AlthoughnotallpeopleinNever-NeverLandceasetoage,itsbestknownresidentsfamouslyrefusedtogrowup,anditisoftenusedasametaphorforeternalchildhood(andchildishness),immortality,andescapism.Itwasfirstintroducedas“theNeverNeverLand”inthetheatreplayPeterPanorTheBoyWhoWouldn’tGrowUpbyScottishwriterJ.M.Barrie,firststagedin1904.4.TextUnit116NeatPeoplevs.SloppyPeopleI’vefinallyfiguredoutthedifferencebetweenneatpeopleandsloppypeople.Thedistinctionis,asalways,moral.Neatpeoplearelazierandmeanerthansloppypeople.Sloppypeople,yousee,arenotreallysloppy.Theirsloppinessismerelytheunfortunateconsequenceoftheirextrememoral(1)rectitude.Sloppypeople(1)carryintheirmind’seyeaheavenlyvision,apreciseplan,thatisso(2)stupendous,soperfect,itcan’tbeachievedinthisworldorthenext.SloppypeopleliveinNever-NeverLand.Somedayistheir(2)métier.Somedaytheyareplanningtoalphabetizealltheirbooksandsetuphomecatalogs.Somedaytheywill