Unit 2  Unit Two? Section A? A Busy Weekday Morning I. Greetings II. ?Review: Review the new words and phases of Unit One III Start the new lesson 1. Introduction: You are about to read an early exchange between a daughter and her parents. You will find how they think about the same things very differently. You will also hear how they miss connecting with or understanding each other. It is as if they are blind to what is important in each other’s worlds. This puts them in separate worlds and creates the gap between the older and the younger generation. 2. Discourse analysis Main idea of the passage: The story “A Busy Weekday Morning” was centered upon the conflicts between Sandy and her parents over her favorite music, dresses, make-up and other minor things. Part I (Paras1-4): Direct conflicts between Sandy and her father over her favorite music Part II (Paras5-7): Sandy took a shower and got ready to have her breakfast. (过渡) Part III (Paras8-25): Sandy and her mother were in disagreement over several minor things, such as eating, teeth-brushing, dressing, and makeup. Part Ⅳ(Paras ): As she hurried to the school bus, Sandy missed her brother at college, with whom she often shared her feelings. The devices for developing the four parts of Section A: Part 1: dialogue. Part 2: narration Part 3:dialogue Part 4: 3.? Language points: 1.?????????? click: vi. make a short, sharp sound; 发出“咔哒”声. eg.—The key clicked in the lock. blast forth: (sounds) come out suddenly; （声音）突然响起来. eg.—The alarm clock blast forth by his ear. –Guns and bombs blast forth in the evening’s quietness. 2.?????????? along with: sb1 do sth along with sb2: sb1do sth together with sb2: 同某人一起做某事。eg.—She travels along with me. –She went on the journey along with her best friend. —He puts the letter into his pocket along with her photo/He puts the letter, along with her photo, into his pocket. 3.?????????? as: two actions happen at the same time; it means “while”. eg.—She sang beautifully as she danced. –She read as she walks. 4.?????????? turn…off: stop sh. eg.—Turn off the lights when you leave. –Turn off the radio. –Turn off the air-conditioner, for it is a little bit cold in the room. 5.?????????? burst into a place: rush into a place often with force: 突然闯入，冲进。eg.—Two gunmen burst into his house and kidnapped his wife. –The girls burst into the classroom with great noise. burst: burst or bursted. 6.?????????? over and over: again and again. 一次又一次。 e.g. —He does it over and over. –She has told them over and over again so they know what to do clearly. 7.?????????? rhythm: …have a…rhythm: 节奏…. eg. –This song has a strong/quick/exciting/annoying rhythm. 8.?????????? Do: it can be used immediately after the subject for emphasis and should be followed by the bare infinitive form of the verb. eg. –He has a house. –He does have a house. –She does sing beautifully. –They do like swimming. 9.?????????? Definitely: certainly; with no doubt: 确定无疑地; 明确地。Eg. –Definitely, he is a dancer. –Definitely, he is a millionaire. –he is definitely a born scientist. 10.??????? message: n. a moral lesson usually contained in a story. 寓意, 启示. e.g. –The message of the story “the peasant and the snake” is that one shouldn’t show mercy to his enemy.—The message of this story is that one mustn’t lie; one must be honest. 11.??????? reach for: move one’s hand to get sth: 伸手去拿。 E.g.—He reached for the apple on the top of the table. –He reached for his gun. —He reached for the book on the shelf. 12.??????? turn up: increase the volume or the size of sth: 增大或调高.E.g. –He turns up the radio. —He turns up the TV. –He turns up the air-conditioner/the heat. 13.??????? stand: vt. bear. 容忍，忍受. E.g. –I can’t stand his words. –I can’t stand the noise. 14.??????? offensive: bad, unpleasant. 讨厌的，使人不快的，令人作呕的。E.g.—his words is offensive. –the smell is offensive.—the rock music is offensive. 15.??????? turn down: reduce the volume. E.g.—turn down the TV. 16.??????? as well as: 和，还有it hurts your ears as well as your brain: it hurts your ears and it hurts your brain, too. E.g.—he gives me some money and some advice, too: he gives me some money as well as some advice. –Generation gap exists in the United States as well as china. 17.??????? disturb: vt. interrupt, trouble. 打扰。 E.g.—sorry to disturb you, but I need your help. –I always disturbed him but he never got inpatient. 18.??????? As usual: as has happened before: 与往常一样. E.g.—As usual, he wears a green T-shirt. –As usual, she goes to school by bus. 19.??????? grab: vt. take suddenly and roughly. 20.??????? bang: vi. hit with great noises. 砰砰的使劲敲。 E.g.—He banged on/at the door. –She bangs on the car window. 21.??????? dry off: become dry. 22.??????? Put on: put on clothes, gloves or something else. In the text: put on one’s makeup/ wear one’s makeup. 23.??????? disgusting: a. very unpleasant. 令人厌恶的，令人作呕的。Sth is disgusting/disgusting sth. E.g.—this dish is disgusting. – I throw the disgusting dish into the rubbish can. 24.??????? annoy: v. sth annoy sb./sb is annoyed with/at sth: sth make sb a little angry/sb is a little angry with/at sth. E.g.—His words annoyed me/I was annoyed at his words. —The outcoming of the events annoyed her. 25.??????? that much: so much. E.g.—after I had that much fish and meat, I felt that I even can’t move an inch. –she gives me that much love that I feel I am overwhelmed by her love.(淹没) 26.??????? bolt out/bolt out of a place: leave a place in a hurry. 匆匆离开。E.g. –she bolted out of the classroom immediately after I entered it. IV. Summary:? From this passage we learn a lot about the reason why the parents and the children are in so intense relations. We should try our best to avoid such intense relation between the older and younger generation. V. Homework: ?translation of five sentences into English. ? Section B? Parent Talk I. Greetings II. Review: 1.?????? Answer the following questions: 1) What could we do to avoid the generation gap? 2)Do the parents in the passage of section A love their daughter or not? 2. Have a small quiz: dictation of some new words and phrases from section A III. Start the new lesson 1. Introduction: This passage B illustrates the older generation’s views about the fashion and about the problems existing between the parents and their daughter. After reading this passage the younger generation may have a clue about the real reasons that have caused the generation gap and try to minimize the gap with more efforts on their part. 2. Discourse analysis Part I (paras. 1-21): though there are generation gap between the parents and their child, it seems that the generation gap is not so bad. Part II (paras. 22-23):the mother’s decision to make closer the cold relation between her and her daughter. 3 Language points: a)???????????? in peace and quiet: calmly. b)??????????? upset: a. worried and anxious; ill: 心烦意乱的，苦恼的, 不舒服的.E.g. –She is upset when she found her husband tells lies. c)??????????? Make one’s blood boil: make one angry. E.g. –his words make my blood boil. d)??????????? appeal to: attract. 吸引. Sth appeal to sb. E.g. –Italian food doesn’t appeal to him. He only likes Chinese food. e)???????????? get rid of: be free of/free oneself from (something unwanted or unpleasant). 除去，摆脱. E.g.—How can we get rid of this unwelcome visitor? –Get rid of the flies/rats. f)???????????? distract: sth distract sb: 转移，分散注意力；使分心；e.g.—The noise outside the window distracted him. –The advertisements by the side of the road sometimes distract the attention of drivers, which has caused several car accidents. g)??????????? sb be distracted by sth: E.g. –he is distracted by the noise outside the window. h)??????????? distracted: a. 注意力分散的，精神不集中的; 心情纷乱的。E.g.—she is distracted when watching TV. (She feels confused./she is not concentrated on reading) i)????????????? teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old. j)????????????? Identity: n. who sb is个性，特性；身份。E.g. –he concealed his identity in order to escape the police. –Every student in my class has his own identity and tries their best to keep their identities, that is, they refuse to be similar with each other. –It is very bad if one loses one’s identity. k)??????????? identify: v. show one’s identity of. E.g. –identify oneself: show or tell the identity of oneself/ tell others who they are. l)????????????? negative: a. no; bad harmful. 否定的；消极的，负面的. E.g.—He gives me a negative answer. –The TV programs give the young more negative influence than passive influence. m)????????? influence: …have a …influence on sb: n)??????????? anyway=anyhow: 不管怎样. o)??????????? go too far: go to extremes and can’t come back. Here it refers that sandy may become pregnant, doing drugs, getting drunk, or even get AIDS.走极端. E.g.—He never went too far when he was a teenager, though he grew long hair. –He went too far when he was a teenager—drug destroyed his health. p)??????????? drop out of school: leave school without finishing one’s studies. q)??????????? keep the lines of communication open: (line: way, means:) keep the means of communication open; her daughter can use every means available to communicate with her mother to get support or suggestion from her mother or get consolation from her mother. IV.Summary: It seems that the parents always worry about that their children may take a wrong way when they grow up, but they always worry too much. The best way to settle the generation gap between the older and the younger generation is that the parents and the children should try their best to communicate with each other and to tell each other what they are thinking about. V. Do Exercises VI. Homework: Preview Book 3 Unit 1 Section A