大学英语精读3Unit6

Unit6ADay’sWaitThesmallboy’sillnessseemednottooserious.Yethewasclearlyveryworriedaboutsomething.Whateverwasit?Step1Leadin

1.Warm-upQuestions

1.Whatdoyouoftenwaitfor?2.Howdoyoufeelwhenyouarewaiting?3.Whatisthelongesttimeyouhavebeenkeptwaiting?4.Whatisthenormalbodytemperature?5.Areyouafraidofhighfever?Whatisthehighesttemperatureyouhaveevergot?6.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutErnestHemingway?Haveyoureadanyofhisworks?2.BackgroundInformation1)ErnestHemingway

Hemingway(1899-1961),Americannovelistandshort-storywriter,wasawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1954.Hewasnotedbothfortheintensemasculinityofhiswritingandforhisadventurousandwidelypublicizedlife.HissuccinctandlucidprosestyleexertedapowerfulinfluenceontheAmericanandBritishfictioninthe20thcentury.2)LostGenerationIngeneral,itreferstothepost-WorldWarIgeneration,butspecificallyagroupoftheU.S.writerswhocameofageduringthewarandestablishedtheirliteraryreputationsinthe1920s.ThetermstemsfromaremarkmadebyGertrudeSteintoErnestHemingway—“Youareallalostgeneration.”3)HowardPyle--Americanillustratorandauthor--Lifetime:(1853~1911)--Placeofbirth:Wilmington--Nationality:American--Works:TheMerryAdventuresofRobinHood(1883)TheWonderClock(1888)

StolenTreasure(1907)HowardPyle(1853~1911),Americanillustrator,teacher,andwriter,wasborninWilmington,Delaware.Hisstoriesandillustrationsestablishedinreputation.In1900,heestablishedinWilmingtontheHowardPyleSchoolofArt.Pyle’sworkoftendealswithAmericanhistoryandmedievalfolkloreandhisillustrationsfeaturearealisticstyleandaboldline.4)ThermometersAthermometerisaninstrumentformeasuringtemperature.ThemostcommonscalesareFahrenheitandCelsiusorCentigrade.FahrenheitisusedintheUnitedStateandsomeotherEnglish-speakingcountries.OntheFahrenheitscale,thefreezingpointofwateris32℉anditsboilingpoint212℉.Celsiusisusedthroughoutmostoftheworld.OntheCelsiusscale,thefreezingpointofwateris0℃anditsboilingpoint100℃.

Step2PresentationPartDivisionoftheText

Part1(1---13):Part2(14---25):Part3(26---30):Part4(31---57):2.ScanningScanthetextandfindtheplaceswheretherearechangesofplaces.Whatareimpliedbythechanges?ImplicationSentencesHecameintotheroom---ButwhenIcamedownstairs---Whenthedoctorcame---Downstairs,thedoctor---Backintheroom---Iwentoutforawhile---Atthehouse---Iwentuptohim---Misunderstandingwasgraduallycaused.Misunderstandingwasgraduallycaused.2)FindtheplaceswheretherearemisunderstandingsbetweentheFatherandSon,thenexplainwhattheyeachreferto.

“Don’tthink,”Isaid,“Justtakeiteasy.”“I’mtakingiteasy.”“it”fortheFathermeans“illness”whilefortheSonitmeans“death”.“Youdon’thavetostayinherewithmeifitbothersyou.”“Itdoesn’tbotherme.”“No,Imeanyoudon’thavetostayifit’sgoingtobotheryou.”“it”fortheFathermeans“illness”whilefortheSonitmeans“death”.“Howdoyoufeel,schatz?”“Justthesame,sofar.”TheFatherreferstotheson’shealthwhiletheSonthinksheisstillaliveuptonowthoughheisgoingtodie.ParagraphsandsentencesExplanationStep3Consolidation1.TalkaboutthePicturesStep3Consolidation2.UsefulExpressions1).量体温takeone’stemperature2).头痛getaheadache3).退烧bringdownthefever4).穿好衣服be/getdressed5).对……漠然bedetachedfrom…6).在床的后端atthefootofthebed7).保持清醒stayawake8).有点神志不清bealittlelightheaded9).光秃秃的树baretrees10).用……漆bevarnishedwith…11).连跌带滑slipandslither12).从视野中消失be/gooutofsight13).不能平衡，不稳bepoisedunsteadily14).烧得发红的脸颊cheeksflushedbythefever15).放心takeiteasy16).眼睛直盯着前方lookstraightahead17).尽量