现代大学英语精读第二版book3unit8课件

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ackgroundWarmingupUnit8Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesInMyDayUnit8Warmingup精选Whatisthemeaningofthetitle?Whotendtousetheexpressionveryoften?Whydotheyoftensaythis?1.TheTitleNevertrustanyoneoverthirty!WarmingupQuestions/Activities精选2.GenerationGapthe50sthe60sthe70s&80sthe90sRock

androll,BeatniksPunkCountercultureHip-hop

WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesEverygenerationhasitsownyouthculture,whichcontributestothegenerationgap.Matchthefollowingitems.精选Definition:fierce(para.10)advise(para.18)lecture(para.46)inadequate(para.46)Paraphrasing:Lifewascombat,andvictorywasnottothelazy,thetimid,thedrugstorecowboy,themush-mouthafraidtotellpeopleexactlywhatwasonhismind.(para.15)Check-onPreviewWarmingup精选Structure:PartI:(paras.1-___)Descriptionof____________________________PartII:(paras.___-15)Russell’srecollectionofhismother’spersonalityPartIII:(paras.16-____)Thedoctor’s_______andRussell’s________ofmother’sillnessPartIV:(paras.____-45)________________________________________PartV:(paras.46-end)Russell’sconsiderationof___________________Check-onPreviewWarmingup精选ContenttounderstandtheproblemofagingtounderstandtheproblemofgenerationandwaystosolveittorelatetheproblemtopersonalandsocialexperienceLanguagetoappreciatetheuseofhumortodrawinferencestoreadbetweenthelinesforgistObjectivesWarmingup精选BackgroundBookAuthorInMyDayUnit8精选AcolumnistforTheNewYorkTimes,whereheapplieshisuniquebrandofhumortosocialcommentary.ThepresenttextistakenfromRussellBaker’sautobiography,GrowingUp,whichwonhimthesecondPulitzerPrizein1983.Withamovingmixofhumorandsadness,Bakerinsightfullyrecountsthestrugglesthefamilyenduredindepression-eraafterhisfatherpassedaway(whenBakerwasonly5).BackgroundAuthorRussellBaker精选Thebook’sgreatestachievementisBaker’sportrayalofhismother,adrivenwomanhauntedbypovertyanddreamsofherson’ssuccess.“Iwouldmakesomethingofmyself,”hewrote,“andifIlackedthegrittodoit,wellthenshewouldmakememakesomethingofmyself.”TheLosAngelesTimesBookReviewcalledGrowingUp,“awondrousbook,funny,sad,andstrong...asfunnyandtouchingasMarkTwain’s.”BackgroundBook精选DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeInMyDayUnit8TextAnalysis精选unabletounderstandhisownchildren…disconnectionbetweenparents&children…generationgap;causesandsolutionsunabletounderstandhismother…mother’sproblems…TextAnalysisTheme精选generationgap…agingproblem…familybond…TextAnalysisTheme精选TextAnalysisStructure精选DETAILEDANALYSISPartI(paras.1-9)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选Part

I:DiscussionRussellsays,“Attheageofeightymymotherhadherlastbadfall…”Whatinferencescanyoudrawfromthissentence?Whatwashismother’sstateofmindafterherlastbadfall?Russellsays,“…whenIdidphonebackshewasallright,althoughshewasn’tallright,ofcourse…”Heusesthephrase“allright”twice.Dotheymeanthesame?Russell’smotherstayedinanursinghome.Whatisanursinghome?Doyouthinkitisagoodideaforchildrentosendtheiragedparentstothiskindofinstitutions?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选PartI:Words&Expressions(1)

OnothersshepresidedoverfamilydinnerscookedonSundayafternoonsforchildrenwhowerenowgraywithage.(para.1)

presideover/at:bethechairman(at);sitattheheadofthetable(ataformaldinner)

with:becauseofTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选“I’mbeingburiedtoday,”shedeclaredbriskly,asthoughannouncinganimportantsocialevent.(para.8)ExplaintheuseofthepresentcontinuoustenseExplainthemeaningof“socialevent”Moreexampleswith“social”briskTheysetoffatabriskpace.Businessisalwaysbriskduringtheholidayseason.Putonyoursweater,it’sbriskout.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Words&Expressions(2)精选DETAILEDANALYSISPartII(paras.10-15)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选WhatkindofwomanwasRussell’smotherwhenshewas

young?Giveaprofileofher.appearancecharacterTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Discussion精选InwhatwaydidRussell’smother’swaysreflectthevaluesofthetimeshelivedin?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis

“Itellpeopleexactlywhat’sonmymind,”shehadbeenfondofboasting…(para.11)“Iftheydon’tlikeit,that’stoobad,”washercustomaryreply,“becausethat’sthewayIam.”(para.13)→Wassheapologetic?PartII:Discussion精选Pointoutthehumoroustouchesinthispartofthetext.Pointouttheuseofapuninthefollowingsentence:OneThanksgiving…shetrippedonthestairsandtumbleddown,endingatthebottominthedebrisofgiblets,hotgravy,andbatteredturkey.(para.15)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII:Discussion精选PartII:Words&ExpressionsShehadalwaysbeenasmallwoman—short,light-boned,delicatelystructured…(para.10)delicatedelicateskin,delicatehealthdelicatechilddelicatesituation,delicateoperationdelicateperfume

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选PartII:Words&Expressions“It’snotalwaysgoodpolicytotellpeopleexactlywhat’sonyourmind,”Iusedtocautionher.(para.12)policyUnderthecircumstances,silencehasalwaysbeenhispolicy.

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选DETAILEDANALYSISPartIII(paras.16-38)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选PartIII:DiscussionAsRussellsatbyhismother’sbed,seeingherpresentstate,hisimpulsewastoargueherbacktoreality,why?Whatwasthedoctor’sdiagnosisofhismother’sillness?DidRussellagreewithhim?Whatdidhecometoseeabouthismother’sproblem?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选PartIII:Words&Expressions“Russell’swayoutwest,”sheadvisedme.(para.18)wayoutwest:

faroutwest,agreatdistanceoutwestway

1.collocationswayabove/over/underwayahead/beyond/behind/back/off

2.(infml)veryWewerewaytiredafterthehike.Dadwillbewaymadifwe’relate.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选DETAILEDANALYSISPartIV(paras.39-45)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisHowdidtheauthorreacttohismother’ssenilityfromason’spointofview?PartIV:Discussion精选Russellrecalledavisittohismotherthreeyearsearlier.WhatdoesthisvisitshowaboutRussellandhismother?Whycouldn’theunderstandhismother’sunhappiness?(paras.39-40)Afterherealizedthathismothercouldrecapturehappinessinherpastmemory,Russellstoppedtryingtoargueherbacktoreality,whatdidhedoinstead?Whatdoesthatmean?Whichperiodwashismother’shappiesttimeinherlife?WasRussellabletotravelalongwithhismothertothedeaddecades?Why(not)?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIV:Discussion精选

ThreeyearsearlierI…hadwrittenherwithsomebanaladvicetolookforthesilverlining,tocountherblessingsinsteadofburdeningotherswithhermiseries.(para.33)silverliningAsthetrip’sbeencancelled,I’llbeabletogotothematchthisSaturday.Everycloudhasasilverlining.Thefallofinflationisthesilverliningoftheprolongedrecession.countyourblessings:tothinkaboutthegoodthingsinyourlife,oftentostopyourselfbecomingtoounhappyaboutthebadthingsTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartIV:Words&Expressions精选DETAILEDANALYSISPartV(paras.46-end)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选PartV:DiscussionWhycanagestirone’scuriosityaboutparents’past?WhywasRussell’schildhoodhard?

TheGreatDepressionTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选migrantfamilylivinginthetentTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTheGreatDepression精选motherofsevenchildrenTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTheGreatDepression精选unemployedpeoplelookingforjobsTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTheGreatDepression精选Whatdoestheauthormeanby“adisputeabouttime”?(para.47)parents’pastparents’futurechildren’spastchildren’sfutureTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartV:Discussion精选Whatistheauthor’sviewofgenerationgap?

Whatistheauthor’sviewonhowtohandlethedisconnectionbetweenparentsandchildren?

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartV:DiscussionOnthepartoftheparentsOnthepartofthechildren精选PartV:Words&ExpressionsAtdinneroneeveningasonhadoffendedmewithaninadequate

reportcard…(para.46)inadequate:

notenoughornotgoodenoughforaparticularpurposeThegirlrealizedthatheranswerswereinadequate.Hemakesmefeeltotallyinadequate.Thesupplyisinadequatetomeetthedemand.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis精选InMyDayUnit8ReinforcementActivitySummary精选WritingTechniquesGenre: