《基础英语》Book 3 Unit 8电子教案

UnitEight

LObjectives

。Tolearntoappreciateanarrativepieceofwriting;

令Tolearnsomeusefulvocabularyandexpressionspresentedthroughthetext.

令Tofamiliarizestudentswithanarrativepieceofwritinginvolvingsuccessfuluseof(a),

effectivecomicexaggerationthroughsimilesandmetaphors,and(b).contrastand

parallelisms.

ILTeachingEmphasis:

1.ThecomprehensionandappreciationofTextI;

2.Newwordsandexpression:

duck;wince;placatory;indefensible;negligently;studious;shrug;wry;dissolve;

guffaw;naildown;trailaway;beshockedtothecore;everynookandcranny

III.TeachingProcedures:(7hours)

Lead-in

1.MovieClip

2.Quotes

1.MovieClip

Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatattitudedomostchildrenholdtowardthenewgoverness?Why?

Theyareunfriendlyandevenveryrudetoherbecausetheydon'twantanewgoverness.

2.Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthenewgoverness?Whatkindofpeopledoyouthinksheis?

Shehasneverbeenagovernessbefore,butsheisfriendly,kindandknowshowtogetalongwith

children.

Discussion:

Itisarealheadachetobecomethetutorofagroupofnaughtychildren,orso-calledbadchildren.

Supposeyouaregoingtobesuchatutor,whatwillyoudotokeepthemunderyourcontrol?This

isanopenquestion.

Script

-Atease.Well,nowthatthere'sjustus,wouldyoupleasetellmeallyournamesagainandhow

oldyouare?

-FmLiesl.Tm16yearsold,andIdon'tneedagoverness.

-I'mgladyoutoldme,Liesl.We9lljustbegoodfriends.

"I'mFriedrich.Tm14.I'mimpossible.

-Really?Whotoldyouthat,Friedrich?

-FrauleinJosephine.Fourgovernessesago.

-I'mBrigitta.

-Youdidn'ttellmehowoldyouare,Louisa.

-I'mBrigitta.She'sLouisa.She's13yearsold,andyou'resmart.Tm10,andIthinkyourdressis

theugliestoneIeversaw.

-Brigitta,youshouldn'tsaythat.

-Whynot?Don'tyouthinkit'sugly?

-Ofcourse.ButFrauleinHelga'swasugliest.FmKurt.Tm11.Tmincorrigible.

-Congratulations.

-Whafs“incorrigible”？

-1thinkitmeansyouwanttobetreatedlikeaboy.

-I'mMarta,andI'mgoingtobesevenonTuesday.Tdlikeapinkparasol.

-Well,pink'smyfavoritecolortoo.Yes,you'reGretl.Andyou'refiveyearsold?Ah,you're

practicallyalady.NowIhavetotellyouasecret.Tveneverbeenagovernessbefore.

-Youmeanyoudon'tknowanythingaboutbeingagoverness?

-Nothing.Filneedlotsofadvice.

-Well,thebestwaytostartistobesuretotellfathertomindhisownbusiness.

-Youmustnevercometodinnerontime.

-Nevereatyoursoupquietly.

-Duringdessert,alwaysblowyournose.

-Don'tyoubelieveawordtheysay,FrauleinMaria.

-Oh,whynot?

-BecauseIlikeyou.

-Allrightnow,children,outsideforyourwalk.Father'sorders.Hurryup.Quick,quick,quick.

-FrauleinMaria,FmFrauSchmidt,thehousekeeper.

-Howdoyoudo.

-Howdoyoudo.Tilshowyoutoyourroom.Followme.

-Poorlittledears.

-You'reverylucky.WithFrauleinHelgaitwasasnake.

Discussion:

1.Quotes

Readthefollowingquotesandtellyourclassmateswhichoneisyourfavorite.Stateyour

reasons.

Educationiswhatremainsafteronehasforgotteneverythinghelearnedinschool.

一AlbertEinstein

Thegreataimofeducationisnotknowledge,butaction.

—HerbertSpencer

Educationislearningwhatyoudidn'tevenknowyoudidn'tknow.

一DanielJ.Boorstin

Itisathousandtimesbettertohavecommonsensewithouteducationthantohaveeducation

withoutcommonsense.

—RobertGreenIngersoll

Thedirectioninwhicheducationstartsamanwilldeterminehisfutureinlife.

一Plato

Thedifferencebetweenschoolandlife?Inschool,you'retaughtalessonandthengivenatest.In

life,you'regivenatestthatteachesyoualesson.

—TomBodett

Nothingthatisworthknowingcanbetaught.

—OscarWilde

Ifyouareplanningforayear,sowrice;ifyouareplanningforadecade,planttrees;ifyouare

planningforalifetime,educatepeople.

—ChineseProverb

Educationisnotapreparationforlife;educationislifeitself.

—JohnDewey

Educationisnotaproduct:mark,diplomajob,moneyinthatorder;itisaprocess,aneverending

one.

一BelKaufman

ListeningInandSpeakingOut

1.Notes

2.Listening

3.SpeakingPractice

1.Notes

1.cybercharterschools-cybercharterschoolsdeliverthemajorityoftheirinstructionoverthe

Internetinsteadofinaschoolbuilding.And,likecharterschools,theyarepublicschools,but

freeofmanyoftherulesandregulationsthatpublicschoolsmustfollow.

2.futuristic—strangeandmodern,orseemingtocomefromsomeimaginedtimeinthefuture

3.littlemorethan-only;as...as

4.virtualschool—Avirtualschooldescribesaninstitutionthatteachescoursesentirelyor

primarilythroughonlinemethods.Thoughtherearetensofthousandsofcommercialand

non-accreditedcoursesavailableonline,theterm"virtualschool“isgenerallyreservedfor

accreditedschoolsthatteachafull-time(ornearlyfull-time)courseofinstructiondesignedto

leadtoadegree.

5.assessmenttests—teststoevaluatestudents?performanceatschool

6.epidemiology—thestudyofthedistributionandpatternsofhealth-events,

health-characteristicsandtheircausesorinfluencesinwell-definedpopulations

7.graphicdesign—thepracticeorprofessionofdesigningprintorelectronicformsofvisual

information,asforanadvertisement,publication,orwebsite

8.PACyber—thePennsylvaniaCyberCharterSchool

2.Listening

Listentotherecordingandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.Whatdostudentsattendingcybercharterschoolsneed?

Acomputer,anInternetconnectionandaresidenceinthesamestateastheschool.

2.Inwhatwayorwaysisacybercharterschoolsimilartoatraditionalschool?

Theyservechildrenfromkindergartenallthewaythroughhighschoolandrequirethesamecore

classestaughtinpublicschools.Theirstudentsarerequiredtotakethesamestateassessmenttests

aschildrenintraditionalpublicschools.

3.What'sthebiggestdifferencebetweenvirtualschoolsandtraditionalschools?

Virtualschoolstudentslearnattheirownpace.

4.Howdocybercharterstudentsinteractwiththeirteachersorsupervisors?

Theycantakeclassesonlineorgetin-personinstructionatlearningcenterstointeractwiththeir

teachersorsupervisors.

5.Howcanvirtualeducationworkbest?

Itcanworkbestwhenachild'slearningcoachtakesanactiverole.

Script

CyberCharterSchools:PublicSchoolatHome?

Iftheideaofcyberschoolsseemsfuturistic,considerthisfact:around200,000American

studentsattendschoolfull-timeonline.Mostofthesekidsareattendingwhat'sknownascyber

schools.Theseschoolsexistin27statesandWashington,D.C.,accordingtothemostrecent

nationalreport.Kidswholearnthroughcybercharterschoolsneedlittlemorethanacomputer,an

Internetconnectionandaresidenceinthesamestateastheschool.Andsincetheseschoolsare

public,theschoolusuallyprovidesthecomputerandhelpspayforInternetaccess.

(4Essentially,it'spublicschoolingathome,^^saysMattArkin,headofGeorgiaCyberAcademy,

whichservesmorethan4,000kidsstatewide.<4Ourstudentsareheldtoallpublicschoolstandards.^

Liketraditionalschoolscyberchartersservechildrenfromkindergartenallthewaythrough

highschool.Theyrequirethesamecoreclassestaughtinpublicschools,likeEnglish,scienceand

evenphysicaleducation.Sincevirtualcharterschoolsarepublic,theirstudentsarerequiredtotake

thesamestateassessmenttestsaschildrenintraditionalpublicschools.Someclassestakeplaceat

specifictimes,whileothersareself-pacedsostudentscanworkthemintotheirownschedules.

Thebiggestdifferencebetweenvirtualandtraditionalschoolsisthatcybercharterstudents

learnattheirownpace,sincethey'renotassignedtoaclassroomwithabunchofotherkids.A

fourthgradermighttakefourth-gradeEnglishclassesandthirdgrademath,forexample.Asin

traditionalschools,studentscanpickmoreoftheirownclassesastheygetolder,choosingfrom

subjectslikeepidemiology,Britishliteratureandgraphicdesign.

Arkinssaysstudentsaren'tentirelyontheirownjustbecausetheydon'thoponaschoolbus

everyday.AtPACyber,kidsinteractwiththeirteachersandaninstructionalsupervisorwhoissort

oflikeaguidancecounselor."Weactuallysurroundthestudentswithasmanyone-to-one

interactionsaswecanJsaysAndyPetro,supervisorofvirtualclassroomtechnologyforPACyber,

whichhasmorethan8,000studentsacrossPennsylvania.Inaddition,somevirtualchartersare

developingprogramswherestudentscantakeclassesonlinebutalsogetin-personinstructionat

learningcenters.

Sincecyberchartersarepublicschools,theycan'tturnkidsaway.Thatmeansthey'retoserve

allkindsofchildren.t4Webelievethateverystudentcanbesuccessfulinthisprogram,Arkinsays.

“Butinsomecases,ifsmoreofachallenge."Virtualeducationisn'tgoingtoworkunlessthe

student,parentorbothiscommittedtomakingitwork.Becausevirtualeducationisso

individualized,itworksbestwhenachild'slearningcoachtakesanactiverole."Learningcoaches^^

canbechildren'sparents,grandparentsorguardians.Andthenatureofvirtualschoolsmeans

studentsmustbeabletomotivatethemselvesandworkindependently.

3.SpeakingPractice

1.Giveanoralpresentationonthesummaryofthemainpointsofthelisteningpassage.

Foryourreference

Thekeypoints:

-thecyberschoolsinAmerica

-thesimilarityanddifferencesbetweencyberschoolsandtraditionalschools

-howcyberschoolkidsinteractwiththeirteachersandsupervisors

-virtualeducationandthenatureofvirtualschools

2.Discussandcommentontheeffectivenessofeachother'soralpresentation.

3.Workinpairsandtaketurnstoaskandgiveanswersaboutthefollowingtopics:

a.What'syourattitudetowardsvirtualeducation?

b.HowcancybercharterschoolshelpsolvesomeproblemsincuiTenteducation?

c.Whatarethedisadvantagesofvirtualeducation?

Text

1.TextI

(1)Pre-ReadingQuestions

(2)GeneralReading

(3)Background

(4)Text

(5)CommentsontheText

(6)Exercises

2.TextII

(1)Text

(2)Questions

TextI

1.Pre-ReadingQuestions

Thinkoverthefollowingquestionsordiscusstheminsmallgroupsbeforeyoureadthetext.

1.Whatismeantbykeepsomebodyunderone'sthumb?Ifyoudon'tknow,lookupthephraseina

dictionary.

2.Whatrelationshipsdoesthephraseusuallyapplyto?Thatbetweentheofficersandmeninthe

armedforces?Betweentheteacherandthepupilsinaschool?Betweentheemployerandthe

employeesinafactoryoronafarm?Whichoftheserelationshipsmightthistextbeabout?

3.Whatcontradictionsaretheregenerallybetweenthegoverningandthegoverned?Whichofthe

threequalitiesdoyouexpectofthegoverning:authority,laxity,acompromisebetweenthetwo?

Whichofthethreequalitiesdoyouexpectofthegoverned:obedience,defiance,indifference?

4.Isitrightforanybodytokeepsomebodyunderhisthumb?Wouldyouliketobekeptunder

somebody'sthumb?

(Theseareallopenquestions.)

2.GeneralReading

Nowdecidewhichofthefollowingsetsofalternativesgivesyouonlythemainideas.

1.A.Class2wasanabsoluteunrulyclass.

B.Iwastimidandnervousbeforetheboys.

C.Iwantedtokeeptheboysundercontrol,butIcouldn't.

Allmainideas.

2.A.IfeltIwaspowerlessbeforetheboys.

B.Iwassurprisedthattheboyslikedtohearfairytales.

C.IhadnoconfidenceinmyselfwhentoldtokeeporderinClass2.

Bisasupportingdetail.

3.A.Iwasgreatlyhurtbyastudious-lookingboy.

B.Iwasstartledtoseetheboys'chalkwar.

C.Icouldnotdealwiththedisorderlyboys.

AandBaresupportingdetails.

Usingthemainideasgivenabove,trytowriteaone-sentencesummaryofthetext.

Key:Aninexperiencedteacherfailedtodealwithanunrulyclassoftopyearboys.

3.Background

Chaucer

GeoffreyChaucer(c.1343—1400),knownastheFatherofEnglishliterature,iswidely

consideredthegreatestEnglishpoetoftheMiddleAgesandwasthefirstpoettohavebeenburied

inPoefsComerofWestminsterAbbey.Whileheachievedfameduringhislifetimeasanauthor,

philosopher,alchemistandastronomer,composingascientifictreatiseontheastrolabeforhisten

year-oldsonLewis,Chauceralsomaintainedanactivecareerinthecivilserviceasabureaucrat,

courtieranddiplomat.Amonghismanyworks,heisbestknowntodayforTheCanterburyTales.

Chaucerisacrucialfigureindevelopingthelegitimacyofthevernacular,MiddleEnglish,ata

timewhenthedominantliterarylanguagesinEnglandwereFrenchandLatin.

4.Text

“KeepClass2UnderYourThumb”

"You'nhavetokeepClass2underyourthumb,"saidtheheadmaster.Tomakethisclear,he

showedmehisownthumb;ahugething,likeapocketcudgel.Ifeltverypale.Ihadreason

enoughtodistrustmythumb.

Class2.Theyweretopyearboys.Theirownteacherhadbeensickforalongtime;a

successionofstartledsubstituteshadstoodbeforethem,ducked,wincedandfled.Iwasthe

sevenththatterm.Noonequiteknewwheretheclasshadgotinanysubject.Itwasplainthe

headmasterthoughttheyhadgotnowhere.ButIwastotakethemfornearlyeverything;andfirst,

thatawfulafternoon,forhistory.

ItrembleddowntoRoomH.InthehallIwasnearlyknockedoverbyaboyillegallyrunning.

Ishouldhavetoldhimoff;instead,Iapologized.Itwasallwrong;mymoodwasallplacatory;I

was,inwardly,allwhiteflag.

Theroomwaseasilytracedbythenoisethatwascomingfromit.Itdidn'tsoundastudious

noise.Icreptthroughthedoor.Enormousboyswereeverywhere,doingindefensiblethings.I

can'trecallmuchinparticularwhattheyweredoing;indeed,thatwastheworstofit—thatthese

improprietiescouldn'tbenaileddown.

Imanagedtomakeoutthatmixedupwiththesegiantswasacertainamountoffurniture.

Thisconsisted,Ifound,ofindividualdesks;dolPshousethingsthatrestedonmountainousknees

andswayedfromsidetoside.Toonegligentlyormaliciouslytreated,onewould,fromtimeto

time,crashtothefloor.Therewerecertainlyfightsgoingon;andIbelieveonedeskwaschasing

another.Theairwasfullofpiecesofchalk,astrangerainofit.

Feelinginvisible,Iwalkedtowardstheteacher'sdesk.Notaneyewasturnedinmydirection.

Ijuststoodthereandlookedatthemandanawfulpointlessindignationmountedinme.WasInot

ateacher?WasIreallysopuny,soineffective?

“Now,shutup,“Ishouted.Therewasafatalnoteofpleadinginmyvoice.Theytookno

notice,soIshoutedagain.

AndthenIsaid,<6Ifyoudon'tshutup,I'll..."Nowtheyheardmeandanawfulsilencecame,

notanobedientsilencebutascepticalone.Myvoicetrailedaway.Iftheydidn'tshutup,Iwould

—what?Iwastoyinginwardlywithideasofthunderbolts,earthquakes,massexecutions.Butin

coldbloodIcouldthinkofnopracticalsubstitutefbrthesedramaticpunishments.

Aboyleanedbackinhisdesk,indolentlyfarback,andsaid,“Areyougoingtotrytoteach

us?”Helookedroundandlaughed.Therewasamurmurfromthebackoftheroomandanother

laugh.

Iwasshockedtothecore.Shocked,stungandfrightened."Yes,Iam,"Ishouted."Andyou

一youhadbettershutup.”

Theyalllaughed.Thentheyturnedtooneanotheranddiscussedthematter.Afightbeganat

theback.Butwhathurtmemostwasthatinthemiddleoftheroomsataverystudious-looking

boyreadingabook.Helookedup,raisedawryeyebrow,lookedatme,raisedhiseyebrowhigher,

andthenshruggedhimselfbackintohisbook.

Ishoutedforawhile,butitwasbeyondme.Ihadn'tthemanner.Iwasaplainimpostor.My

blushingandbawlingwereajoytothem.Therewas,foratime,pandemonium,likeabigscenein

anoperabeingplayedbackwardsonagramophone.

ItstruckmethatIhadinmybriefcaseabookonChaucer.Itcontainedalargenumberof

documentsoftheperiod.Accountsofstreetbrawls.Itseemedappropriate.

Itwas,alas,verybigandlookedveryacademic.4tCor,theBibleJsaidavoice.44Readany

goodbookIately?vsaidanother.44YouhitmewiththatandI'lltellmydad.”"Hecanread!”And

infalsetto,t4Tellusafairystory!”

FromRoaringBoysbyEdwardBlishen

Wordsandphrases:

(1)cudgel:n.ashortthickstickusedasaweapon

e.g.Theyellowmancarrieshisbundleandhiscudgelinhishand.

Allofasuddentheenemydealthimablowwithhiscudgel.

(2)pale:a.havingaskincolourthatisverywhite,orwhiterthanitusuallyis

e.g.Themanlookedathimandsawthathewasdeathlypale.

HarrysawSam'sfacegopale,hiseyesglitterwithrage.

(3)succession:n.anumberofpeopleorthingsofthesamekindfollowingeachother;aseries

e.g.Therevolutionarymovementhaspassedthroughasuccessionofdistinctivephases.

Asuccessionofvisitorsflowoutofthecinema.

(4)startled:a.feelsurprisedandslightlyshocked

e.g.HeisstartledbyhercloseresemblancetoTigress.

Thestartledboyswerefrozenwithfearandafraidtospeak.

(5)substitute:n.apersonorthingthatyouuseinsteadoftheonethatyouusuallyhave

e.g.Vegetableoilisagoodsubstitutefbranimaloil.

Asthesayinggoes,thereisnosubstituteforvictoryinwar.

(6)wince:v.tosuddenlyfeelveryuncomlbrtableorembarrassedaboutsomething;cringe

e.g.Istillwinceatthethoughtofthatstupidevening.

IcouldseehimwincewhenItoldhimhowmuchtherepairswouldcost.

(7)awful:a.verybadorunpleasant

e.g.Theawfulweathermadehiminbadmood.

Sincetheawfulmomentthatafternoon,lifehasseemedtimeless.

(8)tremble:v.toshakeslightlyinawaythatyoucannotcontrol,especiallybecauseyouareupset

orfrightened

e.g.Attheverythoughthefeltatendencytotremble.

Yourarewatchingthestarsthattremblewithhopeandlove.

(9)tellsb.off:tospeakangrilytosomebodyfordoingsomethingwrong

e.g.Theteacherusedtotellmeoffformakingsomuchnoise.

Don'ttelloffyourbossandco-workers,evenifyouthinktheydeserveit.

(10)placatory:a.tomakepeoplefeellessangrybyshowingthatyouarewillingtopleasethem

e.g.ThepotentiallyplacatorygovernmentoftheDemocraticPartyofJapanwasalienated

byChina'saggressivebehaviour.

Hegivesmeaplacatorysmiletoeasemymind.

(11)inwardly:ad.inyourmind

e.g.Perhapstheleaderinwardlycringesatthepersonalitycultthatsurroundshim.

Laughing,Iinwardlyanswereditintheaffirmative.

(12)trace:v.tofindsomeoneorsomethingbysearchingforthemcarefully

e.g.Policefinallytracedtheyoungmanwhowasseenneartheaccidenttoanaddressin

Korea.

Youcantracepriceindicesbytheuseofthecomputer.

(13)studious:a.spendingalotoftimestudyingandreading

e.g.Shewasanextremelyserious,cleverandstudiousyoungwoman.

Thegroupsaysitsstudiousrobotmayevenimproveourunderstandingofthisresearch.

(14)enormous:a.extremelylarge

e.g.Thismovementprovidesanenormousamountofopportunitiestocreateusefulenergy.

Wecannotignoreitsenormousvitalityforitssimplicity!

(15)indefensible:a.toobadtobeexcusedordefended

e.g.Thisisanillegalandmorallyindefensibleaction.

Besiegedbyscandal,hisgovernmenthassquanderedprecioustimestavingoff

inquiriesanddefendingindefensibleministers.

(16)recall:v.torememberaparticularfact,event,orsituationfromthepast

e.g.Doyourecallwhenandwhereyourhusbandacquiredthisbook?

Whenseeingit,hecannothelprecallinghisbitterpast.

(17)impropriety:n.behaviouroranactionthatiswrongorunacceptableaccordingtomoral,

social,orprofessionalstandards

e.g.Thereisnoevidenceofimpropriety.

Improprietyisthesoulofwit.

(18)naildown:fixsomethingfirmly;establishclearlyandunmistakably

e.g.Ittookus3hourstonaildownouragreement.

Wehadbetternaildownthetimeforournextmeeting.

(19)mountainous:a.verylargeinamountorsize

e.g.Almosthappily,theoldmanstruggleswiththemountainouswaves.

Shefacedamountainouspileofpresentsstillunwrapped.

(20)sway:v.tomoveslowlyfromonesidetoanother

e.g.Thetreehasswayeddowntothewall.

Holdmeinyourarmsandswaymelikethesea.

(21)negligently:ad.nottakingenoughcareoversomethingthatyouareresponsiblefor,withthe

resultthatseriousmistakesaremade

e.g.Lossescausedintentionallyornegligentlybythelesseeshallbebornebythelessee.

Safetytechnologyiswillfullyandnegligentlybypassedwhenthereisaprofittobe

made.

(22)maliciously:ad.havingorshowinghatredandadesiretoharmsomebodyorhurttheir

feelings

e.g.Therearestrongindicationsthatsomeoneattheresortwasactingmaliciously.

Liketheungodlytheymaliciouslymocked;theygnashedtheirteethatme.

(23)indignation:n.feelingsofangerandsurprisebecauseyoufeelinsultedorunfairlytreated

e.g.ThephotoignitedafirestormofindignationonTwitter.

Nay,impatiencekillsthefoolandindignationslaysthesimpleton.

(24)mount:v.toincreasegraduallyinamountordegree

e.g.Thedeathtollwouldrapidlymountintothetensofthousands.

Astheirlossesmount,they'resellingoffsecuritiestomeetdemandsforcashfrom

lendersandinvestors.

(25)puny:a.noteffectiveorimpressive

e.g.Theproblemwiththisanalysisisthatthetailisfartoopunytowagthedog.

Theylaughedatmypunyeffortstomywork.

(26)plead:v.toaskforsomethingthatyouwantverymuch,inasincereandemotionalway

e.g.Wepleadwithourmemberstoremaincalmandunitedatthistestingtime.

Shepleadedtobeallowedtocomebacktoherhometownonceagain.

(27)obedient:a.alwaysdoingwhatyouaretoldtodo;willingtoobey

e.g.AtfirstLucaswasobedientandfollowedclosebehindhisfather.

Thedogisobedienttoitsmaster'sorders.

(28)sceptical:a.doubtful

e.g.Afterhearingherreasons,helookedhighlysceptical.

IstillremainscepticalofanypredictionsorclaimsintheInternet.

(29)trailaway:tobecomegraduallyquieterandthenstop

e.g.Hervoicetrailedawaytonothingforshewastoonervous.

Thenoisebegantotrailawaywhenthespeakerstartedanattractivetopic.

(30)toy:v.tothinkaboutanideaorpossibility,usuallyforashorttimeandnotveryseriously

e.g.IbrieflytoyedwiththeideaofgoingtoFrancetovisitthem.

Heneedstoberemindedthatitisn'tjustalabwherehecantoywithhisfabulous

ideas.

(31)thunderbolt:n.aflashoflightningwhichhitsapersonorthingandkillsordestroysthem

e.g.HewaskilledbyathunderboltfromZeustopreventfurtherdisaster.

Athunderboltsplitupthewoodenhouse.

(32)indolently:ad.lazy

e.g.Helivesindolentlywithhisrelatives.

Hedrawsouttwobundlesofjackstrawsfromthepileandliesthereindolently.

(33)imposter:n.someonewhopretendstobesomeoneelseinordertodeceivepeople

e.g.Anyonewhospeaksinthenameofothersisalwaysanimposter.

Thatnicelookingredsnapperyouorderedatarestaurantmaybeanimposter.

(34)blush:v.tobecomeredintheface,usuallybecauseyouareembarrassedorashamed

e.g.SomeboysarelikeshyDaphne.Whentheymeetgirls,theyblush.

Dogoodbystealth,andblushtofinditfame.

(35)bawl:v.toshoutinaloudvoice,especiallyinanunpleasantorangryway

e.g.Whoareyoutobawlandwhingethattheyarewrong?

Pettybegantobawlsuddenly,loudly,thesoundaddingtoCindy'sownuneasiness.

(36)pandemonium:n.asituationinwhichthereisalotofnoisebecausepeopleareangry,

confusedorfrightened

e.g.Thenthefirstblastwentoff,andthegrimquieteruptedintopandemonium.

Whenpandemoniumbrokeout,itwasimpossibletohearwhatotherswerediscussing.

(37)gramophone:n.arecordplayer

e.g.ThevoiceoftheEdisongramophonewasfirstheardbyvisitorsinWorldExpo.

Shewoundupthegramophoneandputonarecordofsomemerrymusic.

(38)brawl:n.anoisyquarrelorfightamongagroupofpeople,especiallyinapublicplace

e.g.AmeetingofsurvivingTalibancommanderswassaidtohaveendedinabrawland

gunfight.

Amassivebrawlreportedlybrokeoutbetweenworkersoftwodifferentnationalities.

(39)alas:interj.usedtoexpresssadness,shame,orfear

e.g.Alas!YouonlyremindmeofwhatIhavelost.

Alas,fbrhisownsoul,ifthesewerewhathesought!

(40)falsetto:n.anusuallyhighvoice

e.g.Theincongruousfalsettovoicetookonamusingnote.