致用英语综合教程-Unit-4课件

TellingTalesUnit4Secondedition.TellingTalesLanguage

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Culturetipster.Warming-up1.Watchthetwovideos.Isanydifferencesintheirwaysofnarration?Why?EdgeofHeavenLifeafterPeople.Warming-up2.Doyouknowwhatarelegends,tales,andmyths?Canyougiveanyexamples?BACK.ReadingReading

ComprehensionAfter-readingTasksPre-readingTasks.Pre-readingTheadjectivesbelowareusedtodescribethemaincharacter—Robbyinthestory.Studythemeaningoftheseadjectivesinadictionary.

musicallychallengedhopelessinbornpoorwrinkledmagnificent.ComprehensionPianolessons1IamaformerelementaryschoolmusicteacherfromDeMoines,Iowa.I’vealwayssupplementedmyincomebyteachingpianolessons—somethingI’vedoneforover30years.OvertheyearsIfoundthatchildrenhavemanylevelsofmusicalability.2Ihavetaughtsometalentedstudents.And,I’vealsohadmyshareofwhatIcall“musicallychallenged”pupils.OnesuchstudentwasRobby.Robbywas11yearsoldwhenhismother(asinglemum)droppedhimoffforhisfirstpianolesson..Comprehension3Ipreferthatstudents(especiallyboys)beginatanearlierage,whichIexplainedtoRobby.But,Robbysaidthatithadalwaysbeenhismother’sdreamtohearhimplaythepiano.SoItookhimasastudent.Well,Robbybeganwithhispianolessonsand,fromthebeginning,Ithoughtitwasahopelessendeavour.4HardasRobbytried,helackedthesenseoftoneandbasicrhythmneededtoexcel.But,hereviewedhisscalesandsomeelementarypiecesthatIrequireallmystudentstolearn.OverthemonthshetriedandtriedwhileIlistened,feltembarrassedandtriedtoencouragehim.Attheendofeachweeklylessonhe’dalwayssay,“Mymum’sgoingtohearmeplaysomeday.”But,itseemedhopeless.Hejustdidnothaveanyinbornability..Comprehension5IonlyknewhismotherfromadistanceasshedroppedRobbyofforwaitedinheragedcartopickhimup.Shealwayswavedandsmiledbutneverstoppedin.ThenonedayRobbystoppedcomingtoourlessons.Ithoughtaboutcallinghim,butassumed,becauseofhislackofability,thathehaddecidedtopursuesomethingelse.Ialsowasgladthathestoppedcoming.Hewasabadadvertisementformyteaching!6SeveralweekslaterImailedtothestudent’shomesaflyerontheupcomingrecital.TomysurpriseRobby(whoreceivedaflyer)askedmeifhecouldbeintherecital.Itoldhimthattherecitalwasforcurrentpupilsandbecausehehaddroppedouthereallydidnotqualify.Hesaidthathismumhadbeensickandunabletotakehimtopianolessons,buthewasstillpractising..Comprehension

7“MissHondorf...I’vejustgottoplay!”heinsisted.Idon’tknowwhatledmetoallowhimtoplayintherecital.Maybeitwashispersistenceormaybeitwassomethinginsideofmesayingthatitwouldbeallright.8Thenightfortherecitalcame.Thehighschoolgymnasiumwaspackedwithparents,friendsandrelatives.IputRobbyuplastintheprogrammebecauseIwastocomeupandthankallthestudentsandplayafinishingpiece.IthoughtthatanydamagehewoulddowouldcomeattheendoftheprogrammeandIcouldalwayssavehispoorperformancethroughmy“curtaincloser”..Comprehension

9Well,therecitalstartedoffwithoutaslightdifficulty.Thestudentshadbeenpractisinganditshowed.ThenRobbycameuponstage.Hisclotheswerewrinkledandhishairwasinamess.“Whydidn’thedressuplikeotherstudents?”Ithought.“Whydidn’thismotheratleastmakehimcombhishairforthisspecialnight?”10Robbypulledoutthepianobenchandhebegan.IwassurprisedwhenheannouncedthathehadchosenMozart’sConcerto#21inCMajor.IwasnotpreparedforwhatIheardnext.Hisfingersdancedoverthekeys.HissuspendedchordsthatMozartdemandsweremagnificent!NeverhadIheardMozartplayedsowellbypeoplehisage..Comprehension

11Aftersixandahalfminutesheendedandeveryonewasontheirfeetinwildapplause.OvercomebyemotionandintearsIranuponstageandputmyarmsaroundRobbyinjoy.“I’veneverheardyouplaylikethatRobby!How’dyoudoit?”12ThroughthemicrophoneRobbyexplained,“WellMissHondorf...rememberItoldyoumymumwassick?Well,actuallyshehascancerandpassedawaythismorning.Andwell...shewasborndeaf,sotonightwasthefirsttimesheeverheardmeplay.Iwantedtomakeitspecial.”.Comprehension

13Therewasn’tadryeyeinthehousethatevening.IthoughttomyselfhowmuchrichermylifehadbeenfortakingRobbyasmypupil.Foritishethattaughtmethemeaningofperseveranceandloveandbelievinginyourselfandmaybeeventakingachanceinsomeoneandyoudon’tknowwhy.BACK.Words&Expressions1.supplementv.

toaddsomethinginordertoincreaseittoanacceptablelevel补充，增加

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Shegivesprivatelessonstosupplementherincome.BACK.Words&Expressions2.talentedadj.

showinganaturalaptitudeforsomething有天资的，有才能的

e.g.Ibelievemyfatherisatalentedman.BACK.Words&Expressions3.dropsb.offtotakesomebodybycartoaparticularplacethatyouaredrivingpast让某人下车

e.g.Couldyoudropmeoffnearthepostoffice?Icandropyouoffonmywayhome.BACK.Words&Expressions4.endeavourn.anattemptoreffort,especiallytodosomethingnewordifficult尝试，努力

e.g.Hemadehisendeavourtoseeoffthedeadbranchesfromthetree.BACK.Words&Expressions5.rhythmn.aregularrepeatedpatternofsoundsormovements节奏；律动

e.g.

YoucannotappreciateEnglishpoetryunlessyouunderstanditsrhythm.BACK.Words&Expressions6.excelv.

todosomethingverywellormuchbetterthanmostpeople擅长；胜过

e.g.Cainehasalwaysbeenanactorwhoexcelsinirony..BACK.Words&Expressions7.inbornadj.havingsomethingnaturallysincebirth

天生的，与生俱来的e.g.Hehadaninborntalentforlanguages.BACK.Words&Expressions8.assumev.

tothinkthatsomethingistrue,althoughyouhavenoproofofit假定，假设e.g.Ifthepackageiswrappedwell,weassumethecontentsarealsowonderful.Ihaven’theardfromher,butIassumeshe’sstillgoing.BACK.Words&Expressions9.qualify1)toprovecapableorfit;tomeetrequirementse.g.Iwon’tqualifyuntilnextyear.Maryrecentlyqualifiedasadoctor.2)tohavetherighttoclaimsomethinge.g.Youmaybeabletoqualifyforunemploymentbenefit.BACK.Words&Expressions10.bepackedwithtocontainalotofaparticularkindofthing挤满

e.g.Thebuswaspackedwithpeople.BACK.Words&Expressions11.perseverancen.determinationtokeeptryingtoachievesomethinginspiteofdifficulties坚持不懈，不屈不挠e.g.Theachievementofone’spurposedependslargelyonone’sperseverance.BACK.参考译文BACK钢琴课

1我曾在爱荷华州的德莫尼斯做过小学音乐教师。30年来，我一直通过教钢琴课来补贴家用。在这些年里，我发现孩子们的音乐才能参差不齐。2虽然我曾教过一些音乐才华很高的学生，然而我也接收过我称之为“缺少音乐天赋的学生”。罗比就是这样的学生。罗比在11岁那年由他妈妈（一位单亲妈妈）开车送到了我这儿来上第一节钢琴课。.参考译文BACK

3我认为学生们尤其是男孩子应该尽早开始学习钢琴，我向罗比解释了这一点。但罗比却说，能够听到他弹奏钢琴一直是他妈妈的愿望。这样我才收他做了学生。就这样，罗比开始了他的钢琴课。然而，从一开始，我便认为这种努力徒劳无益。

4虽然罗比很努力，可他缺乏对音调和基本节奏的敏感，而这是想成为出类拔萃的音乐家所必备的。尽管如此，他还是认真地练习音阶和一些我要求所有学生都要学习的基本曲目。几个月来，罗比始终在努力练习，同时我也在尴尬地听着并试着鼓励他。每周课程结束时，他总是说：“我妈妈有朝一日会听到我的演奏。”但这看来希望渺茫，他实在没有什么天赋。.参考译文BACK

5我只在罗比妈妈开车送罗比上课，或是坐在她的旧车里等罗比放学时远远地见过她。她送他来时总是笑着挥别，但从没进过课堂。后来有一天，罗比不再来上课了。我想过要打个电话，但是猜测他是因为缺少这方面能力而决定去学习其他事情了。我也很欣慰罗比不再来上课了，因为他是我教学不成功的例子。

6几周后，我给学生们家里寄去通知单，通知他们参加即将到来的实习公演。出乎我的意料，收到通知的罗比询问是否可以让他也参加这个演奏会。我告诉他，这个演奏会只会安排在读的学生，他现在已经退出钢琴课了，所以并不够资格参加。他说因为妈妈病了，所以无法送他上钢琴课，但他一直在坚持练琴。.参考译文BACK7罗比坚持着：“洪朵夫小姐，我一定要去演出！”。不知道出于什么原因，我同意了他要演奏的请求。或许是他的坚持，又或许是我内心深处认为让他演奏是对的。8公演之夜到来了。中学体育馆座无虚席，父母、朋友和亲戚都来观看孩子们的演出。我把罗比安排在学生节目的最后，也就是在我上台感谢所有学生并演奏终曲之前。我想他可能造成的糟糕状况只能在节目将要结束时才出现，而我总可以凭自己的“压轴戏”来挽救他差劲的表演。”

.参考译文BACK9演奏会开始得很顺利。因为学生们一直都在练习，所以他们现场发挥很好。终于，轮到罗比上场了，他的衣服皱皱巴巴的，头发乱七八糟。我纳闷：为什么他不像其他学生一样穿戴整齐？为什么他妈妈甚至没有让他为这个特别的夜晚整理一下头发？

10罗比拉出琴凳并开始演奏。让我吃惊的是，他宣布他要演奏莫扎特的《C大调第21号钢琴协奏曲》。他的弹奏出乎我的意料。他的手指竟然在琴键上轻盈地跳动。他把莫扎特要求的挂留和弦弹得那么棒！我从未听到像罗比这个年龄的孩子能把莫扎特的曲子演奏得那么好。

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11六分半钟后，罗比的演奏结束了，每个人都站起来热烈地鼓掌。我激动不已，泪流满面地跑上舞台欣喜地抱住罗比。“我从没听你弹过这么好！你是怎么做到的？”

12对着话筒，罗比解释说：“嗯，洪朵夫小姐，还记得我告诉你我妈妈病了吗？事实上，她得了癌症，今天早上去世了。而且……她生下来就听不见任何声音，所以今晚是她第一次听到我弹琴。我希望我的演奏成为对她的特别献礼。”.参考译文BACK

13那天晚上，在场每个人的眼睛都湿润了。我心里想，因为接受罗比成为我的学生，我的生活变得多么丰富啊。因为正是他教给我坚持不懈和爱的真谛，教会我相信自己，甚至在不知道为什么的情况下，去试着相信别人。.After-reading

BACKAnswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhatdidtheteacherthinkofRobbywhenhebeganhispianolessons?Why?2.Hastheteacherchangedhermindattheendofthestory?Howdoesshefeelaftertherecital?Findthesentencesinthetextwhichshowherfeelingsforhim.3.WhatcanwelearnfromRobby?.Language

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.GrammarDevelopmentNarrativeTensesThisunitcoversthemajornarrativetenses:thepastsimple,pastcontinuousandpastperfectsimple.Thepastsimpletellsastoryintimeorder.e.g.Iwokeupthismorning,hadashowerandwenttowork.Thepastcontinuousgivesactivityduration,andweseetheactivityinprogress.Itreferstolonger,“background”events.e.g.WhileIwashavingashower,thedoorbellrang.Thepastperfectsimpleisusedtomakeclearthatoneactioninthepastwascompletedbeforeanotherpastaction.e.g.Whenwearrivedattheparty,Andyhadalreadyleft..GrammarDevelopmentWhenIwas11,we(1)

(move)toalargeTudorhouseinEastAngliawhich(2)

(have)threeacresofgarden.Wehadagardenerwholivedinalittlecottageattheendofourdrive.I(3)

(useto)spendhours(4)

(watch)himworkandtalkingtohim.IthinkIpickedupalotaboutgardeningwithoutrealisingit,becauseonesummer,whenIwasstillatschool,I(5)

(take)ajobatthegardencentreandIknewallthenamesoftheplants,andIcouldgivepeopleadvice.ThenIwenttouniversityanditwasadisaster.movedtookwatchinghadusedExercise.GrammarDevelopmentAfteratermItoldmyparentsthatI(6)

(begoingto)giveitupandgobacktoworkinthegardencentre.Theywerefurious.We(7)

(have)aterriblerow,andthey(8)

(notspeak)tomeformonths.ButIknewitwasawasteoftimetocarryonstudyingarchaeology,andthemomentIstartedgardeningagain,IknewI(9)

(make)therightdecision.I(10)

(enjoy)everymomentofthelastfouryearsandmyparentshavelearnedtoacceptwhatIdo,notonlybecausetheycanseehowhappyIambutalsobecausealotofmyuniversityfriendshavefounditdifficulttofindgoodjobs.didn’tspeakhadhaveenjoyedhadmadewasgoingto.Grammartips用英语讲故事时，有时候穿插使用现在时通常能够增强故事的真实感，使人产生身临其境的感觉。相比之下，过去时就不会有这种戏剧化的效果。GrammarDevelopment.VocabularyBuildingPhrasalVerbswith“OFF“and“Out”Althoughmanyphrasalverbshavespecialmeanings,theparticlesoftenkeepsomethingoftheirbasicmeaning.Forexample,bothoffandoutcansuggestdepartingordisappearing,butoffalsoemphasisesseparation,whileoutsometimesmeanssuddenemergence,absence,clearness,loudnessorcompletion..VocabularyBuildingOff1、“离开、断开”，如：

biteoff——咬断

blow（爆炸）sth.

off——炸毁

breakoff——折断cutoff——切断

tearoff——撕开giveoff——发出，散发

gooff——离开，爆炸

keepoff——避开

takeoff——脱衣服，起飞

seeoff——送行2、“使进行中的行动停止”：

breakoff——突然结束

calloff——取消

layoff——解雇

onandoff——偶尔，断断续续

shutoff——关掉，关上turnoff——关闭，停止.3、无实际含义，仅起加强语气的作用：

bebetteroff——生活得更好

bewelloff——富有

showoff——炫耀，卖弄

wearoff——逐渐消失4、“向下”：

falloff——跌落，掉下

getoff——下车5、引申为“延缓”之义：

holdoff——推迟，延迟

putoff——延期，延缓6、

“放假”：

have(sometime)

off－－放假

take(sometime)off——放假VocabularyBuilding.VocabularyBuildingOut1、

“出来，出现”：

workout——设计出，锻炼，计算出throwout——逐出，拒绝

takeout——拿出，取出

stick（伸出）out——突出

bringout出现，出版comeout——出现，显露

dayindayout——日日夜夜setout——起身，开始

standout——突出，杰出figureout——想出，算出

findout——

查明，查出handout——拿出，取出

haveitoutwith——讲明白，摊牌makeout——成功，表现，了解

pickout——选择，挑选pointout——指出.VocabularyBuilding2、“外出，向外”：

eatout——外出吃饭giveout——分发

goout——外出handout——分发

keepout——使不能进入lookout——小心，注意

lookouton/upon——面对stayout——外出

watchoutfor——监视，留意beoutofthequestion——绝无可能3、“熄灭，一点不剩”：

blowout——吹灭，吹熄burnout——熄灭

giveout——用尽putout——关掉，扑灭，熄灭

goout——熄灭outof——用尽

runoutof——用光，耗尽sellout——售完.VocabularyBuilding4、out的常见含义还包括“退出，离开”：

backout——退出，食言dropout——退出，离去getout——离开goout——离开outof——离开moveoutof——迁出，离开5、out也有“移除，脱离”的含义：

cleanout——扫除，清除crossout——删除，勾销cutout——割离，排除growoutof——消除，戒除，不合身outof（时间）——过时outoforder——故障，损坏.VocabularyBuilding6、out有时候无实际含义，起加强语气的作用：carryout——开展，执行dieout——消失，灭绝dryout——晾干tryout——尝试，试用breakout——爆炸，突然发生turnout——变成，变得7、out还有“完全，彻底”的含义：

buyout——买断，买进fillout——填妥，填写holdout——撑到最后knockout——击倒，击昏tiredout——筋疲力尽wearout——穿破，穿坏.VocabularyBuildingCompletethefollowingsentencesusing“off”or“out”.Exercise1.IfIfeeltired,Iliedownuntilthefeelingwears

.2.Ifyouworktoohard,you’llwearyourself

.3.Whenthewarbroke

,bothcountriesbroke____diplomaticrelations.4.Shewasterriblyupsetandnearlycriedhereyes

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tosucceed,andhesucceededbrilliantly.6.Thedemonstrationpassed

withoutviolence.7.It’stoolatetotake

aninsurancepolicywhenyourplaneisabouttotake

.8.Inthesummerseason,thesoildries

quickly.offoutoffoffoutoutoutoffBACKoutout/off.

ProjectAStoryofYourOwnforest,summercamp,sunset,castle,

bee,dumbfounded,brave,aholeStep1CluewordsYouaregoingtomakeupastorylikeMr.Jones.Thewordsintheboxarecluewordsthatyoushouldusetogetstarted.Studyanyunknownwordsinadictionary..

ProjectStep2Letyourimaginationsgo!Thisisthebeginningofonestudent’sstory.Youcaneithermakeupyourstoryfromtheverybeginningorcontinuethisstory.Workinsmallgroups.Don’tforgettousealltheimportantwordsaboveandmakeitfunandspecial.AnOddExperienceItwasanadventureforPhiliptogotoasummercampwithhisfriendsWattandTonylastmonth.Therewasaforestneartheircampsite.Oneday,afterthesunsetwhenitwascompletelydark,andtheyweregettingtired,theysatunderabigtreetohavearest….

ProjectBACKStep3PrepareforasurpriseBringawrittenversionofyourstorytotheclass!Readittoothergroups.Usepicturesorpropstoenrichyourstory.Makeitasmemorableaspossible.Voteforthemostunexpectedstory.Step4EvaluationCanyourememberwordsandexpressionsusedinyourstory?Aretheseactivitieshelpfulinrememberingthem?Itwouldbeagoodideatomakeafewnotesaboutitbeforegivingyouropinion..

CulturetipsBACKAthena,theGreekvirgingoddessofwisdom,war,art,industry,justiceandskill,wasthefavouritechildofZeus.Shesprungoutofherfather’shead.HermotherwasMetis,goddessofwisdomandZeus’firstwife.InfearthatMetiswouldbearachildmightierthanhimself,ZeusswallowedthepregnantMetisandshebegantomakearobeandhelmet(头盔)forhersoon-to-borndaughter.ThehammeringofthehelmetcausedZeusgreatpainintheformofheadachesandhecriedoutinagony.SkilledHephaestus(