Unit-5-Cheating

1、Unit 51. Text CheatingQuestions for you to consider:1. How did the school boy cheat on the unit test?2. Was the cheating planned beforehand?3. Why did the boy later feel so uneasy or self-reproved about his cheating?4. Did the boys father show that he was good at communicating with and educating his

2、 son?Susan Richards Shreve (1939- ) is an American author, and novelist, as well as author of over a dozen childrens books. She currently teaches at George Mason University.About the author1.1 The main idea This passage tells about a school boy feeling deeply self-reproved（自責(zé)的）about his cheating on

3、a unit test at school. He had failed in a previous test, and this time he was determined to work harder and pass the test.1.1 The main idea But for some reasons, he failed to review his lessons at home the night before. There were some distractions（分心的事）at home, including watching a TV special. Afte

4、r watching the TV program, he found that it was too late to study for the next mornings unit test. He vaguely sensed that he might have a chance of looking at his deskmates test papers.1.1 The main idea The next day when he was sitting for the test, being unable to answer the test questions, he coul

5、d not refrain from seeing his deskmates answers. But after the test was over, he instantly was regretful about his wrongdoing. He reproved himself for what he did in the test. He felt so conscience-stricken that he did not want to eat or talk to his parents.1.1 The main idea His strict family upbrin

6、ging（家教）was that he should be honest about everything he did.1.1 The main idea Locking himself up in his room, he was still chafing at（感到郁悶）what he had done at his school. He even feigned a stomachache when his mother called him to have supper. Seeing something strange, his father entered his room t

7、o catch up on（了解）all this. The boy still pretended to be ill, but the father did not believe him. The father patiently tried to persuade him.1.1 The main idea The boy finally told his father what had happened. Hearing this, the father did not dress his boy down（責(zé)罵）. Instead, he told his son to tell

8、his teacher all about it. The boy did not want to call his teacher at first, as suggested by his father. But he eventually took his fathers advice.1.1 The main idea His teacher did not scold him on the telephone. He just told him to go to the school on Saturday to take another test. So under the cor

9、rect instruction by the father and the teacher, the school boys Gordian knot（心結(jié)；難題）was cut.1.2 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences(ll. 41-42) It didnt even seem bad when I thought of my parents big thing about telling the truth.when conj. even though something is true （教參）聯(lián)想到父母那一套實(shí)話為大的道理

10、時(shí)，我也沒(méi)覺(jué)得有什么。 即使想到父母那一套關(guān)于講真話的大道理，那個(gè)想法甚至也沒(méi)有顯得那么糟糕。1.2 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences(ll. 44-45) he is so smart in math it makes you sickmath 后面省略了連接詞that；it makes you sick是個(gè)結(jié)果狀語(yǔ)從句。本文是一篇敘事故事，文體上不是十分正式，況且本句又是故事人物的內(nèi)心獨(dú)白，所以可以省略that，以此更能生動(dòng)地刻畫(huà)人物形象。 （教參）他的數(shù)學(xué)成績(jī)好得驚人 (本人翻譯）他在數(shù)學(xué)上很聰明，聰明得讓你妒忌。 make

11、you sick: to make you feel jealousused humorously (LDOCE 5)1.2 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentences(l. 47) because our desks are practically on top of each other. （教參） 要知道，我倆的桌子實(shí)在靠得太近。Questions for you to consider:1. How did the school boy cheat on the unit test?2. Was the cheating planne

12、d beforehand?3. Why did the boy later feel so uneasy about his cheating?4. Did the boys father show that he was good at communicating with and educating his son？1.3 概括課文大意 用自己的35句話，概括課文大意141.4 筆頭練習(xí)和課堂討論 pp. 74-76 D. Discussing topics (pp. 77)151.5 朗讀環(huán)節(jié)朗讀段落：ll. 50-58要求：1. 聲音響亮2. 發(fā)音地道3. 連貫流利4. 聲情適切161

13、.6 答疑環(huán)節(jié) Any (good) questions? 172. Reading skillsDetermining the Main Idea1. What does a writer normally do after he provides the main idea as the topic for a paragraph?2. Where does a writer usually place the main idea?3. Fast reading 3.1 Passage 1 3.1.1 The main idea The writer humorously tells ab

14、out some of her childhood experiences. Her mother, who was partial to some of her children, often beat the writer. That is, she would punish the writer for her wrongdoing.3.1.1 The main idea Each time when her mother beat her, she would cry out loud, in the hope that somebody might stop her. The wri

15、ter was born being pale-complexioned, but it appeared to her that her mother did not like the color.3.1.1 The main idea Each time when her mother turned her down when the writer asked her mother for something to eat, she would cry out and make a fuss until she got what she wanted. So as a young girl

16、, she knew how to deal with her mother.3.2 Passage 23.2.1 The main idea This passage tells about some differences between British and American elementary and secondary schools.3.3 Passage 33.3.1 The main idea This passage tells about some differences between British and American colleges and univers

17、ities.4. Home ReadingStolen Day (失竊的一天) 編者譯為“逃學(xué)記”。 這是靈活的翻譯，你贊成嗎？Sherwood Anderson (1876 1941) was an American novelist and short story writer. He had a great influence on Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and Thomas Wolfe.About the author4.1 The main idea The passage tells about a

18、long neglected boy playing truant and going fishing in a nearby creek. The writer had a neighbor boy who suffered from inflammatory rheumatism and so did not have to go to school. The boy often went fishing in a nearby creek or waterworks pond. 4.1 The main idea The writer hated going to school. And

19、 he was long uncared for by his mother, because his mother was busy with her work. But he strongly longed for the care and attention from his mother. One day when he was at the school, he wanted to skip school. He then cried hard, claiming that he ached all over the body. His teacher believed him an

20、d allowed him to leave school early.4.1 The main idea After he got back home, his mother still brushed him off（打發(fā)）by simply telling her son to take a rest in bed. Lying in bed, feeling outcast（被忽視的）, the boy was lost in wild and fanciful thoughts. He even imagined himself drowning in the pool at whi

21、ch he was fishing.4.1 The main idea Feeling bored out of his mind（百無(wú)聊賴）, he went fishing. Luckily, he caught a big carp and took it home. His mother at last took time to help him. She got a washtub and filled it with water. She put the fish in it. Their neighbors came to see the fish. This success m

22、ade the boy very happy. He finally managed to catch his mothers momentary attention.4.1 The main idea But unfortunately his lie was exposed by his father. He had met the teacher who let the boy stay away from school earlier because he said that he was ill.4.2 Possible difficult words, phrases and sentence