Unit1 Someone Waiting

• P1 Listening and Speaking • Activities• P2 Reading Comprehension • and language Activities• P3 Extended Activities

P1 Listening and Speaking Activities

• 1.Introduction of the functions

• 2.Listen and speak

• 3.Try to speak more

• 4.make your own dialogue

• 5.what are they for?

• 6.If you want to learn more

P1 Listening and Speaking Activities

• Talk about your impressions of the following people:

• (1)your college president

• (2)a local political figure

• (3)a well-known pop star

Respond to the following questions

• (1)What do you think of …?

• (2)How does his performance strike you?

• (3)Are you impressed with his/her speech?

Learn the following functional sentences

• (1) Sometimes he seems strange, doesn’t he?

• (2)We are impressed by his speech.

• (3)His new hairstyle looks awful, but his performance is wonderful.

2 Listen and speak

Listen to the conversation

Listen and speak• Listen to the conversation and choose the

correct answer to each question.

Turn to p. 1, and let’s listen.Turn to p. 1, and let’s listen. Turn to p. 1, and let’s listen.Turn to p. 1, and let’s listen.

1.What is Sue doing?

b

2.According to Linda, Michael .

a

3.Sue likes Michael because .

a

4.What does Linda think of Michael?

c

Learn the following expressions;Learn the following expressions;See somebody offSee somebody off: : say goodbye to somebodysay goodbye to somebodyTurn upTurn up: : arrivearriveLet somebody downLet somebody down: : disappoint somebodydisappoint somebodyHe’s nowhere to be foundHe’s nowhere to be found: : people can’t find himpeople can’t find himOh, that sounds interesting: : Sue shows reserved Sue shows reserved disagreement in opiniondisagreement in opinion

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Make a similar conversation• A greet B• B Greet A. Ask if Tom has come.• A Say no. Complain that Tom is never

on time• B Say many people are not impressed

by him.• A Tell B your impress of Tom: busy,

running everywhere, knowing almost everyone, like a popular person.

• B Say you don’t like Tom. Because he looks arrogant…

• A Ask about B’s impression of Tom as a monitor.

• B A good monitor in general but not considerate.

• A Say it sounds true.• B Say it’s time to leave, you can’t wait

for Tom any longer.

• A Hi B. Fancy meeting you here.• B Hi A. Has he come yet?• A Not. You know Tom is never on

time. I’m afraid we have to wait for him.

• B Seems that many people are not impressed by him.

• A Really? But he seems to me that he is a busy guy, running everywhere, knowing almost everyone. He is like a popular person…

• B Oh, come on, B! I don’t like him. He always looks arrogant.

• A How does he strike you as a monitor?

• B It seems to me that he is a good monitor in general, but not considerate enough.

• A That sounds true.• B Oh, it’s 10:30. We can’t wait for Tom

any longer. Let’s go.

4 Make your own dialogue

Suppose it is your first day at college. You and your partner meet at lunch and talk about your impressions of your new teacher, Mr. Johnson. Make a dialogue using the following cues.

A: Ask how B feels about his/her first day at school.B: Quite good. Ask about A’s impression of the new teacher.A: Don’t know him well. Seems very nice.B; Agree, having a good sense of humor.A: Agree, like telling jokes.B Say ,second year students say he’s strict. Sometimes even rude.A: Say it’s only words by mouth, have to find the truth by ourselves.B: Agree, wait and see.A: Say, anyway, you like his lecture– very Instructive and not boring

A: Hello, B. Fancy meeting you here How do you feel your first day at school?B: It’s quite good, What do you think of Mr. Smith, our new teacher?A : I don’t know him well. He seems very nice.B: Yes, he does. He seems having a good sense of humor.A: You are right, he likes telling jokes.B: But the second year students say he’s strict, sometimes even rude.A: Oh, come on, B. don’t believe gossipYou heard. It’s only words of mouth, We have to find the truth by ourselves.B: Yes, you are right . Let’s wait and see.A: Anyway, I like his lecture which is very Instructive and not boring. B: Me too. But he doesn’t seem to be very experienced—he did not even to introduced himself.

Talk on the picture• Draft answers to the following questions• 1.How does the picture strike you?• 2.Why is the man half-kneeling?• 3.What does the man seem to be doing? Readjusting his luggage or

doing something else?• 4.Where is he and why is he there?• 5.Does he seem to be leaving or he just arrived?

Vocabulary for reference

• (1)Lampost (2) pavement (3) suitcase

• (4) backpack (5) bulging (6) overstuffed

• (7) traffic (8) roadside

• (9)Searching the suitcase for something

• (10)oblivous to the busy traffic on the street

• (11)on the journey

Text Someone Waiting

1.Pre-reading Tasks

2.Comprehension work

3. Language work

4. Translation

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Discuss the following questions:1.How do you feel when you, after long journey, see somebody waiting for you at the railway station?2 . Which words or phrases can apply to your feeling if someone see you off when you left for college?

Nervous upset sad mixed feeling

The lesson that the narrator learn from her experience of waiting for her flight at the airport:1. Those little things such as seeing someone off or meeting somebody at the airport are important moments in life. They reflect deed love between human beings. 2. Life is just like a journey, dying is not frightening any more with someone to see you off or meet with you at the other end. Yes. Our uncertainties aboutThe unknown future are always a source of fear in our life. We will feel much better about our life if we know someone dear to us is always with us.

Notes:1. boarding: getting on an airplane. Usually, passengers should first check in and then take a boarding card which indicates the seat number of the airplane.2. The moment is charged: the moment is loaded with emotion.3. Poignant: giving you feeling of sadness4. The arrivals folds into the mix of people: The arrivals come into the crowdsand join the waiting people as if different cooking ingredient were being mixed up.The expression ’’fold in/into’ was originally used in cooking to mean to blend cooking ingredients into a mixture by gentle turning.5. Because the ones I love have a different schedule from mine: “the ones’’ refer to the narrator’s husband and her daughter, neither of whom is seeing her off at the moment she is leaving.6. backpack: a sack or pack to be carried on one’s back during a trip.7. oblivious; not noticing something or knowing about it8. carry-on: luggage carried on the plane by the passengers9. newlywed: a man or a woman who has not been married for very long

Study the following words and expressions:

1.head toward: To move in a directione.g. When the rescue operation began, military troops immediately headed toward the earthquake site.2. Pick up: go to a place to take someone homee.g; Since her child is still in the kindergarten, the mother must go there to pick him up. 3. be supposed to: expect to doe.g: It’s after three o’clock now. But she was supposed

to meet me here at two a’clock..

4 intense: adj. having a very strong effect or felt very stronglye.g. The pain was so intense that I couldn't sleep. He took an intense interest in all religious matters. a look of intense dislike 5.wrap: v.a) to cover sth completely in paper or other material b) to put sth firmly around sth/sbe.g. He spent the evening wrapping up the Christmas presents.A scarf was wrapped around his neck.

6.embrace: a) v. hugb) n. the act of holding someone close to you,

especially as a sign of lovee.g. 1.The child embraced his parents2.She gave her son a tender brace when he c

ame home after ten years' absence. give sb an embrace

7.glanceat sth: take a quick look at sthe.g. 1.She glanced along the road to see if he was

coming.2.The Personnel Manager glanced down the l

ist of names of the applicants.

8.oblivious: adj.~ (of/to sth) not aware of sth; not noticing/not knowing about

e.g. She was oblivious to our warnings.She gradually became oblivious to the noise.

9.capture: to succeed in recording, showing, or describing a situation or feeling, using words or pictures

e.g. The article captured the mood of the nation. In his traveling report, he tried to capture the beauty of t

he Great Waterfalls.

10.out of place: adv. a) not in the correct placeb) not suitable for a particular situatione.g. 1.Some of these files seem to be out of place. 2.Her remarks were out of place.3.I felt completely out of place among all these successful

people.

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1. Describe the acts of love in sufficient detail as noticed or experienced by the narrator in the story. a_____________________________________________________________b_____________________________________________________________c____________________________________________________________d_____________________________________________________________e_____________________________________________________________f_____________________________________________________________g_____________________________________________________________h_____________________________________________________________

2. Describe the acts of love in sufficient detail as observed or experienced by you in your life. a_____________________________________________________________b_____________________________________________________________c_____________________________________________________________d_____________________________________________________________e_____________________________________________________________f_____________________________________________________________g_____________________________________________________________

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等候的人们 我坐在一个机场，观察着等候所爱之人到达或离开前最后

一刻的人们。他们有的不安地来回走着，有的互相凝视着， 有的拉着对方的手 。此时的感情是强烈的。

一位讲西班牙语的女士正来回转圈地跑着，想要将全家人集中起来道别。她的嗓门很高。当登机前的最后时刻到来时，她用双臂搂着儿子，似乎这一紧紧的拥抱能保佑他将来平安地归来。

在我候机坐位旁的栏杆边站着一位祖母和她的孙子，该来接他们的人还没到。他们旁边有两位女士，互相之间显然没有关系， 但她们的眼光都象扫视着大海的探照灯一样朝通道口仔细地搜索着。一位怀抱婴儿的母亲正与丈夫吻别。泪水打湿了她的面颊。这时刻十分令人动情。

等候的人们 在第 13 号出口处，抵达者们刚刚进站。“我看见她了，

她在那儿。”以同样感人的激情，这些抵达者融入了庞杂的人群，仿佛他们是这人群中失而复得的一个组成部分。泪水、笑容，和由衷的快乐洋溢在久别重逢的欢声笑语中。

我坐着边翻书边等着我的登机时刻，感到有点孤独，因为亲人与我的时间不配；而我要去见的人，我的女儿，却在我旅程的另一端。

我在回想往日的离别和重逢。忆起我看见女儿，就是我现在要去见的女儿，正从那狭窄的通道走过来，肩上背着背包，怀里抱着塞得满满的行囊，带着的耳机让她无暇顾及身旁川流不息的人群。她当时上大学一年级， 11 月回家度假—— 8 月份以来第一次回家。我紧紧地拥抱着她，似乎我曾失去过她

等候的人们 今天我乘坐的航班晚点两小时。手里的书今天读起来没劲， 不如观看眼前这熙来人往的人群。一个 5岁左右的男孩第一次见到他的祖父。他一点点往上看，半天才看到了对成人来说并不算高的一位男人的脸。一高一矮的两人脸上都放出了喜悦的光芒，我不知道人们如何能用语言和胶卷来捕捉这一时刻。

当我的航班终于呼叫登机时，我收起书本和行李。既然无人相送，我就没有回头看看来时的方向，而是在想上班的丈夫此刻极想知道我是否已起飞，在另一端的女儿也正惦记着同一件事。

等候的人们

登机时，我回想起另一种离别和重逢。有一次我新婚不久，91岁的祖父去世了。我们的关系一直很密切，那天傍晚，我参加完他的葬礼乘飞机返回，一边离开机场一边哭着。我们刚刚结婚一年的丈夫等候在出站口，把我拥抱在怀中。满脸的泪水招来了大家对我的关注，但我并不在乎。不管怎么说，我内心的那种感受在机场没有什么不合时宜的。

生命始终都需要这般关注。我祝愿所有旅行的人们归来时都能看到有人在等候迎接他们。我也祝愿他们出发前有人去送行。我想到自己的祖父并认识到，如果死亡就像这样，一次旅行而已，那么，我就不会害怕。

Part III Extended Activities

Dictation

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Grammar work

Word formation

Vocabulary work

Translation

Grammar work4. Original: Every one of the children in the United States is

to receive some form of education.

Correct: Every child in the United States is to receive some form of education.

5. Original: Every sex has its own physical characteristics.

Correct: Each sex has its own physical characteristics.

6. Original: Each my aunts gave me gifts for Christmas.

Correct: Each of my aunts gave me gifts for Christmas.

Grammar work7. Original: The house he lives in is half mile

away.

Correct: The house he lives in is half a mile away.

8. Original: The police have each reason to believe that he is the murderer.

Correct: The police have every reason to believe that he is the murderer.

Word formation

• Answers: 1. sharpened2. darkened3. ashen4. earthen5. softening6. strengthen7. lightens8. sweetened9. hardens10.fastened

Vocabulary work (The milestones of life)

• Answers for referenceBirth Marriage Death

nappyprampregnantgodmotherchristeninghave a babymaternity leave

weddingbouquethoneymoonget engagedbridebridegroomget divorcedexchange rings

gravegriefwreathburymournerscoffinfuneralsympathywidowerbouquet

Translation 1. The company is giving a farewell party for you on Mond

ay evening. A car will pick you up at your hotel at half past seven.

2. She was so excited that she couldn’t help giving me a warm embrace.

3. I never succeed in overcoming the sense of being out of place.

4. She glanced round the room to see who was there.

5. I don’t like to see people off at the railway station.

6. His big shoes look like small boats.

7. You should fold the eggs into the flour instead of doing it in the opposite way.

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