大三高级英语unit 2 A Class Act

Unit 2 A Class Act

Learning Objectives Type of writing Structure of the Text The theme of the Text Grammar and Vocabulary Writing techniques (narrative techniques)

—how to create a vivid picture of one‘s emotions

The organization of a narrative Beginning (introduction)Setting, character The middle of the story (the development of the story) – plot (conflict, climax) The ending (resolution)

Warming up questions 1. Share you high school experience with the class

2. Tell the story of a teacher who impressed you with his or her kindness

Text Structure The whole text can be divided 5 parts, with the subtopic for each. The first part (Para. 1---3) is about the author‘s family and their life during the war;

the second part (Para. 4---7) describes the author‘s experience of humiliation in the school; the third part (Para. 8---11) gives an account of how her excitement about a free photographic portrait sitting triggers her anticipation of the oncoming torment in the school;

the fourth part (para. 12---15)describes what actually happened later, which was a turning point in the author‘s life --- instead of being humiliated, she was warmly praised and encouraged by a sympathetic teacher; the last part (Para. 16--- 17) describes the immediate impact of a ―warm sentence‖ by the teacher and its everlasting influence on the author.

Another Structure:1. 1-3:author‘s family & life during WW2 4-7: her experience of humiliation in the school

2.

8-11: excitement VS. torment 12-15: warm praise & encouragement

3. 16-17: the immediate impact and everlasting influence on her

Intensive Study(Para.1-3) These three paragraphs give a briefdescription of the hard conditions in WWII, and how the author’s parents manage to support the family and what they do for their children. Note that the

last sentence of the 3rd paragraph pavesthe way for the whole story.

Para.1blitz (n. v.): v.: to attack a place with bombs dropped from aircraft 用闪电战空袭(或毁坏) the Blitz(single):the German air attacks on Britain in 1940. 1940年德国对英国的空袭。 Manchester: 曼彻斯特(英格兰西北部城市) rife: adj.(sth. bad or unpleasant )very common or frequent普遍的；盛行的 rife with sth.: full of sth bad or unpleasant 充 斥，充满(坏事) Eg: Los Angeles is rife with gossip about the

atrats’ private lives.

pawnshop: 当铺 pawn: n.抵押物

v.当掉

… time were tough, money was short, anxiety was rife and the pawnshop was familiar destination for many familiar, including mine. Life was hard. Everyone was short of money. They were caught up in endless worries. Many families often went to the pawnshop to pawn the things they had for a little money, and the family was no exception.

Para.2enterprising : adj.: having or showing the ability to think of new projects or

new ways of doing things 有事业心的、有 进取心的，有创业精神的 egs. an enterprising person

n. enterprise ①–事业心，进取心 a man of enterprise

②a company /business 公司，企业，事业单位state-owned enterprise国有企业 small and medium-sized enterprise中小型企业

Yet I could not have asked for more enterprising and optimistic parents. : – However, I had the most adaptable and optimistic parents in the world. “bucket loads of cheer‖ : – lots of joy sturdy : adj – not easily influenced or changed by other people 坚决的，坚定的； eg: a sturdy defence of the

– strong and not easily damaged 结实的，坚固的；eg:– (people and animals, or their bodies人, 动物或身 体 )physically strong and healthy 强壮的，健壮的

government s position 坚决维护政府立场

a sturdy paris of shoots 一双结实的靴子

eg: a man of sturdy build 体格健壮的男人

ingenious:

adj. someone who is ingenious is very good at inventing things or at thinking of new ideas有独创性 的，心灵手巧的; 机灵的 ingenuity : n. ―… could turn his hand to almost anything : was capable of doing almost anything‖ bout: n. a boxing or wrestling match 拳击或摔跤比赛，回 合，较量 “He even…. to make ends meet.‖: Note 2

meticulous: paying careful attention to every detail 极仔细的; 一丝不苟的 a meticulous plan 周密的计划; meticulous records 详细 的记录; meticulously clean 一尘不染 attire: n. (formal) clothes Eg: dressed in formal evening attire; formal attire 礼服 attired:adj. (not before noun, formal or literary) dressed in a particular way,dressed 穿着…衣服 spotless: adj. perfectly clean 非常干净的；无可挑剔的，无瑕疵的

splendid attire 盛装；华丽的服饰

QUESTION in Para. 2 QUESTIONS What does the author mean by ―yet I could not have asked for more enterprising and optimistic parents‖? My parent were the most enterprising and optimistic ones one could expect to find.

The author thinks that her parents did all they could to support the family with their hard work, ingenuity and thrift, so the family could have ―bucket loads of cheer.‖

Para.3 how to understand ―my clothes were ironed to a knife-edge, and shoes polished to a gleam‖ – rhetorically, to a knife-edge, and to a gleam are hyperboles (exaggeration) – meaning my clothes were ironed to a degree that it looks like a knife-edge and my shoes were polished until they gleamed ―not every item was standard school uniform issue.‖: Note 3 – Some of my clothes were different form the standard school uniform which the students ere required to wear.

scrimp: v. to spend very little money on the things U need to live, esp. so that U can spend on sth else 省吃俭用、节 衣缩食 They scrimped and

saved to give the children a good education.为了让孩子接受良好的教育，他们省吃俭用。 gear: n. (informal) clothes eg: wear the latest gear 穿着最新款式的衣服 prescribed: – adj. demanded v. prescribe n. prescription: 处方，药方；计划，建议，秘诀 eg: a prescription for happiness 增进幸福的秘诀

scribe—scription—scriptivedescribe:v.描述，描写 prescribe:v.开药方; 规定 subscribe:提交，订阅 ascribe:归因于 circumscribe:v.限制 conscribe: 征兵

blazer: a type of jacket, often with the symbol of a school or organization sewn on the front pocket and worn as a part of a uniform

British School uniform

While Mom had scrimped and saved to obtain most of the gear, I still didn‘t have the prescribed blue blazer and hat band. Though Mom had tried to spend as little money as possible in order to buy some of the clothes required by the school, she still couldn‘t afford the blue blazer and hat band.

QUESTION in Para. 3 QUESTION Why does the author still have something trouble in her school? Because the author‘s parents were not able to buy

the ―blue blazer and hat band‖ required by theschool.

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