Unit-4-Fun--Oh-Boy.-Fun.-You-Could-Die-from-It

Fun,OhBoy.Fun.YouCouldDiefromItBySuzanneBrittJordanHaveFun1STGame1FastWordsTheclassisarrangedintorows.Thefirstpersonineachrowisgivenapieceofchalk.Theblackboardisdividedintosections.Nomorethansixteams.Theteachercallsaletterandthestudentsmustwriteasmanywordsastheycanbeginningwiththatletter,intheallocatedtime.Theirteam-matescancallouthints,butbewarned,thisisverynoisy.Next,thesecondmembergetsthechalkandgoestotheboardandtheteachercallsoutanewletter.Theteamwiththemostcorrectwordsisthewinner.2ndGameWordAssociationTheteacherstartsthegamebysayingaword,suchas\Hotel\.Forexample:Teacher:Hotel,Team1:Bed,Team2:Room,Team3:Service,Team4:Food,Team5:Restaurant,Team6:Chinese,backtoTeam1.Asyoucansee,anyassociationisok.Ifthestudentcan\'tanswer(5secondslimit)heorshemuststandup.Thelaststudentseatedisthewinner.Iftheassociationisnotobvious,thestudentisaskedtoexplaintheassociation.3rdGameWhispersDividetheclassintoeven(偶数)rows.Thelastmemberofeachrow(atthebackoftheclass)istakenoutoftheclassroom.A\key\letter,wordorsentence(dependingonlevel)isgiven.Thestudentsrunbackinside,andwhisperthe\key\tothenextstudentintheirrow.Itiswhispereddownthroughtherowuntilthelastmemberwritesitontheboard.Thefirststudenttowriteitcorrectlyontheblackboardisthewinner!Watchthevideoclipandanswerthefollowingquestions.u4.wmv1.WhatiswrongwithMable?Shejustgotbraces.2.What’sthenameofthegame?Thepeanut-buttergame.3.Doyouthinkitisfuntoplaythatgame?Where/whatisfuninyouropinion?Yes.Funisaroundusandinourdailylife.Whatis“Fun”inyourmind?连天早起发现赖床是一种享受；连日奔波发现停顿是一种幸福；连续工作发现闭眼是一种灵感；连连问候发现牵挂是一种快乐~~”GroupPresentations1.Howimportantisfuninyourlife.Whatisthegreatestfuninyourlife?Whatexpectationsdoyoubringtoanarticleentitled“Fun,OhBoy.Fun.YouCouldDiefromit”?Can‘fun”actuallyharmorkillyou?Inwhatways?2.DoyouthinkthatAmericansaretoomuchofa“fun”culture?Whyorwhynot?DoyouthinkweChinesehavea“fun”culture?Whyorwhynot?HighlightsAccordingtotheauthor,funisnotafamilyvisittoDisneyWorld;itisnotcelebratingbigoccasions.Funissimplepleasureinlife,whichliesratherinone’sworkandthefulfillmentofone’sduty.Theauthorpointsoutthatfuncannotbecomparedwithdutyandmorality.Peopleshouldnotbeobsessedwithfun;insteadtheyshoulddevotethemselvestotheirworkandthefulfillmentofone’sresponsibility.Thepassagecanbedividedintothreeparts.Whatarethey?Part1?(Paragraph1-5)Part2?(Paragraphs6-11)Part3?(Paragraphs12-15)PartOne:(Paragraph1-5)Thefirstfiveparagraphs,whichfromtheintroductiontotheessay,provideadefinitionto“fun”.Qs:1.Whatisthethesisstatementoftheessay?2.Whattechniquedoestheauthoremployinthispartoftheessay?3.InParagraph4,aseriesofquestionshasbeenraised.What’stheeffect?Puritans:whoarethey?PuritansrefertoagroupofradicalEnglishprotestantsthataroseinthelatesixteenthcenturyandbecameamajorforceinEnglandduringtheseventeenthcentury.Puritanswantedto“purify”theChurchofEnglandbyeliminatingtracesofitsoriginsintheRomanCatholicChurch.Inaddition,theyurgedastrictmoralcodeandplacedahighvalueonhardwork.LANGUAGEWORKOvershadow:tomakesomebodyorsomethinglesssuccessful,important,orimpressivebycomparisonwithothers;todominateE.g.1)Benovershadowsallhiscolleagues.2)Sheisovershadowedbyheryoungerandmoreattractivesister.PartTwo:(Paragraphs6-11)Inthispartoftheessay,thewriterofferstheextendeddefinitionoftheword“fun”bynegation.Qs:1.WhataresomeofthethingsthatdonotprovidefunaccordingtoJordan?2.Howdosomepeoplemanagetohavefun?3.Whatrelationshipdoestheuseofdrugsandalcoholhavetoourdifficultiesinhavingfuntoday?AnswerforQ3Todaywhenpeopleliveunderpressurestress,theycanhardlyrelaxandtheroutineworkisnotexcitingenoughforthem.Onlywhentheyindulgethemselvesindrugsandalcoholcantheyforgettheworriesofthedayandhavealittlefun.4.Whatistherelationshipbetweenbigoccasionsandtheexperienceoffun?AnswerforQ4withhighexpectationforfun,peoplearenotcontentwiththejoythatbigoccasionsuchasholidays,weddingsorbirthdaysbringthem.Tomakeupfortheinadequacyoffunandjoy,theyarestillexpectingthenextbigoccasionwhichmightbringthemexcitement.Flunk:tofail,especiallyinacourseoranexamE.g.TheboywasupsetbecauseheflunkedinanEnglishexamflunkout:toexpelorbeexpelledfromaschoolorcoursebecauseofworkthatdoesnotmeetrequiredstandardsE.g.Wedidn’tflunkout,butourrecordsweren’tsogood.LANGUAGEWORKEpitome:anideal;atypicalrepresentationE.g.Hisfatheristheepitomeofgoodness.Epitomize成为(某事物)的缩影:tobeanepitomeofsomethingE.g.Sheepitomizesallthegoodqualitiesforherfamily.PartThree:(Para.12-15):thisistheconcludingpart.Qs:1.AccordingtoJordan,howshouldwetreatfun?Accordingtotheauthor,weshouldtreatfunrespectfully.Funisnotsupposedtobeeverywhere.Wecannoteasilygetfunoutofeverything.2.HowdoesJordandevelopParagraph13?Theauthordevelopstheideabyusingdefinition,comparisonandpersonification.3.Whatdoes“ItmayevencomeonaTuesday”mean?Tuesdayisaworkday,followingtheblueMonday.Theauthorclaimsthatasarule,noholiday,nobigoccasionswouldtakeplaceonthisday.Butifwetreatfunproperly,wecanhavefunevenonsuchanordinaryday.4.WhydoesJordanuseananecdotetoconcludeheressay?5.Twosimple,directstatementsareusedtobeginandendtheessay.Whatistheeffectofthese