新编英语教程 3 Unit 10 Keep Class 2 Under Your Thumb

Unit10KeepClass2UnderYourThumbTopicsforgroupdiscussionintheformofinterview1.Ifyouweretheteacherbeingassignedtoteachtheunrulyclass,howwouldyoumaintaindiscipline?2.Whatkindofschooldisciplineshoulduniversitystudentsfollow?3.Doyouthinkwecanclassifythosestudentsinthestoryas“badstudents”?4.Whatqualitiesshouldauniversitystudenthave?TheMainIdeasNowdecidewhichofthefollowingsetsofalternativesgivesyouonlythemainideas.1.A.Class2wasanabsolutelyunrulyclass.B.Iwastimidandnervousbeforetheboys.C.Iwantedtokeeptheboysundercontrol,butIcouldn’t.2.A.IfeltIwaspowerlessbeforetheboys.B.Iwassurprisedthattheboyslikedtohearfairytales.C.IhadnoconfidenceinmyselfwhentoldtokeeporderinClass2.3.A.Iwasgreatlyhurtbyastudious-lookingboy.B.Iwasstartledtoseetheboys’chalkwar.C.Icouldnotdealwiththedisorderlyboys.TheMainIdeasUsingthemainideasgivenabove,trytowriteaone-sentencesummaryofthetext.Aninexperiencedteacherfailedtodealwithanunrulyclassoftopyearboys.GlobalReadingPassageanalysis•Writingstyle:–Narration:tellinganeventoraseriesofevents.–Orderofnarration:•chronologicalorder•spatialorder•Theme:Aninexperiencedteacherfailedtodealwithanunrulyclassoftopyearboys.•Theauthoreffectivelydevelopsthethemebychoosingappropriatesupportingdetails.Directions:Pleasedividethetextinto3partsandsummarizethemainideaofeachpart.PartDivisionoftheTextMainIdeasParts12Paras1~23~5Myobservationabouttheclass.I,asanewsubstituteteacher,wastoldtoteachaverydifficultclass.36~14Myconfrontationwiththestudents.1)apologizedtoaboywhobroketherule2)creptthroughthedoor3)feltinvisible4)afatalnoteofpleadinginmyvoice5)shoutedagain,voicetrailedaway6)toyinginwardlywithideasofthunderbolts,earthquakes,massexecutions7)wasshockedtothecoreFurtherUnderstanding1.Boththeteacherandstudentsarevividlydescribed.Studentsaresupposedtofindoutallthedetailsabouttheteacherandstudentsrespectively.Teacher—inexperienced,timid,incompetent1)frightenedawayoneteacherafteranother2)hadnorespectforschooldiscipline—ranillegallyinthehall3)wereverynoisy4)didindefensiblethings5)desks,badlytreated,wouldcrushtothefloor;fightsgoingon;onedeskchasinganother;chalkrain6)anawful,skepticalsilence,laugh,turnedtooneanother,fightbegan…Students—unrulyanddefianttotheteacherQuestionsonP.123TextIVocabularyAcquisitionMatcheachwordorphraseinColumnAwiththewordorphraseinColumnBthatissimilarinmeaning.1.cudgel(L.2)2.duck(L.5)3.placatory(L.10)4.negligently(L.18)5.wry(L.38)6.bawling(L.41)7.pandemonium(L.41)8.gramophone(L.42)a.loud,roughshoutingb.Twistedc.Short,thickstickd.(sceneof)wildandnoisydisordere.Record-playerf.Submissive,undisturbedg.Lowerone’sheadorbodysoastoavoidbeinghith.carelesslyDetailedreadingL.1keepunderyourthumb:keep...underyourcontrolorpower.•keepsb.underone’sthumb:•makesb.underthecontrolofsomeone;makesb.subordinateto处于某人的控制下；受制于•eg.He'sgotthecommitteefirmlyunderhisthumb---theyagreetowhateverheasks.•这个委员会在他的严格掌控之下，委员们对他言听计从。•她完全听从她的丈夫。/她丈夫完全控制了她。•eg.Sheiskeptcompletelyunderherhusband'sthumb.①eg.Eachfingertodayisathumb.手脚不听使唤②beall(fingersand)thumbs:beclumsy笨手笨脚的(usedtodescribeamanwhocannotgetanythingright.)eg.Iamallthumbstoday.今天老是做错事。③④bitethethumbsat/thumbone’snoseat:lookdownupon对…嗤之以鼻；蔑视⑤thumbthroughsth:toturnthepagesofabook,magazine,oradocumentquicklyandonlyreadsmallpartsofiteg.Haveyoureadthereport?Well,Ithumbedthroughitquicklyonthetrain.⑥⑦thumbsup/down:wonderful顶呱呱/terrible糟糕eg.acandidateforpoliticaloffice,mayhavelostthesupportofthosewhovotedforhiminthepast.Theyhavenow“turnedthumbsdownonhim.谋求公职的竞选人可能会失掉原有的支持，过去对他投票的人现在对他不支持了。Paraphrasethesentence.Ihadgoodreasonnottohaveconfidenceinmythumb,thatistosay,IdidnotthinkIwasabletokeeptheboysundercontrol.L.2Ihadreasonenoughtodistrustmythumb.Theheadmaster’sthumblookedlikeashortandthickclubtothewriter.Hefeltpale,perhapsbecause:A)hewasastonishedtobetoldthathehadtokeepthepupilsundercontrolbyforce;B)comparedwiththeheadmaster’shugethumb,hisownthumbwasquitesmall;sohefeltembarrassedforbeingnotsomanlyastheheadmaster;C)hewasnotusedtotheideaof“keepingtheboysunderhisthumb”.Whydidthewriterfeelpalewhenhesawtheheadmaster’sthumb?L.2…heshowedmehisownthumb;ahugething,likeapocketcudgel.Ifeltverypale.L.4Theirownteachershadbeensickforalongtime;asuccessionofstartledsubstitutehadstoodbeforethem,ducked,wincedandfled.•Paraphrasethissentence•Anumberofteachers,oneafteranother,endeavoredtoreplacetheirownteacherbutfailedtobringtheboysundercontrol.Theyfeltterrified,drewbackinfear,unabletocopewiththesituation,andfinallyranawayinahurry.L.4succession:n.thecomingofoneperson/thingafteranotherintimeororderAsuccessionofunexpectedvisitorscametoourdepartmentonthefirstdayofschool.Lastsummertherewasasuccessionofuncomfortablyhotdays.HewontheScottishRoadRunningChampionshipforthethirdyearinsuccession.successivegovernments/victories/attempts/dayssuccessive:adj.[attrib]comingoneaftertheotherinanunbrokenseriesTheschoolhaswonfivesuccessivegames.thesuccessortothethronesuccessor:(tosb./sth.)n.personorthingthatcomesafterandtakestheplaceofsb./sth.appointasuccessortotheheadmasterThiscaristhesuccessortoourpopularhatchbackmodel.Paraphrasethi