新世纪英语综合教程第2册Unit2

Unit2Unit2Unit2Watchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.What’swrongwiththeyoungboy?2.Canyouimaginethelifeofgrowingyounger?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationHeisnotlikenormalpeople.Heisnotgrowingolder,butgrowingyounger.Open.Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationDaisy:Doyourememberme?I’mDaisy.Benjamin:I’mBenjamin.Daisy:It’snicetomeetyou,Benjamin.WouldyoumindifIsitwithyou?Iwouldlovetohearyouplay.Benjamin:DoIknowyou?Voiceover:Andeveryday,Iwouldstopbytomakesurethathewascomfortable.Benjamin:No,Ididn’t.Nurse:Youjustfinishedeating.Benjamin:Don’tthinkIdon’tknowwhatyou’redoing!You’reallfuckingliars!Nurse:Hedoesn’tbelievehejusthadhisbreakfast.Daisy:Now,whydon’tweseeifwecan’tfindsomethingelseforyoutodo?VideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationVideoScript2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationBenjamin:Ihaveafeelingthere’salotofthingsIcan’tremember.Daisy:Well,likewhat,sugar?Benjamin:It’slikethere’sthiswholelifeIhad,andIcan’trememberwhatitwas.Daisy:It’sokay.It’sokaytoforgetthings.Voiceover:Manytimes,hewouldsimplyforgetwhoorwherehewas.Nurse:Thereheis.He’supthereontheroof.Voiceover:Itwasn’teasy.Daisy:Benjamin!Benjamin:Icanseeeverything!Icanseethebigriver!Daisy:That’sright.Youcanseeeverything,sweetheart.VideoScript3AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationBenjamin:IcanseethegraveyardwhereMama’sburied,andallthoseotherpeople.Daisy:Iwantyoutocomedown!Benjamin:WhatifIcouldfly?Daisy:Iknewamanwhocouldfly.Youcomedown,andI’lltellyouallabouthim.Nobodygrowsoldmerelybylivinganumberofyears.Wegrowoldbydesertingourideals.Yearsmaywrinkletheskin,buttogiveupenthusiasmwrinklesthesoul.—SamuelUllman1.QuoteCulturalinformation1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation2.GrowingPainsCulturalinformation2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationGrowingPainsisanAmericantelevisionsitcomaboutanupper-middleclassfamilywithaworkingmotherandastay-at-homepsychiatristfatherraisingthreechildrentogether,whichairedonABCfrom1985to1992.Theshow’spremiseisbasedonthefictionalSeaverfamily,whoresideinHuntington,LongIsland,NewYork.Dr.JasonSeaver(AlanThicke),apsychiatrist,worksfromhomebecausehiswife,MaggieMalone(JoannaKerns),hasgonebacktoworkasareporter.Jasonhastotakecareofthekids:troublemakerMike(KirkCameron),honorsstudentCarol(TraceyGold),andrambunctiousBen(JeremyMiller).Afourthchild,ChrissySeaver,wasbornin1988.Thispieceofwritingisanattempttosubvertthe“traditional”viewandconvincethereaderthat.Theauthorpointsoutanumberofofgrowingolder.Theseadvantagesareenumeratedonthebasisoftheexperiencesof.Bymeansof(beingyoungandbeingold)theauthorrevealsand,whichhaveoftenbeenoverlooked.GlobalReading-MainideaMainideaStructuralanalysisadvantages____________growingolderisnotnecessarilythatdreadful_________________________________________________herbrotherandherown___________________________contrast__________truehappiness________________contentmentinoldage__________________________Structuralanalysis1ParagraphsMainidea1-23-56Thewriterairsherviewaboutgrowingolder.Thewriterdiscussesthreedistinctadvantagesofgrowingolder.Thewriterwindsupherdiscussionwithreferencetoherparents’lifetoreaffirmthatgrowingolderwouldbe“abetterphase”ofherlife.1.Dividethetextintopartsbycompletingthetable.MainideaStructuralanalysisStructuralanalysis32.Whattechniquesdoestheauthoradopttopresenttheadvantagesofgrowingolder?Theauthorillustratesthemwithexamplesandbycontrast(beingyoungandbeingold).MainideaStructuralanalysisDetailedreading1-2DetailedreadingTheVirtuesofGrowingOlderCarolSiskin1Oursocietyworshipsyouth.AdvertisementsconvinceustobuyGrecianFormulaandOilofOlaysowecanhidethegrayinourhair.Middle-agedfolksworkoutingymsandjogdownthestreet,tryingtodelaytheeffectsofaging.2Wouldn’tanypersonoverthirtygladlysignwiththedeviljusttobeyoungagain?Isn’taginganexperiencetobedreaded?Perhapsitisun-Americantosayso,butIbelievetheansweris“No.”Beingyoungisoftenpleasant,butbeingolderhasdistinctadvantages.Detailedreading3Whenyoung,youareapttobeobsessedwithyourappearance.WhenmybrotherDaveandIwereteens,weworkedfeverishlytoperfectthebodieswehad.Daveliftedweights,tookmegadosesofvitamins,anddrankahalf-dozenmilkshakesadayinordertoturnhiswiryadolescentframeintosomemuscularideal.Andasateenager,Idietedconstantly.NomatterwhatIweighed,though,IwasneversatisfiedwiththewayIlooked.Mylegsweretooheavy,myshoulderstoobroad,mywaisttoobig.WhenDaveandIwereyoung,webeggedandpleadedforthe“right”clothes.Ifourparentsdidn’tgetthemforus,wefeltourworldwouldfallapart.Howcouldwegotoschoolwearingloose-fittingblazerswheneveryoneelsewouldbewearingsmartlytailoredleatherjackets?Detailedreading3Detailedreading3Wewouldbeconsideredfreaks.Ioftenwonderhowmyparents,andparentsingeneral,managetotoleratetheirchildrenduringtheadolescentyears.Now,however,DaveandIarebeyondsuchadolescentagonies.Myroundedfigureseemsfine,andIdon’tdenymyselfasliceofpecanpieifIfeelinthemood.Davestillworksout,buthehasactuallybecomefondofhistall,lankyframe.Thetwoofusenjoywearingfashionableclothes,butweare