Unit 8--Secret Messages to Ourselves

SecretMessagestoOurselvesUnit8CultureTips4Warm-up1Reading2LanguageinUse3Unit8Project5Homework6Warm-upIntroductionsofFunctions•Iwanttodo…•I’mgoingtodo…•I’vedecidedtodo…•Iplantodo…•I’mplanningtodo…•I’mthinkingofdoing…HowtoExpressIntentions•I’mconsideringdoing…•I’llmakeanefforttodo…•Iintendtodo…•Myintentionistodo…•IreckonIwilldo…•I’lldowhatIcantodo…Warm-upJackandMaryaretalkingaboutdreams.Listentotherecordingandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.What’swrongwithJack?Hecan’tsleepwellandalwayshasdreamsatnight.2.WhatdoesJackdreamof?Hedreamsofmanythings.Sometimesthedreamsareclear,butmostofthetimetheyarevagueandhecannotrememberthem.3.DoesJackbelieveinthedreaminterpretationmentionedinthedialogue?WhataboutMary?No,hedoesn’tbelieveinit.NeitherdoesMary.4.AccordingtoMary,whatisthereasonforJack’sproblem?Jackisundergreatpressureandfeelstiredsohedreamsalotinhissleep.WarmupMarymentionssomedreaminterpretationsintherecording.MatchthedreamsintheleftcolumntotheirinterpretationsintherightcolumnaccordingtowhatMarysaid.Ifyoudreamof...()1.thesunormoonrising()2.asnakebecomingadragon()3.asnakebitingyou()4.agoldenhairpin()5.pickingupmoneyitmeansthatyou’ll...a.receivealotofmoneyb.haveagoodfortunec.gethelpfromsomeoned.haveaprosperousfamilye.haveanewbornsonAnswers1.d2.c3.a4.e5.bReadingPre-readingTasksReadingComprehensionAfter-readingTasksPre-readingtasks1.Whatkindofdreamsdoyouoftenhave?Andcanyourememberthemafterwards?Tellusadreamyouoncehave.2.Haveyouencountered,inyourdreams,anythingrelatedtoyourwork,friends,orfamily?3.Doyoubelievethatdreamsmayhaveaspecialmeaningormessagetous?BACKReadthetextandfigureoutthemainideaofeachparagraph.EliasHoweworkedallnightonthedesignofasewingmachineandranintoaverydifficultyproblem.Hehadanightmareandfoundthesolutiontohisproblem.EliasHowewasfarfromuniqueinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.Whenweasleep,apartofourmindisstillworkingandcouldsendmessagestothepartweusewhenweareawake.paragraph1paragraph2paragraph3paragraph4ReadingComprehensionReadingComprehensionTranslationSecretMessagestoOurselves1.Earlyonemorning,morethanahundredyearsago,anAmericaninventorcalledEliasHowefinallyfellasleep.Hehadbeenworkingallnightonthedesignofasewing-machinebuthehadrunintoaverydifficultproblem:itseemedimpossibletogetthethreadtorunsmoothlyaroundtheneedle.ReadingComprehension2.Despitehisexhaustion,Howesleptbadly.Hetossedandturned.Thenhehadanightmare.Hedreamtthathehadbeencapturedbyatribeofterriblesavageswhosekingthreatenedtokillandeathimunlesshecouldbuildaperfectsewing-machine.Whenhetriedtodoso,Howeranintothesameproblemasbefore.Thethreadkeptgettingcaughtaroundtheneedle.ThekingflewintoarageandorderedhissoldierstokillHowe.Theyadvancedtowardshimwiththeirspearsraised.Butsuddenlytheinventornoticedsomething.Therewasaholeinthetipofeachspear.Theinventorawokefromthenightmarewithastart,realizingthathehadjustfoundthesolutiontotheproblem.Insteadoftryingtogetthethreadtorunaroundtheneedle,heshouldmakeitrunthroughasmallholeinthecentreoftheneedle.ThiswasthesimpleideathatfinallyenabledHowetodesignandbuildthefirstreallypracticalsewing-machine.TranslationReadingComprehension3.EliasHowewasfarfrombeinguniqueinfindingtheanswertohisprobleminthisway.ThomasEdison,theinventoroftheelectriclightbulb,saidthathisbestideascametohimindreams.Sodidthegreatphysicist,AlbertEinstein.CharlotteBrontealsodrewonherdreamsinwritingJaneEyre.Thecomposer,IgorStravinsky,oncesaidtheonlywayhecouldsolvehisproblemsinmusicalcompositionwastosleeponthem.TranslationReadingComprehensionTranslation4.Toappreciatethevalueofdreams,youhavetounderstandwhathappenswhenyouareasleep.Eventhen,apartofyourmindisstillworking.Thisunconscious,butstillactivepartdigestsyourexperiencesandgoestoworkontheproblemsyouhavehadduringtheday.Itstoresallsortsofinformationanddetailswhichyoumayhaveforgottenorneverhavereallynoticed.Itisonlywhenyoufallasleepthatthispartofthebraincansendmessagestothepartyouusewhenyouareawake.However,theunconsciouspartexpressesitselfthroughitsownlogicanditsownlanguage.Itusesstrangeimageswhicharesometimescalledsecretmessagestoourselves.ReadingComprehensionWords&Expressions1.tossedandturnedtossandturn/tossabout辗转反侧tossandturn:tobeunabletosleeportosleepbadly,especiallybecausesomethingisworryingyou.Icouldn’tsleep,butkepttossingandturning/tossingaboutinbedallnight.我整夜在床上翻来复去睡不着.BACKS1ReadingComprehensionWords&Expressions2.capturedcapture:take(sb/sth)asaprisoner俘获（某人[某物]）:*captureanescapedconvict捉拿逃犯ThisadvertisementwillcapturetheattentionofTVaudiences.这广告将引起电视观众的注意.(fig比喻)BACKReadingComprehensionWords&Expressions3.ranintoruninto:runintosomebody—tomeetsomebodywhenyoudidn’texpectto;runintotrouble/difficulty/problems—tostarttohavetrouble/difficulty/problemBACKS2ReadingComprehensionWords&Expressions4.flewintoarageflyinto突发Flyintoarage/fury/passion:tobecomeveryangryallofasudden勃然大怒,大发雷霆BACKReadingComprehensionWords&Expressions5.withastartStart:[Cususing通常作单数]suddenquickmovementofsurprise,fear,etc（因惊奇、恐惧等）震动:*Hesatup/wokeupwithastart.他一惊,猛然坐了起来[猛然惊醒过来].*Thenewsgavemequiteastart,i.e.surprisedme.这消息让我吃了一惊.BACK