unit2-space-invaders

Pre-readingActivities(10-15min’s)•Whatis“personalspace”?•Whatisyourpersonalspace?•Doesyourpersonalspacechange?Whyorwhynot?Whatispersonalspace?•“Imaginarybubble”thatsurroundsapersonwhichallowsthemtofeelcomfortableoruncomfortable.•Personalspaceisour“individualboundaryorterritory.”Movingintosomeone'spersonalspacecanbeviewedasaviolation.•Personalspaceismorepsychologicalthanphysical.Itdependsmoreonourinnerspacethanthespaceoutsideus.•Thisspacevariesacrossindividualsaccordingtofactorssuchasage,gender,personality,status,andculture.4ZonesofPersonalSpace•Intimatedistance:(0-18inches)betweenclosefriends,familymembers;showaffection,givecomfortorprotect•Personaldistance:(1/½-4feet)mostconversations•Socialdistance:(4-12feet)lesspersonalsituations,inbusiness,workplace•Publicdistance:(12feet)lectures,churches,publicgatheringsSharedSpace•Elevators,buses,theaters,andmanyothersimilar“sharedplaces”tendtoreducepersonalspace.Peoplewhoroutinelyfindthemselvesinsuchsituationstendtohavesmallerpersonalspaceandmoretolerancefor“spaceinvasion”thanthosewhoareunusedtocrowding.Howwouldyoufeelifyouwereinanyofthesesituations?WeneedpersonalspacetofeelcomfortableButtherearealways“SpaceInvaders”Unit2SpaceInvadersByRichardStengelAbouttheAuthor•RichardStengel,ManagingEditorofTimemagazine,andalong-timewriterandeditorofthemagazine•Asaseniorwriterandessayist,StengelhaswrittenforTheNewYorker,TheNewRepublicandTheNewYorkTimes.He'sbeenafrequenttelevisioncommentatoronCNNandMSNBC.•Stengelhaswrittenseveralbooks,includingJanuarysun:Oneday,threelives;ASouthAfricantownandYou'retookind:Abriefhistoryofflattery.TextStructure3Sections:•Paragraph1-2:Thisparttellsusabouttheauthor'sexperienceofhowhispersonalspacewasinvadedandhowhisindividualborderwasintrudedon.•Paragraph3-7:Thispartshowsthathephenomenonofinvadingpersonalspacehasbecomemoreandmoreseriousinthecurrentsociety.•Paragraph8-9:Thelasttwoparagraphsshowthattheshrinkingofpersonalspaceislessaphysicalmatterthanpeople'spsychologicalwithdrawal.Part1(Paragraph1-2)•Thefirsttwoparagraphstellusabouttheauthor'sexperienceofhowpersonalspacewasinvadedandhowhisindividualborderwasintrudedon.Questions:Howdidtheauthordescribetheviolationofpersonalspacethathappenedinabank?Whydoestheauthortellhisexperienceatthebank?Theauthorrelatedhisexperiencewithaseriesofverbphrasesandadverbials,suchasinchingtoward',minutelyadvancedtoward',inmildannoyance,begantosidleupto,absentmindedlyshuffledtoward,whichvividlydescribedtheprocessinwhichthepeopleinline,thoughreluctant,hadtogiveawaytheirpersonalspacetotheinvadersuntiltheybecamehugger-muggeragainsteachother.Newwordsfromthetext1.minuteadj1)verysmallinsizeoramount极小的;极少的:watercontainingminutequantitiesoflead含有微量铅的水.2)verydetailed;accurateorprecise极详细的;准确的;精确的:aminutedescription,inquiry,examination,inspection,etc详细的描述﹑调查﹑检查﹑视察等minutev[Tn]将（某事）载入备忘录或会议记录minutelyadv.minutenessn[U].2.sidlev[Ipr,Ip]towalktowardssomethingorsomeoneslowlyandquietly,asifyoudonotwanttobenoticed.(偷偷地)侧身而行sidleup/towards/along:sidlinguptothebar悄悄朝酒吧走去*ShesidledovertomeandaskedifIrecognizedher.她羞怯地向我走来,问我是否认识她.3.scribblev[I,Tn,Tn.pr]1)write(sth)veryfastorcarelessly匆匆或草草书写（某内容）:scribbling(figures)onanenvelope在信封上乱写（数字）.2)make(meaninglessmarks)onsth在某物上画（无意义的东西）:achildscribblingalloverabook在本子上到处乱画的孩子scribblen潦草的笔迹;乱画的无意义的东西4.shufflev[I,Ipr,Ip]walkwithoutliftingthefeetcompletelyclearoftheground拖着脚步走:Walkproperlydon'tshuffle.好好走路--脚别蹭地.shuffle指缓慢的﹑疲惫的步子,Shamble同样指拖着脚步走但可来得较快也较随便stagger身负重物的人或喝醉的人走起路来即为.stumble因未见到地上的物体,不留心用脚碰到即为.waddle的词义很幽默,指因肥胖或因负重走起路来一摇一摆像鸭子似的.hobble和limp均指腿受伤时不平稳的步子.limp专用以指单腿受伤或强直5.hugger-muggeradj,adv1)secret(ly)秘密（的）.2)confused(ly);indisorder混乱（的）;乱糟糟（的）.hugger-muggern[U]1secrecy秘密.2confusion混乱.6.SlinkyorLazySpringisatoyconsistingofahelicalspringthatstretchesandcanbounceupanddown.slinkyadj1)（尤指女子）扭捏招摇地移动:herslinkywayofdancing她迷人的舞姿.2)（指衣服）紧身显出身体线条的:aslinkynight-dress显出优美身段的睡衣.slinkinessn[U].7.quaintadjunusualandattractive,especiallyinanold-fashionedway离奇有趣的,古怪的:quaintoldcustoms稀奇古怪的旧风俗quaintlyadv.quaintnessn[U].8.gratifyingadj~(todosth/that...)(fml文)pleasing;satisfying令人高兴的;令人满意的:Itisgratifyingtoseeone'seffortsrewarded.看到自己的努力有所收获是令人高兴的.gratifyv.使高兴，使满足gratificationn(fml文)喜悦;满意;满足9.intuitiveadj1)anintuitiveideaisbasedonafeelingratherthanonknowledgeorfacts直觉的:intuitiveknowledge凭直觉知道2)possessingintuition有直觉力的:Arewomenmoreintuitivethanmen?女子比男子的直觉力更强吗?intuitivelyadvintuitionn.直觉10.penetratev1)[Ipr,Tn]~(into/through)sthmakeawayintoorthroughsth进入或穿过某物:Ashrillcrypenetratedthesilence.一声尖叫划破了寂静.2)[Tn]understandordiscover(sth)洞察或发现（某事物）:Itwasimpossibletopenetratethemystery.那奥秘无法揭穿.penetratingadj思想敏锐的;有洞察力的penetrationn.PartTwo(paragraph3-7)Thispartshowsthatthephenomenonofinvadingpersonalspacehasbecomemoreandmoreseriousinthecurrentsociety.Thewritergivesseveralexplanationstothispervasivephenomenon.Theshrinkingofpersonalspaceisduetofactorssuchasthegeographicalspace,thegeneraldeclineofmanners,andmoreandmorespaceinvaders.Question:Ispersonalspaceaphraseoftheseventies?Isitoutofd