How to tell if your boyfriend is a slob?第1頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Watch the Video Clip and Discuss1. Do you think the communication between the young man and the young woman is effective? Why or why not?2. Suppose that you, girl students, come across the same situation, what will you do or say?3. For the boy students, do you think the man in the video is a slob or an ordinary guy? Give your reasons.第2頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)How to tell if your boyfriend is a slob?Girl: Hello. Boy: All right. Girl: What have you been doing? Boy: Watching TV. Girl: Again? Boy: Yeah . Girl: What have you eaten? Boy: I got a takeaway pizza. Girl: Have you had a shave? Boy: No. Girl: Have you had a shower? 第3頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Boy: No. Girl: You havent even changed your clothes! Boy: Im relaxing! Girl: Look, this place is a mess. Boy: A mess? Girl: Yes. Look youve got takeaway food boxes and empty drink cans everywhere. Boy: Its just home. Its my personal space. Girl: Well, its also my personal space. Listen, honey, can you just tidy up a bit? Boy: To tidy up? 第4頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Girl: Yes. You know. Put things in the bin. Wash up the dishes. Boy: Okay Ill do it later. Girl: Later when? Boy: Later. Girl: Do you know something? Youre a slob. Boy: A what? Girl: A slob. Boy: Im just an ordinary guy. Girl: No youre not. Youre a . Boy: . slob. I get it.第5頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Readers Digest Readers Digest is a monthly general-interest family magazine co-founded in 1922 by Lila Bell Wallace and DeWitt Wallace, and based in Chappaqua, New York, United States. For many years, Readers Digest was the best-selling consumer magazine in the United States, losing that distinction in 2009 to Better Homes and Gardens. According to Mediamark Research, Readers Digest reaches more readers with household incomes of $100,000+ than Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week and Inc. combined. Global editions of Readers Digest reach an additional 40 million people in more than 70 countries, 第6頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)with 50 editions in 21 languages. It has a global circulation of 17 million, making it the largest paid circulation magazine in the world. It is also published in braille, digital, audio, and a version in large type called Readers Digest Large Print. The magazine is compact, with its pages roughly half the size of most American magazines. Hence, in the summer of 2005, the U.S. edition adopted the slogan, “America in your pocket.” In January 2008, it was changed to “Life well shared.”第7頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Elementary School An elementary school is a school for children, covering usually the first 6 or 8 grades. Typically, children are placed in classes with one teacher who will be primarily responsible for their education and welfare for that year. This teacher may be assisted by specialist teachers in certain subject areas, often music or physical education. An important feature of the elementary education system is the continuity with a single teacher and the opportunity to build up a close第8頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)relationship with the class. The major goals of elementary education are achieving basic literacy and numeracy, as well as establishing foundations in science, geography, history and other social sciences.第9頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)American Currency American currency consists of dollars and cents. There are a hundred cents in a dollar. Americans use the word “bill” to refer to paper money. There are bills worth one, two, five, ten, twenty, fifty, and a hundred dollars. There are coins worth one, five, ten, and twenty-five cents. These are often referred to as “penny”, “nickel”, “dime”, and “quarter”. Identify who is in the following relative currency.第10頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)P(yáng)resident on $100 one hundred dollar bill: Benjamin FranklinPresident on $50 fifty dollar bill: Ulysses S. GrantPresident on $20 twenty dollar bill: Andrew JacksonPresident on $10 ten dollar bill: Alexander Hamilton第11頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)P(yáng)resident on $5 five dollar bill: Abraham LincolnPresident on $2 two dollar bill: Thomas JeffersonPresident on $1 one dollar bill: George Washington第12頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Virginia (VA, Va.) The Commonwealth of Virginia is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the “Old Dominion” and sometimes the “Mother of Presidents” because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The geography and climate ofthe state are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay, which are home to much of its flora and fauna. The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond; Virginia Beach is the most populous city and Fairfax County the most populous political subdivision. The state population is nearly eight million. 第13頁(yè)/共99頁(yè) The areas history begins with indigenous settlements, and the founding of the Virginia Colony in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London as the first permanent New World English colony. Land from displaced Native American tribes, including the Powhatan, and slave labor each played significant roles inVirginias early politics and plantation economy. Virginia was one of the Thirteen Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War, during which Richmond was the Confederate capital and the state of West Virginia separated. Although traditionally conservative and historically part of the South, both major national parties are competitive in modern Virginia. 第14頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)P(yáng)art Division of the TextFurther UnderstandingFor Part 1 Multiple ChoiceFor Part 2 Sentence CompletionFor Part 3 Questions and AnswersWarm-up ExerciseText AFor Part 4 Questions and Answers第15頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)P(yáng)art Division of the TextPartsParagraphsMain ideas11 425 10I struggled hard to be a teacher since graduation from high school.I was encouraged twice by Joyce Cooper, my second-grade teacher.第16頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)P(yáng)art Division of the TextPartsParagraphsMain ideas311 13414 16With the influence of Joyce Cooper, I also tried to encourage my students.After graduation with a degree and a teachers license, I finally found a job teaching fifth grade.第17頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)C1. When the whole class at Smallwood Elementary School started laughing, I felt like the person in the world.For Part 1 Multiple ChoiceRead Part 1 carefully and choose the best answer to each question.A) smartestB) cleverestC) stupidestD) saddest_ 第18頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)D2. “You would make an outstanding teacher, because you are determined and you try hard.” Here, the word “make” means A) produceB) createC) eventD) become“_”. For Part 1 Multiple Choice第19頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)For Part 2 Sentence Completion1. After I married Ben, a mechanic, we needed every dime just to get by. So college and teaching was .Read Part 2 carefully and supply the missing information.out of the question_ 2. For seven years I attended classes at in the mornings before work. Old Dominion University_第20頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Read Part 3 carefully and answer the following questions.For Part 3 Questions and Answers1. Besides a college degree, what did I get to qualify myself as a teacher? State teaching license._2. Which school had a job for me teaching fifth grade? Coleman Place Elementary School._第21頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)1. What did I do when the other children laughed and tears rolled down the little girl students cheeks? For Part 4 Questions and AnswersRead Part 4 carefully and answer the following questions.I gave her a hug and told her to get a drink of water. _2. Then, what did I say to the whole class?Were all here to learn._第22頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Warm-up ExerciseComplete the following paragraph about “encouragement”. Only one word can be put in each blank and the first letter of the word is provided. Last night it happened t me. I was tired from several overwhelming weeks of too many a ; work deadlines loomed and I was l . A friend encouraged me with her words. I was a at the simplicity of what she said and how it made me feel. “I think you are so b to tackle that project. You will be able to finish what you have started.” I stood straighter and smiled. A w glow enveloped me. That is why I am passionate a the power of encouragement because I know it w . o_ ctivities_ onely_mazed_ rave_ arm_ bout_ orks_ 第23頁(yè)/共99頁(yè) A teachers praise and encouragement may influence a child greatly. Lets find out how the teacher in this story helped her student.Text A第24頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)“Sixteen,” I said. I have forgotten the math question my second-grade teacher, Joyce Cooper, asked that day, but I will never forget my answer. As soon as the number left my mouth, the whole class at Smallwood Elementary School in Norfolk, Va., started laughing. I felt like the stupidest person in the world.Mrs. Cooper fixed them with a severe look. Then she said, “Were all here to learn.” Another time, Mrs. Cooper asked us to write a report about what we hoped to do with our lives. I wrote, “I want to be a teacher like Mrs. Cooper.”Were All Here to Learn第25頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)She wrote on my report, “You would make an outstanding teacher, because you are determined and you try hard.” I was to carry those words in my heart for the next 27 years.After I graduated from high school, in 1976, I married a wonderful man, Ben, a mechanic. Before long, Latonya was born.We needed every dime just to get by. College and teaching was out of the question.第26頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)I did, however, wind up with a job in a school as a janitors assistant. I cleaned 17 classrooms at Larrymore Elementary School each day, including Mrs. Coopers. She had transferred to Larrymore after Smallwood closed down.I told Mrs. Cooper that I still wanted to teach, and she would repeat the words she had written on my report years earlier. But bills always seemed to get in the way.Then one day in 1986 I thought of my dream, of how badly I wanted to help children. But to do that I needed to arrive in the mornings, as a teacher not in the afternoons to mop up.第27頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)I talked it over with Ben and Latonya, and it was settled: I would enroll at Old Dominion University. For seven years I attended classes in the mornings before work. When I got home from work, I studied. On days I had no classes to attend, I worked as a teaching assistant for Mrs. Cooper.On May 8, 1993, my dream day arrived graduation. Getting my college degree and state teaching license officially qualified me to be a teacher, but jobs were scarce.第28頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)I interviewed with three schools. At Coleman Place Elementary School, principal Jeanne Tomlinson said, “Your face looks so familiar.” She had worked at Larrymore more than ten years earlier. I had cleaned her room, and she remembered me. Still, I had no concrete offers. The call came when I had just signed my 18th contract as a janitors assistant. Coleman Place had a job for me teaching fifth grade.第29頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Not long after I started, something happened that brought the past rushing back. I had written a sentence full of grammatical errors on the blackboard. Then I asked students to come and correct the mistakes.One girl got halfway through, became confused and stopped. As the other children laughed, tears rolled down her cheeks.I gave her a hug and told her to get a drink of water. Then, remembering Mrs. Cooper, I fixed the rest of the class with a severe look. “Were all here to learn,” I said.第30頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)As soon as the number left my mouth, .As soon as I spoke out the number, .第31頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)fix: look steadily (at sb.) Examples: The driver fixed his eyes on the road ahead. The young mother fixed her soft brown eyes on her little baby.第32頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)severe: (1) strict or harsh in attitude or treatmentExamples: Dont be too severe on him hes still a child. My math teacher is so severe that Im scared of him.第33頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)(2) very bad, intenseExamples: During the great depression, the country faced severe economic problems. Hurricane Katrina caused severe damage to New Orleans City Park. 90 percent of the park was under anywhere from one to ten feet of water.第34頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)do sth. with sb. / sth.: (used in questions with “what”) to treat; deal with Examples: What have you done with my umbrella? Tell me what you did with yourself on Sunday. What are we going to do with the food left over from the party?第35頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)You would make an outstanding teacher,You would become a very good teacher,第36頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)outstanding: unusually good; excellentExamples: Peter is an outstanding athlete and is sure to win the match. All the listeners were impressed by the blind singers outstanding performance.第37頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)I was to carry those words in my heart for the next 27 years.I was going to keep those words in mind for the next 27 years.第38頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)mechanic: worker skilled in making, using, or repairing machines, vehicles, and tools Examples: My father is a very good elevator mechanic. If you smell something unusual in the car, gas burning, for instance, call our mechanic.第39頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)get by: manage to live Examples: The blind man managed to get by on a small amount of money. Jack lost one of his legs in a car accident, but he said he could get by.第40頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)out of the question: impossible; no wayExamples: I have so much work to do that a holiday for me this year is out of the question. For the homeless, private medical care is simply out of the question.C.F.: out of question: no problem Dont worry. What you ask for is simply out of question.第41頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)wind up with: end up withExamples: If you carry on spending so much money, youll soon wind up with nothing left. The cruel and stupid enemy wound up with failure.第42頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)But bills always seemed to get in the way.But I had to work in order to pay bills, which prevented me from going to college and getting my teaching license.第43頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)transfer: move (sb.) from one location or job to another Examples: The patient was transferred to a special unit at the Shanghai Hospital. John has been transferred to the headquarters of the company in Beijing.第44頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)close down: (a company or institution) end businessExamples: Many of the smaller stores have closed down after the economic crisis. The factory was closed down for safety reasons.第45頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)get in the way: cause inconvenience or an obstruction; prevent ones progressExamples: If you are not going to give a hand, at lease dont get in the way! She was eager to beat all the other contestants in the speech competition; however, her sore throat got in the way.第46頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)badly: very much, to a great extentExamples: John was badly wounded in the car accident last week. We badly wanted to help, but there was nothing we could do. Idiom:be badly off for sth.: be in need of sth.第47頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)mop up: clean with a mop, cloth or sth. softExamples: Mike mopped up the table quickly with his napkin. Can you mop up the milk youve spilled?第48頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)talk over: discuss in detailExamples: You may talk over any worries with your parents and friends if you like. Lets go to a quiet place and talk over our program.第49頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)settle: decide on; determineExamples: It was settled that Joe would visit us on the weekend. Until we know the full value of the picture, we cant settle the price.第50頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)enroll (sb.) (in / as sth.): become or make (sb.) a member (of sth.)Examples: Mary worked in the daytime and enrolled in evening classes. We enrolled him as a member of the society.第51頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)C.F.: register: formally record (a name, an event, a sale, etc.) in a listExamples: You must register your new car within one month. Tom registered at the Holiday Inn yesterday evening. Where can I register for the Arabic course? (Where can I enroll as a student for the Arabic course?)第52頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)state teaching license:Most states of the US require that people who apply for a teaching post obtain a teaching license. For instance, the state of Minnesota requires that persons applying for a teaching license must pass the Pre-professional Skills Tests for reading, writing, and mathematics.第53頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)license: an official document giving permission to own or do sth. Examples: The college student was arrested for driving without a license. If you fail to renew your license in time, youll be fined.第54頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)qualify: have the ability for an office, a position, or a taskExamples: Fluency in both English and Japanese qualifies her to work in the multinational company. At 33, Mike qualified as a lawyer.第55頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)scarce: hard to find or rareExamples: Cheap, clean hotel rooms are scarce in this city, especially in summer. Water is scarce in the desert.第56頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)interview: (v.) ask and answer questions to find out if you want to accept a job, etc., or to find out if a person is good enough for a job, a task, etc.Examples: The manager has interviewed 12 candidates for the job. The young man was so nervous when he was interviewed that he couldnt make a clear self- introduction. 第57頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)(n.) a formal meeting at which someone is asked questions in order to find out whether he / she is suitable for a job, course of study, etc. Examples: He has an interview next Thursday for a job at IBM. As we all know, not everybody who writes in can be invited for interview.第58頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)principal: the head of an elementary school or a high schoolExamples: At the foot of the hill lies a small school with just three teachers and the principal. Donald King has worked as the principal of Dartmouth High School for more than 30 years.第59頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)C.F.: principle: basic general truth that underlies sth.Examples: Discussing all these details will get us nowhere; we must get back to first principles. We must stick to the principle of equality of opportunity for all.第60頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)concrete:(1) definite, positiveExamples: Weve got a general idea of what we want, but nothing concrete at the moment. Nobody believed him, since he had no concrete evidence for his statement.第61頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)(2) existing in material form, that can be touched, felt, etc.Examples: The math teacher used concrete objects to teach pupils addition and subtraction. What they need most is concrete material rather than abstract theory.第62頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)contract: legally binding agreement, usu. in writingExamples: Read the contract carefully before you sign it. The company won a contract to build 60 planes.第63頁(yè)/共99頁(yè). something happened that brought the past rush back. something happened that reminded me of my past.第64頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)grammatical: of, about or in accordance with the rules of grammar Examples: The sentence is considered correct because it obeys the grammatical rules. A new test will be conducted to see whether students can write grammatical English.第65頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)get through: finish; completeExamples: Youre required to get through the first two chapters of this book by the end of this month. They got through half of the application forms this afternoon. Jim and Joe have got piles of work to do this morning. They probably wont get through by twelve oclock.第66頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)confused: being unable to think clearly or act with understandingExamples: Every time I tried to explain to grandpa how to use the computer, he got confused. Im still confused about your program. Could you explain it for me?第67頁(yè)/共99頁(yè). tears rolled down her cheeks. she burst into tears.第68頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Useful ExpressionsSummary of the Text Spot DictationBrainstormingTalk about the PicturesProverbs and QuotationsText A第69頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)Useful Expressions1. 嚴(yán)厲地瞪了某人一眼fix sb. with a severe look 2. 把話都牢牢記在心里carry words in ones heart3. 不久后before long4. 勉強(qiáng)度日get by5. 不可能的out of the question6. 以為結(jié)果 wind up with .7. 關(guān)門；倒閉close down 8. 阻礙；妨礙get in the way 9. 詳細(xì)討論talk over第70頁(yè)/共99頁(yè)10. 用拖把打掃mop up11. 上課attend classes12. 助教a teaching assistant13. 大學(xué)學(xué)位college degree14. 教學(xué)資格證teaching license15. 簽合同sign a contract16. 讓往事涌回某人的腦海 bring the past rushing back17. 完成；到達(dá)get through18. （淚水）從某人的臉頰滾落下來(tears) roll down ones cheeks第71頁(yè)/共99頁(yè) This text tells us an inspiring story about how a middle-aged housewife realized her dream of becoming a teacher. It all when she was an elementary school student and met Mrs. Cooper, a very good teacher who was always there to support and her. Later she got married and had kids, but she could not forget her of being a teacher like Mrs. Cooper. So she went to college. After seven years hard work she finally got as a teacher, a teacher with love and to her students.Summary of the TextFill in the blanks according to the text.started_encourage_dream_qualified_attention_第72頁(yè)/共99頁(yè) Research confirms the influence of encouragement by m