College English Integrated Course 1

1. Unit 2 Friendship Text A All the Cabbie Had was a Letter College English Integrated Course 1

2. 1 Before-reading 2 Global reading While-reading 3 Post-reading 4 Contents • Warm-up • Text-related information • Text organization • Further understanding • Language focus • Difficult sentences • Reading & writing strategies • Time for fun

3. Warm-up Video Q & A According to the singer, why are they going to be friends? Because they have a lot in common to share and enjoy.

4. Warm-up Lyric of the song Q & A Brand-new shoes, walking bluesclimb the fence, books and pensI can tell that we're going to be friendsWalk with me, Suzy Leethrough the park and by the treewe will rest upon the groundand look at all the bugs we foundthen safely walk to schoolwithout a sound

5. Warm-up Lyric of the song Q & A Well here we are, no one elsewe walk to school all by ourselvesthere's dirt on our uniformsfrom chasing all the ants and wormswe clean up and now its time to learnNumbers, letters, learn to spellnouns, and books, and show and tellat playtime we will throw the ballback to class, through the hallteacher marks our heightagainst the wall

6. Warm-up Lyric of the song Q & A And we don't notice any time passwe don't notice anythingwe sit side by side in every classteacher thinks that I sound funnybut she likes the way you singTonight I'll dream while in my bedwhen silly thoughts go through my headabout the bugs and alphabetand when I wake tomorrow I'll betthat you and I will walk together againcause I can tell that we're going to be friends

7. Text-related information Halloween

8. Text-related information Halloween is celebrated annually. It is on the night of 31 October, when people once believed that ghosts could be seen. Now, in Britain and America, it is a time when children have partied, dress up as witches, make lanterns out of pumpkins from which the inside has been removed, and play “trick or treat”. “Trick or treat” is a traditional activity at Halloween. Children dress in costumes and visit houses. At each house they say “Trick or treat”, or joke, on the people in the house unless they are given a “treat”, e.g. sweets or money. Most people prefer to give treats rather than having tricks played on them.

9. Text-organization Part division Part I (Para. 1- ) From a conversation with the cab driver the author learned how much he regretted failing to keep up correspondence with his old friend Ed. Part I (Para. 1-20) Reading the letter by himself, the author learned more about the lifelong friendship between the driver and Old Ed. Part II (Para. 21-35) The driver’s experience urged the author to reach for his pen. Part III (Para. 36)

10. Further understanding True or False 1. The driver caught a cold that day. ( F ) He had just cried. 2. The driver had never seen Ed in the past 25 or 30 years .( F ) He had only seen him once or twice a year. 3. The driver had never forgotten his old friend. ( T ) ) 4. The narrator was quite eager to read the letter. (F ) He thought it was very personal.

11. Further understanding Questions and Answers 1. What did the driver and Ed use to do before they got They went to school and passed time together. 2. What did the narrator mean by saying the first sentence in the letter reminded him of himself? The letter’s author often postponed writing to his friends.

12. Further understanding Questions and Answers 3. Who wrote the letter? Who did the narrator think had written the letter? Find out sentences that demonstrate the narrator ’s misunderstanding? The driver wrote the letter. The narrator thought that Ed had written the letter. For example, “I know I’d like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend.”   4.What did the narrator decide to do when he arrived at the hotel? Why? He decided to write a letter and mail it immediately because he wouldn’t wait until it was too late.

13. Language focus be lost in/lose oneself in(L.1) :be absorbed in; be fully occupied with 沉入，专心于 He was lost in playing computer games so he was unaware of my entering the room. --- 他忙于这项工作而对周围的一切都很漠然。 He was lost to the world in this task.

14. Language focus available (L.3): adj. 1) able to be got, obtained, used, etc. ---We have already used up all the available space. ---对不起，这种外套没有你要的颜色和尺码。 I’m sorry, those overcoats are not available in your color and size. 2) able to be visited or seen; not too busy ---律师现在没空。 The lawyer is not available now.

15. Language focus estimate (L.10) : 1) vt. form a judgment about ( a quality or value) ---Bill’s personal riches were estimated at $368 million. ---我估计她有35岁。 I estimate her age at 35. 2) n. approximate calculation or judgment made about a quantity or value. --- According to some estimates the number of farms has increased by 50%. --- 我对她的人品的判断是错误的。 My estimate of her character was wrong.

16. Language focus CF: estimate, evaluate & value 这组词都有“估计”或“估价”的意思 • estimate指先于实际的测量、计算或测试而作的某种估计或估价，可以是经过仔细考虑的，也可以是随意的。 --- He estimated he would do the hundred miles by noon. ---我请三个建筑公司估计修建房子的费用。 I asked three building firms to estimate for the repairs to the house.

17. Language focus • evaluate 很少表示用金钱来估计某物的市场价值，而是对其相对或内在价值的评定。 ---The research project has only been under way for three months, so it’s too early to evaluate its success. 这个研究项目进行了不过三个月，所以要对它的效果作出评价为时尚太早。 • value 只估计某物的价值、价格。 --- He valued the house for me at $3,500 他为我估计了这栋房子，价值3，500美元。

18. Language focus • might / may (just) as well（L.13):不妨，倒不如，（满）可以，（后接动词原形）If you say that you might/may (just) as well to something, you mean that you will do it although you do not have a strong desire to do it and may even feel slightly reluctant about it. Anyway, you’re here; you might as well stay. --- 既然我们完成了工作，我们就可以回家了。 Now that we’ve finished the work, we may as well go home. (More examples See P.47 Structure Ex. 1)

19. used to (L.14) : 表示“过去经常（做某事）”，而现在不再这样做了。to为动词不定式的小品词，后接动词原形。 Language focus ---He used to go to work by bus. Now he drives to work. CF:be/get used to:表示“习惯于……”，to为介词，其后接名词或动名词。 ---They are used to going to bed early and getting up early. ---You will get used to the new school life soon.

20. Language focus keep up (L.16) : continue without stopping 保持，维持 --- They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments. --- 他保持和一个老同学通信。 He kept up a correspondence with one of his old classmates. • collocations: • keep to • keep up with • keep on • keep off • keep out of • 坚持；信守 跟上；赶上 • 继续进行；反复做 • 避开；不让…接近 • 躲开； （使）置身于…之外

21. Language focus correspondence(L.16) : n. 1) The act of writing, receiving or sending letters (often followed by with + n.) --- His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend. ---敌人空袭后通信中断了。 The correspondence dropped after the enemy’s air raid. 2) The letters that sb. receives or sends (used as an uncountable noun) ---Mary really never mentions her step-mother in her correspondence.

22. Language focus • 进行通信 中断通信 商业书信 • 私人信函 collocations: • carry on correspondence • break off correspondence • business/commercial correspondence • personal correspondence • in correspondence with • 与…有通信联系

23. CF: couple & pair Language focus • couple修饰物时，表示在某方面有联系的两个同类事物，指人时，特指在一起的两个异性，尤其指夫妇 • pair修饰物时，表示由两个互补部分组成的单一物件或两个必须一起使用的物体；修饰的时，可指两个密切关联的人，或两个同属某种性质的人。

24. a couple of (L.29) : a few; more than one but not many Language focus ---They promised the students that they would find a substitute teacher in a couple of days. --- 你有空吗？我想和你谈几件事。 Do you have a moment? There are a couple of things I’d like to talk to you about.

25. CF: couple & pair Language focus • couple修饰物时，表示在某方面有联系的两个同类事物，指人时，特指在一起的两个异性，尤其指夫妇 • pair修饰物时，表示由两个互补部分组成的单一物件或两个必须一起使用的物体；修饰的时，可指两个密切关联的人，或两个同属某种性质的人。

26. come up（L.37): Language focus 1) happen, occur, esp. unexpectedly 发生 ---“Sorry, I am late. Something came up at home.” ---If a vacancy comes up, you may have the chance. 2) be mentioned or discussed 出现 ---The issue of safety came up twice during the meeting. ---The term “Project Hope” has come up a lot recently in the newspapers.

27. Language focus • 发生 • 偶遇，碰到 流传下来；落泊，失势 • 从远处来，过来‘短暂造访 Collocations: • come across • come along • come down • come over • come through • come up with • 经历（困难），安然度过 想出（计划、答案、回答等）

28. Language focus on one’s mind(L.33) : in one’s thoughts; of concern to one (If something is on your mind, you are worried or concerned about it and think about it a lot.) 记挂在心；为某事操心/焦虑 You are always on my mind. ---整整一周我一直在为旅行计划操心。 This travel plan has been on my mind all week.

29. Language focus remind sb. of sth. / doing sth.(L.45): 提醒某人某事/做某事 ---In case I forget, please remind me about it. ---请记得提醒我寄信。 Please remind me of posting the letter.

30. Language focus postpone (L.46) : vt. delay (usu. followed by n./gerund) --- The couple had postponed having children to establish their careers. ---我们把比赛从3月5日推迟到3月19日。 We postponed the match from March 5th to March 19th.

31. CF: postpone& delay这组词都有“延缓”或“耽搁“的意思。 Language focus • postpone 指将某事推迟或耽搁延后进行，也可以用来比喻将某人或某物至于次要地位。 --- The ball game was postponed because of the rain. ---他将公众利益置于个人利益之后是不对的。 It is not right for him to postpone the public interest.

32. CF: postpone & delay这组词都有“延缓”或“耽搁“的意思。 Language focus • delay 指由于干扰或意外事故而延误，特别是延误了某事的预期完成或某人某物的按时到达。有时也可能是由于主观的原因故意造成的拖延或耽搁。 --- The flood seriously delayed the train service. --- Our debtor delayed payment from day to day.

33. Language focus reunion (L59) : n. a party attended by members of the same family, school, or other group who have not seen each other for a long time 聚会 Before she went abroad for further study, the whole family had a big family reunion. ---该足球俱乐部每年举办聚会。 The soccer club holds an annual/a yearly reunion. • Collocations: • a class reunion • a family reunion • 毕业后的同班同学聚会 • 家人团聚

34. Language focus hang out（L.63): 1) (infml; used mainly in AmE) stay in or near a place, for no particular reason, not doing very much闲荡，徘徊 ---I often hung out in coffee bars while I was unemployed. --- 我们只是闲逛就玩得很开心了。 We can just hang out and have a good time. 2) hang clothes on a piece of string outside in order to dry them 挂出，伸出 --- I was worried that I had no time to hang out my washing.

35. Language focus • 闲逛 （打电话时用语）不挂断，坚持下去 • 挂在…上；笼罩，威胁 Collocations: • hang about/around • hang on • hang over • hang up • 挂断电话；搁置，拖延

36. every now and then(L65) : sometimes, at times 有时，间或 Language focus ---Every now and then I have a desire to quit my tedious job. ---他有时会来拜访我。 He comes to visit me every now and then. • Collocation: • Now and again • Now or never 不时地 勿失良机

37. NB：表示偶尔、有时的词和短语： Language focus • at times • (every) now and then • (every) now and again • (every) once in a while • from time to time • sometimes • on occasion • occasionally *Note:every now and then表不定期限的，有时; often，always 的频度更高; regularly比较定期，但every now and then比seldom 的意义肯定。

38. choke up(L75) : Language focus Losing my job left me completely choked up. • become too upset to speak （因激动等）哽咽而说不出话 ---他激动得说不出话，没法结束演讲。 He choked up and couldn’t finish his speech. 2) block 堵塞 ---During the rush hour roads are usually choked up with traffic.

39. Language focus Useful expressions be completely lost in get sb.’s attention settle into the back seat in no hurry not much of a hand at 1) 完全沉浸于 2) 引起…的注意 3) 坐进后座 4) 不着急 5) 不大会…… 6) 保持通信往来 7) 从小学一直到高中 8) 老街坊 keep up correspondence all the way through both grade and high school an old neighborhood

40. Language focus Useful expressions keep in touch with a class reunion Time goes by hang out on the same corner nod in agreement • 保持联系 10) 老同学聚会 11) 时间不饶人. 12)在一起闲逛 13) 点头称是 14) 在远处 in the distance

41. Difficult sentences He sounded as if he had a cold or something(Para. 2 L.5) • What can we infer from this sentence? • This sentence implies the sad state of mind the taxi driver was in. *sound 系动词，“听起来”。英语中类似的词还有look（看上去），smell（闻上去/起来），taste（尝起来），feel（摸起来）。这些词后面要接形容词，而不是副词；另外可接as if从句。 ---The idea sounds marvelous. ---She looks as if she is worried about the math exam. (More examples See P.47 Structure Ex. 2)

42. Difficult sentences At least they do with me because I’m on the road so much (L.9-10). • Paraphrase the sentence. • At least letters from home mean a lot to me because I travel a lot in a car for long distances.

43. It had references to things that … (L.48) Difficult sentences What does “it” refer to? “it” refers to the letter. What does “references” mean? It means the act of mentioning. Paraphrase the sentence. The letter mentioned something that might be important to the driver.

44. Difficult sentences There are fewer and fewer still around (L.60). • Paraphrase the sentence. Fewer and fewer of us are left alive.

45. but we hung out on the same corner when we were single(L.63). Difficult sentences • Paraphrase the sentence and translate it into Chinese. • But we passed our free time together before we got married. 不过没成家时我俩总在一起闲逛。

46. Reading and writing strategies Text analysis 1. This story is developed mainly through the conversation between the cabbie and his passenger, its language tends to be simpler and more colloquial, sentences tend to be short and simple, and even incomplete. e.g. “(Is the letter) From a child or maybe a grandchild?” “(You) Went to school together?” “Time.” “(I have) Enjoyed talking with you.” Useful expressions

47. Reading and writing strategies Text analysis 2.Some words or phrases do not usually find their way into written English: e.g. sort of, kind of, you know, I think, I guess, I take it, well, go ahead, hang out, it’s no fun to do sth., not much of a hand at doing sth., a couple of, every now and then, an awful lot.

48. Reading and writing strategies Text analysis 3. Several ways to keep a conversation going e.g. 1) asking a question 2) agreeing with what one’s conversation partner has said 3) making guesses about past events or predictions about future events.

49. Reading and writing strategies Examples of keeping the conversation going. For one thing, the author expressed his agreement to show the cabbie what a sympathetic listener he is, e.g. ---“ Letters from home always mean a lot. At least they do with me because I’m on the road so much.” ---“ I don’t think any of us keep up our correspondence too well. I know I don’t.” ---“ Well, we should all keep in touch with old friends more than we do. But things come up and we just don’t seem to find the time.” Useful expressions

50. Reading and writing strategies Useful expressions Examples of keeping the conversation going For one thing, the author expressed his agreement to show the cabbie what a sympathetic listener he is, e.g. --- “ You know, when it says here that there aren’t many of us left, that’s absolutely right.” ---“ I know I’d like to receive a letter like that from my oldest friend.”