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UNIT ONE

UNIT ONE. The Dinner Party. LEAD IN. Brief Introduction of the Main Idea

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UNIT ONE

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  1. UNIT ONE The Dinner Party

  2. LEAD IN • Brief Introduction of the Main Idea • The setting of the story was in India, a British colony. A young giel and a majior had a heated discussion about how women would react to a crisis at a dinner party given by a colonial official and his wife. Then one of the guests, an American naturalist, noticed a strange expression come over the face of the hostess and wondered what was happening. It so happened there was a cobra in the room and it was crawling across the feet of the hostess! In the end, the crisis was tackled in a perfect way. After the crisis, the discussion finished. The story showed us that women are able to face a crisis with perfect calmness and great self-control.

  3. LANGUAGE POINTS • Words study: • (1)heated : a. with strong,excited,and often angry feelings • [phrases]: heated discussion heated term(美国)夏季 • [derivative] ： heat n. /v. 热， 加热 • heater n. 加热器heating a. 加热的/ n. 加热，供热 • (2)naturalist: n. one who makes a special study of plants or animals outdoors. • 博物学家（尤指直接观察动植物者） • [phrases]：in nature 本质上，性质上；by nature : be born with天生，生来，本质；against nature: unnatural, immoral违背自然规律的 • eg. She is proud by nature. 她天生傲慢。

  4. LANGUAGE POINTS • (3)shortly: adv.. • [phrases] be short of: run out of短缺cut short打断，裁短in short：in a word 简言之shortcut 近路，捷径 • [derivative] shorten short, • (5) space n. [derivative] spacious a. spacing n. 空隙 • [compound] spacecraft 宇宙飞船（单复数形式相同）spacship • space station space suit space walk

  5. LANGUAGE POINTS • (6) bare: a. ① empty or almost empty bare of sth. eg. a room bare of furniture • ② without clothing eg. bare legs • ③without covering or protection 缺少遮盖的，无保护的 • eg. bare floors bare hillside 光秃秃的山坡barefoot bareheaded光头的 • bareback不用鞍马的 • [synonym] bare 指人（部分）裸露：bare hands • empty 空的，无物的 • bald (of people) having little or no hair on the scalp头顶没有头发的 • bare facts 简单的事实 • naked without clothing or covering全身裸体的 • eg. Naked bathing is not allowed on the bench. • Trees naked of leaves • nude unclothed eg. nude human figure ( in art) 裸体人像 • （注： 指人时，nude比naked要文雅些） • vacant 房屋、座位无人占用，也可指职位空缺 • blank 空，空白，指表格纸张等没有填写过 • hollow 指空心的，喻“空洞的”

  6. LANGUAGE POINTS • (7) outgrow: ① growtoo big for one’s clothes • eg. The boy has outgrown his suit. • ② grow taller than sb. • eg. He already outreown his older brother. • ③ leave sth. behind as one grow older ( such as bad habits, childish interests, etc.) • eg. He has outgrown his passion for pop music. • [idiom] outgrow one’s strength: grow too quickly so that one easily becomes weak or ill • “out” 作为前缀 “far, outside” “在外，向外，突出，超过” • 注意两点： ① 与动词、名词或分词（形容词）合成，新词的词性从属原来的词性；与动词合成时也可以产生一个名词 • eg. outweigh(more important than…) output outcome (result) outstanding outdated outmooded outlive (live longer than…) • ② 合成名词或形容词（分词）时，重音通常在out上，若为动词，重音通常在第二音节以后， • eg. ‘outbreak, ‘outgoing; out’do, out’grow, out’run

  7. LANGUAGE POINTS • (8) : era n. a period of time start from a particular time or event • eg. We are living in the computer era. • [synonym] epoque: ( beginning of ) a period of time ( in history) • eg. The founding of PRC marks an epoque in Chinese history. • age : a period of time • eg. the Stone Age , the Middle Ages • (9) crisis: n. time of difficulty,danger,etc. （pl. crises） • [phrases] at a crisis 在紧急关头；bring… to a crisis使陷入危机,；come to a crisis陷入危机；face a crisis面临危机,；pass a crisis渡过危机

  8. LANGUAGE POINTS • (10) ounce: ①1 ounce＝28.35kg • ② an ounce of = very little • eg. There is nat an ounce of truth in his story. • (11) muscle : n. [phrases] not move a muscle 毫不动容 • have plenty of muscle but no brains肌肉发达，头脑简单 • (12)contract: vi ① become shorter or smaller收缩( antonym：expand) • eg. Metals expand when heated and contract when cooled. • ② 订合同contractor 立合同者 • n. 合同by/on contract 依约

  9. LANGUAGE POINTS • Expressions study • (1) be seated : sit down但比sit down更礼貌些 • (2)at the sight of : on seeing 一看见 • 类似的短语有： • at the sound /voice of 一听到 • at the mention of 一提及到 • at the smell of 一闻到 • at the touch of 一碰到 • (3)feel like : have a liking for; wish for想要 • feel like doing sth. • e.g: He felt like going to beijing

  10. LANGUAGE POINTS • Sentence Study: • 1) …women have outgrown the jumping -on-a-chair -at-the-the- sight- of- a-mouse：women have grown so mature that they do not lose self-control upon such small provocation as seeing a mouse • a. Difference between men and women: • b. “jumping-on-a-chair-at-the-sight-of-a-mouse” is a compound adjective formed from the attributive clause”(the era)when they would jump on a chair at the sight of a mouse”. Further examples: • a not-so-easy-to-opearate machine ( a machine that is not so easy to opearate) • stick-in-the-mud people ( people who have stuck in the mud)

  11. LANGUAGE POINTS • (2) …while a man may feel like it, he has that ounce more of control than a woman has. And that last ounce is what really counts: …though a man may also feel like screaming as a woman does, has a little bit more self-control than a woman and that makes the difference. • Count: be of value or importance • e.g: It is not how much you read but what you read that really counts. • These are tha men who really count. • (2) …her muscles contracting slightly: her muscles tightened unnoticeably. • (3) she motions to the native boy…: she used body language to attract the attention of the native male servant….

  12. LANGUAGE POINTS • 4)frighten sb. into doing sth. : cause sb. to do sth. by frightening him • e.g: A snake emerged from behing the rock. This frightened the little girl into screaming. • They tried every possible means to frighten the old man into signing the paper. • Do Ex 12 p28 . • Similar phrases: trick sb. into doing sth./ force sb. into doing sth/ talk sb. into doing sth./ persuade sb. into doing sth./ shock sb. into doing sth. • 5)and not one of you is to move a muscle. : The “be infinitive” sructure is often used to talk about planned arrangements or indicate duty,necessity,etc. • Do Ex 13 p28 .

  13. STRUCTURE • T give the Ss the outline of the structure------ • Section One (line 1-5): Main idea: ? • Section Tow (line 6-16): Main idea: ? • Section Three (line 17-the end): Main idea: ? • Keys: • The source of the story.( from India) • The background and prelude of the story. • Detailed description of the story.

  14. HOMEWORK • 仿写感谢信 • Mrs. Helen Gold • 24 Oakwood Lane • Moorestown, NJ 09876 • Dear Mrs. Gold, • Thank you for introducing me to your brother, Charles Armour. I spoke with his secretary just this morning and have scheduled a meeting for next Wednesday at his Maple Shade plant! • Armour Development has such a fine reputation in our area. I am looking forward to touring your brother's facilities, and gaining the benefit of any advice he may offer in my job search. • Mrs. Gold, it was so kind of you to help me. I truly appreciate your interest. Just as when Tom and I were playing football for the high school, you're still cheering us on! That support means a lot. Thank you. • Fondly, • Mark Reed

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