Me and My Big Mouth

1. Unit 4 Me and My Big Mouth Terry Bradshaw & David Fisher

2. Lesson 1: Overview • Pre-reading questions • New words & expressions • About the author • A global picture

3. Pre-reading Questions • Do you like sports? • Who is your favorite footballer? • Why do you admire him or her? • What would you do to meet challenges or cope with frustrations in your life or work?

4. New Words & Expressions • Reading aloud (page 48) • Concept visualized • Word derivation • Word differentiation

5. Concept Visualized • Endorsement 支持,认可 • After the endorsement of his home state the candidate campaigned • in the neighbor- • ing state.

6. Concept Visualized • Toupee 男用假发 • Does he wear a ~? • Hairpiece • Wig 假发套 • He wore a false • beard and a ~. • The thief went around • disguised in a ~.

7. Concept Visualized • Synthetic • Most ~ detergents are in the form of powder or liquid. • The tears are a bit ~. (=not genuine or sincere) • A ~ science一门综合性学科 • A ~ drug合成药物 ~ silk人造丝 • ~ aircraft training模拟飞行训练 • A ~ smile假笑 a ~ language综合（型）语言 • A ~ combat mission假想的战斗任务

8. Concept Visualized • Salon • 美发厅 A hair / hairdressing salon

9. Concept Visualized • An Art Salon 美术展览馆

10. Concept Visualized • A reception room in a large house. Salon 大会客室

11. Concept Visualized • A Beauty Salon 美容院

12. Concept Visualized • Saloon Bar = Lounge Bar 雅座酒吧 It is usually in a hotel or public house where alcoholic drink may be served.

13. Concept Visualized • Suffocate • Passengers ~d in the burning aircraft. • <syn.> • Smother • S~ the flames from • the burning pan with a wet towel.

14. Concept Visualized • Duplicate • <syn.> • Copy • Photocopy • Information sheets had to be typed and ~d. • They have not been able to ~ his successes.

15. Concept Visualized • Mass-produce • The mass-produced goods are usually cheap. • production line 流水线 • assembly line • (工厂产品的)装配线

16. Concept Visualized • Bust 半身像 • I saw a marble ~ of David on his desk. • Cf: • Butt 烟头; 笑柄 • His singing is the ~ of • dozens of jokes.

17. Concept Visualized • Pro-am = Professional and Amateur • There is going to be a ~ golf tournament next month. • Pro-ams are increasingly part of golfing scene. • I seem to play even better in ~.

18. Concept Visualized • Scalp 头皮 • His pink ~ gleamed through his sparse hair. • Note: There is a former practice among American Indians that the ~ of an enemy would be cut or torn away as a battle trophy.

19. Concept Visualized • Play-by-play Announcer 赛况解说员 • Tom gave us a • play-by-play • account of the • parade. • Since you can’t • see, I’ll give • you a ~. 既然你看不见，我就边看边讲给你听。

20. Concept Visualized • Quarterback 组织进攻的枢纽前卫 • I used to be the ~ of our high school team. • Mother ~s the • housekeeping. • (=direct or • coordinate)

21. Concept Visualized • Binoculars 双筒望远镜 • He focused his ~ on the building in the distance. • The boy was watching • the game through ~. • <syn.> • field glasses 野外用 • opera glasses 观剧镜

22. Concept Visualized • Offensive 进攻的 • We took immediate ~ • action. 采取进攻 • The advertisements were ~ to women. • (=causing to feel • resentful)

23. Word Derivation endorse scalp offend mass-production duplication duplicate suffocation synthesis fumble distribution

24. Word Derivation inflation display bleed smack mold lure analyze co-host defend

25. Word Derivation potential / potentiality baldness synthesis insight dizziness defensive /defense executive giant analytical

26. Word Differentiation • Salon vs. Saloon • The Smiths bought a five-seater family ________ last week. • The brightest intellects of France used to assemble regularly at this ________. saloon salon

27. Word Differentiation • Offensive vs. Defensive • The government is very much on the __________ in the fight against crime/drugs. • He described the remarks as deeply ___________. • He was very __________ about that side of his life. offensive Word Differentiation offensive defensive

28. Word Differentiation • Bold vs. Bald • The wine made him ______ enough to approach her and introduce himself. • At the age of 40, he was starting to go ____. • Money is too ______ a word. They prefer funds. • The employee paid for his ______ remark by getting extra work. bold bald bald bold

29. Word Differentiation • Model vs. Mold • The country’s parliament is __________ on the British system. • He poured the chocolate into a heart-shaped _______________. • Some computers provide several so-called processor modes . • Automobiles are a popular _________ of transportation. modeled mold/mould mode

30. Word Differentiation • Inflate vs. Deflate • The principal effect of the demand for new houses was to ________ prices. • One could _________ or diminish a person by a few words. • The failure left him ____________. • The prices of meals are often artificially ________. inflate inflate deflated inflated

31. Word Differentiation • Comment vs. Commentary • Our reporters will give a running ___________ on the election results as they are announced. • The plans were sent to the council for __________. • His life was a fitting ______________ on his teaching. • 他的一生恰当的说明了他的教诲。 • I prefer non-fiction: history, social ____________ and stuff like that. commentary comment commentary commentary 社会评论

32. Word Differentiation • Advertisement vs. Commercial • I suggest you put an _______________ in the local newspaper to sell your car. • She appeared in a TV ______________ for a brand of butter. • Unhappy clients are not a good _______________ for the firm. • She ended up doing ______________, which ironically revived her acting career. advertisement commercial advertisement commercials

33. Word Differentiation • Announcer vs. Host/Hostess • Our university is playing _____ to a group of visiting Russian scientists. • The station _____________ warned us that the train was running late. • She was the ___________ of a half-hour TV series. • The anchorman determines the style and tone of the talk show. • <syn.>presenter; newsreader; newscaster; compere host announcer hostess

34. Word Differentiation • Scrape; Scrap; Scalp • “If my father finds me here, he’ll _____ me!” said the girl in fear. • She ____________ the mud off her shoes. • I scribbled her address on a _________ of paper. • If I ever heard anybody doing that I’d ________ them. • For some years he __________ a living as a tutor. scalp scraped scrap scalp scraped

35. Word Differentiation • Plaster vs. Plastic • She broke her leg a month ago and it’s still in _________. • She pays with cash instead of with _________. • A _________ cast of Madame • Fournier stood in the artist’s • studio. • Do you know what is plastic • surgery? plaster plastic plaster

36. About the Author • Terry Bradshaw • Birth Name: • Terry Paxton Bradshaw • Nickname: • The Blond Bomber • Height: • 6' 3" (1.91 m)

37. About the Author • Graduated from Louisiana Tech University. • Former professional football player • Played his entire career with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1970-1983)

38. Mini Biography 能力超凡的 • Tall, charismatic ex-star quarterback for the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers football team. During the 1970s, Terry Bradshaw led the Steelers to four Super Bowl wins over six seasons, and was noted Super Bowl MVP on two occasions. After retiring in 1983, he became a key media commentator on NFL football, and has worked for both the CBS and FOX networks. • Note: NFL — National Football League（美国）全国橄榄球联盟 Most Valuable Player

39. The Most Valuable Player • Bradshaw had a powerful throwing arm and called his own plays throughout his pro career. His physical skills and on-the-field leadership played a major role in every one of Pittsburgh‘s championship seasons. Hence hewas named the Most Valuable Player.

40. Super Bowl • In professional American football, the Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game and its ancillary festivities constitute Super Bowl Sunday. Over the years it has become the most-watched U.S. television broadcast of the year, and has become likened to a de facto U.S. national holiday. 附属的 事实上

41. Super Bowl • In addition, many popular singers and musicians have performed during the Super Bowl's pre-game and halftime ceremonies. Super Bowl Sunday is the second-largest U.S. food consumption day, following Thanksgiving.

42. Super Bowl 独家的 • Television broadcast rights of the Super Bowl are held exclusively each year by only one major network (e.g. CBS) in the United States, and the annual broadcast is famous for having the most expensive commercial airtime space of the year. As a result, commercial watching during the Super Bowl has also proceeded to become one of the sub-cultures of the annual event. 广播时间

43. Super Bowl • The Super Bowl was first played in January, 1967 as part of an agreement between the NFL and its younger rival, the American Football League (AFL) in which each league's championship team would play each other in an "AFL-NFL World Championship Game".

44. Structure of the Text • Part I (para.1): • Introduction • Part II (para.2-13): • Conflict • Part III (para.14-27): • Climax • Part IV (para.28): • A solution to the conflict

45. Structural Analysis • Part One (para1) • Main idea : to give reasons for his job transfer • Function: to provide the setting of the story (whom, where, when, and why ) • Part Two (para2-13) • Main idea: to recount his frustrating experiences as a toupee model • Function: to raise the first conflict and its climax

46. Structural Analysis • Part Three ( para14-27) • Main idea: to describe his problems, his progress and success in broadcasting • Function: to develop the second conflict, build up the climax and reach the solution • Part Four (para28) • Main idea: to comment on his successful career transition • Function: to elicit the theme of the story (conclusive remark)

47. Language Points • Big Mouth (title) • Be careful what you say to her — she’s got a big mouth. • Oops, I shouldn’t have said that. • Me and my big mouth! • You and your big mouth! (as a blame) • IBM: International Big Mouth • BMW: Big Mouth Woman

48. A Global Picture • Type of writing • Narration. • Purpose of writing • Sharing of his personal experiences, his perspectives and understanding of success. • Theme of the text • In the end I discovered my real talent — just being myself. (para.28)

49. Thank you! To be continued.

50. Lesson 2: Overview • Word review • A global picture • Text analysis • Stylistic features