Experiencing English 2

1. Experiencing English 2

2. Unit7Family Ties

3. In this unit, you will Unit7Family Ties • first listen, and then talk about your family • read about family relationships • learn new words and expressions • write about your parent • practice the use of adverbial clauses • write personal letters • visit Culture Salon for an introduction to Father’s Day

4. Teaching procedures I. Listen and Talk home • Leadin • DialogueSamples II. Read and Explore • Passage A Think About It Related Information Words and Expressions Summary of the Text Understanding the Text Notes to the Text III. Culture Salon

5. and Unit7Family Ties Part I Listen Talk

6. Unit7Family Ties Directions: Listen to the following passage and try to fill the missing words. Click here to listen. A family begins with two people. Love deepens and grows between a couple and soon a wedding 1. ______ _______, the beginnings of a family. Children are born, growing and 2. ______ with every passing year. When 3. ______, they, too, fall in love and marry. The 4. ______ of creating a family recycles, adding generations to the family. A day in the life of a family is 5. ______ _______ work and school, errands and chores. At the end of a busy day we can find children 6. ______ sharing the events of their day with Mom and Dad. It is a time for working together and playing together. Reading to the children, 7. _____ songs, doing homework together, and playing games are some 8. _______ that take place during family time. A television 9. ______ may be what each family member needs to _____ and enjoy some quiet time together. Strong family relationships are developed by spending quality time together.

7. Keys 1. takes place 2. maturing 3. grown 4. process 5. filled with 6. excitedly 7. singing 8. activities 9. show 10. relax

8. Dialogue Samples Dialogue 1 Talking About One’s Family Key words and patterns: ◆Sam, here’s a letter for you from your hometown. ◆What do your parents do? ◆What do you and your family like to do to together? ◆Would you like to meet them? They’re really nice people. ◆I’d love to. Don’t forget to tell them.

9. Dialogue 2 Talking About One’s Family Members key words and patterns: ◆I’m writing a report about our college swimming team. As far as I know, she is one of the swimmers on the team. ◆That’s great. She works really hard on her skills and she won quite a few medals from various competitions last year. ◆She usually stays up till 12 reading and gets up at 5 to swim. That’s her secret.

10. Unit7Family Ties Directions: Listen to the following paragraphs and decide which picture is described in detail. Click here to listen.

11. The photos are all related to Family Ties. Describe them to your classmates with the help of the following question. • What role does family play in your journey to college? • What do you think each of the following pictures tells us? • What other aspects of family life that you think are important? Unit7Family Ties

12. and Unit7Family Ties Part II Read Explore

13. Passage A Things I Learned From Dad

14. Words & Expressions of passage A 1.Fulfill v.1) satisfy a demand, requirement or purpose 达到（目标） eg: A school fails if it not fulfill the needs of the pupils. 2 )to do (something that is expected, hoped for or promised) or to cause it to happen. eg: He has fulfilled his task . 2. Gross a. 1) very unpleasant to look at; disgusting 不雅的

15. eg: He is really gross. 2)extremely fat or large or ugly. eg: The dog does not exercise and has become really gross and unhealthy. 3) in total eg: A person’s gross income is the money they can earn before tax is deducted from it. 3. Optimist n. a person who thinks that whatever happens will be good 乐观主义者 optimistic/optimism pessimist/pessimistic

16. 4. Rigid a. firm or fixed in behavior, views, or methods 严格的 eg: The requirements for membership are rigid. 5. Sway v. 1) influence or change the opinions or actions of 改变；影响 eg: Were you swayed by her argument? 2) move slowly from side to side eg: The trees are swaying in the wind.

17. Phrases and Expressions 1.bring out the best in .../ bring out one’s best: cause one’s best qualities to be revealed 使···表现出最佳品质 eg: The war can bring out a hero’s best if he is a hero. 2. bring up1)look after a child until he/she is adult and teach him/her how to behave 养育；教育 eg: She brought up five children. 2) come up with, produce

18. eg: The witness brought up fresh evidence. 3) vomit eg: He was so ill that he brought up everything. 3. by nature　天生地 eg: I am a careful man by nature. 4. take upoccupy 占用 eg: The desk takes up too much room. 5. turn outbe found to be, as after experience or trial 结果是...; 发展为...

19. eg: The job turn out to be harder than we thought. 6. work ongive one’s attention to doing 致力于 eg: The whole world has to work on improving the environment. 7. work outhave a good result 有好结果 eg: I don’t think the plan can work out.

20. Lead-in Pictures Before reading Passage A, describe the following pictures .

21. Lead-in Questions 1. What effect does growing up in a love-filled home have on children?. 2. Do you think parents should enforce their will on their children? 3. Will words of encouragement from parents have a lifelong influence on their children? Explain. (Click the button below to go to each part.)

22. Notes to the Text Click the following words to listen to the text. Listen to the whole text. Listen to paragraph 1. Listen to paragraph 2. Listen to paragraph 3. Listen to paragraph 4. Listen to paragraph 5. Listen to paragraph 6. Listen to paragraph 7. Listen to paragraph 8. Listen to paragraph 9. Listen to paragraph 10. Listen to paragraph 11.

23. Summary of the Text Three successful people talk about their dads. Rebecca Lobo, a pro basketball player, says her dad showed great love within the family, especially for her mom who needed support in fighting breast cancer. Richard Branson, a business tycoon, says his dad encouraged him to always be optimistic and never speak unkindly of others.

24. Summary of the Text When he left school to start a new magazine his dad was very supportive. John Lewis, a member of the U.S. Congress, grew up on a farm in Alabama. The family worked hard under difficult social conditions, but John's dad assured him that the situation for black people would improve. He was always hopeful and generous despite his poor circumstances. All three of these people learned a great deal from their dads.

25. Understanding the Text 1. What kind of disease did Lobo's Mother suffer from? Did she survive it? She suffered from breast cancer, but she survived it.

26. Understanding the Text 2. How did Lobo feel at home? She felt loved and secure.

27. Understanding the Text 3. Was Branson's father a successful lawyer? Explain. No, he wasn't. The word "struggling" implies "working hard to survive".

28. Understanding the Text 4. What did Branson's father teach him about human relationships? The way you treat others is the way you will be treated.

29. Understanding the Text 5. What has your father taught you? Open.

30. Things I Learned From Dad Three successful people reveal how fathers shape their destiny. Rebecca Lobo: Be Loving I knew — even when I was very young — just how much my mom and dad loved each other. Whenever one of them went out, they kissed each other good-bye. My brother, sister and I thought this was gross! But when I get married, I can only hope that I will have found someone who loves me as much as Dad loves Mom. Because there was always so much love in the family, I grew up with an incredible security blanket.

31. Mom battled breast cancer when I was in college. Despite his worry, Dad was a pillar of strength for us and especially for her. After her mastectomy, she decided against the added trauma of breast-reconstruction surgery. Mom told me that in their entire marriage Dad never suggested that she even change her hairstyle. Instead he has always told her how beautiful she is. And that’s why she thinks fighting cancer wasn’t as hard as it could have been. She knew that no matter what, Dad and his love would be there. Rebecca Lobo, a former College Player of the Year, plays basketball for the WNBA’s New York Liberty.

32. Richard Branson: Encourage My sisters and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling lawyer, but I always knew he was special. He never criticized, but used praise to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I remember as a child I said something unkind about somebody, and my father said, “Any time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best in people, I would get the best in return. I’ve tried to follow this principle in running my company.

33. Dad’s also always been very understanding. At 15, I started a magazine. It was taking up a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a choice: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, as any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad persuaded me to go into law. And I’ve always regretted it. I wanted to be an archeologist, but I didn’t pursue my dream. You know what you want. Go fulfill that dream.”

34. As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national magazine for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad raised me. Richard Branson is chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies, which owns Virgin Atlantic Airways, Virgin Entertainment and Virgin Cola.

35. John Lewis: Have Hope As a young boy, I used to complain about having to get up so early to work on our farm in Troy, Ala. One day my father took me aside and said, “Son, we have to do this in order to make things better. Hang in there and things will improve.” Dad was an optimist by nature, and he instilled in me this concept of hope about the future. He also taught us that we couldn’t just be concerned about our own circumstances. We also had to be concerned about others.

36. I saw my father always giving and always sharing. We didn’t have that much to share or to give, but he had faith that things would work out—even under tremendously difficult conditions. There was a lot of fear back then in Alabama. Segregation was very rigid. Water fountains for us were marked “Colored,” and we could only walk on one side of the street. But somehow he survived under these circumstances without becoming bitter, angry or hateful. My father passed away in 1977. But if he had lived to see my election to Congress he would have been very proud and happy. I’d like to believe that he’s looking down and watching me today.

37. John Lewis represents Georgia’s 5th District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

38. Words and Expressions 1. incredible:unbelievable, too extraordinary to be believed Examples: • The view from the top of Huangshan is • incredible. • Jim Thorpe was six feet one inch tall and • had incredible speed and power.

39. Words and Expressions 2. security: safety Examples: • We are all concerned for the security of • the passengers on the aircraft. • Children count on their parents for love • and security.

40. Words and Expressions 3. surgery: treatment of injuries or diseases by cutting or removing parts of the body Examples: • Major surgery was needed to save the • crash victim's life. • "Surgery will be necessary, Nurse, • prepare the instrumentsplease."

41. Words and Expressions 4. bring out:cause to develop, cause to be seen Examples: • Difficulties can bring out a person's best • qualities. • These dreadful circumstances bring out • the worst in everybody.

42. Words and Expressions 5. reflection: being a sign of Examples: • Their behavior was a reflection of their very • different personalities. • A high crime rate is a reflection of an • unstable society.

43. Words and Expressions 6. in return (for): as repayment (for) Examples: • They have nothing to give in return. • What can I do in return for your kindness?

44. Words and Expressions 7. take up: occupy (space, time, etc.) entirely and exclusively Examples: • The bed takes up too much space in the • small room. • Gathering evidence took up a full week's • time.

45. Words and Expressions 8. work at/on: give one's attention to doing or trying to do Examples: • You will never become good at tennis, • unless you work at/on it. • She is working at/on a new novel.

46. Words and Expressions 9. go into: enter a profession, state of life, etc. Examples: • Have you ever thought of going into • journalism? • He went into advertising / politics four • years ago.

47. Words and Expressions 10. pursue: make continual efforts to gain (something) Examples: • She pursued the goal of perfection in her • art. • The development of industry must not be • pursued at the expense of environmental • pollution.

48. Words and Expressions 11. turn out: happen to be in the end; prove to be Examples: • His statement turned out to be false. • It turned out nice and sunny again.

49. Words and Expressions 12. bring up: educate, rear Examples: • If children are badly brought up they • behave badly. • Fathers are beginning to play a bigger role • in bringing up theirchildren.

50. Words and Expressions 13. instill (in/into): put (ideas, feelings, etc.) into someone's mind by continuing effort Examples: • I instilled the need for good manners into • all my children. • A good teacher can instill the desire to • learn in young people.