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1、Unit 11 Teenagers NightmarePart I Listening and Speaking Activities Part II Reading Comprehension and Language ActivitiesPart III Extended Activities Which one is an explicit command,which one is a“soft”command,and which one is even“softer”.lTom,close the door!lJane,can you close the door?lCould you

2、 please close the door,Jack?lDo you object to coming here tomorrow morning?lDo you mind coming here tomorrow morning?lYou are to come here tomorrow morning.lYou are supposed to come here tomorrow morning.lCome here tomorrow morning.lYou should/ought to come here tomorrow morning.lYou must come here

3、tomorrow morning.Notice that these commands are increasing in degree of formality.(increasingly formal)Some other basic commands,for examplelTell him the truth.lBring your notebook next time.lSpeak only English here.lBe punctual for class.lObey the rules and regulations.In small groups,list more pat

4、terns and expressions that are used to make commands and requests.lWould I be troubling you too much if I asked you to?lI was wondering if you could possibly?lWould there be any possibility of?lWould you be so kind as to?lPlease be quiet,will you?lBe kind enough to lWould you please?I want you to Re

5、sponding to DemandslPositive ResponsesYes/Sure/All right.Certainly/Of course.lBy all means.lNo problem.lIts a snap.l Id be happy/glad to.l My pleasure.lNot at all/Of course not.lNo,I dont mind a bit.(In response to“Would/Do you mind?”)lNegative ResponsesIm sorry I cant.lNo,Im afraid I cant.l Id like

6、 to say yes,but thats just impossible.lId rather not if you dont mind.Certainly not!lSorry,it cant be done/helped.No way!Grammatical pointslwould,might,could used in hesitant requests;lmustnt in prohibition,absence of obligation;lshould,ought to in duty and obligationlPre-reading TaskslNoteslTransla

7、tionlComprehension worklLanguage work(A,B,C)lPre-reading TaskslDo you like school examinations,why and why not?lWhat are the stages of going through an examination?lHow do you feel when you take an examination?Tick your answer from the following list:lapprehensive panic nervous worried frightened te

8、rrible scared anxious fearfullexcited amazed joyous jolly cheerfule.g.I often feel apprehensive when I am preparing for an exam because I dont know if I will pass it or not.Introduction to the passage As one of the most important procedure in education,exams are aimed to evaluate how well students h

9、ave learned their subjects,not to make them suffer.But in reality,students are all afraid of exams.The author analyses why the most terrible time comes at the beginning and at the end.Taking exams must be one of the most frightening experiences that anyone must go through.It is not so much the actua

10、l taking of the exams themselves which is so awful,although of course they play a great part in the general feeling of fear;no,the most awful time comes at the beginning and at the end.The beginning is the time when you are meant to revise.Revision is a terrible time both if you revise and if you do

11、nt.Firstly,if you revise,concentrating on a pile of A4 pages covered in your untidy handwriting,you suddenly wish not only that you had written everything down a bit more clearly,but also that you had started revision a lit earlier.However,once resigned to the fact that you cant put the cock back,yo

12、u prepare to give yourself up to full and thorough revision,putting aside all else in life.Analysis of the text lOne of the most frightening and awful experiences-the most awful time(Para.1)lThe beginning-the revision-the two situations(Para.2-3)1.Firstly,it is hard to concentrate on a pile of A4pag

13、es covered in untidy handwriting Your attention wanders away easily;2.Secondly,lacking of determination and will power,suffering most severe complexes.lThe end of the exam procedure-awaiting the results(Para.4)Of course,such a hard decision is absolutely impossible to carry out,although you do try t

14、o fool yourself that you can undertake it easily.You let your attention wander away easily,finding you have a sudden,irresistible urge to tidy up your room,even though it has looked like a pigsty for the last three months.When you are tempted away from your studying by such strange amusements,your a

15、re moving onto the territory of the second group concerning revision-those who know they need and should get down to hard studying,but somehow have neither got the determination nor the willpower to force themselves to sit down for hours on end digesting the delights of pure mathematics.Now,this sec

16、ond group in which we have all found ourselves from time to time suffer the most severe guilt complexes over their lack of revision.Although they are aware that they should be studying they cannot somehow bring themselves to the awful task;temptation has won over what they know they should be doing,

17、and in a way they suffer far more than those who eventually find the willpower and determination to sit down and revise.The end of the exam procedure,which is in some cases worse than the revision period,is awaiting the results.While waiting you cant do much about your own school work.You feel that

18、it is very hard to resist the temptation to light a fire with all your notebooks and files instead of logs,but at the same time you feel that you had better keep a your notes safe in case you discover you have failed and need to re-take all your subjects.The worst day of all is the one when you know

19、 that the postman is to deliver the letter(always in a brown envelope to make it look more official and frightening)which will inform you whether the academic world(and society in general)considers you a failure or a success,whether you can get the job you want,or go to the university you wish to at

20、tend.That envelope is to contain the key to your future and,perhaps most importantly of all,to inform you whether you need to suffer again the horrors of exams.e.g.1.The country has gone through too many wars.go through fire and flood2.We went through five pints of milk last week.3.I always start th

21、e day by going through my mail.go trough sth:to experience a difficult or unpleasant situation,feeling etc;to suffer to experience b.to use up money or a supply of stha.c.to look at or examine sth carefully,especially in order to find sth e.g.I thought the police were meant to protect people.be mean

22、t to do sth:to be intended to do sth;to be supposed to do sth;must,should(If you are meant to do sth,you should do it,because someone has told you to or you are responsible for it.)（按道理/规矩）应该，有责任，得做，必须做give yourself up/over to sth:to spend all your time doing sth;to allow yourself to feel an emotion

23、 completely,without trying to control it 献身，致力于；沉溺于e.g.1.When you are starting an enterprise,you have to give yourself over to your work.2.Dont give yourself up to sadness;theres still hope!concentrate on/upon lfocus on;be absorbed in;pay attention to;bring or come together at one pointlSynonym Comp

24、arison:concentrate on/focus onThese two phrases mean give special attention to sth.,but the object of focus on can be a concrete or an abstract one,while the object of concentrate on cannot be a concrete one.The spotlights are focused on the stage.You should focus your attention on your work.I conce

25、ntrated on my driving.You will solve the problem if you concentrate on it.wishlWish is used to say that we would like things to be different from what they are.I wish I got more letters.I wish that I hadnt said that.lIn formal style,the verb wish can be followed by a to-infinitive.Used in this way,w

26、ish means want.I wish to see the manager.once resigned to the fact that lwhen/if/as soon as you are resigned to the fact that.lresign:subject;submit(oneself)passively;accept or endure sth.as inevitable 顺应，服从；忍受，容忍lstructurebe resigned to+n./v-ing resign oneself to+n.He resigned himself to a long wai

27、t in line.She seemed resigned to not having holiday this year.He was resigned to the fact that she left him.You must resign yourself to the fact that you will never be rich or famous in your life time.lResigned to the fact that she was unable to walk anymore,she learnt to use wheelchair.you cant put

28、 the clock back It means once something has been done,it cant be undone in the text.The writer means it is no use regretting the poor handwriting and the loss of time.e.g.1.Their team will undertake exploration for oil.2.I can not undertake that you will make a profit.undertake:(formal)to accept tha

29、t you are responsible for a piece of work,and start to do it a.to promise or agree to do sth(undertake to do sth/that)get down to sth/doing sth:to begin to do sth;to give serious attention to sth e.g.I really must get down to preparing for my finals.My son promised me to get down to his study after

30、the holidays.lstrange amusements:It refers to the students sudden urge to do things such as tidying up their rooms although the untidy rooms have not bothered them for a long time.The subconscious purpose is to put off the actual revision until the last minute.lthe second group:those who dont revise

31、.They have neither the determination nor the willpower to force themselves to the revision,even though they know what they should be doing,so they suffer the most severe guilt complexes.e.g.After the exam,he played computer games for hours on end.The ghost story set her hair on end.on end:without st

32、opping;continuouslya.in an upright positione.g.He can not buy it because of his lack of money.lack of sth:when there is not enough of something,or none of it synonym shortagedigesting the delights of pure mathematics:ldigest:v.(of food)be changed in the stomach and bowels;take into the mindSome food

33、s are digested more easily than other foods.Have you digested everything that is important in the booklThe narrator is being ironic in saying this.The abstract mathematics is probably enjoyable only for those mathematics geniuses rather than ordinary teenagers.guilt complexeslA complex is a psycholo

34、gical or emotional problem.The person who suffers a complex is usually under a severe obsession of a particular concern.lIn the text,the writer means that those who fail to work hard for examinations would keep feeling guilty of lacking willpower.lThe phrase may be the authors coinage out of the phr

35、ase Oedipus Complex.lOedipus Complex（恋母情结）;Electra complexsuperiority complex(至尊情结);inferiority complex（自卑情结）.e.g.She couldnt bring herself to tell him the tragic news.bring yourself to sth/do sth:persuade yourself to work on sth;to force yourself to do sthe.g.He disagrees,but we can win him over to

36、 our point of view.win sb over/around/round(to sth):to get someones support or friendship by persuading them or being nice to themStory Reproduction lTaking exam,the most awful experiencelRevision or no revision,a hard decision to make lSuffering more if no revision lSuffering not finished even thou

37、gh exam finishedlPainful experience of waiting for the resultsActivity:what is your opinion on exams?lPros:exams are necessary in study.lCons:Exams should be done away with as they are nightmares for students.1.Present your viewpoint clearly;2.Defend your view point reasonably with some instances;3.

38、Rebut the counterparts point 4.Reaffirm your viewpoint.1.What are the troubles for those who revise before an exam?2.What is meant by the sentence“you cant put the clock back”?3.What does the expression“strange amusements”refer to?4.What is the main trouble for the second group?5.Why does the writer

39、 have a desire“to light a fire with all your notebooks and files”?Why cant he do that?6.Why does the letter in a brown envelope seem so important to an examinee?1.concentrating,files,tempted,temptation,irresistible,willpower/determination,wander,resign,get down.2.procedures,subjects,suffer 3.go thro

40、ugh,concerning,carry out,undertake 4.attend,academicSAT(学业能力倾向测试学业能力倾向测试):the Scholastic Aptitude Test A national examination in the US,which students take during their senior year in high school.A SAT is divided into two parts:on for verbal skills such as reading and vocabulary,and the other for ma

41、thematics.Each part is worth 800 points,and most US colleges and universities consider students SAT scores when they are deciding which new students to accept.Students have to pay to take a SAT,and their scores are sent to three colleges that they hope to go to.1.Elias Howe gave himself up to the de

42、sign of a sewing-machine.2.The singer specializes in classic music.Pop music is outside his territory.3.Armed with modern equipment,the police undertook the difficult job of looking for the missing boy I the woods.4.Due to lack of funds,the scientists found it difficult to carry out the plan.5.Toys

43、in bright colours usually are a temptation to children.6.You may use this police hot-line in case someone tries to break in.7.Tired of intense publicity,the movie star has an urge to live in a desert island.8.Sades debut album was so successful that it stayed I the Top Ten Charts for months on end.9

44、.Weve spent so much time talking,now lets get down to the project.10.The woman resign herself to that fact she would never get the call from the man.1.a.He didnt want to marry again because he didnt want to go through all that quarrelling and fighting once more.b.Its said that a person can not be ma

45、ture without going through some hardships.c.The boy went through his lecture notes before taking the exam.2.a.Teachers are meant to treat the pupils like their parents.b.Soldiers are meant to defend their country when it is in trouble.c.In Japan,people are meant to take off their shoes before enteri

46、ng their homes.3.a.He had a sudden urge to ride the horse.b.The old man,left alone at home all day,had a strong urge to talk to someone.c.The girl waiting impatiently had an irresistible urge to call her boyfriend.4.a.Youd better take the umbrella with you in case it rains.b.Before the joint project

47、 begins,everything has to be written down in case any dispute arises in the future.c.Youd better put the laptop away in case the children treat it like a toy.5.a.Concentrating on his microscope,the scientist made a sudden discovery of a new organism.b.Concentrating on the novel he was reading,he bar

48、ely noticed that it was getting dark outside.c.When Im hungry,I cant concentrate on my work.6.a.Resigned to the fact that she was unable to walk any more,she learned to use the wheelchair.b.I finally have to resign myself to the fact that I have lost the job.I have to find a new one.c.He looked calm

49、ly resigned to his fate.lScript of the Dictation The term education has had a variety of definitions.The traditional view of education is expressed in the formal teaching activities conducted in schools and universities.A better definition is that education is a lifelong process that includes both f

50、ormal schooling and the broad range of other experiences,including television viewing,out-of-class activities,and family living,that usually take more time and often have more powerful influences than the formal schooling does.Comprehensive Schooll(in Britain)a school for pupils over the age of 11 w

51、hich teaches children of all abilities.lThe comprehensive system of schools in Britain was started in 1965.Before that,children took an examination called the Eleven-plus at the age of 11.If they passed it they went to a Grammar school,and if they failed it they went to a Secondary Modern school.The

52、 comprehensive system was introduced because people felt that it was unfair to separate children into different schools at the age of 11.Most children in the UK go to comprehensive schools,but there are still a few grammar schools left.Some parents try to send their children to grammar schools,belie

53、ving that the standard of education is higher than in comprehensive schools.lGrammar school:(in Britain,especially formerly)a school for children over the age of 11,who are specially chosen to study for examinations which may lead to higher education.lSecondary modern school:(in Britain,especially f

54、ormerly)a school for children over the age of 11 who are not expected to go on to higher study later.Although most children go to comprehensive schools now,there are still some secondary modern schools.Guidelines for the usages of Auxiliary VerbslAuxiliary verbs should always be followed by bare inf

55、initives,that is,the basic form of verbs without a“to”in front of them.l“would,might,could”are often used to express hesitant request,while“must,should,ought to”are used to express duty and obligation,and“mustnt,shouldnt,ought not to”are used to express absence of obligation or prohibition.Guideline

56、s for the usages of Auxiliary VerbslClauses after verbs like“suggest,order,insist,demand”are usually in subjunctive mood,that is,“should+bare infinitive”is used and the word“should”in this case is often omitted.lIn both“be supposed to”and“would like to”,“to”is not a preposition but an infinitive sym

57、bol,so it should be followed by the basic form of a verb.l Answers1.You ought not to see him any more.2.Youre not supposed to play ball games in the classroom.3.“Its raining.You should/ought to take the umbrella with you,”said mother.4.The guest requested:“I would like to have another drink.”5.The d

58、octor said seriously to the patient:“Youve got a bad cough,so you mustnt smoke cigarettes any more.”6.At the meeting,the chairman suggested that the present examination system(should)be reformed.7.“John,where is your sister?You should/ought to have brought her to the party.She is welcome here.”8.Pro

59、fessor Davy,could you write a recommendation letter for me?9.If you see a man with a black cap appear before that building,you should call the police immediately,OK?1.Everyone supposes him to be poor,but he is actually quite rich.2.I wouldnt put up with his arrogance if I were you.3.There is plenty

60、of paper on the desk if you need it.4.In order to pass the exam,she is resigned to not watching TV this weekend.5.The scientists are carrying out some interesting cloning experiments.6.They often quarrel over trifles for hours on end.7.When you get down to the task,you wont feel it is that easy.8.As some guests were coming,she spent all morning tidying up her room.