1、.Active reading 1Resources. Getting tips on how to get to know oneself Learning to use narrative devices Learning to interpret underlying meaning.A song GraduationTalking about worriesSeeking advice.Graduation Listen to a song named Graduation and complete the sentences.More.And so we talked all nig

2、ht about the rest of our livesWhere were gonna be when we turn 25I keep thinking times will never changeKeep on thinking things will always be the sameBut when we leave this year we wont be coming back_ cause were on a different trackAnd if you got something that you need to sayYou better say it rig

3、ht now cause you dont _Cause were moving on and we cant slow downThese memories are playing like a film without soundGraduation No more hanging outhave another dayMore.And I keep thinking of that night in JuneI didnt know much of loveBut it came too soon and there was me and youAnd then we got _Stay

4、 at home talking on the telephoneWed get so _, wed get so _Laughing at ourselves thinking lifes not fairAnd this is how it feelsAs we go on, we rememberAll the times we had togetherAnd as our lives change, come whateverWe will still be, friends foreverGraduation real bluescaredexcitedMore.So if we g

5、et the big jobs and we make the big moneyWhen we look back now, will our jokes still be funny?Will we still remember everything we learned in school?Still be trying to _Will little brainy Bobby be the _?Can Heather find a job that wont _?I keep, I keep thinking that its not goodbyeKeep on thinking i

6、ts a time to flyAnd this is how it feelsAs we go on, we rememberAll the times we had togetherAnd as our lives change, come whateverWe will still be, friends foreverWe will still be friends foreverGraduation break every single rulestockbroker maninterfere with her tanMore.Will we think about tomorrow

7、 like we think about now?Can we _ there? Can we _ somehow?I guess I thought that this would never endAnd suddenly its like were women and menWill the past be a _ that will follow us round?Will these memories _ when I leave this townI keep, I keep thinking that its not goodbyeKeep on thinking its a t

8、ime to flyAs we go on, we rememberAll the times we had togetherAnd as our lives change, come whateverWe will still be, friends foreverGraduation fadeshadowsurvive it outmake it.Talking about worries1. What does the song tell us about the worries of final-year students?l Saying a good-bye to all thei

9、r college friendsl Thinking about a job for the future2. Apart from what has been mentioned in the song, what else worries final-year students?l Passing the final examsl Finding a partner to spend the rest of life withDiscuss the topics in groups. .Seeking adviceWork in pairs. Look at the extract fr

10、om the poem If by Rudyard Kipling and discuss the questions.Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was regarded as a major “innovator in the art of the short story”; his childrens books are enduring classics of childrens literature. He was the first English language writer to receive the Nobel Prize in

11、Literature. The author Henry James said of him: “Kipling strikes me personally as the most complete man of genius (as distinct from fine intelligence) that I have ever known.”More. Who is the poet talking to? What advice is he giving? Is it good advice?If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtu

12、e,If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,Or walk with Kings nor lose the common touch,Or walk with Kings nor lose the common touch,If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;If all men count with you, but none too much,If all men count w

13、ith you, but none too much,If you can fill the unforgiving minuteIf you can fill the unforgiving minuteWith sixty seconds worth of distance run,With sixty seconds worth of distance run,Yours is the Earth and everything thats in it,Yours is the Earth and everything thats in it,And which is more youll

14、 be a Man, my son!And which is more youll be a Man, my son!MoreIf.Seeking advice3. Is it good advice?1. Who is the poet talking to? his son? No. he is talking to everyone.2. What advice is he giving?lMix with other people.lBeing virtuous and able to meet all sorts of common people.lnot to be hurt by

15、 others and to respect people. lto use time effectively.Yes. It can apply to anyone, whoever we are.talk with crowds or walk with Kingskeep your virtue nor lose the common touchall men count with youfill the unforgiving minute with sixty seconds worth of distance run.Text explorationText evaluation

16、Scanning Discourse pattern Using narrative devices Interpreting underlying meaningText organization Blank filling.Text OrganisationProblem: Solution: Situation: I didnt want to follow my fathers path to become a lawyer.We were in our final year and had to plan for our future.My father took me out to

17、 catch crabs. .Scanning How was the last year at college be different from earlier years? What did students think more about, their exams or their future? Which students had already planned their future? How sure was the author about what he wanted to do? Who was also concerned about his future? Who

18、 did he turn to for advice? What did he thought they would say?Read P1-18 and answer the questions.More.Scanning1. How was the last year at college be different from earlier years?Students become more serious. They started to focus on study.2. What did students think more about, their exams or their

19、 future?Their future.3. Which students had already planned their future? The quieter ones who didnt have the best grades.Read P1-18 and find out the authors answers to the questions.More.Scanning4. How sure was he about what he wanted to do? Yes. He wanted to travel and be a writer.5. Who was also c

20、oncerned about his future?his family members.6. Who did he turn to for advice?His father.7. What did he thought they would say? He thought they would criticize him, because his father wanted him to be a lawyer.Read P1-18 and find out the authors answers to the questions.Discourse patternSituationPro

21、blemSolutionEvaluationOutcomeSignificance One crab was trying to climb out, but pulled back by others.Defying his fellow captives.Without luck.He gave up his struggle to escape and began to stop others trying to escape.Father wanted to tell the son not to be pulled back by others and get to know him

22、self better.Father and son went to the sea to catch crabs.Read P18-35 and complete the table.Blank fillingComplete the paragraph with the correct form of the words offered.Do you know how to become a Do you know how to become a successful film scriptwriter?successful film scriptwriter?More.Blank fil

23、lingTo be a successful film scriptwriter takes more than training although (1) _ on a screenwriting course will definitely help you learn the skills. You also need to be very (2) _ the film business is very competitive. You have to be prepared to work hard and be very (3) _ because it takes more tha

24、n just one good idea to make it big. No matter how (4) _ your idea is, there will always be (5) _ from producers because its too expensive. So make sure you have plenty of others to show them. What are you waiting for? Get on with writing that brilliant (6) _ and plan your (7) _ speech for when you

25、win your first Oscar!attendanceambitiousproductive impressive resistance script acceptanceacceptanceambitiousattendanceimpressiveproductiveresistancescript.Using narrative devicesMoreTo change between description, narration of events, and dialogue.Do you know how a writer sparks interest and encoura

26、ges a reader to read on?In this passage, the change is often signalled by a narrative device: l a sentencel a time expressionl direct speech prepares the reader for the rest of the paragraphThe only exception is the final sentenceleft to the reader to think about what happens nextcomes at the beginn

27、ing of the paragraph.Using narrative devicesMoreLook at the sentences from the passage and answer the questions. In the fall of our final year, our mood changed. Why does the passage begin with a time expression? But there was something else. What is the purpose of this short sentence? I went home a

28、t Thanksgiving Why does the writer change from we to I ? “So?” he said. What is the effect of the change to direct speech? Crabs fascinated me. How does the focus change with this sentence? My father started the motor and we set off back home. Is this an effective conclusion? Why / Why not? clickcli

29、ckclickclickclickclick.In the fall of our final year, our mood changed. Why does the passage begin with a time expression?Using narrative devices“our ” indicateindicatea narrative with a sequence of eventsa story of personal experience“In the fall of our final year,” and “changed” signalsignalBackBa

30、ck.2. But there was something else. What is the purpose of this short sentence?Using narrative devicesgetting a job after graduationStudying for the final exams? the only concernNoa transition from to the next topicBackBack.3. I went home at Thanksgiving Why does the writer change from we to I?Using

31、 narrative devicesthe change of focus onto the writer as an individualDescription of life of final yearNarrative about the individualBackBack.4. “So?” he said.What is the effect of the change to direct speech?Using narrative devicesopens a moment-by-moment dialogueslows down the narrative of eventsg

32、ives a good impression of how the writer found it difficult to say what hewanted to do and how the father made few commentsBackBack.5. Crabs fascinated me.How does the focus change with this sentence?Using narrative devicesarouses the readers interest expect some fascinating new information about cr

33、absrealize BackBack The topic of crabs is connected with the son finding a job. The crabs behaviour leads the father to give memorable advice.6. My father started the motor and we set off back home. Is this an effective conclusion? Why / Why not?Using narrative devicesNot know what happens nextThe f

34、ather will support the sons idea of travel and of being a writer. but Clear implicationBackBackGood conclusion: not to say it explicitly but leaves a lot of room for personal interpretation.What sort of relationship do the father and son have?Do you think the son respects his father?Do you think the

35、 father understands his son?What is the father trying to tell his son by showing him the crabs?How successful do you think the “crab story” is?Is the father pleased that his son wants to be a writer?Interpreting underlying meaningWork in groups and discuss the questions, each group with one question

36、 only. clickclickclickclickclickclick.1. What sort of relationship do the father and son have?The son: afraid of being criticized forhis ideas about a career and expects resistance from his fatherFirst not goodImprovedThe father: supports what his son wants and makes him think about it by watching t

37、he crabsBackBackInterpreting underlying meaning.2. Do you think the son respects his father?BackBackYou find a good way of showing support to me and make me think more about my plans.Interpreting underlying meaning.3. Do you think the father understands his son?His words:I kind of wish Id done that

38、when I was your age.his way of teaching his son through observing crabs BackBackInterpreting underlying meaning.4. What is the father trying to tell his son by showing him the crabs?BackBacknot to be pulled back by othersfind out more about yourselfInterpreting underlying meaningnot to follow conven

39、tional expectations & peer pressure.5. How successful do you think the “crab story” is?BackBackshowing the father-son relationship through catching crabsmakes readers think about not being pulled back by othersInterpreting underlying meaning.6. Is the father pleased that his son wants to be a writer

40、?BackBackWhen I was young I wanted to travel or write.Interpreting underlying meaning Interesting idea Interesting choiceWeve never had a writer in the family.Text evaluation How important is it to be ambitious in life? Is being ambitious a positive part of personality? How much time should students

41、 spend planning their future? Is it part of a universitys role to help students choose a career?Work in groups and discuss the questions.clickclickclickclick.1. How important is it to be ambitious in life?Text evaluationBackBackmakes you work harder for your goals to be extremely rich, famous or pow

42、erfulwork only for themselvesIt is important to be ambitious, but it depends on exactly what kind of ambition you are thinking of.2. Is being ambitious a positive part of personality?Text evaluationBackBackas long as you dont go to extremes. if it is related to other making an efforthelping our fami

43、ly, other people & our countrydoing our best with honesty & sincerity.3. How much time should students spend planning their future?Text evaluationno time too much timeThe future wont happenBackBackplanning and doing go togethertry some jobs to discover what you are good at and what makes you happy.4

44、. Is it part of a universitys role to help students choose a career?Text evaluationBackBackwhat we are good at &how our majors may prepare us for different professionsidentifyidentifyour thinking, creativity & awareness of citizenship, cultures and peoples in the worlddevelopdevelopadvanced knowledg

45、e & skills within different disciplineslearnlearn.SummarisingTalking point Getting to know oneself Ways to know oneself .Summarising In the fall of our final year, our mood changed. The _ had disappeared, and the _ to work hard was strong. Meanwhile, _ was what we would do next after graduation. As

46、for me, I wanted to travel, and I wanted to be a writer. I _ myself for some _ to the idea from my father, who wanted me to go to law school, and _ through life. Summarise the text by filling the blanks.Morerelaxed atmospherepeer group pressureat the back of everyones mind bracedresistancefollow his

47、 path.Summarising However, he supported what I wanted but he made me think about it by _. The cage was full of crabs. One of them was trying to escape, but each time it _ the other crabs _ In the end it gave up _ to escape and started to prevent other crabs from escaping. By watching crabs, my fathe

48、r told me me not to _ by others, and to _ _.watching the crabsreached the toppulled it backlengthy strugglebe pulled backget to knowhimself better.Getting to know oneselfDiscuss your answers to the questions on P2. clickStudent A uses the first six questions to interview Student B.B answers.A then g

49、ives a comment and at the same time tries to make a conversational link to the next question and then asks the next question.After six questions, A and B change roles so that B now asks questions, gives the comments and makes links.Ways to know oneself therapymeditationpersonality testshoroscopes 誕生

50、時的星位誕生時的星位painting, writing, playing musicdream analysishealthy relationshipseducationphysical exerciseDiscuss which are effective in helping you know yourself better and give reasons.Ways to know oneself Effectivemeditationrelaxation, breathing, & keeping your mind quietpaintingwritingplaying music

51、Psychotherapyhealthy relationshipsKnow about your charactereducationthe most effectiveMoreknow your skills and what you want to say in relation to an audience, and therefore who you are.Ways to know oneself Ineffectiveonly divide people into a limited number of types horoscopespersonality testsnot r

52、eliable & very general in telling our character dream analysisall sorts of dreams & unable to remember our dreamsphysical exercisetell what we can do and show sth. about our character, but only in certain ways.Difficult sentencesInformation relatedWords to noteLanguage in usePreview .Difficult sente

53、nces and we all started to get our heads down (Para 1)我們開始埋頭學(xué)習(xí)。TransMore What does get our heads down mean? To concentrate and focus on studying.click How do you know that they worked hard on their study? They studied late and attendance at classes rose steeply. click.Difficult sentencesNo one wante

54、d the humiliation of finishing last in class, so the peer group pressure like medals proving their diligence. (Para 1, Line 11 to the end)Trans Why were libraries standing room before early morning? The library was crowded with students, so there were no more seats available.click When do we wear ba

55、gs under our eyes? Do you feel proud to have such bags?When we have not had enough sleep, we will get loose dark areas of skin. We will feel proud because such tired appearance shows how hard we have been studying, and the bags under our eyes are like medals.click What does “peer group” mean? Those

56、around us who are of the same age or statusclick.Difficult sentencesNo one wanted the humiliation of finishing last in class, so the peer group pressure to work hard was strong. Libraries which were once empty after five oclock in the afternoon were standing room only until the early hours of the mo

57、rning, and guys wore the bags under their eyes and their sleepy faces with pride, like medals proving their diligence. (Para 1)我們誰都不想考全班倒數(shù)第一，那也太丟人了，因此同學(xué)們之間的競爭壓力特別大。以前每天下午五點以后，圖書館就空無一人了，現(xiàn)在卻要等到天快亮?xí)r才會有空座，小伙子們熬夜熬出了眼袋，他們臉色蒼白，睡眼惺忪，卻很自豪，好像這些都是表彰他們勤奮好學(xué)的獎?wù)隆ore.Difficult sentencesIt wasnt always the high fly

58、ers with Quite often it was the quieter, less impressive students who had the next stages of their life mapped out. (Para 2, Line 3-7)2. What do the quieter, less impressive students refer to?Those who do not have the best grades.click1. What kind of people will be called high flyers?Those who have

59、achieved a lot and have the ability and determination to continue to be successful in their studies or job. click并不總是那些心懷抱負(fù)、成績拔尖的高材生才清楚自己將來要做什么，常常是那些平日里默默無聞的同學(xué)早早為自己下幾個階段的人生做好了規(guī)劃。Trans.Difficult sentencesOne had landed a job in his brothers advertising firm in Madison Avenue, another had got a script

60、 under provisional acceptance in Hollywood. (Para 2)2. If you have got sth. under a provisional acceptance, will you put your mind at rest?No. Provisional acceptance refers to an acceptance which is arranged (in principle), but is not yet definite. It is temporary and could be changed.click1. If you