《英语精读》（英文版） Unit 7 The Fun They Had

Unit 7 The Fun They Had

Unit 7 The Fun They Had

Purposes To get students compare the advantages and disadvantages to have a mechanical teacher To understand the purpose of writing and organization of the text To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises

Purposes • To get students compare the advantages and disadvantages to have a mechanical teacher. • To understand the purpose of writing and organization of the text. • To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises

1. What does the narrative text tell us? 2. How is it organized?

1.What does the narrative text tell us? 2. How is it organized?

l Structural analysis of the text Main idea of each part Part One 1 serving as the background of the story, telling us the date, the leading characters and the real book Part TWo(2-31)--Margie hates school and through the conversation with Tommy Margie gets to know about the kind of school where human beings served as teachers centuries ago Part Three(31-35)--telling us something about the schoolroom and the mechanical teacher

II. Structural analysis of the text • Main idea of each part: • Part One 1 --- serving as the background of the story, telling us the date, the leading characters and the real book • Part Two (2-31) --- Margie hates school and through the conversation with Tommy Margie gets to know about the kind of school where human beings served as teachers centuries ago. • Part Three (31-35) --- telling us something about the schoolroom and the mechanical teacher

l some difficult sentences words or phrases 1. Her mother sent for the County Inspector Explain: Her mother asked the County Inspector to come over 2. The mechanical teacher calculated the mark in no time Explain: The mechanical teacher finished the calculation of the mark very quickly. 3. Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes Explain: Tommy looked at Margie with an air which suggested he knew far better about school than others 4. A teacher has to be adjusted to fit the minds of each boy and girl it teaches Explain: A teacher, a computerized teacher on net, has to be changed slightly so as to be suitable for each boy and girl to learn from

III. some difficult sentences, words or phrases • 1. Her mother sent for the County Inspector. • Explain: Her mother asked the County Inspector to come over. • 2. The mechanical teacher calculated the mark in no time. • Explain: The mechanical teacher finished the calculation of the mark very quickly. • 3. Tommy looked at her with very superior eyes. • Explain: Tommy looked at Margie with an air which suggested he knew far better about school than others. • 4. A teacher has to be adjusted to fit the minds of each boy and girl it teaches. • Explain: A teacher, a computerized teacher on net, has to be changed slightly so as to be suitable for each boy and girl to learn from

5. head Sally headed the class in the examination He was chosen to head the firm We saw him heading for us, so we stopped aside He lost his head completely and behaved like a child The boy kept his head in this accident

5.head • Sally headed the class in the examination. • He was chosen to head the firm. • We saw him heading for us, so we stopped aside. • He lost his head completely and behaved like a child. • The boy kept his head in this accident

6. send for He sent the waiter for a packet of cigarettes One of our water pipes has burst. We must send for the plumber

6.send for • He sent the waiter for a packet of cigarettes. • One of our water pipes has burst. We must send for the plumber

7. superior They occupy a very superior position on local society It is superior in speed to any other machine This carpet is superior to( be inferior to) that one in quality The superiority of these goods is easy to see

7.superior • They occupy a very superior position on local society. • It is superior in speed to any other machine. • This carpet is superior to ( be inferior to) that one in quality. • The superiority of these goods is easy to see

8. adjust to She must learn to adjust herself to new life Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness An adjustable lamp can be placed in varlous position They have made a most satisfactory adjustment to their environment

8. adjust to • She must learn to adjust herself to new life. • Astronauts in flight must adjust to weightlessness. • An adjustable lamp can be placed in various position. • They have made a most satisfactory adjustment to their environment

Translation exercises 1. Yesterday a government delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in South Africa and began a three-day friendly visit to the country. 2. It is awfully funny and splits your ideas with laughter to observe these caricatures which satirize social ills 3. Computers are one of the most useful teaching aids for all your lessons as well as all the questions asked and all the answers provided can be shown on a screen 4. As soon as his mother fell ill suddenly the day before yesterday, Xiao Zhang sent for a doctor, who came and diagnosed and treated his mother 5. He failed in the college entrance examination last year, but he did not feel disappointed. Instead, he continued to study hard, passed the examination successfully and became a student in a famous university this year

Translation exercises 1. Yesterday a government delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs arrived in South Africa and began a three-day friendly visit to the country. 2. It is awfully funny and splits your ideas with laughter to observe these caricatures which satirize social ills. 3. Computers are one of the most useful teaching aids, for all your lessons as well as all the questions asked and all the answers provided can be shown on a screen. 4. As soon as his mother fell ill suddenly the day before yesterday, Xiao Zhang sent for a doctor, who came and diagnosed and treated his mother. 5. He failed in the college entrance examination last year, but he did not feel disappointed. Instead, he continued to study hard, passed the examination successfully and became a student in a famous university this year