Unit 7 Not on My Block I.Teaching Aims 1.Enlarge the students'vocabulary by leamning the new words and doing the vocabulary exercises. 2.Help the studentsto get the general idea of the article 3.Help the students to leamn howto face challenges. 4.Help the students to build up their language skills through more exercises on oral practice,phrases and expression,grammar,writing.etc II.Key and Difficult Points 1.New Words and Phrases stoop,vacant,shoot up,occupy,rage,drift,rise to,confront,check in on,take to, take a stand,wage.prompt,step up.get through to sb 2.Sentences (1)Once inside,Armstead locked the door and peered out the window. (2)Armstead had no illusions about the men who occupied her front steps (3)But it wasn't the first time she'd risen to an unexpected challenge. (4)Armstead's insides were turning over,but she knew she couldn't show her fear. (5)"This is my space,"she said calmly and quietly,keeping her facea mask III.Teaching Methods Discussion,explanation,ask and answer IV.Time:4 periods V.Teaching Procedures:
Unit 7 Not on My Block I. Teaching Aims 1. Enlarge the students’ vocabulary by learning the new words and doing the vocabulary exercises. 2. Help the students to get the general idea of the article. 3. Help the students to learn how to face challenges. 4. Help the students to build up their language skills through more exercises on oral practice, phrases and expression, grammar, writing, etc. II. Key and Difficult Points 1. New Words and Phrases stoop, vacant, shoot up, occupy, rage, drift, rise to, confront, check in on, take to, take a stand, wage, prompt, step up, get through to sb. 2. Sentences (1) Once inside, Armstead locked the door and peered out the window. (2) Armstead had no illusions about the men who occupied her front steps. (3) But it wasn’t the first time she’d risen to an unexpected challenge. (4) Armstead’s insides were turning over, but she knew she couldn’t show her fear. (5) “This is my space,” she said calmly and quietly, keeping her face a mask. III. Teaching Methods Discussion, explanation, ask and answer IV. Time: 4 periods V. Teaching Procedures:
Step one Introduction 1.Warm-up questions: Give the students the following topics to discuss and then ask them to answer these questions (1)Suppose a friend of yours is involved in illegal activities.What would you do to help him mend his way? (2)What will you do if you know someone living in your neighborhood is taking drugs or is a drug dealer? (3)Do you know the story of the prodigal son? 2.Background Information (1)The Oliver neighborhood of East Baltimore An area of approximately thirty-two square blocks in east-central Baltimore City. The district consists of brick row houses that are still residential.Interspersed among these structures are quite a few brick and stone churches and public service buildings. such as firehouses and schools.The district contains around 2,000 buildings.Though the houses have suffered from the neglect of maintenance,they are generally in good shape,and a small amount of restoration activity is occuring in the neighborhood (2)Illegal drug trade and drug dealers For some drugs,large-scale drug production is not usually located in developed countries where those drugs are illegal-rather,those drugs are often manufactured or harvested in developing nations where corruption and instability allows producers to operate with minimal interference from law enforcement agencies.High demand for illegal drugs on the black market leads to the formation of complex illegitimate production,smuggling.and distribution networks that span national borders and generate billions of dollars of revenue. Illegal supply to consumers is generally via criminal"drug dealers"who purchase drugs in bulk or produce their own.Such dealers are stereotypically associated with organized crime syndicates,though in reality they often work freelance and bear no connection to organized criminal groups.The motivations
Step one Introduction 1. Warm-up questions: Give the students the following topics to discuss and then ask them to answer these questions. (1) Suppose a friend of yours is involved in illegal activities. What would you do to help him mend his way? (2) What will you do if you know someone living in your neighborhood is taking drugs or is a drug dealer? (3) Do you know the story of the prodigal son? 2. Background Information (1) The Oliver neighborhood of East Baltimore An area of approximately thirty-two square blocks in east-central Baltimore City. The district consists of brick row houses that are still residential. Interspersed among these structures are quite a few brick and stone churches and public service buildings, such as firehouses and schools. The district contains around 2, 000 buildings. Though the houses have suffered from the neglect of maintenance, they are generally in good shape, and a small amount of restoration activity is occurring in the neighborhood. (2) Illegal drug trade and drug dealers For some drugs, large-scale drug production is not usually located in developed countries where those drugs are illegal — rather, those drugs are often manufactured or harvested in developing nations where corruption and instability allows producers to operate with minimal interference from law enforcement agencies. High demand for illegal drugs on the black market leads to the formation of complex illegitimate production, smuggling, and distribution networks that span national borders and generate billions of dollars of revenue. Illegal supply to consumers is generally via criminal “drug dealers” who purchase drugs in bulk or produce their own. Such dealers are stereotypically associated with organized crime syndicates, though in reality they often work freelance and bear no connection to organized criminal groups. The motivations
for participation in the drugtrade vary greatly depending on the specific drug. (3)Foster care Children enter foster care when an assessment indicates a child will be at risk for harm if they remain in the home,and need to live outside of the family home to be safe.A child may need foster care because the child is a victim of abuse or neglect,or the parent/legal guardian has died,is in jail,abandoned the child,has an alcohol or drug abuse problem,or due to physical or mental illness,is unable to care for the child Sometimes a youth may run away from home to escape abuse and neglect or because he/she has conflicts with the rest of the family. Children who are removed from their parents'or legal guardian's homes are cared for in out-of-home placement settings such as foster care homes,group residential homes,residential care facilities or with a family member. (4)The tragic story of the Dawson family in Baltimore This shocking event happened in October,2002.The Dawson family-Angela Dawson,her husband,and five children-were all killed when a drug dealer set their house on fire in retaliation for Mrs.Dawson's undaunted stand against drug trafficking in their Baltimore neighborhood.On the picture,you can see the local people are commemorating the Dawson family 3.Listening Comprehension The Prodigal Son A man had two grown sons and the younger came to him and said,"Give me my share of the inheritance now."So his father divided all his assets and gave the younger son his share.The first born was to inherit a double portion so the younger son now had one third of all his father's property.Soon after this the younger son took everything his father had given him and went away to adistant country where he lived a debauched life and used up everything.Just as he became poor a great famine spread over that country and the young man began to starve.Finally he had leamned his lesson and it came to him to retur to his father,"My father's lowliest servants have food in abundance and here I'm starving to death.I will go back to my father and
for participation in the drug trade vary greatly depending on the specific drug. (3) Foster care Children enter foster care when an assessment indicates a child will be at risk for harm if they remain in the home, and need to live outside of the family home to be safe. A child may need foster care because the child is a victim of abuse or neglect, or the parent / legal guardian has died, is in jail, abandoned the child, has an alcohol or drug abuse problem, or due to physical or mental illness, is unable to care for the child. Sometimes a youth may run away from home to escape abuse and neglect or because he / she has conflicts with the rest of the family. Children who are removed from their parents’ or legal guardian’s homes are cared for in out-of-home placement settings such as foster care homes, group residential homes, residential care facilities or with a family member. (4) The tragic story of the Dawson family in Baltimore This shocking event happened in October, 2002. The Dawson family — Angela Dawson, her husband, and five children — were all killed when a drug dealer set their house on fire in retaliation for Mrs. Dawson’s undaunted stand against drug trafficking in their Baltimore neighborhood. On the picture, you can see the local people are commemorating the Dawson family. 3. Listening Comprehension The Prodigal Son A man had two grown sons and the younger came to him and said, “Give me my share of the inheritance now.” So his father divided all his assets and gave the younger son his share. The first born was to inherit a double portion so the younger son now had one third of all his father’s property. Soon after this the younger son took everything his father had given him and went away to a distant country where he lived a debauched life and used up everything. Just as he became poor a great famine spread over that country and the young man began to starve. Finally he had learned his lesson and it came to him to return to his father, “My father's lowliest servants have food in abundance and here I'm starving to death. I will go back to my father and
tell him,Father,I have sinned against heaven and before you;I am no longer worthy to be called your son.Please take me on as one of your hired servants.""So he returned home and while he was still far down the road his father saw him and recognized him and was full of mercy.He excitedly ran out to meet him and hugged and kissed him.He told his servants,"Go and fetch the best robe and sandals and a ring for his finger and clothe him.Go and prepare a banquet:we will have a feast and celebrate,for this my son who was dead is alive again-he was lost but now is found." 4.Introductory Remarks What is your first reaction when you hear about"gangsters"or"drug dealers"?I guess most of us will try our best to stay away from them.But what if they are in your neighborhood?Hide inside your house and pray for the best?Ethel Armstead,the heroine of our text,didn't think so.One day she plucked up courage to go out and talk to the drug dealers who used to hang out on the stoop of her newly purchased house. At first she demanded they leave,and later she warned them against the danger of drug dealing.And her efforts eventually worked. Step Two Global reading Give the students 10 minutes to read the text as quickly as they can,and ask them to think about these questions in the process of reading 1.True or False Questions: (1)Ethel didn't realize that drug dealers frequented her "new"house until she moved in (2)Ethel had moved from a respectable neighborhood (3)The police were responsive to Ethel's phone calls for help. (4)Ethel confronted the drug dealers the first night she moved in. (5)Drug dealers sat down on her stoop when Ethel made her demand for them to leave. (6)Drug dealers later became friendly with Ethel
tell him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you; I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Please take me on as one of your hired servants.’” So he returned home and while he was still far down the road his father saw him and recognized him and was full of mercy. He excitedly ran out to meet him and hugged and kissed him. He told his servants, “Go and fetch the best robe and sandals and a ring for his finger and clothe him. Go and prepare a banquet; we will have a feast and celebrate, for this my son who was dead is alive again — he was lost but now is found.” 4. Introductory Remarks What is your first reaction when you hear about “gangsters” or “drug dealers”? I guess most of us will try our best to stay away from them. But what if they are in your neighborhood? Hide inside your house and pray for the best? Ethel Armstead, the heroine of our text, didn’t think so. One day she plucked up courage to go out and talk to the drug dealers who used to hang out on the stoop of her newly purchased house. At first she demanded they leave, and later she warned them against the danger of drug dealing. And her efforts eventually worked. Step Two Global reading Give the students 10 minutes to read the text as quickly as they can, and ask them to think about these questions in the process of reading. 1. True or False Questions: (1) Ethel didn’t realize that drug dealers frequented her “new” house until she moved in. (2) Ethel had moved from a respectable neighborhood. (3) The police were responsive to Ethel’s phone calls for help. (4) Ethel confronted the drug dealers the first night she moved in. (5) Drug dealers sat down on her stoop when Ethel made her demand for them to leave. (6) Drug dealers later became friendly with Ethel
(7)People discouraged Ethel from taking a stand against drug dealers. (8)Ethel went ahead with her efforts all alone. (9)Some drug dealers were grateful to Ethel for her"fussing." (10)Drug dealers in general are reasonable people. 2.Structure Part1 (Para.1-4) After Mrs.Armstead moved into the row house,she found drug dealers and addicts often appeared on her stoop. Part 2 (para.5-16) Mrs.Armstead fought against those drug dealers and they became friendly with her. Part3 (Para.17) Mrs.Armstead participated in a community organization to step up the efforts of fighting against drug dealing. 、Part4(18-19) Mrs.Armstead felt good with one drug dealer showing gratitude toher. Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text,including the usage of new wordsand phrases,structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar 1.The marble stoop would be a perfect spot to sit on summer evenings stoop n门廊 bend the body forwards and downwards俯身，弯腰 e.g.She stooped to pick a flower. He stooped his head and got into the car. 2.Once inside,Armstead locked the door and peered out the window. Note:“once”is a conjunction here,meaning“as soon as” Once (she was)inside,Armstead locked the door and peered out the
(7) People discouraged Ethel from taking a stand against drug dealers. (8) Ethel went ahead with her efforts all alone. (9) Some drug dealers were grateful to Ethel for her “fussing.” (10) Drug dealers in general are reasonable people. 2. Structure Part1 (Para.1-4) After Mrs. Armstead moved into the row house, she found drug dealers and addicts often appeared on her stoop. Part 2 (para.5-16) Mrs. Armstead fought against those drug dealers and they became friendly with her. Part3 (Para.17) Mrs. Armstead participated in a community organization to step up the efforts of fighting against drug dealing. Part4 (18-19) Mrs. Armstead felt good with one drug dealer showing gratitude to her. Step Three Detailed study Explain the important and difficult points in the text, including the usage of new words and phrases, structure of complex sentences and relevant grammar. 1. The marble stoop would be a perfect spot to sit on summer evenings. stoop n. 门廊 v. bend the body forwards and downwards 俯身，弯腰 e.g. She stooped to pick a flower. He stooped his head and got into the car. 2. Once inside, Armstead locked the door and peered out the window. Note: “once” is a conjunction here, meaning “as soon as”. Once (she was) inside, Armstead locked the door and peered out the
window. 1.In coming weeks,Armstead learned that her house,long vacant,was used by drug dealers,who hid their drugs under the front steps. vacant:a.empty:not occupied空着的，未被占用的，（职位）空缺的 e.g.The seat next to him was vacant. He was offered the position of headmaster when it fell vacant. 2.As a steady stream of cars and foot traffic passed by,the dealers conducted business on the stoop. (1)Q:How do you understand"foot traffic"? A:It refers to pedestrians moving along a route (2)Translate the sentence into Chinese 当川流不息的车辆和行人经过时，毒品贩子就在门廊上做生意。 3.Addictsshot up in the path behind the house and urinated in the backyard. I)inject oneself or another person(with a narcotic drug)注射（毒品） e.g.Kids as young as twelve are shooting up heroin. 2)rise suddenly and rapidly猛涨，迅速上升 e.g.Demand for water has shot up by 70%over the last 30 years Gas prices shot up when the Gulf War broke out. 4.Armstead had no illusions about the men who occupied her front steps. occupy:vt.take up,fill (space,time,attention,farm,country,town,etc.), 占用 e.g.The house is occupied. Work will occupy your mind and help you forget about him. be occupied in/with使…忙于，使…从事 occupy的名词为occupation。该词除了表示“占领”外，还有“职业”之意。 5....she lay in bed listening to the sound of gunshots as the drug wars raged. rage: n.a feeling of violent anger that is difficult to contro暴怒，狂怒 e.g.He flies into a rage if you even mention the subject
window. 1. In coming weeks, Armstead learned that her house, long vacant, was used by drug dealers, who hid their drugs under the front steps. vacant: adj. empty; not occupied 空着的，未被占用的，（职位）空缺的 e.g. The seat next to him was vacant. He was offered the position of headmaster when it fell vacant. 2. As a steady stream of cars and foot traffic passed by, the dealers conducted business on the stoop. (1)Q: How do you understand “foot traffic”? A: It refers to pedestrians moving along a route. (2)Translate the sentence into Chinese. 当川流不息的车辆和行人经过时，毒品贩子就在门廊上做生意。 3. Addicts shot up in the path behind the house and urinated in the backyard. 1) inject oneself or another person (with a narcotic drug) 注射（毒品） e.g. Kids as young as twelve are shooting up heroin. 2) rise suddenly and rapidly 猛涨，迅速上升 e.g. Demand for water has shot up by 70% over the last 30 years. Gas prices shot up when the Gulf War broke out. 4. Armstead had no illusions about the men who occupied her front steps. occupy: vt. take up, fill (space, time, attention, farm, country, town, etc.) 居住， 占用 e.g. The house is occupied. Work will occupy your mind and help you forget about him. be occupied in / with…使…忙于，使…从事 occupy 的名词为 occupation。该词除了表示“占领”外，还有“职业”之意。 5. …she lay in bed listening to the sound of gunshots as the drug wars raged. rage: n. a feeling of violent anger that is difficult to control 暴怒，狂怒 e.g. He flies into a rage if you even mention the subject
H.I)to continue with a lot of force,violence,or angry arguments猛烈地继续，激烈 地进行 e.g.The storm was still raging outside 2)to spread very quickly迅速蔓延 e.g.Flu raged through the country. 3)be angry about sth or with sb发怒，怒斥 e.g.He raged against the drug dealers who had tumed his city into a wasteland. 6.But once the police car disappeared down the street,the dealers drifted back drift v. I)to move or go somewhere slowly缓慢移动，缓慢行走 e.g.The crowd drifted away from the scene of the accident 2)be carried along by a current of air or water漂流，漂移 e.g.The snow has drifted everywhere. Cloudsdrifted across the sky 7.But it wasn't the first time she'd risen to an unexpected challenge. (1)rise to the challenge/occasion:be able to deal with a difficult situation which is entirely new or unexpected能够处理，有能力处理 e.g.He was determined torise to the challenge. (2)Q:What can be inferred from this sentence? A:She had acted in response to such an unexpected difficult situation before. (3)Q:What kind of person is Mrs.Armstead? A:She is very courageous and brave 8.The next day,she confronted the leader of the group,a young man in jeans and a while T-shirt confront:. I)to appear and need to be dealt with by sb:降临 e.g.The problems confronting the new government were enormous. The difficulties that confront us an be overcome 2)face boldly (and deal with);face(sb.)so that they cannot avoid it e.g.This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber
vi. 1)to continue with a lot of force, violence, or angry arguments 猛烈地继续，激烈 地进行 e.g. The storm was still raging outside. 2) to spread very quickly 迅速蔓延 e.g. Flu raged through the country. 3) be angry about sth or with sb 发怒，怒斥 e.g. He raged against the drug dealers who had turned his city into a wasteland. 6. But once the police car disappeared down the street, the dealers drifted back. drift v. 1) to move or go somewhere slowly 缓慢移动，缓慢行走 e.g. The crowd drifted away from the scene of the accident. 2) be carried along by a current of air or water 漂流，漂移 e.g. The snow has drifted everywhere. Clouds drifted across the sky. 7. But it wasn’t the first time she’d risen to an unexpected challenge. (1) rise to the challenge / occasion: be able to deal with a difficult situation which is entirely new or unexpected 能够处理， 有能力处理 e.g. He was determined to rise to the challenge. (2) Q: What can be inferred from this sentence? A: She had acted in response to such an unexpected difficult situation before. (3) Q: What kind of person is Mrs. Armstead? A: She is very courageous and brave. 8. The next day, she confronted the leader of the group, a young man in jeans and a while T-shirt. confront: vt. 1) to appear and need to be dealt with by sb；降临 e.g. The problems confronting the new government were enormous. The difficulties that confront us an be overcome. 2) face boldly (and deal with); face (sb.) so that they cannot avoid it 面对 e.g. This was the first time he had confronted an armed robber
We must confront the future with optimism. 9.Armstead's insides were turing over,but she knew she couldn't show her fear. (1)Q:What do we mean when we refer to somebody's insides? A:We mean the person's stomach. (2)Q:How did Mrs.Armstead feel at that time? A:She felt very nervous. (3)Meaning:Armstead had butterflies in her stomach/Armstead was utterly nervous, but she pretended to be calm. 10."This is my space,"she said calmly and quietly,keeping her facea mask (1)Q:How do you understand the word"mask"? A:It means an expression on one's face that hides their true feelings. (2).keeping her face a mask:trying not to show any of her real feelings 11.Ammstead's heartbeat rose into her throat. (1)Meaning:Mrs.Armstead was so nervous that her heart was pounding (2)Translate the sentence into Chinese 阿姆斯特德的心己跳到喉咙口。 12.When winter came,they cleared snow from her walk and checked in on her when she was ill.Before long.they took to calling her"Mom". (I)check(m)on:verify,,ascertain or monitor the condition of核实，检查，看 望 e.g.I'll check on working conditions in the driver's cab. I'll just go and check on the children. (2)take to:to begin to do sth as a habit:.to start liking sth.养成.习惯；开始喜 欢 e.g.Don't take to bad habits. He hasn't been taken to the new school. 13.Especially after another mom who had taken a stand was killed just five blocks away.Angela Dawson had waged her own battle against a different set
We must confront the future with optimism. 9. Armstead’s insides were turning over, but she knew she couldn’t show her fear. (1) Q: What do we mean when we refer to somebody’s insides? A: We mean the person’s stomach. (2) Q: How did Mrs. Armstead feel at that time? A: She felt very nervous. (3) Meaning: Armstead had butterflies in her stomach/ Armstead was utterly nervous, but she pretended to be calm. 10. “This is my space,” she said calmly and quietly, keeping her face a mask. (1) Q: How do you understand the word “mask”? A: It means an expression on one’s face that hides their true feelings. (2) …keeping her face a mask: trying not to show any of her real feelings 11. Armstead’s heartbeat rose into her throat. (1) Meaning: Mrs. Armstead was so nervous that her heart was pounding (2) Translate the sentence into Chinese. 阿姆斯特德的心已跳到喉咙口。 12. When winter came, they cleared snow from her walk and checked in on her when she was ill. Before long, they took to calling her “Mom”. (1) check (in) on: verify, ascertain or monitor the condition of 核实，检查，看 望 e.g. I’ll check on working conditions in the driver’s cab. I’ll just go and check on the children. (2) take to: to begin to do sth as a habit; to start liking sth. 养成…习惯；开始喜 欢 e.g. Don’t take to bad habits. He hasn’t been taken to the new school. 13. Especially after another mom who had taken a stand was killed just five blocks away. Angela Dawson had waged her own battle against a different set
ofdrug pushers-and lost ()takea stand:declare one's position,opinion,,etc.表明立场，观点 e.g.While he was still in prison,Nelson Mandela took a stand for the liberation ofall races. You should take a firm stand on it. (2)wage:vL.carry on,engage in(war,campaign,etc)开始，发动，进行（战争， 运动) e.g.The police are waging war on drug pushers in the city. He alleged that a press campaign was being waged against him. 14.They prompted the city and local churches to step up efforts to redevelop abandoned houses. (I)prompt::u.cause(sb.todosth.,to make sb decide todosth.促使，导致 e.g.What prompted you to buy that suit? His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd (2)stepup:to increase the amount,.speed,etc.增加，提高 e.g.Our trade with foreign countries is stepping up. He has stepped up his training to prepare for the race 15.She says simply,"It makes me feel good to know my message got through to at least one young man." get through to sb:get across,to make sb understand or accept what you say 某人理解，使某人接受 e.g.I find it impossible to get through to her. They have to use body languages to get messages through. Step Four:Post-reading 1.Main idea of the text Mrs.Armstead liked her new house very much.However,on the first night after moving in.she found a bunch of tough-looking men sitting on her front steps.In coming weeks,she leamed that drug dealers conducted business on the stoop in the
of drug pushers—and lost. (1) take a stand: declare one’s position, opinion, etc. 表明立场，观点 e.g. While he was still in prison, Nelson Mandela took a stand for the liberation of all races. You should take a firm stand on it. (2) wage: vt. carry on, engage in (war, campaign, etc.) 开始，发动，进行（战争， 运动） e.g. The police are waging war on drug pushers in the city. He alleged that a press campaign was being waged against him. 14. They prompted the city and local churches to step up efforts to redevelop abandoned houses. (1) prompt: vt. cause (sb. to do sth.), to make sb decide to do sth. 促使，导致 e.g. What prompted you to buy that suit? His speech prompted an angry outburst from a man in the crowd. (2) step up: to increase the amount, speed, etc. 增加，提高 e.g. Our trade with foreign countries is stepping up. He has stepped up his training to prepare for the race. 15. She says simply, “It makes me feel good to know my message got through to at least one young man.” get through to sb: get across, to make sb understand or accept what you say 使 某人理解，使某人接受 e.g. I find it impossible to get through to her. They have to use body languages to get messages through. Step Four: Post-reading 1. Main idea of the text Mrs. Armstead liked her new house very much. However, on the first night after moving in, she found a bunch of tough-looking men sitting on her front steps. In coming weeks, she learned that drug dealers conducted business on the stoop in the
past.Then she decided to rise to the unexpected challenge.The next day,she confronted the leader of these men and asked them to stay off her property,off the comer.They left but a few days later,came back again.Mrs.Armstead just repeated her words again and again.Then they began to listen and took to calling her "Mom".She kept warning them of the dangers of fast money and told them to do something positive.And she didn't just talk.She has been a driving force in the community organization BUILD.They prompted the city and local churches to step up efforts to redevelop abandoned houses a young man who used to hang out on her steps told her that he got a job and wanted to thank her for all her fussing.Mrs. Armstead felt very happy to know her message got through to at least one young mar 2.Words and expressions V.Homework 1.Memorize the new words and phrases in the text. 2.Do exercises on pl70-177. 3.Leam the text in"Reading Activity"by yourself. 4.Write an essay of about 150 words describing how Ethel Ammstead impressed you. VI.References 1.College English Intensive Reading 2.Zhai Xiangjun(ed.),Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,2006. 2.College English Intensive Reading 2,(Teacher's Book),Zhang Zengjian(ed.), Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,2006 3.Oxford Advanced Leamer's English-Chinese Dictionary (h edition),Oxford university press&The Commercial Press,2004. 4.大学英语语法.薄冰主编.山西：山西教育出版社，2006. 5.大学英语实用语法讲解与练习.任福洪等主编.北京：国防工业出版社，2004
past. Then she decided to rise to the unexpected challenge. The next day, she confronted the leader of these men and asked them to stay off her property, off the corner. They left but a few days later, came back again. Mrs. Armstead just repeated her words again and again. Then they began to listen and took to calling her “Mom”. She kept warning them of the dangers of fast money and told them to do something positive. And she didn’t just talk. She has been a driving force in the community organization BUILD. They prompted the city and local churches to step up efforts to redevelop abandoned houses a young man who used to hang out on her steps told her that he got a job and wanted to thank her for all her fussing. Mrs. Armstead felt very happy to know her message got through to at least one young man. 2. Words and expressions V. Homework 1. Memorize the new words and phrases in the text. 2. Do exercises on p170-177. 3. Learn the text in “Reading Activity” by yourself. 4. Write an essay of about 150 words describing how Ethel Armstead impressed you. VI．References 1. College English Intensive Reading 2, Zhai Xiangjun(ed.), Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2006. 2. College English Intensive Reading 2, (Teacher’s Book), Zhang Zengjian(ed.), Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2006. 3. Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary（6 th edition）, Oxford university press﹠The Commercial Press, 2004. 4. 大学英语语法. 薄冰 主编. 山西：山西教育出版社，2006. 5. 大学英语实用语法讲解与练习. 任福洪等主编. 北京：国防工业出版社，2004
