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Unit 4 The Girl in the Fifth Row Leo Buscaglia
Pre-reading activities 1)What do you think love means? 2)How do you express your love, either verbally or non-verbally,for your parents when conversing with them? NIMATION Vacationland
Pre-reading activities • 1) What do you think love means? • 2) How do you express your love, either verbally or non-verbally, for your parents when conversing with them?
Structure of the Text Part I.(Para.1-Para.3) Part Il.(Para.4-Para.12) Part Ill.(Para.13-Para.38) ·Part IV.(Para.39) NIMATION Vacationland
Structure of the Text • Part I. (Para. 1-Para. 3) • Part II. (Para. 4-Para. 12) • Part III. (Para. 13-Para. 38) • Part IV. (Para. 39)
Discussion of Paras.1-3 1.Why was the writer seized with panic at the beginning of his first lecture? Because he entered the classroom with a great deal of anxiety and his large class responded to his awkward smile and brief greeting with silence.No one seemed to be listening NIMATION Vacationland
Discussion of Paras. 1-3 1. Why was the writer seized with panic at the beginning of his first lecture? Because he entered the classroom with a great deal of anxiety and his large class responded to his awkward smile and brief greeting with silence. No one seemed to be listening
2.How did the girl in the fifth row help the writer regain his confidence and enthusiasm? The girl remained poised and attentive.Her animated expression and warm smile encouraged the writer to go on.When he said something,she would nod,or say,"Oh,yes!"and write it down.She emanated the comforting feeling that she cared about what he was trying so haltingly to say.He began to speak directly to her,and she responded actively.As a result,his confidence and enthusiasm returned,and the other students had begun listening and taking notes. Vacationland
2.How did the girl in the fifth row help the w riter reg a in h is c o n fid enc e an d enthusiasm? The girl remained poised and attentive. Her animated expression and warm smile encouraged the writer to go on. When he said something, she would nod, or say, "Oh, yes!" and write it down. She emanated the comforting feeling that she cared about what he was trying so haltingly to say. He began to speak directly to her, and she responded actively. As a result, his confidence and enthusiasm returned, and the other students had begun listening and taking notes
Language Work awkward: adj. lacking skill or grace;clumsy; causing difficulty,embarrassment, on inconvenience e.g. (1)The young man is shy and awkward with women. (2)Swans are surprisingly awkward on land. (3)Arrange the next meeting at a less awkward time. My large class responded to my awkward smile and brief greeting with silence. I briefly greeted my students with an unnatural smile,but the whole large class remained silent as though nothing had happened. Vacationland
Language Work • awkward: adj. lacking skill or grace; clumsy; c au s ing d i ff ic ul t y, em ba rra ssm en t, or inconvenience e.g.: (1) The young man is shy and awkward with women. (2) Swans are surprisingly awkward on land. (3) Arrange the next meeting at a less awkward time. • My large class responded to my awkward smile and brief greeting with silence. I briefly greeted my students with an unnatural smile, but the whole large class remained silent as though nothing had happened
fuss:v.to keep moving or touching sth.busily, nervously,or aimlessly e.g: (1)Stop fussing and eat your food. (2)In anticipation of her boyfriend's visit,she got up and fussed about in her room. stammer:v.to speak with halting articulation, esp.with pauses or rapid repetitions of the same syllable e.g.: (1)The boy stammers whenever he speaks. Vacationland
• fuss: v. to keep moving or touching sth. busily, nervously, or aimlessly e.g: (1) Stop fussing and eat your food. (2) In anticipation of her boyfriend's visit, she got up and fussed about in her room. • stammer: v. to speak with halting articulation, esp. with pauses or rapid repetitions of the same syllable e.g.: (1) The boy stammers whenever he speaks
For a few moments I fussed with my notes Then I started my lecture,stammering;no one seemed to be listening. For several minutes I fiddled with my teaching notes.Then,I began my lecture, speaking with pauses and rapid repetitions.Meanwhile,it seemed to me that none of the students were listening to me or paying attention to me. Vacationland
• For a few moments I fussed with my notes. Then I started my lecture, stammering; no one seemed to be listening. For several minutes I fiddled with my teaching notes. Then, I began my lecture, s p e a k in g w ith p a u s e s and ra p id repetitions. Meanwhile, it seemed to me that none of the students were listening to me or paying attention to me
panic:n.sudden uncontrollable fear or alarm e.g.: (1)Panic swept through the swimmers as they saw the shark approaching. (2)The fire caused a panic in the cinema. (3)She succumbed to a last-minute panic. poised:adj.calm,self-assured,and dignified e.g.: (1)At the moment when the ship was sinking,the captain remained poised,ordering that children and women be evacuated immediately. NIMATION Vacationland
• panic: n. sudden uncontrollable fear or alarm e.g.: (1) Panic swept through the swimmers as they saw the shark approaching. (2) The fire caused a panic in the cinema. (3) She succumbed to a last-minute panic. • poised: adj. calm, self-assured, and dignified e.g.: (1) At the moment when the ship was sinking, the captain remained poised, ordering that children and women be evacuated immediately
At that moment of panic I noticed in the fifth row a poised,attentive young woman in a summer dress. Seized by sudden uncontrollable fear at that time, I chanced to spot in the fifth row a girl in a summer dress who was listening to me calmly and attentively. Her skin was tanned,her brown eyes were clear and alert,her hair was golden. Her skin was lightly browned,her brown eyes were transparent and watchful,and her hair was like gold in color. NIMATION Vacationland
• At that moment of panic I noticed in the fifth row a poised, attentive young woman in a summer dress. Seized by sudden uncontrollable fear at that time, I chanced to spot in the fifth row a girl in a summer dress who was listening to me calmly and attentively. • Her skin was tanned, her brown eyes were clear and alert, her hair was golden. Her skin was lightly browned, her brown eyes were transparent and watchful, and her hair was like gold in color