a.have a part or result包括 e.g.To apply for university study involves taking the College Entrance Examination b.cause tobe mixed up(in sth.)卷入，牵涉 e.g.It is said that many politicians were involved in the drug traffic. 12.It wasn't that difficult.Honest.The truth is we had a ball. (1)Meaning:It wasn't so difficult for people to occupy their spare time without the help of TV.I'm telling you the truth:we Americans used to have a very good time before TV came into our life. (2)Notice:The word"honest"is used colloquially,meaning"honestly"or"truly" e.g.I saw a UFO last nigh Honest. (3)"Have a ball"is an American slang expression,which means"have a lot of fun”or“have a good time. Step 4 Summary 1.Important words and phrases 2.Main idea of the text Mr.Mayer,the author of this article is raising his voice against watching TV all the time in spite of the fact that there are many worthwhile programs:news,plays,movies,concerts,and educational programs for children, programs on current social problems,and so on. In his opinion,many problems from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to forms of mental illness are caused at least in part by failure to communicate. He suggests that people turn off their TV sets for one hour each evening.which will make people understand each other better,and help families rediscover more active pastime.Without the distraction of TV,a more literate new generation could be produced,and people could also have a wonderful time.Of course,the author's suggestion sounds reasonable but hard to be put into practice. Step5 Homework 1.Master the expressions and important sentences in the text 2.Review the text and finish the exercises on P76-85.a. have a part or result 包括 e.g. To apply for university study involves taking the College Entrance Examination. b. cause to be mixed up ( in sth.) 卷入，牵涉 e.g. It is said that many politicians were involved in the drug traffic. 12. It wasn’t that difficult. Honest. The truth is we had a ball. (1)Meaning: It wasn’t so difficult for people to occupy their spare time without the help of TV. I’m telling you the truth: we Americans used to have a very good time before TV came into our life. (2) Notice: The word “honest” is used colloquially, meaning “honestly” or “truly”, e.g. I saw a UFO last nigh .Honest. (3) “Have a ball” is an American slang expression, which means “have a lot of fun” or “have a good time.” Step 4 Summary 1. Important words and phrases 2. Main idea of the text Mr. Mayer, the author of this article is raising his voice against watching TV all the time in spite of the fact that there are many worthwhile programs: news, plays, movies, concerts, and educational programs for children, programs on current social problems, and so on. In his opinion, many problems from the generation gap to the high divorce rate to forms of mental illness are caused at least in part by failure to communicate. He suggests that people turn off their TV sets for one hour each evening, which will make people understand each other better, and help families rediscover more active pastime. Without the distraction of TV, a more literate new generation could be produced, and people could also have a wonderful time. Of course, the author’s suggestion sounds reasonable but hard to be put into practice. Step5 Homework 1. Master the expressions and important sentences in the text 2. Review the text and finish the exercises on P76-85