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1、1.What is(are)your new year resolution(s)?2.Can you tell some customs and traditions of Chinese New Year?red envelopelion dancecoupletfirecrackerslanternChinese New Year Traditions and CustomsChinese New Year Traditions and Customs1 Thoroughly clean the house.2.Put out couplet.3.Offer sacrifice to t
2、he Kitchen God(Zaowang).4.Burst fireworks 5.The amount of money in the red envelopes should be of even numbers.6.Colour red is commonly worn throughout the Chinese New Year.Here we go!No one else but you yourself will decide how far you will go.Unit 8 The Kindness of StrangersMike Mclntyre Warming-u
3、p activity:1.Discussion 2.Speaking activity Background Information When people are in need of help,would you offer your hand?News reading and discussion Yangze Evening News reported,on July 11 at noon,an old man fell on the ground while riding a tricycle on the Xinghua Yangshan Bridge.He lay on the
4、ground and could not get up.For as long as 15 minutes,many people passed through there,some even stopped by and watched,but not one person gave the old man a hand to help him up.Why is that?According to explanation,the main reason why many people are reluctant to help is because of fear of being fra
5、med for their good intentions.However some people also said,if they were at the scene,they would create the“evidence of being innocent”and at the same time help the old man.If you were on that street,what would you do?When we are thinking whether we should help or not,some people really offer their
6、hands,but Final words from this angelNews readingShenyang Evening News:Jiamusi City,Girl Victims Last Weixin WeChat Message:Helping a Pregnant Auntie Home,Arrived at Her Home.Because of being unable to have sex due to being pregnant,a Jiamusi city Huanan county woman thought of finding a girl to ple
7、ase her husband.On the street,she encountered Little Xuan and pretended to be unwell,asking her to help her home.Waiting at home,the husband sexually assaulted her but while she was resisting,the couple suffocated her to death with blankets.This warmhearted weixin became Little Xuans final wordsDisc
8、ussion 1.Is it true that people are becoming more wicked?2.After knowing those cruel facts about getting hurt by helping strangers,will you still help strangers?CommentsWe should not doubt everyone in the world just because of some negative examples in our life.Imagine how you would feel if the pers
9、on lying in the middle of the road was our family member.We should always help.Of course,while doing a good deed we should also use our head.For example,in order to give self the“evidence of being innocent”,you can talk to the old man,and record the conversation,or record the process on video with y
10、our cell phone.They are hitchhikers and they are asking for a ride.Can you guess the meaning of hitchhiking?Hitchhiking(also known as thumbing or hitching)is a means of transportation that is gained by asking people,usually strangers,for a ride in their automobile or other road vehicle.A ride is usu
11、ally,but not always,free.If the hitchhiker wishes to indicate that they need a ride,they may simply make a physical gesture or display a written sign.Speaking(P.173)If you were driving through a desert and you saw a young man asking you for a ride,would you stop to pick him up?Why or why not?How to
12、give reasons?First you need to state your opinions before you start to give reasons.I have 2/3/4 reasons for my choice/decision.To begin with/To start with/Firstly.Because./The main reason is that.Ending.(Ye,thats pretty much I can think.)The author(Mike Mclntyre)didnt stop.To tell people things are
13、 not as bad as we believe“We can still depend on the kindness of strangers.”,he started his journey.Mike MclntyreWriterJournalistTraveller Mike describes his coast to coast trek,from San Francisco to Cape Fear,with no money or plans,depending only on the kindness of strangers he encountered along th
14、e way.The text is adapted from the original article by Mike Mclntyre which appeared in Readers Digest.Readers Digest is a monthly general-interest family magazine founded in 1922.It is said Readers Digest is the best-selling consumer magazine in the USA,and the largest paid circulation magazine in t
15、he world.Readers DigestAuthentic reading material for you!Online magazine:http:/ made the author think about having a trip to find out whether people could still depend on the kindness of strangers?Find the relevant information.Paras.1-4 An experience of the author that set him thinking of a trip to
16、 find out whether people could still depend on the kindness of strangers.(5-13)His journey His journey could be divided into two parts.Can you figure out with your partners?A.(5-7)The author gave general information about the journey.1.cashless;coast-to-coast journey.2.6 weeks;4.223 miles across 14
17、states.B.(8-13)He was treated by strangers with kindness.1.People were willing to help him though it was risky.2.They were compassionate.3.They helped him as a matter of course.Can you describe the route for the authors traveling?He had a travel from the _ to the _ without _.First stop:the Golden Ga
18、te Bridge(California)Montana Wyoming Nebraska IowaOregonJamestown,Tennessee Cape Fear,North Carolina Pacific Atlantic a penny American MapGolden Gate Bridge (San Francisco)The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate Strait,the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Paci
19、fic Ocean.Cape Fear,North Carolina TheCape Fear is a port at the mouth of the Cape Fear River in southeastern North Carolina,where geographical location always creates strong currents and shifting sand bars(沙洲)as well as fears among all navigators.1.People were willing to help him though it was risk
20、y.Any examples?1.Two old ladies gave him a ride.2.A truck driver picked him up in the rain.2.They were compassionate.Any examples?1.People brought him food.2.Someone gave him a coat.3.A worker took him home and invited him to share a simple dinner with his family 3.They helped him as a matter of cou
21、rse.Any examples?1.A Mr.Wilson invited him to spend the night in his house.2.Mr.Wilsons wife,a school teacher invited him to speak to her class.III Conclusion(Paras.14-15)What was the authors conclusion about his trip?1.He has regained faith in his country.2.People can still depend on the kindness o
22、f strangers.Detailed Analysis Part one I came upon a young man standing by the roadside(P.1)在旅行途中,他们偶然遇见了一种未知的生物。During the trip,they came upon an unknown creature.The other day I came upon a very interesting book that deals with this issueTo meet,find or discover by chance or by accident He had his
23、 thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand.Question:Why did the young man do like that?This is the usual gesture of hitchhikers when they ask for a free ride.The gas can is obviously meant to explain why they need this favor.(They have run out of gas.)Thumb 食指:index finger/forefinger 无名指:ring f
24、inger 中指:middle finger 小拇指:little finger Cont.There was a time in the country when youd be considered a jerk if you passed by somebody in need.(P.1)There was a time when(attributive clause)(make a sentence)e.g.There was a time when he was as strong as a horse.Jerk:(informal)a stupid person who does
25、not care about the effect of his/her actions混蛋,混球e.g.You stupid jerk!Youve just spilled beer all down my new shirt!Jerk:vt.He jerked the string and the puppet jumped.to pull suddenly,急拉,猛拉He jerked out the answer.To utter abruptly or sharplyThe car jerked to a stop.to jolt,to move in sudden abrupt m
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