实用英语3-U01-Text B.pptVIP

1. Which of the following words can best describe the character of your mother? open frank kind talkative shy patient easy-going hard-working good-natured quick-tempered 2. Can you give one or two examples to support your choice? Now read the passage and try to find out what the author thinks of her mother. e.g. Her attitude turned from politically interested to enthusiastic during the course of our conversation. The snow turned to rain as we went further down the mountain. His attention turned to computer science. His interest turned to stamp-collecting. turn to: to become, change into e.g. She gave a sigh of resignation. He accepted her decision with resignation. resignation: n. when someone calmly accepts a situation that cannot be changed, even though it is bad e.g. If Peter resigns, who will get the job? He resigned (from the company) in order to take a more challenging job. cf. resign: v. 1. to give up (a job or position) cf. resign: v. 2. to make yourself accept something that is bad but cannot be changed e.g. Josh resigned himself to the long walk home. At sixteen, I resigned myself to the fact that I’d never be a dancer. * Pre-Reading Task While-Reading Task After-Reading Task Unit 1: Text B Pre-reading Task Exercise 1 Before reading the passage, think over the questions. Text B Detailed Study of the Text While-Reading Task While-Reading Task Text B My Mother’s Desk 1 I’m sitting at my mother’s desk, a mahogany secretary with a writing leaf that folds down to reveal rows of cubbyholes and tiny drawers — even a sliding secret compartment. I’ve loved it since I was just tall enough to see above the leaf as Mother sat doing letters. Standing by her chair, staring at the ink bottle, pens and smooth white paper, I decided