Unit 5 I never write right

Unit 5 I Never Write Rightby Linda Stafford

Presenter: Shell Date: 10th, Nov.

Outline Pre-readingGlobal-reading Detail-reading Post-reading

Pre-reading Activities:(一)Warm-up Questions: 1. What was your dream in your childhood? Did you make it come true? What is your dream now? What will you do to make it come true? 2. What do you think are important if you want to realize your dream? (practical, determined, hardwork, strategy) 3. How do you understand this proverb, “Luck is one half of success.” ? (be well prepared for the lucky chance)

Global Reading (一)General Understanding Questions: 1. Both Linda's classmates and Englih teacher laughed at her idea of becoming a writer in the future. (T or F) 2. Linda never published anything before she graduated from high school. (T or F) (para 6) 3. Linda had a friend who supported her dream of becoming a writer.(T or F) What did the friend say to Linda? (para 7--9)

4.Linda concentrated on her writing without doing any housework. And at last she successfully had a book published.(T or F) (见para 10, 11) 5. What are the writing achievements of Linda? (para 18) 6. What suggestion does Linda give to people who have dreams? (para 19)

(二)Part Division of the Text: Part One: (para 1---5) The beginnning of the author's dream of becoming a writer. Part Two: (para 6---15) The difficulties and step-by-step success of Linda. Part Three: (para 16---19) The secret of Linda's successful writing career.

Detail Reading1. Please paraphrase the 2 sentences in the introductory part. · “dream…, only to be put off by fears (that you lack the ablities).” (you give up your dream because you are not sure that you are able to realize it) · “have you reach for your pen with renewed hope.” (you are hopeful again and pick up your dream again.)

▲put off sth:(move sth to a later time)“推迟” 译：今日事今日毕。 Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today. ▲renew: (to begin sth again)“重新开始，使续 期” I will renew my effort to break a record. to renew a library book/ a journey/ a contract 2. What can we read about Linda's attitude from the phrase:“I announce to …that…”? (Linda was very serious, instead of joking)

▲illustrate: v, 1) add pictures to (something written)“添加插图” e.g. The magazine is well illustrated. 2) (giving related examples.)“举例说明” The subject is difficult. Please illustrate clearly. 3. What is implied in “You are getting a D this semester.”? (the teacher has a low opinion of Linda) ▲ genius: (a person of natural ability)“有天赋的人” (a special ability)“天赋” 近义词：gift, talent(名词); gifted, talented(形容词) 译：她是个音乐天才。

A-F grading system. In many countries including the United States, grades are given on an A-F system where A is best and F is worst. The letter E is typically omitted, since an F can be turned into an E by drawing a small line at the

bottom of the letter, and because E traditionally stood for Excellent but would be very poor on an A-F system. Most U.S. colleges require grades of C or better in one's major. A = excellent B = good C = average D = poor F = failure

4. What can we learn about Linda from the fact that she wrote a novel and mailed it to the publishing house that night? (be strong in character, not easily discouraged by failures.) ▲embarrass:vt. ((cause to) feel ashamed, uncomfortable)“使尴尬” 译：I felt embarrassed at the embarrassing scene. ▲burst:(explode)“(情绪)爆发；(sth)爆裂” The balloon burst. You will burst if you eat any more meat. 译：The river burst its banks and flooded the town

▲fellow: n, “同事，同伴” “小伙子，男子” e.g. They are my fellows. fellow workers:“工友，同事” He is a nice fellow/ guy. 5. How did Linda feel and understand her first success in para 5? (it is better than anyone had done; satisfied, contented, confident) ▲dumb:(unable to speak)“哑的” e.g. He was struck dumb by what he saw. deaf and dumb:"聋哑" play dumb:装聋作哑，装傻 dumb show:哑剧 e.g. Don't play dumb with me. You must know it.

6. Paraphrase “they were dream killers.” (they like to look down on others and put an end to their dreams) ▲at random:(without a plan, aimlessly)“任意 地，胡乱地” e.g. The terrorists fired at the crowd at random. ▲ enclose: (put sth inside)“把…装入信封,包裹中” e.g.I enclosed a check into the envelope. (put a wall around sth)“把…圈围起来” e.g. to enclose the garden with a wall.

7. Translate the 1st sentence of para 13. 我把尿布盒子用带子扎了一下，便寄出去了。 既没有附上一个有回信地址和贴好邮票的信封， 也没有把手稿复印一份。 8. Why did Linda choose a publisher at random and why did she mail her novel without a selfaddressed, stamped envelope and without making a copy of the manuscript? (The author didn’t focus on publication. She just wrote for pleasure — She liked writing and wrote with her heart at that time.She didn’t care whether it might be published.)

▲advance: (pre-paid money)“预先支付的款” e.g. He asks for an advance of 500 yuan on his salary. do sth in advance:提前做某事 ▲request:n,v,(ask for sth politely)“请求” e.g. make repeated requests for sth do sth at the request of sb 9.Linda became very busy after the success of her first book. (T or F)What were she busy with? (para 14)

▲tour: n,v, “旅游，巡游” e.g. We will tour/go on a tour of Hangzhou this summer. 进行巡回演出： be/ go on a performancce tour give touring performance tourist attraction:旅游景点 10. At first, many people thought Linda must have received a lot of education and be knowledgeable before becoming a famous writer. (T or F)