Unit1

Unit 1 Leisure Activities: 

Unit 1 Leisure Activities After-class RP I After-class RP II ---by T.T.

Pre-class Work: 

Pre-class Work 1. Read After-class RPI and do Ex. 1 ,2 &3 on page 25-26 2. Read After-class RPII and do Ex. 1 &2 on page34-35

Goals: 

Goals RP1: To know Agatha Christie and her mystery stories; and to be able to explain in English. RP2: To understand the story and to be able to describe one of your experiences.

RPI Fatal Attraction: 

RPI Fatal Attraction General information about Agatha[`ægθə] Christie: Sex____, Nationality_____, Profession:______ Achievements:_________________________ Her formula

Slide5: 

End with_________ Appealing? Why?

Slide6: 

How do you understand the title “fatal attraction”?

Agatha Christie－Queen of Crime: 

Agatha Christie－Queen of Crime (1890-1976) was born Agatha May Clarissa Miller in Devon, England, the youngest of three children in a conservative, well-to-do(rich) family. Very prolific(productive) British author of mystery novels and short stories, creator of Hercule Poirot, the Belgian detective, and Miss Jane Marple. Christie wrote more than 70 detective novels under the surname of her first husband, Colonel Archibald Christie. She also published a series of romances and a children's book. Christie wrote more than 30 novels featuring Poirot. Among the most popular were "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" (1926), "Murder on the Orient Express" (1934), and "Death on the Nile" (1937).

Vocabulary: describe a crime book: 

Vocabulary: describe a crime book Murder mystery writing, whodunit novels, detective stories, crime stories, the “cosy” school(学派） of crime fiction To test your powers of detection,set a puzzle for the reader, murder is committed, a regular investigator, the fictional detective follow the clues, no shortage of suspects to be investigated; find their whereabouts, what drives a person to kill no loose ends: to solve mysteries/ a crime, to identify/find out /arrest/ convict the murderer, a murder safely under arrest, the death penalty for murder calm can be restored; criminals go unpunished; people are wrongly convicted; there are miscarriages of justice

Important sentences: 

Important sentences Para. 1. …novels continue to sell in huge numbers…have sold over 2 billion copies. Para.4 …and its popularity shows no sign of going away. Para.8 It’s for this reason that so many readers like to bury their heads in old-fashioned detective stories.

RPII Wow, Would I love to Do That: 

RPII Wow, Would I love to Do That Complete the summary I became interested in ___ when I saw a ____. In no time I learned how to do juggling from a friend of _________. I started with a ball, then 2, 3. As I got better, I began to add ____, and learned many juggling tricks from a library book. I practiced juggling balls, ____, rings, ____ boxes, knives and ________. I even learned to ride a _____ and juggle at the same time. At the very beginning I thought I would _________ of standing in front of an audience. I never thought of myself as an ______. After I succeeded in juggling for the _______ dinner at the age of 21, I began to think about becoming a ______:to do more than just tricks. I made that. When I ended my performance before _______ children, I advised: “If you want to _______, at juggling or anything else, you have to _________. You can do it. Just ________. 16 a tele commercial my old brother’s tricks clubs cigar torches unicycle be scared to death entertainer SA professional a couple of hundred succeed keep trying never give up

Gram. and translation: 

Gram. and translation Note. 1 Page 33 Note 5 Page 34 Translation: Para.8; Para 11; Para. 22

Vocabulary: describe a learning process: 

Vocabulary: describe a learning process Become interested in, imagine myself performing…; I was hooked on sth; I was amazed how/that, a challenge, to practice doing tricks…; to perfect the skill, to start over, to practice with a vengeance… Be nervous; the tension gave me courage, get through doing sth

Review: Leisure activities: 

Review: Leisure activities Watch DVDs/movies on DVD players (quality, visual and sound effect; convenient, cheap, to buy or rent DVDs) Watch movies,go to the cinema, see a film (horror/fantasy mystery/crime films, a musical/comedy) Do/play tricks, learn to juggle balls.. Have exercise and dance classes:aerobics classes, jazz dancing, Vacation planning, go abroad for a change(foreign currency, change money, speak foreign languages) To attend a wedding ceremony, a wedding reception, a house –warming party To play board/computer games Read books …

Possible topics: 

Possible topics 1.网评现在春晚的很多相声小品质量低俗,幽默不够.你的观点（In-c ) 2.DVDs might take the place of movies in the future? (VLS Part I) 3. How college students spend their leisure time? (Unit 1) 4. My favorite film/sport/leisure activity (VLS Part 3/After-c 2) 5. Introduce one author and his/her works (Af-c 1) *6. Kuso(恶搞) can be called a newly-born type of humor?(Kuso是一种经典的网上次文化，该字起源于日文，其意义据说是‘粪‘、‘烂‘的意思。该字风行起来都是因为日本电玩界的「认真玩烂GAME」风潮。由于日本的电玩市场极大，理当会出现一些几乎毫无可玩性的游戏。但是，在这些游戏之中，有些游戏烂到让玩者想哭，但却又因其极端不可思议的烂而让人想要一探究竟，甚至成为其忠实的拥护者．该词转化到了台湾，成了恶搞的代名词。拥护者抱持着无所不可笑 、无所不可恶搞的方式来宣泄压力。漫画、游戏和网路上的文章都是展现这种创意的最佳管道。

Assignment: 

Assignment 1) Writing: any one topic from.. Deadline: Next Monday 2) VLS: Listen to Unit 1 (part 1) if possible. (survey: mp3, walkman, computer)