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Unit 6 A Day’s WaitThe small boy’s illness seemed not too serious. Yet he was clearly very worried about something. Whatever was it?Information related to the texta. About the authorErnest Hemingway (1899-1961) was born in a well-to-do suburb of Chicago. His father was a physician who liked to hunt and fish in his spare time. After graduation from high school, Ernest Hemingway worked briefly as a journalist on the Kansas City Star, where he learned a great deal about exactness and style in reporting. In 1917 he went to Italy with a volunteer ambulance unit, then fought as a soldier in the Italian army, and was badly wounded. This experience in World War I gave him material for many of his short stories and some of his novels, including The Sun also Rises (1926) and A Farwell to Arms (1929).During the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939), he went to Spain as a journalist, experiences there provided material for one of his best novels,For Whom the Bell Tolls (1940). In 1952, he published his masterpiece The Old Man and the Sea. In 1954, he was awarded the highest prize a writer can receive, the Nobel Prize for Literature.b. About thermometerFahrenheit, used in everyday temperature measurement in the USA and some other English-speaking countries. On the Fahrenheit scale, the freezing point of water is 32o and its boiling point 212 o .Celsius, or Centigrade, used throughout most of the world. On the Celsius scale, the freezing point of water is 0 o and its boiling point 100 o .To convert a temperature reading in degrees Fahrenheit to Celsius, subtract 32 and then multiply by 5/9. To convert from Celsius to Fahrenheit, multiply by 9/5 and then add 32. The conversion formulas for these are:Fahrenheit to Celsius: C= 5/9 (F-32)Celsius to Fahrenheit: F= 9/5 (C+32)1. The outline1) Useful Expressions2) Text Interpretation3) Word Family4) Sentence Structure5) Translation Practice6) Reading Skill7) Guided Writing8) Homework1) Useful Expressions✓M loves company. 同病相怜。

✓酸雨Acid rain✓猪流感Swine flu✓流行病An epidemic disease✓Detached house独立式住宅✓盗版Pirated edition✓Prescribed course必修课程✓Brush up复习，提高，擦亮✓Glassy-eyed面无表情，目光呆滞✓ A slip of the tongue口误✓Let something slide任其自然发展✓Flush a toilet冲马桶✓稳定的物价Steady prices✓冷淡的微笑An icy smile✓Thermal underwear保暖内衣✓旅游淡季A slack season for T✓量体温Take one’s temperature✓退烧Bring down the fever✓2)Text Interpretation(1)Warm-up questions(2)Global analysis(3)Detailed reading(4)Picture talk(5)Inspiring quotations(1). Warm-up questionsRelated topicsa.Tell us one of your unforgettable experiences of waiting for somethingor somebody.b.Do you think many of us are risking our health?c.What do you think of death?d.Have ever been worried by what somebody said only to find out lateryou had misunderstood and that there was nothing to worry about?(2)Global analysisWhat type is the text?A narration 记叙文a movieB description 描述文a pictureC exposition 说明文a lectureD argumentation 议论文a debateWhat pattern is the text?A problem-solution 问题-解决B cause-effect 因果C general-specific 总-分D time / sequence 时间/ 顺序Style AnalysisCategory Style EvidenceTheme Death/courage Stay calm facing deathCharacter Masculine/lonely Hold tight/refuse companyLandscape Broad Snow landscapeLanguage Short/simple Dialogue esp.(3)DiscussionWhy does the author describe the hunting scene of the father in the middle of the story?a.It creates a contrast between the father’s easy mood and the boy’s terribletension.b.It shows the father’s character of strength and masc ulinity and his influenceupon his son. It enhances the boy’s image of being “a strong man. ”c.It diverts the readers so tha t the boy’s real thought will be a greater surprisewhen they are revealed.d.It creates a sense of time passing so that we know that it is close to evening bythe time the father gets home.The boy cried very easily at trifling matters? What are the possible reasons?a.As a spoiled boy, he often complained about unimportant things.b.He had been tense the previous day that he couldn’t contr ol his emotions whenhe finally relaxed.c.He had waited so long to die that in a sense he was disappointed.(4) Part divisionPlease divide the passage into parts, that is, how many parts are there in the passage? Then offer the main idea of each part(6)Detailed readingHe walked slowly as though it ached to move.You better go back to bed. (Note 3)I’ll see you when I’m dressed.…capsules with instructions for giving them.I made a note of the time to give the capsules.He seemed very detached from what was going on.It was a bright cold day, the ground covered with a sleet that had frozen so that it seemed as if all the bare trees … had been varnished with the ice, … having it slide away over the ice.Coming out while you were poised unsteadily … they made difficult shooting, andI … started back pleased to have found … and happy there…On that thermometer thirty-seven is normal.He hold over himself relaxed.The next day it was very slack.(7)Inspiring quotationsThe first wealth is health. 健康是人生第一财富。