lesson8 My Personal Manager 现代大学英语精读第一册课件.ppt

Lesson Eight My Personal Manager Introduction to the Text One problem that often troubles young students is a lack of confidence or self-esteem. It may come from what they consider as physical defects or their poor academic performance, or other causes. And often young students have trouble handling the situation. The language is typical of young students in the U.S. Plot: the regaining of the heroine’s self-confidence with Carlos’ help Setting: at school Protagonists: “I” (Karen) and Carlo Herrera Theme of the text Young people should have confidence and be themselves. Structure of the text Part 1 (paras. 1—4 ) about:suspense of the story Part 2 (paras. 2—6 ) about: the first day I met Carlos Part 3 (paras.7—8 ) about:Carlos became my personal manager. Part 4 (paras. 9—14 ) about: the success of us author Margaret Goff Clark is a prolific author. She wrote stories about teenagers. The books she wrote cover the following themes: mysteries, science fiction, human relationship and wild animals. Her works Theme One: mysteries Who Stole Kathy Young? Theme Two: science fiction Barney and UFO Barney on Mars Her works Theme Three: human relationship Freedom Crossing The book is a historical fiction about a family helping slaves escape to Canada. Theme Four: wild animals The Endangered Florida Panther The Threatened Florida Black Bear Language Study 1. Tear (vi.): to move quickly, especially in a careless way e.g. Many children are ~ing about in the playground. The teenagers were ~ing at a suicidal speed. The groom tore off after the bus, for his beloved bride was on it. 2.to run into: 1) to bump into; hit e.g. This car got out of control and ran into a tree. 2) to meet (someone) by chance (infml) e.g. Guess who I ran into in the street? 3) to get into a difficult or unpleasant situation e.g. The climbers ran into a snowstorm half-way up. Our project ran into unexpected opposition. ~ (oneself) into debt/tr