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Unit One Growing Up Part I Pre-reading John Lennon (1940-1980)First became famous as a singer and guitarist in the Beatles pop group, writing many of their most successful hits. Later he left the group, but continued to be popular as a singer and songwriter. Part II Text A Writing For Myself Part I General Introduction Part II New words and Expressions 1. associate: vt./vi./n. join or connect together; bring in the mind;partner; vice; We naturally associate the name of Darwin with the doctrine of evolution. The thief and his associates were caught by the police. The noun form is association. Eg. My association with Tom goes back to our days in the navy. 2.agony: very great pain or suffering of mind or body. The wounded man was in agony. / in an agony of remorse/despair agonize v.make sb. suffer He agonized for months over the thought of his son’s execution. He agonized over every decision he has made. 3. Prim: too formal or correct in behavior Those young ladies are much too prim and proper to enjoy such a rude joke. 4. severe: completely plain; causing great pain His living quarters are small and severe. That coat is too severe to be worn anywhere but to a funeral. a severely-dressed old lady I don’t like the severity of his style of painting. 5. C.f. scan and skim 6. sequence: a group of things arranged in an order, esp.following one another in time; succession bad luck with a whole sequence of misfortunes keep sth. in sequence 7. C.f. respectable , respectful, respective 8. recapture: bring back into the mind; experience again The took a 2nd honeymoon and recaptured their earlier happiness. try to recapture the past 9. relive: experience again That was an experience I wouldnt like to relive. 10. contempt: the feeling that sb.or sth is of a lower rank and undesirable People who smoke and drink too much should be held in contempt. contempt of court contemptuous:(of) showi