Unit 4 A Fans Notes.ppt

Unit 4 A Fan’s Notes A sportswriter thinks he’s met another crank. Instead, he finds a true winner. Unit 4 A Fan’s Notes 1. Useful Expressions 2. Text Interpretation 3. Word Family 4. Sentence Structure 5. Translation Practice 6. Reading Skill 7. Guided Writing 8. Homework Useful Expressions Nasty problem Useful Expressions 详细说明 Useful Expressions 攫取政权 Warm-up questions Global analysis Detailed reading Picture talk Inspiring quotations Content questions (76-7) ◆ What type is the text? A narration B description C exposition D argumentation ◆ About Bill Sarah The e-mail was in some respects similar to others. Little did I know that this would be the start of a most unusual relationship. During the season I average 55 hours writing … She covered the team with the seriousness … Nobody ever signs my guestbook. An obscure website with an impossible address... I have the dedication to my work. I have a speech disability making it impossible … That proved it. Who, in her supposed condition, could cover … On a winding dirt road dotted with potholes the size of small animals … On the desk was a computer. Next to it was a TV. Sarah leaned over the computer. I had contacted Sarah looking for a fight? I had found that fight. (Note 9) Sarah had brought me back. (Note 10) Weird, queer, freak, jerk, eccentric, unpleasant, malicious, offensive, moron, shabby, worthless, typewriter, mental, disabled, association, flashy, intensive, minimum, dedicated, document, folder, complicated, coax, fraud, deceive, masculine, feminine, paralysis, influence, referee, overexertion, desolate, barren, scenery, zigzag, curve, pit, detect, shelter, decline, rot, encircle, trash, snatch, clench, dim, gloomy, shatter, interpreter, Cinderella, shrine, chuckle, athletic… IV. Enriching your word power (79-82) …cover the team as extensively as any reporter Could you imagine a