Growing_Up.pptVIP

Unit OneGrowing Up Everybody’s youth is a dream, a form of chemical madness. ------ F. Scott Fitzgerald TEXT AWRITING FOR MYSELF Russell Baker: American Pulitzer prize-winning writer and journalist. I: Warm-up Activity---discussion Have you gotten any experience like being praised by your teachers out of your expectation? Have you ever tasted spaghetti? Do you know anything about the Pulitzer Prize? the Art of Eating Spaghetti How to eat it with a fork and spoon? Will you eat in these ways? Is there really an art of eating spaghetti? YES! Question about the theme and text: Q1:?When you were kids, have you ever been so eager to grow up? Q2:?What do “life” and “grow up” mean to you? Q3:?What sequence does the author follow to compose the essay? Q4:?What is the main idea of each paragraph? Q5:?What writing skills have the author adopted in text A and how? (repetition; Synonymous words and phrases employed to avoid repetition; details chosen to support his idea.) Q6:What do you think is writing for yourself? Ⅱ. Cultural Notes 1. Grade schools in the U.S.: It is necessary to have some knowledge of grade schools in the U.S. because Ss have to realize that the third year in high school (Para. 1) equals the eleventh grade (Para. 9). U.S. students generally go through elementary schools (kindergarten to 5th or 6th grade), middle schools (grades 6-8) or junior high schools (grades 7-9), and high schools (grades 9-12 or 10-12). 2. What American teachers wear in school: Nowadays, people in the U.S. love to dress casually. Even among those companies with a rigid dress code. Some now allow employees not to wear suits on Fridays. U.S. teachers wear fairly formal clothes to school, but not necessarily suits and ties. Bow ties are considered even more old-fashioned than ties. 3. Spaghetti and the proper way of eating it: Spaghetti is the Italian-style thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Usually you would put a fork into a plate of spaghetti, turn th