大学英语第三单元讲解.docVIP

Unit 3 Text A I. Part Division of the Text Parts Para(s). Main Ideas 1 1~35 In a fast-food restaurant, Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager. 2 36~108 In the Thompson family dining room, Father embarrassed Diane by persuading a work-mate into pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom. 3 109~130 In an office at Heidi’s high school, Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an official about how bright she was. II. Further Understanding 1. For Part 1 1. Group Presentation Students work in pairs. One student tries to describe Heidi’s attitudes toward her father according to her speech at the very beginning of the play. Then the other student makes a speech to class. 2. For Part 2 1. True or False Diane disliked Kyle and did not want to go to the senior prom with him. (= F Diane liked Kyle and wanted to go to the senior prom with him.) Mother thought the children should respect their father. (= T) Dan Lucas invited Father to have lunch at the French restaurant on Third Road. (= F Father invited Dan Lucas to have lunch at the French restaurant on Third Road.) Dan Lucas promised to ask his son to make a phone call to Diane because Father told him Diane was interested in his son. (= T) As an honor student, Diane was pleased with the result. (= F As an honor student, Diane was humiliated with the result.) 3. For Part 3 1. Group Discussion Students form groups of three to four, and find out what Father said in the office. Then find out the response of Heidi and Mrs. Higgins. Discuss why they seemed to have different topics and what they thought during the interview. (= In the office Father boasted to Mrs. Higgins how bright Heidi was. He listed several examples. He kept on talking even though Mrs. Higgins was not interested in the topic. He showed a typical example of a proud father. Mrs. Higgins wanted to get down to business and finished the interview. So her topics focused on the enrolment of a new student. As she was frequ