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1、Lesson OneGrowing UpText A Writing For MyselfPart I Background Information Part IIPre-questions Part III Comprehension Questions Part IVLanguage Points Part V Post Questions Part VI Text Structure Part VII TranslationPart One : Background Information Nowadays most children go to school but few of th
2、em have ever asked themselves why they go there. Some children think that they go to school just to learn their mother tongue, English and other foreign languages, mathematics, geography, history, science and a few other subjects. But why do they learn these things? Are these the only things they sh
3、ould learn at school? Part One : Background Information Actually children go to school to prepare themselves for the time when they will grow up and will have to support themselves. Nearly everything they study at school has some practical use in their lives, but there is one more important reason w
4、hy children go to school. Part One : Background Information There is more to education than just learning facts. We go to school above all to learn how to learn. Learning is not just for school but for life. So even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn. A man who really knows how
5、to learn will always be successful because whenever he is faced with a completely new task or problem, he will teach himself how to deal with it in the best way. Therefore, children do not go to school just to learn languages, mathematics, geography, etc. They go to school to learn how to learn.Exer
6、cise on Background InformationMultiple Choices: _ children really know why they go to school.a. All b. Most c. No d. Few The most important reason why children should go to school is that _.a. they need the company of other childrenb. it trains them for the time when they will have to take care of t
7、hemselvesc. they are too small to workd. their parents have no time to look after them Even after we have left school, we have to continue to learn because _.a. everything we studied at school doesnt have any practical useb. learning is not just for school but for lifec. we didnt study well in schoo
8、ld. we were not successful in learning An educated person is able to do something completely new because _.a. he knows how to calculate sumsb. he has learned many practical things in schoolc. he has learned how to learnd. he is slow in learning new things Part Two Pre-questions Have you ever seen th
9、e American soap series “ Growing Pains ”? Do you like it? Why? Do you like to be a child or an adult? Is there anything in your life that has made you change much?Part Three Comprehension QuestionsPara.1 When did the authors dream of becoming a writer seem possible? Why had he felt bored by everythi
10、ng associated with English courses? Para.2 What did the students think of Mr. Fleagle? According to Mr. Baker, which word could vividly describe Mr. Fleagle? Para.3 Which topic attracted Mr. Bakers attention at last? Para.4 What kind of dish was spaghetti in those days? Why were all the people in Un
11、cle Allens house laughing and arguing?Para.5 What did Mr. Baker write for? Para.6 Did Mr. Baker prepared another essay to Mr. Fleagles requirements? Why? Para.7 What would Mr. Fleagle do? Para.8 What was the students response to Mr. Bakers writing? Para.9 In which way did this experience change Mr.
12、Baker? Can you explain “ the very essence of the essay ”?Part Four Language Points1. off and on ( = on and off ): from time to time It has been raining during the Spring Festival, which totally changed our original plan. Mother had to get up every night to take care of her baby. 2. possibility : sta
13、te of being possible; likelihood (of) Is there any of defeating our opponents? (that) Experts are considering the that the experiment will be made within two hours. 3. take hold : become established The idea of going abroad has taken hold among many young people. Only when good study habit can you i
14、mprove your grades.4. bore : make sb. feel tired or lose interest The secretary becomes d by her routine job. 5. associate with : join or connect together Children often associate New Year with beautiful clothes and delicious food. We can hardly associate this decent man with that poor and dirty boy
15、 25 years ago. 6. turn out : produce; prove With the help of the young efficiency expert, the factory can cars 2 times more than last year. All the people regarded Tom as a hero, but he to be a thief. 7. assign : to give as a share or duty Ive been ed to do a difficult task. The management ed him to
16、 a new post. This house has been ed to the new comers.8. anticipate : expect ( +n. / +that / +v+ing ) Modern society is in constant development. We should changes and make timely adjustment. We ed that the enemy would cross the river and so we destroyed the bridge. I hearing from you again.Cf expect ( +n.
