Unit 9 課件How_I_Found_My_Voice

1、 How I Found My Voice BY Rose 2014.09 Main Content How I Found My Voice (The text is an autobiographical narration of a successful actor and television announcer who had severe stutter in his early childhood.) Text I How I Found My Voice Pre-reading questions 1.Have you ever spoken to a large audien

2、ce? How did you feel? 2. What factors hold you back from speaking in the presence of a crowd? 3. Do you think voice is important to personal development? James Earl Jones詹姆斯詹姆斯厄爾厄爾瓊斯瓊斯 James Earl Jones is one of Americas most distinguished and versatile actors. He is best known for his impressive ba

3、sso voice. He appeared in many roles, including the voice-over in Star Wars as Darth Vader, King Mufasa in Lion King (1994), and for CNN（美國有限電視新 聞網(wǎng)Cable News Network ）. About the author: James Earl Jones was born in 1931 in Arkabutla, Mississippi, USA. At an early age he started to take dramatic les

4、sons to calm himself down. It appeared to work as he has since starred in many films over a 40-year period. Has appeared on The Simpsons (1989) a couple of times and played Mufasa in The Lion King (1994). James Earl Jones returned as the voice of Darth Vader in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of th

5、e Sith (2005). Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 14 wins any distressing or unpleasant experience; wound or injury Traumatic: adj. Our journey home was pretty traumatic The childrens emotional development had been retarded by traumatic experiences. assess 1. to make a judgment about sb/sth/situat

6、ion after thinking carefully about it = judge assess the impact/extent/effectiveness etc of something The technique is being tried in classrooms to assess what effects it may have. Many of the adults were assessed as having learning difficulties. 2. to calculate the value or cost of something The va

7、lue of the business was assessed at 1.25 million. Vent: to express feelings of anger, hatred etc, esp. by doing sth. violent or harmful vent something on somebody If hes had a bad day, Paul vents his anger on the family. vent something by doing something I could hear mum ventingher frustration by ba

8、nging the pots noisily. The meeting gave us a chance to vent our spleen (=anger). prodigious: That boxer is a prodigious feed. prodigy: He is a prodigy who had learned several foreign languages when he was five. humiliate: The boy humiliates their parents by behaving badly in front of the guests. po

9、und: She pounded at the door. She pounded down the road. retreat: The army retreated quickly. sermon: The minister preached a long sermon. wry: She made a wry face. dubious: ( 語氣較弱,帶有猜疑,半信半疑的含 義)She knows he really wants to help her, however she was dubious about his ability to help. doubtful: ( 語氣較

10、強(qiáng),明顯表示一種懷疑態(tài)度.) Paraphrase Granddads Irish heritage came out in his love for language; during the week he used “everyday talk”, but on Sunday he spoke the finest English. Para: Granddad had a love for language, which might have been inherited from his Irish ancestors. In weekdays, he used plain Engli

11、sh, but when in church on Sunday, he spoke perfectly standard English. Instead, one day as the students assembled, he challenged me. On the contrary, one day when the students all came, he questioned me. I stood amazed and floated back to my desk in a daze, amid wild applause. Para: I stood there, a

12、mazed at my performance, then not knowing how, I drifted back to my seat, and my classmates gave me a big applause. Most have no problem singing because the lyrics rhythmic pattern flows by itself. Para: Most people who stutter can sing without stuttering because they can sing along with the rhythm

13、pattern which just flows by itself. I found the same cadences in the poetry, and before long my fellow students actually looked forward to hearing me recite. I found the same rhythms in poetry as in the songs ,and soon after my classmates were eager to hear me recite poems He never pushed anything a

14、t me again,he just wanted his students to wake up. From then on, he never gave me any pressure, and what he tried to do is help students realize and tap their potential. Part III (Para. 23-29) Why did the writer want to show his successes to his teacher? What kind of comments did the writer make abo

15、ut his teacher? Why could he talk to all kinds of animals on the farm, but not in front of people? Shame and humiliation held him back from public speaking. The more he worried about being laughed at because of his stuttering, the more he retreated from other people. And it got worse as he grew olde

16、r. Language work Maneuver/manoeuvre. If you maneuver sth into or out of a place ,you skillfully move it into or out of the place. He started the car and maneuvered it out of the parking space. He maneuvered successfully to get them go with him. abundant: We have abundant proof with his guilt. Paraph

17、rase I supported myself between roles by sweeping floors of off-Broadway stages. Para: Before acting any new role, I supported myself by sweeping the floors of off-Broadway stages. “Can I fly you in from Michigan to see it?” Para:Can I offer you a flight to Michigan to see my acting helped in part b

18、y the realization that though my mentor could no longer see, he was still living in a world vibrant with all of the beautiful treasures he had stored. Partly relieved by the thought that although my teacher could not see any longer, he was still living in a colorful and beautiful world which was cre

19、ated by the poems he had remembered. Translation 1. People were flooding from the surrounding countryside. 2. His performance has come close to perfection. 3.Mary was in a daze all the way to London. 4.In this mountain retreat you can feel the best climate in the country. 5.He leaned back into his seat and relaxed,savoring the comfort. 6.What makes the young couple proud is that their child could recite poems from memory at the age of