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Unit6TravelAroundtheWorldPassageOneTheWomanTaxiDriverInCairo第1頁TeachingObjectivesInthisUnit,youwill:FirstlistentoandthentalkabouttravelReadaboutwhatcanbelearntfromtravelingWriteanintroductiontoyourhometownPracticereadingskillpragmaticmeaningPracticetranslatingskillssynthesisLearnandpracticeparagraphdevelopmentbycomparisonandcontrastLearntowriteatripitineraryVisitCultureSalonaboutSevenWondersoftheModernWorld第2頁BeforeReadingWhileReadingCloseReadingAfterreading第3頁BeforeReadingBackgroundInformation

IntroductionofCairo

Climate:Cairohasonlytwoseasons:summerand‘not-summer’.It’sadvisedtovisitduring‘not-summer’,aperiodthatstretchesroughlyfromSeptembertoAprilorMay.第4頁Temperature(average℃)BeforeReading第5頁Humidity(average%)

BeforeReading第6頁BackgroundInformation2.TheSevenWondersoftheWorld

BeforeReadingPyramidsofGiza

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HangingGardensofBabylon

第8頁TempleofArtemisatEphesus

第9頁MausoleumofKingMausolus

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ColossusofRhodes

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LighthouseofAlexandria

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StatueofZeusatOlympia

第13頁BeforeReading3.SevenWondersofthemodernworld

TheEmpireStateBuilding,NewYork

第14頁ItaipuDam,TheParanaRiver,betweenBrazilandParaguay

第15頁TheCNTower,Toronto,Canada

第16頁ThePanamaCanal,Panama

第17頁TheChannelTunnel,EnglandandFrance

第18頁TheNorthSeaProtectionWorks,TheNetherlands

第19頁TheGoldenGateBridge,SanFrancisco,California

第20頁ListeningWorkshop

1.FinishthelisteningexercisesofLead-inon117ofthetextbook.BeforeReading第21頁Turntop.116,andlet’slisten.Listentothefollowingpassageandtrytofillthemissingwordsintheblanks.Youwillhearthepassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsoriginalidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblankswiththeexactwordsyouhavejustheard.Finally,whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.第22頁

Ioftenfindmyselftryingtoexplaintheattractiontraveling1)____________forme.Traveling,accordingtomanypeople,isoften2)____________andeven,atleastsometimes,dangerous.Butonebenefitoftravelingisthatitcreatesaperfectatmosphereforthe3)____________,anenvironmentthatcanleadtobetterunderstandingandenlightenment.Manywonderfulpeopleandplaceslie4)____________.Thefactthatthereareobstaclesaswellonlymakesthejourney5)____________.Mylifeandmymemorieswillbeenrichedafterencounteringthesepeopleandplaces.That’saprettybigbenefit!OfcourseIcouldalsoenrichmylifewithouttravelingveryfaratall,butthereissomethingaboutforeignlandsthatprovides6)____________.Ithinkmostnon-travelersaresimplytoodistractedbythingssuchaswork,home,andfriendstodevote7)____________toobservationoflife.I’mmoreobservantwhenI’montheroadandtherefore,morealive.Italktomorepeopleandlistentothemcarefully.Ikeenlynoticeeverythingaboutmystrangenewenvironment.Iseealotofhumorthatcancompensateforthemiseryof8)____________.Firsttime2ndtime第23頁

Ioftenfindmyselftryingtoexplaintheattractiontraveling1)____________forme.Traveling,accordingtomanypeople,isoften2)____________andeven,atleastsometimes,dangerous.Butonebenefitoftravelingisthatitcreatesaperfectatmosphereforthe3)____________,anenvironmentthatcanleadtobetterunderstandingandenlightenment.Manywonderfulpeopleandplaceslie4)____________.Thefactthatthereareobstaclesaswellonlymakesthejourney5)____________.Mylifeandmymemorieswillbeenrichedafterencounteringthesepeopleandplaces.That’saprettybigbenefit!OfcourseIcouldalsoenrichmylifewithouttravelingveryfaratall,butthereissomethingaboutforeignlandsthatprovides6)____________.Ithinkmostnon-travelersaresimplytoodistractedbythingssuchaswork,home,andfriendstodevote7)____________toobservationoflife.I’mmoreobservantwhenI’montheroadandtherefore,morealive.Italktomorepeopleandlistentothemcarefully.Ikeenlynoticeeverythingaboutmystrangenewenvironment.Iseealotofhumorthatcancompensateforthemiseryof8)____________.Secondtime3rdtime第24頁

Ioftenfindmyselftryingtoexplaintheattractiontraveling1)____________forme.Traveling,accordingtomanypeople,isoften2)____________andeven,atleastsometimes,dangerous.Butonebenefitoftravelingisthatitcreatesaperfectatmosphereforthe3)____________,anenvironmentthatcanleadtobetterunderstandingandenlightenment.Manywonderfulpeopleandplaceslie4)____________.Thefactthatthereareobstaclesaswellonlymakesthejourney5)____________.Mylifeandmymemorieswillbeenrichedafterencounteringthesepeopleandplaces.That’saprettybigbenefit!OfcourseIcouldalsoenrichmylifewithouttravelingveryfaratall,butthereissomethingaboutforeignlandsthatprovides6)____________.Ithinkmostnon-travelersaresimplytoodistractedbythingssuchaswork,home,andfriendstodevote7)____________toobservationoflife.I’mmoreobservantwhenI’montheroadandtherefore,morealive.Italktomorepeopleandlistentothemcarefully.Ikeenlynoticeeverythingaboutmystrangenewenvironment.Iseealotofhumorthatcancompensateforthemiseryof8)____________.ThirdtimeCheckup第25頁

Ioftenfindmyselftryingtoexplaintheattractiontraveling1)_______forme.Traveling,accordingtomanypeople,isoften2)______________andeven,atleastsometimes,dangerous.Butonebenefitoftravelingisthatitcreatesaperfectatmosphereforthe3)_________________,anenvironmentthatcanleadtobetterunderstandingandenlightenment.Manywonderfulpeopleandplaceslie4)________________.Thefactthatthereareobstaclesaswellonlymakesthejourney5)_______________.Mylifeandmymemorieswillbeimprovedafterencounteringthesepeopleandplaces.That’saprettybigbenefit!

holdsuncomfortableobservationoflifeontheroadaheadmorerewarding第26頁OfcourseIcouldalsoenrichmylifewithouttravelingveryfaratall,butthereissomethingaboutforeignlandsthatprovides6)______________________.Ithinkmostnon-travelersaresimplytoodistractedbythingssuchaswork,home,andfriendstodevote7)________________toobservationoflife.I’mmoreobservantwhenI’montheroadandtherefore,morealive.Italktomorepeopleandlistentothemcarefully.Ikeenlynoticeeverythingaboutmystrangenewenvironment.Iseealotofhumorthatcancompensateforthemiseryof8)_____________.anadditionalfascinationtheirfullattentionmovingabout第27頁ListeningWorkshop2.Listentothepassage“LasVegas:AnEver-ChangingFantasy-Land”andchoosethebestanswertothefollowingquestions.BeforeReading第28頁ListeningWorkshop3.CompoundDictation

Itisalwaysinterestingtovisitanothercountry,____1____forthosewhohavenevertraveledbefore.Travelingabroadcanbe____2____andeducationalforanyoneifheiscarefulenoughtomakepreparations____3____.Learningthelanguageofthenewcountrycanbedifficultforthetraveler,butthe____4____ofsuchaneffortwillbeclearatonceafterhis____5____.Itmaynotseemimportanttohimwhenhecomfortablystaysathome,butknowinghowtoorderamealor____6____aroomisnecessaryforthenewcomerinastrangecountry.Withoutknowingthelanguage,itisverydifficultforthestrangertounderstandthepeopleofthenewcountryandtheir____7____.Ofcourse,inoursmallworld,itisoftenpossibletofindsomeone_____________________________8___________________________________.Tobesure,hecanlookatplacesandthingswithouttheuseofalanguage,_______________________9_______________________._____________________10____________________________,itisindeedimportantforthevisitortohaveanunderstandingofthelanguage.BeforeReading第29頁GroupDiscussion

1)Whatattractsyoumostwhenyouvisitanewplace?(Tips:Thepeople,thescenery,theculture,thearchitectures…)2)Doyouliketraveling?Pleasegivethreereasons.(refertothepicturesonP117)(Tips:learningmorefromlifebytravelingtodifferentplacesandexperiencingdifferentcultures;breathingfreshair;walkingalotintheopen;makingfriends…)3)Whatdoyouprefer,travelingaloneorinagroup?(refertothepicturesonP126)Andwhy?4)Ifyouhadachancetotravel,whichplacewouldbeyourfirstchoice?Andwhy?5)Supposeyouareatourguide,chooseaplaceofinterestsinyourhometowntointroducetoyourclassmates.(Tips:amazing,impressive,magnificent,worthvisiting,workmanship,historicalinterest,(be)situated…)BeforeReading第30頁WhileReading1.PartDivision

PartLinesMainIdeas11-15

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346-47Nagatledtheauthoroutoftheairport.

WhatkindofpersonNagatis.

Maybeyou’llseeNagatoutsidetheairport.

第31頁2.Completethetablebasedonwhatyoulearnfromthepassage.TimeInthemiddleofthenightMeansoftraveling_____Conditionofthecar

______onthebody,____tire,crackinthe________.

AppearanceofNagat

Shortwithsolidframe

FamilybackgroundaboutNagat

_______husband,_____________,parents

AdjectivestodescribeNagat

Humorous,_____________________________________________________.

ImpressionaboutCairo

Overcrowded.

WhileReadingPlaneScrapesbaldwindshieldtwoteenagekidsDiseasedenergetic,efficient,proud,independentunderstanding,punctual,第32頁3.ExercisesforPartIandpartIIWhileReading1)QuestionsonPartIA.HowdidtheauthorfeeluponherfirstarrivalinCairo?(Shefeltquitealossandalittlehelpless,astherewasnobodytomeetherattheairport,andshewasfacingacompletelynewworld.)B.WhydidtheauthorfollowNagatoutoftheairport?(BecausesheinstinctivelyfeltsheshouldtrustNagat.)第33頁2).QuestionsonPartIIA.WhydidNagattaketwojobsatthesametime?(Becauseherhusbanddied10yearsago,shehadtoworkhardtosupporthertwochildrenandparents.)B.WhatwasNagat’sworkingstyle?(Sheisconfidentandworksindependentlyandeffectively.)C.WhyisNagata“trueexception”inCairo?(BecauseNagatseemstobetheonlyfemaletaxidriverthere.Whatismore,sheinsistsonrelyingonherselfandshoulderingtheheavyfamilyburdenalone.)D.WhydidtheauthorenjoyNagat’scompany?(Becauseshewaspunctual,abletounderstandhumannatureandhadaverygoodsenseofdirections.)E.HowdidtheauthorthinkofNagat?(Theauthorthoughtshewascapableandindependent.)第34頁DifficultSentencesLanguagePointsCloseReading第35頁DifficultSentencesIthasseenabetterday...(L.10)

Itisnolongeringoodcondition…這輛車風(fēng)光已過……第36頁2.Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.(LL.32-33)Herdeterminedmannerseemstohaveresultedfromeconomicneedsandthenecessitytoaccomplishasmuchaspossible.她做事堅(jiān)決，似乎是由于經(jīng)濟(jì)條件所迫而養(yǎng)成習(xí)慣，不得不盡也許多做些事情。第37頁3.Sheistrueexceptionhere.(L.35)Sheisquitedifferentfromothertaxidriversinthisplace.她卓爾不群。第38頁4.Igetthesensethatsheinvitesgoodwillfromthepeopleshemeets.(LL.39-40)Ihaveafeelingthatsheinvokesafriendlyreactionfromthepeopleshemeets.我感覺到，她總是能贏得遇到她人友誼。第39頁

HernameisNagat. IfirstsawheroutsideCairo’sairportterminal.Awomantaxidriver—theonlywoman,forthatmatter,amongalargecrowdofhermalecounterparts.TheWomanTaxiDriverInCairo

Doyouknowwhatitisliketoarriveinastrangecityinthemiddleofthenight?Nobody,notevenarayofsunshineisheretogreetyou.WhenIwalkoutoftheterminal,Iamfacingthecrowdoftaxidriversmillingaboutinfrontofeveryairporttheworldover.HereinCairo,itislargeandnoisy.“Taxi!”“Youwanttaxi?”Ihearallroundme.第40頁

Ifeelafirmhandholdingmyleftarm.“Youwanttaxi,followme,”thewomansays.Shedoesn’task,shesimplypullsmethroughthecrowd.Ifollowherwillingly.Thereisthismomentwhenatourist,particularlyawoman,simplyhastotrustsomeone.Westopataworncar.Ithasseenabetterday,therearequiteafewscrapesonitsbody,thetiresarebaldandthereisacrackinthewindshield.Butitisacarforhire,andthewomanwillpersonallydriveme.Ibreatheasighofreliefwhensheputsmybagintothetrunk,locksitandgetsbehindthewheel.“Iwilldriveyou,don’tworry,”shesays. Nagat,asshenowexplainstome,worksasataxidriverseveraldaysandnightsaweek.Shehasanotherjob,workinginanoffice,butdetailsofitremainvague.Thelittleoldcarisnothers;itbelongstoabossfromwhomsheinturnrentsitwhenevershecan.Shehasbeenadrivereversinceherhusbanddiedsometenyearsearlierandleftherwithtwoteenagekidsandherparentstosupport.第41頁

SheknowseverynookandcrannyinandaroundCairo—noeasyfeat.Cairowithitscomplexsystemofstreetsandlanes,itsquartersandmarketsislikealabyrinthinventedbyancientstorytellers.Hundredsofmosques—manyofwhicharemasterpiecesofIslamicarchitecture,oldneighborhoodswithhousesboxedtogether,hugeapartmentbuildingsontheoutskirtsandtheNilecalmlyrunningthroughit;allarepartofthisovercrowdedcity. Withamildsenseofhumoraroundadeepcoreofunderstandingofhumannature,Nagattakescontrolofmysightseeingschedule.Everymorningpunctuallyatnineo’clock,Icandependonseeinghershort,solidframeoutsidethehotellobby,herroundfaceturningintoabigsmileassoonassheseesmecomingdownthestairs.Mosteveryday,shewearsanearthtone-coloredJellaba.Hermovementsareenergeticandshedoesn’twasteanytime.Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.第42頁

Whatbecomescleartomesoonasshedrivesmefrommuseumtopyramid,fromonepartoftowntotheopposite,isthis:sheisatrueexceptionhere.Whereverwestop,beitforacupofteaduringabreakoruponarrivingatanhistoricalsitewherehermalecolleaguesgatherintheparkingarea—everywhere,sheisbeingnoticed.Menwalkuptoherinthecarwithquestioningfaces.Asshetellsme,theyallhaveonequestionfirstofall:“Areyouataxidriver?”Shethenexplainsinafewshortsentences,andIseethemen’sfacessoften,smileandrespectfullyandkindlychatwithher.Thisscenerepeatsitselfoverandoveragain.Igetthesensethatsheinvitesgoodwillfromthepeopleshemeets.第43頁

Nagatisproudandindependent.Oneday,asIfindherwaitingoutsideamuseum,sheisjusttakingasparetireoutofthetrunkofthetaxi.Oneofthebaldtireshasfinallygoneflat,andsheisgoingtochangeitherself.Severalcuriouspeoplegatheraroundherandshereceivesoffersofhelp—butno,shewantsnopartofthat.Inherefficient,deliberatemanner,shechangesthetire,andhavingdoneso,washesherhandswithbottledwater,getsinthetaxiandasks“Wheretonow?” ShouldyoufindyourselfatCairo’sairport,lookforNagatoutsidetheinternationalarrivalhall.Ifyouarelucky,youwillhaveachancetoseeCairothroughtheeyesofawomantaxidriver.第44頁forthatmatter— aphraseusedtoshowthatastatementistruein anothersituationorcanalsorefertoanotherpersonExamplesI’mgoingtoquitsmoking,andsoshouldyou

forthatmatter.Yououghtn’ttohavespokenlikethattoBernard’sfriends,ortoanybodyforthatmatter.第45頁counterpart n.— apersonorthingwhichhasthesamepurposeas anotheroneinadifferentplaceororganizationExamplesThePrimeMinisteristomeethisEuropeancounterpartstodiscussthewaragainstdrugs.Alotofworkshouldbedonebeforethechairmanholdstalkswithhiscounterpart.第46頁millabout/around— tomoveaboutinadisorderlyorconfusedwayExampleCrazyideasmilledaroundinhismind.Translate

Acrowdmilledaroundinthestreet.Key

一群人在大街上兜圈子。

Moretolearn第47頁mill n.— amachinetocrushcorn,grain,etc.intoflourExampleThemillsofGodgrindslowly.Translatetheabovesentence ?Key

天網(wǎng)恢恢，疏而不漏。第48頁Ithasseenabetterday,…

Itisnolongeringoodcondition,…Paraphrase第49頁relief n.— afeelingofhappinessthatsomethingunpleasanthas nothappenedorhasendedExamplesShebreathedasighofreliefwhenshefoundoutshehadpassedherexams.ItwassucharelieftohearthatGlensurvivedtheaccident.Moretolearn第50頁relieve v.— tomakesomethingunpleasantlessstrongExampleThegoodnewsrelievedmyanxiety.Translate

醫(yī)生給了她緩和頭疼藥。Key Thedoctorgaveheradrugthatrelievedheadaches.第51頁nook(s)andcranny(ies)

— smallspaces,sub-divisionsinalocation,building,etc.ExamplesThechildrensearchedeverynookandcrannythatmightharborafrog.EverynookandcrannyofthispeacefulhouseheldsweetmemoriesofRebecca.第52頁core

n.

— thecentralpartofsomethingExamplesTheearth’scoreisahot,moltenmixofironandnickel.Thebasiclackofgovernmentfundingisthecoreoftheproblem.Moretolearn第53頁core

v.— toremovethecorefromExamplePeelandcorethepearsbeforeservingthem.第54頁punctual

a.— arriving,doingsomethingorhappeningattheexpected, correcttimeExamplesThemeetingwaspunctualbuttheattendantswerenot.Ourmanagerisknownasaverypunctualperson.Moretolearn第55頁punctually

ad.— inapunctualmannerExampleThemeetingstartedpunctuallyat10.00a.m.Moretolearn第56頁punctuality

n.— beingpunctualExampleTheprofessordoesexpectpunctualityfromhisstudents.第57頁Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.

Herdeterminedmannerseemstohaveresultedfromeconomicneedsandthenecessitytoaccomplishasmuchaspossible.

MoretolearnParaphrase第58頁Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.ExampleWeneedtofindthebestwayofapproachingthisproblem.MoretolearnTranslate

Heapproachedthenewjobwithenthusiasm.Key

他滿懷熱情地去干新工作。approach

v.— 1) todealwith(something)第59頁Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.ExampleThetotalamountraisedsofarisapproaching$1000.MoretolearnTranslate

這里是禁區(qū)不許接近。Key

Itisnotallowedtoapproachtheforbiddenarea.approach

v.— 2) tocomenear(er)第60頁Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.ExampleTheapproachofChristmashasbroughtaboutashoppingboom.Moretolearnapproach

n.— theactofgettingnearer;awayormethodofdoing something第61頁Herdeterminedapproachseemstohavegrownonabedofeconomy,onthenecessitytogetasmuchdoneasshepossiblycan.ExamplesThenewmachinescanworkwithmorespeedandeconomy.Hemingwayisknownforhiseconomyofwords.economy

n.— theintentionalsavingofmoney;orthesavingoftime, energy,words,etc.第62頁efficient

a.— workingoroperatingquicklyandeffectivelyinan organizedwayExamplesThecity’stransportsystemisoneofthemostefficientinEurope.Weneedanefficientsecretarywhocanorganizetheofficeandmakeitrunsmoothly.第63頁soften

v.— to(causeto)becomesoft,gentle,lessstiff,orlesssevereExampleYoucansoftenthebutterbywarmingitgently.Moretolearn第64頁softener

n.— asubstanceusedtomakesomethingsoftExamplePutaspoonfuloffabricsoftenerintothewashingmachinebeforeyourinsetheclothes.Moretolearn第65頁softness

n.— beingsoftExampleOurfabricsarecarefullyselectedfortheirsoftness,toensuretheywon’tirritateababy’sskin.第66頁Sheisatrueexceptionhere.

Sheisquitedifferentfromothertaxidrivers.Paraphrase第67頁Igetthesensethatsheinvitesgoodwillfromthepeopleshemeets.

Irealizethatshemakesafriendlyrelationwiththepeopleshemeets.Paraphrase第68頁spare

a.— notbeingused,orextratowhatisusuallyneededExamplesHedidn’thaveasparetirewhenhehadaflatyesterday.Fortunatelyshehadasparekeyhiddenoverthedoortoletherin.

第69頁deliberate

a.— 1) (oftenofsomethingbad)intentionalorplannedExampleThecarcrashwasn’tanaccident;itwasadeliberateattempttokillthewitness.Moretolearn第70頁deliberate

a.— 2) slowlyandusuallycarefullyExampleFromherslow,deliberatespeechIguessedshemustbedrunk.Moretolearn第71頁deliberately

ad.— inanintentionalwayExampleI’msurehesaysthesethingsdeliberatelytoannoyme.Moretolearn第72頁deliberation

n.— inanintentionalwayExampleSlowlyand