Book3-Unit7making-a-living市公開課獲獎?wù)n件省名師優(yōu)質(zhì)課賽課一等獎?wù)n件

TextALifeofaSalesmanUnit7MakingaLiving1/45Warm-upQuestions:

1.Haveyoueverexperiencedbeingasalespersonatsparetime?2.Doyouthinkdoor-to-doorsaleisagoodwaytosellproducts?3.Whatarethequalitiesrequiredofasalesperson?4.Doyouthinkitiseasyforadisabledpersontobeasalesperson?Whyorwhynot?2/45thequalitiesrequiredofasalespersoncourage/strongwill/perseverance/hardwork,physicalfitness/energetic/stronginbody,pleasingtoneofvoice,thick-skinned(toprotectagainsttheweatherandagainstconstantlyhavingthedoorshutinyourface3/45ProverbsandQuotations

1.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingmind.

世上無難事，只怕有心人。2.Somethingattempted,somethingdone.

有所為，必有所成。3.Everytragedymakesheroesofcommonpeople.--NormanStephens,Americanwriter每場悲劇都會在平凡人中造就出英雄來?！绹骷襈.斯蒂芬斯4/45Today,wearegoingtolearnatruestoryaboutawillingmind,aheroofcommonpeople–BillPorter.

LifeofaSalesmanTheportraitofBillPorter5/45AbouttheAuthor

TomHallmanJr.isaseniorreporterspecializinginfeaturesatThe

Oregonian

俄勒崗人報.Hejoinedthepaperin1980andcoveredthepolicebeat（巡查路線）foradecade,longerthananyreportersincethe1950s.Whilecoveringcops,Hallmanbeganwritingfeaturestories--atfirstoffthebeat,thenthestoriesofeverydaypeople.HewasaPulitzerPrizefinalistinbeatreportingin1995andinfeaturewritingin1999.HehaswontheErniePyleAward艾琳新聞獎

forhuman-interestwriting,theASNE美國報紙編輯協(xié)會DistinguishedWritingAwardfornondeadlinewriting(twice),thefeature-writingawardfromtheSocietyofProfessionalJournalistsandtheLivingstonAward利文斯頓獎

forYoungJournalists.6/45LifeofaSalesmanBetrayedbyacrippledbodythatleaveshimincontinualpain,betrayedbyachangingworldthatnolongerneedshim,BillPortereachdaytrudges（跋涉，步履艱難地走）hisdoor-to-doorsalesterritory,setonmakinghiswayintheworld.

--TomHallman

TheOregonian俄勒崗人報Sunday,November19,19957/45

BillPorterwasbornwithcerebralpalsy.OncetoldbytheStateofOregonhewas“unemployable”,heovercametheoddsagainsthimandgotajobasadoortodoorsalesmanforWatkinsProducts.Hewentontobecomethecompany’stopsalesman--onedooratatime,succeedingbystayingfocusedonwhathewaspassionateabout--sales.BillPorter8/459/45

BillPorterisamanofextraordinaryoptimism,persistenceandwisdom.Despitewhatmostofuswouldconsiderhugeobstacles,hehasaccomplishedsuccess.Remarkably,Billdoesnotthinkthereisanyobstacleinhislife.BillPorter10/45

ShellyBrady,theauthorofthebook,TenThingsILearnedfromBillPorter,wasateenagerwhenshefirstmetandworkedwithBillPorter.Later,afterstudyingtheaterartsincollegeandmarryingJohnBrady,sheagainworkedpart-timeforBill,deliveringordersandhelpinghimwithhouseholdduties.Now,ShellyspendsmuchofhertimesharingBill’sstorywithvariousorganizationsandcorporations.ShellyBrady11/45CommentsonBillPorter:

Sometimesthetrueheroesinourlivesarethosepeoplewhoinspireusnotwiththeirsuperhumanaccomplishmentsbutsimplybytheirrefusaltogiveupinthefaceofseeminglyinsurmountableoddsandthedignityinwhichtheyconducttheirlives.BillPorterisoneofthoseheroes.12/45PartsParagraphsTimeoftheDayBill’sActivitiesI1-7II8-25III26-62IV63-84TextStructureEarlymorning(5:45am)Mid-morning(7:45am)Day(since5:45)Evening(after7pm)Preparationfortheday’sworkOnhiswaytoworkDoor-to-doorsellingPaperwork13/45ScanningScanTextAandputthesentencesinalogicalorder.A.Hehashislacestiedandhistopshirtbuttonbuttonedbeforetakinganotherbus.B.It’safter7p.m.thathearriveshomeafteraday’shardwork.C.It’s5:45a.m.BillPorterlingersunderthecoversandlistenstoweatherbroadcasting.D.Heassembleshisweaponsbeforegoingout.E.Theteenagersonthebusremindhimofhispast.F.Hetriesmanytimes.Atlast,aladybuysacakeoflaundrysoapfromhim.CDEAFB14/45linger(L1):1)Ifyoulingersomewhere,youstaythereforalongtime,becauseyoudon’twanttoleave.e.g.Itisadrearylittletownwherefewpeoplewouldchoosetolinger.Hewasstilllingeringaroundthestadiumlongafterthegamewasover.2)spendalongtimedoingorthinkingaboutsth.pattern:lingeronsth.,lingeroversth.

e.g.Heusedtolingerlongoverhermeal.lingeroverone'swork磨洋工Welingeredawaythewholesummeratthebeach.我們在海灘上消磨掉整個夏天。3)remainorstay(longerthannecessary)Winterlingered.冬天遲遲不去。Thescentofherperfumelingeredintheroom.RainwilllingerovermuchofGuanxiProvinceinthefollowingdays.15/45Rescuersandsnifferdogssearchthroughthedebrisatthequake-hitsite.Manysnifferdogsareworkingdayandnight,searchingforsignsoflingeringlifeinthequake-hitareas.16/45cripple1).Ifsth.cripplessb.,itseriouslyinjuresthemsothattheycannevermoveproperlyagain.e.g.Theaccidentcrippledhimforlife.

2).damageorharmsb./sth.seriouslye.g.Thetrafficwasentirelycrippledinthecity.Theterrorists’attackhasnotcrippledtheUSeconomy.3）跛子，殘廢人e.g.Hewasbornacripple.17/45

Betray:1.

bedisloyalto

2.showfeelingsyouare

tryingtohidebetrayone’sfriend,country,principles,promise,ideals,etc.

Histremblingvoicebetrayedhisnervousness.

Shesaiditdidn’tmatterbutherfacialexpressionbetrayedherannoyance.18/45

Thepatrolboatisgainingonthesmugglingship.Seetoitthatnobadhabitgainsonyou.Hewas__________________（緊跟著對手）throughouttherace,butonlyovertookthemattheveryend.gainonsb/sth(L14):chasetogetinfrontoforneartosb/sthgainingonhisopponents19/45

tilt:n.&v.傾斜,偏向,傾向

1.(causeto)moveintoapositionwhereonesideishigherthantheother

2.moveyourheadorchinuportotheside

3.ifanopinionorsituationtiltsorsth.tiltsit,itchangessothatpeoplepreferoneperson,belief,etc.

Hetiltedthechairbackontwolegsandstretchedhislongbody.Shetiltedherheadbacktoseewho’sbehind.Thechairmantiltstowardsmyopinion.MinjinPartyiscriticizedforitstilttowardsindependenceofTaiwan.20/45Lean:v.(+adv./prep.)(L.24)

1.tomoveorbendyourbodyinaparticulardirection

2.supportyourselforanobjectinaslopingpositionagainstawallorothersurface,ortoputsthinaslopingpositioninwhichitissupported

3.slopeorbendfromanuprightpositionShe’sleaningonatreeforrest.Theoldmanleantagainsthiscane.TheLeaningTowerofPisaisrenownedforitstilt.Ileantowardsyourviewpoint.leantowardsth:(看法等）傾向于leanon：dependonsborsthforsupportorhelp21/45Lean:a.

(L.137)1.thininahealthyandattractivewayaleanandathleticmanLeanmeatishealthierforyouthanfattymeat.3.usedtodescribeperiodsoftimewhenpeopledonothavemuchmoney;producinglittleofvalue

Thecompanyhasapparentlyrecoveredfromseveralleanyears.2.containinglittleornofatant.profitable(L.124)22/45apackofthieves;apackoflies;apackofentertainmentreportersapackofkidsapackofhoundsapackof(L23):asetofpersonswithacommoninterest,sometimesnotlegalororganized

一伙，一幫，一群，一堆,大量

23/45transfervt.transfersth./sb.from…to…

→movefromoneplacetoanothere.g.She’sbeentransferredtoanotherdepartment.Thecompanyhastransferredtothewestcoast.ChairmanHuandPremierWencalledforall-outeffortstosaveandcureinjuredsurvivors,urgingtotransferthemtohospitalswithbetterconditions.24/45Falsestart:失敗開端，起步失誤；搶跑，起跑犯規(guī)1)Afalsestartisanattempttostartsth.whichfailsbecauseyouarenotproperlypreparedorreadytobegin.E.g.Anyreformfacesfalsestartsandmistakes.2)Inarace,afalsestartmeansoneofthecompetitorsmovesbeforethestartsignal.25/45Pledge:v.&n.確保；抵押1)Theleaderspledgedtostepupcooperationbetweenthetwocountries.2)It’stimetofulfillyourpledge.3)Hegaveapledgenevertorevealthesecret.4)ChinaandJapanpledgedtostrengthencooperationinfoodsecurityinabidtosafeguardthelifeandhealthofthetwopeoples.Themeetingendedwithapledgetostepupcooperationbetweenthesixnations.

makeasolemnpledgeto26/45strain1).vt.Weaken,damagee.g.Thatnoiseisreallystrainingmypatience.那些噪音實在讓我受不了。Allexercisesstraintheheart.

2).Ifyoustraintodosth.,youmakeagreatefforttodoit.V+O+to,V+toe.g.Hestrainedtounderstandwhatthespeakerwassaying.Hestrainedhiseyestocatchaglimpseofthepresident.27/45strain3).n.壓力，負(fù)擔(dān)

e.g.Someyoungwhitecollarworkersarecomplainingabouttheirjobstrain.Thebridgecollapsedunderthestrainofalltheextratraffic.全部這些增加交通車輛使這座橋不堪重負(fù)坍塌了。Theadditionalworkputagreatstrainonhim.Theropebrokeunderthestrain.28/45tail(L106):1)vt.followsecretlyeg.Thecarhasbeentailingmeforthewholemorning.2)n.<infml>thepersonwhofollowseg.Theyputatailon（尾隨，盯梢）thespyashelefttheairport.29/45register:注冊，登記；被注意1).Whenyouregister,youputyournameonanofficiallist

e.g.Guangdongsaidpeoplewhowantedtoadoptquakeorphanscouldregisteratlocaloffices.Thesoaringnumberofdonorsforcedbloodcollectioncentersinsomecitiestoaskdonorstoregisterinadvance.

2).berecognizedornotedmentally

e.g.OnoccasionswhatIsaiddidn’tregisterinmyfriend’sbrain.Theprofessor’snamedidn’tregisterwiththestudents.30/45sliponIfyouslipintoclothesorslipthemon,youputthemonquicklyoreasily.*slipoutofclothes;slipclothesoff31/45straight(L136):

1)consecutive,oneaftertheother:

astraight-Astudent;atwo-hourstraightliveconcertIthasrainedforfivestraightdays.2)simple,withnothing-addedeg.Theworkersweregivenastraightchoicebetweenapaycutandlosingtheirjobs.32/45belaidup(with)(L139):confined(asbyillness)tobed;bebedriddeneg.Thefootballplayerwaslaidupinbedwithatwistedknee.Hewaslaidupwithacutefluforweeks.33/45intime(L157):Withinanindefinitetime;eventuallyeg.Intimetheycametoaccepttheharshfacts.Youwillintimerecoveryourhealthandstrength.

34/45Thisarticlefirstappearedinanewspaper;thereforeitcarriesmanycharacteristicsofjournalisticwriting.Firstofall,ajournalisttriestobeobjectiveinreporting.Asaresult,third-personnarrativeisusuallypreferredoverfirst-personnarrative.Moreover,thejournalistwouldnotmakeanycommentstorevealhis/herfeelings,butsimplygivethefacts.

TextAnalysis35/45Secondly,aneye-catchingbeginninghelpslurereaderstolingermoreonthestoryoutofanoverwhelmingnumberofstoriesofferedbytheday’snewspaper.Forexample,atthebeginningofthisstory,welearnthatittakesourphysicallydeformedherogreateffortstogetupsoastodosomethingimportant,yetwhatisthissomething?Wearekeptinsuspenseuntilthefourthparagraph.TextAnalysis36/45TextAnalysisThirdly,thevocabularyissimple,thesentencesandparagraphsshort,sometimeselliptical.Whenneedsarise,aparagraphisasshortasonesentence.Lastly,conversationscanbetranscribedwordforwordiftheyillustratethetheme,liketheoneinthetextbetweenBillPorterandhisindecisivefemalecustomer.37/45ImitationofSentencesRewritethefollowingsentencesafterthemodel,makingthemasbriefaspossible.Model:--Doyouwanttobuyanyjams?--No.MaybeI’llbuynothingtoday.--Jams?--No.Maybenothingtoday.38/451.Isthereanythingyouwant?Anythingyouwant?2.Lookoutforcarswhenyouarecrossingthestreet.Lookoutforcarswhencrossingthestreet.3.Ifitispossible,Ishouldliketohavetwocopiesofit.Ifpossible,Ishouldliketohavetwocopiesofit.4.Thesoonerweperformtheoperation,thegreateristhehopeofsavingthehand.Thesoonertheoperation,thegreaterthehopeofsavingthehand.5.Itistoobadyoucan’tgethereforthemeetingthisafternoon.Toobadyoucan’tgethereforthemeetingthisafternoon.39/45UsefulExpressionsputupwithfeellikedoingbecapableofgainon/uponsb.assemble:puttogetherkickupleanagainst;leanonsb./sth.onlytoturndownheadintoawindkeep…offbalancebeonthephoneoffone’sfeetonstraightcommissionbelaidupwith(+disease)gooff40/451.系鞋帶2.想做某事3.