Unit 4 A Fan’s Notes

A sportswriter thinks he’s met another crank. Instead, he finds a true

winner.

Unit 4 A Fan’s Notes

1. Useful Expressions 2. Text Interpretation 3. Word Family 4. Sentence Structure 5. Translation Practice 6. Reading Skill 7. Guided Writing8. Homework

Useful Expressions

Nasty problem 难以解决的问题 Idiot box

主编，总编辑 Associate professor

Fancy ball

专心致志于

电视机 Editor in chief

副教授

化装舞会

Dedicate oneself to

Useful Expressions

详细说明 Elaborate on Stark language

风景画 On the spot Shed tears

生硬的话语 Landscape painting

现场，当场

流泪

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Useful Expressions

攫取政权 Grab power Blank screen

Temple of learning

黑屏 知识的殿堂

旧货店

蛀牙 Decayed tooth Junk shop

Lean meat 瘦肉

1. Warm-up questions

2. Global analysis

3. Detailed reading

4. Picture talk

5. Inspiring quotations

Text Interpretation

Content questions (76-7)

1. Warm-up questions

Related topics1. Do you know any successful disabled

persons? 2. What’s your feeling when you see the

disabled who are doing something difficult for them?

3. Can disabled people live a normal life?4. What can we do to help the disabled?5. Have you ever met your key pals in real

life?6. Any tips on making friends online?

◆ What type is the text? A narration B description C exposition D argumentation

2. Global analysis

◆ What pattern is the text organized in? A problem-solution B cause-effect C general-specific D time / sequence

记叙文 a movie描述文 a picture说明文 a lecture议论文 a debate

问题 - 解决因果总 - 分时间 / 顺序

2. Global analysis

◆ About Bill & Sarah

Sarah

A baseball editorialist, many fans, nasty mails, once cynical, now positive

Bill

A 30-year-old Dodger fan, Dodger Placecerebral palsy, poor family, dedication to work

◆ Main ideaA most unusual relationship between Bill and Sarah

2. Global analysis

Part division

Main IdeasParas

Parts

1 1-4

2 5-29

3 30-44

The start of our unusual relationship

The development via more email exchanges

The real-life contact

4 45-47

The influence of Sarah on me

Q? What can we learn from the story?

1. The e-mail was in some respects similar to others.

2. Little did I know that this would be the start of a most unusual relationship.

3. During the season I average 55 hours writing …4. She covered the team with the seriousness …5. Nobody ever signs my guestbook.6. An obscure website with an impossible

address...7. I have the dedication to my work.8. I have a speech disability making it impossible

…

3. Detailed reading

9. That proved it.10. Who, in her supposed condition, could cover

…11. On a winding dirt road dotted with potholes

the size of small animals …12. On the desk was a computer. Next to it was

a TV. 13. Sarah leaned over the computer.14. I had contacted Sarah looking for a fight? 15. I had found that fight. (Note 9)16. Sarah had brought me back. (Note 10)

3. Detailed reading

4. Picture talk

① ② ③

④ ⑤ ⑥

5. Inspiring quotations

1. It is not the mountain we conquer but ourselves.我们征服的不是高山，而是我们自己。

2. Today's accomplishments were yesterday's impossibilities.

每个成功背后都饱含艰辛。3. For every mountain there is a miracle.

天生我材必有用。

我们最大的需要就是被需要。4. Our greatest need is to be needed.

Weird, queer, freak, jerk, eccentric, unpleasant, malicious, offensive, moron, shabby, worthless, typewriter, mental, disabled, association, flashy, intensive, minimum, dedicated, document, folder, complicated, coax, fraud, deceive, masculine, feminine, paralysis, influence, referee, overexertion, desolate, barren, scenery, zigzag, curve, pit, detect, shelter, decline, rot, encircle, trash, snatch, clench, dim, gloomy, shatter, interpreter, Cinderella, shrine, chuckle, athletic…

IV. Enriching your word power (79-82)

Word Family

…cover the team as extensively as any reporter

Sentence Structure

I spotted what looked like a tool shed.

I spotted something. It looked like a tool shed.

Every time I smile at someone, they ask me for a job.

I smile at someone. They ask me for a job.

Could you imagine a woman with a severe physical handicap running a website on her own and covering the LAD as extensively as a professional sportswriter?

I would never believe it if I had not seen her with my own eyes, curled up in a wheelchair, typing her comments by hitting the key with a pointer fastened to her head.

Translation Practice

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I had driven a long way in hopes of uncovering an elaborate hoax, but watching her strain in the gloom of her shanty to add to her story, I knew I had found a true winner.

Her enthusiasm for the game and her trust in the athletes brought me back to a positive attitude.

Translation Practice

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4

Scanning with accuracy

A high speed is essential. Though, accuracy is just as essential. 100 percent accuracy, along with the first-rate speed, should be your goal in scanning practice. (86)

Reading Skill

Learn to use connective words

Connective words and phrases not only make your writing achieve cohesion and coherence but also convey the links of the thoughts clearly so that the readers can see what you are saying.

Guided Writing

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Review

Preview

Recitation

Fast reading

Dictation

Learning journal

Homework

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