Unit 13 People

Lesson 4 First Impressions

Text analysis

本课是 13单元的第 4课，以“第一印象”为主题，主课文讲述的是两位好朋友初次相遇时的尴尬故事，目的是要说明人与人之间要多些宽容和友好。本课的难点在于阅读策略（读出言外之意）的渗透以及人物特点和心理活动变化的描写。

课时安排First Fmpressions

First Period侧重对课文的整体理解及情感体验；信息的提取、处理和表达。

Second and Third Period

完成对补充阅读材料的整体理解；加强对本课阅读技巧的训练

Learning Objectives

By the end of the lesson you are expected to be able to:understand how the story developed and

how the writer’s emotions changedinfer / read between the linesmaster the use of words / expressions

related to feelings and emotionsbetter interact with people around

Lead in

A boy entered a coffee shop where I worked as a waitress. He sat at a table and asked me how much an ice cream sundae was. “Fifty cents,” I replied. The little boy pulled his hand out of pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he inquired. Some people were now waiting for a table, and I was impatient. “Thirty-five cents,” I said angrily. The little boy again counted the coins and he ordered the plain ice cream. I brought the ice cream and walked away. The boy finished, paid the cashier, and departed. When I came back, I swallowed hard at what I saw. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish, were fifteen pennies—my tip?

Which shows the change of the writer's emotions?A. relieved→irritated B. calm→envious C. sympathetic→terrifiedD. annoyed→embarrassed

Text Comprehension (choice 1)

Put the following events in the right order.a. I glared at her and declared that she was selfish.b. I met Jenny at the convenience store.c. I studied but kept disturbed in the local library.d. Jenny phoned and promised to bring the book.e. I left my most important book in the library.f. Jenny’s singing made me annoyed.g. We became friends.

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What is the plot of the story? (choice 2)

Plot Where Paras.

Beginning 开始Development 发展Ending结尾Further thinking 升华

Text Comprehension

Read the text quickly and tell which best shows the change of the writer’s emotions?A. anxious—upset—regretful—grateful—guilty—angryB. shamed—grateful—upset—annoyed—guilty—anxiousC. angry—anxious—guilty—upset—grateful—embarrassedD. anxious—angry—upset—grateful—shamed—guilty

Text Comprehension (choice 1)

oral examgirl singing aloud, recognizebook left; library closedphone call; bring it aroundrecognized; Jennyrude behavior

Find out what made the writer feel:• anxious• angry• upset• grateful• shamed• guilty

Text Comprehension (choice 2)

Decide what emotions the writer had when she:turned around and glared at the person who was singingpicked up my book and glared at her.almost cried.sighed with relief and agreed to meet her at the

convenience store.recognized her at the convenience store.couldn’t help laughing and invited her to have a quick

cup of tea…

annoyedangry

upset

relieved & gratefulashamed

grateful

Reading strategies

Decide whether the sentences are true or false. 1. Jane was pleased when Jenny started singing.2. Tennyson must be a famous poet.3. Jane first saw Jenny near the “English Literature”

section.4. Jane was upset that she had left her book in the

library.5. Jane didn’t feel that it was necessary to apologise.

How could you tell?First underline the important words in the sentence.1. Jane was pleased when Jenny started singing.• 1st paragraph: couldn’t concentrate; glared• The sentence is false, because Jane could not concentrate

and she glared at Jenny. Therefore, she couldn’t have felt pleased.

Reading strategies ( 最好由学生归纳 )

Decide whether the sentences are true or false. 1. Jenny was pleased when Jenny started singing.2. Tennyson must be a famous poet.3. Jane first saw Jenny near the “English Literature”

section.4. Jane was upset that she had left her book in the

library.5. Jane didn’t feel that it was necessary to apologise.

Strategies and steps:• Read the sentences and identify / underline the

important words.• Find the relevant part in the text and locate the

important words.• Decide if the words in the text and sentences

express the same ideas.

Discussion

1. What kind of person was Jenny in the writer’s eyes at first?2. What kind of person was Jenny actually?

idioms

the last straw 最后一根稻草 steam coming out of one’s ears 火冒三丈Time tries all. 路遥知马力，日久见人心。Don’t judge a book by its cover. 别以貌取人The roses in her hand, the flavor in mine. 送人玫瑰，手有余香。

A friend in need is a friend indeed.患难见真情。To err is human, to forgive is divine.犯错为人，恕者为神。

scan for the English words

一 . 开始部分 beginning复习充满忧虑一直打扰某人 注意力集中于某事怒视某人瞟了一眼二 . 发展部分 development 确定

图书管理员文件三 . 结尾部分 ending如释重负感恩的充满羞愧和内疚忍不住做某事四 . 升华部分further thinking老实说

一 . 开始部分beginning复习 do some revision充满忧虑 be full of anxiety 一直打扰某人 keep disturbing sb. 注意力集中于某事concentrate on sth.怒视某人 glare at sb.瞟了一眼 glance at sb.二 . 发展部分 development 确定 confirm

图书管理员 librarian文件 files三 . 结尾部分 ending如释重负 sigh with relief 感恩的 grateful充满羞愧和内疚 be filled with shame and guilty忍不住做某事 can’t help doing sth. 四 . 升华部分 further thinking老实说 to be honest

scan for the English words

一 . 开始部分beginning复习 do some revision充满忧虑 be full of anxiety 一直打扰某人 keep disturbing sb. 注意力集中于某事concentrate on sth.怒视某人 glare at sb.瞟了一眼 glance at sb.二 . 发展部分 development 确定 confirm

图书管理员 librarian文件 files三 . 结尾部分 ending如释重负 sigh with relief 感恩的 grateful充满羞愧和内疚 be filled with shame and guilty忍不住做某事 can’t help doing sth. 四 . 升华部分 further thinking老实说 to be honest

Post reading (A): Retell the story1. 站在 Jane 的角度叙述2. 用一般过去时

Reading：补充材料（详见打印材料）可以由retell进行导入主要内容：作者由于购物态度好在星巴克咖啡厅得到了一张免费的代金券。几天后在银行时，由于操作人员的原因她等侯了很长时间而变得怒气冲天，态度非常不好。又过了几天她再次光临星巴克，咖啡厅的经理还记得她当时是多么有礼貌的顾客而夸奖她，她当时很汗颜，从而感慨 First impressions count。

Guess the meaning & part of speech of the underlined word in each sentence1.As I handed my credit card to the cashier, she handed me a coupon. “This is good for a free drink on us, any time you want it. You would not believe how many people have yelled at us today.”coupon: 2.Then they both proceeded to tell me what a nice person I was.proceed:

How could you tell?First underline the important words in the sentence.1. This is good for a free drink on us, any time you want it.• A coupon maybe something which can be used to get a

drink without paying for it

3. I even puffed my chest out because of my astound-ding demonstration of a patient, accommodating citizen.accommodating: 4. She opened the tray, and I placed my deposit in the tray, and she pulled it back in.deposit:

5. By then the other teller servicing her FIFTH car, looked at me quizzically.quizzically: 6. I violently grabbed the receipt out of the tray squishing it into a wad, as if it was her head, and hit the gas of my minivan as hard as I could.squish:wad:

7. That is ridiculous, taking ten minutes to process a measly deposit.measly: 8. These incidents completely altered the way I treat the pizza delivery guy, nail technician, the UPS delivery man, the cashier, and—oh yeah—the bank teller!alter:

Find out how the author’s emotions changed when she was in the bank.

Sighed and thought

Felt impatient hives starting to break out on the neck

My jaw sagged

Smoke coming out of my ears

Reached my boiling point

1. How did “I” earn the coupon? 2. What did she feel regretful for when she went to Starbucks for the free drink? 3. What message does Michelle Rocker want to convey to us? 4. What kind of person is Michelle Rocker? 5. Please provide a title for the passage.

Questions

1. How did “ I” earn the coupon? She earned it because of her astounding demonstra-tion of a patient, accommodating citizen. (She was willing to accept the problem of the lack of apple cider, instead of yelling at the cashier like most of the customers did that day. )

2. What did she feel regretful for?She wasn’t behaving the same as she did in the Starbucks when she was in the bank. (She wasn’t patient enough this time, so she felt embarrassed when she was enjoying the free drink which was actually a reward for her patience.)

3. What message does Michelle Rocker want to convey to us?First impressions last. / You never have a second chance to make first impressions. / First impres-sions are important.

4. What kind of person is Michelle Rocker? Polite, grateful, graceful, understanding 5. Please provide a title for the passage.First impressions count