Unit 7

Text I On Not Answering the Telephone Text II How to Cope with Your Telephone

Text I

Text II

Oral Work

Guided Writing

Listening

Pre-reading Activity

Structure

Vocabulary Acquisition

Intensive Reading

Text 1: On Not Answering the Telephone

1.Before listening to a VOA report, try to guess

the meaning of following words with the help

of pictures:

Apple shares

“multi touch”

merge various communication mediums seamlessly

sacrificing ease of use

1.Before listening to a VOA report, try to guess

the meaning of following words with the help

of pictures:

Apple shares

“multi touch”

merge various communication mediums seamlessly

sacrificing ease of use

Text I Pre-reading Activity

“ 苹果”公司股票

“ 苹果”公司多触式技术，用于鼠标等的一种输入技术

将各种通信媒体无缝整合

牺牲易用性

2. Listen to the report and try to answer following questionsThe price of Apple shares has increased by ______.

Apple plans to sell ___________ iphones by the next year.

Iphone enables you to bring ___________________________ with you

wherever you go.

If you want to have an iphone, you should pay _____.

Everyone thinks the price is appropriate, is that ture?

2. Listen to the report and try to answer following questionsThe price of Apple shares has increased by ______.

Apple plans to sell ___________ iphones by the next year.

Iphone enables you to bring ___________________________ with you

wherever you go.

If you want to have an iphone, you should pay _____.

Everyone thinks the price is appropriate, is that ture?

Text I Pre-reading Activity

40%

10 million

audio, video, photo and music

$499

No, “It's just too much for a phone. I think, just get a phone and an iPod ”

Text I Structure

introduction

The body

Try to decide the text into 3 parts:

Conclusion

Put forward a premise

Use a lot of examples: inductive

Draw a conclusion + humorous ending

argument techniques

Text I techniques

exaggeration

reversal of the reader’s expectations

striking comparison

Find examples of these techniques

Text I Vocabulary Acquisition

Read the text once and Try to write down the meaning of following words that best fits the context.

1. asphyxiated (L.11) _____________________________________

2. unventilated (L.11) _____________________________________

3. flavoured (L.12) _____________________________________

4. indiscreet (L.27) ____________________________________

5. eloped (L. 33) _____________________________________

6. willfulness (L. 39) _____________________________________

7. tycoon (L.42) _____________________________________

feeling ill because there is too little air ; chocked

(air) not moving in and out freely

having the smell of

not careful

ran away secretly with a lover

stubbornness

rich and powerful businessman

On Not Answering the Telephone

Text I

1 If, at the end of a conversation somebody says to me, “As soon

as I know, I'll ring you up”, he is taking too much for granted. He is proposing to attempt the impossible. So I have to say, “I'm afraid you can’t. You see, I’m not on the telephone. I just haven’t got a telephone.”

2 Why don't I have a telephone? Not because I pretend to be wise or

pose as unusual. There are two chief reasons: because I don’t really

like the telephone and because I find I can still work and play, eat,

breathe and sleep without it. Why don't I like the telephone? Because

I think it is a pest and a time-waster…

…It may create unnecessary suspense and anxiety, as when you wait

for an expected call that doesn't come; or irritating delay, as when

you keep ringing a number that is always engaged. As for speaking in

a public telephone box, that seems to me really horrible. You would not

use it unless you were in a hurry, and because you are in a hurry you will

find other people waiting before you. When you do get into the box, you

are half asphyxiated by stale, unventilated air,

flavoured with cheap face-powder and chain-smoking; and by the time you

have begun your conversation

your back is chilled by the cold looks of somebody who is fidgeting to take your place

.

Text I

3 If you have a telephone in your own house, you will admit that it

tends to ring when you least want it to ring; when you are asleep, or

in the middle of a meal or a conversation, or when you are just going

out, or when you are in your bath. Are you strong-minded enough to

ignore it, to say to yourself, “Ah, well, it will all be the same in a

hundred years’ time”? You are not. You think there may be some

important news or message for you. Have you never rushed dripping

from the bath, or chewing from the table, or dazed from the bed, only

to be told that you are a wrong number?

Text I

4 Suppose you ignore the telephone when it rings, and suppose

that, for once, somebody has an important message for you. I can

assure you that if a message is really important it will

reach you sooner or later. Think of the proverb: “Ill news travels apace.” I

must say good news seems to travel just as fast. And think of the saying: “

The truth will out.” It will.

Text I

5 Perhaps, when you take off the receiver, you give your number or

your name. But you don't even know whom you are giving it to!

Perhaps you have been indiscreet enough to have your name and

number printed in the telephone directory, a book with a large

circulation, a successful book so often reprinted as to make any author envious, a book more in evidence than Shakespeare or the Bible, and found in all sorts of private and public places. It serves you right if you find it impossible to escape from some idle or inquisitive chatterbox, or from somebody who wants something for nothing, or from some reporter bent on questioning you about your own affairs or about the private life of some friend who has just eloped or met with a fatal accident.

Text I

6 But, you will say, you need not have your name printed in the

telephone directory, and you can have a telephone which is only

usable for outgoing calls. Besides, you will say, isn't it important to

have a telephone in case of sudden emergency — illness, accident or

fire? Of course, you are right, but here in a thickly populated country

like England one is seldom far from a telephone in case of dreadful

necessity.

Text I

7 Is there any conclusion to be drawn from my obstinacy and wilfulness, my escapism, if you like to call it that? I think perhaps I had better try to justify myself by trying to prove that what I like is good. At least I have proved to myself that what many people think necessary is not necessary at all. I admit that in different circumstances — if I were a tycoon, for instance, or bedridden, I might find a telephone essential. But then if I were a secretary or taxi-driver I should find a typewriter or a car essential. Let me put it another way: there are two things for which the English seem to show particular aptitude: one is mechanical invention, the other is literature. My own business happens to be with the use of words but I see I must now stop using them. I have just been handed a slip of paper to say that somebody is waiting to speak to me on the telephone. I think I had better answer it. After all, one never knows, it may be something important.

Text I

By William Plomer (abridged)

take … for granted

Note 1: “to believe something without thinking about it very much”

“to accept something without questioning whether it is true or not.”

Task: Translate

史密斯太太认为妇女理应下厨房做饭，因而从不允许家里任何人来取而代之。

Mrs. Smith took it for granted that women were supposed to do

cooking in the kitchen and would never allow anyone in the family

to take her place.

as for

Task ： Translate

至于日趋严重的空气污染问题，我们必须清醒地认识到这是全人类共同面临的一种威胁。

As for the increasing air pollution, we must be clearly aware that it

threats all human beings.

至于，就…来说

…flavoured with cheap face-powder and chain-smoking

Task: Paraphrase

…filled with the smell of women’s low quality face-powder and that

of heavy smokers’ cigarettes.

flavour: v. (with) having the smell of; to give flavor to:

She flavored the cake with chocolate.

n. 1). a taste; a quality that only the tongue can experience:

This dish has a strong flavor of cheese.

2). the quality of tasting good or pleasantly strong:

This bread hasn’t much flavor / has plenty of flavor.

3) a particular quality or characteristic:

This newspaper has a sporting flavor.

Chill: make sb. feel very cold; to make sth. cold

The longer this salad chills, the better the flavour.

Come and sit by the fire - you look chilled to the bone..

chill somebody to the bone /

chill somebody to the marrow/

chill somebody's blood (=frighten somebody a lot)

He jerked his head round and saw something that chilled his blood.

your back is chilled by the cold looks of somebody who is fidgeting to take your place

your back is chilled by the cold looks of somebody who is fidgeting to take your place

Task: Paraphrase

…somebody’s cold stare behind your back is sufficient to make

your blood cold.

Task: Translate 当她发现没人来车站接她时，感到一阵心寒。

Her heart chilled when she found that nobody had come to the

station to meet her.

reach you sooner or later.

He ignored the persistent ringing, thinking that important

messages would reach him sooner or later.

Task: Translate

他对持续不断的铃声置之不理，心想要是有重要的事他迟早会知道的。

“Ill news travels apace.” “The truth will out.”

Task: Paraphrase

Bad news travels quickly. Ill news flies fast.

apace --- at a fast pace or quickly. This word is archaic and is

usually only used in this proverb.

No matter how hard you try to hide it, people will learn the fact

sooner or later.

The truth will become publicly known.

circulation

1.the movement of liquid, air etc in a systemExercise improves the circulation. 2.the exchange of information, money etc from one person to another in a group or societyPolice believe there are thousands of illegal guns in circulation.3. the average number of copies of a newspaper or magazine that are usually sold each day, week, month etcThe newspaper has a daily circulation of 55,000.Task ： Translate

这本杂志创刊不到一年，其发行量已达到 50 万册之多 . This local magazine which made its first appearance less than a

year ago has already had a circulation of 500,000.

so often reprinted as to

so…as to + infinitive = so … that + clause

Robert and Kate were so clever in working out the conversation as

to have the old man easily tricked.

The hitch-hiker was so careful about his clothing as to attract

immediate attention.

It serves you right

It’s your own fault.

Task ： Translate

要是你数学考试再次不及格，真是活该 . 这学期的数学课你缺课次数太多了。

It serves you right if you fail you maths test again. You have cut too

many maths classes this semester.

bent (adj.)

1. no longer flat or straight

Stand with your knees slightly bent.

2. completely determined to do something, especially something

bad

bent on something

a crowd of hooligans bent on violence

be bent on doing something = be determined to do

They seemed bent on destroying his career.

in case of

Task ： Translate

万一出现紧急情况，将用直升机把抢救队送至事故现场 .

The helicopters will be used to send the rescue team to the scene

of disaster in case of an emergency.

justify

1. to give an acceptable explanation for something that other

people think is unreasonable

Ministers must appear before parliament and justify their actions.

justify doing something

How can we justify spending so much money on arms?

justify yourself (=prove that what you are doing is reasonable)

I don't have to justify myself to you or anyone else.

2. to be a good and acceptable reason for something

Nothing justifies murdering another human being.

aptitude

Task ： Translate

这些测试的结果表明，你很有音乐天赋。

The result of these test show that you have an aptitude for music.

natural ability or skill, especially in learning

1. When will one feel that one’s telephone is not a nice number?

2. Why do some people make early calls?

3. Who are most disturbed by persistent callers?

4. What information can a phone directory provide?

5. How does the Post Office monitor a person’s call? What must

the telephone subscriber do to get this service?

6. Is it convenient for a telephone subscriber to go ex-directory?

Would you like to go ex-directory if you had a phone at home?

1. When will one feel that one’s telephone is not a nice number?

2. Why do some people make early calls?

3. Who are most disturbed by persistent callers?

4. What information can a phone directory provide?

5. How does the Post Office monitor a person’s call? What must

the telephone subscriber do to get this service?

6. Is it convenient for a telephone subscriber to go ex-directory?

Would you like to go ex-directory if you had a phone at home?

Text II Extensive Reading Questions

How to Cope With Your Telephone

Text II Practice

Workbook, Page 98, Comprehension

Oral Work

Discuss the following topic, and please give you

reasons:

What do we need,

a simple phone or a sophisticated multi-media device?

You can conclude the advantages /

disadvantages of the two items, and at last,

write a passage to make your idea clear.

Précis Writing

Paragraph Writing-Argument

Letter Writing-Making an Offer

Listening Comprehension

Dictation A

Dictation B

Listening

Key

Key

Listening

At first Dr. Johnson’s secretary didn’t know who was calling.

Dr. Johnson talked to Mr. Burton in his office.

Mr. Burton didn’t repeat Dr. Johnson’s home phone number

on the phone.

The woman was polite while answering the call.

The man apologized for having dialled the wrong number.

Mrs. Smith’s secretary offered to take a message for John Le

e.

John Lee forgot to five the secretary his phone number.

The secretary asked John Lee to repeat his phone number.

Workbook Page 104

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Listening Dictation A

Useful Words and Expressions:

* bitterness n. 痛苦 , 悲伤 , 强烈的 bitter adj. 苦味的 , 辛酸的 , 怀恨的；强烈的 a bitter taste 苦味 a bitter smile 苦笑 bitter tears 辛酸的眼泪* victorious adj. 获胜的 , 胜利的* forgive vt. 原谅 , 饶恕* party n. 一群人* battlefield n. 战场 , 沙场* stirring adj. 激动人心的 a stirring person 活跃的人 a stirring speech 动人的演说* conquer vt. 征服 , 战胜* the Civil War 南北战争

Listening Dictation A

A Guide’s AnswerIn 1861, the Civil War started in the United States between the Northern and the Southern states. The war continued with great bitterness until 1865, when the Northerners were victorious. However, even today, many southerners have not forgotten their defeat, or forgiven the Northerners. A few years ago, a party of American tourists were going round one of the battlefields of the Civil War with a guide who came from one of the southern stat. At each place, the guide told the tourists stirring stories about how a few southern soldiers had conquered powerful forces of Northerners there. At last, one of the tourists, a lady who came from the North, stopped the guide and said to him, “But surely the Northern army must have won at least one victory in the Civil War?”“Not as long as I’m the guide here, madam, ”answered the southern guide. (147 words)

Listening Dictation B

Useful Words and Expressions ：* qualified adj. 有资格的 qualify as a doctor 取得医生资格 qualify for the vote 有选举权 qualify to do sth. 使有资格做某事* ashore adv. 向岸地 , 在岸上地* rocky adj. 多岩石的*on board 到船上 , 在船上* suspect v. 怀疑 , 对……有所觉察 suspect sb. of a crime 怀疑某人犯罪 I suspected her motives. 我怀疑她的动机。* crash n. 碰撞 , 撞击声

Listening Dictation B

A Qualified Pilot

The captain of a small ship had to go along a rocky coast, but he

was unfamiliar with it, so he tried to find a qualified pilot to guide

him. He went ashore in one of the small ports, and a local fisherman

pretended that he was a pilot because he needed some money. The

captain took him on board and asked him where to steer the ship.

After half an hour the captain began to suspect that the fisherman

did not really know what he was doing and where he was going.

“Are you sure you are a qualified pilot?” he asked.

“oh, yes,” answered the fisherman. “I know every rock on this part

of the coast.”

Suddenly there was a terrible crash from under the ship. At once the

fisherman added, “And that’s one of them. "(138 words)