Every 23 Minutes 21st Century College English: Book 3 Unit 6: Part A.

Every 23 MinutesEvery 23 MinutesEvery 23 MinutesEvery 23 Minutes

2121st Century College English: Book 3st Century College English: Book 3

Unit 6: Part AUnit 6: Part AUnit 6: Part AUnit 6: Part A

• Pre-Reading Activities

• Text A: Language Points

• Exercises

• AssignmentAssignment

Unit 6 Part AUnit 6 Part A

Every 23 MinutesEvery 23 Minutes

Pre-Reading ActivitiesPre-Reading Activities

You’re going to hear a radio news report about the death of a You’re going to hear a radio news report about the death of a

student. As you listen to it, you’ll be expected to fill in the student. As you listen to it, you’ll be expected to fill in the

missing information from the chart below. missing information from the chart below.

A)A) Who was involved? Who was involved?

Yohashi Yatsumoto, a student, aged _________Yohashi Yatsumoto, a student, aged _________

Hiro Takeda, ____________, aged ___________Hiro Takeda, ____________, aged ___________

B)B) What happened? _______________ was killed when ______ What happened? _______________ was killed when ______ _____________._____________.

C)C) Where and when? _______________________.Where and when? _______________________.

D)D) Additional details: _______________________________.Additional details: _______________________________.

Check-upCheck-upCheck-upCheck-up


A)A) Who was involved? Who was involved?

Yohashi Yatsumoto, a student, aged _________Yohashi Yatsumoto, a student, aged _________

Hiro Takeda, ____________, aged ___________Hiro Takeda, ____________, aged ___________

B) What happened? _______________ was killed when B) What happened? _______________ was killed when

________________________________________________________________________________________________

______________________.______________________.

C)Where and when?_______________________.C)Where and when?_______________________.

1818

also a studentalso a student also aged 18also aged 18

YatsumotoYatsumoto

Takeda landed on him after leaping from a department store Takeda landed on him after leaping from a department store

roof in a suicide attempt.roof in a suicide attempt.

Yesterday, in Tokyo.Yesterday, in Tokyo.


D) Additional details:_______________________________.D) Additional details:_______________________________.

ScriptScriptScriptScript

• Yatsumoto has just passed his university entranceYatsumoto has just passed his university entrance

exams, and Takeda had failed.exams, and Takeda had failed.

• Yatsumoto was just leaving the department store Yatsumoto was just leaving the department store

after buying a gift for his mother.after buying a gift for his mother.

• Takeda suffered only a broken arm.Takeda suffered only a broken arm.

• Police have not yet decided whether or not to chargePolice have not yet decided whether or not to charge

Takeda with murder.Takeda with murder.


Announcer:Announcer: A Japanese student who had just passed his A Japanese student who had just passed his

university entrance exams was killed yesterday when another university entrance exams was killed yesterday when another

student, who had failed his exams, landed on him after leaping student, who had failed his exams, landed on him after leaping

from the roof of a 14-storey department store in downtown Tokyo. from the roof of a 14-storey department store in downtown Tokyo.

Yohashi Yatsumoto, aged 18, was exiting the department store Yohashi Yatsumoto, aged 18, was exiting the department store

where he’d just bought a gift for his mother, when Hiro Takeda, where he’d just bought a gift for his mother, when Hiro Takeda,

also 18, made the suicide leap that ended in Yatsumoto’s death. also 18, made the suicide leap that ended in Yatsumoto’s death.

Takeda’s arm was broken in the fall but he was otherwise unhurt. Takeda’s arm was broken in the fall but he was otherwise unhurt.

Takeda told reporters that he had decided to commit suicide when Takeda told reporters that he had decided to commit suicide when

he learned he had failed his university entrance exams. Tokyo he learned he had failed his university entrance exams. Tokyo

police have not yet decided whether to charge him with the police have not yet decided whether to charge him with the

murder of Yatsumoto.murder of Yatsumoto.

Text A:

Language PointsLanguage Points

Every 23 minutesEvery 23 minutes

By By Linda WeltnerLinda Weltner

Every 23 minutesEvery 23 minutes

By By Linda WeltnerLinda Weltner

Every 23 MinutesEvery 23 Minutes Linda WelterLinda Welter

11 My husband and I went to a funeral a few weeks ago. My husband and I went to a funeral a few weeks ago. The man we honored had not been ill and will never grow old. He was He was killed in his car on a Sunday night, driving home along a divided killed in his car on a Sunday night, driving home along a divided highway.highway.

22 It was an ordinary evening, It was an ordinary evening, no blacker than any other, when a car blacker than any other, when a car coming in the other direction went out of control, broke through the coming in the other direction went out of control, broke through the guard rail, and hit two other cars before guard rail, and hit two other cars before smashing head on into his. . According to the newspaper, the driver, who was returning from a According to the newspaper, the driver, who was returning from a wedding, seemed puzzled. “I only had two bottles of beer and a wedding, seemed puzzled. “I only had two bottles of beer and a cocktail.” she is reported to have said..” she is reported to have said.


33 A wedding.A wedding.

44 Followed by a funeral.Followed by a funeral.

55 I I wish she could have been there to see all the lives her act has she could have been there to see all the lives her act has

changed forever, the wife, and four children, the extended family, the changed forever, the wife, and four children, the extended family, the

hundreds and hundreds of friends who sat in painful silence, hundreds and hundreds of friends who sat in painful silence,

listening to listening to words which barely touched the depths of their grief..

66 Strange to think that, according to Strange to think that, according to

the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, this happens in , this happens in

America every 23 minutes.America every 23 minutes.


77 Somebody drinks.Somebody drinks.

88 Somebody drives.Somebody drives.

99 Somebody dies.Somebody dies.

1010 And other lives are altered forever, though sometimes the And other lives are altered forever, though sometimes the changes may be invisible to a casual observer. By chance, the day changes may be invisible to a casual observer. By chance, the day before the funeral I ran into a longtime acquaintance while shopping. before the funeral I ran into a longtime acquaintance while shopping. He He commented on my crutches. I asked if he had ever broken his leg. my crutches. I asked if he had ever broken his leg. “Uh, I have a long rod in this thigh,” he said, “from a car accident “Uh, I have a long rod in this thigh,” he said, “from a car accident two weeks after I came back from two weeks after I came back from Vietnam.”.”

1111 “That’s ironic. To leave a war zone and then get injured,” I “That’s ironic. To leave a war zone and then get injured,” I

teased him. “You’re lucky it wasn’t worse.”teased him. “You’re lucky it wasn’t worse.”


1212 “Well, my wife was killed in the crash and so was the wife of the “Well, my wife was killed in the crash and so was the wife of the

driver,” he said uncomfortably. “We were hit by a drunk.”driver,” he said uncomfortably. “We were hit by a drunk.”

1313 I’ve known this man for years, yet suddenly realized there was a I’ve known this man for years, yet suddenly realized there was a

whole whole chapter of his life he’d never mentioned. I asked and of his life he’d never mentioned. I asked and

discovered he’d remained in the hospital seven weeks, and that all discovered he’d remained in the hospital seven weeks, and that all

that time he’d known his wife was dead. that time he’d known his wife was dead.

It was hard to know where to go from there, for there arequestions

you can’t put to someone in a casual conversation — questions like, — questions like,

“How could you bear it?” or “What did you “How could you bear it?” or “What did you do about wanting wanting

revenge?”revenge?”


1414 I wish I knew the answers to those questions. I wish I could offer I wish I knew the answers to those questions. I wish I could offer those answers to the woman who, overwhelmed by grief, could those answers to the woman who, overwhelmed by grief, could barely walk as she followed her husband’s coffin from the church. barely walk as she followed her husband’s coffin from the church.

1515 Every 23 minutes, who dies?Every 23 minutes, who dies?

1616 A mother who will never comfort the child who needs her. A A mother who will never comfort the child who needs her. A woman who will never know how very much her friends depended woman who will never know how very much her friends depended on her. A man whose contributions to his community would have on her. A man whose contributions to his community would have made a difference. A wife whose husband cannot . A wife whose husband cannot picture the future the future without her.without her.



1818

A son who involuntarily abandons abandons his parents in their old age. A A

father who can never acknowledge his children’s accomplishments. father who can never acknowledge his children’s accomplishments.

A daughter who can never take back her angry words. A sister who will A sister who will

never be her sister’s maid of honor.never be her sister’s maid of honor.


2020 A brother who will not be there to hold his newborn niece. A A brother who will not be there to hold his newborn niece. A

friend whose encouragement is gone forever. A bride-to- be who will friend whose encouragement is gone forever. A bride-to- be who will

never say her vows. An aunt whose family will fragment and fall never say her vows. An aunt whose family will fragment and fall

apart.apart.



2222 A child who will never fulfill his early promise. An uncle who A child who will never fulfill his early promise. An uncle who

leaves his children without guidance and support. A grandmother leaves his children without guidance and support. A grandmother

whose husband must now grow old alone. A lover who never had a whose husband must now grow old alone. A lover who never had a

chance to say how much he cared. Every 23 minutes.chance to say how much he cared. Every 23 minutes.

2323 A A void opens. opens.

2424 Someone looks across the table at a vacant chair; climbs into an Someone looks across the table at a vacant chair; climbs into an

empty bed, feels the pain of no voice, no touch, no love. Where there empty bed, feels the pain of no voice, no touch, no love. Where there

was once intimacy and contact, now there is only absence and was once intimacy and contact, now there is only absence and

despair.despair.


2525 Every 23 minutesEvery 23 minutes

2626 A heart breaks.A heart breaks.

2727

Someone’s pain shatters the confines of her body, leaking out in tears, exploding in cries, defying all efforts to soothe the despair.

Sleep offers no escape from the nightmare of awakening. And morning brings only the irreversibility of loss.

2828 Every 23 minutes.Every 23 minutes.

2929 A dream ends.A dream ends.


3030 Someone’s future blurs and Someone’s future blurs and goes blank as anticipation as anticipation fades into

nothingness. The phone will not ring, the car will not pull up to the nothingness. The phone will not ring, the car will not pull up to the

house. house.

The weight of tomorrow becomes unbearable in a world in which all promises have been broken by force.

3131 Every 23 minutesEvery 23 minutes..

3232 Somebody wants to run. Somebody wants to hide.Somebody wants to run. Somebody wants to hide.

3333 Somebody is left with hate. Somebody wants to die.Somebody is left with hate. Somebody wants to die.

3434 And we permit this to go on.And we permit this to go on.

3535 Every 23 minutes. Every 23 minutes.


The man we honoredThe man we honored had not been ill and will never grow had not been ill and will never grow old.old.the man we honoredthe man we honored — — the man to whose funeral we went; the deadthe man to whose funeral we went; the dead

The man had died of neither illness nor old age.The man had died of neither illness nor old age.

Paraphrase ?Paraphrase ?

National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

The National Highway Traffic Safety The National Highway Traffic Safety

Administration (NHTSA) is responsible for reducing Administration (NHTSA) is responsible for reducing

deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting form deaths, injuries and economic losses resulting form

motor vehicle crashes. NHTSA investigates safety motor vehicle crashes. NHTSA investigates safety

defects in motor vehicles, sets and enforces fuel economy defects in motor vehicles, sets and enforces fuel economy

standards, helps states and local communities reduce the standards, helps states and local communities reduce the

threat of drunk drivers, etc. NHTSA also conducts threat of drunk drivers, etc. NHTSA also conducts

research on driver behavior and traffic safety, to research on driver behavior and traffic safety, to

develop the most efficient and effective means of develop the most efficient and effective means of

bringing about safety improvements.bringing about safety improvements.

Text-related informationText-related information

No No is used in front of a comparative adjective to indicate is used in front of a comparative adjective to indicate the level, standard, or size of something, and sometimes the level, standard, or size of something, and sometimes to express surprise, scorn, or admiration.to express surprise, scorn, or admiration.

Example:Example:

Winners of the prize will be notified by post Winners of the prize will be notified by post nono later laterthan 31than 31stst August. August.

He made He made nono fewer than 50 mistakes. fewer than 50 mistakes.

The job was The job was nono better than a common laborer’s. better than a common laborer’s.

CocktailCocktailA cocktail is an iced alcoholic drink which contains A cocktail is an iced alcoholic drink which contains

several ingredients including one or more spirits. There several ingredients including one or more spirits. There

are well over fifty different guesses as to the origin of the are well over fifty different guesses as to the origin of the

word. Some plausible ones include: a deviation from the word. Some plausible ones include: a deviation from the

French coquetier, “an egg cup”, in which the drink was French coquetier, “an egg cup”, in which the drink was

supposedly first served; from coquetel, “a mixed drink supposedly first served; from coquetel, “a mixed drink

of the French Revolution period,” and from a toast to of the French Revolution period,” and from a toast to

that cock which after a cockfight had the most feathers that cock which after a cockfight had the most feathers

left in its tail.left in its tail.


smash head on into hissmash head on into his

— — hit violently against his car front to fronthit violently against his car front to front

head onhead on

—— with the head or front parts meeting violentlywith the head or front parts meeting violently

Example:Example:

The two cars crashed The two cars crashed head onhead on..

The bicycle ran The bicycle ran head onhead on into the lorry. into the lorry.

Vietnam WarVietnam War

The Vietnam War was a military struggle fought in The Vietnam War was a military struggle fought in

Vietnam from 1959 to 1975, involving the North Vietnam from 1959 to 1975, involving the North

Vietnamese and the National Liberation Front (NLF) in Vietnamese and the National Liberation Front (NLF) in

conflict with the United States forces and the South conflict with the United States forces and the South

Vietnamese army.Vietnamese army.

During the conflict, approximately 3 to 4 million During the conflict, approximately 3 to 4 million

Vietnamese on both sides were killed, in addition to Vietnamese on both sides were killed, in addition to

another 1.5 to 2 million Laotians and Cambodians who another 1.5 to 2 million Laotians and Cambodians who

were drawn into the war. More than 58,000 Americans were drawn into the war. More than 58,000 Americans

lost their lives.lost their lives.


The verb The verb wishwish followed by a followed by a thatthat-clause-clause

The verb The verb wishwish can be followed by a can be followed by a thatthat-clause to -clause to express a express a DESIREDESIRE for some situation that is different for some situation that is different from the one that existed or exists in reality.from the one that existed or exists in reality.

□□ wishwish++that-that-clause in the clause in the past perfectpast perfect tense→a particular tense→a particular action in the action in the pastpast..

— — I I wish (that)wish (that) I hadn’t eaten so much. I hadn’t eaten so much.

— — She She wishes (that)wishes (that) she’d never got involved in the whole she’d never got involved in the whole affair.affair.

□□ wishwish++that-that-clause in the clause in the past simplepast simple tense→ expressing tense→ expressing regret about a state or situation that exists at this regret about a state or situation that exists at this moment.moment.

— — I I wish ( that )wish ( that ) I didn’t have to go to work today. I didn’t have to go to work today.

— — I I wish (that )wish (that ) I was / were a bit taller. I was / were a bit taller.

Exercise IX, p. 174Exercise IX, p. 174

1. I’m sorry you told Anne what I said about her. 1. I’m sorry you told Anne what I said about her.

KeyKey

I wish you hadn’t told Anne what I said about her.


2. Julie was sorry she didn’t give Roger the message.2. Julie was sorry she didn’t give Roger the message.

KeyKey

Julie wished she’d given Roger the message.Julie wished she’d given Roger the message.


3. It’s too bad Peter has to leave so early.3. It’s too bad Peter has to leave so early.

KeyKey

I wish Peter didn’t have to leave so early.I wish Peter didn’t have to leave so early.


5. George regretted that he couldn’t attend the meeting.5. George regretted that he couldn’t attend the meeting.

KeyKey

George wished that he’d been able to attend the George wished that he’d been able to attend the meeting./ George wished that he could have attended the meeting./ George wished that he could have attended the meeting.meeting.

AssignmentAssignment

Exercise IX, 4. 6. 7. 8., p.175Exercise IX, 4. 6. 7. 8., p.175

comment oncomment on

—— remark onremark on

Example:Example:

The fans The fans commentedcommented fervently fervently onon the last match. the last match.

The minister refused to The minister refused to comment oncomment on the rumors the rumors about his resignation.about his resignation.

…… words which barely touched the depths of their grief.words which barely touched the depths of their grief.

… … words that were hardly enough to express their deep words that were hardly enough to express their deep grief.grief.

Paraphrase: ?Paraphrase: ?

chapter chapter n.n.

—— a period of time in a person’s life or in historya period of time in a person’s life or in history

Practice:Practice:

Make a sentence with the word Make a sentence with the word “chapter”“chapter”..

Example:Example:

A new and more responsible A new and more responsible chapterchapter or my career as a or my career as a journalist has begun.journalist has begun.

That opened a new That opened a new chapterchapter in the history of in the history of international relations.international relations.

It was hard to know where to go from there, for there are It was hard to know where to go from there, for there are questions you can’t put to someone in a casual questions you can’t put to someone in a casual conversation … conversation …

话说到这儿我就不知道该怎么说下去了话说到这儿我就不知道该怎么说下去了 ,, 因为有些问题你因为有些问题你是没法在一次随意的交谈中向一个人提出的…是没法在一次随意的交谈中向一个人提出的…

Translate into Chinese:Translate into Chinese:

do about (doing) sth.do about (doing) sth.

—— take action about (doing) sth.take action about (doing) sth.

Example:Example:

What can the public What can the public do about improvingdo about improving the the environment?environment?

We shall have to We shall have to do something aboutdo something about our methods if our methods if we are to get any results.we are to get any results.

make a /no/much, etc. difference (to sb./sth.)make a /no/much, etc. difference (to sb./sth.)

—— be important/unimportant/very important, etc. (to be important/unimportant/very important, etc. (to sb./sth.)sb./sth.)

—— have an /no/much, etc. effect (on sb./sth.)have an /no/much, etc. effect (on sb./sth.)

Example:Example:

Whether he comes or not Whether he comes or not makes no differencemakes no difference..

Example:Example:

Your support can Your support can make a differencemake a difference to our project. to our project.

Translate:Translate:

他的演讲对我们学生未来的前途他的演讲对我们学生未来的前途很重要很重要。。KeyKey

His speech His speech makes much difference tomakes much difference to our students our students future career. future career.

picture picture vt.vt.

—— form a mental picture; imagineform a mental picture; imagine

Example:Example:

I can’t I can’t picturepicture the village without the old church. the village without the old church.

He He picturedpictured to himself what it might be like to live on to himself what it might be like to live on the moon.the moon.

A son who involuntarily abandons his parents in A son who involuntarily abandons his parents in their old age.their old age.

A son who, in spite of himself, will not be supporting his A son who, in spite of himself, will not be supporting his parents when they get old.parents when they get old.

Paraphrase: ?Paraphrase: ?

A daughter who can never A daughter who can never take back her angry wordstake back her angry words..

take back one’s wordstake back one’s words

—— admit that something one said was wrong or should admit that something one said was wrong or should not have said itnot have said it

一个永远也不收回气话的女儿。一个永远也不收回气话的女儿。

Example:Example:

Well, I Well, I take back my wordstake back my words about your being selfish. about your being selfish.

Although he knew he had been wrong, he refused to Although he knew he had been wrong, he refused to take back his wordstake back his words..


voidvoid n.n.

—— a feeling of lossa feeling of loss

Example:Example:

His death left a great His death left a great voidvoid in her life. in her life.

She sensed the black She sensed the black voidvoid of despair inside him. of despair inside him.

Translate:Translate:

A void opens.A void opens.

Key:Key:展开了一片空白。展开了一片空白。

Someone’s pain shatters the confines of her body, leaking Someone’s pain shatters the confines of her body, leaking out in tears, exploding in cries, defying all efforts to out in tears, exploding in cries, defying all efforts to soothe the despair.soothe the despair.

某个人的苦痛冲破她躯体的束缚，伴着眼泪流出，随着哭某个人的苦痛冲破她躯体的束缚，伴着眼泪流出，随着哭声迸发，反抗着一切抚慰其绝望心情的努力．声迸发，反抗着一切抚慰其绝望心情的努力．


Sleep offers no escape from the nightmare of awakening. Sleep offers no escape from the nightmare of awakening. And morning brings only the irreversibility of loss.And morning brings only the irreversibility of loss.

Day and night, awake or asleep, they are obsessed with Day and night, awake or asleep, they are obsessed with the painful loss of their loved ones, a loss that will never the painful loss of their loved ones, a loss that will never be made up any day.be made up any day.

Paraphrase ?Paraphrase ?

go blankgo blank

—— become blank become blank

Example:Example:

Her hair was Her hair was goinggoing gray. gray.

The company The company wentwent bankrupt during the crisis. bankrupt during the crisis.

Note:Note:

GoGo can be followed by an adjective that describes the can be followed by an adjective that describes the state or conditions of a person or thing, or changes in that state or conditions of a person or thing, or changes in that state or condition.state or condition.

fade intofade into

—— gradually disappear into or becomegradually disappear into or become

Example:Example:

As evening came, the coastline As evening came, the coastline faded intofaded into darkness. darkness.Day slowly Day slowly faded intofaded into night. night.

The weight of tomorrow become unbearable in a world in The weight of tomorrow become unbearable in a world in which all promises have been broken by force.which all promises have been broken by force.

在一个所有的诺言都被暴力打破的世界里，明天的重负变在一个所有的诺言都被暴力打破的世界里，明天的重负变得使人无法承受得使人无法承受 ..


ExercisesExercises

• ComprehensionComprehension

• Vocabulary

• Listening

ComprehensionComprehension

《读写教程 III 》 : Ex. II, p. 170Ex. II, p. 170《读写教程 III 》 : Ex. II, p. 170Ex. II, p. 170

1.1. Whose funeral did the author go to? How did he die?Whose funeral did the author go to? How did he die?

2.2. What was the cause of the accident?What was the cause of the accident?

Answer the following questions:

The funeral of a friend, who died when a car coming in the The funeral of a friend, who died when a car coming in the other direction broke through the guard rail and smashed other direction broke through the guard rail and smashed head on into his.head on into his.

The driver of the other car was under the influence of The driver of the other car was under the influence of alcohol.alcohol.


3.3. Who does the author wish had attended the funeral? Why?Who does the author wish had attended the funeral? Why?

4.4. What is it that (according to National Highway Traffic What is it that (according to National Highway Traffic Administration) happen in America every 23 minutes?Administration) happen in America every 23 minutes?


The driver who killed her friend. The author would like The driver who killed her friend. The author would like the woman to see for herself how many people’s lives she the woman to see for herself how many people’s lives she affected, and how.affected, and how.

Someone is killed in a highway accident in which one of Someone is killed in a highway accident in which one of the drivers is under the influence of alcohol.the drivers is under the influence of alcohol.


5.5. What is the author’s point in relating the story of the What is the author’s point in relating the story of the Vietnam veteran?Vietnam veteran?

6.6. What is the author’s intention in her series of answers to the What is the author’s intention in her series of answers to the question “who dies”? Why does she keep referring to family question “who dies”? Why does she keep referring to family relationships – mother, son, wife, etc.?relationships – mother, son, wife, etc.?


That death is not the only thing these accidents cause: The That death is not the only thing these accidents cause: The lives of survivors are altered forever.lives of survivors are altered forever.

She wants the reader to feel that the deaths are not just She wants the reader to feel that the deaths are not just statistics, but real people. The use of family terms statistics, but real people. The use of family terms emphasizes the effects of the deaths on survivors.emphasizes the effects of the deaths on survivors.


7.7. Who is the author referring to as someone and somebody in Who is the author referring to as someone and somebody in the last twelve paragraphs?the last twelve paragraphs?

8.8. What does the second-to-last sentence mean? What does it What does the second-to-last sentence mean? What does it imply?imply?


A person who is struggling with grief over the death of a A person who is struggling with grief over the death of a loved one.loved one.

It means:” Society tolerates this very high frequency of It means:” Society tolerates this very high frequency of death caused by drunk driving.” It implies that we can and death caused by drunk driving.” It implies that we can and should take stronger measures to stop drunk driving.should take stronger measures to stop drunk driving.


VocabularyVocabulary

• VocabularyVocabulary

Ex. III Ex. IV

• Vocabulary Power GamesVocabulary Power Games

Ex. VIII


《读写教程 III 》 : Ex. III, p. 170Ex. III, p. 170《读写教程 III 》 : Ex. III, p. 170Ex. III, p. 170

III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the III. Fill in the blanks with the words given below. Change the form where necessary. form where necessary.

injureinjure revengerevenge nightmarenightmare soothesoothe despairdespair

shattershatter leakleak fadefade defydefy fragmentfragment

1.1. When he failed the entrance exam, his ______ drove him When he failed the entrance exam, his ______ drove him to consider suicide. to consider suicide.

☆☆ despair despair

2.2. Their van ran into a taxi but fortunately no one was Their van ran into a taxi but fortunately no one was ______ .______ .

☆☆ injuredinjured


3.3. It would take years for the pain over her divorce to It would take years for the pain over her divorce to ______ away. ______ away.

☆☆ fadefade

4.4. The soldiers vowed to get ______ for their captain’s The soldiers vowed to get ______ for their captain’s death.death.

☆☆ revengerevenge





5.5. Milk baths are a very expensive way to ______ the pain Milk baths are a very expensive way to ______ the pain of minor burns or insect bites.of minor burns or insect bites.

☆☆ soothesoothe

6.6. When his health failed and he had to close his business, it When his health failed and he had to close his business, it ______ all his hopes for his family’s future.______ all his hopes for his family’s future.

☆☆ shatteredshattered





8.8. We need to have the roof repaired — it ______ every We need to have the roof repaired — it ______ every time it rains.time it rains.

☆☆ leaksleaks

☆☆ defieddefied

7.7. The poor man lost his mind after the tragic accident and The poor man lost his mind after the tragic accident and his behavior ______ comprehension.his behavior ______ comprehension.





9.9. The whole trip was a ______ — the motel had lost our The whole trip was a ______ — the motel had lost our reservation, then our car was stolen, and besides that, the reservation, then our car was stolen, and besides that, the weather was terrible.weather was terrible.

☆☆ nightmarenightmare

10.10. I had a very strange dream last night, but only remember I had a very strange dream last night, but only remember a few ______ of it.a few ______ of it.

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《读写教程 III 》 : Ex. IV, p. 171Ex. IV, p. 171《读写教程 III 》 : Ex. IV, p. 171Ex. IV, p. 171


IV. Rescue these sentences! Our underachieving student IV. Rescue these sentences! Our underachieving student tried to use an expression from the text in each of the tried to use an expression from the text in each of the sentences below, but he got all the prepositions or adverbs sentences below, but he got all the prepositions or adverbs mixed up — and he’s made other mistakes as well. Correct all mixed up — and he’s made other mistakes as well. Correct all the sentences, using expressions from the text, then put the sentences, using expressions from the text, then put definitions of the corrected expressions in the space definitions of the corrected expressions in the space provided.provided.


1.1. The actress refused The actress refused commentingcommenting to the story that she was to the story that she was planning to marry.planning to marry.

correct form: _______ definitions: _______correct form: _______ definitions: _______

to comment on;to comment on;

to express her feelings about; to make a statement to express her feelings about; to make a statement aboutabout


2.2. The car The car went beyond the controlswent beyond the controls and and splashed head ontosplashed head onto a tree. a tree.

correct form: ______ definitions: _______correct form: ______ definitions: _______

correct form: ______ definitions: _______correct form: ______ definitions: _______

went out of control;went out of control; became impossible to restrainbecame impossible to restrain

smashed head on into;smashed head on into; collided with, front-end firstcollided with, front-end first


3.3. Have you done something strange again? A police car has Have you done something strange again? A police car has just just pulled in the front bypulled in the front by our house. our house.


pulled up in front of;pulled up in front of;

came to a stop ( in a car ) just outsidecame to a stop ( in a car ) just outside


4.4. I’m sorry your aunt was offended, but I’m not going to I’m sorry your aunt was offended, but I’m not going to take over that I saidtake over that I said..


take back what I said;take back what I said;

change or deny my earlier statementchange or deny my earlier statement


5.5. I got this job completely I got this job completely as a chanceas a chance — I was in the right — I was in the right place at the right time.place at the right time.


by chance;by chance;

unexpectedly, without planning or preparingunexpectedly, without planning or preparing


Vocabulary Power GamesVocabulary Power Games

《读写教程 III 》 : Ex.V, p. 172Ex.V, p. 172《读写教程 III 》 : Ex.V, p. 172Ex.V, p. 172

V. Use the words and phrases in the box V. Use the words and phrases in the box —— and your and your imaginational! imaginational! — to brief complete the thoughts below. You — to brief complete the thoughts below. You don’t have to use all the words, and your answer can be more don’t have to use all the words, and your answer can be more than one sentence, but make sure you include at least one of than one sentence, but make sure you include at least one of them in each sentence you produce.them in each sentence you produce.


make a/any differencemake a/any difference go blankgo blank beerbeerdrunkdrunk funeralfuneral guidanceguidance rodrod

maid intimatemaid intimate soothesoothe thighthighzone nightmarezone nightmare revengerevenge

fadefade shattershatter

1.1. One way to stop people from driving after drinking One way to stop people from driving after drinking would be … would be …


2.2. Someone who causes an accident in which someone else Someone who causes an accident in which someone else dies …dies …


make a/any differencemake a/any difference go blankgo blank beerbeerdrunkdrunk funeralfuneral guidanceguidance rodrod

maid intimatemaid intimate soothesoothe thighthighzone nightmarezone nightmare revengerevenge



3.3. When a life ends suddenly …When a life ends suddenly …


make a/any differencemake a/any difference go blankgo blank beerbeerdrunk drunk funeralfuneral guidanceguidance rodrod

maid intimatemaid intimate soothesoothethighthigh zone nightmarezone nightmare revengerevenge


ListeningListening

《听说教程 III 》 Part 2.2, p. 72Part 2.2, p. 72《听说教程 III 》 Part 2.2, p. 72Part 2.2, p. 72

ListeningListening

Pre-listening Activity:Pre-listening Activity: You may want to know the You may want to know the following words following words before listening.before listening.

deprivedeprive

fatalfatal

a bunch ofa bunch of

devastatedevastate

剥夺剥夺

致命的致命的

一串一串

破坏破坏

ListeningListening

Directions:Directions: Listen to the following conversation twice and then Listen to the following conversation twice and then answer some questions.answer some questions.

1.1. What did the flight attendant ask the passenger to do? Why?What did the flight attendant ask the passenger to do? Why?

2.2. How did the passenger respond to the flight attendant’s advice?How did the passenger respond to the flight attendant’s advice?

3.3. Did the flight attendant do as the passenger asked? Why or why Did the flight attendant do as the passenger asked? Why or why

not?not?

4.4. What did the passenger complain about?What did the passenger complain about?

5.5. What did the flight attendant say about smoking to the What did the flight attendant say about smoking to the

passenger?passenger?

6.6. What did the passenger think of drinking and smoking?What did the passenger think of drinking and smoking?ScriptScriptScriptScript

B: Do you know how many deaths, how much disease and how B: Do you know how many deaths, how much disease and how much human misery is caused by the abuse of alcohol?much human misery is caused by the abuse of alcohol?

A: But … A: But …

B: B: How many times have you heard about a person going out How many times have you heard about a person going out for a few cigarettes, then going home, losing control and for a few cigarettes, then going home, losing control and beating his wife and children, hm? How many fatal auto beating his wife and children, hm? How many fatal auto accidents do you think are caused by someone driving after accidents do you think are caused by someone driving after smoking a cigarette or two?smoking a cigarette or two?

A: A: But I …But I …

B: B: Alcohol is much more devastating social problem than Alcohol is much more devastating social problem than tobacco!tobacco!

A: A: But sir, I don’t make the airline policies, I just enforce them. But sir, I don’t make the airline policies, I just enforce them. And I do have to ask you to put out your cigarette.And I do have to ask you to put out your cigarette.

B: B: Okay, fine. I’m done with anyway. Okay, fine. I’m done with anyway.

A = a flight attendant A = a flight attendant B = a male passengerB = a male passenger

A: A: Excuse me, sir, but I have to ask you to put out your Excuse me, sir, but I have to ask you to put out your cigarette. This is a non-smoking flight.cigarette. This is a non-smoking flight.

B: B: Okay, sure! But in that case I’ll have to ask you to move me Okay, sure! But in that case I’ll have to ask you to move me to a seat in the non-drinking section of the plane.to a seat in the non-drinking section of the plane.

A: A: The non-drinking section? Sorry, sir, but we don’t have any The non-drinking section? Sorry, sir, but we don’t have any non-drinking section.non-drinking section.

B: B: Oh? Well, that isn’t very logical, is it? You expect me to Oh? Well, that isn’t very logical, is it? You expect me to deprive myself of the simple pleasure of a cigarette, but at deprive myself of the simple pleasure of a cigarette, but at the same time you force me to sit amid a bunch of drunks?!the same time you force me to sit amid a bunch of drunks?!

A: A: But sir, the smoke from your cigarette might bother other But sir, the smoke from your cigarette might bother other passengers. Besides, it’s bad for everyone’s health.passengers. Besides, it’s bad for everyone’s health.

B: B: I see. You think drinking alcohol is good for people’s health?I see. You think drinking alcohol is good for people’s health?

A: A: Well, no, but …Well, no, but …

ListeningListening

1.1. Review Text AReview Text A

2.2. Do exercises:Do exercises:

•• ClozeCloze (Ex. X, p. 175)(Ex. X, p. 175)

•• Translation Translation (Ex. XI & XII, p. 176)(Ex. XI & XII, p. 176)

3.3. Structured WritingStructured Writing (p. 180)(p. 180)

AssignmentAssignmentAssignmentAssignment

Every 23 Minutes 21st Century College English: Book 3 Unit 6: Part A.

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