1、Unit 2 Language and Culture Digging in Comprehension&Vocabulary Focus Period 2ReviewDictation on words and expressions of Reading A and write out the Chinese equivalents 1.confusing adj.2.Mexican n.3.soil n.4.Spanish n.5.immediate adj.6.confusion n.7.embarrassment n.8.torn adj.9.pleasant n.10.delive
2、r adj.难以理解的难以理解的墨西哥人墨西哥人国土；领土国土；领土西班牙语西班牙语立即的，立刻的立即的，立刻的困惑；不确定困惑；不确定窘迫；难堪窘迫；难堪左右为难左右为难令人愉悦的令人愉悦的递送；传送递送；传送ReviewDictation on paragraph 4 of Reading A This experience _ until years later when I came back to live in Mexico.I discovered that understanding“ahorita”took not _ ,but rather _.When someone f
3、rom Mexico says“ahorita,”it should almost never be taken _;its meaning changes greatly _.As a _ told me,“Ahorita could mean tomorrow,in an hour,within five years or never.”It is even used as a polite way of saying“no,thanks”when _.ReviewMatch the words with the definitions given.the responsibility f
4、or sth.wrong that has happened;the way that you think and feel about sb./sth.very suddenly and to a very great and often surprising degreea formal arrangement to meet or visit sb.at a particular time;in a way that is strange or amusing because it is very different from what you expectto suddenly fee
5、l frightened so that you cannot think clearly and you say or do sth.stupid,dangerous,etc.ironically,fault,appointment,dramatically,panic,attitude ReviewMatch the words and phrases with the synonyms.1.signal2.set foot on3.obviously4.context5.deliverA.conditionsB.hand overC.signD.clearlyE.arrive at1._
6、 2._ 3._ 4._ 5._ Digging in I.Below is an outline of the passage you have just read.Complete the dargram with information from the text.SettingTime _Place _ in MexicoCharacter(s)_ ComprehensionDigging in I.Below is an outline of the passage you have just read.Complete the dargram with information fr
7、om the text.BeginningThe author asked a local ice-cream seller for an ice-cream,and the seller answered _ DevelopmentThe author then waited because _,However,half an hour later,when she asked again,the ice-cream seller felt _ ComprehensionDigging in I.Below is an outline of the passage you have just
8、 read.Complete the dargram with information from the text.ClimaxThe author was torn and _ EndThe author left the shop after a long time.The seller looked _ MessageUnderstanding“ahorita”took not a fluency in the language,but rather _ ComprehensionII.Answer the questions.1.What did“ahorita”mean to the
9、 author?What might the ice-cream seller mean by saying“ahorita”?The author thought it meant“right now”.The ice-cream seller might mean“the ice-cream is sold out”.Digging in ComprehensionII.Answer the questions.2.What did the author suggest by saying“I was torn”(line 12)?The author suggested that he
10、was caught between a delimna to leave or to keep waiting.Digging in ComprehensionII.Answer the questions.3.What didnt the author worry so much about being late after moving to Mexico years later?Because she discovered that the Mexican attitude towards time is rather loose,just like the“Ahorita Time”
11、which makes you always live in“right now”and never be late.Digging in ComprehensionII.Answer the questions.4.Do you think Spanish people would meann the same as mexicans when they say“ahorita”?Why or why not?I think Spanish people may not mean the same as the Mexicans when they say“ahorita”because t
12、he context changes from Mexico to Spain.Digging in Comprehension This is a story about how a foreigner got confused about a Mexican word even she could speak fluent Spanish.It happened when she 1 _ Mexican soil for the first time.She asked an ice-cream seller for an ice-cream,and he said“ahorita.”Sh
13、e thought it would _ immediately because the word can be directly translated to“right now.”But she waited for half an hour and still no ice-cream came.When she asked the seller about it,he said“ahorita”again,withI.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words and expressions to co
14、mplete the passage.Vocabulary FocusDigging inconfusiondeliverreflectionrefuse an offercontextset foot onsignaltorn his face showing 3 _.She felt _ between waiting and walking away.Finally,she had to go home,so she _ to the seller that she could not wait any longer.Years later back in Mexico,she came
15、 to realise that the meaning of“ahorita”changes according to its _.It could mean“tomorrow,”“within five years,”“never”or even“no,thanks”when one wants to _.“Ahorita Time”is _ of different cultureal understandings of time.That is,understanding“ahorita”takes not a fluency in the language,but a fluency
16、 in the culture.Vocabulary FocusDigging inconfusiondeliverreflectionrefuse an offercontextset foot onsignaltorn 1.Read the sentence and rewrite it with the opposites of the underlined words without changing the meaning.II Word Formation:PrefixesDigging inA prefix is a letter or a group of letters ad
17、ded to the beginning of a word to indicate or modify its meaning.Waiting longer was_,but I felt it wasnt _ to walk away.Waiting longer wasnt pleasant,but I felt it was impolite to walk away.II Word Formation:PrefixesDigging inPrefixWordWord with a Prefixpoliteimpoliteexpensiveinexpensivefortunateunf
18、ortunateun-foldunfolddis-appeardisappeardis-advantagedisadvantagemis-understanding misunderstandingcross-culturalcross-culturalen-richenrichpre-viewpreviewco-operationcooperationnegative,verb prefix negative,adj.prefix negative,noun prefix en,verb prefix;pre,v.&n.prefix 跨越跨越;v.&n.prefix;合作合作;v.&n.pr
19、efix;2.Add a prefix in the left box to a word in the right box to make a new word.Fill in the blanks with the new wordsII Word Formation:PrefixesDigging in Culture shock refers to a sense of confusion or 1 _ with feelings of anxiety when people are introduced to a foreign environment.If you are a(n)
20、2 _ student experiencing culture shock,here are some tips that may help:Prefix:cross-,en-,mis-,inter-,un-,co-,tele-Word:cultural,understanding,phone,able,certainty,operation,nationalII Word Formation:PrefixesDigging in Research the host countrys culture and build up 3 _ awareness.Look for activities
21、 that 4 _ you to interact with other students who share your interests.Stay calm when some 5 _ occurs and reach out for help if necessary.Keep in touch with your family and friends via email,video chat or 6 _.Value 7_ and prepare to work with other students.Prefix:cross-,en-,mis-,inter-,un-,co-,tele
22、-Word:cultural,understanding,phone,able,certainty,operation,nationalIII.Word Formation:Prefixes&SuffixesSuffixA suffix is a letter or a group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word.Digging inA prefix is a letter or a group of letters added to the beginning of a word to indicate or
23、modify its meaning.PrefixPrefixes and SuffixesPrefix and suffix help to enlarge the vocabulary and enrich our exprssions.For example,3.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words given below.Digging increative,fluent,relate,confuse,distant,limitation,comfort,deliver,genuine,culture,In
24、 _ communication,a _ in the language may _ confusion and embarrassment,_ the reach of conversation.But a _ in the culture would also prevent the _ of message between people.For example,in Canada,people use“metro”when they speak of“underground”or“subway”,while“Subway”is a famous local fast food chain
25、 store.III.Word Formation:Prefixes&Suffixes3.Fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the words given below.creative,fluent,relate,confuse,distant,limitation,comfort,deliver,genuine,culture,You see,“Subway”and“metro”are totally _ at all.So when a Britishman asks about the subway,he might be
26、directed to the“Subway”._ speaking,the geographical _ may change the language use greatly,which may cause a _ to people when they think they are speaking the same language.III.Word Formation:Prefixes&SuffixesDigging inLink to CEEPS I.Make the best choice from A,B,C,and D.CEEPS:The College Entrance E
27、xamination Papers of Shanghai 2019 1.She began to offer me her clothes,for a price.Impressed by these _ things,which looked simply gorgeous to a little girl who had only two dresses to wear to school,I bought a few.Until my mother asked me if I really wanted to work for castoffs.So I learned to say“
28、No,thank you”to a _ sweater offered for a quarter of a weeks pay.A.torn;fainted B.worn;faded C.exhausted;old D.ragged;shabbyLink to CEEPS I.Make the best choice from A,B,C,and D.CEEPS:The College Entrance Examination Papers of Shanghai 2019 What are the difference between“worn”and“torn”?“Torn”means“
29、unable to choose between two things,people or feelings”,while“worn”means“damaged and shabby as a result of much use”.And“fade”here means“lose or cause to lose colour or brightness”.So the right choice is B.Right.The worn clothes are old and shabby,but not ragged;and the color faded but not fainted.L
30、ink to CEEPS I.Make the best choice from A,B,C,and D.CEEPS:The College Entrance Examination Papers of Shanghai 2018 2.Finally,an attractive quality when job-hunting is a great _ towards potential job.Young job seekers are known to be _ because they have been praised for everything they have done.But
31、 they must realize that the employment market is about how an employee will be a good fit for a company,not the other way around.A.responsibility;overproud B.independence;overactiveC.appointment;overconfident D.attitude;overconfidentLink to CEEPS I.Make the best choice from A,B,C,and D.CEEPS:The Col
32、lege Entrance Examination Papers of Shanghai 2018 I think both“responsibility”and“attitude”are fit for the first blank.I agree.Independence is a good quality but it does not fit in with the context here.So we choose D.How to translate“a great attitude toward potential job”?And“overconfident”is more
33、appropriate than“overproud”to describe young job seeks.一个良好的心态来对待所求职位一个良好的心态来对待所求职位Link to CEEPS I.Make the best choice from A,B,C,and D.CEEPS:The College Entrance Examination Papers of Shanghai 2019 3.We have this ability to understand other people so remarkably that their victories _ become ours.O
34、ur testosterone exactly responds to their victory.The more we follow a team,the deeper the bond becomes.A.literally B.ironically C.obviously D.dramaticallyLink to CEEPS I.Make the best choice from A,B,C,and D.CEEPS:The College Entrance Examination Papers of Shanghai 2019 I will cross out“ironically”
35、and“dramatically”.I agree.They do not fit in with the context here.I think“literally”here means“truely”,“actually”,not in the sense of“按照字面意思来说按照字面意思来说”Whats the difference between“literally”and“obviously”And the tone of“obviously”is insincere.Link to CEEPS CEEPS:The College Entrance Examination Pap
36、ers of Shanghai 2018 1.While 78%of parents said they believed they were good screen time role models,the study found a _(connect)between their behaviour and their perception of their behaviour.II.Fill in the blanks,using the appropriate form of the given words.2.A psychology professor at San Diego S
37、tate University is the author of the book iGen:Why Todays Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious,More Tolerant,Less Happy and Completely _(prepare)for Adulthood.”SummaryWhat have we learnt today?Reviewing the vocabulary of Reading A;Exercises on prefixing and suffixing Digging in the message of the story of“Ahorita Time”;Digging in the key vocabulary;Word Formation:prefixes Link to CEEPS HomeworkPreview the following sentence patterns on page 24.
