UNIT 4 WEEPING FOR MY SMOKING DAUGHTER

1. UNIT 4 WEEPING FOR MY SMOKING DAUGHTER 1.1 listening 1.2 speaking 1.3 listening & speaking

2. OBJECTIVES 一 To know about something about generation gap.

3. Listening I Understanding statements Task 1 tobacco unnoticeable chimney poisonous swallow slim quit gain .. in weight stuck

4. be grateful to sb for sth 我们非常感谢你在我们困难是给予的帮助。 1 2 unnoticeable: a. not easily seen or noticed The side-effects of the drug are unnoticeable within a short period of time. 这两种颜色的差别很不容易被看出来。 女孩的脸上露出一丝难以被察觉的微笑。

5. poisonous: a. something that is poisonous will kill a person or make him ill if he takes it into his body or absorbs it poisonous gas All parts of the tree are poisonous, including the fruit. deadly poisonous plants a poisonous lie a woman with a poisonous tongue 3

6. swallow: cause allow(esp. food or drink) to go down the throat He swallowed the food hastily. 食物不经适当咀嚼是很难下咽的。 他把一颗葡萄放进嘴里，然后一口吞下去了。 4

7. slim: 1) thin; not fat I’m trying to get slim. She’s got a lovely slim figure. 2) not thick It’s quite a slim book so it’s not too heavy to carry around in your bag. 3) not as big as one would like or expect There are slim hopes of success. They have only a slim chance of winning. 5

8. Task 2 form self-battering batter get hooked on insecticide self-injury injure heroin be starved of sit by effect work on secondhand

9. batter: hit sb / sth hard and often; damage, break, or cause to lose shape by continual hard use or beating The heavy waves battered the ship to pieces. The ship was battered against the rocks. The storm battered the trees. He kept battering at the door. Your car looks rather battered. 1

10. hooked: a. depending or relying on sth, addicted or used to; accustomed get hooked on computer games Some public clinics are being established in order that people hooked on drugs can receive care. He is hooked on jogging. be hooked on alcohol 2

11. make:if one thing makes another thing, it serves or functions as another thing This hall would make an excellent theatre. Cold tea makes a good drink in summer. Their success makes a good ending to the book. insecticide: a chemical substance used to kill insects agricultural insecticide chemical insecticide spray insecticide on crops 3

12. be starved of: has the sense of suffering because of lacking something other than food People in this region are starved of drinking water. People there refused to pay taxes in order to starve the government of funds. The plant was starved of light and died. The headmaster said the school was being starved of resources. 4

13. Listening & Speaking I Listening, taking notes and retelling 1.Cough medicine 2.a pack and a half 3.No one can say

14. In December 1987, Margaret Gray, a 60-year-old decorator, called her family doctor to complain about a nagging cough. Cough medicine didn't help, and a few weeks later he suggested a chest X ray. The report was a shock: lung cancer. “ I’ve never smoked a cigarette in my life,” says Margaret . But her husband, Edward, had smoked at least a pack and a half a day for the 40 years they were married. The truth was, for most of her life Margaret had been breathing a lot of smoke. Soon after her diagnosis, Margaret had most of her left lung removed. “ No one can say with absolute certainty what caused Margaret’s cancer,” says Mr. David Carr, her doctor. “ But knowing what science has discovered lately about secondhand smoke, I’d say it’s by far the most likely culprit.”

15. The Children Problem Children are said to be “flowers of our Motherland”. In our country, children are taking very good care of. Special laws have been issued to protect children. Thousands of schools have been set up to make education available to all children. The party and the government pay due attention to the growth of children because they represent our bright future. Nowadays, the “one child per family” policy had been practiced all over the country. So far the policy has been showing positive effects. For example, parents have more time and energy to look after their children, and as a result, children become healthier and more intelligent. However, “the one child per family” policy also has some side-effects. For instance, a number of parents have gone too far in raising their children. They try to satisfy every demand of their spoiled kids, thus turning them into “flowers in the nursery” that cannot bear any hardship or difficulty. It is time we should discuss and study the problem of education children.

16. Children flower motherland In take care of laws issue protect Thousands of set up available party&government pay attention to growth because represent Nowadays policy practice So far policy showing effects For example time&energy result healthier&intelligent However policy side-effects For instance have gone too far try satisfy demand thus turn…into nursery bear hardship&difficulty It is time discuss&study

17. According to the following key words, try to retell the story. Children In children Special Thousands The Nowadays So far For parents and children However For instance They thus It

18. II Listening, discussing and role-playing Smoking, which may be a pleasure for some people, is a serious source of discomfort for their fellows. Medical authorities express their concern about the effect of smoking on health not only for those who smoke but also for those who do not. In fact, nonsmokers who must involuntarily breathe the air polluted by tobacco smoke may suffer more than the smokers themselves. As you are no doubt aware, a considerable number of our students have joined in an effort to persuade the university to ban smoking on the campus. I believe they are entirely right in their aim. However, I would hope that it is possible to achieve this by calling on the smokers to use good judgment and show concern for others rather than by regulation. Smoking is forbidden in theaters and in halls for showing films as well as in laboratories where there may be fire danger. Elsewhere, it is up to your good sense. I’m therefore asking you to obey “No Smoking” in auditoriums, classrooms and seminar rooms. This will prove that you have the nonsmoker’s health and well-being in mind, which is very important to a large number of our students.

19. Assignment After class, prepare a five-minute speech based on your understanding of Text A, you will be asked to present your report in the next class.

20. GOOD BYE …

21. Expressing preference and willingness Which do you prefer, A and B? There are A and B ---- do you have a preference? Which seems better, as far as you are concerned? What are your preferences? It’s entirely a matter of preference. I enjoy doing sth more than sth / doing sth. I must say I have a (strong ) preference for sth. sb has a preference for sth. I really find sth more to my taste.