Unit 10Unit 10

Text IText I

““Keep Class 2 Under Your Thumb”Keep Class 2 Under Your Thumb”

fingersfingers

• 1. thumb:

• 2.first finger/ index finger

• 3.the middle [long] finger

• 4.the ring finger

• 5.the little [small] finger

thumbthumb

• be all thumbs/ have ten thumbs• I’m every thumb today.• I’m all thumbs.• thumbs up ( approval or support)• thumbs down (disapproval or rejection)• thumb a lift • be under (one's) thumb • keep sb. under one’s thumb

Group DiscussionGroup Discussion

• 1. What qualities should the governing bear to keep the governed under his thumb?

• 2. What do you expect of your teachers? • 3. What do you expect of your students? • 4. Share with us your experience of

making fun of teachers.• 5. Pick out several small incidents and act

them out.

Main ideaMain idea

• The text is a short narrative piece of writing which vividly and amusingly relates how a young inexperienced stand-in teacher attempts to control a class of unruly boys without success.

• Supporting details:

• young inexperienced teacher—

• a class of unruly boys----

TeacherTeacher

• young inexperienced teacher—• apologized to students who broke the rule• felt invisible,puny• mood being all placatory• crept through the door• shocked, stung and frightened• spoke pleadingly to the students• shouted but nobody paid attention to him• wanted to punish the boys but didn’t know how

StudentsStudents

• a class of unruly boys----

• enormous boys, very noisy

• frightened away one teacher after another

• had no respect for school discipline

• did indefensible things---handle the furniture roughly, desk and chalk wars

• were defiant to the teacher—indifferent to him; skeptically silent; laughing at him

Figures of speechFigures of speech

• simile ( direct comparison of one thing to another by using the word like or as)

• “My love is like a red, red rose.” (Burns) • “So are you to my thoughts as food to life”

(Shakespeare)• a huge thing, like a pocket cudgel (Line 2)• There was, for time , pandemonium, like a big

scene in an opera being played backward on the gramophone.

Figures of speechFigures of speech

• Metaphor: (describes one thing in terms of another thing without using the word like or as, thus making an implicit comparison.)

• a sea of troubles • “All the world's a stage.” (Shakespeare) • She's an angel. • He's a lion in battle. • I was inwardly all white flag. (Line 11)• --- individual desks: doll’s house things that rested

on mountainous knees and swayed from side to side. (Line 17)

Language pointsLanguage points

• 1….a huge thing, like a pocket cudgel

• a pocket knife, a pocket dictionary

• 2.He turned pale at the news.

• The sky was pale blue.

• a pale performance of a melody

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• 3. succession • A.>the act or process of following in order or seq

uence • the succession of the seasons • Reports of victory came in quick succession.• in succession: 接连 , 一个接一个• Many soldiers in succession fell in the attempt.

(相继阵亡）

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• B.>a sequence: series • A succession of accidents spoiled our trip.

• C> succeeds to a title, throne or estate • in succession to继 ...之后 (担任 ), 继位 [任 ]• He was the first in succession to the throne.• He attempted to secure his succession to the offi

ce.

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• 4. substitute: n:• Is tea a satisfactory substitute for coffee?

• v. vt. • substitute sb. /sth. for • substitute A for B• “Only art can substitute for nature• substitute sb. by [with] another 用别人接替某人

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• 5. Get somewhere/nowhere/anywhere• No one quite knew where the class had got in

any subject. • get somewhere: make some progress• The class got somewhere after one year’s study. • get nowhere: make no progress at all • She practiced piano every day but got nowhere.

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• 6. plain• He made it plain that he did not like me. • make one's intention plain

• She wore a plain brown dress. • plain food （清淡的食物）

• plain clothes (便衣）• plain talk （开诚布公的交谈）• be plain with you （坦率）

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• a plain girl• a plain face.

• He a plain fool to act in that way. • This is a plain cheating.

• plain sailing (一帆风顺）• as plain as the day/ daylight / the sun at noonda

y

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• 7. nail down • Let’s nail down the lid of the box.• If the corner of the carpet curls up, nail it down.• We nailed him down to a specific time and place.

( force him to tell)• The investigator nailed down the story by

checking all the facts.(establish clearly)• He nailed down another victory in the golf

tournament. (won)

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• 8. Make out (see, hear or understand with difficulty)

• The numbers are too small, I can’t make them out.

• How is Jane making out in her new job?(going on)

• 9. Trail away (gradually disappear)• His voice trailed away (off) as he saw the look

on her face.

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• 10. Toy with (not consider in a serious way)• We’re toying with the idea of going to Peru next

year.• He toyed nervously with a button on his jacket as

he was speaking.• 11.skeptical (uncertain, doubtful)• Some experts think the economy will improve

soon, but many experts remain skeptical about it.• He listen to me with a skeptical expression.

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• 12. Invisible (hidden, inconspicuous)• The aircraft was designed to be invisible to radar.• It was so foggy that day, even the school gate was

invisible.• Invisible trade; invisible export• 13. Mount (climb, rise)• The temperature mounted into 80s.• The old lady can mount the steps only with difficulty.• The united opposition partied are getting ready to

mount a powerful attack on the government.

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• 14. Negligent (careless, neglectful)• Most people think that the school authorities had b

een negligent in allowing the students to jog on the drive way, which caused the death of many students.

• Not in any case can we be negligent of our duty.• 15. Pleading • Their pleading was flatly refused.• plead guilty ( to a crime) 服罪； plead for mercy 恳求宽恕； plead against sth.反驳，劝人不要做某事； plead with sb.向某人恳求

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• 16. To the core (completely)• He’s a conservative to the core and he was very

proud of it.• The basic lack of government funding is at the c

ore of the problem. （是问题的关键）

Difficult sentencesDifficult sentences

• But the stories of what had happened had been filtering through all day. (Text II)

• ( But throughout the day, the stories of what had happened had been gradually spreading among the people)

Difficult sentencesDifficult sentences

• The class guffawed obligingly. (Text II)• (The class laughed heartily and

accommodatingly.)• Notice the difference among “smile”, “grin”,

“simper”, “giggle” and “guffaw”

Difficult sentencesDifficult sentences

• Colin seethed with anger. (Text II)• Seethe---with 因 ---而激动• （ Colin was seized with fury.)

Difficult sentencesDifficult sentences

Aged fools, yanked out of their retirement bungalows, attempted to through the motion of teaching.

( The elderly teachers were forced to step out of their own houses and tried to teach in a mechanical manner.)

The End!The End!

Thank You!Thank You!