unit 1 growing up text a writing for myself.ppt

Unit 1 Growing Up
Text A Writing for Myself
Background Information
Grade schools in th .: It is necessary to have some knowledge of grade schools in the .. . students generally go through elementary schools (kindergarten to 5th or sixth grade), middle schools (grade 6-8) or junior high schools (grade 7-9), and high schools (grade 9-12 or 10-12)
What American teachers wear in school: Nowadays, people in the . love to dress casually. Even among panies with a rigid dress code, some now allow employeesnot to wear suits on Fridays. . teachers wear fairly formal clothes to school, but not necessarily suits and ties. Bow ties are considered even more old-fashioned than ties.
Spaghetti and the proper way of eating it: Spaghetti is an Italian thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Usually you put a fork into a plate of spaghetti, turn the fork several times so that spaghetti will wind around the fork, then place the fork into your mouth. It’s impolite to suck.
Words & Expressions
off and on (or on and off): from time to time; now and again; irregularly;- It has been raining on and off for a week. That’s why the clothes feel damp.- As her patient slept soundly during the night, Nurse Betty was able to doze off and on in a bedside chair.
take hold: e established - The idea of one child has taken hold in many Chinese families.- 老****惯是很难摆脱的。这就是为什么你要在****惯养成前戒烟。(Old habits die hard. That’s why you should stop smoking before the habit takes hold.)
bore: vt. make (sb.) feel tired and lose interest- The speaker went on and on, and the audience grew bored by his speech.- Tom Sawyer grew bored with painting the garden fence, so he thought of a way to make others paint for him.Collocation:a crashing bore 讨厌至极的人/事a frightful bore 讨厌得要命的家伙an insufferable bore讨厌得令人无法忍受的人an utter bore 极惹人厌烦的事
associate: vt. join or connect together; connect or bring in the mind- 我们总是把埃及与金字塔联系起来。(We often associate Egypt with pyramids.)- I can’t associate thi