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Book 6 Unit 1
Unit One
I. Lead-in
Movie Clip
Watch the following video and then do the exercise. You can find the interpretation of some words and phrases in \
Book 6 Unit 1.mp4 (00:00 – 02:33)
Script
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See?
So this is where the tree went. What? Interesting.
What's so interesting?
These branches don't have a single leaf. You know, I noticed that, too.
Jack. Look at the tree and say something. Say what? What's so funny?
This is amazing. Don't you see?
Hey, you know, it almost seems like every time I say something, some of the ... Hello? Hel ... lo! I want my baby back, baby back, baby back. I want my baby back, baby back ribs. Shit! Hey, how are you doing this?
Me? I'm doing nothing. You and this tree are now connected. Connected?
It seems like all your talking is making you sick. Hey, my talking is not making me sick.
Oh, really? What happens when a tree loses all its leaves, Jack?
So what are you trying to say, Sinja?
It's obvious to me. The more you talk, the more leaves fall, the sicker you get. The sicker I get? So what happens if all the leaves fall off the tree? That usually means the tree is dead.
Hey, wait a second. Hold on a second. You're telling me that you think whatever happens to the tree happens to me? Yes.
So I could die.
Yes, but you would die in the most amazing way possible. I could die?
Or someone could turn you into a coffee table.
Hey, Sinja, you know, you're a real funny dude to stand here making jokes when my life is being controlled by this magic tree. How many leaves do you think are left on this tree? A thousand.
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- So what I got? A thousand words left?
- Now you have 993. One word, one leaf. (From A Thousand Words)
Word Bank
dude:
an informal form of address for a man 伙计、哥们
Exercise
1. It is interesting that Jack and the tree _________________.
A. can communicate C. come from the same place
B. are of the same age D. are connected
2. At the end of the conversation, Jack has ___________ words to say before he dies. A. 993 B. 995 C. 997
D. 1,000
Key: 1. D 2. A
Inspirational Quotes
When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Discussion
If you are to describe your campus life in only one word, what is it? Then tell us why you choose that particular word.
II. Text I
Pre-reading Questions
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1. You may have kept in your memory some words, phrases or even whole sentences that are of great wisdom and can serve as guidelines in your life. Share them with your classmates and discuss their value.
2. The two words that, as the author of the text suggests, should be avoided are \
two be remembered are \
the author intends to convey to the reader with such a suggestion?
General Reading
I. Judge which of the following best states the purpose of the article. A. To explain how Freud's psychotherapy works.
B. To demonstrate the power of positive thinking.
C. To call attention to the importance of the choice of words.
Key: B
II. Judge whether the following statements are true or false.
1. That wintry afternoon, the author was in a bad mood and he happened to meet an old friend of his in a French restaurant in Manhattan.
2. The Old Man asked the author to go to his office because he thought that the office was a better place than the restaurant for their talk.
3. The three speakers on the tape had all been unfavorably affected by what had happened to them.
4. In the Old Man's opinion, it was a bad way of thinking always to regret what one had done or had not done.
Key: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T
Background Notes
1. Manhattan, an island near the mouth of the Hudson River, is a borough of New York City, in
southeastern New York State, U.S.A. Commercial and cultural heart of the city, Manhattan is
the site of the Metropolitan Opera House, Carnegie Hall, the City Center of Music and Drama, and numerous other music institutions.
2. Sigmund Freud (1856–1939) is an Austrian physician and the founder of psychoanalysis.
Freud explored the workings of the human mind and developed psychoanalysis as a therapeutic technique to treat neurosis or mental disturbances.
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Text Study Text
Two Words to Avoid, Two to Remember
Arthur Gordon
1 Nothing in life is more exciting and rewarding than the sudden flash of insight that leaves you a changed person — not only changed, but changed for the better. Such moments are rare, certainly, but they come to all of us. Sometimes from a book, a sermon, a line of poetry. Sometimes from a friend ...
2 That wintry afternoon in Manhattan, waiting in the little French restaurant, I was feeling frustrated and depressed. Because of several miscalculations on my part, a project of considerable importance in my life had fallen through. Even the prospect of seeing a dear friend (the Old Man, as I privately and affectionately thought of him) failed to cheer me as it usually did. I sat there frowning at the checkered tablecloth, chewing the bitter cud of hindsight.
3 He came across the street, finally, muffled in his ancient overcoat, shapeless felt hat pulled down over his bald head, looking more like an energetic gnome than an eminent psychiatrist. His offices were nearby; I knew he had just left his last patient of the day. He was close to 80, but he still carried a full case load, still acted as director of a large foundation, still loved to escape to the golf course whenever he could.
4 By the time he came over and sat beside me, the waiter had brought his invariable bottle of ale. I had not seen him for several months, but he seemed as indestructible as ever. \man,\
5 I had long since ceased to be surprised at his perceptiveness. So I proceeded to tell him, at some length, just what was bothering me. With a kind of melancholy pride, I tried to be very honest. I blamed no one else for my disappointment, only myself. I analyzed the whole thing, all the bad judgments, the false moves. I went on for perhaps 15 minutes, while the Old Man sipped his ale in silence.
6 When I finished, he put down his glass. \7 \our office? Did you forget something?\
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