全新版大学英语综合教程第一册2市公开课金奖市赛课一等奖课件.pptx

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Watch&DiscussI.Pre-ReadingTaskListentotherecordingtwoorthreetimesandthenthinkoverthefollowingquestions:1.HaveyoueverheardofDionneWarwick?Haveyouhappenedtohearhersing?2.Whatdoesafairweatherfriendmean?3.WhatdoesDionneWarwickthinkfriendsarefor?4.Doesthesonggiveyouanyideaofwhatthestoriesinthisunitwillbeabout?IITextanalysis
TextAHowdoyoufeelwhenoldfriendsarefaraway?Doyoumakeanefforttokeepintouch?Sometimesitiseasytoputoffwritingaletter,thinkingthattherewillbeplentyoftimetomorrow.Butthensometimes,asthisstoryshows,weleaveittoolate.Perhapsreadingitwillmakeyouwanttoreachforyourpen.ALLTHECABBIEHADWASALETTERFosterFurcoloHemusthavebeencompletelylostinsomethinghewasreadingbecauseIhadtotaponthewindshieldtogethisattention."Isyourcabavailable?"Iaskedwhenhefinallylookedupatme.Henodded,thensaidapologeticallyasIsettledintothebackseat,"I'msorry,butIwasreadingaletter."Hesoundedasifhehadacoldorsomething."I'minnohurry,"Itoldhim."Goaheadandfinishyourletter."Heshookhishead."I'vereaditseveraltimesalready.IguessIalmostknowitbyheart.""Lettersfromhomealwaysmeanalot,"Isaid."AtleasttheydowithmebecauseI'montheroadsomuch."Then,estimatingthathewas60or70yearsold,Iguessed:"Fromachildormaybeagrandchild?""Thisisn'tfamily,"hereplied."Although,"hewenton,"cometothinkofit",itmightjustaswellhavebeenfamily.OldEdwasmyoldestfriend.Infact,weusedtocalleachother'OldFriend'—whenwe'dmeet,thatis.I'mnotmuchofahandatwriting.""Idon'tthinkanyofuskeepupourcorrespondencetoowell,"Isaid."IknowIdon't.ButItakeithe'ssomeoneyou'veknownquiteawhile?""Allmylife,practically.Wewerekidstogether,sowegowayback.""Wenttoschooltogether?""Allthewaythroughhighschool.Wewereinthesameclass,infact,throughbothgradeandhighschool.""Therearenottoomanypeoplewho'vehadsuchalongfriendship,"Isaid."Actually,"thedriverwenton,"Ihadn'tseenhimmorethanonceortwiceayearoverthepast25or30yearsbecauseImovedawayfromtheoldneighborhoodandyoukindoflosetoucheventhoughyouneverforget.Hewasagreatguy.""Yousaid'was'.Doesthatmean