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1、Passage APassage BReturn to MenuReturn to MenuUnit 6Unit 6第1页Passage AThink About ItRead About ItTalk About ItWrite About It第2页1.What attracts you most when you visit a new place?(Open).The people,the scenery,the architectures.Reference:第3页2.Do you think,consciously or unconsciously,that some cultur

2、es are superior or inferior to others?Why?No culture is superior or inferior to any other culture at all because each culture has its own unique features.Reference:第4页3.Can we understand a culture through media channels instead of learning things in person?State your reasons in either case.Yes.We ca

3、n learn a lot about a culture through books,movies,TV programs.No.If you dont experience things in person you can never really understand a culture.Reference:第5页Read About ItLanguage PointsContent AwarenessLanguage Focus第6页The Woman Taxi Driver In CairoHer name is Nagat.I first saw her outside Cairo

4、s airport terminal.A woman taxi driver the only woman,for that matter,among a large crowd of her male counterparts.Do you know what it is like to arrive in a strange city in the middle of the night?Nobody,not even a ray of sunshine is here to greet you.When I walk out of the terminal,I am facing the

5、 crowd of taxi drivers milling about in front of every airport the world over.Here in Cairo,it is large and noisy.“Taxi!”“You want taxi?”I hear all round me.第7页I feel a firm hand holding my left arm.“You want taxi,follow me,”the woman says.She doesnt ask,she simply pulls me through the crowd.I follo

6、w her willingly.There is this moment when a tourist,particularly a woman,simply has to trust someone.We stop at a worn car.It has seen a better day,there are quite a few scrapes on its body,the tires are bald and there is a crack in the windshield.But it is a car for hire,and the woman will personal

7、ly drive me.I breathe a sigh of relief when she puts my bag into the trunk,locks it and gets behind the wheel.“I will drive you,dont worry,”she says.Nagat,as she now explains to me,works as a taxi driver several days and nights a week.She has another job,working in an office,but details of it remain

8、 vague.The little old car is not hers;it belongs to a boss from whom she in turn rents it whenever she can.She has been a driver ever since her husband died some ten years earlier and left her with two teenage kids and her parents to support.第8页She knows every nook and cranny in and around Cairo no

9、easy feat.Cairo with its complex system of streets and lanes,its quarters and markets is like a labyrinth invented by ancient storytellers.Hundreds of mosques many of which are masterpieces of Islamic architecture,old neighborhoods with houses boxed together,huge apartment buildings on the outskirts

10、 and the Nile calmly running through it;all are part of this overcrowded city.With a mild sense of humor around a deep core of understanding of human nature,Nagat takes control of my sightseeing schedule.Every morning punctually at nine oclock,I can depend on seeing her short,solid frame outside the

11、 hotel lobby,her round face turning into a big smile as soon as she sees me coming down the stairs.Most every day,she wears an earth tone-colored Jellaba.Her movements are energetic and she doesnt waste any time.Her determined approach seems to have grown on a bed of economy,on the necessity to get

12、as much done as she possibly can.第9页What becomes clear to me soon as she drives me from museum to pyramid,from one part of town to the opposite,is this:she is a true exception here.Wherever we stop,be it for a cup of tea during a break or upon arriving at a historical site where her male colleagues

13、gather in the parking area everywhere,she is being noticed.Men walk up to her in the car with questioning faces.As she tells me,they all have one question first of all:“Are you a taxi driver?”She then explains in a few short sentences,and I see the mens faces soften,smile and respectfully and kindly

14、 chat with her.This scene repeats itself over and over again.I get the sense that she invites goodwill from the people she meets.第10页Nagat is proud and independent.One day,as I find her waiting outside a museum,she is just taking a spare tire out of the trunk of the taxi.One of the bald tires had fi

15、nally gone flat,and she was going to change it herself.Several curious people gather around her and she receives offers of help but no,she wants no part of that.In her efficient,deliberate manner,she changes the tire,and having done so,washes her hands with bottled water,gets in the taxi and asks“Wh

16、ere to now?”Should you find yourself at Cairos airport,look for Nagat outside the international arrival hall.If you are lucky,you will have a chance to see Cairo through the eyes of a woman taxi driver.第11页for that matterfor that matter a a phrase phrase used used to to show show that that a a state

17、ment statement is is true true in in another situation or can also refer to another personanother situation or can also refer to another personExamplesExamples Im going to quit smoking,and so should you Im going to quit smoking,and so should you for that matterfor that matter.You You oughtnt oughtnt

18、 to to have have spoken spoken like like that that to to Bernards Bernards friends,friends,or to anybody or to anybody for that matterfor that matter.第12页counterpartcounterpart n.n.a a person person or or thing thing which which has has the the same same purpose purpose as as another one in a differ

19、ent place or organizationanother one in a different place or organizationExamplesExamples The The Prime Prime Minister Minister is is to to meet meet his his European European counterpartscounterparts to to discuss the war against drugs.discuss the war against drugs.A A lot lot of of work work shoul

20、d should be be done done before before the the chairman chairman holds holds talks with his talks with his counterpartcounterpart.第13页mill about/aroundmill about/around to move about in a disorderly or confused wayto move about in a disorderly or confused wayExampleExample Crazy ideas Crazy ideas mi

21、lled aroundmilled around in his mind.in his mind.millmilln.n.a machine to crush corn,grain,etc.into floura machine to crush corn,grain,etc.into flourExampleExample The The villages villages grain grain millmill,though though more more than than 50 50 years years old,old,is is still in use.still in u

22、se.第14页reliefrelief n n.a a feeling feeling of of happiness happiness that that something something unpleasant unpleasant has has not happened or has endednot happened or has endedExamplesExamples She She breathed breathed a a sigh sigh of of reliefrelief when when she she found found out out she sh

23、e had had passed her exams.passed her exams.It was such a It was such a reliefrelief to hear that Glen survived the accident.to hear that Glen survived the accident.relieverelieve v.v.to make something unpleasant less strongto make something unpleasant less strongExampleExample The good news The goo

24、d news relievedrelieved my anxiety.my anxiety.第15页nook(s)and cranny(ies)nook(s)and cranny(ies)small spaces,sub-divisions in a location,building,etc.small spaces,sub-divisions in a location,building,etc.ExamplesExamples The The children children searched searched every every nook nook and and crannyc

25、ranny that that might might harbor a frog.harbor a frog.Every Every nook nook and and crannycranny of of this this peaceful peaceful house house held held sweet sweet memories of Rebecca.memories of Rebecca.第16页corecore n n.the central part of somethingthe central part of somethingExamplesExamples T

26、he earths The earths corecore is a hot,molten mix of iron and nickel.is a hot,molten mix of iron and nickel.The The basic basic lack lack of of government government funding funding is is the the corecore of of the the problem.problem.corecore v.v.to remove the core fromto remove the core fromExampl

27、eExample Peel and Peel and corecore the pears before serving them.the pears before serving them.第17页punctuallypunctually advadv.the central part of somethingthe central part of somethingExampleExample The meeting started The meeting started punctuallypunctually at 10:00 a.m.at 10:00 a.m.punctualpunc

28、tualadj.adj.arriving,arriving,doing doing something something or or happening happening at at the the expected,correct timeexpected,correct timeExamplesExamples The meeting was The meeting was punctualpunctual but the attendants were not.but the attendants were not.Our manager is known as a very Our

29、 manager is known as a very punctualpunctual person.person.punctualitypunctualityn.n.being punctualbeing punctualExampleExample The professor does expect The professor does expect punctualitypunctuality from his students.from his students.第18页approachapproach v v.1)1)to deal with(sth)to deal with(st

30、h)ExampleExample We need to find the best way of We need to find the best way of approachingapproaching this problem.this problem.2)2)to come near(er)to come near(er)ExampleExample The total amount raised so far is The total amount raised so far is approachingapproaching$1000.$1000.approachapproach

31、n.n.the the act act of of getting getting nearer;nearer;a a way way or or method method of of doing doing somethingsomethingExamplesExamples The The approachapproach of of Christmas Christmas has has brought brought about about a a shopping shopping boom.boom.We need to adopt a different We need to

32、adopt a different approachapproach to this problem.to this problem.第19页economyeconomy n.n.the the intentional intentional saving saving of of money;money;or or the the saving saving of of time,time,energy,words,etc.energy,words,etc.ExamplesExamples The The new new machines machines can can work work

33、 with with greater greater speed speed and and economyeconomy.Hemingway is known for his Hemingway is known for his economyeconomy of words.of words.第20页softensoften v v.to to(cause(cause to)to)become become soft,soft,gentle,gentle,less less stiff,stiff,or or less less severesevereExampleExample You

34、 can You can softensoften the butter by warming it gently.the butter by warming it gently.ExampleExample Put Put a a spoonful spoonful of of fabric fabric softenersoftener into into the the washing washing machine machine before you rinse the clothes.before you rinse the clothes.softnesssoftnessn.n.

35、being softbeing softExampleExample Our Our fabrics fabrics are are carefully carefully selected selected for for their their softnesssoftness,to to ensure they wont irritate a babys skin.ensure they wont irritate a babys skin.softenersoftener n n.a substance used to make something softa substance us

36、ed to make something soft第21页sparespare adj.adj.not being used,or extra to what is usually needednot being used,or extra to what is usually neededExamplesExamples He didnt have a He didnt have a sparespare tire when he had a flat yesterday.tire when he had a flat yesterday.Fortunately Fortunately sh

37、e she had had a a sparespare key key hidden hidden over over the the door door to to let let her in.her in.第22页efficientefficient adj.adj.working working or or operating operating quickly quickly and and effectively effectively in in an an organized wayorganized wayExamplesExamples The The citys cit

38、ys transport transport system system is is one one of of the the most most efficientefficient in in Europe.Europe.We We need need an an efficientefficient secretary secretary who who can can organize organize the the office office and make it run smoothly.and make it run smoothly.第23页deliberatedelib

39、erate adjadj.1)(often of sth bad)intentional or planned1)(often of sth bad)intentional or plannedExampleExample The The car car crash crash wasnt wasnt an an accident;accident;it it was was a a deliberatedeliberate attempt to kill the witness.attempt to kill the witness.ExampleExample From From her

40、her slow,slow,deliberatedeliberate speech speech I I guessed guessed she she must must be be drunk.drunk.deliberatelydeliberately adv.adv.in an intentional wayin an intentional wayExampleExample Im sure he says these things Im sure he says these things deliberatelydeliberately to annoy me.to annoy m

41、e.2)slowly and usually carefully2)slowly and usually carefullydeliberationdeliberation n.n.an an act act or or process process of of doing doing something something intentionally intentionally or or thoughtfullythoughtfullyExampleExample Slowly Slowly and and with with deliberationdeliberation she s

42、he turned turned to to Jack Jack and and told told him him to get out.to get out.第24页It has seen a better day,.It has seen a better day,.ParaphraseParaphrase ParaphraseParaphraseIt is no longer in good condition,.第25页Her Her determined determined approach approach seems seems to to have have grown g

43、rown on on a a bed bed of of economy,economy,on on the the necessity necessity to to get get as as much much done done as as she she possibly can.possibly can.ParaphraseParaphrase ParaphraseParaphraseHer determined manner seems to have resulted from economic needs and the necessity to accomplish as

44、much as possible.第26页She is a true exception here.She is a true exception here.ParaphraseParaphrase ParaphraseParaphraseShe is quite different from other taxi drivers in this place.第27页I I get get the the sense sense that that she she invites invites goodwill goodwill from from the the people people

45、 she she meets.meets.ParaphraseParaphrase ParaphraseParaphraseI have a feeling that she invokes a friendly reaction from the people she meets.第28页Read and think Exercise 2Exercise 3Exercise 4Content Awareness第29页Ex.2 Work in pairs to perform the following tasks.1.Answer the following questions.1)Whe

46、n did the author arrive in Cairo?_At midnight.第30页Ex.2 Work in pairs to perform the following tasks.1.Answer the following questions.2)Who was the author traveling with?_She was traveling alone.第31页Ex.2 Work in pairs to perform the following tasks.1.Answer the following questions.3)Whats the authors

47、 first impression of Cairo?_It was crowded,large,noisy,第32页Ex.2 Work in pairs to perform the following tasks.2.Use appropriate adjectives to describe this special woman driver in Cairo,and state reasons.AdjectivesReasonsfirmShe doesnt ask,and simply pulls the author through the crowd.She takes contr

48、ol of her sightseeing schedule.Sample:Sample:第33页Ex.2 Work in pairs to perform the following tasks.2.Use appropriate adjectives to describe this special woman driver in Cairo,and state reasons.AdjectivesReasonsfirmShe doesnt ask,and simply pulls the author through the crowd.She takes control of her

49、sightseeing schedule.第34页Ex.2 Work in pairs to perform the following tasks.2.Use appropriate adjectives to describe this special woman driver in Cairo,and state reasons.AdjectivesReasonsfirmShe doesnt ask,and simply pulls the author through the crowd.She takes control of her sightseeing schedule.ind

50、ependent第35页Ex.2 Work in pairs to perform the following tasks.2.Use appropriate adjectives to describe this special woman driver in Cairo,and state reasons.AdjectivesReasonsfirmShe doesnt ask,and simply pulls the author through the crowd.She takes control of her sightseeing schedule.independent She