当代研究生英语课件U9TextA.pptVIP

Unit 9 Content  Key to Lead-in questions 1) Marriage may break, and families may be fractured. 2) The drug addict may live a worthless or aimless life. They may commit crime or commit suicide. 3) Some of the common drug-related crimes include stealing, robbery, even killing for money. 4) Crime rate may increase. Social security is seriously threatened. Children may become orphans. Key to Lead-in questions 5) There are social causes and psychological causes for drug addiction. Possible causes: temptation from other drug users, frustrations in life, broken family relationships, pressure from work, etc. 6) One possible step to fight against drug abuse: health education to increase people’s awareness of the harm of drug abuse. Main Idea First reading: Scan the text and try to catch the main idea. The following words are for your reference to organize the idea: stories; decent people; dream destroyed; turn to cocaine; psychological problems; addicted; lifelong struggle. Text Study Para. 1-3 A Dream Destroyed 1 Stan Belin was born in the 1930s to an urban family locked in the grip of the Great Depression. His was a fractured family, one in which his parents fought constantly. “I lived with a feeling of impending doom,” he says. This fear drove him to be a model child. 2 Stan has a vivid memory of once leaning against a bridge railing as a boy and gazing at a handsome party boat passing below. He could see people on deck enjoying their outing. It was a scene of comfort and luxury he could hardly have imagined. That mental picture influenced the boy’s idea of success. His goals became money, power, and prestige. 3 Stan did well in school. He found his greatest academic success in his science courses. But he lacked the confidence to pursue a medical career and turned to dentistry as a quicker route to his life’s goals. Para. 4-6 4 He married a young woman he had known since high school, and for over 20 years Stan and Jane lived a