B3_U01_A北京联合大学.ppt

21st Century College English: Book 3;Unit 1: Part A;How many of these idioms do you know? If any of them are unfamiliar to you, hypothesize about what they might mean. Then as you listen to the passage, a) circle the idioms you hear in the dialogue, and b) check to make sure your hypotheses are correct.;love at first sight fall in love make a pass at sb. puppy love flirt with sb. have a crush on sb. lovebirds be head over heels in love sweep sb. off his/her feet ;Man: Do you remember the first time you fell in love? Woman: You mean puppy love, or the real thing? Man: Either one! After all, when you’re going through it, puppy love feels like the real thing. Woman: Let’s see. When I was a sophomore in high school, I had a crush on my biology teacher. Man: A biology teacher, oh my! That was ambitious of you! Did you let him know how you felt? Woman: You mean did I flirt with him or something? No, of course not, I was too shy for that. But I surely worked hard on my biology homework! ;Text A;How I Got Smart By Steve Brody 1 A common misconception among youngsters attending school is that their teachers were child prodigies. Who else but a bookworm, with none of the normal kid’s tendency to play rather than study, would grow up to be a teacher anyway?;2 I’ve tried desperately to explain to my students that the image they have of me as an enthusiastic devotee of books and homework during my adolescence was a bit out of focus. On the contrary, I hated compulsory education with a passion. I could never quite accept the notion of having to go to school while the fish were biting. 3 But in my sophomore year, something beautiful and exciting happened. Cupid aimed his arrow and struck me right in the heart. All at once, I enjoyed going to school, if only to gaze at the lovely face in English II. ;4 My princess sat near the pencil sharpener, and that year I ground up enough pencils to fuel a campfire. Alas, Debbie was far beyond my wildest dreams. We were separated