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1、Passage APassage BReturn to MenuReturn to MenuUnit 5Unit 5Passage AThink About ItRead About ItTalk About ItWrite About It1.1.When When you you are are in in trouble,trouble,what what do do you you think think is is the the best best way way to to ask ask for help?for help?Open.Reference:Reference:2.
2、2.What What did did the the author author do do when when he he was was in in trouble trouble and and there there was was nobody around to help him?nobody around to help him?He called“Information,please”on the phone and talked to Sally.Reference:Reference:Read About ItLanguage PointsContent Awarenes
3、sLanguage FocusInformation,PleaseInformation,PleaseWhen I was quite young,I discovered that somewhere inside the telephone lived an amazing person “Information,please”and there was nothing she did not know.My first personal experience with this person came one day while my mother was out.Amusing mys
4、elf at the tool bench,I hit my finger with a hammer.The pain was terrible,but there was no one home to give me any sympathy.I walked around the house sucking my pounding finger,finally arriving at the telephone!Quickly,I unhooked the receiver and held it to my ear.“Information,please,”I said into th
5、e mouthpiece.After a click or two,a small clear voice spoke into my ear.“Information.”“I hurt my finger.”I wept loudly.The tears came readily enough,now that I had an audience.“Isnt your mother home?”“Nobodys home but me,”I cried.“Are you bleeding?”“No,I hit my finger with the hammer and it hurts.”“
6、Can you open your icebox?”she asked.I said I could.“Then chip off a little piece of ice and hold it to your finger.”After that,I called“Information,please”for everything.I asked her for help with my geography or with my math.When my pet canary died,I told“Information,please”the sad story.She tried t
7、o soothe me.But I was not consoled.I asked her,“Why is it that birds should sing so beautifully and bring joy to all families,only to end up as a heap of feathers on the bottom of a cage?”She must have sensed my deep concern,for she said quietly,“Paul,always remember that there are other worlds to s
8、ing in.”Somehow I felt better.Another day I was on the telephone,“How do you spell grateful?”All this took place in a small town in the Pacific Northwest.When I was 9,we moved to Boston.As I grew into my teens,the memories of those childhood conversations never really left me.I appreciated now how p
9、atient,understanding,and kind she was to have spent her time on a little boy.A few years later,on my way to college,my plane put down in Seattle.I had about half an hour or so between planes.Without thinking,I dialed my hometown operator and said,“Information,please.”Miraculously,I heard the small,c
10、lear voice I knew so well,“Information.”I hadnt planned on this but I heard myself saying,“Could you please tell me how to spell grateful?”There was a long pause.Then came the soft-spoken answer,“I guess your finger must have healed by now.”I laughed.“So its really still you,”I said,“I wonder if you
11、 have any idea how much you meant to me during that time.”I told her how often I had thought of her over the years and I asked if I could call her again.“Please do,”she said,“Just ask for Sally.”Three months later I was back in Seattle.A different voice answered,“Information.”I asked for Sally.“Are
12、you a friend?”She said.“Yes,a very old friend,”I answered.“Im sorry to tell you this,”she said,“Sally died five weeks ago.”Before I could hang up she said,“Wait a minute.Did you say your name was Paul?”“Yes.”“Well,Sally left a message for you.She said,Tell him I still say there are other worlds to s
13、ing in.Hell know what I mean.”I thanked her and hung up.I knew what Sally meant.Never underestimate the impression you may make on others.Whose life have you touched today?My first personal experience with this person came one day while my mother was out.ParaphraseParaphrase?KeyKeyMy My first first
14、involvement involvement with with this this person person occurred occurred one one day when my mother was not at home.day when my mother was not at home.I walked around the house sucking my pounding finger,finally arriving at the telephone!ParaphraseParaphrase?KeyKeyI I walked walked around around
15、the the house house sucking sucking my my very very painful painful finger,and eventually arrived at the telephone.finger,and eventually arrived at the telephone.Quickly,I unhooked the receiver and held it to my ear.ParaphraseParaphrase?KeyKeyI I hastily hastily removed removed the the earpiece earp
16、iece from from the the phone phone and and began to listen.began to listen.sucksuck to to draw draw liquid liquid into into the the mouth mouth by by using using the the tongue,tongue,lips,lips,and and muscles muscles at at the the side side of of the the mouth,mouth,with with the the lips lips tigh
17、tened into a small hole tightened into a small hole ExamplesExamples She was She was suckingsucking milk through a straw.milk through a straw.The baby was The baby was suckingsucking his thumb.his thumb.unhookunhook to take down,to unfasten to take down,to unfastenExamplesExamples The policeman The
18、policeman unhooked unhooked the collar of a uniform.the collar of a uniform.The receiver was too high for the little boy to The receiver was too high for the little boy to unhookunhook.soothesoothe to comfort to comfortExamplesExamples The babysitter tried her best to The babysitter tried her best t
19、o soothesoothe the crying baby.the crying baby.Nothing could Nothing could soothesoothe his anger.his anger.consoleconsole to to give give comfort comfort or or sympathy sympathy to to(someone)(someone)in in terms terms of of disappointment or sadnessdisappointment or sadnessExamplesExamples We dont
20、 know what to say to We dont know what to say to consoleconsole her for the loss.her for the loss.He He had had to to consoleconsole himself himself with with the the thought thought that that it it might have been worse.might have been worse.She must have sensed my deep concern.ParaphraseParaphrase
21、?KeyKey She must have been aware of my strong feelings.She must have been aware of my strong feelings.sensesense to to have have a a feeling feeling that that something something exists exists or or is is there,there,without having direct proofwithout having direct proofExamplesExamples I couldI cou
22、ld sense sense his growing irritation,so I got up and left.his growing irritation,so I got up and left.I couldI could sense sense how unhappy she was feeling.how unhappy she was feeling.I had about half an hour or so between planes.ParaphraseParaphrase?KeyKeyIt It was was about about 30 30 minutes m
23、inutes until until my my next next plane plane would would depart.depart.healheal(of a wounded part of the body)to become healthy(of a wounded part of the body)to become healthy again,esp.to grow new skinagain,esp.to grow new skinExamplesExamples This medicine will help This medicine will help healh
24、eal the wound.the wound.The The cut cut in in her her hand hand has has healedhealed completely,completely,without without leaving a scar.leaving a scar.I wonder if you have any idea how much you meant to me during that time.ParaphraseParaphrase?KeyKeyIm Im not not sure sure youre youre aware aware
25、of of how how important important our our relationship was to me at that time.relationship was to me at that time.hang up hang up to to finish finish a a telephone telephone conversation conversation by by putting putting the the receiver backreceiver backExamplesExamples Before I could answer him,h
26、e Before I could answer him,he hung uphung up.Time is up.I have to Time is up.I have to hang uphang up(the receiver)now.(the receiver)now.Read and Think Exercise 2Exercise 3Content AwarenessEx.2Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.Share your thoughts
27、 and responses with the class.1.What was“Information,please?”in the little boys mind?“Information please”knew the answer to everything.Reference:Reference:2.Why did the little boy need to pick up the telephone receiver one day when he was home alone?He hurt himself with a hammer when there was nobod
28、y around,so he tried to get help and comfort from the telephone information enquiry service.Reference:Reference:Ex.2Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.Share your thoughts and responses with the class.3.Judging from the conversations between the lit
29、tle boy and the operator,what kind of person do you think the operator was?She was kind,patient,and understanding.Reference:Reference:Ex.2Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.Share your thoughts and responses with the class.4.What did the operator me
30、an when she said“There are other worlds to sing in”?The literal meaning is:there are other worlds in heaven for the bird or people to sing in.The implied meaning is something like this:Be positive and there would always be a paradise for her to live on happily.Reference:Reference:Ex.2Discuss with yo
31、ur partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.Share your thoughts and responses with the class.5.Have you ever come across a situation in which you were left with an unforgettable,heart-warming memory and lasting impression through an information phone enquiry service?Open.
32、Reference:Reference:Ex.2Discuss with your partner and try to figure out the answers to the following questions.Share your thoughts and responses with the class.Ex.3 Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.Check upCheck upThe author tells us his 1)_ experience with a
33、telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_
34、 him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit.Ev
35、entually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.The author tells us his 1)_ experience
36、 with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the oper
37、ator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to
38、visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.Ex.3 Work in pairs and complet
39、e the summary with information from the passage.personalThe author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some
40、 good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a
41、friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his lif
42、e.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.Ex.3 Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.personaloperatorThe author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he w
43、as young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also
44、 for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he returned to visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operat
45、or so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.Ex.3 Work in pairs and complete the summary with information from the passage.personaloperatorunderestimateThe author tells us his 1)_
46、 experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird di
47、ed,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called her many more times and developed a friendship with her.He later moved away from his hometown but 8)_ her whenever he r
48、eturned to visit.Eventually she died,but before dying she left a 9)_ for him with the new“Information,Please”operator so that he would not be so sad and able to remember her with 10)_ of how she had influenced his life.Like the bird,she said shed too have“other worlds to sing in”.Ex.3 Work in pairs
49、and complete the summary with information from the passage.personaloperatorunderestimatehurtThe author tells us his 1)_ experience with a telephone 2)_ to show us that you can never 3)_ the impressions you may make on others.When he was young,he 4)_ his finger with a 5)_ while staying alone at home.
50、It was at this time he received some good advice on the phone from the“Information,please”operator.When his pet bird died,the operator 6)_ him.For this act of kindness the boy 7)_ her _ being so patient,understanding,and kind but also for spending so much of her time on him.Over the years he called