Lead-in Activities Text-structure Analysis language points
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Topic for Discussion What is luck? Do you believe in luck? Why
or not Please explain with your personal experience. What is the
most important element when facing difficulties? What s love Love
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Luck phrase You're not having much luck today, are you? Owen
has had no/good luck with job-hunting. I didn't get to the phone in
time. Just my luck!
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We had the luck to find good childcare quite quickly. I
couldn't believe my luck when he showed an interest in me. It was
sheer luck that we were saved from drowning.
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It was an incredible piece of luck. By a stroke of luck, she
had spotted the book on a colleague's bookshelf. Often there is an
element of luck in getting the right answer. It was just dumb luck
that no one got hurt. if luck is on someone's side, things go well
for them Potluck dinner
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Luck Do not say that someone has luck . Say they are lucky. You
can use 'have' with luck only when luck has something before it
such as 'bad', 'good', 'much', 'any' 'a bit of' etc Luck is an
uncountable noun. Do not say 'a luck'. To talk about one lucky
event you can say a piece of luck, a bit of luck, or a stroke of
luck
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Love phrase a young person's romantic love for someone, which
other people do not think is serious a situation in which parents
who have separated from each other fight over who is going to have
the children a romantic sexual relationship, usually between two
people who are not married to each other Puppy love Tug-of-love
Love affair
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love bite / love child / love letter / love nest Love's
Labour's Lost a humorous play by William Shakespeare in which a
king and three of his friends promise to study and not become
involved with women. However, they meet a princess and her friends,
and fall in love with them, so that they are unable to do what they
intended.
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Love seat AE a small sofa for two people
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What is love Love is a feeling./ Love is an attitude./ Love is
an action./ Love is a choice./ Enlarge your understanding./ Your
definition of love may be too narrow./ Love is more than a good
feeling or romance./ Love motivates people to sacrifice for
others,/ not expecting any personal benefit./ Stop thinking
selfishly./ Look for the needs of others,/ and then do your part to
meet their needs./
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Locate the source of love./ Sympathy and compassion are
foundations of love/ toward those living in difficult
circumstances./ Love may start as an expression of personal
gratitude/ for the blessings you have received/ and your desire to
share those blessings./
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Express your love./ Find words and actions of love that are
appropriate./ Learn to speak words of blessing rather than
criticism./ Share your resources with a needy person./ Accept
disappointment./ Not everyone will return your love./ This is not
failure./ It is not your goal to make the world love you,/ but for
you to love the world./
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How Do I Love Thee? by Elizabeth Barrett Browning How do I love
thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth
and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the
ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of every
day's Most quiet need, by sun and candlelight. I love thee freely,
as men strive for Right;
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I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love with a
passion put to use In my old grieves, and with my childhood's
faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost
saints, I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life!
and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.
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Kirk Douglas Notes 1
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Text analysis The story is basically a piece of narrative
writing, in which the account of the latest event is interrupted by
a number of flashbacks (some earlier events and experiences). It
begins with the air crash, then it goes back to what had happened
before. After this the author resumes the narration of the air
crash and subsequent events.
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An integrated analysis Paragraphs1-2: The author uses his
recent accident an air crash as an introduction to the whole story.
Paragraphs3-4: These two paragraphs are the first flashback in the
story which describes Anne s good judgment on previous occasions
and her experiences during the Second World War.
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Paragraphs5-7: These paragraphs tell us how the author met
Anne, fell in love with her and eventually married her. This is the
second flashback. Paragraphs8: After two flashbacks, the author
turns back to his recovery from the crash with his wife s
meticulous care. Paragraphs9-10: These two paragraphs are also a
flashback. The author recalls how his wife handled her crisis.
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Part 3 Questions: 1. Why did the author feel miffed (slightly
angry) in his interview with Ann? 2. Why did the author have the
thought to hell with her ? 3. What do you know about Las
Vegas?
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Part 4 ( pa 8) After 2 flashbacks, the author turns back to his
recovery from the crash with his wife s meticulous care. What is
survivor s anguish? It is a kind of depression in which the
survivor suffers an aftermath fear of a disaster and uncertainty
about what would happen t him/her in the future.
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Part 5 pa 9-10 A flashback. The author recalls how his wife
handled her crisis; she never gave in and always tried to help
others. Consistent philosophy, instead of complaining, in face of
misfortune How did Anne offer help to others?
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Part 6 pa 11-13 It presents a picture of how Anne saved her
husband, helped rebuild his confidence and kept him moving on in
her own way. Did Anne really kick her husband out of bed each
morning? What does the author mean by tough love ? Pa12
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title My stroke of luck: a sudden occurrence of sth. Pleasant
or the breaking of blood vessels in human brain a stroke of luck /
fortune / a stroke of misfortune a stroke of lightening a stroke of
genius / inspiration /
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pun: an amusing use of a word or phrase that has two meanings,
or of words that have the same sound but different meanings He is
not a grave man until he is a grave man.
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PUN Seven days without water makes one weak. ( On Sunday they
pray for you and on Monday they prey on you. Women have a wonderful
sense of right and wrong, but little sense of right and left.
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Customer: Waiter, will the pancakes be long? Waiter: No, sir.
Round. A: Which is the longest word in English? B: Smiles, because
there is a mile between the first letter s and the last letter s .
smiles s s, mile
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There once was a very large lady in our town. She wore a dress
size 16. I knew her when she was young, but she had a much smaller
size. Why do you think she is now wearing a size 16? I guess she
just 8 + 8 (ate and ate). I was arrested at the airport. Just
because I was greeting my cousin Jack! All that I said was "Hi
Jack", but very loud.
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Paragraphs11-13: these three paragraphs are closely related
with the previous two, because they present a picture of how Anne
saved her husband, helped rebuild his confidence and kept him
moving on in her own way. Paragraphs14: As is the case with most
narrative writings the concluding paragraph provides an end to the
event (the air crash).
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First part Helicopter a type of aircraft with large metal
blades on top which turn around very quickly to make it fly
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Collide: To hit each other accidentally to hit something or
someone that is moving in a different direction from you E.g. The
two planes collided with each other in midair. to disagree strongly
with a person or group, especially on a particular subject collide
with / collision n. Istanbul, where east and west collide
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collision
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survive: to not die in an accident or war or from an illness
survive sth. survivor n. There are concerns that the refugees
cannot survive the winter. ---How are you? ---Oh, surviving. to
live longer than someone else, usually someone closely related to
you
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Air-crash wreckage
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Second part Intuition: the ability to understand or know
something because of a feeling rather than by considering the facts
[= instinct] uc feminine intuition [countable]an idea about what is
true in a particular situation based on a feeling rather than facts
We should trust our intuitions
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survivor s guilt: I feel guilty as a survivor Ann has
intuition: Ann has concise sense and she can always judge
correctly. When I became depressed and suicidal: suicidal: a.
relating to suicide suicide: n. killing oneself The famous actor
commit suicide last night.
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Depressed 1) sad or gloomy E.g. I need something to occupy my
mind. I get depressed if I have nothing to do. 2) depression n.
E.g. Perfectly stable people are often plunged into depression by
divorce, unemployment, or failure in their work.
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synonym unhappysad because of the situation you are in
miserablevery sad depressedsad for a long time, and feeling that
your life will never get better gloomy/glumlooking sad
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down/down in the dumpssad and without much interest in life -
usually not in a serious or permanent way broken-heartedvery sad
because someone has ended a romantic relationship with you
homesicksad because you are a long way from your home and your
friends
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depressed
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Las Vegas is a city in southeast Nevada USA famous for its
numerous casino and speedy registration of marriage.
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Douglas in love
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star: to appear as a main performer in a film The film in which
she stars is a great hit. miff: to cause to become offended or
annoyed. be miffed with [at] ... get [have, take] a miff , in a
miff
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Eventually lastly, finally, in the end, at last 1.Use finally
or eventually to say that sth happens after a long time 2. Use
eventually or in the end to say what the result or outcome of
something was
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3. Use at last to say that something happens after a long
period of waiting or trying, when you are glad about this 4. Use
lastly or finally to introduce the last point you want to make, the
last action in a series of actions, or the last item in a list
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On a temporary basis But that took me some doing take some
doing: to be hard work on sb. s part / on the part of sb.: someone
has done sth. or feel sth.
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to hell with somebody/something used to say that you do not
care about someone or something any more: Hell-hole a very dirty,
ugly, and unpleasant place
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Poignant ; 1)keen or strong in mental appeal E.g. It was a
poignant moment. They held hands and looked into each other s eyes
for the last time. 2)Poignantly adv. E.g. His remarkable life and
tragic death poignantly express the hopes and disappointments of a
whole generation.
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Poignant
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We slipped away to Las Vegas to tie the knot. (slang. Get
married) We went to Las Vegas secretly to get married.
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Simple knots for lifetime
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Given that I m sometimes as an actor wrapped up in his ego.
given that: considering be wrapped up in : be packed in; be deeply
interested in, be totally absorbed in, to give so much of your
attention to sth. that you do not have time for anything else He
doesn t have much time for a social life, because he s too wrapped
up in his work.
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ego the opinion that you have about yourself 1) an exaggerated
sense of self-importance; conceit. Richard has the biggest ego
(=thinks he is very clever and important) of anyone I've ever met.
2) The self, especially as distinct from the world and other
selves. the part of your mind with which you think and take action,
according to Freudian psychology.
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Station wagon
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couch
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console: v. comfort in times of sadness Susanna did her best to
console her daughter by promising to buy her another doll. console
a friend in grief feel sorry for oneself v. console yourself that
He consoled himself that he would see Kate again soon.
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surgery major/minor surgery cosmetic surgery, plastic surgery a
doctor who does operations: surgeon a doctor who treats mental
illnesses: psychiatrist, psychotherapist, shrink a doctor who
treats people's teeth: dentist a doctor who treats animals:
veterinarian someone who is training to be a doctor: medical
student, intern
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surgery
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a malignant disease is one such as cancer, which can develop in
an uncontrolled way and is likely to cause someone's death a benign
tumour (=unnatural growth in the body) is not caused bycancer a
lump in/to somebody's throata feeling that you want to cry
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Authorize To give permission for E.g. Only the Congress can
authorize the President to declare war. Finance: to provide money
for, to fund State pensions are financed by the contributions of
those still at work.
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Last week the board of directors authorized the installation of
a new computer system. The government finances higher education
with tax money.
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Facility a place or building used for a particular activity or
industry, or for providing a particular type of service Deplorable
very bad, unpleasant, and shocking [= appalling] The prisoners were
held indeplorable conditions.
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oxymoron A rhetorical device in which incongruous ( strange,
unexpected or unsuitable) or contradictory terms are combined. a
deliberate combination of two words that seem to mean the opposite
of each other, such as cruel kindness A deafening silence A
mournful optimistic
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wise fool: /honest thief: / living death: /sour-sweet days /a
love-hate relationship plain beauty: Great Depression, beautiful
tyrant and damned saint To show mixed emotions and complicated
feelings, subjective view and impression
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Language points Beneficiary the receiver of a benefit E.g.
people on high incomes will be the main beneficiaries of these
changes in the tax laws Benefactor someone who gives money for a
good purpose an anonymous Suffer to experience something
unpleasant, such as disease, injury, or loss, physical or mental
pain
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manicure
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manicure a treatment for the hands that includes cutting and
polishing the nails [ pedicure] a treatment for feet and toenails,
to make them more comfortable or beautiful
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Slur to speak unclearly without separating your words or sounds
correctly past tense and past participle slurred, present
participle slurring Therapist someone who has been trained to give
a particular form of treatment for physical or mental illness
Speech therapy treatment that helps people who have difficulty in
speaking properly
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Endure: Vt. to be in a difficult or painful situation for a
long time without complaining He can't endure being apart from me.
She had to endure countless attacks on her reputation from popular
newspapers.
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Vi. to remain alive or continue to exist for a long time
friendships which endure over many years The report describes how
political prisoners have to endure
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Part 7 para 14 The concluding paragraph provides an end to the
event ( the air crash). The author goes beyond that by offering his
general comments on Anne s character, thus making the conclusion
somewhat philosophical. Stroke: 1. a sudden occurrence of something
pleasant 2. the blockage or breaking of blood vessels in human
brain
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Epiphany a Christian holy day on January 6th that celebrates
the day when the Three Kings came to see the baby Jesus A
comprehension or perception of reality by means of a sudden
intuitive realization
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Inspire to influence, to give a sudden good idea E.g. The novel
is obviously inspired by her experience of Christianity in her
childhood. to encourage someone by making them feel confident and
eager to do something I hope this success will inspire you to
greater efforts to breathe in
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Handle: to treat, to deal with The finance department handles
all the accounts. The headmaster handled the situation very well.
Some customers are quite difficult to handle. She can't handle it
when people criticize her.
