【正文】 ble adj. avoidably adv 近義詞： keep away from避開 evade 躲避 Phrases of date: oldfashioned 過時(shí)的 eg:This style has gone out of date. 這種式樣已經(jīng)過時(shí)。 remarkable 非凡，顯著的 eg:an extraordinary achievement 一個(gè)非凡的成就 an extraordinary leader 杰出的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人 Words 3) in addition to the ordinary ones 臨時(shí)的，額外的 eg:the extraordinary session (of the Diet) （日本，丹麥，德國，瑞典等的） 臨時(shí)議會(huì) an extraordinary general meeting 臨時(shí)大會(huì) 近義詞： remarkable顯著的 , unusual不同尋常的 Words n. 1)a group of things that are arranged in or happen in an order 一連串相關(guān)的事物 eg:a sequence of historical plays by Shakespeare 莎士比亞的一系列歷史劇 calamities in rapid sequence 接二連三的災(zāi)禍 2)an order of succession。 a tedious speaker 說話羅嗦的人 tedious work 乏味的工作 a tedious lesson 無聊的課 派生詞 : tedium n. 乏味，冗長 Words )the general estimation in which a person is held by the public名氣，名聲 eg:The English had a bad reputation for food. 人人皆知英國的食物很糟糕。 She associated herself with her father in banking. 她跟父親一起從事銀行業(yè)。I. Leadin Questions 1. Would you enjoy writing “The Art of Eating Spaghetti ”? Why or why not? 2. Why did Russell Baker enjoy writing “The Art of Eating Spaghetti”? 3. Look at the title of Text A, then find out in which paragraph a similar phrase appears. Read that paragraph carefully and explain in your own words what the author means by saying “writing for myself”. II. Cultural Notes schools in the . and the proper way of eating it American teachers wear in school. schools in the . American schools generally consist of elementary schools (kindergarten to 5th or 6th grade), middle schools (grades 68) or junior high schools (grades 79), and high schools (grades 912 or 1012). Many children attend preschool and kinder garten from ages three to five, most youngsters begins first grade at around 6. Students do not pay tuition in grades 112. They graduate and receive a diploma after twelfth grade. and the proper way of eating it Spaghetti is the Italianstyle thin noodle, cooked by boiling and served with sauce. Usually you would put a fork into a plate of spaghetti, turn the fork several times so that spaghetti will wind around the fork, then place the fork into your mouth. It’s impossible to suck. American teachers wear in school. Nowadays, people in the . love to dress casually. Even among those panies with a rigid dress code some now allow employees not to wear suits on Fridays. . teachers wear fairly formal clothes to school, but not necessarily suits and ties. Bow ties are considered even more oldfashioned than ties. III. Language Points Words n. 1)the fact or state of being possible 可能，可能 性 eg: I admit the possibility of your being right . 我承認(rèn)你可能是對(duì)的。 bine聯(lián)合，合并 eg: They were closely associated with each other during the war. 在戰(zhàn)爭期間，他們的關(guān)系密切。 Traveling through a desert in a car is tedious. 乘車穿越沙漠旅行是乏味的。 a man of extraordinary strength 特別有力氣的人 2)highly exceptional。 avoid crowds 避開人群 Words 3) make void。re in charge here, you39。 6. Writing Technique . ? Russell Baker is very good at selecting details to prove his point. For example, in paragrapg2 he creats an unfavorable image of Mr. Fleagle by describing his “formal, rigid and hopeless outofdate” eyeglasses, hraistyle, clothes, jaw, nose, and manner of speaking. ? What’s more, Russell Baker employs repetition not only to make it easy for readers to follow what he is saying, but also to impress them more deeply. For ? The main devices used in achieving coherence include transitional words or phrases like however, but, therefore, thus, first(ly), second(ly), what39。 when。防止 eg:We only just avoided an accident. 我們幾乎撞車（或遭難）。 If Bill’s late again I’ll have to tackle him about it. 如果貝爾再遲到，我會(huì)坦率地和他談。 2)to do sth. before搶占，占先 eg:We anticipated our petitors by publishing our