【正文】 I’m trying to talk to your mother.* My daughter kept interrupting me when I spoke.12. () bet: 1. vi. be sure* I bet it will snow tomorrow.* I bet she was late for the meeting on purpose. 2. v. risk (money) on the result of a future event * I bet you 5$ that they will win the next election. * I bet on the wrong horse. It lost the race.13. () distract: vt. take (sb.’s attention) away from sth. esp. for a short time* Don’t distract me from working.* She was distracted by the noise outside.* 玩電腦游戲有時讓他寫作業(yè)分心。(=Her enthusiasm for earlymorning exercises faded as the weather was getting colder and colder.) Collocation:fade away 逐漸消失fade out 逐漸消失；淡出8. () overall: 1. adv. in general* Overall, prices are still rising.* Overall, I like her, despite her faults.2. adj. including everything。 * Seven days constitute a week. 七天為一周。constitute的主語表示事物的組成部分，賓語表示事物的整體。 * North America prises the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 北美洲包括美國、加拿大和墨西哥。 * Water is posed of hydrogen and oxygen. 水由氫和氧組成。但在被動語態(tài)中正好相反。 * North America consists of the United States, Canada, and Mexico. 北美洲包括美國、加拿大和墨西哥。consist的主語表示事物的整體，of后的賓語表示事物的組成部分。 constitute 這幾個詞都是動詞，都有“組成”的意思。(=He was born dumb, but he has still managed to get a good job.)5. () in unison: acting in the same way at the same time* All the babies cried in unison.* 國際社會準備一致反對恐怖主義。(=He knows better than to judge by appearances.)Pattern: know better than sb. know better than to do sth.2. () location: n. a place or position* This is a suitable location for a camp.* 目擊者向警察指出事故的確切地點。哦，絕非我一個人。)6. () “Why back in my day– ”1. Paraphrase the sentence. (=Well, when I was young, we didn’t behave like that.)2. What does the sentence imply?(=It implies a gap between the young generation and the older generation.)7. () “Get this over with, more likely.”1. What is the correct order of this sentence? (=It is more likely to get this over with. )2. Translate the sentence into Chinese. (=還不如說，是把這份罪受完算了。 3. Analysis of the difficult sentences in Text ATeaching Difficulties:1. Writing strategy and style demonstrated in Text A2. Learn how to understand the structure of difficult and long sentencesTeaching Aids:Teacherguided, discussion, exercises, groupactivities, studentcentredTeaching period: 12 classesTeaching Procedure:Step 1Warming up1. Have students read the overview of page 58, students will understand the main topic of unit3 2. Have students listen to the script of listening part, explain some difficult sentences and phrases, lead them to finish the exercises on page59, check the answer3. Have students form pairs to interview each other.Step 2 Global analysis of Text APart Division of the Text PartsPara(s).Main Ideas11~35In a fastfood restaurant, Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager.236~108In the Thompson family dining room, Father embarrassed Diane by persuading a workmate into pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom.3109~130In an office at Heidi’s high school, Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an of