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An Integrated English Course Book 2
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Unit 3My Stroke of LuckKirk Douglas
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Teaching Points

• 1. Pre-reading Questions
• 2. Structural Analysis 3. About the Author
• 4. Language Points
• 5. Useful Expression

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• Pre-reading Questions

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• 1. Think of a person you know who suffers
  misfortunes but will do whatever he/she can to
  help others. Describe him/her to your
  classmates.
• 2. Do you believe in luck? Please explain with
  your personal experience

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Type of literature Narration
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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Structural Analysis

• Part 1(paragraph 1-2) Introduction to the whole
  story, with the first paragraph telling the
  reader what happens to the author and the second
  describing how his wife reacts to the accident.
• Part 2(paragraph 3-13)flashbacks of earlier
  events and experiences and then back to the
  narration of the air crash and subsequent events.
  
• Part 3(paragraph14)The concluding paragraph
  with the authors general comments on Annes
  character, making the ending of the narration
  somewhat philosophical.

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Language Points
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• About the Author
• Kirk Douglas was a famous American film actor
  and producer, In 1941 he debuted on Broadway, but
  he had only two minor roles before he enlisted in
  the Navy and served in World War II. Following
  his discharge, Douglas returned to Broadway in
  1945, where he began getting more substantial
  roles he also did some work on radio.

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• Nominated three times by the Academy for
• Best Actor, he failed to take home the statue,
• but later received an Honorary Oscar in
• 1995, just months after suffering a stroke.
• He did win a Golden Globe for Lust for Life,
• however. And he won an American Film
• Institutes Lifetime Achievement Award in
• 1991.

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• Kirk Douglas (I)
• Date of birth (location)
• 9 December 1916Amsterdam, New York, USA Mini
• Biography Cleft-chinned, steely-eyed and virile
  star of international cinema
• Sometimes credited as Issur Danielovitch

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• Vanity Fair Post Oscar Party 2005   Date 28
  February 2005

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• The 2005 Academy Awards - Oscar Parties

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• 2. survivors guilt (paragraph 3)the author felt
  guilty because he survived while the others on
  the plane did not.
• 3. to hell with her the hell with someone or
  something is an informal expression which
  emphasizes that you do not care about someone or
  something and that it will not stop you from
  doing what you want to do. Here the author
  indicates that he didnt care about her.

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• 4. Act of Love (Paragraph 5) a film produced in
  1953, in which Kirk Douglas and Danny Robin
  played the roles of the hero and the heroine.
• 5. Ulysses (Paragraph 7) a movie filmed in 1967
  and based on James Joyces novel Ulysses, were
  starred by Barbara Jefford and Milo Oshea, it
  was adapted by Fred Haines and Joseph Strick and
  directed by Strick.

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Useful Expressions
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• offer to express willingness (to do something)
• It was very nice of her to offer, but I couldnt
  let her pay for the meal.
• People are always ready to offer advice on how
  you should bring up your kids.

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• 2. collide to hit each other accidentally
• The two planes collided with each other in
  midair.
• 3. instantly immediately, at once
• He pressed the button and instantly there was a
  strange sound.

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• 4. depressed sad or gloomy
• I needed something to occupy my mind. I get
  depressed if I have nothing to do.
• depression n.
• Perfectly stable people are often plunged into
  depression by divorce, unemployment, or failure
  in their work.

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• suicidal with a tendency to commit suicide
• He suffered periods of deep depression, when his
  mood became suicidal.
• show up to arrive at a place
• At midnight Joannas boyfriend showed up drunk.

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• 7. striking very attractive or impressive
• With her mass of black hair and pale skin she
  looked very striking.
• 8. temporary lasting only for a limited period
  of time
• We apologize for the temporary inconvenience
  caused by the building work.

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• 9. poignant keen or strong in mental appeal
• It was a poignant moment. They held hands and
  looked into each others eyes for the last time.
• The sight of the elders embracing with tears in
  their eyes was particularly poignant.
• poignantly adv.
• His remarkable life and tragic death poignantly
  express the hopes and disappointments of a whole
  generation.

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• 10. keep apart to remain separate
• He is a strange boy, who keeps apart from all the
  activities in the university.
• I dont want those dogs fightingkeep them apart,
  cant you?

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• 11. set apart to make (something or someone)
  different, to distinguish
• What set the play apart was the way it dealt with
  the murder scene.
• His dedication really set him apart from previous
  party leaders.
• character traits that set her apart. ?????????

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• 12. be wrapped up in to be totally absorbed in
• He doesnt have much time for a social life,
  because hes too wrapped up in his work.
• console to give comfort to (someone) in
  times of sadness
• Susanna did her best to console her daughter by
  promising to buy her another doll.
• William consoled himself with the thought that at
  least no one else had been involved in the
  accident.

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• 14. undergo to experience
• he was frightened when he realized he would have
  to undergo a dangerous heart operation.
• 15. authorize to give permission for
• Only the Congress can authorize the President to
  declare war.
• 16. finance to provide money for to fund
• State pensions are financed by the contributions
  of those still at work.

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• 17. beneficiary the receiver of a benefit
• People on high incomes will be the main
  beneficiary of these changes in the tax laws.
• 18. endure to bear
• The report describes how political prisoners have
  to endure.
• She had to endure countless attacks on her
  reputation from popular newspapers.
• They endured months of despair as their
  daughters illness grew progressively worse.

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• 19. inspire to influence, to give a sudden good
  idea
• The novel is obviously inspired by her experience
  of Christianity in her childhood.
• These designs are inspired by the color of
  Italian peasant pottery.
• 20. handle to treat, to deal with
• Francis is a natural leader. Hes very good at
  handling people.
• Im sure Sandra will give us the money if we
  handle her properly.

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There are many difficulties in our life

• Some people suffer from disability, but they
  still have strong belief and keep on fighting.
  They are good examples for us normal and healthy
  people. When they can be so brave and successful
  in life, we the luckier ones should have no
  reason to complain but to learn to appreciate and
  give as they do

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• I am strong in my mind and I can succeed.

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Although I am blind, I can be happy
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