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Unit 7
Making a Living
Text A
Life of a Salesman
Part II Text
A
Content Questions
1
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A surgeon
’
s scar cuts across his lower back. The fingers on his right hand are so
twisted that he can
’
t tie his shoes. His mother
’
s challenges and the voices of those
who believed
him stupid, incapable of living independently keep
him going on.
2
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He is a door-to-door salesman. His weapons are: dark slacks, blue shirt and
matching jacket, brown tie, tan
raincoat, hat and a briefcase.
3
．
He is afraid that someone will steal his briefcase. He was different in that cerebral
palsy
affected his speech, hands and walk.
4
．
First a school for the disabled and then Lincoln High School, where he was placed
in a class for slow
kids.
5
．
She was certain that he could rise above his limitations.
6
．
He applied for a salesman
’
s job.
7
．
With his mother setting up a meeting with a Watkins representative, as well as by
his own
persistence.
8
．
He lacked confidence. It took him quite a while to have the courage to ring the first
doorbell.
9
．
He keeps coming back until the customer buys. He tells himself not to worry if hid
day has not turned out to be
profitable.
10
．
Because he was laid up for five months after band surgery and couldn
’
t work.
11
．
Like a home of the past era. He leads a solitary life.
12
．
No, he doesn
’
t. Because he lives a life of dignity.
Text Organization
1.
Parts
Paragraphs
Time of the Day
1
2
3
4
Paras 1-7
Paras 8-25
Paras 26-62
Paras 63-84
Bill's Activities
early morning
preparation for the day's work
mid-morning
on his way to work
Last morning
door-to-door selling
and
afternoon
evening
eating a frozen dinner and doing some paper
work
2.
Paragraphs
Paras 11-20
Para 71
What is
written about Bill's past
his
disability, his schooling, and his hard struggle
to make a living for
himself
his back surgery and the selling of his
house
Vocabulary:
1)
disabled
2) impatient
3) solitary
4) crushed
5) feel like
6) lashed
7) echoing
8) paused
9) betrayed
10) laundry
11) section
12) tilted
2.
1) cared for
2) hang on
3) was laid
up with
4) are gaining on
5)
kicked up
6) went off
7) drop
... off
8)straighten out
3.
1)
…
sometimes didn't register with her.
2)
…
in disorder, drawers pulled out, shoes and boots scattered.
3)
…
was transferred from Father's account to my account.
4)
…
a pledge to contribute 1000,000dollars to the Children in Needed charity
campaign.
5)
…
the most profitable business in that province.
4.
1) gaining on;
off balance;
was laid up in;
scar on
2) a
cripple crippled
surgery ,
limitations,
in literature.
3)
commission
on the phone
his territory never registers with
II. Usage
1.
I never did go over these books, although I probably should have.
2.
I know this is a personal question. You don't have to answer me if you don't want
to.
3.
I think this topic should have attracted far more attention from philosophers than it
has.
4.
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5.
—
6.
7.
The house is only a building. It is a place to live, nothing more.
8.
DIANE: You didn't! Tell me you didn't!
FATHER: Oh,
yes. Anything for my children.
III. Word Family
1.1) bored
2) boredom
3) bored
4) boringly
5) boring
2.
1) encouraged
2) encouragingly
3) encouraging
4) encouragement
3.
1) frozen
2) freeze