U-05AGracefulHands.pptVIP

contents,lead - in,pre-reading,text study,summary,writing,lead - in,lead - in,our todays topic is “graceful hands”. what would you like to associate the topic with? a graceful dancer, pianist or statue? now lets approach it in order to familiarize ourselves with the background to the birth of the text.,mode i,mode ii,mode iii,mode iv,随 笔,tips,interactive mode i,q. 1 what does a dying person need most?,tips,mode i,mode ii,mode iii,mode iv,随 笔,sad to say, the topic has much to do with a dying person. for most of us, the terminal state of life is still nowhere in sight. but, once in a long while, we have to be faced with the death of our beloved family members or relatives. now lets come to the question:,1) someone to settle up the unfinished? 2) someone to keep him up to date with his familiar life? 3) someone to do what he could no longer do? 4) someone to accompany him for fear of his terminal state? 5) ,interactive mode ii,now lets listen to a short passage first and then we may find something different from our custom of dealing with death.,key words: a young woman was talking about her dying mother red and moist her eyes swollen want to be there with her when she passes away be more peaceful for her to die in the hospital alone her mother passed away gracefully in the hospital while holding the hand of a doctor.,tips,tips,mode i,mode ii,mode iii,mode iv,随 笔,tips,q. 2 what is the passage about?,1) how did the young woman feel while talking to her brothers about her mother? 2) what caused her fear and uncertainty? 3) what happened to her mother in the end? 4) ?,tips,interactive mode ii,mode i,mode ii,mode iii,mode iv,随 笔,tips,q. 3 why did the old lady want to die without her familys company?,tips,interactive mode iii,mode i,mode ii,mode iii,mode iv,随 笔,as known from the foregoing, the young womans mother went against the tradition by choosing to leave the world in the hospital without allowing her children to accompany her through her terminal period of life. so my question is:,1) she may be too particular about her grace to have her children witness her awkward figure? 2) she may be too fond of a peaceful and quiet climate for her terminal time? 3) she may be too affectionate with her family to let them see their beloved die in panic? 4) ,and we also know from the above that the old lady, though refusing her children the wish to accompany her, still liked her doctor to stay with her. now if you had been her doctor and found no signs of family life around her bed, what would you have reacted to it?,tips,q. 4 how would you have felt about her?,1) she was too free of worldly cares? 2) she was too indifferent to the feelings of her beloved children? 3) she was so considerate of her familys panic at the sight of her dying ? 4) ,tips,interactive mode iv,mode i,mode ii,mode iii,mode iv,随 笔,the birth of the text,随 笔,pre-reading,cultural notes,watch and discuss,new words,cultural notes,视频讨论,生词学习,随 笔,a medical eye,cultural notes,the writer reads about the death of mrs. clark in the newspaper. this is because every newspaper contains a section devoted to recent deaths. this section is called the “obituary section”, or simply, the “obituaries”. obituary entries often contain a single, small photo of the deceased, accompanied by a short article about the persons life.,视频讨论,生词学习,随 笔,newspaper reports of death,watch & discuss,directions: watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows:,video watching,2. what is your insight into life?,1. what is life usually compared to?,key,key,背景知识,生词学习,随 笔,视频文件放在这个白色的框内，不要超出去。也不要遮挡框的白边。,forrest gump,背景知识,生词学习,随 笔,new words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,new words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,new words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,new words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,new words,背景知识,视频讨论,随 笔,text study,topic-centered analysis of text,how to narrate the story?,in narrative, it is common to write according to a chronological order. for this topic, however, the writer, while listing events according to time sequence, takes care to focus on a single dominant impression that is to be left to readers, thus leading them step by step into her emotional world. the text can fall structurally into four parts as shown below:,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,topic-centered analysis of text,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,main idea ?,writing technique (w.t.) ?,结构分析,para. 1 i have never seen mrs. clark before, but i know from her medical chart and the report i received from the preceding shift that tonight she will die.,graceful hands,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,句型,para. 2a the only light in her room is coming from a piece of medical equipment, which is flashing its red light as if in warning. as i stand there, the smell hits my nose, and i close my eyes as i remember the smell of decay from past experience.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,para. 2b in my mouth i have a sour, vinegar taste coming from the pit of my stomach. i reach for the light switch, and as it silently lights the scene, i return to the bed to observe the patient with an unemotional, medical eye.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,para. 3 mrs. clark is dying. she lies motionless: the head seems unusually large on a skeleton body; the skin is dark yellow and hangs loosely around exaggerated bones that not even a blanket can hide; the right arm lies straight out at the side, taped cruelly to a board to secure a needle so that fluid may drip in; the left arm is across the sunken chest, which rises and falls with the uneven breaths.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,para. 4a i reach for the long, thin fingers that are lying on the chest. they are ice-cold, and i quickly move to the wrist and feel for the faint pulse. mrs. clarks eyes open somewhat as her head turns toward me slightly. i bend close to her and scarcely hear as she whispers, “water”.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,para. 4b taking a glass of water from the table, i put my finger over the end of the straw and allow a few drops of the cool moisture to slide into her mouth and ease her thirst. she makes no attempt to swallow; there is just not enough strength. “more,” the dry voice says, and we repeat the procedure. this time she does manage to swallow some liquid and weakly says, “thank, you.”,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,para. 5a she is too weak for conversation, so without asking, i go about providing for her needs. picking her up in my arms like a child, i turn her on her side. naked, except for a light hospital gown, she is so very small and light that she seems like a victim of some terrible famine. i remove the lid from a jar of skin cream and put some on the palm of my hand.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,para. 5b carefully, to avoid injuring her, i rub cream into the yellow skin, which rolls freely over the bones, feeling perfectly the outline of each bone in the back. placing a pillow between her legs, i notice that these too are ice-cold, and not until i run my hand up over her knees do i feel any of the life-giving warmth of blood.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,句型,para. 6a when i am finished, i pull a chair up beside the bed to face her and, taking her free hand between mine, again notice the long, thin fingers. graceful. i wonder briefly if she has any family, and then i see that there are neither flowers, nor pictures of rainbows and butterflies drawn by children, nor cards. there is no hint in the room anywhere that this is a person who is loved.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,句型,句型,para. 6b as though she is a mind reader, mrs. clark answers my thoughts and quietly tells me, “i sent. my family. home. tonight. didnt want. them. to see.” having spent her last ounce of strength she cannot go on, but i have understood what she has done. not knowing what to say, i say nothing. again she seems to sense my thoughts, “you. stay.”,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,para. 7 time seems to stand still. in the total silence, i feel my own pulse quicken and hear my breathing as it begins to match hers, breath for uneven breath. our eyes meet and somehow, together, we become aware that this is a special moment between two human beings. her long fingers curl easily around my hand and i nod my head slowly, smiling. without words, through yellowed eyes, i receive my thank-you and her eyes slowly close.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,para. 8a some unknown interval of time passes before her eyes open again, only this time there is no response in them, just a blank stare. without warning, her shallow breathing stops, and within a few moments, the faint pulse is also gone. one single tear flows from her left eye, across the cheek and down onto the pillow.,句型,para. 8b i begin to cry quietly. there is a swell of emotion within me for this stranger who so quickly came into and went from my life. her suffering is done, yet so is the life. slowly, still holding her hand, i become aware that i do not mind this emotional battle, that in fact, it was a privilege she has allowed me, and i would do it again, gladly.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,句型,para. 8c mrs. clark spared her family an episode that perhaps they were not equipped to handle and instead shared it with me. she had not wanted to have her family see her die, yet she did not want to die alone. no one should die alone, and i am glad i was there for her.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,para. 9 two days later, i read about mrs. clark in the newspaper. she was the mother of seven, grandmother of eighteen, an active member of her church, a leader of volunteer associations in her community, a concert piano player, and a piano teacher for over thirty years. para 10 yes, they were long and graceful fingers.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,text analyzing and reading,abridgement of text,now that we become more familiar with the organization of the text, as shown in the block diagram, what can we derive from the text in order to abridge it into an three-paragraph essay?,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,abridgement of text,graceful hands,para. 1 i have never seen mrs. clark before, but i learn from the medical chart that she will die soon. every thing i see of her suggests that she is dying: she lies motionless, with a skeleton body, dark yellow skin, exaggerated bones and sunken chest. she is too weak to swallow water, so i go about providing for her needs. i ease her thirst by making drops of water slide into her mouth;,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,abridgement of text,and i rub some cream into her yellow skin. para. 2 when i am finished, i take her free hand between mine, amazed at its long, thin and grace-ful fingers. i wonder briefly if she has any family. theres no hint in the room anywhere that she is a person who is loved. she seems to read my mind and tells me in broken words that she sent her family home and didnt want them to see her die. in total silence, our eyes meet and somehow,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,abridgement of text,together, we become aware that this is a special moment between two human beings. some unknown interval of time passes before her shallow breathing stops, and within a few moments, the faint pulse is also gone. her suffering is done, yet so is her life. there is a swell of emotion within me for this graceful old lady. she spared her family the pain of seeing her die. i feel glad to be there for her and take it as a,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,abridgement of text,privilege for me to stay with her at that special moment. para. 3 later, i read about mrs. clark in the newspaper, learning more about her love-filled life. i come to realize that she has not only graceful fingers but also a graceful heart.,课文阅读,随 笔,课文缩写,结构分析,summary,english equivalents of chinese,creative application of typical expressions,further application of typical patterns,summary,句型应用,短语活用,随 笔,summary,the pit of the stomach,be taped to,rise and fall,feel for,turn her on her side,victim of terrible famine,sense sb.s thoughts,spend ones last ounce of strength,some unknown interval of time,spare ones family the pain,summary,hang around,bend to,go about sth/doing sth.,pull up,be done,句型应用,短语互译,随 笔,hang back hang on hang up,to learn english well / by no means / hang on/ in the end / make it,it is by no means an easy thing to learn english well, but if you hang on, you will make it in the end.,踌躇不前, 退缩: 坚持: 吊挂; 拖延：,学好英语绝非易事，但只要你坚持不懈，最终总会成功。,知 识 链 接,活 学 活 用,意 群 提 示,back,summary,句型应用,短语互译,随 笔,the human cause of progress / make sth. ones mission,the scientist should make it his mission to bend his mind to the human cause of progress.,屈从于: 竭尽全力 致力于,科学家应把致力于人类进步事业作为自己的使命。,知 识 链 接,活 学 活 用,意 群 提 示,summary,句型应用,短语互译,随 笔,back,bend before bend over backward bend ones mind to,ones words and actions/ go against/ professional ethics of a teacher / subject sb. to criticism,his words and actions went against the professional ethics of a teacher, and thus subjected him to much criticism.,违反，不利于 伴随，匹配 从事于；酷爱；追求,go against go with go in for ,他的言行违背了教师的职业道德，因此受到多方指责。,知 识 链 接,活 学 活 用,意 群 提 示,summary,句型应用,短语互译,随 笔,back,as long as/ pull together/ be bound to/ overcome difficulty,as long as we pull together, we are bound to overcome all difficulties.,齐心协力 拆除；拖垮 进入；到达,pull together pull down pull into,只要我们齐心协力, 就一定能战胜所有的困难。,知 识 链 接,活 学 活 用,意 群 提 示,summary,句型应用,短语互译,随 笔,back,sad to say / get done for sth.,sad to say, i got done for speeding yesterday afternoon.,遇到大麻烦; 可能失败: 特别累: 被警察抓住:,be done for be done in be / get done,很不幸， 我昨天下午因超速而被警察抓住了。,知 识 链 接,活 学 活 用,意 群 提 示,summary,句型应用,短语互译,随 笔,back,summary,sb. know/learn/judge/ infer /deduce from that,sb. wonder briefly if/whether/what/how,there is a/an swell/fit/ outburst of within sb. for sb. who / for sth. that.,短语活用,短语互译,随 笔,deduce from the last 30 years of economic progress / embrace a more brilliant tomorrow,新视野 产生式提炼与应用,典 型 例 句,意 群 提 示,我们依据近三十年的经济进步可以推断, 中国将拥有更灿烂的明天。,we can deduce from the last 30 years of economic progress that china will embrace a more brilliant tomorrow.,back,短语活用,短语互译,随 笔,dazzled with sth. / the splendid scenery/ place oneself in a fairyland,新视野 产生式提炼与应用,典 型 例 句,意 群 提 示,惊叹于眼前的美景，我一时间疑惑自己是否置身仙境。,dazzled with the splendid scenery before my eyes, i wondered briefly whether i had placed myself in a fairyland.,back,短语活用,短语互译,随 笔,unreasonable demand/ an outburst of/ inexplicable anger,新视野 产生式提炼与应用,典 型 例 句,意 群 提 示,对他这种无理的要求我心中爆发出一种无名的愤怒。,there was an outburst of inexplicable anger within me for his unreasonable demand.,back,短语活用,短语互译,随 笔,writing,写作实践,随 笔,writing pattern,details,writing pattern,写作实践,随 笔,example 1 from the text,mrs. clark is dying. (dominant impression) she lies motionless: the head seems unusually large on a skeleton body; the skin is dark yellow and hangs loosely around exaggerated bones that not even a blanket can hide; the right arm lies straight out at the side, taped cruelly to a board to secure a needle so that fluid may drip in; the left arm is across the sunken chest, which rises,writing pattern,写作实践,随 笔,and falls with the uneven breaths. (details) i reach for the long, thin fingers that are lying on the chest. they are ice-cold, and i quickly move to the wrist and feel for the faint pulse. mrs. clarks eyes open somewhat as her head turns toward me slightly. i bend close to her and scarcely hear as she whispers, “water.” taking a glass of water from the table, i put my finger,writing pattern,写作实践,随 笔,over the end of the straw and allow a few drops of the cool moisture to slide into her mouth and ease her thirst. she makes no attempt to swallow; there is just not enough strength. “more,” the dry voice says, and we repeat the procedure. this time she does manage to swallow some liquid and weakly says, “thank, you.” (details),writing pattern,写作实践,随 笔,have a look at the outline below and the sample composition that has been written with the dominant impression supported by details.,topic mrs. clark is too weak for anything.,example 2,writing pattern,写作实践,随 笔, mrs. clark is too weak for anything.,details: too weak to make any request small and light, like a victim of some terrible famine the yellow skin, rolling freely over the bones ice-cold legs, not feeling the life-giving warmth of blood,dominant impression:,writing pattern,(dominant impression: mrs. clark is too weak for anything.) she is too weak for conversation, so without asking, i go about providing for her needs. (detail 1) picking her up in my arms like a child, i turn her on her side. naked, except for a light hospital gown, she is so very small and light that she seems like a victim of some terrible famine. (detail 2),sample composition,写作实践,随 笔,writing pattern,写作实践,随 笔,i remove the lid from a jar of skin cream and put some on the palm of my hand. carefully, to avoid injuring her, i rub cream into the yellow skin, which rolls freely over the bones, feeling perfectly the outline of each bone in the back. (detail 3) placing a pillow between her legs, i notice that these too are ice-cold, and not until i run my hand up over her knees do i feel any of the life-giving warmth of blood. (detail 4),写作模式,随 笔,writing practice,b. 写作实践 directions: write a composition of no less than 120 words with the dominant impression supported by details on the following topic. you can follow the detailed outline given as follows.,写作模式,随 笔,dominant impression: mrs. clark is seriously ill. details: skin and bones; her skin, hang, loosely; small, light, like, a victim; her skin, feeling the outline, each bone too weak for anything; moving mouth like whispering; with much effort, i, understand, want some water feeding her drops of water with a straw; hardly possible to take in anything; swallow, last ounce of strength,writing practice,写作模式,随 笔,mrs. clark is seriously ill. (dominant impres