eg Life is full of ups and downs人生充满了欢乐与痛苦

1、New Horizon College EnglishBook ,Unit 3 Section A: Marriage Across the Nations,Contents,I. Background Information II. Pre-reading Activities III. Text Analysis Structure IV. Intensive reading V. Writing skill VI. Exercises,I. Background Information,Choosing a life-long partner can be one of the most

2、 challenging communication tasks for many people. Staying with that partner during sickness and health, in hard times and in good times, takes much skill and patience beyond the initial love that brings two people together. The passage tells us how Gail and Mark face the added problems that two diff

3、erent races bring to a marriage. Their racial and cultural differences enhanced their relationship and taught them a great deal about tolerance, compromise, and being open with each other. Gail was confused why the blacks were so involved with the racial issue. Finally Gail understood that the racia

4、l issue problem was not avoidable.,II. Pre-reading Activities,Listen to the short passage twice and answer questions Q1. For what two reasons did Gail and Mark live together? Reference key: Gail and Mark lived together for two years to get to know each other before they decided to marry. Q2. How did

5、 Gails father and mother react to the news about the wedding plans? Reference key: Gails mother told her to be very certain Mark was the right life-long partner. Gails father thought Mark might be using this marriage to obtain United States citizenship. Q3. In what ways are Gails and her fathers vie

6、ws different? Reference key: Gails father thought she was rushing into marriage without thinking enough, while Gail thought doubt meant no action and she would act not and worry later.,Script,Gail and Mark lived together for two years to get to know each other before they decided to marry. They want

7、ed to marry for the right reasons. Hearing news of wedding plan, Gails mother, who was supportive of her daughters marrying a black man, told her to be very certain Mark was the right life-long partner. Gails father thought Mark might be using this marriage to obtain United States citizenship. Gails

8、 father used statistics about mixed marriages, his counseling experience and childrens problems to warn his daughter she was rushing into marriage without thinking enough about it. His strong-willed daughter thought doubt meant no action; she would rather act now and worry later. Her father reminded

9、 her it was never too late to change her mind.,back,III. Text Analysis- Structure,Part 1 ( Paras. 1-4): the mixed marriage of Gail and Mark. Part 2 ( Paras. 5-9): the reaction of Gails mother toward their wedding plans Part 3 ( Paras. 10-21 ): the response of Gails father toward their wedding plans,

10、IV. Intensive reading,Part 1 ( Paras. 1-4): Q1:What did Mark and Gail learn from their racial and cultural differences? Answer: They learned a great deal about tolerance, compromise and being open with each other.(Para.2),1. During our two years together we had experienced the usual ups and downs of

11、 a couple learning to know, understand ,and respect each other.(Para.1),Meaning: Like any other couples who were learning to know, understand, and respect each other, we had had both happy and unhappy periods during our two years together. ups and downs: a mixed of good experiences and bad experienc

12、es e.g. Life is full of ups and downs.人生充满了欢乐与痛苦。,2and being open with each other.,Meaning: being honest with each other. open: a. willing to talk honestly, frank e.g. Lets be open with each other. 让我们开诚布公吧！,3. Gail sometimes wondered why I and other blacks were so involves with the racial issue,Mea

13、ning: Gail sometimes expressed a wish to know why I and other blacks gave so much time, energy and attention t the racial issue. be/get involved with: give a lot of time, effort, or attention to e.g. He was involved with working out a plan.,4. they overlooked serious personality conflicts in the exp

14、ectation that marriage was an automatic way to make everything work out right.,Meaning: They ignored serious personality conflicts. They hoped that everything would go right automatically when they lived their married life. overlook: vt a. fail to notice or realize how important sth. is e.g. You hav

15、e overlooked several of the mistakes in this work. 你忽略了这项工作中的几个错误。 b. pretend not to notice; forgive e.g. Well overlook your bad behavior this time, but dont do it again. 这次我们不计较你的错误行为，但是以后就别犯了。 c. have or give a view of (a place) from above e.g. Her bedroom has large windows overlooking a lake.,wor

16、k out: a. develop in a certain way e.g. Things will work out if you will just be patient. 如果你耐心点，事情会有个圆满的结果的。 b. find by reasoning or figuring e.g. Have you worked out the answer? 你已经得出答案来了没有？,5. That point was emphasized by the fact that Gails parents, after thirty-five years of marriage, were goin

17、g through a bitter and painful divorce,Meaning: That point was made particularly true when Gails parents, after thirty-five years of marriage, were experiencing a bitter and painful divorce. go through: experience e.g The country has gone through too many wars. go through hardships 历经千辛万苦,Part 2 ( P

18、aras. 5-9):,Q1: What was Gails mothers reaction when Gail spread the news of their wedding plans to her family? Answer: Her mother counseled Gail to be really sure she was doing the right thing.,2. Instead of congratulations upon hearing our news, Deborah counseled Gail to be really sure she was doi

19、ng the right thing.,Meaning: When Deborah heard our plans, she did not express her congratulations but advised Gail to be really sure that that was the marriage she did want. Congratulation常以复数形式出现: 对。表示祝贺,其后常接on/upon。 e.g. Congratulations on your marriage! 恭喜你们喜结良缘！ upon: immediately after (the sam

20、e as “on”) e.g. Upon / on hearing the news, she burst into tears. 一听到这个消息，她就放声大哭。 He got a good job upon graduation. 他一毕业就找到了个好工作。,Counsel: a. advise e.g. She counseled them not to accept his explanation. 她建议他们不要接受他的解释。 b. give advice and support to e.g. The school is now providing a service to coun

21、sel students with drug problems.,3. When we met I saw him as my beloved, intelligent, charming, and caring.,Meaning: When we met I regarded him as the one I loved because he was smart, attractive and caring. seeas: regard/perceiveas e.g. His father saw him as a man who could not make a living for hi

22、mself. 他父亲把他看作是个连自己也养不活的人。 Sometimes “as ” can be replaced by “to be”, but keeps the same meaning. e.g. Women are sometimes seen to be less effective managers.,4. We have seen each other at our worst many times.,Meaning: We have has many times when we behaved as unpleasantly as possible towards each

23、 other. at ones worst: when one is behaving as unpleasantly as possible e.g. This was his mother at her worst: her voice was sharp and loud, and she was to be angry at anyone. 这是她母亲脾气最坏的时候： 说话声音又高又尖，对谁都发脾气。,Part 3 ( Paras. 10-21 ):,Q1: When Gails father learned of Marks problems with the Citizenship

24、 department through Gail, what was his reaction? Answer: He immediately suspected that Mark was marrying his daughter in order to remain in the United States.,Q2: According to Paragraph 14 how did Gails father try to persuade Gail to put off their decision until later?,Answer: He quoted statistics s

25、howing that mixed couples had higher divorce rates than couples of the same race and gave examples of mixed couples he had counseled who were having marital difficulties.,1. its never too late to change your mind.,Meaning: You can change your mind any time, however soon or late. e.g. One is never to

26、o old to learn. 活到老，学到老。 (No one is so old that he can not learn. ) It is never too late to mend. 亡羊补牢，未为完也。,back,Writing skill -A paragraph of Denial of Some Opinions Followed By Some Other Opinions,Task: Write a paragraph on Is Online Learning Easy, which starts with a correction of one idea and g

27、oes on to present another idea. Reference: Some peoples idea: online learning is easy Denial of this opinion: Online learning is not as easy as these people think. My idea: Its only a convenient way of education, not an easy way. Facts to support “my idea”,Sample:,On Stress With the fast are pace of

28、 modern life, more and more people are living under great pressure. Some people are afraid of pressure. They think that the stresses and strains of work deprive them of joy and happiness. In their view, stress does harm to them both physically and mentally. That is why they prefer something less com

29、petitive and strenuous to something more demanding and challenging. Others argue that stress isnt as bad as it often supposed to be. Unless it is overwhelming, a certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and stimulation.,With out stress, you may slack off and idle away your time. It gi

30、ves purpose and meaning to an otherwise meaningless, dull life. People under stress tend to bring their potential into full play and to realize their goals. In my opinion, we shouldnt escape from stress but to face it as it is. What we can do is to adapt to the stress and to profit from it rather than to avoid it.,VI. Exercises,1. Rewrite the following sentences by using “never tooto” structure. 2. Rewrite the following sentences by using an apposition