新世纪高等院校英语专业-综合教程第一册-Unit1

1、Unit1,Listen and read the following sentences, paying attention to the pauses between sense groups.,When I was ten / I was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the only home / I had ever known. “It isnt easy, / is it, Billy?” / he said softly, / sitting down on the steps beside me. I

2、was standing by his rosebush / when an uncle came to tell me / that my grandfather had died.,1. 2. 3.,Reading aloud,Pre-reading Activities -Reading aloud1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Its that special place in your heart / that makes them so. “ . We seem to have so many

3、ways of saying goodbye / and they all have one thing in common: / sadness.”,4. 5.,Pre-reading Activities -Reading aloud2,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Cultural information,Cultural information 1.1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Quote,Bertrand Ru

4、ssell: Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have been cheated of the best things that life has to offer. But in an old man who has known human joys,and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, th

5、e fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble. The best way to overcome it so at least it seems to me is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal.,Cultural information 1.3,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Henry David Thoreau: The failures and reverses whic

6、h await men and one after another sadden the brow of youth add a dignity to the prospect of human life, which no Arcadian success would do.,Watch a video clip and answer the following questions.,What are the people doing in the video? How did the boys feel?,1. 2.,Audiovisual supplement,Audiovisual s

7、upplements1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,The mother and her three children were moving to a new place.,Simon felt excited about moving to a large house because he wanted to keep some bigger pets. But Jared was not happy about the moving. / He was angry about it.,Have you

8、r family ever moved from one place to another?,3.,Audiovisual supplements1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Students are encouraged to answer this question freely.,Audiovisual supplements3,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Mom: Mallory: Simon: Mom: Si

9、mon: Mom: Simon:,There it is. Pretty much how I remember it! I was younger than you last time I was here, Simon. Well its big. Yes! So I can get bigger pets here, right, Mom? Sure, get a cow! Get a whole flock! Herd. That, too. What do you think, Jared? . Jared? . OK, here we go! Its OK, Mr. Tibbs.

10、Its OK. Oh, it has that old people smell. Its just an observation, not a judgment.,Video Script1,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Video Script2,Reading aloud,Audiovisual supplement,Cultural information,Mom: Mallory: Jared: Mallory:,Youre angry about the move. I get that. Jus

11、t what are you expecting your silent protest will get you? At least acknowledge this isnt the way to deal with your anger the way you said you were gonna do. Say yes with your head. Two blinks. Nothing. sigh Mal, you and Simon take your stuff. Wait in the foyer while I go look for the main circuit b

12、reaker. OK, Mom. Get out of the car right now! You are not my mother, Mallory! No, Im worse. Because Mom doesnt believe in hitting!,What is the story narrated in the text about?,Main idea,Global Reading-Main idea1,Main idea,Structural analysis,The story told by the author is about how his , with his

13、 , helped him to he felt when he was about to , and opened his eyes to the truth of his advice that one should to those who were dear to him.,grandfather,_,own life experience,_,overcome the sadness,_,leave his old house,_,never say goodbye,_,Global Reading-Main idea2,Structural analysis,Main idea,T

14、he text conveys the message that we should never to , we should always be , and that we should always in our lives and cherish .,give in,_,bitterness or sadness,_,firm and strong-willed,_,remember the happy moments,_,friendship,_,Structural analysis,Structural analysis 1,Main idea,Structural analysi

15、s,The story is related in a chronological order with a flashback in the middle part.,1. How are the events of the essay arranged? List some words and phrases which indicate the chronological order.,Structural analysis 2,Structural analysis,Main idea,when I was ten, When the final day came, I continu

16、ed to, a year and half later, then, when it came to my turn, ,Words and phrases which indicate a chronological order:,a long, long time ago, one day, ,Words and phrases which indicate a flashback:,Structural analysis 3,Structural analysis,Main idea,2. Based on the time phrases found above, divide th

17、e text into parts by completing the table.,Time,paragraph(s),Event,when I was ten,1,The author was to leave his big old house.,When the final day come,2-4,The author was anguish about the move. His grandfather advised him not to use the word “goodbye” to friends, for it implied sadness.,Structural a

18、nalysis 4,Structural analysis,Main idea,Time,Event,I continued to,5-9,The authors grandfather took him to see the huge red rosebush in the front yard.,a long, long time ago,10-13,Grandfather recalls the death of his first son and his response to it.,paragraph(s),Structural analysis 5,Structural anal

19、ysis,Main idea,Time,Event,a year and half later,14-20,The dying old man parted with his grandson calmly and even cheerfully without saying the word “goodbye”.,paragraph(s),1. When I was ten I was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the only home I had ever known. My whole life, brief

20、 as it was, had been spent in that big old house, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations. 2. When the final day came, I ran to the haven of the small back porch and sat alone, shuddering, as tears welled up from my heart. Suddenly I felt a hand rest on my shoulder. I look

21、ed up to see my grandfather. “It isnt easy, is it, Billy?” he said softly, sitting down on the steps beside me.,Never Say Goodbye,Detailed reading1-2,Detailed reading,Detailed reading3-4,Detailed reading,3. “Grandpa,” I replied through my tears, “how can I ever say goodbye to you and all my friends?

22、” 4. For a moment he just stared off into the apple trees. “Goodbye is such a sad word,” he said. “It seems too final, too cold, for friends to use. We seem to have so many ways of saying goodbye and they all have one thing in common: sadness.”,Detailed reading5-9,Detailed reading,5. I continued to

23、look into his face. He gently took my hand in his. “Come with me, my friend,” he whispered. 6. We walked, hand in hand, to his favorite place in the front yard, where a huge red rosebush sat conspicuously alone. 7. “What do you see here, Billy?” He asked. 8. I looked at the flowers, not knowing what

24、 to say, and then answered, “I see something soft and beautiful, Grandpa.” 9. Kneeling, he pulled me close. “It isnt just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. Its that special place in your heart that makes them so.”,Detailed reading10-12,Detailed reading,10. His eyes met mine again. “Billy, I plant

25、ed these roses a long, long time ago before your mother was even a dream. I put them into the soil the day my first son was born. It was my way of saying thank you to God. That boys name was Billy, just like yours. I used to watch him pick roses for his mother.” 11. I saw my grandfathers tears. I ha

26、d never seen him cry before. His voice became hoarse. 12. “One day a terrible war came, and my son, like so many sons, went away to fight a great evil. He and I walked to the train station together . Three months later a telegram came. My son had died in some tiny village in Italy. All I could think

27、 of was that the last thing I said to him in this life was goodbye.”,Detailed reading13,Detailed reading,13. Grandpa slowly stood up. “Dont ever say goodbye, Billy. Dont ever give in to the sadness and the loneliness of that word. I want you to remember instead the joy and the happiness of those tim

28、es when you first said hello to a friend. Take that special hello and lock it away within you in that place in your heart where summer is an always time. When you and your friends must part, I want you to reach deep within you and bring back that first hello.”,14. A year and half later, my grandfath

29、er became gravely ill. When he returned from several weeks in the hospital, he wanted his bed next to the window, where he could see his beloved rosebush. 15. Then the family was summoned and I returned to the old house. It was decided that the oldest grandchildren would be allowed to say their good

30、byes.,Detailed reading14-15,Detailed reading,16. When it came to my turn, I noted how tired he looked. His eyes were closed and his breathing was slow and hard. 17. I took his hand as gently as he had once taken mine. 18. “Hello, Grandpa,” I whispered. His eyes slowly opened. 19. “Hello, my friend,”

31、 he said, with a brief smile. His eyes closed again and I moved on.,Detailed reading16-19,Detailed reading,Detailed reading20,Detailed reading,20. I was standing by his rosebush when an uncle came to tell me that my grandfather had died. Remembering Grandpas words, I reached deep within me for those

32、 special feelings that had made up our friendship. Suddenly, and truly, I knew what he had meant about never saying goodbye about refusing to give in to the sadness.,Detailed reading1-2-Question 1,The authors home was a large old house, in which four generations had lived in harmony and experienced

33、both happiness and sadness.,Detailed reading,Paragraph 1 Question What do you know about the authors home?,Paragraph 2 Question Why did the author shudder and shed tears when the final day came?,Detailed reading1-2-Question 2,Because he was extremely reluctant to leave and could not bear to say good

34、bye to his grandfather and his friends as well as to his big old house.,Detailed reading,confront: vt. 1) be faced with and have to deal with,Detailed readingconfront1,e.g.,The actress was confronted by a large group of reporters as she left the stage door. Whenever we are confronted with any diffic

35、ulties, we shouldnt give up what we are doing.,Detailed reading,2) force to deal with or accept the truths of; bring face to face with,e.g.,When the police confronted her with the evidence, she confessed she was guilty.,Detailed readingconfront2,Collocations:,be confronted with confront sb. with sth

36、.,Detailed reading,Synonyms:,encounter, face,anguish: n. very great pain and suffering, esp. of the mind,Detailed reading anguish1,e.g.,Lear, a broken, confused old man, died in anguish. 李尔王，这位身心交瘁、精神恍惚的老人在痛苦中死去。,Derivations:,anguished: adj. anguish: vt.,Synonyms:,pain, suffering,Detailed reading,De

37、tailed reading anguish2,Detailed reading,Exercise: Choose the proper word to fill in each blank in the following sentences.,anguish anguished,Outsiders will find it hard to imagine the mental we had to go through. An look appeared on her face. She was in over her missing child.,(1) (2) (3),anguish,_

38、,anguished,_,anguish,_,gracefully: adv. in an attractively and effortlessly fine and smooth manner,Detailed reading gracefully1,e.g.,Already in her fifties, she danced gracefully on the stage last night, attracting a large audience. The figure skater glided gracefully on the ice. 花样滑冰者在冰上优雅地滑行。,Deta

39、iled reading,2) in a way that shows willingness to behave fairly and honorably,e.g.,The request was gracefully refused. 这个请求被有礼貌地回绝了。,Detailed reading gracefully2,Derivations:,graceful: adj. grace n.,Detailed reading,Comparison:,gracious, graceful,graceful: moving in a smooth and attractive way, or

40、having an attractive shape or form gracious: behaving in a polite, kind, and generous way, especially to people of a lower rank.,Thank you for your hospitality. The lady of small waist is elegant and .,gracious,_,graceful,_,touch: vt. cause one to feel pity, sympathy, etc.,e.g.,Her plight has touche

41、d the hearts of people around the world. 她所处的困境牵动着全世界人民的心。 The environmental problems touch us all. 这些环境问题与我们所有人都有关。,Detailed reading touch2,Collocation:,be touched with,e.g.,Her hair is touched with grey. 她有些灰发了。,Derivations:,touched: adj. touching: adj.,Detailed reading,shudder: vi. shake uncontro

42、llably for a moment, esp. from fear, cold, or dislike shudder at/with,Detailed reading- shudder1,e.g.,She shuddered at the sight of the dead body. 她一看到那具尸体就不寒而栗。,Detailed reading,Comparison:,shudder, shake,shudder: vi. It suggests a more intense shaking, which is less noticeable to an onlooker. shak

43、e: vt. to be supported by,Detailed reading-rest on,e.g.,She sat down and rested her feet on the chair.,Detailed reading,e.g.,His hopes rest on the leader. 他的希望全寄托在领导者的身上。,2)(esp. of a proof, argument, etc.) be based on; be grounded on; depend on,e.g.,Our policy should rest on the basis of self-relia

44、nce. 我们的政策要建立在自力更生的基础之上。,Paragraph 4 Question Why did his grandfather advise him not to use the word “goodbye” to friends?,Detailed reading4Question,Because the word “goodbye” seemed too final, too cold, for friends to use and it implied sadness. His grandfather wanted him to recall the joy and happ

45、y events of the life instead of feeling sad and miserable.,Detailed reading,through: prep. (1) in at one side, end, or surface of something and out at the other,Detailed reading-through,e.g.,We couldnt see through the mist. Is it quicker to drive straight through the center?,Detailed reading,e.g.,Th

46、e monkeys swung through the trees. I searched through my papers for the missing documents.,(2) among or between the parts or members of,stare: vi. (1) look steadily for a long time, e.g. in great surprise or shock,Detailed readingstare1,e.g.,The child stared the stranger up and down. 这个孩子上上下下地打量着这个陌

47、生人。 He was staring, thinking.,Detailed reading,e.g.,The lies in the report stared out at us from every paragraph.,(2) be very plain to see; be obvious,Detailed readingstare2,Detailed reading,Collocations:,stare sb. down/out 盯得某人局促不安 stare sb. into silence 瞪得某人哑口无言 stare sb. up and down 上下打量某人 stare

48、sb. in the face 近在眼前,Detailed readingActivity,Detailed reading,Activity: Role Play Directions: A grandchild is going to say goodbye to his beloved grandfather/grandmother because he is leaving for college next day and will be away for several months. Work in groups and role play the child, his mothe

49、r and his grandfather. You are supposed to use the following words and phrases as many as possible.,confront anguish gracefully touched with the laughter and tears, shudder well up rest on through ones tears stare have sth. in common,My whole life, brief as it was, had been spent in that big old hou

50、se, gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations.,Detailed reading-S My whole life1,Explanation:,“brief as it was”： In a formal style, as can be used in a special word order to mean although. The construction suggests a very emphatic contrast.,Paraphrase:,I spent my whole life,

51、 although it was so brief, in that big old house, in which four generations of our family had lived harmoniously and experienced both happiness and sadness.,Detailed reading,Detailed reading-SMy whole life2,Frosty as it was, they still went out. (Although it was very extremely cold, they still went

52、out.) Bravely as they fought, they had no chance of winning. (Although they fought so bravely, they had no chance of winning.),Detailed reading,Translation:,我这一辈子都是在这旧的大宅子中度过的，尽管生命非常短暂，我却深深地体会到了一家四代人的欢笑与泪水。,I felt a hand rest on my shoulder.,Detailed reading S_I felt a hand 1,Question:,Do you know s

53、ome other words which can be followed by the “object + infinitive (without to )” structure? Hear, listen, let, make, have, notice, watch, etc.,Explanation:,The word feel can be followed by the “object + infinitive (without to )” structure. Did you feel the earth move? He felt her hand tense up in hi

54、s.,Detailed reading,Detailed readingS_ I felt a hand 2,Translation:,我感到有只手搭在我的肩上。,Detailed reading,Paragraphs 5-13 Question Why did the authors grandfather take him to see the rosebush in the front yard?,Detailed reading5-9-Question,The authors grandfather wanted to tell him the story about the plan

55、ting of the roses and explain to him the reason not to say goodbye to ones relatives and friends.,Detailed reading,Paragraph 10 Question Why did the authors grandfather plant those roses?,Detailed reading10Question,To thank God for his good fortune of having his first son by planting those roses.,De

56、tailed reading,Paragraph 13 Question What kind of advice did the authors grandfather offer in Paragraph 13?,Detailed reading13Question,Never give in to the sadness and the loneliness evoked by that word goodbye and remember instead the joy and the happiness of those times sharing with a friend.,Deta

57、iled reading,pick: vt. vi. take what one likes or considers best, or most suitable from a group,Detailed readingpick1,e.g.,One of my sisters has been picked for the Olympic team. The police asked him if he could pick (out) the killer from a series of photos.,e.g.,Machines pick the fruit from/off the

58、 trees. They spent the summer picking strawberries.,Detailed reading,2) gather; pull or break off (part of a plant) from a tree or plant,3) take up or remove sth. separately or bit by bit using the fingers, a beak, a pointed instrument, etc.,Detailed readingpick2,e.g.,He was on his knees picking crumbs off the carpet.,Detailed reading,Comparison:,choose, select, pick,choose: It stresses a choice of the best suited between or among things under consideration, which is the result of ones judgment.,e.g.,She