Unit4MovingStories

1、Module 2 Friendship Unit 4 Moving Stories,Reading: Adj,New Century English Book Four,Fengjun from Jinyuan Senior High School,Pre-reading,Background Introduction What is racial discrimination?,Racial discrimination/racialism/racism Against African-Americans,Carrie Allen McCray (October 4, 1913 July 2

2、5, 2008 ) an African-American writer,Adj,While-reading,Task A: Read the first and the last paragraphs and figure out the meaning of Adj. Is it a sad story or a happy one?,1 minute,Task B: Predict the reason why they broke up.,Task C: Read Paragraph B-R and rearrange the order of events.,4 minutes,1

3、took to each other 2 stopped speaking to each other 3 went to Margets house uninvited 4 had a birthday party 5 stopped going to the Carries house 6 met at an American school 7 was not allowed to enter,Read Paragraph BE and answer the following questions: Where was Marget from? When did Carrie meet M

4、arget? Where did Marget live? How did Carrie know that?,Task D: Read for detailed information,More questions,What did they do together? How did Carrie feel? (Please find some words or expressions that can indicate their relationships. ),Why did Carrie mention that she learned the Swedish equivalents

5、 of hello, friend and goodbye.,Read Paragraph FM and answer the following questions: What was the turning point in the girls relationship? How many people came to Margets birthday party? How did Carrie feel when Marget said nothing but slipped her hand from Carries?,Read Paragraph NR and answer the

6、following questions: What happened after the party? What was the Margets response when Carrie went to her house without being invited? Why did Carrie go to Margets house without being invited? What was the Carries suspicion?,Read Paragraph S and answer the following questions: How come Carrie didnt

7、remember what Marget wrote on her autograph book? In what manner did the writer write on Margets book? How did Carrie feel when she wrote Adj min van?,Task E: Fill in the blanks,4 minutes,*got up strange courage *suspicion *hesitated *equivalents *in passing *took to *fresh from *released *confirmed

8、 *put finishing touches on,fresh a. 新到的；刚发生的 She is fresh from university. 她刚从大学毕业。 take to 喜欢 Mary took to her new teacher the first time they met. 玛丽第一次见到新老师时就喜欢上她了。 put the finishing touches on 为做最后的装饰 Im almost done with the painting. I just need to put the finishing touches on it. 那幅画我几乎快完成了。我只

9、需要画龙点睛。,suspicion n. 怀疑，疑心，猜疑 I had a strong suspicion that Tom had seen me coming. 我很怀疑汤姆看到我进来的。 confirm v. 证实；进一步确定 He looked around to confirm that he was alone. 他四处张望，要确定周围没人。 get up a strange courage 鼓起一股出人意料的勇气 I got up a strange courage to walk in. 我鼓起了一股出人意料的勇气，走了进去。,hesitate v. 踌躇，犹豫 He did

10、 not hesitate to ask her to sit beside him. 他毫不犹豫地请她坐在他身旁。 equivalent n.相等物 a. 相等的，相同的 Some English words have no Chinese equivalents. 有些英文词在中文里没有对应的词。 release vt. 释放，松开, 发行，发布 He quickly released her hand. 他很快地放开了她的手。,in passing 顺便, 附带地 He mentioned in passing that he had been there once. 他顺便提到他曾经到

11、过那里一次。,Post-reading,Task A: Open Questions (Paragraph J) Guess what Margets mother might have said to her daughter. (Paragraph Q) Guess what the writer had wanted to say to Marget.,Task B: Role Play Read Paragraph J-Q with feelings and act out the episodes written in this part with partners. Roles i

12、nvolved: Margets mum, Marget, Carrier (the writer), and Mary/Narrator,4 minutes,Task C: More Open Questions Carrie Allen McCray once told a newspaper interviewer, “I wonder if she ever thinks of me, if she is married and has children. And I wish she had become queen by now instead of a pawn.” In Car

13、ries opinion, what kind of person was Marget?,Task D: Discussion,1. Why did their friendship end in a tragedy?,It is said that a friend is easier lost than found. How can you keep friendship going when you have disagreement?,If you were Carrie, would you forgive Marget now? Why?,How to mend the trou

14、bled friendship:,Dont let your pride get in your way. Apologize when you are wrong and forgive when you are wronged.,See things from your friends point of view and give your friend a chance to admit his or her mistakes.,The hardest part is keeping the connections strong during the ups downs in your life.,NCE-B1,Unit 6 Animal Intelligence,Homework,1. Surf the Internet and find more information of the writer Carrie Allen McCray and her works.,NCE-B1,Unit 6 Animal Intelligence,Homework,2. Letter writing (80-100words) Supposing you were Carrie, you were able to find Marget and