Unit 4--He was My Father (综合英语教程2第四单元)

1、unit 4 he was my father,contents,reading,language in use,culture tips,project,he was my father,warm-up,expressing possibilities and impossibilities it is possible that + clause have more / few chances to do have greater /less possibility to do there is more/less probability that something will happe

2、n it is more probable to do than it is impossible certainly highly/less likely to do/that ,warm-up,1. introduction of functions,a game of magic,is it possible that human beings will establish a settlement on the moon? does a smoker have more risk of suffering cancer than a nonsmoker? is it impossibl

3、e that one can live longer than 48 days without eating any food? what is the probability of a snowstorm in the summer? is it possible that computers will rule the world in the future? is it possible that man and animals will speak the same language in the future? which is more probable for human bei

4、ngs: learning a new word every day or learning a new sentence every day?,answer the following questions in one or two sentences using the structures mentioned.,2. look at the following pictures and discuss the questions with your partner.,is it possible that human beings will establish a settlement

5、on the moon?,i dont think human beings will set up a settlement on the moon. it is too expensive to do so. in addition, our knowledge of science and technology is not ready yet.,i think it is highly likely that human beings will build a settlement on the moon in the future. when the earth becomes to

6、o crowded due to the population explosion, human beings will have to find new places to live.,you may use the following structures:,the topic is about generation gap.,practice the conversation on page 46 by reading it aloud. make your own conversation by using the cues.,3. try to speak more,useful e

7、xpressions its all nuisance: its all of no use. be fed up with: cannot stand or tolerate any more heaps of: a large amount of be criticized around the clock: be criticized (by parents) all the time ruin: destroy missed one important fact: we often miss that part of our life: 忘记了一个重要的事实，即我们经常会怀念那段岁月。

8、notice the different meaning of the word miss here. put all the blame on: blame solely,generation gap,which factors contribute to generation gap? is it possible to bridge the gap between generations? how?,in group of four, discuss the following questions:,the following factors may have contributed t

9、o generation gap. extend each statement by providing an example or anecdote from your own experience.,parents and children lack communication. parents and their children see almost everything from different perspectives. with the change of the world over decades, the attitude of the young have alter

10、ed too. there are differences in such matters as musical tastes, fashions, drug use, sex and politics between the young people and their elders.,make your own dialogue,child education,do you believe that the only child is universally different from child from a bigger family? whats your parents majo

11、r expectation on you? what can we do to help children grow up happily and healthily?,practice “make your own dialogue” on page 46 first then work with your partner on any one of the following topics.,supplementary reading,look and describe,look at the picture. discuss what is going on in this scene.

12、 give your impressions about the place and the person in the picture. (limit your presentation to approximately one minute.),how does the picture on page 47 strike you? whats the relationship between the two people in the picture? do you agree with the mans opinion? what would be a better alternativ

13、e to educate the kid in the picture? (if you were the father, what would you say to the kid?),quotable quote,one father is more than a hundred schoolmasters.,discuss the question: why is a good father better than a hundred schoolmasters?,what can a schoolmaster do in education? what can a father do

14、in education? which is more powerful?,discuss the following questions in small groups.,4. group discussion,what makes a man a good father?,what do you think of the song? do you want to dance with your father? what do you want to do for your father?,5. watch the video,reading,pre-reading activity,tas

15、k 1,reading comprehension,after-reading activity,task 3,task 2,pre-reading task,read a poem and summarize the important qualities that a good father must have. pay attention to the highlighted words and expressions.,to be a good father, what must one do?first one must love, as the sun warms the eart

16、h,nourishing those to whom it gave birthwith radiant pleasure and joy ever new. and what then, my father, must a good father do?then one must give of oneself, as a rill flings itself carelessly down a steep hillto fill up a hollow with heavens sweet hue. what next, my father, must a good father do?n

17、ext one must gird up ones loins to protectthose who might suffer from want and neglectwere one not loyal, and to ones vow true. is there anything else a good father must do?yes, there is much more that cannot be said,addressed to the heart and not to the headof one who desires that passion to view.,

18、notes give of oneself: do things for others without expecting them to do for you in return rill: a small stream flings itself carelessly down a steep hill: (a good father) never hesitates to sacrifice for his children just like a little stream running freely down a steep hill hollow: empty gird up o

19、nes loins to protect: get ready to (fight) (humorous) want: poverty,to be a good father, what must one do?,what makes a good father in your opinion?,strong rich tall handsome smart hardworking responsible considerate caring attentive trustworthy honesty humor patience determination dedication love c

20、ompassion dedication,supplementary reading: my father, my son, my self,discuss the following questions with your partner.,what is your father like? what expectations does your father cherish for you?,1. what do the details of “pungent smell, scrubbing his hands, ground-in dirt and oil, hardened fing

21、ernails, calloused hands, darkness of the water in the basin” tell you about the narrators father?,these details tell the reader a lot about the narrators family, and his father. his family is not wealthy, and his father is a laborer.,task 2 reading comprehension,read through the text and answer the

22、 following questions.,2. what, according to the story, was the fathers attitude toward work, passengers, and his family members?,a. he was hardworking on his job (working 12 hours a day, 7 days a week in order to earn a decent wage); b. he was able to bear the patronizing attitude of some passengers

23、 (picking up passengers even when his son was in the cab, being addressed as “cabbie”, “driver”, “you” etc.); c. he also has tender feelings and compassion for his family members (cried when his mother died.),3. why does the narrator want to mention in detail his fathers ignorance of the latin used

24、at his graduation ceremony and his gauche behavior?,his father was not well educated because he did not receive higher education. however, this does not affect the narrators love for his father, and does not impede either the narrators father from expressing joy and happiness at the achievement of h

25、is son. he knew from the bottom of his heart that his son would not repeat his labors life as a taxi driver.,4. in your opinion, in what way the father was an extraordinary ordinary father?,the father was an extraordinary ordinary father in that he was a great man in the narrators eyes. he kept prom

26、ises, he worked hard, he was powerful and he showed tender love for the family. besides, he was an understanding father, selfless, and self-sacrificing, a man of conviction, believing in the power of love and hoping the love could be passed from generation to generation as a family tradition. he was

27、 ordinary because he was a taxi driver, a cabbie, and a laborer, but he was also extraordinary as a father, a model for the younger generation. he was a man of integrity with power and profound love.,i remember the smell of the soap as he scrubbed his bands. pungent, because this was for removing gr

28、ound-in dirt and oil from beneath hardened fingernails and from calloused hands. i can still see the darkness of the water in the basin after he had cleaned his face. he always spoke to me as he washed before eating his dinner, told me tales of his own childhood and let little drops of moral tuition

29、 fall into my lap. “a promise is a promise,” hed say. it was. he never broke one . he was my father. he drove a london taxi for 40 years. it was a job that paid a decent wage if a man was willing to work 12-hour days, six days a week.,he was my father,task 2 reading comprehension,t,when i was small,

30、 he would sometimes pick up people who were hailing cabs along the way. he wasnt supposed to, not with me in the vehicle. but i was six or seven and was barely noticed. i could never under stand why the passengers treated him with such patronizing disregard. he was “cabbie and “driver” and “you!” no

31、, he wasnt; he was my dad.,he always looked so strong, so able to protect me, so powerful. powerful enough to cry when he felt the need. he wept when my grandmother died. confusing. he came into my room, saw the fear and apprehension on my face, and recited a short prayer with me for my grandma and

32、his mother. he kissed me, held my hand and then drove me to school before putting his 12 hours in. he was my father.,t,i remember his euphoria when i went to university, the first in his family to do so. of course he was gauche when i graduated, took too many photographs, and didnt understand the la

33、tin that was spoken before the ceremonial meal. so what? all that concerned this working man in a suit was that his son would not follow in his footsteps. “ do you know why i work such long hours?” hed ask me. “so that you wont have to.”,he couldnt afford to go on holidays with us like other dads. t

34、here just wasnt the money. hed stay on his own, work even longer hours, and live on sandwiches and tea. wed ring him from a cold beach hotel and tell him how much we missed him. but he knew that. he was my father.,t,and when my first child was born, this extraordinary ordinary man said very little.

35、just stared at the baby and then at me. he spoke through his eyes, and i understood. son, he was telling me, let him be able to say just one thing when he grows up: he was my father.,t,task 2 reading comprehension,language in points,1.scrubbedvt.tocleanbyhardrubbing,aswithastiffbrush用刷子、抹布等刷洗,擦洗with

36、e.g.hescrubbedtheshirttoremovethespot.用力搓寸衫,去除污点.scrubthefloorwithabrush用刷子刷洗地板 vt.towashoneshands洗手 2. pungentadj.havingastrong,sharptasteorsmell,thatseem unpleasant味道强烈的;刺鼻的,3. callousedadj.(oftheskin)hardandthick;havingcalluses皮肤起茧;起硬块的4.let little drops of moral tuition fall into my lap(paraphra

37、seandtranslation)sthdrops/fallsintosbslap:somebodyhastheopportunitytodosthpleasantwithouthavingmadeanyefforte.g.mydreamjobjustfellintomylap.我没费劲就找到了梦寐以求的工作。tuition:education,teachingteachmemoralstandardslittlebylittle好让我明白事理,受到教诲.,s1,s2,5. per;right;sociallyacceptable正派的；体面的；象样的e.g.heis

38、adecentfellow.他是个正派的人。decentbehavior/clothing/livingconditions正常的行为;得体的衣服;象样的生活环境youmustweardecentclotheswhenyougoforan interview.你去面试时要穿体面的衣服,6. hailv.topourdownhailv.下冰雹；雹子般落下v.tocall呼喊，招呼e.g.昨天太冷，都下冰雹了。itwassocoldyesterdaythatithailed.letshailataxi.让我们叫一辆出租汽车吧。,7. patronizingpatronize:toacttoward

39、sasifbetterormoreimportantthan屈尊俯就;神气十足;高高在上patronizingisoftenusedtodescribeapersonsmannerortonewhich seemsfriendly,butwhichshowsthattheyaresuperiortoyouinsome way.e.g.somepeoplecannotspeaktothesecleaners,evenkindly,withoutpatronizingthem.有些人对这些清洁工讲话,即使和气,也免不了一派高高在上的态度.,8. disregardvt.paynoattention

40、to;takenonoticeof忽视;不理会;蔑视e.g.shealwaysdisregardshiswishes.professorwangdisregardedmyeffortsandmademeupset.n.lackofattention疏忽；不注意，忽视theboysfailurewasduetocontinueddisregardof hisstudies. 这孩子的不及格是由于一直以来对学习的忽视。,s3,9. apprehensionn.anxiety;worry;fear忧虑,担心,忧惧of,for,aboute.g.她担心她会重新陷入贫穷的窘境。shewasunderth

41、eapprehensionthatshewouldfallbackintopovertyn.theabilitytounderstand;understanding了解,理解力quickdullapprehensionthematterisabovemyapprehension.这件事我不能理解。,10. putting his 12 hours inputincausetobein;add;使加入；使进入；makeanapplicationorarequest提出申请或请求spend(aspecifiedamountoftime)花（若干时间）e.g.我们班同学每天早晨都花一小时读英语。al

42、lthestudentsofourclassputinanhourreadingenglisheverymorning.putinanhouratonesstudies花一个钟头学习,11. euphoria n.afeelingofhappinessandcheerfulexcitement幸福愉快感12. gaucheadj.awkward(insocialbehavior);doingandsayingthewrongthings (french)笨拙的，不会社交的；,13. so what?whyisthatimportant?whyshoulditmatter?itdoesntmat

43、ter那有什么重要呢关系呢(前面所述事情不重要,重要的是)aninformalcolloquialexpression,meaningthattheremarksor statementwhichhasjustbeenmadeseemsunimportant,uninteresting,orirrelevant.,s5,14. follow in his footstepsfollowinonesfootsteptofollowanexamplesetbysomeoneelseinthepast效法某人e.g.theboysfollowinginhisfatherfootstepsandstu

44、dyingtobeadoctor.这个小孩接他父亲的班,想做一名医生.theelderdaughterwillprobablyfollowinherfathersfootsteps,andtakeoverthefamilybusinesswhenshesoldenough.,s6,15. live onv.1)eatordrinksomething 吃（或喝）某种东西e.g.chineseliveonrice.中国人以大米为主食 heliveschieflyonfruit. the panda lives on bamboo.,16. extraordinary ordinary man1)n

45、oticetheuseofoxymoron2)inyouropinion,inwhatwaythefatherwasanextraordinaryordinaryfather?anordinaryfather:hewasordinarybecausehewasataxidriver,acabbie,andalaborer.hehasnothingspeciallikeanyotherlaborer.anextraordinaryfather:amodelforhisson1.hekeptpromisesandworkedhard.2.hewasstrong-willedandpowerfuli

46、ndailylife.3.hewasselflessandself-sacrificing,amanofconviction.,17. he was my fatherhowmany?whenandwhydidthenarratorrepeatthissentence?,1.pungent, because this was for removing ground-in dirt and oil from beneath hardened fingernails and from calloused hands.,刺鼻得很！因为他得把硬邦邦的指甲里和布满老茧的手上 的污渍都洗掉。,grind

47、- ground - ground grind sth. into sth. else: to press sth. hard into sth else using a twisting movement e.g. sara angrily ground her cigarette into the ashtray. the more regularly you clean your carpets, the less dirt and pet dander will be ground into the base of the carpet and the longer it will l

48、ast. the cleaner is designed to quickly remove ground-in dirt and stains.,difficult sentences,2. he always spoke to me as he washed before eating his dinner, told me tales of his own childhood and let little drops of moral tuition fall into my lap.,instruction,他常在饭前洗手时跟我说话,告诉我他自己小时候的故事, 让我一点一滴地明白做人的

49、道理。,drop/fall into your lap: if something good falls into your lap, you get it without making any efforte.g. you cant expect the ideal job to just fall into your lapyouve got to go out there and look for it.fall into: get into e.g. rage/a bad habit/conversation; lap: control e.g. in the of gods/live

50、 in the of luxury,teach me moral standards little by little,3. i could never understand why the passengers treated him with such patronizing disregard.,patronizing is often used to describe a persons manner or tone which seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you in som

51、e way.,我一直无法理解为什么乘客对他那么傲慢、漠视。,4. powerful enough to cry when he felt the need.,how do you understand this sentence?,generally speaking, a man does not believe in tears. and crying is normally associated with weakness. so it calls for great courage and strength for a man to cry before others. the fat

52、her is not only powerful and strong, he also has deep love for his mother and family.,5. and didnt understand the latin that was spoken before the ceremonial meal. so what?,latin is the italic language spoken in ancient rome and was the official language of the roman empire. until the middle ages, i

53、t was the dominant language of schools, churches, and state in west europe. now latin is still used in religious ceremonies of the roman catholic church. occasionally it is also used for ceremonial purposes in cases such as school graduation ceremonies.,so what?: an informal colloquial expression, m

54、eaning that the remark or statement which has just been made seems unimportant, uninteresting, or irrelevant. here it means what does it matter if my father doesnt understand the latin that was spoken in the ceremony? another similar expression is what of it? for example, -someone will see. -so what

55、? -your parents are coming tomorrow. -what of it?,6. all that concerned this working man in a suit was that his son would not follow in his footsteps.,to do the same job or the same things in your life as someone else, especially a member of your family,对这位身穿套装的工人来说，至关重要的是他儿子再也不用步他的后尘了。,to have to d

56、o with or relate to,this concerns the healthy growth of the children deeply.,he followed in his fathers footsteps and went into the army.,task 2 reading comprehension,译文,我还记得他洗手时的那股肥皂味儿, 刺鼻得很！因为他得把硬邦邦的指甲里和布满老茧的手上的污渍都洗掉。他洗完脸之后盆里那黑乎乎的水仍然历历在目。 他常在饭前洗手时跟我讲话，讲述他的童年故事好让我明白事理。他常说：“承诺的事就一定要做到。”的确如此。他从不失言。他就

57、是我父亲。 他开一辆伦敦出租有40年了。这是一份每周干6天，每天干12个小时才能挣得体面工资的工作。,他就是我父亲,我小的时候，有时他会顺便搭载沿途招呼出租车的乘客。按理我在车上时他是不能这么做的，但当时只有5、6岁的我很难引起别人的注意。 我一直无法理解为什么乘客对他那么傲慢、漠视。他是“出租”、“司机”或“你！”吗？不，他不是；他是我爸爸。 他看起来总是那么强壮，那么有能力保护我，那么有本事。有本事到他想哭就能哭。我祖母去世时他就哭了。让人困惑。他走进我的房间，看出我脸上的恐惧和忧虑，就和我一起为祖母背诵了一小段祈祷文。他吻吻我，牵起我的手，送我去上学，然后再开始他每天12小时的工作。他就

58、是我父亲。,我仍记得我上大学时他的狂喜，因为我是整个家族中第一个大学生。当然，我大学毕业时，他显得有些笨拙，拍了很多照片，也不懂庆贺宴开席之前的拉丁语贺词。可那又怎么样？对这位身穿套装的工人来说，至关重要的是他儿子再也不用步他的后尘了。“你知道我为什么每天工作这么长时间吗？”他问我道，“就是为了你以后不必这么做。” 与别的父亲不同的是，他无法和我们一起度假。我们没那笔钱。他总是独自留下来，成天以三明治和茶水为主食，但工作的时间却更长。我们总是从凉爽的海滩旅馆打电话告诉他我们对他的思念，但他心中很清楚这一点。他就是我父亲。,当我的长子出世时，这位不同寻常的普通人话语极少。只是看看婴儿而又看看我。

59、我理解他是在用眼神讲话。他在告诉我，儿子，让孩子长大后会说一句话：他就是我父亲。（吕睿中译，胡一宁审校）,story reproduction,father, washing hands with pungent soap moral education from the father fathers job fathers social position father, a strong man, but also a man having tender feelings of love message in fathers eyes: be worthy of the name “father” to your child,task 3 after-reading activity,activity: role-play the text,suppose you are a colleague of the boys father. now prepare a mini-talk to describe the mans affection for his son with the followi