综合英语教程Unit1NeverSayGoodby.ppt

1、Never Say Goodbye,Department of Foreign Languages of HBPU,Unit 1,Contents,Warm-up discussion,How did you feel when you left your hometown for the university? Do you miss your friends in high school? Can you tell the class some joyful and happy moments you spent together? In your opinion, how can one

2、 conquer sadness in ones life?,Pre-reading tasks,Main modes of writing: Narration Description Argumentation Exposition What type of writing is this essay?,How to develop a piece of narration?,Definition,It is to give an account of an event or a series of events. In its broadest sense, narrative writ

3、ing includes stories, real or imaginary, biographies, histories, news items, and narrative poems.,Key elements in a narrative,Try to locate the context of the essay. (when, where, who, what) When: when the author was between 10 to 12 years old Where: in the authors big old house Who: the author, his

4、 grandfather What: The author was to leave his big old house. His grandfather told him “never say goodbye”.,How are the events of the essay arranged? They are related in a chronological order with a flashback in the middle part, p10-12,Whose point of view does the story take? What are its advantages

5、 and disadvantages? Advantages: A first-person narrative may be more vivid and lifelike, because it gives the reader the impression that it is what the writer himself has seen or experienced. Disadvantages: the scope of the narrative may be limited.,Decide which of the following best states the auth

6、ors purpose of writing. A. To express his anguish of moving from his old home. B. To describe the laughter and tears of the four generations of his family. C. To explain the real meaning of his grandpas words “Never say goodbye” D. To tell the story of his grandpas death.,Part division,Para.1-Para.4

7、 The author found it hard to overcome the sadness as the moment of parting drew near. So his grandpa came to help.,Para.5-Para.13 The authors grandpa informed him of the essence of “never say goodbye” through the story of his eldest son-Billy.,Para.14-Para.20 The author truly understood the meaning

8、of “never say goodbye” and responded to his grandpas death calmly.,Detailed reading,1. Why was the author seized with the anguish of moving from his home? 2. What do you know about the authors home mentioned in the beginning? 3. Paraphrase the second sentence.,Para.1,Para.2-Para.4,1. Organization: 2

9、. Why did the author shudder and shed tears when the final day came? 3. Why did his grandfather advise him not to use the word “goodbye” to friends?,A:Because the authors grandfather wanted to tell him a true story related to the rosebush and hoped to enable him to feel with his heart how beautiful

10、those roses were. Also because his grand-dad wanted to reveal his special associations with the roses and with his saying goodbye to his son. As well as to disclose the root cause of his advice not to say goodbye to ones relatives and friends,A: By saying “It isnt just the roses that are beautiful,

11、Billy. Its that special place in your heart that makes them so.” the authors grandfather meant: “It is not only the roses are beautiful, Billy. Also, it is that special feeling you deeply cherish that makes them beautiful.,Para.5-Para.9,Why did authors grandpa take him to see the rosebush in the fro

12、nt yard? 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.” How do you understand the italicized sentence? -It is not only the roses are beautiful, Billy. Also, it is that special feeling you deeply cherish that ma

13、kes them beautiful.,Para.10-Para.12,Organization: Do two Billys refer to the same person? (knowledge concerning English naming rules) His eyes met mine again. Billy, I planted these roses a long, long time ago before your mother was even a dream. Paraphrase the italicized sentence. Why was the autho

14、rs grandpa so sad? 5. What did “evil” refer to?,chronological + flashback (Para.10 put in a safe place and fasten the lock She had locked her money away before she went away on holiday. Similar structures: pack sth. away put sth. away tuck sth. away (have sth. hidden),Part v.,1. (to cause to) separa

15、te or be no longer together I hope that we part as friends. The war parted many men from their families. Collocation: part from +sb. part with + sth.,beloved,1. adj. dear Best wishes go to all my beloved friends. 2. n. a person who is dearly loved His beloved left him for another. Collocation: Be be

16、loved of / by Lexical knowledge: Be- Be + n. - v. besiege; bewilder Be + adj. - v. befoul; beware Be + v. -v. belove; befall,Turn n.,1. An act of turning; a single movement round a fixed point Give the key a turn, and the lock will open. 2. A point of change in time Young people at the turn of the c

17、entury must draw up a mighty blueprint. 3. Chance or opportunity Its your turn to put forward some questions. Collocation: by turns in turn take turns to do sth. Its ones turn to do sth.,Note v.,1. Take notes The secretary noted down the date of the meeting in her memorandum book. 2. Remember or obs

18、erve Note closely what I am saying. Note/Notice a. Please _ that the bill must be drawn within 30 days. b. He _ that a river of liquid rock was coming towards him.,C-E Translation Keys,He has prepared answers to the questions that he expects to confront during the interview. His sad story touched us

19、 so deeply that we nearly cried. The two of them are walking hand in hand along the river bank, chatting, laughing, and looking happy. When he heard the exciting news, tears of joy welled up in his eyes. People from Shanghai can understand Suzhou dialect with ease, for Shanghai dialect and Suzhou di

20、alect have much in common.,6. Henry and his wife are looking into the possibility of buying a new house within three years. 7. He finally gave in to his daughters repeated requests to further her education abroad. 8. We locked all our valuables away before we went on holiday. 9. Although we have parted from each other, I hope that we will remain good friends and that we will care for and help each other just as we did in the past. 10. At that critical moment, the army commander summoned all the officers to wo