综合英语教程Unit1 Never Say Goodby.ppt

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 conquer sadness in ones life?,Pre-reading tasks,Main modes of writing:Narration Description Argumentation ExpositionWhat 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 writing 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 oldWhere:in the authors big old houseWho:the author,his grandfatherWhat: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 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 authors 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,The author found it hard to overcome the sadness as the moment of parting drew near.So his grandpa came to help.,The authors grandpa informed him of the essence of“never say goodbye”through the story of his eldest son-Billy.,The author truly understood the meaning 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.1,1.Organization:2.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 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,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.,Why did authors grandpa take him to see the rosebush in the front 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 makes them beautiful.,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 authors grandpa so sad?5.What did“evil”refer to?,chronological+flashback(Para.10&Para.12),Para.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 times when you first said hello to a friend.Take the 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.”1.What did the authors grandpa mean by saying“Dont ever say goodbye”?2.What kind of suggestions did the authors grandpa offer?3.Metaphorical use:“summer is an always time”4.Paraphrase and translate the italicized sentences.Remember that special hello and keep it to yourself so that you will be always filled with eh joy and happiness of summer.,The purpose of the text,Possible translation,记住那个特别的问候，把它保存在心里，这样你的内心就永远充满夏天的快乐和幸福。当你和朋友们必须分离时，我想让你在内心深处重新找回第一次的问候。,Coherence:2.Why did the authors grandpa want his bed next to the window?What did rosebush mean to him?3.Time clues4.What did the author return home for?Could you judge whether it is the authors grandpas idea?,“gravely”&Para.15,1.Why did the author said“Hello”to his grandpa instead of“Goodbye”?3.What do you think of the parting between the author and his grandfather?,Para.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 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.1.How did the author respond to his grandfathers death?“remained perfectly calm and composed 2.Strengthen the theme:,Never to give in to the sadness and be a strong-willed man.,Post-reading activities,Reorder the following events according to the text.a.The author truly understood what“never say goodbye”meant.b.The author felt a great anguish while having to leave the old house and his relatives.c.The authors grandpa told him the story of his oldest uncle Billy and told him never to say goodbye to his beloved.d.The author was summoned back home for his grandpa was seriously ill.e.The authors grandpa took him to the rosebush with the intension of comforting him.f.The author said“Hello”to his grandpa at his deathbed instead of“Goodbye”.,b-e-c-d-f-a,.Summary-writing,At the age of ten I had to say goodbye to the old house where I had lived so far and four generations of my family shared _ and _ together.I could not but feel overwhelmed with sadness until my grandfather came to _me.He told me it was not the tangible things that were loveable but something at the _ of our hearts made them so.The rosebush was beautiful because it recorded the birth of my oldest uncle Billy.Ever since Billy died in the war Grandfather had been _ saying goodbye to him when they _.He advised me not to say goodbye because it implied too much _and _.Try _ to remember and cherish the joy,the happiness when we first said hello.A year and a half later,at my grandpas deathbed,I took his hand and said hello.Just at that moment,I fully and truly understood“never say goodbye”meant to“_.”,keys,laughtertearscomfortbottomregrettingparted sadness lonelinessinsteadnever give in to sadness,.Translation,My whole life,brief as it was,had been spent in that big old house,gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations.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.”I planted these roses a long,long time ago before your mother was even a dream.Remembering Grandpas words,I reach deep within me for those special feelings that had made up our friendship.,After-class assignment,Rewrite the story into a short play and act it out next class.2.Read the following sayings and express your opinions toward them.A.The happiest moment of my life has been the few which I have passed at home in the bosom of my family.-Thomas Jefferson B.Where we love is home Home that our feet may leave,but not our hearts.-Oliver Windell Holmes,words&expressions,Confront vt.,1.(to cause to)be faced with We must confront the future with optimism.Numerous difficulties confronted the new republic.Collocation:Be confronted with/by The actress was confronted by/with a large group of reporters as she left the stage door.,Be touched with,Have a certain amount of a quality Her hair is touched with grey.The boy is touched with genius.(The boy is something of a genius.)Witness gracefully touched with the laughter and tears of four generations.,shudder,Shake uncontrollably for a moment,esp.from fear,cold,or dislike.She shuddered at the sight of the dead body.-er:增强原动词的反复动作或语势 flicker灯光闪烁摇曳(flick用手快速轻击)flutter心快速跳动(flit轻快地掠过)glimmer发闪光微光(gleam闪烁闪亮)sputter发劈啪声(spit劈啪做响),Ways of saying goodbye,Generally used:Good-bye!Bye now!See you again!Good night!See you later/soon!See you tomorrow!See you again next week!See you next term!Only used for friends,acquaintances and relatives:So long!See you!Be seeing you!Sweet dreams!Blessing and greeting bye:All the best!Have a good day!Remember me to your family!Say hello to sb.!Give my love to sb.!Other expressions:Keep in touch!Dont forget to give me a ring!Look after yourself.Take care!Cheerio!Ill be seeing you.(especially for American),Hand in hand,1.Holding each others hand The elderly couple are walking homeward hand in hand.2.Happening together and closely connected Theory and practice must go hand in hand.Similar structures:(N.+Prep.+N.)side by side day by day all in all,a huge red rosebush,Opshacom op代表opinion，指表示人们观点的形容 词，如beautiful,horrible，lovely，nice等；sh代表shape，指表示形状的形容词，如long，short，round,narrow等；a代表age，指表示年龄、时代的形容词，如old，new，young等；c代表colour，指表示颜色的形容词，如red,black,orange等；o代表origin，指表示国籍、地区的形容词，如British，Canadian，German等；m代表material，指表示材料的形容词，如plastic，metal，aluminium等,Exercises,1She has a _ jacket(leather，brown，beautiful)2He has a _ car.(American，long，red)3They live in a _ house.(old，beautiful)4We have a _ table.(antique,small，wooden)1beautiful brown leather jacket.2long red American car.3beautiful old house.4small antique wooden table.,Lock away,1.Lock up;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)separate 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 beloved of/byLexical knowledge:Be-Be+n.-v.besiege;bewilderBe+adj.-v.befoul;bewareBe+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 century 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 observe 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 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 dialect 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 work out new strategies and tactics which would make it possible to conquer the enemy.,Dictation,Throughout history the basic unit of almost every human society has been the family./Members of the family live together under the same roof./They share the economic burdens of life as well as its joys./The family head usually has considerable influence in arranging marriages,selecting careers and determining all important moves and purchases by any members of the family./Particularly in conditions where society or the state does not give aid and the responsibilities of the family are greater,this large group provides better protection in terms of economic or other emergency./,