现代大学英语精读1第二版第三课课前活动.ppt

Lesson 3-Message of the Land,Part One,Warm-up,ENTER,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,Contents,Warm-up,I.Questions II.A guess III.Land idioms IV.Film clips V.A poem,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,Questions,To be continued on the next page.,1.What does“land”mean to you?What are the differences among“land”,“soil”and“earth”?2.What does the word“motherland”or“homeland”associate your mind with?3.Do you think land is carry secret message?What are they?,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,Questions,The end of Questions.,4.As a traditionally agriculture-centered country,China has long established its respect to land.Can you quote some sayings or idioms or folktales to illustrate this?5.“When people lose their ties to the land they grow corrupt.Inevitably,they grow corrupt.”Do you think so?How to understand this quote?,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,A guess,The end of A guess.,Land of the Rising Sun Land of the RoseLand of the ShamrockLand of CakesLand of Golden Fleece Land of ThistleLand of the Stars and Stripes,ScotlandJapanIrelandEnglandAustralia,Do you know what these nicknames refer to?,Do the match work.,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,III.Land idioms,To be continued on the next page.,1.land fit for heroes(to live in)a country,nation that can reward those who have fought in its defence with good conditions of life and work as civiliansorigin This idiom comes from the words given by Loyd George(1863-1945),the English Prime Minister during the WWI:“What is our task?To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in.”,功臣们可安居乐业之地,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,III.Land idioms,To be continued on the next page.,2.land flowing with milk and honey/land of milk and honey,a place in which life would be pleasant,with plenty of food and chances of success and happinessorigin Bible 3:8,Exodus,O.T.“bring them up to a land flowing with milk and honey”Note:this English idiom is equivalent to Chinese“鱼米之乡”in meaning,but different in cultural connotations.,流奶与蜜的地方（喻：丰饶之国；富饶之地）,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,III.Land idioms,To be continued on the next page.,3.land/house of Bondage,埃及；艰苦之境地,Egypt:also any place or condition of great hardship or oppressionorigin Bible,4.land of dreams,region outside the laws of nature,as experienced in sleep or in the imagination,梦乡；梦境；梦幻世界,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,III.Land idioms,To be continued on the next page.,5.land of Nod,infml sleeporigin Bible 4:16,Genesis,O.T.,睡乡,7.land of promise/promised land/land of covenant,any state of future happinessorigin Bible 15:18-21,Genesis,O.T.,未来的幸福境界；乐土；福地；希望之乡,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,III.Land idioms,To be continued on the next page.,8.Land of Shades,the underworld;place where the spirits of the dead go,阴间；地狱；冥府,9.land of the living,the place of living men;this present existenceorigin Bible 53:8,Isaiah,O.T.“For he was cut off out the land of the living”,人世；现世,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,III.Land idioms,The end of Land idioms.,10.land of/o the leal,the abode of the blessed after death;heavenorigin This idiom comes from Lady Nairn song:“Im wearin awa to the land of the leal.”(我逐渐衰弱，直至进天国。),天堂；天国,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,To be continued on the next page.,IV.Film clips,Land is the only thing in the world that amounts to anything,for its the only thing in this world that lasts.Its the only thing worth working for,worth fighting for.Gone With The Wind,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,To be continued on the next page.,IV.Film clips,Supply the missing words:Ashley:Yes,there is _.Something you love better than _,though you may not know it _.Scarlett:Yes.I still _ this.You neednt go.I wont have you all _ simply cause I threw myself at your _.It wont happen again.,something,me,have,Tara,head,starved,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,IV.Film clips,Questions:1.What did Ashley put in Scarletts hand after she claimed theres nothing to keep her there?2.What did the red earth of Tara mean to Scarlet?3.Whats the message hidden in that handful soil?,The end of Film clips.,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,V.A poem,To be continued on the next page.,Kentucky Is My Land By Jesse Stuart Kentucky is my land.It is a place beneath the wind and sunIn the very heart of America.It is bounded on the east,north,and west by riversAnd on the south by mountains.Only one boundary line is not a natural one,It is a portion of southern boundaryThat runs westward from the mountains,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,V.A poem,To be continued on the next page.,E,Across the delta lowlands to the Mississippi.Within these natural boundaries is Kentucky,Shaped like the mouldboard on a hillside turning-plow.Kentucky is neither southern,northern,eastern or western,It is the core of America.If these United States can be called a body,Kentucky can be called its heart.,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,V.A poem,To be continued on the next page.,These things are my Kentucky.They went into the brain,body,flesh and blood of me.These things,Kentucky-flavored,grown in her dirt,Helped build my body strong and shape my brain.They laid foundations for my future thoughts.They made me a part of Kentucky.They made Kentucky a part of me.These are the inescapable things,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,V.A poem,To be continued on the next page.,Childhood to boyhood to manhood.Even the drab hills of winter were filled with music.The lonesome streams in the narrow-gauged valleys,Sang poetic songs without words.And the leafless trees etched on gray winter skiesWere strong and substantial lines of poetry.,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,V.A poem,To be continued on the next page.,.The heart of AmericaA land of even tempo,And a land of mild traditions,A land that has kept it traditions of horse racing,Ballad,song,story and folk music.It has held steadfast to its pioneer traditionOf fighting men,fighting for AmericaAnd for the soil of Kentucky,That is filled with bluegrass beautyThat is not akin to poetry,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,V.A poem,The end of A poem.,But is poetry.And when I go beyond the border,I take with me growth and beauty of the seasons,The music of wind in pine and cedar tops,The wordless songs of snow-melted waterWhen it pours over the rocks to wake the spring.I take with me Kentucky embedded in my brain and heart,In my flesh and bone and bloodSince I am of KentuckyAnd Kentucky is part of me.,Lesson 3-Message of the Land,Part One,Warm-up,This is the end of Part One.Please click HOME to visit other parts.,