新世纪英语专业综合教程(第二版)第1册Unit1

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Reading aloud Listen and read the following sentences, paying attention to the pauses between sense groups.

1. When I was ten / I was suddenly confronted with the anguish of moving from the only home / I had ever known. 2. ―It isn’t easy, / is it, Billy?‖ / he said softly, / sitting down on the steps beside me. 3. I was standing by his rosebush / when an uncle came to tell me / that my grandfather had died.

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4. It’s that special place in your heart / that makes them so. 5. ― ... We seem to have so many ways of saying goodbye / and they all have one thing in common: / sadness.‖

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Cultural information Quote Bertrand Russell: Young men who have reason to fear that they will be killed in battle may justifiably feel bitter in the thought that they have been cheated of the best things that life has to offer. But in an old man who has known human joys and sorrows, and has achieved whatever work it was in him to do, the fear of death is somewhat abject and ignoble. The best way to overcome it — so at least it seems to me — is to make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal.

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Henry David Thoreau: The failures and reverses which await men — and one after another sadden the brow of youth — add a dignity to the prospect of human life, which no Arcadian success would do.

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Audiovisual supplement Watch a video clip and answer the following questions.

1. What are the people doing in the video? The mother and her three children were moving to a new place.2. How did the boys feel?

Simon felt excited about moving to a large house because he wanted to keep some bigger pets. But Jared was not happy about the moving. / He was angry about it.

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3. Have your family ever moved from one place to another?Students are encouraged to answer this question freely.

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Mom:

There it is. Pretty much … how I remember it! I was younger than you last time I was here, Simon. Mallory: Well … it’s … big. Simon: Yes! So I can get bigger pets here, right, Mom? Mom: Sure, get a cow! Get a whole flock! Simon: Herd. Mom: That, too. What do you think, Jared? ... Jared? ... OK, here we go! Simon: It’s OK, Mr. Tibbs. It’s OK. … Oh, it has that old people smell. … It’s just an observation, not a judgment.

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Mom:

You’re angry about the move. I get that. Just what are you expecting your silent protest will get you? … At least acknowledge this isn’t the way to deal with your anger the way you sa

id you were gonna do. Say yes with your head. Two blinks. … Nothing. [sigh] Mal, you and Simon take your stuff. Wait in the foyer while I go look for the main circuit breaker. Mallory: OK, Mom. … Get out of the car right now! Jared: You are not my mother, Mallory! Mallory: No, I’m worse. Because Mom doesn’t believe in hitting!

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1. What is the story narrated in the text about?The story told by the author is about how his life experience , helped grandfather , with his own _________________ __________

him to overcome ___________________ the sadness he felt when he was about to _________________ leave his old house , and opened his eyes tothe truth of his advice that one should never say goodbye ________________ to those who were dear to him.

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The text conveys the message that we should give in to __________________ never ______ bitterness or sadness , we should always be firm and strong-willed , and that we should ___________________ always remember the happy moments in our lives and ___________________________ cherish friendship _________ .

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Structural analysis 1. How are the events of the essay arranged? List some words and phrases which indicate the chronological order.

The story is related in a chronological order with a flashback in the middle part.

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Words and phrases which indicate a chronological order: when I was ten, When the final day came, I continued to, a year and half later, then, when it came to my turn, … Words and phrases which indicate a flashback: a long, long time ago, one day, …

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2. Based on the time phrases found above, pide the text into parts by completing the table. Time when I was ten, When the final day come paragraph(s) 1 2-4 Event The author was to leave his big old house. The author was anguish about the move. His grandfather advised him not to use the word ―goodbye‖ to friends, for it implied sadness.

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Time I continued to

paragraph(s)5-9

Event The author’s grandfather took him to see the huge red rosebush in the front yard. Grandfather recalls the death of his first son and his response to it.

a long, long time ago

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