新视野读写教程第三册教案Unit 1(5)

9. ...we were reminded that the constant love and support of our friends and family would get us through whatever life might present. (Para. 12) Meaning: ...we were reminded that continual love and support of our friends and family would help us overcome all the hardships in life.

10.The simplicity with which Jimmy had reconciled everything for us should not have been surprising. (Para. 12)

Meaning: The simple way with which Jimmy had helped us to accept reality should not have been surprising.

Section B The Framework for Love

I. Reading Skills

Scanning

We have introduced the reading skill in Unit 8, Book 1. Broadly defined, to scan is to read quickly in order to locate the place in a piece of writing where a

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particular item of information is given and to take in that item of information.

This kind of reading involves no reading in any detail of large sections of the piece of writing. Perhaps it is particularly useful in reading newspapers or some magazines.

The steps involved in scanning are the following:

1. Decide exactly what information you are looking for, and think about the

form it may take. For example, if you want to find out who did something, you would look for a name.

2. Next, decide where you need to read to find the information you want.

3. Move your eyes as quickly as possible down the page until you find the

information you need.

4. When you find what you need, do not read further.

Here are three examples from Text A in this unit that may illustrate how we can scan for some particular information in the text.

Example 1

Having read the first two sentences, the reader knows that the writer has a brother with brain damage and that her life "revolved around my brother's". Immediately the question coming into the mind is probably "How?" With this question in mind, the reader moves his/her eyes quickly on, and immediately too he/she has the answer in the next sentence:

Accompanying my growing up was always "go out and play and take your brother with you" (Para. 1)

Example 2

Having found the answer to the first question, the reader may have another question out of curiosity: What did Jimmy's parents do in looking after him'? To answer this question the reader keeps his/her eyes moving quickly until he/she reaches the following two paragraphs:

My mother taught Jimmy practical things like how to brush his teeth or pt/t on a belt. (Para. 2)

My father and Jimmy were inseparable. They ate breakfast together and on weekdays drove off to the navy shipping center every morning where they both worked---Jimmy unloaded color-coded boxes. At night after dinner, they would talk and pla3' games late into the evening. They even whistled the same tunes. (Para. 3) Example 3

Now the reader may be curious enough to know: What would become of Jimmy if his parents died? The reader moves his/her eyes as quickly as possible down again until he/she reaches the two sentences in Paragraph 6:

He has lived there for 11 years now with many different caretakers and blossomed on his own He has become essential to the neighborhood. (Para. 6)

II. Warm-up Activity

1.Topic Discussion

What does love need?( What's the framework for Love?)

Love needs time, forgiveness, compromise and persistence.

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2. Questions on the Topic and the Passage

1) When and where did the story take place?

It was an autumn night in my native Nova Scotia.

2) What were they doing in the old lodge?

They were vacationing in it for the weekend.

3)What did the writer learn about love?

Love needs time. Love needs another, harder to find quality as well, the ability to let go. Love needs words to make it real.

III. Background Information

Franklin stove

During Franklin's times in colonial America, the severe winters would make it extremely cold in people's houses. Not only was this a result of poor insulation, but homes back then were built purely of wood. Many colonists counteracted this problem of cold spells by building open fires inside. Indeed, this was tremendously dangerous and harmful to the welfare of both families and their dwellings. Franklin rectified this unsafe method of heating by inventing the iron furnace stove, also known as the Franklin stove. The appliance allowed people to warm their homes less dangerously and with less wood.

IV. T ext Structure Analysis

This essay is about the author's understanding about love. He believes that love needs time, love needs the ability to let go, and love needs words to make it real. This essay can be roughly divided into four parts.

Part1 (para.1): It presents readers a nice picture of the love among his families.

Part2 (para.2--Para.11): It mainly tells us the author's understanding of the framework of love.

Part3 (para.12): The conclusion that love is not a single act, but a lifetime adventure in which we are always learning, discovering, growing.

V. Detailed Studies of T ext

W ords and Phrases Study

1. framework n.[C] the basic structure of something that gives it shape and strength 框架；结构

This building has a steel framework.这座大楼是钢铁结构。

A structure made with timbers, as the framework of a boat or house.

木结构如船或房屋的木架结构等用木料造的结构。

[扩展] frame v. to fix a firm border or case round a picture or photograph给（图画或相片）装框

I’m having her photo professionally framed.我正请人给她的照片镶镜框。

The government is framing a new bill to control gambling.

政府在制定新的法案以控制赌博。

n. the main supports over and around which something is built支架，构架；骨架

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In a silver frame on the table there is a photograph of her husband.

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