综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Unit 4 The Two Roads

I. News Report II. Part 2 Reading & Understanding The Two Roads Teaching Objectives: A. Talking about one’s understanding of life B. Expressing one’s dreams or plans about one’s future C. Mastering difficult sentences and key words D. Learning similes and metaphors III. Assignments

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

The Road Not Taken by Robert FrostTwo roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both. And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

The Road Not TakenAnd both that morning equally lay In leaves no step had trodden black. Oh, I kept the first for another day! Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

保尔· 柯察金:

“人,最宝贵的是生命；它，给予 我们只有一次。人的一生，应当 这样度过：当他回首往事时，不 因虚度年华而悔恨，也不因碌碌 无为而羞耻；这样在他临死的时 候，他就能够说：我已经把我的 整个生命和全部精力，都献给了 这个世界上最壮丽的事业——为 了人类的解放而斗争。”《铁是怎样炼成的》作者：奥斯特洛夫斯 基 国家：前苏联

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

The Two Roads by John Ruskin

Text: Reading Comprehension Words & Expressions Exercises: Language Work

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Text: The Two Roads

Questions for skimming: 1. What’s the story about? --A young man dreamt that he was over 60 years old, living in misery. His life was full of errors and remorse, his health poor, his mind vacant, his heart sorrowful and his old years short of comforts. 2. What are “the two roads”? --One road represents a meaningful life, which would hopefully lead to success and happiness. The other road represents a wasted life which would lead to a dark cave, alive with devils and deadly snakes.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Questions for close comprehension: 1. What serious moment did the young man recall and why did he cry painfully? (para. 2, 3) -- He recalled the serious moment when his father placed him at the entrance of the two roads. -- He cried painfully because both his parents and the happy days of his youth were gone. He had lost forever the chance to take the right road. 2. What did the young man associate the flowing lights and the falling star with? (para. 4) -- He thought the flowing lights were the days that his wasted and the falling star was the symbol of himself as a dying man. 3. What became of his childhood friends? (para. 4) -- His childhood friends who had begun life with him had chosen the right road and therefore made their way to s

uccess. They were honored and happy at that moment.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Questions for close comprehension: 4. What did the young man remember about his parents? (para. 5) -- He remembered his parents’ early love for him. They had taught him about life and prayed to God for his good. 5. What kind of a situation was the man really in? (para. 6) -- He was actually still young. He was dreaming about his life in old age. Though he had made some mistakes, he had not entered the deep, dark cave and still had the opportunity to choose the right way. 6. What message does his dream convey? -- The message of his dream is that one should choose the right road when one is young so as to avoid feeling remorseful in old age.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Text SummaryThe two roads refer metaphorically to two choices in a person's life __________________________. One will bring happiness and success ______________________. The other leads to failure, sorrow, discomfort and a total waste ________________________________________ of one's life ___________ .Those who choose the second road (the wrong road) would mourn over their mistakes when they get old, but their cry of remorse would not bring back their youth.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

Words & Expressionsraise e.g. 1992 TEM4

73. Following the elections, a completely new situation is likely to_____. A. arouse B. arise C. raise D. rise

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

arouse ~ sb (from sth) wake sb from sleep 唤醒某人: He was aroused from his nap by the doorbell. cause (sth) to appear; awaken 引起(某事物); 激发: Her strange behaviour aroused our suspicions. 她不寻常的举动引起我们的猜疑. ~ sb (from/out of sth) cause sb to become active 鼓动﹑ 鼓励﹑ 激励某人: arouse sb from apathy, inactivity, etc 鼓励某人活跃起来﹑ 活动起来等. stimulate (sb) sexually (在性方面)刺激(某人). arise become evident; appear; originate 呈现; 出现; 发生: A new difficulty has arisen. 出现 了新困难. A storm arose during the night. 夜间起风暴了. ~ out of/from sth follow as a result of sth 因某事物而产生﹑ 造成﹑ 引起: problems arising out of the lack of communication 由于缺乏交流而产生的问题 (arch 古) get up or stand up 起身; 起来; 起立. raise to lift something to a higher position: Would all those in favour please raise their hands? He raised the window and leaned out. rise to move upwards: The balloon rose gently (up) into the air. to stand, especially after sitting: She rose from her chair to welcome us.

综合英语教程 第三版 Unit 4 The Two Roads

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