HalfaDay text Brainstorming Lead inActivity AbouttheauthorSkimmingandscanningGroupdiscussion ComprehensiveReading VocabularySentencegrammar IntensiveReading ExerciseCriticalthinking Assignments Contents 1 2 3 4 Lead inActivity Direction Workinpairsorgroupsanddiscuss Q1 Wasithardforyoutoleavehomeforthefirsttimeinyourlife Lead inActivity Whosawyouoffattherailwaystation Whatdidhe shesaytoyouontheway Whocametoschoolwithyou Q1 Q2 Wasithardforyoutoleavehomeforthefirsttimeinyourlife Doyourememberyourfirstdayofthisschool Lead inActivity Q3 Doyourememberyourfirstdayofschool Didyoufindtheschooljustasyouhadimagined Q2 Lead inActivity Wereyoudisappointedwhenyoufounditwasnotasgoodasyouhadexpected Clickheretoaddyourtext1 Lead inActivity ForestGump Clickheretoaddyourtext1 Lead inActivity ForestGump Comprehensivereading 2020 2 10 ComprehensiveReading Theauthor Hislife 納吉布 馬哈富茲 NaguibMahfouz1911 2006 Bornin1911 educatedatCairoUniversityWroteshortstoriesandhistoricalnovelsbeforeWWIIandnovelsofsocialrealismafterWWII thefirstArabic languageauthorawardedtheNobelPrizeforLiteraturein1988 2020 2 10 ComprehensiveReading Theauthor Hiswritingstyle TheCairoTrilogy三部曲 firstpublishedin1957 Hisworkscombinedrealism symbolism Inthistext astrategyusedinfictionwriting theprotagonist主角returnsafterbeingabsentforashorttimetofindeverythingchangedbeyondrecognition 2020 2 10 ComprehensiveReading Theauthor Hiswritingstyle RipVanWinklebyWashingtonIrving TheLegendofSleepyHollow睡谷傳奇 華盛頓 歐文 Ripwenttohuntsquirrels Hedranksomethingaqueeroldmanofferedhimandfellfastasleep Whenhewokeuphefoundhimselfanoldmanandthatgreatchangeshadoccurredinhisvillageduringhisabsence Exampleinthetext 2020 2 10 ComprehensiveReading Theauthor 山中方一 七 日 世上已千年 水經(jīng)注 信安山 爛柯山 有石室 王質(zhì)入其室 見(jiàn)二童子對(duì)弈 看之 局未終 視其所執(zhí)伐薪柯已爛朽 遂歸 鄉(xiāng)里已非矣 浙江 爛柯 圍棋 gogame Exampleinthetext 2020 2 10 ComprehensiveReading Theauthor Hiswritingstyle Thistechniqueisoftenusedtoemphasizerapidchangesinsociety thesocialrealismofBalzacandDickens ThefirstArabWritertowintheNobelPrizeinLiterature 1988 TheCairoTrilogy Hisworkshavebeencomparedinspiritandtoneto Hisinfluence ComprehensiveReading Theauthor 16 ComprehensiveReading Structure Thetextcanberoughlydividedintothreeparts accordingtothelittleboy sexperiencethatday 1 2 3 Part1 Part2 Part3 Thenarrator sunwillingnesstogotoschool Thenarrator sexperienceatschool Thechangesthenarratorfoundafterschool 1 2 3 Para 1 7 Para 8 16 Para 17 20 Thenarrator sunwillingtogotoschool Thenarrator sexperienceatschool Thechangesthenarratorfoundafterschool 19 ComprehensiveReading Structure ScanPart 1andfocusonthefollowingquestions Howdidtheboyfeelaboutgoingtoschool Supportyourideaswithsomesimplewordsinthetext 2 Listthefather scommentsontheschool Whatdoyouthinkofthem unhappy punishing bethrowninto Schoolisnotapunishment Aplacethatmakesmenoutofboysanduseful Beaman Todayyoutrulybeginlife 20 ComprehensiveReading Q A ScanPart 2andfocusonthefollowingquestions Whatarethedifferentunderstandingsoftheboytotheschool 21 ComprehensiveReading Q A ScanPart 2andfocusonthefollowingquestions Whatarethedifferentunderstandingsoftheboytotheschool 22 ComprehensiveReading ScanPart 3andfocusonthefollowingquestions Whatdid I seewhenhesteppedoutofschool Summarizethechanges Hedidn tfindhiswaitingforhimatthegateandthehadchanged Hecouldn tfindhishome Hefoundhimselfa father street way Grandpa anoldman 23 ComprehensiveReading 2 Whydoyouthinktheboywassuddenlya grandpa Toemphasizetherapidchangesinsociety 2020 2 10 ComprehensiveReading Groupdiscussion Thefollowingareafewpossibleunderstandingsofthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey Whichdoyouagreewith 2020 2 10 ComprehensiveReading 26 ComprehensiveReading T F F T T F F Theboy smotherbroughthimtoschool Theboywasconvincedthatschoolwasnotapunishment Theboydidn tknowanyotherboyorgirlintheschoolthemomenthearrived Schoollifewasjustamatterofplayingandfoolingaround Theboy sfathercametopickhimupashehadpromised Timeandtidewaitsfornoman ScanTransitionalwords expressionsWritingskills Theauthor HislifeHisworksHisinfluence Readingskills Conclusion ComprehensiveReading Summary IntensiveReading 01 02 03 IntensiveReading 04 Grammaticalpoints Importantsentences Newphrases Newwords IntensiveReading 30 IntensiveReading HalfadayNaguibMahfouz PartII PartIII Intensivereading Words Phrases SentencePattern Grammar clutch throwintomakeoutoftearfrom Theday thatclauseThereisno anygoodindoing Iwastobethrownintoclutchinghisrighthandstreetlinedwithgardens Iwalkedalongsidemyfather clutchinghisrighthand para 1 IntensiveReading Summary clutch holdtightly usu infear anxiety orpaine g Silentandpale thegirlclutched to onto hermother schest 這個(gè)蒼白安靜的小女孩緊緊地靠在母親胸前 他緊緊地抓著錢 匆忙走向銀行Clutchingthemoneyinhishand hehurriedtothebank Theydidnotmakemehappy however asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime para 1 As introducesanadverbialclauseofreason Nounphraseusu followedbyarelativeclauseisusedasanadverbialoftime tobeforcedtodosth tothrowsb out toforcesb toleaveaplace e g ThemomentIsawhim Irecognizedhewasthecriminalwantedbythepolice Theywillthrowmeout ofschool ifIfailthreeexams IntensiveReading Summary Theydidnotmakemehappy however asthiswasthedayIwastobethrownintoschoolforthefirsttime para 1 As introducesanadverbialclauseofreason Nounphraseusu followedbyarelativeclauseisusedasanadverbialoftime tobeforcedtodosth tothrowsb out toforcesb toleaveaplace Paraphrasing Butmynewclothesdidnotbringanyhappinesstome becauseitwasthedayIwasforcedtogotoschoolforthefirsttime IntensiveReading Summary Whyschool Iaskedmyfather WhathaveIdone para 3 ellipticalquestion Moreexamples 1 Headmaster wewantyoutogoandtelltheboy sparentsthenews Teacher Whyme 2 Father We llgotoTianjinthisweekend Daughter Whatfor Whythisweekend WhyTianjin Whyschool Iaskedmyfather WhathaveIdone para 3 ellipticalquestion Paraphrasing WhydoIhavetogotoschool Idon tthinkI vedoneanythingwrongtobepunishedlikethis It saplacethatmakesusefulmenoutofboys para 4 Make out ofsb sth tomakesb sth becomee g Thearmymadeamanofhim Idon tthinkyoucanmakeafootballstaroutofJohnny Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge high walledbuilding para 5 e g 覆水難收 Itisnousecryingoverspiltmilk to makesb leaveaplaceunwillinglybecauseonehasto Thereisnogoodtobehadindoing Itisnogood usedoingsth Ididnotbelievetherewasreallyanygoodtobehadintearingmeawayfrommyhomeandthrowingmeintothehuge high walledbuilding para 5 Paraphrasing Ididn tthinkitwasusefultotakemeawayfromhomeandputmeintothatbuildingwithhighwalls to makesb leaveaplaceunwillinglybecauseonehasto Thereisnogoodtobehadindoing Itisnogood usedoingsth Words Phrases SentencePattern Grammar foolaroundbringaboutgiverisetoresortto Therewasnoquestionofdoing Ihadneverimaginedschoolwouldhave Shewouldoftenyellandscold Intensivereading PartII Intensivereading Ihadneverimaginedschoolwouldhavethisvarietyofexperiences para 13 possibility用于對(duì)過(guò)去事情的推測(cè) 譯為 大概 Andwhiletheladywouldsmile shewouldoftenyellandscold para 15 frequentactionsinthepast過(guò)去經(jīng)常性的習(xí)慣和動(dòng)作 總會(huì)Iwouldfindtheanswerathomewithmyfather para 18 pastfuturetense過(guò)去有意識(shí)的行動(dòng)或意志 將 butthestreamofcarswouldnotletup para 18 willingness用于過(guò)去的否定句中 表示拒絕 或無(wú)此習(xí)慣或不可能 不肯 Lesson1 HalfaDay Itwasnotallamatterofplayingandfoolingaround para 15 Paraphrase Whatwedidatschoolwasn tjustplayingandwastingtimedoingnothinguseful completely towastetimeinsteadofdoingsth thatyoushouldbedoing amatterof eg Wisdomisamatterofknowingwhentospeakyourmindandwhentomindyourspeech Lesson1 HalfaDay Rivalriescouldbringaboutpainandhatred orgiverisetofighting para 15 makesth happen formal tocauseorproducesth esp sth badandunpleasant Howcanwe achangeinattitudes Hisspeech abitterargument bringabout gaveriseto Lesson1 HalfaDay Evenmorefrequentlyshewouldresorttophysicalpunishment para 15 resortto tomakeuseofsth Toturntosth especiallysthbad asasolution e g Trynottoresorttoviolence Lesson1 HalfaDay Inaddition thetimeforchangingone smindwasoverandgoneandtherewasnoquestionofeverreturningtotheparadiseofhome 16 Besides itwasimpossibleforustoquitschoolandreturntothegoodolddayswhenwestayedhomeplayingandfoolingaroundallday Ourchildhoodwasgone nevertocomeback thereisnopossibilityof Intensivereading Words Phrases Grammar traceinvadedaze invainonmyowncometoahaltfindone swaytotakeovershowoffletup Hereandtherestoodconjurers withclownsandweightlifterswalkinginfront PartIII cametoastartledhalt para 17 Compare 1 Airtrafficinthecountrywasbroughttoahaltbyheavysnowstorms tostopsuddenly tobringsthtoahalt tocausesthtostop Hereandtherestoodconjurersshowingofftheirtricksormakingsnakesappearfrombaskets para 17