1、unit 5 the day mother cried,a mother and her son learn more from a moment of defeat than they ever could from a victory. her example of never giving up gives him courage for the rest of his life.,go,unit 5 the day mother cried,1. useful expressions 2. text interpretation 3. word family 4. sentence s

2、tructure 5. translation practice 6. reading skill 7. guided writing 8. homework,useful expressions,a back issue,過期期刊,tuck shop,a bound book,一個(gè)死水潭,承擔(dān)責(zé)任,幼兒教育,糖果食品店,精裝書,a still pond,assume responsibility,nursery education,useful expressions,有資格,qualify for,motor hotel,skip rope/school,end in a draw,eve

3、n numbers,汽車旅館,跳繩/逃學(xué),比賽平手,偶數(shù),formal dress,禮服,useful expressions,sob oneself to sleep,哭著睡著了,rack ones brains,十一屆三中全會,絞盡腦汁,3rd plenary session,high-tension wires,index finger,食指,高壓線,run out of,用完,warm-up questions global analysis detailed reading picture talk inspiring quotations,text interpretation,c

4、ontent questions (103),1. warm-up questions,related topics have you ever seen your parents cry? what have your parents done for you? what have you done / are you doing to repay your parents? how do you react when defeated by a task? what do you have to say to someone threatened with losing his or he

5、r job?, what type is the text? a narration b description c exposition d argumentation,2. global analysis, what pattern is the text organized in? a problem-solution b cause-effect c general-specific d time / sequence,記敘文 a movie 描述文 a picture 說明文 a lecture 議論文 a debate,問題-解決 因果 總-分 時(shí)間 / 順序,2. global

6、analysis,chronology of the story (1),happenings,time,no,1,some years before,2,months after motel,3,nearly christmas,the family moved to town,started to learn typing,got a job at the radio station,4,monday,worked for the first day,5,tuesday,had trouble with typing,2. global analysis,chronology of the

7、 story (2),happenings,time,no,6,wednesday,7,a week later,8,two years later,cried,sold dry goods,had an office job,9,years after grad.,already a journalist,10,now,the typewriter as a memento,2. global analysis,about the family,information,members,sister,father,i,likely to be three years my junior,har

8、d-working, housework,a reporter with an old typewriter,mother,many jobs, courage, perseverance, love,more about mother,2. global analysis,discussion,what is the authors different understanding of his mother before and after that afternoon?,a woman of strong character, hard-working, eager to learn ne

9、w things, good at learning and able to do anything,a woman under pressure, vulnerable, being likely to cry, be hurt and fail in life,before,after,2. global analysis,discussion,why did the author mention the old typewriter several times in this part?,it serves as a symbol of mothers persistence in th

10、e face of setbacks and failures. it often reminds the author of his mothers courage to go on. it becomes a kind of stimulus for the author when he meets any difficulty or failure.,2. global analysis,part division,main ideas,paras,parts,1,1-6,2,7-17,3,18-21,found mother in tears on a dark winters day

11、,brought back my memory of the past,realized mums pressure and vulnerability,4,22-24,learned perseverance and courage,mother, pulled into a tight ball with she took a long breath and managed a weak smile. just that im going to lose this new job. (note 3) i was repeating a line she had spoken i could

12、 do anything i set my mind to. i felt helpless and out of place. at age 16 some years before, when qualified herself for the task it wasnt long before she had a full enrolment.,3. detailed reading,it skipped and the keyboard was soft. i pronounced the machine a “piece of junk.” the table was cleared

13、 and the dishes were done. i was not the least bit surprised, or impressed. she is working primarily so you can go to college. tension of holding back the strong emotions suddenly, something inside me turned. (note 4) she broke then. heard her tapping away. a journalist with our hometown paper.,3. d

14、etailed reading,4. picture talk,5. inspiring quotations,1. to love our parents is the first law of nature.,愛父母是自然的首要法則。,3. all i am, or can be, i owe to my angel mother.,2. we never know the love of our parents for us till we have become parents.,4. how sharper than a serpents tooth is to have a tha

15、nk -less child.,養(yǎng)兒方知父母恩。,我之所有，我之所能，都?xì)w功于我天使般的母親。,逆子無情甚于蛇蝎。,publication, cram, stuff, bind, leap, jerk, static, powerless, assumption, presume, resume, kindergarten, corresponding, informality, qualification, disqualify, recruit, registration, lodge, desperate, skim, overwhelm, haggard, react, peacefu

16、lly, awkward, indication, signify, intension, interruption, weep, strain, conference, congress, journalism, token, reminder, souvenir, recollect, crank iv. enriching your word power (105),word family,sentence structure,it wasnt long before he mother found a job.,it wasnt (wont be) long before ,nothi

17、ng important. just that i will fire you.,nothing. just that,it wont be long before the rain comes.,translation practice,as far as ability is concerned, i am sure he will qualify for the job. it is wrong to assume that john will formally apologize to them for being impolite. this scandal will undoubt

18、edly be an embarrassment to the labour party, which is trying hard to win the election. i was hard at work on a term paper, but my baby sister kept interrupting me by bursting into my room.,1.,2.,3.,4.,translation practice,i asked her several times, but she refused to respond to my question. in the

19、west, people often send away for mail-order goods, which can save a lot of time. sorry time is running out; i suggest we skip to the last chapter. since you have set your mind to finishing your masters program as soon as possible, dont let your social life stand in the way of your studies.,5.,6.,7.,

20、8.,metaphor and simile figurative language is an important stylistic device that writers use. it makes their description or narration more vivid and interesting. understanding figurative language is an important reading skill which helps readers to recognize the “secret power” of words and appreciate the sensory impressions and emotional reactions created by authors. metaphor and simile are two widely-used forms of figurative language.,reading skill,英語中常見的修辭格,punctuation and capitalization mother ? i said whats happened my 4-year-old said the right answer is strawberry listen she said i