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Warm-up Exercises

Warm-up Exercises. Questions-answering. Listen to the song and answer the following questions. What is the song about?. According to the song, can you tell the life in the country of West Virginia?. Warm-up Exercises. Why do so many migrant workers move from the country to the city?.

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Warm-up Exercises

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  1. Warm-up Exercises • Questions-answering • Listen to the song and answer the following questions • What is the song about? • According to the song, can you tell the life in the country of West Virginia?

  2. Warm-up Exercises • Why do so many migrant workers move from the country to the city? • Discussion • Why do city people buy apartments or houses in the suburbs, even in the countryside?

  3. Enjoy Pictures of Countryside

  4. Beautiful countryside

  5. Beautiful countryside

  6. Beautiful countryside

  7. Beautiful countryside

  8. Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream Life --- By Jim Doherty Text A

  9. General Comprehension Questions • What are the two things that the writer has always wanted to do? • Is life in the country easy for the writer and his family? • How do the writer and his family manage to live on a comparatively low income in the country? • What does the writer think are the special qualities necessary for leading a life the way they do? • How does the writer think he and his family will feel when they have to leave the farm someday?

  10. Text Organization • Part I (Paras 1-3) The writer views his life in the country as a __________ and ________ one. • Part II (Paras 4-7) Life in the country is _____ but yet sometimes very _____. self-reliant satisfying good hard

  11. Text Organization • Part III (Paras 8-11) After _____________ , the writer’s income was _______ ,but he and his family can manage to get by. • Part IV (Paras 12-15) A tolerance for _______ and a lot of ______ have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the county. quitting his job reduced solitude energy

  12. Language Points Part I get by (Line 3): be good enough but not very good; manage to live or do things eg: It is a bit hard for the old couple to get by on a small amount of pension. 如果我们坚持到底，我们就能熬过难关。 We’ll get by if we hold on to the end.

  13. Part I Some phrases related to “get” • get across: be understood Did your speech get across to the students? 学生能理解你的演说吗？ • get away with: run away without being punished • The teller had been stealing money from the bank • and got away with it. 这个出纳一直在偷银行的钱却能侥幸逃脱。

  14. Part I Some phrases related to “get” • get round to : finally do sth. after dealing with other matters eg: He got round to going back home in countryside for a short rest. 他终于能回乡村的家里短暂休息一下了。 • get through (Line 45): come successfully to the end • eg: We’ve stored enough food and fuel to get • through the cold winter. 为了度过寒冬，我们已经储备了足够的食物和燃料。

  15. Part I make it (Line 9): be successful, fulfill the purpose eg:Having failed for thousands of times, he eventually made it. 她最后成功地成为了一家大公司的总裁。 She finally made it as a CEO of a big cor- poration.

  16. Part II haul(Line 16) • v. transport, as with a truck, cart, etc. eg: These farmers haul fruits and vegetables to the market on a cart in the early morning every day. v. pull or drag sth. with effort or force eg: A crane has to be used to haul the car out of the stream.

  17. Part II supplement(Line 21) v. add to sth. in order to improve it (followed by with) eg: 1) Forrest does occasional freelance to supplement his income. 2) The doctor suggested supplementing my diet with vitamins E and A. supplementaryadj. additional, auxiliary

  18. Part II indoor(Line 21) adj. situated or used inside a building eg: Tobacco smoke is considered as an indoor pollutant. 这个百万富翁的豪宅里有一个大的室内游泳池。 There is a large indoor swimming pool in the mansion of the millionaire.

  19. Part II Confusable words • spray (Line 22):v.force out liquid in small drops upon (followed by with) eg: I’ll have to spray the roses with insecticide to get rid of the greenfly. splash:v.to propel or scatter (a fluid) about in flying masses eg: The little boy splashed a page with ink.

  20. Part II pursue (Line 26) v. strive to gain or accomplish eg: College students are advised to pursue a wide range of subjects. She decided to pursue her studies abroad after obtaining her Master Degree. 她决定得到硕士学位后到海外留学。 pursuit n. chase, search

  21. Part III at that point (Line 47): at that very moment, right then eg: The train was now only a couple of yards from the kids on the track. At that point, Peter threw himself forward and pulled them clear. Phrases related to “point” in the point of: as far as to the point of: to a degree that can be described as sth.

  22. Part III on balance (Line 54): with all things considered eg: 1) On balance, it’s probably not advisable to change the company’s name. 2) I think, on balance, you are a tolerant and generous person.

  23. Part III • illustrate (Line 56) • v. provide with visual features, clarify by use of examples, etc. eg: 1) Let me use another example to illustrate this difficult point. 2) The editor has illustrated the book with color photos.

  24. Part III Confusable words illustrate:emphasizes “to explain sth. with examples or with photos and pictures”. explain :means “to give the reasons or reveal some puzzles of sth.” eg: He is explaining how a machine operates. interpret: means “to explain the meaning of sth. with imagination or some special knowledge”. eg: How do you interpret this poem?

  25. Part III minor(Line 67): • adj. lesser or smaller in amount or importance, etc. eg: Don’t worry. It is only a minor operation. • minor in（兼修）vs. major in（主修） eg: He majors in computer science, but he is also interested in Shakespeare’s plays, so he minors in literature. 他主修专业是计算机科学，但他对莎士比 亚的戏剧很感兴趣, 所以他辅修了文学专业。

  26. Part III aside from (Line 69) except for, in addition to (more usual in Am. English, same as apart from) eg: 1) This essay is good aside from a couple of spelling mistakes. 2) Aside from an occasional game, he doesn't take any exercise.

  27. Part III cut back(Line 71): reduce in size or amount • cut back sth. eg: There is a growing movement to cut back the government’s role in agriculture and to reduce subsidies paid to farmers. • cut back on sth. eg: The government has cut back on defense spending.

  28. Part III • dine out(Line 72): eat a meal away from home (usu. in a restaurant) eg: With the improvement of living standards, more people dine out at weekends. • dine in: the opposite phrase eg: When avian flu is prevalent, we’d better dine in and watch TV.

  29. Part IV suspect(Line 78) • v. believe to be true, likely or probable, feel doubt about (suspect sb./sth.of sth.; suspect that) eg:1) He was suspected of telling lies in the court. 2) I strongly suspected that they’re trying to get rid of me. • n. a person who is suspected of doing sth. wrong eg: The police have taken the suspect to the station.

  30. Part IV budget n. eg: 1) You should have your own budget to help your balance income and expenses. 2) It is estimated that the military expenditure will exceed the financial budget of the nation this year.

  31. Part IV on a … scale (Line 85): to a … degree eg: The government only permitted public demonstrations of students on a small scale 政府只允许学生小规模的示威游行。 We should popularize science on a grand scale. 我们应该大规模普及科学。

  32. Part IV device n. a piece of equipment designed to serve a special purpose eg: For consumers without access to PCs, intelligent set-top devices will be their guide to digital photography.

  33. Part IV profit • n. an advantageous gain or return eg: The tax is likely to hit his company’s profits by up to 3 percent in future. • v. gain money, benefit eg: You may profit from/by the experience of others.

  34. Part IV invest (Line 93): commit (money or capital) in order to gain a financial return • invest money in sth. eg: We’ve invested most of the money in shares in British companies. • invest (money) in sth. eg: My parents intend to invest in stocks and bonds.

  35. Text Analysis • This piece of writing is written in the first person. It is a piece of narrative writing. • Since the writer mainly describes the country life, he cannot avoid employing comparison and contrast between city life and country life. • In many instances, the writer also employs the pattern of “one topic sentence + several detail sentences” structure.

  36. Text Analysis • The author also employs transitional devices, especially some transitional words such as “three months ago”, “three months from now”, “recently”, and “later this month” in Para 4 and other conjunctions such as “first, then, eventually” in Para 7.

  37. Post-reading Discussion Please compare the city life and the countryside life. Which one do you prefer and why?

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