The death of a ghost

1. The death of a ghost Lesson 30

2. 1 Understand the general idea of the text. 2 Master the key words and expressions in the text. 3 Be able to speak English and express your own opinion. Learning Objectives

3. 1 2 5 3 4 Leading in New words and expressions Text Analysis Check and Reflections Assignments Contents

4. Leading in 1. Do you believe there are ghosts in the world ? • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text

5. Leading in 2. If you meet a man who has been dead, what would you do ? • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text

6. New words and expressions 1. labourer n.劳动者 Eg: Farm labourers said that they always wake up to find that work had been done overnight. 雇工们说，常常一早起来发现有人在一夜之间把活儿干了。 The farmer hired several day labourers. 农场主雇佣了好几个日工。 labour n. 劳动 • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text

7. New words and expressions 2.overnight adv.一夜之间 Eg: And suddenly,overnight,before he had time to realize what was happening,he rose to fame. 突然之间，一夜工夫，他还没来得及搞清楚怎么回事就成名了。 • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text

8. New words and expressions 3.hay n.干草 Eg: Hay had been cut and cowsheds had been cleaned. 干草已经割好了，牛棚也打扫干净了。 The cows have plenty of hay to eat this winter.今年冬天奶牛有足够的干草吃。 • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text

9. New words and expressions 4. corn n.谷物 Eg: A farm worker,who stayed up all night,claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight. 有一个彻夜未眠的雇工声称看见一个人影在月光下收割庄稼。 • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text

10. New words and expressions 5. moonlight n. 月光 Eg: I would rather travel by moonlight. 我宁可趁月光赶路。 How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank. 月光多么甜蜜地睡在这个岸上。 • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text

11. New words and expressions 6. conscientious adj. 认真的, 谨慎的 构词：conscience→conscientious Eg: In time,it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost. 久而久之，大家都相信考克斯兄弟雇了个尽心尽责的鬼。 • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text

12. New words and expressions 7. suspect v. 怀疑 (1)suspect sb of doing sth I suspected him of stealing the car. 我怀疑他偷了车。 (2)suspecte that… He suspected that his girlfriend tried to hide her true feelings. 他怀疑他女朋友试图隐藏她的真感情。(3)suspect sb. to be I suspect him to be a spy.我怀疑他是间谍。 • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text

13. New words and expressions 8. desert v. 开小差 As he hated army life,he decided to desert his regiment. 他讨厌军旅生活，决定逃离所在的团。 • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text • Click to add Text

14. Listen and answer the following questions. Text Analysis -Listening Why did the two brothers keep the secret ?

15. Listen and answer the following questions. Text Analysis -Listening ---Because they thought it was their duty to go on protecting their brother.

16. Text Analysis Text Structure For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted. Para1: a) no farmhand was willing to work there long b) work had been done overnight. c) the Cox brothers employed aconscientious ghost

17. Text Analysis Text Structure Para2: The ghost of Endley haddied a) there might be someone else on the farm b) Joe and Bob revealed a secret

18. Text Analysis Text Structure Para3: The ghost was the brother of Joe and Bob a)He had been obliged to join the army during the war. b)he decided to desert his regiment. c)he returned to the farm and was hiden.

19. Text Analysis -Language points For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted. The farm was owned by two brothers, Joe and Bob Cox. They employed a few farmhands, but no one was willing to work there long. Every time a worker gave up his job, he told the same story. Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find that work had been done overnight. Hay had been cut andcowsheds had been cleaned. A farm worker, who stayed up all night, claimed to have seen a figure cutting corn in the moonlight. In time, it became an accepted fact that the Cox brothers employed a conscientious ghost that did most of their work for them.

20. Text Analysis -Language points No one suspectedthat there might be someone else on the farm who had never been seen. This was indeed the case. A short time ago, villagers were astonished to learn that the ghost of Endley had died. Everyone went to the funeral, for the ‘ghost’ was none other than Eric Cox, a third brother who was supposed to have died as a young man. After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years.

21. Text Analysis -Language points Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers. He had been obliged to join the army during the Second World War. As he hated army life, he decided to desert his regiment. Whenhelearnt that he would be sent abroad, he returned to the farm and his farther hid him until the end of the war. Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well. His father told everybody that Eric had been killed in action. The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bob. They did not even tell their wives. When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding. All these years, Eric had lived

22. Text Analysis -Language points as a recluse.He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that he had become the ghost of Endley. When he died, however, his brothers found it impossible to keep the secret any longer.

23. Text Analysis -Language Points 1.For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was haunted. （1）depend on 取决于 （2）bring up 养育 • haunt v. （1）闹鬼 It is said the house was haunted. （2）visit somewhere very often常去 He haunted this cinema.

24. Text Analysis -Language Points 2. The farm was owned by two brothers...no one was willing to work there long. （2）be bound up with 与联系在一起 • own = possess the farm was possessed by two brothers. • be willing to =be ready to do

25. Text Analysis -Language Points 3. Every time a worker gave up his job... every time=whenever引导时间状语从句 Every time I listen to his advice, I get into trouble. Whenever I listen to his advice, I get into trouble.

26. Text Analysis -Language Points 4. Farm labourers said that they always woke up to find the work had bee done overnight. (1) that引导宾语从句，交代said的内容。 (2)the work had been done overnight是省去了引导词that的宾语从句，作find的宾语。

27. Text Analysis -Language Points 5. Hay had been cut and cowsheds had been cleaned. had been cut和had been cleaned均为过去完成时的被动语态，强调在过去的过去事情已经做完了。

28. Text Analysis -Language Points 6....who stayed up all night, claimed ... in the moonlight. (1) stay up : not to go to bed熬夜，不睡觉 I stayed up last night (2) claim to have done 声称做过某事 Eg: He claimed to have seen the puma. (3) see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事 (4) who 引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明 a farm worker

29. Text Analysis -Language Points 7.In time, it became an accepted fact that... (1) in time 最后，终于 (2)It became an accepted fact that… 变成一个大家都接受的事实 that 引导同位语从句，补充说明fact

30. Text Analysis -Language Points 8. Everyone went to the funeral, for the ‘ghost’ was none other than Eric Cox, a thirdbrother... (1) none other than= no other than  表示不是别人而正是…起强调作用。 Eg: The man who spoke to her was none other than her husband.那个和她说话的人不是别人正是她的丈夫。 nothing else than 仅仅 Eg: His failiure was due to nothing else than his own carelessness. (2)a third brother，又一位兄弟。

31. Text Analysis -Language Points 9. After the funeral, Joe and Bob revealed a secret which they had kept for over fifty years. （1）keep a secret    保密 reveal a secret   揭露秘密 （2）which引导定语从句，说明是“何种秘密”。

32. Text Analysis -Language Points 10. Eric had been the eldest son of the family, very much older than his two brothers. very much=much 用来加强语气 very much older than his two brothers在句中充当比较状语。

33. Text Analysis -Language Points 11. Fearing the authorities, Eric remained in hiding after the war as well. （1）fearing the authorities现在分词引导原因状语 （2）in hiding = in concealment

34. Text Analysis -Language Points 12. The only other people who knew the secret were Joe and Bob. （1）only的意思不是说“只有一个人”，而表示“仅仅”。 the only other people who knew the secret 仅知道这个秘密的人 the only other people who finished the work 仅完成这项工作的人 （2）Who引导定语从句，修饰 the only other people。

35. Text Analysis -Language Points 13. When their father died, they thought it their duty to keep Eric in hiding. （1）when引导时间状语从句 （2）It作形式宾语，真正的宾语是to keep Eric in hiding。 Eg:I thought it very difficult to pass this examination.我觉得通过考试很难。

36. Text Analysis -Language Points 14. All these years, Eric had lived as a recluse. as a recluse 在句中充当主语Eric的补足语。

37. Text Analysis -Language Points 15. He used to sleep during the day and work at night, quite unaware of the fact that hehad become the ghost of Endley. （1）used to do表示“过去常常(但现在不再)做”。be used to doing 表示“习惯于做”。 （2）That引导同位语从句，解释说明fact的内容。

38. Check and Reflections d 1 . While farmhands stayed at Endly Farm ______ . a. they woke up during the night to find their work had been done for them b. they often saw a figure working in the fields at night c. they did not have any work to do d. it never occurred to them that there is someone in hiding on the farm  

39. Check and Reflections 2. Eric remained in hiding after the war because ______ . a. he feared the penalty he might receive for his desertion b. his father has told everyone that he had died c. he was afraid to being sent aboard by the authorrities d. he was fond of the life of recluse a

40. Check and Reflections 3. When did the identy of the ghost become known ___ . a. when the villigers attended the funeral b. fifty years after the outbreak of the second world war c. when the father of the three Cox brothers died d. when Joe and Bob felt they would have their brother buried d

41. Check and Reflections Topic for Discussion Tell us a film or a story you know about a ghost.

42. Check and Reflections Topic for Discussion Words with the same meaning of die

43. Check and Reflections • Words with the same meaning of die pass away 走了 be gone 去世了 be among in the missing 去世了 be no more 不在世了 be in heaven 在天堂 cross the great 跨进了阴曹地府 finish off 完结了

44. Assignments • 1. Review the language points in the text after class. • 2. Write an account of life of Eric Cox from the time he jion the army in not more than 80 words. • 3. Do the exercises on P145.

45. Thank You !