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New Horizon College English Unit 3 Section A A Good Heart to Lean on

Pre-reading Activities Text Analysis Background information Watching & speaking Main idea and devices for developing it Expressions & Patterns Summary How to apply to our real life the typical expressions and patterns taken from the text Blank filling Paragraph Writing Tips for Para. Writing

Back I. Pre-reading Activities: background information 1. Manhattan is a suburb of New York. 下一页

Back I. Pre-reading Activities: background information 2. Brooklyn is a suburb of New York.

Back I. Pre-reading Activities: background information 3. Ebbets Field is the stadium built by and named after Charlie Ebbets, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. The first game played in this former home of the Brooklyn Dodgers took place in 1938. The Dodgers no longer play for Brooklyn. For more information, visithttp://www.baseball-almanac.com/stadiume.shtml and http://www.ballparks.com/baseball/national/ebbets.htm

Back I. Pre-reading Activities: background information 4. Dodgers: The Dodgers, the name of a baseball team; the team originally played for Brooklyn but now it no longer plays for Brooklyn. For more information, visit http://www.mcny.org/brookln2.htm 上一页

Back I. Pre-reading Activities: watching and speaking Video watching Directions: Watch the video and then discuss the topics as follows: 1. What does the video tell us about a good heart? key 2. What should we do to cultivate a good heart? key

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Summary:A person with a good heart, you have to run a lot of risks in wartime. As shown in the video, Forrest Gump was too worried about the safety of his best friend Bubba to think much of his own safety. On his way back to the fighting zone to find Bubba, however, there was always someone else lying there in danger. He didn’t hesitate to carry the wounded out of there until in the end he saved more than four fighters from dying in helplessness, during which he was wounded in the hip. When he finally found his best friend Bubba, it was too late to save his life. His heart was filled with regret. In our peacetime, having a good heart also involves much devotion to others. With a good heart, you don’t remain indifferent at the sight of others’ sufferings. You may offer all kinds of help to those in trouble or in danger. With a good heart, you can not tolerate the spread of bad social practices. You have the courage to do whatever is right. With a good heart, you give more thought to others than to yourself and find excellence in others. And still with a good heart, you give more to others than take from others. In sum, having a good heart not only adds joy to others’ life but also brings virtue to society. >>>more 返回 Path of thinking: • What does “having a good heart” mean in wartime? • What does “having a good heart” involve in peacetime?

As far as our campus life is concerned, we should give more weight to the points as follows: • We must better ourselves in our subjects. The more knowledge we have now about our field, the fuller play we will give to our good hearts in the future society. • We must make friends with good students or with those who have much in common with us. Our contact with such peers will certainly help us to get a better sense of what a good person is. • We must refine our taste for life by taking part in healthy activities, such as extensive reading, body building, and online surfing. >>>more 返回 Path of thinking: Summary: Among the factors contributing to the cultivation of a good heart, three carry most weight. One is the family environment in which you grow up. If your parents set good examples, you usually follow their lead, as an old saying goes, “Like father, like son”. Another factor is the company you keep. It is widely believed that frequent contact with your friends tends to leave a strong mark on your growth. And above all, your goodness depends largely on your own refinement. Good reading, for example, gives you a better insight into what kind of a person you should be. • What factors contribute to a good heart? • What should we do during college days?

Back II.Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It Main idea of the text ? Devices for developing it? How a crippled father helps his son keep balance through his act of deep caring. 举例法

Back • Exemplification (举例法) (‘Main idea’ supported by ‘examples’) >>>more General point Ⅰ: Unable to engage in many activities, my father still tried to participate in some way. (Para.8) Examples: 1)When a local baseball team found itself without a manager, he kept it going.(Para. 8)

Back >>>more 2) He liked to go to dances and parties, where he could have a good time just sitting and watching.(Para. 8) 3)On one occasion a fight broke out at a beach party, with everyone punching and shoving. He wasn’t content to sit and watch, but he couldn’t stand unaided on the soft sand. In frustration he began to shout, “I’ll fight anyone who will sit down with me! I’ll fight anyone who will sit down with me!” (Para. 9)

Back General point Ⅱ: ?(Para.11) I now know he participated in some things through me, his only son. (Para.11) Examples: 1）When I played ball (poorly), he “played” too. 1） ? (Para. 11) 2）When I joined the Navy, he “joined” too. 2） ? (Para. 11) 3）And when I came home on leave, he saw to it that I visited his office. Introducing me, he was really saying, “this is my son, but it is also me, and I could have done this, too, if things had been different.” Those words were never said aloud. 3） ? (Para. 11) 返回

Back II. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It Part II Part III Part IV For details Main idea ? The son was embarrassed to be seen walking with his crippled father, but the father subjected himself to the shame and stress without bitterness and complaint. Part I (Para.1-5) Devices for developing it ? Narration interspersed with comments(夹叙夹议) 下一页

Back Narration: (Para. 1-4) The father, severely crippled and short, had to put his hand on the son’s arm for balance when he walked out or to be pulled on a child’s wagon with steel runners through the streets of Brooklyn to the subway entrance and then pulled back home when his work day was over. Comments: (Para. 5) I am amazed at how much courage it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself to such shame and stress…without bitterness and complaint. 返回

Back II. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It Part I Part III Part IV Main idea ? The son now realizes that his father treated others with a good heart. Part II (Para.6-7) Devices for developing it ? Narration interspersed with comment (夹叙夹议). Para.6： Narration Para.7： Comment 上一页下一页

Back II. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It Part I Part II Part IV Main idea ? The father’s attempt to experience things directly and indirectly Devices for developing it ? Part III (Para.8-11) Exemplification (举例法) General statement: St. 1 of Para. 8 Examples: Para.8 —11 上一页下一页

Back II. Text Analysis: Main Idea and Devices for Developing It Part I Part II Part III For details For details Main idea ? The father has gone many years, but the son feels regret for his reluctance and relies much more on his father for his balance of mind. Devices for developing it ? Induction through introspection (自省式归纳法） Part IV (Para.12-13) Rhetorical techniques 上一页

Back III. Expressions & Patterns They lean on each other for support. 1.善心可依靠 a good heart to lean on (Title) 活学活用他们相互依靠，相互支持。下一页

Back III. Expressions & Patterns Let on … to sb. 向谁吐露，泄密 e.g. The girl never ~her address to her boyfriend. Let on that e.g. The girl never let on that she lives far away. Let on wh-/how… e.g. The girl never let on where she lives. 活学活用

Back III. Expressions & Patterns make it : (informal) to be successful : arrive in time；succeed with efforts e.g. I think we’ll just make it! It is hard to make it to the top in the show business. 想在演艺圈出人头地，并非易事．活学活用每每让我在众人面前演讲时，我总觉得很困窘。上一页下一页

Back III. Expressions & Patterns 活学活用 A subject B to /B be subjected to …..by A :cause to experience or suffer A使．．．B遭受 e.g. police ~ed him to punishment. He is ~ed to punishment (by the police). 如果让跑得最快的人领跑，其他的人都会跟不上的。上一页下一页

Back III. Expressions & Patterns 活学活用 be amazed at/by sth. e.g.: ~the news to do ~hear the news (that) ~the accident is so severe. (at/by ) how ~severe the accident is. 比较surprise, astonish和 amaze语气依次增强，意义略有不同：surprise (吃惊)→astonish（大吃一惊）→ amaze(使惊愕，迷惑；使惊叹，使佩服) 1）我们应该量入为出。 2）新生应该尽快适应大学生活。上一页下一页

Back III. Expressions & Patterns 活学活用 On leave: 休假　 e.g. If I am on leave, I’d like to go to the seaside. Ask for leave 请假 1)我呆呆地凝视着黑板，心中充满了期望。 2)他昨夜饿着肚子睡觉。上一页下一页

Back III. Expressions & Patterns It’s hard to make it to the top in show business. 7.准时到办公室 to make it to the office (L.9) 活学活用想在演艺圈出人头地，并非易事。上一页下一页

Back III. Expressions & Patterns He finds it difficult to hide envy of his brother’s success. 不嫉妒那些比自己幸运和能干的人 notto show envy of the more fortunate or able (L.23) 活学活用他很难掩饰对自己兄弟成功的妒嫉。上一页下一页

Back III. Expressions & Patterns Although repeatedly urged to go home, my pet dog insisted on going together with me. 要求假装被打倒 to be urged to take a dive (L.39) 活学活用尽管一再催促它回去，我的爱犬执意要与我同行。上一页下一页

Back III. Expressions & Patterns Our next door neighbor said he’d complain to the police about us if we made any more noise. 为鸡毛蒜皮的事牢骚满腹 to complain about trifles (L. 47) 活学活用我们的邻居说，如果我们再那么吵的话，他就要向警察投诉。上一页返回

IV. Summary My father was ________crippled and short. When I was _________up, I felt ___________ and ashamed to be ______walking with him. He would lean ___me with his hand on my arm for _______, but it was difficult to ___________our steps---his_______, mine_________. People would stare. But my father had never been ________by all this. He never __________about anything and took an active and optimistic _______towards life and work. He never invited _____for himself, nor _____he show severely embarrassed growing seen on coordinate balance halting impatient bothered complained attitude did pity 下一页

IV. Summary fortunate envy of the more _________ or able. Now I am older, I come to _______how unworthy I am. Father’s courage, _________ and open-mindedness moved me deeply. Though my father has been_______, I think of him often. It is my father ____has helped me keep my balance. “You set the _____. I will try to adjust ____you.” realize kindness gone who pace to 上一页

V. Paragraph Writing The Effect of Sth. upon Our Society College education Environmental protection Scientific progress 下一页

V. Paragraph Writing 写作模式（影响分析） 1)The effects / influences / impacts / mark of sth. on our life / society are (is) positive/ negative/ profound/ far-reaching / a mixed one.（主题句）.2) On the one hand, ……(分析I). 3) ……(进一步阐述).4）On the other, (分析II). 5) …… (进一步阐述). 6) On the whole,_______ (分析III). 7)……(进一步阐述). 8) Therefore, _________(结尾句). 上一页下一页

V. Paragraph Writing Reference model: The Effects of SARS upon Our Society 1) The effects of SARS on our society are both negative and positive. 2) On the one hand,. 4) On the other, it will serve as a reminder it has brought about a heavy loss to our economy. 3) According to the official report, it is a foregone conclusion that there is a great loss in such industries as transportation, food, recreation, and tourism of 上一页下一页

V. Paragraph Writing what the healthy lifestyle should be like. 5) We will think of it when we spit anywhere, when we help ourselves to wild game, and when we are careless of our personal hygiene. 6) On the whole, SARS has made a great difference to our long-honored ways of seeing things. 7) Despite our efforts, for example, our wish to better economy has invited heavy losses in it as a result of our ignorance of other factors, such as the attack of SARS. 8) Although SARS is bound 上一页下一页

V. Paragraph Writing to die out, therefore, its influences will not fade away in the years to come. 上一页 THE END

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