Unit 3 : Section A

1. New Horizon College English Unit 3 : Section A A Good Heart to Lean On

2. Part I: Pre-reading Activities Part II: Text Learning Text Analysis: A: Main Ideas Warm-up Exercises Background Information B: Devices of Developing the Text Part III: Exercises Language Points Vocabulary Part IV: Topic-related Further Learning Structure Translation Story Summary Some Recommended Books, Passages and Websites. Text Structure Analysis Structured Writing

3. Part I: Pre-reading Activities Warm-up Exercises:Discuss & speak 1. What is your most deep impression on your father? 2. In the process of growing up, what can you learn from him? Back

4. Part I: Pre-reading Activities Warm-up Exercises: Pre-reading Questions 1) What did the father always say when he started out with his son? His father always said, “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you.” Back

5. Part I: Pre-reading Activities Warm-up Exercises: Pre-reading Questions 2) How did the father go to work when the weather was very bad? In very bad weather his father went to work with the help of the write and his sisters, who would pull their father through the streets on a child’s wagon with steel runners to the subway station. Back

6. Part I: Pre-reading Activities Warm-up Exercises: Pre-reading Questions 3) What is the proper standard to judge people by according to the writer now he is grown up? Having a good heart is the proper standard to judge people by, according to the writer now he is grown up. Back

7. Part I: Pre-reading Activities Warm-up Exercises: Pre-reading Questions 4) Why does the write often think of his father, now that his father has been dead for so many years? He now feels sorry about having been reluctant to be seen walking together with his crippled and short father. Back

8. Part I: Pre-reading Activities Background information 1. Manhattan is a suburb of New York. Back

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

10. Part 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. Back

11. Part 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. Back

12. Main idea of the text ? Part II: Text Learning Text Analysis: A: Main Ideas How a crippled father helps his son keep balance through his act of deep caring. Back

13. Text Analysis: B: Devices of Developing Back Part II Part III Part IV 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) For details Back

14. Text Analysis: B: Devices of Developing Back 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 Back

15. Text Analysis: B: Devices of Developing Back 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 Back

16. Text Analysis: B: Devices of Developing Back Part I Part II Part III 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 ? Part IV (Para.12-13) Induction through introspection (自省式归纳法） For details Back

17. Part II: Text Learning Language Points Back

18. Text Learning A Good Heart to Lean on More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance. Para. 1 When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled and very short, and when we walked together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would inwardly struggle at the unwanted attention. If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on. Back

19. Text Learning Para. 2 It was difficult to coordinate our steps -- his halting, mine impatient -- and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to adjust toyou.” Back

20. Text Learning Para. 3 Our usual walk was to or from the subway on which he traveled to work. He went to work sick, and despitenasty weather. He almost never missed a day, and would make itto the office even if others could not. A matter of pride. Back

21. Text Learning Para. 4 When snow or ice was on the ground, it was impossible for him to walk, even with help. At such times my sisters or I would pull him through the streets of Brooklyn, N.Y., on a child’s wagon with steel runners to the subway entrance. Once there, he would cling tothe hand-rail until he reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept free ofice. In Manhattan the subway station was the basement of his office building, and he would not have to go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn on his way home. Back

22. Text Learning Para. 5 When I think of it now, I am amazed athow much courage it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself tosuch shame and stress. And at how he did it—without bitterness or complaint. Para. 6 He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What he looked for in others was a “good heart”, and if he found one, the owner was good enough for him. Back

23. Text Learning Para. 8 Unable to engage inmany activities, my father still tried to participate in some way. When a local baseball team found itself without a manager, he kept it going. He was a knowledgeable baseball fan and often took me to Ebbets Field to see the Brooklyn Dodgers play. He liked to go to dances and parties, where he could have a good timejust sitting and watching. Back

24. Text Learning Para. 9 On one occasion a fight broke out at a beach party, with everyone punching and shoving. He wasn’t content tosit 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. 10 Nobody did. But the next day people kidded him by saying it was the first time any fighter was urged totake a dive before the fight began. Back

25. Text Learning Para. 11 I now know he participated in some things through me, his only son. When I played ball (poorly), he “played” too. When I joined the Navy, he “joined”too. And when I came home on leave, he saw to itthat 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. Back

26. Text Learning Para. 12 He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my reluctance to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how unworthy I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain abouttrifles, when I am envious of another’s good fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”. Para. 13 At such times I put my hand on his arm to regain my balance, and say, “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you.” Back

27. 《读写教程 I》:Ex. II, p. 57 Comprehension 《读写教程 I》:Ex. III, p. 57 《读写教程 I》:Ex. IV, p. 58 Vocabulary Structure 《读写教程 I》:Ex. V, p. 58 《读写教程 I》:Ex. VI, p. 58 Translation 《读写教程 I》:Ex. VII, p.59 Part III: Exercises Back

28. Exercises — VocabularyP.57 coordinate envious severely inwardly urge occasion complain reluctance balance amaze Direction: Fill in each of the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. 1. She smiled, but she was very angry__________. inwardly amazed 2. We were _________to hear the news that the well-known writer, in her late eighties, was still writing a book. Back

29. Exercises — VocabularyP.57 coordinate envious severely inwardly urge occasion complain reluctance balance amaze Direction: Fill in each of the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. 3. He translated not only from the English, but also, on________, from the French. occasion 4. The American couple ___________about the high cost of visiting Europe. complained Back

30. Exercises — VocabularyP.57 coordinate envious severely inwardly urge occasion complain reluctance balance amaze Direction: Fill in each of the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. urged 5. He had repeatedly _________her to come to the United States to join him, but she was still reluctant. 6. Government officials visited the flood area on Thursday morning to _________the relief efforts. coordinate Back

31. Exercises — VocabularyP.57 coordinate envious severely inwardly urge occasion complain reluctance balance amaze Direction: Fill in each of the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. 7. He finally agreed to sign the agreement, but with some________. reluctance 8. I don’t think I’m ________of your success at your present job. envious Back

32. Exercises — VocabularyP.58 Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. 1. Everyone in the class is expected to participate____these discussions. in 2. It’s a long trip; we’ll have to start _______early and start back for home in the afternoon. off/out Back

33. Exercises — VocabularyP.58 Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. on 3. He is home____leave from the Navy. up 4. She grew____in Tokyo; that’s why she speaks excellent Japanese. Back

34. Exercises — VocabularyP.58 Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. 5. Will you see____it that this letter gets posted today? to 6. I was in a nightclub in New York, when a fire broke____. out Back

35. Exercises — VocabularyP.58 Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. 7. It has been hard to adjust____the idea of being a junior clerk but now I’m getting satisfaction from work. to 8. No one would willingly subject himself ____such treatment. to Back

36. Exercises — StructureP.58 Combine the following sentences using the conjunction even though. 1. He borrowed my laptop computer. I told him not to. He borrowed my laptop computer even though I told him not to. Back

37. Exercises — StructureP.58 Combine the following sentences using the conjunction even though. 2. It was an exciting game. No goals were scored. It was an exciting game even though no goals were scored. Back

38. Exercises — StructureP.58 Combine the following sentences using the conjunction even though. 3. He was treated exactly like all the workers. He had just joined the company. He was treated exactly like all the workers even though he had just joined the company. Back

39. Exercises — StructureP.58 Combine the following sentences using the conjunction even though. 4. They gave money to Project Hope. They themselves were not rich by any standard. They gave money to Project Hope even though they themselves were not rich by any standard. Back

40. Exercises — StructureP.58 Combine the following sentences using the conjunction even though. 5. There was never enough money to support his family. He was hard-working and did two jobs at the same time. There was never enough money to support his family even though he was hard-working and did two jobs at the same time. Back

41. Exercises — StructureP.58 Study the two models and rewrite each of the following sentences with a shorter adverbial clause. 1. Though she understood no Chinese, the American girl was able to communicate with the other students in her class. Though understanding no Chinese, the American girl was able to communicate with the other students in her class. Back

42. Exercises — StructureP.58 Study the two models and rewrite each of the following sentences with a shorter adverbial clause. 2. Once you have left the museum, you must buy another ticket to re-enter. Once having left the museum, you must buy another ticket to re-enter. Back

43. Exercises — StructureP.58 Study the two models and rewrite each of the following sentences with a shorter adverbial clause. 3. When you are doing the writing exercise for this course, you should remember that you are writing according to specific structure. When doing the writing exercise for this course, you should remember that you are writing according to specific structure. Back

44. Exercises — StructureP.58 Study the two models and rewrite each of the following sentences with a shorter adverbial clause. 4. The problem was a continuous worry to me until it was finished. Until finished, the problem was a continuous worry to me. Back

45. Exercises — StructureP.58 Study the two models and rewrite each of the following sentences with a shorter adverbial clause. 5. The young man was listening to music over the radio all the time while he was working at the computer. While working at the computer, the young man was listening to music over the radio all the time. Back

46. Back Exercises — TranslationP.59 Translate the following sentences into English 1.既然你计划移居加拿大，那你必须努力适应寒冷的气候。 try to adjust to plan to move to Canada cold weather now that Now that you are planning to move to Canada, you must try to adjust to a cold weather. Back

47. Back Exercises — TranslationP.59 2. 他承诺帮助我们买下那幢房子，但有点勉强。 promise to with a little reluctance help us to buy He promised to help us to buy the house, but with a little reluctance. Back

48. Back Exercises — TranslationP.59 3. 这是一次重要的会议，请务必不要迟到。 see to it that be late for sth. This is an important meeting. Please see to it that you are not late for it. Back

49. Back Exercises — TranslationP.59 4. 他是个有经验的商人；他做国际贸易已有好几年了。 experienced businessman engage in foreign trade He is an experienced businessman; he has engaged in foreign trade for quite a few years. Back

50. Exercises — TranslationP.59 5. 她力劝我接受那个新职位，虽然那职位 报酬并不优厚。 urge sb. to accept be not very well paid She urged me to accept the new post, although the job is not very well paid. Back