Parents

1. Book 3 Unit 1 Parents

2. Introduction • Love • Heart • A good heart • A true man • The Black Shadow

3. Love • Romantic love • Parental love

4. Romantic Love • Read the poem ‘I and You’, and think about theme of this poem. • Poem ‘I and You’ is written by a man who addresses this poem to his beloved wife on their 50th anniversary of their marriage. • What are your ideas on romantic love?

5. I and You I am the flame, you are the candle that holds me tight; I am the seed, you are the earth that allow me to grow; I am the letter, you are the word that gives me the meaning; I am the note, you are the harp that makes music of me; I am the leaf, you are the tree that provides me with energy;

6. I am the egg, you are the shell that protects me I am the earth, you are the sun that nourish me I am the body, you are the heart that gives me life; I am the man, you are the woman who makes me complete; I am me, you are the one who let's me be me

7. Love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime,And never let go till we're gone.Love was when I loved you, one true time I hold to.In my life we'll always go on.

8. Somebody Somebody misses you Somebody is very proud of you Somebody is thinking of you Somebody is caring about you Somebody wants to talk to you Somebody wants to be with you Somebody hopes you aren’t in trouble Somebody is celebrating your success Somebody wants to give you a gift Somebody thinks you are a Gift Somebody hopes you’re not too cold, or too hot Somebody wants to hug you Somebody loves you Somebody thinks the world of you .

9. Who do you think “somebody” most possibly refers to? • Try to think whose love is as sacred, as unselfish as this one? • Suggested answer: parental love.

10. Love Whether it is mother’s nurturing love for child, a son’s loyal love for his father, the love between husband and wife, or the love between friends, love is a universal emotion that expresses itself in every culture. To love is human. To need love is also human. Love is a deep feeling of fondness, affection and friendship that grows between two people. Remember: love makes the world go around.

11. Heart • Of all the emotions, it is love that is the most associated with the heart. • Traditionally the heart is the part of the body where emotions come from. • Now Let’s learn some phrases with “heart”

12. a heart of gold • have one’s heart in the right place • heartless • a man after one’s own heart • lose one’s heart to • warm-hearted • steal one’s heart • heart and soul • Choose the above phrases to fill the following blanks.

13. warm-hearted • If you are a _____________, you are kind and thoughtful towards others. If your have _____________, you are a very generous person. But if you don’t _______________ _____________you are ill-intentioned; you are not well intentioned towards others. If you are ________, you are cruel and unfeeling. a heart of gold have your heart in the right place heartless

14. a man after your own • If Zhang Xueyou is ___________________ _______he is your Mr. Right, or Prince Charming, who you might dream about meeting with. If you _______________Zhang Xueyou, you fall in love with him. While if you ______________, you win his love to you. And then you love each other ____________, which means you love each other deeply and entirely. heart lose your heart to steal his heart heart and soul

15. If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching, Or helf one fainting robin Unto his nest again, I shall not live in vain. If I Can Stop One Heart from BreakingEmily Dickinson

16. A good heart • A good heart means a heart of gold, referring to the good nature of a person. • In your understanding, what characteristics does a man with a good heart has? • Please list the adjectives you come across when referring to a good heart.

17. Suggested answers: • Kind; selfless; honest; thoughtful; generous; brave to face difficulties; hard working; joyful; optimistic; strong willed; persistent……

18. A true man • A man with a good heart is a true man. • Who do you think is the true man in your opinions? • Do you think the father in our text is a true man?

19. A Good Heart to Lean On • A Good Heart to Lean On is about the deep affection between father and the son. • Zhu Ziqing’s The Back Shadow occurs to our minds. It has the similar theme of our text. And if we re-read the following paragraphs, we will have shaper understanding of the deep feelings between father and son.

20. The Back Shadow • 他给我拣定了靠车门的一张椅子；我将他给我做的紫毛大衣铺好坐位。他嘱我路上小心，夜里警醒些，不要受凉。又嘱托茶房好好照应我。我心里暗笑他的迂；他们只认得钱，托他们直是白托！而且我这样大年纪的人，难道还不能料理自己么？唉，我现在想想，那时真是太聪明了！ • Do you think the author was really smart at that moment?

21. The Back Shadow 我看见他戴着黑布小帽，穿著黑布大马褂，深青布棉袍，蹒跚地走到铁道边，慢慢探身下去，尚不大难。可是他穿过铁道，要爬上那边月台，就不容易了。他用两手攀着上面，两脚再向上缩；他肥胖的身子向左微倾，显出努力的样子。这时我看见他的背影，我的泪很快地流下来了。　　我赶紧拭干了泪，怕他看见，也怕别人看见。我再向外看时，他已抱了朱红的橘子往回走了。过铁道时，他先将橘子散放在地上，自己慢慢爬下，再抱起橘子走…… There are a sequence of clumsy actions of the father to cross the platform. Why was the author touched by these actions?

22. Assignments There are some different attitudes between the son felt about his father as a youth and how he feels many years later both in The Back Shadow and A Good Heart to Lean On. Please discuss these differences after class and report me the reason why on the next period of class. Try to read the text for at least three times to understand the deep love between father and the son. And tell me what the power of his father is to keep his son’s balance especially psychologically. Try to analyse the text and work on the outline of the text.

23. Thank You for Your Attention!