Unit-7-the-English-countryside

TheEnglishCountrysideWhatdoyouthinkoflifeinthecountryside?Whichdoyouprefer,citylifeorcountrylife?Part1ListeningandSpeakingActivities1.Listenanddiscussacitydwellern.getone’sact2.TouristpicksCorrectorincorrect?4.Oralpractice1)Myhometown2)RurallifevsCitylifeCountrylife:Pastoral,rurallife,rosyhuesofduskArcadian(田园牧歌的)spectacles/beauty,serene,quiet,tranquil,ascenebetweenwildernessandtamednatureThevirginbeautyofnatureButmaybedreadfullydull,laboringlifeFacinghaphazard/unfriendlynaturalelementsSmalltraitsacrossthefield,asolitarytreeatthebottomofthegardenCitylife:Whining(thesoundofthelocomotiveengine)PuffingsmokefromchimneysinthefactoriesHazyskiestintedbysmokefromthefactoriesHurly-burlyofthemodernindustryReinvigoratingthelifeinthecountrysideModerncivilization:providesgreaterfreedomtomovearound;createsgreaterpowerforeveryonetoexercise;makesfasterprogressinsocialdevelopment.Part2ReadingComprehensionandLanguageActivities1.Pre-readingtasksSeeWorksheet2.Haveadiscussionaboutthesepictures.Youmayusethefollowing:Mountains,hillsinthemist;Broadcultivatedfieldswithfootpathsdividingtheland;Treesdottingthefield;villages/farmhousesnearby;River,stonebridge,villagersfishingontheriver;Farmhouse,oldtrees,riverbanks,dogs,mill;PasturewherecattlearegrazingAnalysisofthetextHowdoestheauthorpresentthecountrysidetous?WhatmainpointsareintroducedbytheauthorinordertoportraytheEnglishcountrysideinParagraph1and2?ThegeneralfeaturesoftheEnglishcountrysideitslocation—thevillage—thehomestead(thefarm)—therivers—men’slivesthecottageIlivedThelocation--themeadowinfrontofthegarden—themountainsinthedistance—I2.SumupthemainideaThistextdescribesthetypicalcharacteristicsoftheEnglishcountryside.MostEnglishfamiliesliveinthelowlands.AnEnglishvillageisofoneinavalley,whereitcanbeoverlookedfromthehills,clusteredaboutitsancientchurch.ThereisalwaysarivernotfarawayinEngland.Suchrivers,insignificantastheymaybe,exertaprofoundinfluenceonthelivesofthosewholiveneartheminthemostsubtleandsensuousway.Livingthereforyears,theauthorisintoxicatedbythelandscapewhichhasbecomeapartofhisconsciousness.DescriptiveWritingDescriptivewriting,sometimescalledshowingwritingiswritingthatdescribesaparticularperson,placeoreventingreatdetail.Descriptivewritingusesalotoffloweryadjectivesandadverbstodescribewhatisgoingonorhowsomethingappears.AnexampleHebitintotheappleandittastedgood.Heslowlyclosedhisteethontheripe,succulent,rubycoloredapple.Thecrunchofhisteethpiercingtheapple'sskinwasdeafeningandthesweetjuicesoftheapplerandownhischin.Thetasteofthemeatwasassweetascandyandhefelteuphoric.theRhine:thelongestriverinWestEuropetheDanube:alongandimportantEuropeanrivertheVolga:ariverinRussia,thelongestinEuropeTheMalvernHillsintheWestofEnglandTheEnglishVillageTheupperreachesoftheRiverSeverninWales-thelongestrivertopassthroughEngland.theWelshmountains:themountainsinWalesWords,ExpressionsandStructuresNouns:formation,conception,occupation,meadow,orchard,estuary,consciousness,Adjectives:commodious,insignificant,subtle,sensuous,Verbs:stretch,shelter,overlook,cluster,permit(of),bathe,tickle,compose,dip,Adverbs:essentially,intimately,Phrases:inthelowlands,ontheheights,forthemostpart,ahauntof,Structures:beof…;inthecaseof;ontheonehand…,ontheotherhand,…thegeneralconceptionofafarm…isofamoreorlesscommodioushomesteadbeof:toindicateacharacteristicorqualityofsomeone/somethingbeofsomeusebeofuniversalsignificancebeofastubborntemper[background]clusteredaboutitsancientchurch:IntheEnglishcountryside,achurchisthemostimportantbuilding,…inthecentreofavillage…asquareinfrontofit,…forreligiousservice,publicgatheringsandimportantactivities.moreorless:inageneralwayIwasmeetingthesechapswhoweremostlymoreorlessmyownage.3)afarm-handcantickleanoccasionaltroutafarm-hand:aworkerorlaboreronafarm.tickleanoccasionaltrout:catchatroutbyhandoccasionally4)inthecaseoftheRhineortheDanubePoverty,inthecaseofJohn,wasconsideredhonourable.Perhapsyou'vesomedoubtsabouttheattack.InthatcaseitmayinterestyoutoknowthatMissWoodswitnessedit.Cf.Incaseoffire,ringthealarmbell.5)Theypermitofsuchhomelyoccupationspermit:v.tomakesomethingpossiblepermitof:(esp.innegativesentences)admitsth.aspossible,tolerate)Thenewroadsystempermitsthefreeflowoftrafficatalltime.Thesituationdoesn'tpermitofanydelay.LanguageworkAFillingintheblanks1.subjects,course,ample2.stretchout,overlook,lowlands3.valley,clustered,occupations4.homestead,sheltered5.farm-hands,haunt6.influenced,subtle,consciousnessBRewritethesentences1.Whenwelivedinthecountry,wehadacommodioushouse.2.Eachindividual'scontributiontothefundseemedinsignificant,butthetotalsumwasverylargeindeed.3.Manywomeninthecountrysidestillcarryonsuchhomelycraftsasmakingjamsandweavingbaskets.4.Icouldnotfullyunderstandthelecturebecausethespeakermadeanumberofsubtledistinctions.5.Apoetoftenhastheabilitytoconveytohisreadershisownsensuousexperiences.6.Whenthebirdsweresetfree,theyflewoutofthecageandlookedverymuchathomeinthetrees.7.Therainforestinthistropiczoneisforthemostpartdarkandwet.8.Thenewsoftwarepermitsoffasterproces