新视界大学英语综合教程4Unit6

TalkingpointWarmingupSkimmingDiggingCriticalthinkingLanguageinuseUnfamiliarwordsInterpretingAnemptyoldhousealwaysseemsmysterious,especiallyforchildren.WatchthefilmtrailerofthemovieMonsterHouse,thensharewiththeclasswhetheryourhavesimilarstoryinyourchildhood.WarmingupWarmingup➊Readthequotationsabouthome.Workinpairsanddiscusstheirmeaning.MoreMoreWarmingup➋Workinpairsanddiscussthequestions.1Didyoufindanythingstrangeaboutthetwoconversations?2Whichdoyouthinkismostlikelytotakeplace,andwhy?3Doyouhaveconversationslikethese?Whowith?4Whataretheusualsubjectsofyourconversations?5Whatdoyouthinkarethedifferencesbetweenthewaythatmenspeaktoeachotherandhowtheyspeaktowomen?6Whatdoyouthinkarethedifferencesbetweenthewaythatwomenspeaktoeachotherandhowtheyspeaktomen?Warmingup➊Lookatthesentencesfromthepassageandthinkaboutwho“I”is.1Icanstillrememberthemenwhobuiltthewalls…2MyneighbourisanacquaintancebutIonlyseehimfromanangletotheside.3Mywindowsaremyeyes,andtheylookontotreesandfields…4AthomeIhadanotherfamilytolookafter.5Butaroundthecorner,Icanhearaveryloudenginenoisecomingcloser…Nowreadthepassageandfindoutwhothewriterismeanttobe.Answer:“I”referstothehouse.Skimming◇Browsethepassagewithin8minutestogetaroughideaaboutit.◇AnswerthequestionsofActivity2and3onpage115.TaskSkimming➋Choosethebestsummaryofthepassage.1Thepassagetellsthestoriesofthefamiliesinahouse,fromthetimewhenitwasbuilttothepresentday.2Thepassageisthestoryofahome,thepeoplewholivedthere,andhowlifehaschangedovertheyears,narratedbythehouseitself.3Thepassageiswrittenbytheownerofahouse,anddescribeshowthefamilieswholivedtherehavechangedthecharacterofthehouse.Answer:2Skimming➌Answerthequestions.1Whatisthenarrator’searliestmemory?2Whatarewetoldaboutthelocationofthehouse?3Whatarewetoldaboutthestructureofthehouse?Beingbuilt.Itisinthecountry,nearabighouse,andjoinedtoanotherhouse.Itisaneast-facingandsemi-detachedhouse,builtoflocalgoldenstoneandbricks.Skimming4Whatwasthemaineffectofthearrivaloftheyoungwomaninthehouse?Itbrightenedupthehouse;thefamilywasahappyoneandthegardenwasfilledwithflowers.5Whydoyouthinkthecouplesatbythefrontdoorcrying?6Whatwerethemainchangestothehouseovertheyears?Theirsonhadbeenkilledinthewar.Itwasmodernizedinmanyways(indoortoilet,runningwater,electricity,newappliancesetc)andtheareainwhichitstoodbecamealotmorebuilt-up.Skimming7Howdoweknowthatthenarratorisgettingold?8Whatdoyouthinkisabouttohappenattheendofthepassage?Itsfloorscreak;somedoorsdon’tcloseproperly;andithasalotofgoldenmemories.Thehousewillbedemolished.Goldenmemories译文DiggingMP3MP31Icanstillrememberthemenwhobuiltthewalls,andraisedtheroof,eventhoughitwasmanyfamiliesago.Themasterfromthebighouseoverthewayneededaccommodationforhisestateworkers,andfoundaclearinginthewoodswhichranupanddownthehills.Hesentworkmentobringthelocalgoldenstoneandcollectsomebricks,andtheyspentthreemonthsbuildingtwocottagesinthepark.BackgroundinformationDigging译文译文MP3MP32MyneighbourisanacquaintancebutIonlyseehimfromanangletotheside.I’veneverseenhimfaceon,butIdoknowthatstrangely,althoughwe’reidentical,we’retheexactoppositeofeachother,withmyfrontdoorfacingeastandmyneighbour’sfacingwest,mybedroominthebackoverhiskitchen,mykitchenunderhisbedroominthefront.IthinkI’mtheluckyonebecauseeachmorning,thestoneglowsinthesunlight.译文DiggingMP3MP33Theworkerstendedtheorchardsandthegardensaroundthebighouse,sothetreesinautumnwerealwaysheavywithapplesandpears,andasthedaysgrewshorterthelandaroundwasbusywithhelperscollectingthefruittotaketothebighouse,ortomarketintowndowntheway.译文DiggingMP3MP34Apartfromtheautumn,itwasquiethere,andmyworkerseemedlonelyuntiloneday,hebroughtayoungwomanhome.Mycorridorsweresoonfilledwiththesoundsofconversationandlaughter,andthesmellofcooking.Whiletheworkerwasaway,thewomanlookedafterthegardenaroundme,plantingroses,springbulbs,andsummerplants.Itbecamefilledwithbutterfliesamongariotofcolours,fromblossominearlyspringtothedarkgoldenbloomsandleavesoflateautumn.Itfeltgoodtolookafterthehappycouple.译文DiggingMP3MP35Soontherewerechildrentolookaftertoo,firstagirl,whosmiledhappilyandsleptdeeply,andthenaboywithpowerfullungs,whokeptusallawake.Butbothwerehappyandgoodinfants.Theyplayedquietlytogetherinsideorinthegarden,andgraduallygrewolderandtaller.Oneofmyhappiestmemoriesisofonewarmsummer’sday.Highupinthebranchesofoneoftheappletreesrestedtheboy,readinghisfavouritebook.译文DiggingMP3MP36Mywindowsaremyeyes,andtheylookontotreesandields,withlowhillssurroundingthewholesceneasifeverythingwasheldsafelyintheirarms.Inthedistanceisacityofchurchspiresandtowers,silentexceptondayswhenthebellssound.Onthesedays,theworkerandhisfamilyusedtodresssmartlyandleavethehouseforseveralhours.译文DiggingMP3MP37Thechildrengrewup,andthedaughterdisappeared,onlytoreturnwithayoungmanonherarm.Thesonalsoleft,andoneday,Isawthepostmanarrivewithabundleofletters,andgivetheworkerandhiswifeatelegram.Whentheyreadit,shecriedoutandfainted.Forsometimeafterthis,theysatbymyfrontdoorholdingeachotherandweeping.译文DiggingMP3MP38Astheyearspassedby,thecouplegrewolder,andsuddenlythehousewasempty.Wehadgrownupt