综合英语教程Unit1-Never-Say-Goodbye

NeverSayGoodbyeDepartmentofForeignLanguagesofGDSTUnit1ContentsPre-readingquestion1Globalreading2Detailedunderstanding3Post-readingactivities4After-classassignment5Warm-updiscussionHowdidyoufeelwhenyouleftyourhometownfortheuniversity?Doyoumissyourfriendsinhighschool?Canyoutelltheclasssomejoyfulandhappymomentsyouspenttogether?Inyouropinion,howcanoneconquersadnessinone’slife?Pre-readingtasksMainmodesofwriting:NarrationDescriptionArgumentationExposition……Whattypeofwritingisthisessay?Howtodevelopapieceofnarration?DefinitionItistogiveanaccountofaneventoraseriesofevents.Initsbroadestsense,narrativewritingincludesstories,realorimaginary,biographies,histories,newsitems,andnarrativepoems.KeyelementsinanarrativeNarrativeContextSelectionofdetailsOrganizationPointofviewPurposeTrytolocatethecontextoftheessay.(when,where,who,what…)When:whentheauthorwasbetween10to12yearsoldWhere:intheauthor’sbigoldhouseWho:theauthor,hisgrandfatherWhat:Theauthorwastoleavehisbigoldhouse.Hisgrandfathertoldhim“neversaygoodbye”.Howaretheeventsoftheessayarranged?Theyarerelatedinachronologicalorderwithaflashbackinthemiddlepart,p10-12Whosepointofviewdoesthestorytake?Whatareitsadvantagesanddisadvantages?Advantages:Afirst-personnarrativemaybemorevividandlifelike,becauseitgivesthereadertheimpressionthatitiswhatthewriterhimselfhasseenorexperienced.Disadvantages:thescopeofthenarrativemaybelimited.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor’spurposeofwriting.A.Toexpresshisanguishofmovingfromhisoldhome.B.Todescribethelaughterandtearsofthefourgenerationsofhisfamily.C.Toexplaintherealmeaningofhisgrandpa’swords“Neversaygoodbye”D.Totellthestoryofhisgrandpa’sdeath.PartdivisionPart1Part2Part3Para.1-Para.4Theauthorfoundithardtoovercomethesadnessasthemomentofpartingdrewnear.Sohisgrandpacametohelp.Para.5-Para.13Theauthor’sgrandpainformedhimoftheessenceof“neversaygoodbye”throughthestoryofhiseldestson---Billy.Para.14-Para.20Theauthortrulyunderstoodthemeaningof“neversaygoodbye”andrespondedtohisgrandpa'sdeathcalmly.Detailedreading1.Whywastheauthorseizedwiththeanguishofmovingfromhishome?2.Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor’shomementionedinthebeginning?3.Paraphrasethesecondsentence.Para.1Para.2-Para.41.Organization:2.Whydidtheauthorshudderandshedtearswhenthefinaldaycame?3.Whydidhisgrandfatheradvisehimnottousetheword“goodbye”tofriends?A:Becausetheauthor’sgrandfatherwantedtotellhimatruestoryrelatedtotherosebushandhopedtoenablehimtofeelwithhishearthowbeautifulthoseroseswere.Alsobecausehisgrand-dadwantedtorevealhisspecialassociationswiththerosesandwithhissayinggoodbyetohisson.Aswellastodisclosetherootcauseofhisadvicenottosaygoodbyetoone’srelativesandfriendsA:Bysaying“Itisn’tjusttherosesthatarebeautiful,Billy.It’sthatspecialplaceinyourheartthatmakesthemso.”theauthor’sgrandfathermeant:“Itisnotonlytherosesarebeautiful,Billy.Also,itisthatspecialfeelingyoudeeplycherishthatmakesthembeautiful.Para.5-Para.91.Whydidauthor’sgrandpatakehimtoseetherosebushinthefrontyard?2.Kneeling,hepulledmeclose.Itisn’tjusttherosesthatarebeautiful,Billyit’sthatspecialplaceinyourheartthatmakesthemso.”Howdoyouunderstandtheitalicizedsentence?-Itisnotonlytherosesarebeautiful,Billy.Also,itisthatspecialfeelingyoudeeplycherishthatmakesthembeautiful.Para.10-Para.121.Organization:2.DotwoBillysrefertothesameperson?(knowledgeconcerningEnglishnamingrules)3.Hiseyesmetmineagain.Billy,Iplantedtheserosesalong,longtimeagobeforeyourmotherwasevenadream.Paraphrasetheitalicizedsentence.4.Whywastheauthor’sgrandpasosad?5.Whatdid“evil”referto?chronological+flashback(Para.10&Para.12)Para.13Grandpaslowlystoodup.“Don’teversaygoodbye,Billy.Don’tevergiveintothesadnessandthelonelinessofthatword.Iwantyoutorememberinsteadthejoyandthehappinessofthosetimeswhenyoufirstsaidhellotoafriend.Takethespecialhelloandlockitawaywithinyou–inthatplaceinyourheartwheresummerisanalwaystime.Whenyouandyourfriendsmustpart,Iwantyoutoreachdeepwithinyouandbringbackthatfirsthello.”1.Whatdidtheauthor’sgrandpameanbysaying“Don’teversaygoodbye”?2.Whatkindofsuggestionsdidtheauthor’sgrandpaoffer?3.Metaphoricaluse:“summerisanalwaystime”4.Paraphraseandtranslatetheitalicizedsentences.Rememberthatspecialhelloandkeepittoyourselfsothatyouwillbealwaysfilledwithehjoyandhappinessofsummer.ThepurposeofthetextPossibletranslation记住那个特别的问候，把它保存在心里，这样你的内心就永远充满夏天的快乐和幸福。当你和朋友们必须分离时，我想让你在内心深处重新找回第一次的问候。Para.14-Para.151.Coherence:2.Whydidtheauthor’sgrandpawanthisbednexttothewindow?Whatdidrosebushmeantohim?3.Timeclues4.Whatdidtheauthorreturnhomefor?Couldyoujudgewhetheritistheauthor’sgrandpa’sidea?“gravely”&Para.15Para.16-Para.191.Whydidtheauthorsaid“Hello”tohisgrandpainsteadof“Goodbye”?3.Whatdoyouthinkofthepartingbetweentheauthorandhisgrandfather?Para.20Iwasstandingbyhisrosebushwhenanunclecametotellmethatmygrandfatherhaddied.RememberingGrandpa’swords,Ireacheddeepwithinmeforthosespecialfeelingsthathadmadeupourfriendship.Suddenly,andtruly,Iknewwhathehadmeantaboutneversayinggoodbye---aboutrefusingtogiveintothesadness.1.Howdidtheauthorrespondtohisgrandfather’sdeath?“rem