Unit-1-Never-Say-Goodbye-Teaching-plan-综合教程一

1Unit1NeverSayGoodbyePre-readingActivitiesI.Pre-readingquestions1.Whatwasyourfeelingwhenyouleftyourparentsforthefirsttimeandcamehere?2.Haveyourfamilyevermovedfromoneplacetoanother?Ifyouhave,howdidyoufeelwhenyouweregoingtobeawayfromtheoldhouseforgood?3.Haveyoueverattendedafuneralofsomeoneyouknowverywell?Ifyouhave,whatwereyouthinkingofwhenyousawhimforthelasttime?4.Writealettertoyourimaginarychildtobereadonhisorhereighteenthbirthday.Describethequalitiesthatyouhopeheorshewillhaveatthistimeoflife.II.CulturalinformationQuotesBertrandRussell:Youngmenwhohavereasontofearthattheywillbekilledinbattlemayjustifiablyfeelbitterinthethoughtthattheyhavebeencheatedofthebestthingsthatlifehastooffer.Butinanoldmanwhohasknownhumanjoysandsorrows,andhasachievedwhateverworkitwasinhimtodo,thefearofdeathissomewhatabjectandignoble.Thebestwaytoovercomeit—soatleastitseemstome—istomakeyourinterestsgraduallywiderandmoreimpersonal.HenryDavidThoreau:Thefailuresandreverseswhichawaitmen—andoneafteranothersaddenthebrowofyouth—addadignitytotheprospectofhumanlife,whichnoArcadiansuccesswoulddo.GlobalReadingI.MainideaWhatisthestorynarratedinthetextabout?Thetextistheauthor’srecallofthemostimportantandunforgettableexperiencesthatcameaboutwhenhewasbetween10and12.Hehadlearnedfromhisgrandfathertheprofoundmeaningof“Neversaygoodbye”andbecamefirmandstrong-willedasachild.2II.Structuralanalysis1.Howaretheeventsoftheessayarranged?Listsomewordsandphraseswhichindicatethechronologicalorder.2.Basedonthetimephrasesfoundabove,dividethetextintopartsbycompletingthetable.TimeParagraph(s)EventwhenIwasten,1Theauthorwastoleavehisbigoldhouse.Whenthefinaldaycame2-4Theauthorwasanguishaboutthemove.Hisgrandfatheradvisedhimnottousetheword“goodbye”tofriends,foritimpliedsadness.Icontinuedto5-9Theauthor’sgrandfathertookhimtoseethehugeredrosebushinthefrontyard.along,longtimeago10-13Grandfatherrecallsthedeathofhisfirstsonandhisresponsetoit.ayearandhalflater14-20Thedyingoldmanpartedwithhisgrandsoncalmlyandevencheerfullywithoutsayingtheword“goodbye”.DetailedReadingTextINeverSayGoodbye1WhenIwastenIwassuddenlyconfrontedwiththeanguishofmovingfromtheonlyhomeIhadeverknown.Mywholelife,briefasitwas,hadbeenspentinthatbigoldhouse,gracefullytouchedwiththelaughterandtearsoffourgenerations1.2Whenthefinaldaycame,Irantothehavenofthesmallbackporchandsatalone,shuddering,astearswelledupfrommyheart.SuddenlyIfeltahandrestonmyshoulder2.Ilookeduptoseemygrandfather.“Itisn’teasy,isit,Billy?”hesaidsoftly,sittingdownonthestepsbesideme.3“Grandpa,”Irepliedthroughmytears,“howcanIeversaygoodbyetoyouandallmyfriends?”4Foramomenthejuststaredoffintotheappletrees.“Goodbyeissuchasadword,”hesaid.“Itseemstoofinal,toocold,forfriendstouse.Weseemtohavesomanywaysofsayinggoodbyeandtheyallhaveonethingincommon:sadness.”5Icontinuedtolookintohisface.Hegentlytookmyhandinhis.“Comewithme,myfriend,”hewhispered.6Wewalked,handinhand,tohisfavoriteplaceinthefrontyard,whereahugeredrosebushsatconspicuouslyalone.7“Whatdoyouseehere,Billy?”Heasked.38Ilookedattheflowers,notknowingwhattosay,andthenanswered,“Iseesomethingsoftandbeautiful,Grandpa.”9Kneeling,hepulledmeclose.“Itisn’tjusttherosesthatarebeautiful,Billy.It’sthatspecialplaceinyourheartthatmakesthemso.”10Hiseyesmetmineagain.“Billy,Iplantedtheserosesalong,longtimeago—beforeyourmotherwasevenadream3.Iputthemintothesoilthedaymyfirstsonwasborn.ItwasmywayofsayingthankyoutoGod.ThatboysnamewasBilly,justlikeyours.Iusedtowatchhimpickrosesforhismother4.”11Isawmygrandfather’stears.Ihadneverseenhimcrybefore.Hisvoicebecamehoarse.12“Onedayaterriblewarcame,andmyson,likesomanysons,wentawaytofightagreatevil.HeandIwalkedtothetrainstationtogether...Threemonthslateratelegramcame.MysonhaddiedinsometinyvillageinItaly.AllIcouldthinkofwasthatthelastthingIsaidtohiminthislifewasgoodbye.”13Grandpaslowlystoodup.“Don’teversaygoodbye,Billy.Don’tevergiveintothesadnessandthelonelinessofthatword.Iwantyoutorememberinsteadthejoyandthehappinessofthosetimeswhenyoufirstsaidhellotoafriend.Takethatspecialhelloandlockitawaywithinyou—inthatplaceinyourheartwheresummerisanalwaystime5.Whenyouandyourfriendsmustpart,Iwantyoutoreachdeepwithinyouandbringbackthatfirsthello.”14Ayearandhalflater,mygrandfatherbecamegravelyill.Whenhereturnedfromseveralweeksinthehospital,hewantedhisbednexttothewindow,wherehecouldseehisbelovedrosebush.15ThenthefamilywassummonedandIreturnedtotheoldhouse.Itwasdecidedthattheoldestgrandchildrenwouldbeallowedtosaytheirgoodbyes.16Whenitcametomyturn,Inotedhowtiredhelooked.Hiseyeswereclosedandhisbreathingwasslowandhard.17Itookhishandasgentlyashehadoncetakenmine.18“Hello,Grandpa,”Iwhispered.Hiseyesslowlyopened.19“Hello,myfriend,”hesaid,withabriefsmile.HiseyesclosedagainandImovedon.20Iwasstandingbyhisrosebushwhenanunclecametotellmethatmygrandfatherhaddied.RememberingGrandpa'swords,Ireacheddeepwithinmeforthosespecialfeelingsthathadmadeupourfriendship6.Suddenly,andtruly,Iknewwhathehadmeantaboutneversayinggoodbye—aboutrefusingtogiveintothesadness.Paragraphs1-4Questions1)Whatdoyouknowabouttheauthor’shome?(Paragraph1)2)W