大学英语泛读教程第2册课件Unit-5-A-Mothers-Place

ExtensivereadingUnit5Book2AMother’sPlaceLearningobjectivesInthisunityouwill:readastoryaboutanagingmother’spositioninafamilylearnaboutthedifferentattitudestowardstheagingproblemintheEastandtheWestlearnhowtoskimapassagetakeatestonfastreadingreadaboutavisittoanursinghomeUnitoverviewPre-readingdiscussionBackgroundinformationTextanalysisPost-readingdiscussionNotestothetextReadingskillsRelatedinformationExercisesPre-readingdiscussion1.Whatroledomothersplayinafamily?2.Doyoualwayschatwithyourparentsorgrandparents?Doyouknowthemverywell?BackgroundinformationDonnaGamache(1944—)Shespecializesinfiction,especiallyforchildren,butalsowritessomepoetryandoccasionalnon-fictionarticles.Sheteacheslanguageartsandsocialstudiesfull-timeatthesecondarylevelandhasworkedasanelementaryandsecondarysubstituteteacher.AgingProblemWhenawomanisgettingold,shemaydoubthersocialorfamilystatus.Shebecomessensitive,irritable,evenhostile,particularlywithherdaughter-in-law.AgingProblemItisuniversallyacceptedthatitisimpossibletokeepeternalpeacebetweenmother-in-lawanddaughter-in-law.Ifanything,itisablowuporfightsbetweenthenewandtheold.Usually,theyounggottheupperhand,andtheoldbecamehelpless.EastorWest,theattitudestowardsagingarelittlebitsimilar.Wecanfindthesesimilaritiesafterreadingthetext.TextanalysisDeterminingthemainidea.Themainideaofthestoryisthat______.a.Dorothy,themotherinthehouse,quarreledwithherdaughter-in-lawanddecidedtoleaveandstartoverb.DorothyandTim,asmotherandson,overcameamisunderstandingandmadeuptoeachotheratlastc.thinkingthatshewasredundantinthehouse,Dorothydecidedtoleavebuthersonanddaughter-in-lawconvincedherthatshewaswelcomeandneededd.Dorothywasworriedaboutherplaceinthehousewhenherdaughter-in-lawbegantostayathomefulltimeWhile-readingquestions1.Howmanypartscanthetextbedividedinto?What’sthemainideaofeachpart?2.HowdidDorothyfeelaboutherselfatthebeginning?Why?3.WhatdoyouknowaboutDorothy?4.Whatistheblowupinthefamily?HowwasDorothyfeeling?5.Whatproblemdidthefamilyhave?6.HowwouldDorothysolvetheproblem?Wasshehappytodothat?Why?7.What’sTim’ssolutiontotheproblem?8.HowdidDorothyfeelaboutTim’ssolution?TextstructurePartsContentsMainideas11—16Probleminthehouse217—19Dorothy’ssolutiontotheproblem320—33Tim’ssolutiontotheproblem434—37TheicewasbrokenPart1Probleminthehouse1.HowdidDorothyfeelaboutherselfatthebeginning?Why?2.WhatdoyouknowaboutDorothy?3.Whatistheblowupinthefamily?4.Whatproblemdidthefamilyhave?Part1Probleminthehouse1.HowdidDorothyfeelaboutherselfatthebeginning?Why?OldandgrayandgloomyBecauseshefeltshewasredundantandnotneeded.Part1Probleminthehouse2.WhatdoyouknowaboutDorothy?•hairnotcompletelygray•onlyinhermid-fifties(middle-aged)•actingyoungerthanheryears•couldstilldoalltheworkshe’deverdone,thoughnotasspeedyatsometasksPart1Probleminthehouse2.WhatdoyouknowaboutDorothy?•Steve—herhusband—haddiedtenyearsago.•Tim—herson—quitteduniversityandworkedthefarmtopayoffthedebts.•Dorothyconcentratedongarden,flowersandthehousework.•Therehadn’tmuchchangeafterJenny—Tim’swifemovedintwoyearsago.Part1Probleminthehouse3.Whatistheblowupinthefamily?HowwasDorothyfeeling?WheretoplantthegardenclosetothehouseJennyDorothytheclosestgardenpatchneededfallowingfeelingoldandlonelyTimPart1Probleminthehouse4.Whatproblemdidthefamilyhave?Jenny,havingababywhowasdueintwomonths,stayedathomefulltime.•Jennyhadtakenoverallthework.•Thehousewassmall,withnoroomforthebaby.•Thekitchenwastoosmallfortwowomentoworkthereallthetime.Part2Dorothy’ssolutionHowwouldDorothysolvetheproblem?Wasshehappytodothat?Why?•Dorothywantedtomoveoutintotownandstartedanewlifeherself.•Unhappy•Shehadspentthelast30yearsthere,havingalotofsweetmemories.Part3Tim’ssolutionWhat’sTim’ssolutiontotheproblem?TheywouldbuyatrailerforDorothy.Part4TheicewasbrokenHowdidDorothyfeelaboutTim’ssolution?HappyandmovedDorothyfeltawindstartingupandblowingawayaweightoffhershoulders.Notestothetext22alliterationrepetitionofthesamesoundsatthebeginningofwords头韵e.g.Anothergrayday,grayandgloomy.[Para.1,Line2]Oldandgrayandgloomy,justlikeme.[Para.2,Line1]alliterationMoreexamplesHehasmorebrawnthanbrain.他四肢发达头脑简单。Heneverforgivesandheneverforgets.他记仇又不饶人。Freedomisnotfree！美国人在纪念一些战争纪念日时常用的口号：自由是要付出代价的！ifanything[Para.2,Line3]spokenusedwhenaddingaremarkthatchangeswhatsomeonehasjustsaidormakesitstrongere.g.Samdidn’tseemtoodisappointedatlosing.Ifanything,heseemedrelievedthatitwasallover.Andusuallysheactedyoungerthanheryears,ifanything.直译：从她平日里的举止行动看不出她的实际年龄，无论从哪方面都看不出。意译：她比实际年龄要显得年轻得多。ifanything表强调，不用译出toil/worklikeaTrojan[Para.5,Line3]old-fashionedworkveryhard工作勤奋TheTrojanHorseTheTrojanHorseisawoodenhorseusedbyGreeksoldierstotricktheirenemiestheTrojansduringtheTrojanWar.TheGreekshidinsidealargewoodenmodelofahorseandweretakenintoTroybyTrojansoldiers,whothoughtthatitwasagift.TheTrojanHorseTheTrojanwarAccordingtoancientGreekstories,awarwasfoughtbetweentheGreeksandtheTrojansbecausetheTrojanprinceParishadcarriedoffHelen,wifeofMenelaus,aGreekking.ThewarwaswonbyatrickinwhichGreeksoldiers,hiddeninsideawoodenmodelofahorse,weretakenintoTroybytheTrojans,whothoughtthatt