Unit-5-The-Tapestry-of-Friendship

TheTapestryofFriendshipEllenGoodmanContentsⅠ.SpeakingActivitiesⅡ.ListeningActivitiesⅢ.BackgroundInformationⅣ.StructuralAnalysisⅤ.LanguageWorkⅥ.ImportantandDifficultSentencesⅦ.RhetoricalAnalysisⅠ.SpeakingActivities1.Doyoukeepintouchwithyourchildhoodfriends?2.Whatdoyouneedfriendsfor?Whatcanfriendshipsgiveus?FunWaysToShareFeelingsLearnNewSkillsFindUnderstandingandSupportWaysToFeelNeededAndUsefulYouCanBeYourselfForsakenotanoldfriend,forthenewisnotcomparabletohim:anewfriendisasnewwine;whenitisold,thoushaltdrinkitwithpleasure.—BibleAmandiesoftenashelosesafriend.Butwegainnewlifebynewcontacts,newfriends.—BaconInprosperityourfriendsknowus;inadversityweknowourfriends.—C.CollinsProverbsonFriendshipWhatMakesAGoodFriendship?SharedInterestsSharedValuesTrustHonestyRespectCooperationReliabilitySupportUnderstandingSensitivityForgivenessToleranceHowtomakefriends?Gowherepeoplearemostfriendsyoumakewhohavethesameinterestsyoudo.Beafriendtoyourself-don’tputyourselfdown.Becheerful-smile,don’talwayswaitfortheotherpersontospeakfirst.Beyourself-nooneisperfect.Yourfriendswon’texpectyoutobe,soitisbesttojustbeyourself.Don’texpectperfectioninyourfriends-likeyou,yourfriendswillmakemistakesnowandthen.Laughwiththemaboutit,butdon’tputthemdown.Friendshipistogiveandtake-friendshipissharingthingslikefeelings,plans,anddreams.Tomakeandkeepafriend,youhavetogiveaswellastake.Learntocompromise.Realizeyouwillsometimesdisagreewithyourfriend-nobodyagreesallthetime.Disagreementsdon’thavetomeantheendofarelationship.Giveyourfriendspace-almosteveryonelikestobealonesometime.Giveyourfriendspacetohaveotherfriends,too.Bechoosyaboutyourfriends-realfriendswillnotaskyoutodothingsthatareharmfulandagainstthelaw.Letpeopleknowthatyouareinterestedinthem.Don’tjusttalkaboutyourself;askquestionsaboutthem.So-----TOHAVEAFRIEND…BEAFRIEND!RemembertheGoldenRuleofFriendship…TREATOTHERSASYOU’DLIKETOBETREATED!SOMEWHEREOUTTHERE,AFRIENDSHIPISWAITINGTOSTART!So,makesurethatyouarefamiliarwiththerecipeoffriendship!Ⅱ.ListeningActivities1.Listentothefollowingpassage.Altogetherthepassagewillbereadtoyoufourtimes.Pleasewritethewholepassageonyouranswersheet.Ioncesaidthatafriendisafriendalltheway,butnowIbelievethat'sanarrowpointofview.ForthefriendshipsIhaveandthefriendshipsIseeareconductedatmanylevelsofintensity,servemanydifferentpurposes,meetdifferentneedsandrangefromthoseasall-the-wayasthefriendshipofthesoulsistersmentionedabovetothatofthemostcasualplaymates.Thebestoffriends,Ibelieve,totallyloveandsupportandtrusteachother,andbaretoeachotherthesecretsoftheirsouls,andrun-noquestionsasked-tohelpeachother,andtellharshtrusttoeachotherwhentheymustbetold.Butweneedn'tagreeabouteverythingtotolerateeachother'spointofview,toacceptwithoutjudgment,togiveandtotakewithouteverkeepingscore,andtobethere,asIamforthemandastheyareforme,tocomfortoursorrows,tocelebrateourjoys.ExtendedInformationThekindsoffriendshipsSameGenderMale-femaleGroups(Ethnic;Existential)2.ExtendedListeningⅢ.BackgroundInformation1.AbouttheAuthorAbouttheauthorEllenGoodmanSheisanAmericanoriginal.Herabundanttalents--intellect,wit,style,newsjudgment--setherapartwithanélanuniquelyherown.HerPulitzerPrizewinningcommentaryappearsinmorethan375newspapers.EllenGoodman,isaBostonGlobeOnlinecolumnistandastylishwriterwithahumanizingtouchonanyissue,publicorpersonal.Sheiswidelyacclaimedasavoiceofsanity,andreadersdependonhertohelpthemmakesenseoftheirchanginglivesandrelationships.Bibliography:•TurningPoints(1979)•ClosetoHome(1979)•AtLarge(1981)•KeepinginTouch(1985)•MakingSense(1989)•ValueJudgments(1993)•PaperTrail(2004)Co-author,withPatriciaO'Brien:•IKnowJustWhatYouMean:ThePowerofFriendshipinWomen'sLives(2000)2.AboutthetextThistextistakenfromClosetoHome,whichwaspublishedbyTheBostonGlobeCompany/WashingtonPostWritersGroupin1979.Thistextdistinguishestwokindsoffriendship:thatbetweenmenandthatbetweenwomen.Itcanbedividedintofourparts.Ⅳ.StructuralAnalysisThetextcanbedividedintofourparts.Para3-6Theauthorrevealswhatkindoffilmthewomanhasseen.Theauthoradvancesthedoublestandardoffriendshiponthebasisofthepersonallyobservedshiftoffocusofcinemalens.Thedistinctionsofthetwotypesoffriendshiparedetailed.Itsummarizesthefundamentaldifferencebetweenthemalecompanionshipandthefemalefriendship.Para1-2Para7-18Para19TheTapestryofFriendshiptapestryTapestryAheavyclothwovenwithrich,oftenvaricoloreddesignsorscenes,usuallyhungonwallsfordecorationandsometimesusedtocoverfurniture.tapestrycarpet用染色经线织成图案的地毯tapestrysatin织锦缎Somethingfelttoresemblearichlyandcomplexlydesignedcloth:thetapestryofworldhistory.Ⅴ.LanguageWorkⅤ.LanguageWorkAdj.infinitelyorinconceivablyextended;vast:无限地或未可知地扩大的；极广阔的：Theearthquakewasadisasterofcosmicscale.Physicsisgovernedbycosmiclaws.*1.cosmicadj.1)limitless;vastThiswasascandalofcosmicproportions.2)relatingtotheuniverseTheothergreatcosmicrealityistime.GirlfriendsItisabelievablerelationshipstoryofayoungJewishwomanwhoistryingtomakeitonherown,copingwithwork,romanceandfriendshipatthesametimeandhastoacceptthem