《大学思辨英语教程写作1》练习答案-Unit 5 Dream and Faith

Unit5Dream and Faith

Part I:Learning the Skills

Activity1:

Match the themes with the following stories.

A.The greatest kindness will not bind the ungrateful.

B.Idleness brings want.

C.Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.

D.Unity is strength.

E.Fine feathers don’t make fine birds.

Story1：C

Story2:B

Story3:A

Story4:E

Story5:D

Activity2:

Review the texts you have read in the previous units and figure out the theme(s)revealed in each text.Discuss with your partner how these themes are developed and revealed in the texts,and comment on the techniques that the authors use to develop the themes.

Text Theme(s)How the theme(s)is(are)

revealed

Comments

The Story of My Life(Chapter4)One could overcome

a problem that

seems to be

insurmountable

--Offered background

information about herself at

the beginning

--Described the skillfulness

and patience of Ann Sullivan

--the key moment of epiphany

“The Diamond Necklace”Vanity and pride can

be expensive

A great contrast between

what life is and what life

Mathilde fancies at the

beginning

Mathilde borrowed a necklace

and had a moment of her

fancied life,

Madame Loisel’s vanity causes

her to want to live beyond her

means and her pride that

prevents her from telling

Madame Forestiere the truth.

“After Twenty Years”Justice is higher than friendship

“The Selfish Giant”Sharing can bring joy “Too Soon a

Woman”

True courage is love

“My Father sits in the Dark”The love of family members

“The three Little Pigs(V1)One should try his best

“The three Little Pigs(V2)Truth might take a turn when the narrator is different

“A Day’s Wait”Courage is

Activity3

Read the poem“Sea-Fever”by John Masefield carefully.Write your answer to each question and then discuss your answer with your partner.

1)What is the theme,or message that the author expresses in this poem?

The simple things in life may be the best.

2)What words are repeated to point out the theme?Without these words,do you think that

the theme will be weakened or strengthened in the poem?Why?

“all I ask”is used in all these stanzas to emphasize that what“I”want is easy to satisfy.

Without these phrases,the effect will be weakened.

3)What do you gain from this poem in terms of living a life?

One can live a happy life without too many materials possessions.

Activity4

Read the following passage,and then complete the statements that follow.

1)The phrase“not the brightest bulb in the lamp”in Para.1means he is not smart at all.

2)After reading about Epaminondas’dealing with the cake,the butter and the puppy,your impression about him is he is quite simple-minded--not able to adapt with the change of specific circumstances.

3)The theme of this folk tale is give unconditional love and accept the differences between people.

Part II:Case Analysis

Activity5

Read Text A and consider how the author develops the main theme of the story.

Task1Understanding the text

Work in groups or pairs and fill in the blanks with the missing information about how the author develops the main theme through a series of events and a twist with the last event.

Soapy’Action Results Your Comments

the1st event Dined luxuriously at

some expensive

restaurant.The head waiter kept

him from getting in.

The snobbish

waiter judged him

by his appearance.

the2nd event Broke a shop window

and waited for the

police to arrest him.The policeman did

not believe he did it.

The policeman

trusted only their

own judgment.