2unit1 The Pickle Jar

Difficult sentences
• The narrator’s family was not well-off. • They landed with a merry jingle when the jar was
almost empty. • Then the tones gradually muted to a dull thud as
U.S. coin? • What is a pickle? • Do you like pickles? What is your favorite pickle?
Skimming is good way to get general idea of light reading
• Skim the passage and answer the questions according each paragraph.
Type of pickles
• Cucumber pickle (most popular) • Vegetables: onions, cabbage,
cauliflower, mushrooms, lotus root, garlic • Fruit: mango, lemon, plum, watermelon • Meat: beef, pork, ham • Fish: herring
• There was a strange mist in her eyes.
Related proverbs
• Constant dripping wears away the stone. • Love will go through stones walls. • Where love is, there is faith. • A father’s goodness is higher than the
Answer the questions
• How many kinds of coins are now in use in America? Whatቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱare they?
• What words appears on each coin? • What do we usually find on the front side of a
• No matter how rough things got at home.
• Even the summer when dad got laid off from the mill, mama had to serve dried beans several times a week, not a single dime was taken from the jar.
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2unit1 The Pickle Jar
A.W.Cobb
Warming-up
• The lesson mainly tell us a story about Father’s love.
• Can you brainstorm the most unforgettable experience between you and your father?
• While Mr. Wang was in hospital, his two daughters took turns looking after him, However, to my amazement, his beloved son never turned up.
• You could become a good musician, but your lack of practice is holding you back.
• When the clerk at the ice cream parlor handed dad his change, he would show me the few coins nestled in his palm.
• I’ll see to that.
• I had served it purpose and had been removed.
Pickles
• Pickles are vegetables or fruit, sometimes cut into pieces, which have been kept in vinegar or salt water for a long time so that they have a strong, sharp taste.
• A lump rose in my throat as I stared at the spot beside the dresser where the jar had always stood.
• The pickle jar had taught me all these virtues far more eloquently than the most flowery words could have done.
A recent study shows that parents in almost all the families studied make great efforts to control their children and keep them out of trouble and danger, but many of them fail to see to the ways in which they talk to their children. Half a year after being laid off from the textile mill, she found a way out of her difficulties by opening a day nursery.
Part three (7-8)
• When you are eating at a table with other people, you have to pay attention to your table manners. There are many tips on table manners for you to follow. When you are invited to the host or hostess may ,out of politeness, encourage you to feel at home, you should not behave as if you were really in your own house.
Part two (4-6)
• Children in Britain and America are frequently told to say “please” and “thank you”. People generally say “please” whenever they ask for something and “thank you” when somebody has given them something or done something for them.
• What used to stand in his parents’ bedroom? • What would dad do before going to bed? • What would dad do after the jar was filled? • What would dad do with the change? • What was dad’s promise? • Did dad continue to put coins in the jar after the
Main points of the text
• Part one (1-3) discuss with your group members first, then ask one representative to present main points of each part.
• Children are taught good manners so that when they are older they will show respect and consideration for other people. Though ideas about good manners vary from country to country, people often judge a person according to how he or she behaves.
the jar was filled. • I used to squat on the floor in front of the jar and
admire the copper and silver circles that glinted like a pirate’s treasure when the sun poured through the bedroom window. • This old mill town’s not going to hold you back. • We would always celebrate each deposit by stopping for an ice cream cone.
mountains, a mother’s goodness is deeper than the sea. • Blood is thicker than water.
translations
• The poverty of the family didn’t frustrate him, to the contrary, he became more determined to work hard and decide his own fate.
Examples
• Door • Seat • On time • Ask permission • Say thank you • Top voice • Tap your pencil • Jump the queue • Keep silent when you are spoken to…. • Watch your watch from time to time
→portraits of famous Americans. Usually presidents. Living person can not be the portraits. • The back side of the coin “tail” → Usually American symbols. Sometimes they are historic places.
author finished college? • What did the pickle jar define? • Who was the new member of the family? • What did the couple find in the bedroom? • What did the author do than?
U.S. coins
• One cent
Nickel worth 5 cents
dime
Quarter dollar
Half dollar
dollar
In common
• The word “liberty” • The year it made • The motto “In God we Trust” • The front side of the coin “head”
manners
• Brainstorm some examples in your daily life to show what good manners and what ill manners are . (discuss with your group members, list at least 5 each)