综合英语教程4(高等教育出版社)unit2 part2ppt课件

Book 4-Unit 2
Probe the Story
1. Why does the grandmother keep lingering along the lake shore when everyone else is gone? What does it suggest? Grandmother keeps lingering at the sunrise amphitheatre because she is reluctant to leave the scene of such a glorious view. This tells of her deep love and great admiration for natural beauty. Growing older only intensifies such love.
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Useful Expressions
I was impressed by the spectacular rocks in the lake. The most striking image I found was … One picture has remained in my memory ever since. The place is tucked away in a quiet valley, which/where …
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Which of the following views do you appreciate most? Can you tell your partner when you visited the place and how it impressed you?
dancing with you. D. When you are feeling sorrowful, even a
pleasant-running creak seems to be a river of tears.
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➢ Education: A. Geologists will examine the rocks B. Poets will look for touching stories in a blade of
The writer's mother:
changed, from a mother to a grandmother, but her fascination with the beauty of nature isn't waning, instead, it has become all the more intense
The location where they see the sunrise:
The road to the lake:
unchanged; at the lake shore
unchanged; slippery rocks covered with prickly pine needles
The time & the weather:
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4. How do understand the title “Where the Sun Always Rises”? The writer seems to be expressing the everlasting charm of the sunrise at the peaceful and tranquil lakeside regardless of the lapse of time (people grow up and get old.)
unchanged; early morning and cold
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What?
The thing children use to keep warm:
The view of the sunrise:
The kind of wild birds seen around the lake:
The children's unchanged; fascinated by the
reaction to the
breathtaking view of the sunrise despite their reluctance to leave their
view:
warm beds
The writer:
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3. Why does the writer use “the present tense” even when describing things in the past? The writer uses the present tense to describe her experience of viewing the sunrise both as a young girl and as a mother. This serves two purposes: first, the historical moment is brought back into the "assumed present" so that readers may feel as if the scenes being described were right in front of them; second, this may suggest a truth that beauty is eternal.
almost the same; first sunrise — blue herons, a loon, ducks; second sunrise — a blue heron, a loon and an eagle
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What?
Changed or unchanged? Give details.
2. What factors, in your opinion, contribute most to one’s appreciation of natural beauty?
Factors affecting appreciation of natural beauty
Age
Reasons
Mood
Education
Other factors
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Suggested Points
➢ Age: A. Older people tend to link scenery to the events
they have experienced, which may arouse either sweet or bitter memories. B. Many middle-aged people are fighting daily to feed the family and therefore they may go to two extremes: either looking for excitement and relaxation or displaying eagerness to go back to work. C. Kids are innocent and they are just having fun, saying “awesome” the first second and falling asleep the next second.
What?
Changed or unchanged? Details?
The log steps:
unchanged; 49 dew-covered log steps to the lake
The place where they unchanged; the old log cabin camp:
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Text Organization Probe the Story Essay Questions Difficult Sentences
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Text Organization
In the text, the writer describes two occasions of seeing the sunrise. Find out in the text what has remained unchanged and what has changed.
Changed or unchanged? Give details.
the old World WarⅡarmy blanket remains unchanged, but it is frayed, which indicates the passage of time
unchanged; glorious and awesome
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➢ Mood: A. When you are happy, you may see a cloud as
the home where a fairy dwells. B. When you are gloomy, the rain seems to
aggravate your sadness. C. When you are excited, the flowers seem to be
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Essay Questions
1. Do you think the children will also take their own children to this place to see sunrise as their mother and grandmother did? Why and why not? Present your thoughts to the class by using some of the following sentence patterns.
changed; from a 14-year-old to a mother of adolescent sons, showing more appreciation and even overcome by awe at the sight of the beauty of the sunrise
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2. Why does the writer repeat the description of the wild birds? What does she want to suggest? By repeating the details about the flying birds at the rise of the sun, the writer suggests that nature and life have remained almost the same as when she was a young girl. The message expressed is the eternity of nature and of natural beauty.
grass. C. College students will reflect on their life. D. Peasants will wonder why the plants are so
strange.
➢ Some more aspects: health, wealth, experience, companion, etc.