综合英语一Unit 1课件

(2) to deal with something very difficult or unpleasant in a brave and determined way 勇敢面对，对抗，正视 e.g.
We try to help people confront their problems. They have confronted the problem of terrorism with great determination.

Words and Expressions

confront anguish shudder well (up/out) rest on/upon/against have sth. in common look into give in to lock sth. away part bring back summon

L1. anguish n. very great pain and suffering, esp. of the mind （精神上的）极度痛苦
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*if a problem, difficulty etc. confronts sb., it appears and needs to be dealt with 出现在… 面前 （以任务、困难等名词作主语） e.g. The problems confronting the new government were enormous. New tasks now confront the teachers and the students.
*confront sb. with sth.: to force sb. to deal with or accept the truth of sth.; bring face to face with 使不得不面对，使 正视，使对质 (passive: be confronted with) e.g.
– – – – – – – was suddenly confronted with…(anguish…) (L1) (sat)… alone (L4) shudder(ing) (L5) tears welled up from (my heart / in my eyes) (L5) looked at …(the flower), not knowing what to say,…(L18) All I could think of was that… (L30-31) Remembering… (Grandpa’s words), I reached deep within me for those special feelings (that had made up our friendship) / I tried to bring back to my mind… (the joy and the happiness that I had shared with him). (L50-51)
I confronted him with my suspicions, and he admitted everything. When the police confronted her with the evidence, she admitted that she was guilty. When (she was) confronted with the evidence of her guilt, she confessed.
Questions
Paras. 1 – 4: 1. Why was the author seized with the anguish of moving from his home? 2. What do you know about the author’s home mentioned in the beginning? 3. Why did the author shudder and shed tears when the final day came? 4. Why did his grandfather advise him not to use the word ―goodbye‖ to friends?

Pre-reading
Describing
feelings — Have you ever been away from somewhere or someone (some people) you love? How did you feel when you were going to be away from… for good / for some time?
Theme

What is the message of the text? / What does the author wants to tell us through the text?
– The text conveys the message that we should never give in to bitterness or sadness, that we should always be firm and strong-willed, and that we should always remember the joyful and happy events of life and cherish people we love.

Paras. 14 – 20: 9. Why did the author’s grandfather want his bed to be next to the window? 10. Why was the family summoned to the old house? 11. What do you think of the parting between the author and his grandfather? 12. How did the author respond to his grandfather’s death?

L1. confront v. (1) to be faced with and have to deal with; meet 面临， 面对，遇到 e.g. We must confront the future with optimism. He prepared answers to the questions he expected to confront during the interview. *be confronted with/by 面临，面对，碰上 e.g. The actress was confronted by a large group of reporters as she left the stage door. Customers are confronted with a bewildering amount of choice. All the programs will be confronted with great difficulties at the start. 所有的项目刚开始时总会遇到很大的困难。

Extension

Find a poem / song / story that describes the feelings of parting and share it with your classmates.
Language Work
Words and Expressions Sentences Grammar
Structural analysis




The story is related in a chronological order with a flashback in the middle part. (1) Paras. 1 – 4: the problem the author was confronted with — hard to overcome the sadness as the moment of moving from the old house drew near (2) Paras. 5 – 13: the author’s grandpa’s narration of his sad experience of the loss of his eldest son during the war to illustrate how one can overcome the sad feeling resulting from the loss of someone dear to him — by recalling not the moment of parting but the happy times spent together (3) Paras. 14 – 20: the way the author behaved when confronted with the loss of his grandpa and his understanding of what his grandpa had taught him

How did the writer of the text describe his feelings (1) when he was going to move from the house where he had lived for a long time? (2) when his grandpa died and left him forever?

Paras. 5 – 13: 5. Why did the author’s grandfather take him to see the rosebush in the front yard? 6. What did the author’s grandfather mean by saying ―it isn’t just the roses that are beautiful, Billy. It’s that special place in your heart that makes them so.‖? 7. Why did the author’s grandfather plant those roses? 8. What kind of advice did the author’s grandfather offer in Para. 13?
Unit 1 Never Say Goodbye
Text Comprehension Language Work Note-writing Dictation
Text Comprehension
Pre-reading Main idea Theme Structural analysis Questions Extension
Main idea

What is this narration / narrative text about?
– This piece of narration is the author’s recall of the most important and unforgettable experiences — his moving from an old house and his grandpa leaving him forever when he was between 10 and 12.