综合课程 unit3 Writing Three Thank-You L.ppt

Writing Three Thank-You Letters,B R _ Questions about the Song and the Text 1,Warm-up Questions,1. What day is “A Holiday Full of Thanks”? When is the holiday?,Thanksgiving. The fourth Thursday in November.,2. In what way is Thanksgiving similar to our Spring Festival?,Both are occasions for families to get together, enjoying delicious traditional meal,Lead in,B R _ Questions about the Song and the Text 2,3. Can you name something related to Thanksgiving Day?,turkey,pumpkin pie,cranberry,cranberry sauce,pumpkin, squash,corn,B R _ General Introduction to Thanksgiving Day 1,A General Introduction to Thanksgiving Day,pilgrim pilrm n. 朝圣者 tremendously trimndsli adv. 非常地 tribe traib n. 部落 fertilizer f:tlaiz(r) n. 肥料 proclamation ,prklmein n. 宣布 squash skw n.南瓜,Word Tips:,Culture Study,Watch the video again and retell the origin of Thanksgiving with the help of the pictures.,Pilgrims,arrive,leave,teach,celebrate,harvest,B R _ Questions about the Song and the Text 3,6. Listen and retell the origin of Thanksgiving.,Tips:,Who?,Why?,How?,What?,Pilgrims,left England in September of 1620,arrived at Plymouth (65 days later),“Mayflower”,had the terrible first winter,only about 50 remained alive,spring in 1621,Indians offered assistance,the Pilgrims had a good harvest,in the fall of 1621,William Bradford (Governor),a day of thanksgiving to God,Thanksgiving feast,Celebrating Thanksgiving,Thanksgiving is the time when people have big gatherings. They invite family and friends over to eat. The typical food for Thanksgiving is a turkey, cranberry sauce, gravy, mashed potatoes, and stuffing. However, some people use chicken instead but most eat turkey.,Do we usually express our gratitude towards those to whom we owe so much? Do we tend to take other peoples love and help for granted?,On Thanksgiving, the author came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people who had helped him before.,The author wrote three thank-you letters to his father, his grammar school principal and his grandma.,The author got three letters in reply.,The author wishes everyone to find the good and praise it.,Text Organization,Read Part I, and answer the following questions. When and where did the author write the three thank-you letters? What was the author by profession? What kept the author extremely busy on this day when his ship was sailing to Tulagi Island? What was he thinking about on the deck after the days hard work?,D R _ S_ this Thanksgiving ,. this Thanksgiving morning had seen us busily preparing a traditional dinner featuring roast turkey.(para.2),Paraphrase this part., on this Thanksgiving morning we were busy preparing a traditional dinner which included mainly roast turkey. “Feature” here means “to include as a special part”.,D R _ S_ I made my way ,Analyze the structure of the sentence.,在这个长句中有三个 -ing 分词：breathing、walking 和 wearing。breathing 为 made my way out 的伴随状语，walking 与 while 连用表示与 breathing 这一动作同时发生，wearing 为 walking 的伴随状语。,I made my way out there, breathing in great, deep draughts while walking slowly about, still wearing my white cooks hat.(para.4),Translate the sentence into Chinese.,我信步走去，一边深深呼吸着空气，一边慢慢地踱着步，头上仍戴着那顶白色的厨师帽。,大概过了半个小时我才意识到，问题的关键也许在于把Thanksgiving 这个词前后颠倒一下，那样一来至少文字好懂了：Giving thanks。,D R _ S_ It must have taken ,It must have taken me a half hour to sense that maybe some key to an answer could result from reversing the word “Thanksgiving” at least that suggested a verbal direction, “Giving thanks.”(para. 6),Translate this sentence into Chinese.,D R _ S_ Not one time ,What can we infer from this sentence?,The author took all for granted and never expressed any appreciation,Not one time had I ever bothered to express to any of them so much as a simple, sincere “Thank you”.(para.9),Had the author ever expressed any appreciation?,A R _ Useful Expressions 1,Useful Expressions,1.出海多日,2. 刷洗、收拾干净,3. 开始思索起,4. 搜寻着别的什么,5.脑子里一直想着这事,Under way for several days,Clean up and put everything away,Get to thinking about ,In quest of sth. else,My mind continued turning the idea over,6. 认为一切理所当然,Take all of it for granted,Read Part II, and answer the questions,Why did he feel ashamed when he thought about the people to whom he wanted to express thanks? Who did he finally decide to write to? What did his father do that left a lasting impression on the author? What did he remember about the Rev. Nelson? What did he write in his letter to his grandma?,主语 Whatever positive things 谓语 had been influenced by I had done since, 定语从句，修饰whatever positive things Since 后来，in part：partly,I told him that whatever positive things I had done since had been influenced at least in part by his morning school prayers.(para.14),我后来所做的任何有意义的事，都至少部分地受了他那些学校晨祷的影响。,on / in ones behalf,Vocabulary,in sbs interests or as sbs representative He delivered a speech in/on behalf of all the graduates on the commencement (毕业典礼)ceremony.,impress,Vocabulary,impress on sb sth/that: to make the importance of sth clear to sb 使某人印象深刻，深深意识到 The teacher always tries to impress on his students that its necessary to work hard.,immerse,Vocabulary,vt. to put sb/sth deep into a liquid so that it is completely covered; (fig.) to become completely involved in an activity 沉迷于，沉浸于 The professor was so immersed in her work that she didnt notice me. The whole town was immersed in a festival atmosphere.,A R _ Useful Expressions 1,Useful Expressions,1. 真挚的文字,2. 由衷的感激,3. 渐渐变成一种的习惯,4. 电子媒体,genuine statements,heartfelt appreciation,graduate into a habit of ,electronic media,5. 很少了解,6. 给撒下美妙的遐想,have little awareness of,sprinkle with stardust,Read Part III, and tell me how the author felt about the replies from his father, the Rev. Nelson and his grandma? Why?,Fill in the table with the main contents of the letters.,Thanks for teaching the writer how to tell the truth, to share and to be forgiving, and for her good cooking and her sprinkling the writers life with stardust.,Expresses her loving gratefulness for her grandson.,Thanks for teaching the writer from boyhood to love books and reading.,Thanks for his morning school prayers.,Tells the writer how he, as a teacher and a father as well, felt proud of his own son.,Tells the writer that his letter has brought him much-needed the reassurance.,D R _ S_ and my reading ,and my reading of their letters left me not only astonished but more humbled than before.,我读了信，既觉得震惊，又深感卑微。,Analyze the structure of this part.,leave 常用于结构：leave sb. + adj./past participle，adj./past participle（此处为 not only astonished but more humbled than before）为宾语补足语。,Translate this sentence into Chinese.,Vocabulary,accord,vt. to give sb/sth special attention or treatment; to grant: 给予 We accorded him a hearty welcome. The government accorded him the rank of Colonel. vi. to match or agree with sth: 与一致 His behavior doesnt accord with his principles. The two companies finally accord/accorded with each other.,Vocabulary,in turn 依次，反过来,They got on the bus in turn Theory derives from practice and in turn serves practice. by turns 轮流，交替 They laughed and cried by turns when they heard their team won the competition. She went hot and cold by turns.,Vocabulary,bring back,The old photos brought back many pleasant memories of my college life. The songs brought me back to my childhood.,: to cause to return to mind 使某人回忆起,A R _ Useful Expressions 2,1. 按常规,2. 视为最重要的事,in the routine,Accord sth. topmost priority,3. 冲上甲板,4. 围聚在周围,5. 一把把,6. 发生迅猛的变化,7. 怀着自我怀疑的心态,pound up on deck,cluster about ,fistfuls of,undergo swift changes,in self-doubt,8. 摇椅,9. 一个字母一个字母地,10. 向表达充满慈爱的谢意,a rocking chair,character by character,express ones loving gratefulness to ,Read Part IV and answer the following questions:,1. What did the author learn from the writing of the three thank-you letters?,Give sb. insight into sth. 使某人深刻理解到，认识到 Go about doing, long for sb to do sth. in secret 我一直不曾忘记那三封“感谢”信是如何使我认识到，大多数凡人都暗自期望着有更多的人对自己的努力表达谢意。,I never forgot how those three “thank you” letters gave me insight into how most human beings go about longing (in secret) for more of their fellows to express appreciation for their efforts. (para.24),A R _ Useful Expressions 3,1. 靠当为生,2. 使某人意识到,make a living as a ,give sb. an insight into,3. 有着相似的需求,4. 简单的常识,5. 实现世界和平,6. 对至关重要,with similar needs,simple common sense,achieve world peace,be paramount for ,Compare the Spring Festival with Christmas and Mid-autumn Festival with Thanksgiving. Which would you like to celebrate? Why?,Tips:,Spring Festival: January 1 according to lunar calendar, year-end household cleaning and family reunion dinner on New Years Eve, make dumplings, Spring festival couplets, fire crackers, enjoy lion dance, watch CCTVs Spring Festival Gala, give children red envelops with lucky money,Discussion,Christmas: December 25, used to be a religious holiday to celebrate the birth of Christ, Christmas carols(圣诞圣歌), Christmas trees with decoration, stockings, Santa Claus with his reindeers and sledges（驾乘由12只驯鹿拉的雪橇） puddings, pumpkin pie, a family reunion,Mid-autumn Festival: August 15th according to lunar calendar, family reunion, moon cake, sit in the open air and enjoy the full moon and stars Thanksgiving Day: last (fourth) Thursday in November, feast, watching American football game, Friday biggest shopping day, shop till you drop（血拼到你倒下为止）, best price, shop for Christmas gifts,Unit 3 (1),1)Until recently did I get to _ _ (纳闷他为什么如此沉湎于网络游戏). 2)He turned it over on what occasions _ _(对那些一直关心他的人表达由衷的感激)。 3) The