Unit9-Section B 新视野英语教程Book 4课件.ppt

CONTENTS Introduction Questions and Answers Find the answers of the following question in the text. 1. Can you summarize the process of the author’s attitude towards the road? 2. Can you find out three benefit brought by the road, 3. What does the author mean by saying “his reasons, just as true as his middle name, had to do with farm life in the late 19th century”? Intensive Reading When I bought this house, I was concerned about how close it was to the road. But after moving in and getting settled, my concerns were pushed aside. For the first few months, planting vegetables, acquiring a dog, building a chicken house, and getting wood—all these projects kept me outside from dawn until dusk, along with my little portable radio. It wasnt until winter arrived and confined me to the house that I became more conscious of the road. Its just a Maine country back road, lined with beautiful old trees and homes, but its very busy. To the north is the city, to the west the bus terminal and the highway, and to the south, a shopping mall. All the traffic passing by my house is on its way somewhere else. Para. 3-6 The road rose to meet me, whether I wanted it to or not. Lorries, cars, bikes, and fire engines came at all hours, annoying me to no end. Most nights, Id watch as their retreating lights passed right on by, screw up my face at it all, and then pull the shades down so I could get some sleep. Little did I know it then, but the road was actually growing on me. When this house was built, 107 years ago, it was quite a big deal. The road was the color of copper, as it was still made of dirt in those days, and the surrounding countryside was all farmland. I have one photograph of the builder-owner of the house, James True Woodbury. He is seated outdoors in a straight-backed chair in front of the house, his hands quietly in his lap. There was a white fence in front of the house, and you can see some of the dusty dirt road off to the side. P