unit5sectionaweepingformysmokingdaughter.pptVIP

Unit 5 Section Aweeping for My SmokingDaughter Background information Text structure analysis Summary of the passage Grammar Language points Difficult sentences translation Writing After-reading discussion I. Background Information Hollywood is a district in Los Angeles, California, situated west-northwest of Downtown Los Angeles. Due to its fame and cultural identity as the historical center of movie studios and movie stars, the word Hollywood is often used as a metonym of cinema of the United States. Many historic Hollywood theaters are used as venues and concert stages to premiere major theatrical releases and host the Academy Awards. It is also a popular destination for nightlife and tourism. /wiki/Hollywood Prince Albert: Prince Albert (1819–1861) was the husband of Queen Victoria of Great Britain. This is also the name of a kind of British tobacco. Queen Victoria: Queen Victoria (1819–1901) was queen of Great Britain Ireland (1837–1901) and empress of India. Her rule was the longest in English history. II. Text analysis --- main idea When seeing her daughter smoke heavily, the author as a mother can do nothing but weep. Her weeping is attributed to a bitter lesson she learned from her painful experience with her father’s smoking. Through years she had to sit by, seeing her father breathe hard at first, then cough a lot, and eventually die from lung disease. So she feels deeply hurt to watch her daughter and many others following in her father’s steps. She hopes her father’s fate will be a lesson to all. How is the text organized? The whole passage consists of three parts: 1) My worries about my daughter’s smoking (Para 1) 2) My recall of my father’s story (Para 2-5) 3) My views on smoking based on what I see and read. (Para 6-8) During her narration, time sequence is adopted to make it clear and smooth. Besides, the device of cause and effe