messageoftheland.ppt

.. Enjoy a country music song and sense the deep feeling within it. Take Me Home Country Roads About the Author To support himself through high school and the first year at the Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University泰国国立朱拉隆功大学 , he sold souvenirs纪念品 to tourists until he won a New Zealand government scholarship to study English literature at Auckland University and later at Victoria University, Wellington. In-class Discussion About the Text Structure Word Study Agency: 代理机构 an employment agency 职业介绍所 A traveller‘s agency 旅行社 Agent 代理人/商；经纪人 A house agent A law –agent craft: 职业；手工业；手艺 To learn the craft of woodcarver Needlecraft handicraft Aircraft Spacecraft Crafty: adj As crafty/cunning as a fox Craftsman 技工 Craftsmanship手艺 Greed n. greedy adj. greedily adv. greediness n. Greedy for sth/to get sth. Look at the cakes with greedy eyes Greedy for honours replace: v. ①put back in its place replace the book on the shelf ②take the place of Can anything replace a mother’s love? ③provide a substitute for sb / sth replace a broken window with a new one Detailed Discussion of the Text 1.To belong to sb.: to be owned by sb. - The computer belongs to my roommate . To belong to sth: to be a member of or to be a part of -He belongs to the school soccer team. -These germs belong to the same family. Belongings n. 2.It is /was …that /who…强调句型 It was the golden week that the students were dreaming of . It was on their way to Florida that they got to know Vingo. It was my father who accompanied me until gradation. 4. …as is the way with us in Esarn As引起一个限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语，指代主句表述的内容。 As is known to all, smoking will do harm to people‘s health. As is often the case, the boys are usually late for class. As is mentioned above,… About the Text  Figures of Speech  Figures of Speech 2.Metaphor 暗喻 A metaphor, like a simile, also makes a comparison between two unlike elements, but unlike a si