Reading Book1 Unit2 Huang Zhiwen解析.ppt

Unit 2 Friendship Text A All the Cabbie Had was a Letter 黄智文 moon106@163.com Brainstorming What comes to your mind if you are asked the meaning of friendship? Tell the teacher as many related words as possible (they can be nouns, verbs, adjectives, etc.). What does friendship mean? perpetual [p?‘petju?l] ? a. 永恒的,永久的 durable [‘dju?r?bl] ? a. 耐久的 n. 耐用品 enduring [in‘dju?ri?] ?a. 持久的,忍耐的 genuine [‘d?enjuin] ? a. 真正的,真实的,诚恳的 everlasting [,ev?‘lɑ:sti?] ? a. 永恒的,持久的,无止境的 intimate [intimit] ? a. 亲密的,私人的,秘密的 Related questions to the text (6 min) Do you think friendship is important to you? Why? Do you have a lot of friends? Why or why not? Can you describe one of your best friends to us ? (Your description includes: how long you have known each other, where he/she is now, what he/she does now, what kind of person he/she is, why he/she is your best friend, etc.) Characters in this story I – Foster (the author) The cabbie– Tom The friend of the cabbie– Old Ed Discuss the following questions in pairs (8 min) What did the author and the cabbie talk about? What happened to the cabbie? How did the cabbie feel? What did the author decide to do after the talk? Main Idea of the Text Language Study of the Text Most of the text is actually a re-creation of the conversation between a taxi driver and the narrator. Therefore it provides ample examples of how English is spoken in daily life by native speakers. In spoken English sentences tend to be short and simple. Some sentences are incomplete, for example: ‘(Is the letter) From a child or maybe a grandchild?’ Para 5 ‘(You) Went to school together?’ Para 9 ‘(I) enjoyed talking with you.’ para 32 Language Focus in the Text Line 5: He sounded as if he had a cold or something. Line 12: Come to think of it, it might just as well have been family. Line 15: I am not much of a hand at writing. Line 17: But I take it he’s someone you’ve known quite a while? Para 15: I am sorry, it is no fun to lose any friend. Line 34: I s