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Unit 5 True Height Before Reading English Song -- Coming Out of the Dark 2 Warm-up Exercises 2 Background Information 4 Global Reading Questions about the Text 6 Scanning 6 Part Division of the Text…………………………………………………………………….………………7 Further Understanding……………………………………….…..………………………………………..7 Writing Skills………………………………………………………………………………….………………….8 Detailed Reading 9 After Reading Useful Expressions 17 Talk about the Pictures 17 Discussion 17 Dictation 17 Sentence Translation 17 Writing 18 Quotations 20 Supplementary Reading Culture Notes 22 Language Study 22 Comprehension Task 25 Before Reading Ⅰ. English Song -- Coming Out of the Dark ⅰ. Gloria Estefan Born in Cuba in 1957, raised in Miami, Gloria Estefan is the second generation of the Cuban exile(被放逐者). She wrote this song on March 20, 1990 when she was recovering from a serious road accident that had left her badly injured and near to death.) Coming Out of the Dark Why be afraid if I’m not alone Though life is never easy the rest in unknown Up to now for me it’s been hands against stone Spent each and every moment Searching for what to believe Coming out of the dark, I finally see the light now It’s shinning on me Coming out of the dark, I know the love that saved me You’re sharing with me Starting again is part of the plan And I’ll be so much stronger holding your hand Step by step I’ll make it through I know I can It may not make it easier but I have felt you Near all the way Forever, forever I stand on the rock of your love Forever I’ll stand on the rock Forever, forever I stand on the rock of your love Love is all it takes, no matter what we face ⅲ. Questions about the Song and the Text Consider the title of the song, what does “dark” refer to? (=“Dark” here may refer to 1) near death 2) loss of consciousness after the car accident 3) slow and painful recovery 4) despair. ) How is the song related to the theme of the text? (=To get over despair after injury is also a form of overcoming obstacles.)