新视野第一册Unit3 A Good Heart to Lean On.docVIP

Unit 3 A Good Heart to Lean On I Lead-in 1. How many kinds of love should we keep in mind? Love between family members: Maternal love / Paternal love / Children’s love for their parents Romantic love Love between friends Care for people around Love for the nature Love for animals 2. Background Information Manhattan is a suburb of New York. Brooklyn is a suburb of New York. Ebbets Field was the stadium built by and named after Charlie Ebbets, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team. Dodgers: the name of a baseball team; the team originally played in Brooklyn, but now plays in Los Angeles, California. The text tells a man’s memory of his father. Now find the topic of each part and answer the questions with the help of the key words given. II Text Study Questions for discussion: Directions: Work in groups to discuss the following questions. 1). What do you think makes a good heart? I think there are many things to make a good heart. They are: kindness to others,endurance, hard-work, never hurting others, being satisfied with life, patience,etc… 2). What did you learn from this article about the relationship between the father and the son? The father knew his disability stood in the way between him and his son. Thats why he said to his son: You set the pace. Ill adjust to you. The son was young,so he was ashamed of his father because other people stared at them.But deep in their hearts they loved each other. The father was proud of his son,and the son learned a lot from his father. 3). How and why does the sons attitude change? The son realized that it was his father who taught him many things such as how to have a good heart. He knew that having a good heart was more important than having a good appearance.Especially after his father died, he felt it more intensely that it was his father who guided him in his life. 4). If you were the son, how would you feel towards the father? If I were the son, I wouldnt be embarrassed to be seen with him by oth