无论何时何地家永远是向游子敞开大门地方(美国诗人.pptVIP

Lesson 2 Going Home Pete Hamill Lesson Two Going Home Ⅰ. Warm-up Ⅱ. Background Information Ⅲ. Text Appreciation Ⅳ. Language Study Ⅴ. Extension Setting Protagonist (main character): Minor characters: Time: Place: Plot: (see “structure of the text”) Impression on Them Structure of the Text Part I (Para.1—4) Introduction of the setting: the time, the place, the protagonist, the minor characters. Part II (Para.5—9) The plot develops: where Vingo was going and what for; how the young people got interested in what was going to happen. Part III (Para.10—12) Conclusion: Vingo was forgiven and welcomed home. Language Points Ⅰ. Questions 1. What do you think Vingo had done that got him in prison? 2. What does the yellow ribbon symbolize? What did it mean to Vingo ? Ⅱ. Oral Work 1. How do you read into the famous saying “East or west, home is best”? 2. Do you agree that we can tell a person from what home he is in ? 3. Do you think the ability to forgive and forget is important in human relationships? … one of the girls became very interested in Vingo, and she decided to get him to talk. 7. … one of the girls became so curious that she decided to engage him in a conversation. * * * Home is the place where ,when you have to go there , it has to take you in. (Robert Frost, American poet)无论何时何地家永远是向游子敞开大门的地方。(美国诗人 罗伯特.F.) The house of every one is to him as his castle and fortress. 家对每个人来说都象是城堡和要塞。 Home Pete Hamill was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1935. He attended Mexico City College in 1956—1957, majoring in painting and writing. He has been a columnist for the New York Post, the Daily News, and New York Newsday, and has won many journalistic awards. Author To be continued on the next page. At the same time, Hamill has pursued a career as a fiction writer, producing 8 novels and 2 collections of short stories. His 1997 novel, Snow in August, was on the New York Times bestseller list for four months. His memoir,