大学精读第一册Unit-15-Clearing-in-the-Sky

1、Unit Unit FifteenFifteen Clearing in the Sky 现代大学英语精读现代大学英语精读1 12021/6/7 Contents u Introduction to a New Unit u Listen, repeat and write u Detailed discussion of the text u Exercises and Tests u Dictation 22021/6/7 About the title 1. What is the meaning of “clearing”? - A piece of land cleared of t

2、rees, weeds, or bushes for cultivation. 2. What is the meaning of “Clearing in the Sky”? - A patch of land on the top of a high mountain. 32021/6/7 About the author Refer to Note 1 on Page 330. 42021/6/7 1. What did Jesses father want to do on a hot summer day? 2. Did Jesse live far away from his fa

3、ther? How far? 3. How was the fathers health? 4. Did Jesse protest to his father when his father walked far? Why? Detailed Analysis of the Text 5. How did the father brag about the land he bought 30 years ago? 6. How did the father turn the hillside into fertile land in 30 years time? 7. On a mounta

4、in slope, what did they recall? Detailed Analysis of the Text 8. When they were climbing the mountain, what did Jesse find? 9. When they finally reached the mountaintop , what did Jesse see? 10. Was that the thing his father wanted to show Jesse? Detailed Analysis of the Text 11. Who cleared the lan

5、d and fenced it? 12. Why did the father do that? 13. Why has he built so many paths leading up to the clearing? 14. What can we learn from this story? Detailed Analysis of the Text in praise of reliance rugged manual sentimental Glorification Thomas Jefferson glorious solely prevail nave Word tips:

6、Dictation This story is in praise of some typical American values: / self-reliance, rugged individualism, and respect for hard manual work. / We know that respect for hard work / and a tradition of sentimental glorification of the rural way of life exist in all cultures, / and particularly strong in

7、 American culture. / Dictation According to Thomas Jefferson, / farmers are close to nature. / And nature is beautiful, / because everything we use and everything we love come from nature, / not only food, water, air, housing, clothing, / but also art, music and poetry. / Farming is the most gloriou

8、s way of living / because it is honest / and is dependent solely on labor. / This kind of life in turn gives the farmer all the fine qualities we admire: / strength, courage, independence, honesty, and the love of freedom. / Dictation In the present-day United States, however, these values prevail m

9、ainly in rural areas and small towns. / In the cities and suburbs, / where the great majority of Americans live, / many would consider them old-fashioned. / Their judgment of “Clearing in the Sky” might be / that it is nave and overly sentimental. / Check of vocabulary Find the words from the text w

10、hich have the same meaning as the following. in a sudden and unexpected way to talk too proudly about sth. to cut down a tree a wild and natural area in which few people live a particular taste of a food or drink (of land) wild and not even; not easy to travel over to bend ones body forward and down

11、ward to produce (an emotion or feeling) in sb. Find the words from the text which have the same meaning as the following. 9. to touch gently and in a loving way 10. to pull sth. heavy slowly and with difficulty 11. to make a signal to sb. usually with your hand or head 12. a valley 13. to breathe su

12、ddenly and loudly 14. a thin, delicate piece of hair, grass, etc. 15. a large area of land where animals feed on the grass Check of vocabulary Check of vocabulary Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the text. Hes been b_ about his new car. The news r_ great indignation in the public. Do

13、nt s_ to quarrel with her about it. They cleaved a path through the w_. The path to glory is always r_. Check of vocabulary Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the text. 6. After a good days fishing they h_ in the nets and went home. 7. He opened the door and m_ me to come in. She cut a

14、 w_ of hair off. The fire swept rapidly across the w_ countryside. 10. They f_ an oak and used it to make a bridge. Check of vocabulary Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the text. Hes been b_ about his new car. The news r_ great indignation in the public. Dont s_ to quarrel with her a

15、bout it. They cleaved a path through the w_. The path to glory is always r_. bragging roused stoop wilderness rugged Check of vocabulary Fill in the blanks with an appropriate word from the text. 6. After a good days fishing they h_ in the nets and went home. 7. He opened the door and m_ me to come

16、in. She cut a w_ of hair off. The fire swept rapidly across the w_ countryside. 10. They f_ an oak and used it to make a bridge. hauled motioned wisp wooded felled Genre of the story Plot of the story Setting of the story Protagonists of the story Theme of the story General Analysis of the Text para

17、s. 1-4 The introduction On a hot summer day, a 70-year-old farmer was taking his son somewhere on his land. Time, place, and protagonists Structure of the Text paras. 5-40 The body The places father and son went brought many beautiful memories of their life in the past. At a meadow of alfalfa (para.

18、5-9) On a mountain slope (para.10-17) On the way of climbing the mountain (para.18-25) On the top of the mountain (para.26-40) Structure of the Text paras. 41-43 The conclusion The old farmer explained to his son why he opened so many paths up to the clearing. Rugged individualism, endurance, self-r

19、eliance, etc. Structure of the Text Detailed Study of the Text I wiped the streams of sweat from my face to keep them from stinging my eyes. eg. A stream of people was coming out of the movie house. Tears began to steam down her face when she heard this. Examples: They protested to the mayor that th

20、e taxes were too high. He protested his innocence. （声明）（声明） His protests on human rights sound hollow. protest: v. /prtest/ To make a strong objection to sth. 抗议 Language points n. /prtest/ More examples: record, import, export, contrast, increase, decrease, object, subject, project, insult, produce

21、, exhibit Language points Pronunciation Word Stress (P. 118-119) lFahrenheit (F): lCentigrade(C)=5/9 * (F-32) lFahrenheit=C * 9/5 +32 l100 =5/9*(100-32) = 37.7 l - 20 = ? Language points Then we went up the winding footpath under the tall hickory trees, (para. 15) wind /wind/ - winded winded eg. He

22、was momentarily winded by the blow to his stomach. wind /waind/ - wound wound eg. The road winds uphill. wound wounded wounded eg. Two soldiers were seriously wounded in the attack. “Fertile,” he laughed as he reached down and picked up a double handful of the soil. “This is the land, son! This is i

23、t.” Then he smelt the dirt. (para. 31) Soil: the top layer of the earth in which plants grow: Plant the seedlings in damp soil. Land: an area of ground, esp. of a particular type: a fertile land Dirt: (esp. North American English) soil, esp. loose soil: Pack the dirt firmly around the plants. V. Fill in the blanks with the correct prep. or adv. keep at it: to continue doing sth. even if you want to stop 坚持坚持 keep away: to avoid sb. or sth. or to make sb. else do this （使）避开（使）避开,（使）不靠近（使）不靠近 e.g. Iv