lesson 6 wisdom of bear wood book 2 teaching aims to arouse ss ’ interest in friendship. to grasp...

Lesson 6 Wisdom of Bear Wood

BOOK 2

Teaching Aims

• To arouse Ss’ interest in Friendship.

• To grasp the general idea of Lesson 6

• To analyze some difficult sentences

ContentsⅠ. A Song About FriendshipA Song About Friendship.

Ⅱ. Questions to Warm up

Ⅲ. Background Information

Ⅳ. General Analysis of the Text

Ⅴ. Difficult Sentences & language points

Ⅵ. Oral Work

Ⅶ. Assignment

Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brocht to mind?

Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and days of auld lang syne?

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne; we’ll raise a cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne.

Lesson 6 - Wisdom of Bear Wood

ⅠⅠ..A Song About A Song About FriendshipFriendship

To be continued on the next page.


Auld Lang Syne

For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne; we’ll raise a cup o’ kindness yet for auld lang syne.


A Song About A Song About FriendshipFriendship


友谊地久天长怎能忘记旧日朋友，

心中能不怀念？

旧日朋友岂能相忘，

友谊地久天长。

我们往日情意相投，

让我们紧紧握手，

让我们举杯畅饮，

友谊地久天长。

The end of A Song About Friendship.

A Song About A Song About FriendshipFriendship

Ⅱ.Questions to warm up

• 1. Do you believe in friendship between totally different people (different age) ？

• 2. What are your standards for friends? What do you think is the most important as friends?

REFERENCEREFERENCE• A friend is, as it were, another self.• Old friends and old wines are best.• Everything is good when new, but

friends when old.• A friend to all is a friend to none.• Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in

changing.• Better alone than have a false friend for

company.

Michael Welzenbach (1954—2001) was an art critic as well as a poet and novelist. He wrote some of the most stimulating criticisms of art and music for the Washington Post.


ⅢⅢ. Background information. Background information

1.the Author 1.the Author

2.Berkshire


III.III. Berkshire Berkshire

Situated in the heart of southern England, the County of Berkshire, also known as "Royal Berkshire" is home to several well-known towns and cities, such as Windsor, where the famous royal retreat Windsor Castle can be found. Another royal connection is the Town of Ascot, famous for its very popular annual horse racing festival— "Royal Ascot". Berkshire also boasts many picturesque villages with views across the River Thames absolutely stunning. To be continued on the next page.

Kennet & Avon Canal


Berkshire Berkshire

Picture Tour of Berkshire


Shaw House—15th century Elizabethan Manor House



Berkshire Berkshire

the Weir at Streatley


the sun setting over the River Thames



Berkshire Berkshire

William I the Conqueror (reigned from 1066 to 1087) built the original fortress.

Windsor CastleWindsor

a modern town

situated on the south bank of the River Thames and to the west of London

today a residential and local service center

The end of Berkshire.

BerkshireBerkshire

• A modern town

• Situated on the South bank of the River Thames and to the west of london

• Today a residential and local service center

• As the Royal County of Berkshire

• (the royal residence of Windsor Castle)


Plot: the cultivation of friendship

between a boy and an old lady

Setting: Bear wood

Protagonists: "I" and Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow

ⅣⅣ..General Analysis of General Analysis of the textthe text

For reference.

Main Idea

• This is a story about the friendship between an American boy of twelve and an old English woman, telling us that true friendship is both rare and precious.


ⅣⅣ..General Analysis of General Analysis of the textthe text

True friendship is both rare and precious. It exists deep in heart and does not change. It is enduring and rewarding.

Theme of the StoryThe theme is summed up at the very end.

The end of Theme.

Structure of the Text

• Part I (Para1---4 ):The beginning of the story introduces the background of the unusual cross-age friendship and presents readers a unique and attractive place named Bear Wood.

The lonely boy found his pleasure in Bear Wood.

Part II (Para 5---23): The boy met Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow in the Bear Wood and

they became best friends.

• Part III (Para 24—27) : As time passed, the precious friendship became thicker, and Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow became weaker, but the author did not notice that at all.

• Part IV (Para 28-37 ):Mrs. Robertson-Glasgow’s death was a grief to the author. And the cross-age friendship was the greatest legacy for the author.

• The revelation of true love.

Ⅴ. Difficult Sentences and language points

• 1. My father’s government job demanded that he go overseas every few years, so I was used to wrenching myself away from friends.

• 2. …and pheasants rocketed off into the dense laurels ahead as you walked.

3. … I’d leave the bright sun and the twitter and

rustle of insects and animals outside and creep into

another world—a vaulted cathedral,…(4)• 4. I proceeded quietly, careful not to alarm a bird

that might loudly warn other creatures to hide. (4)

Ⅴ. Difficult Sentences and language points

• 5. put/set sb. at ease (P)• 6. Mouthfuls of tea• 7. Familiarity sometimes makes people physically i

nvisible, for you find yourself talking to the heart—to the essence, as it were, rather than to the face. (26)

Difficult Sentences

• 1. My father’s government job demanded that he go overseas every few years, so I was used to wrenching myself away from friends.

…demanded that he go( NOT “went” or “goes”) : subjunctive mood

be-Subjunctive is commonly used in that—clauses after such verbs as decide, decree, demand, insist, move, order, prefer, propose, recommend, request, require, suggest, vote, etc, to express a command, decision, suggestion, etc.


1). In the past men generally preferred that their wives _______ in the home.A. worked B. would workC. work D. were working

2). Jean Wagner's most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ______ in a religious as well as worldly frame of reference.A. is to be analyzedB. had been analyzedC. be analyzedD. should have been analyzed

C C

Key

2. …and pheasants rocketed off into the dense laurels ahead as you walked.

• ..to rocket off: to go off like rockets• Compare :• Factories mushroomed. (They grow like

mushroom.)• It could snowball into a serious conflict. (It

could gradually develop into a serious conflict like a snowball.)

• He was wolfing it down as if he had not eaten for days. ( He was eating it very quickly like a wolf.)

metaphor


3. … I’d leave the bright sun and the twitter

and rustle of insects and animals outside and

creep into another world—a vaulted cathedral,

…(4)

Onomatopoeia: the formation of words that are like natural sounds

Onomatopoeia

More examples



Onomatopoeia: More Examples

the twitter of birds the rustle of leaves the hiss of the snake the gurgle of the water the cracking of the fire the banging of the door the fluttering of the flag the rumbling of the waves the tick-tock of the clock

Can you imitate the sounds of

these words?



Tom Carvel, 84, the ice-cream

tycoon whose voice—a near-

indescribable mix of grumble,

mumble, rasp and gasp―

peddled his company’s wares

in radio and TV ads for 35

years, died in his sleep in Pine

Plains, N.Y., Oct. 21.

汤姆 · 卡维尔 10 月 21 日在睡眠中卒于纽约州松原市，终年 84 岁。他在世时是冰淇淋业大亨，在无线电及电视广告中推销自己公司的产品达 35 年之久。他的声音是一种几乎无法描述的

_____________________ _____________________ 的混合

物。嘟嘟囔囔、咕咕哝哝、嘎喳嘎喳、噗哧噗哧

Onomatopoeia: More Examples


Translation. Pay special attention to the underlined words.


4. I proceeded quietly, careful not to alarm a bird

that might loudly warn other creatures to hide.

(4)

moved

I moved quietly and carefully so that I would not alarm any bird which might loudly warn other animals in the woods to hide.

an adjective phrase:

functioning as subject complement, which denotes the state the subject is in

More examples



1."They're not?" I asked,

fascinated.

2.At a quarter to three, he got up

and crept downstairs, careful of

the creaky boards, and let

himself out.

3.The cows looked at him, sleepy

and surprised.


to make sb. feel relaxed

5. put/set sb. at ease (P6)“Ease” phrases

Examples:

He had been dreading their meeting but her

warm welcome soon put him at ease.

I never feel at ease in his company.


• The professor must be quite popular. The students all look at ease in his presence.

• 这位教授一定很受学生欢迎，当着他的面学生们都很轻松。

• to be ill at ease: uncomfortable• eg: She always looks ill at ease in front of strang

ers.• 在陌生人面前她总是显得很不自在。


Finish the task at your ease.

He felt ill at ease in the strange surroundings.

He led a life of ease.

He passed the test with ease.

6. Mouthfuls of tea (p21)

• To swallow sth at a mouthful

一口吞下To have only a mouthful of food

handful

• . 一把 , 一握 [C][(+of)]I drew a handful of coins from my pocket. 我从口袋里摸出一把硬币。

• 2. 少数 , 少量 [C][(+of)]We invited 130 people, but only a handful came.

我们邀请了一百三十人 , 但只来了少数人。 • 3. 【口】难控制的人 ( 或动物 ); 麻烦事 [S]

This child is quite a handful. 这孩子相当难弄。

• Armful ：（两臂或一臂）一抱之量Carrying in books by the armful 抱进一抱的

书 eyeful: as much as one can see at a glance


7. Familiarity sometimes makes people physically invisible, for you find yourself talking to the heart—to the essence, as it were, rather than to the face. (26)

the most important quality of sth.; the thing that makes sth. what it is

comparison

to A rather than to B

used to describe sth. in a way that is not quite accurate

go to 11


used indicating not very accurate

as it were 可谓，好像

Cf. as it isExamples:

I'd understood the words, but I didn't, as it were, understand the question.

He is, as it were, a walking dictionary.

The English, the Scots and the Welsh are all, as it were, members of the same family.



Examples:I want to work at home on a Tuesday but as it is sometimes it's a Wednesday or a Thursday.

I thought things would get better, but as it is they are getting worse.

as it is 事实上


Writing DevicesWriting Devices

Antithesis

Familiarity sometimes makes people physically invisible, for you find yourself talking to the heart—to the essence, as it were, rather than to the face. (26)

Antithesis: the relation between successive units that are put in contrast

a pair of antitheses"what is deep down"

vs. "what can be physically seen"



Antithesis: More Examples

Caring for a family member yourself can be enriching and rewarding but also demanding and draining.

As a spot on the weather map, Rochester is one chilly town. But as a model for educational reform, it's shaping up as the hottest place in America.

Terms like liberal and conservative do more to muddle than to clarify.

Translation. Pay special attention to the italic words.

Keys


自己照顾家人，虽然可以让你在心灵上得到充实和回报，但这也是一份对你要求很高、甚至使你精疲力尽的工作。

在气象图上，罗彻斯特只是一个寒冷的小城。但作为教育改革的典范，该城市正渐渐成为全美的炙热焦点。

自由、保守等字眼非但没有澄清反倒让人糊涂。

Antithesis: More Examples

The end of Antithesis.

paraphrase

When people get to know each other really well, sometimes they don't notice physical changes. The boy did not see that his friend, the old lady, was getting weaker and weaker because all the time he was talking to her heart, rather than to her face.


Text AnalysisText Analysis

Differences

Similarities

Friendship Between Two Souls

old English woman lost her husband

12 American boy separated from friends

1. lonely

2. common interest—nature and knowledge

3. true love—giving not taking

4. others…

Scan the text and list out the

related information.



Text AnalysisText Analysis

Beauties vs. BeautiesDiscuss

in groups!

Beauties that lie in

the Wood

Beauties that lie in

the friendship

a vaulted cathedral

…

giving but no taking

…



Ⅵ. Oral Work Story Telling Story Telling

Work in groups.

Your imagination

is encouraged!

Make up a story with the following elements.

woodlands an owl

a boy

shortbread

an old ladya cottage



Compare your story with the text. Have you found anything unexpected?

Story TellingStory Telling

The end of Story Telling.

Ⅶ. Assignment

Quiz 1

Quiz 2


Quiz 1Quiz 1A plate being dropped on the floor

TINKLE

A balloon being burst BANG

A gun being shot SMASH

Someone eating crisps GROWL

A light being switched on POP

A fierce dog CRUNCH

A small bell being rung CLICK

Match the items in the two columns.

The end of Quiz 1.


1. ________ of discontent became apparent among the staff. (stir)

2. Life for the successful doctor can be emotionally and financially _________. (reward)

3. They have a downstairs phone and an ________ in each of the bedrooms. (extend)

4. He hadn't the slightest _______ to do that, he said. (inclined)

5. The affair looks _______ to me. (suspect)

6. ________, I took the tin to my room and set it on my bed. (word)

Quiz 2Quiz 2Stirring

rewarding

extension

inclination

suspicious

Wordlessly

Fill out the blanks with the proper form of the given words.

The end of Quiz .

Thank you!

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