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1、New Horizon College English The Widow Part IV: Topic-related Further Learning Part III: Exercises Part I: Pre-reading Activities Warm-up Exercises Background Information Vocabulary Part II: Text Learning Text Analysis: A: Main Ideas Language Points Some Recommended Books, Passages and Websites. B: D

2、evices of Developing the Text Structure Translation Essay Summary Text Structure Analysis Structured Writing Pre-reading A woman alone writes some painful lines in a notebook. To understand why the lines are painful, we go back in time to a strange event that happened on her wedding day. A strange w

3、oman gave the couple a message about their marriage. Every year, the husband and wife discussed their unique wedding guest. The wife thought she had come from heaven; the husband thought she had the wrong shape for someone from heaven. (to be continued) Warm-up Exercises 上一頁上一頁下一頁下一頁 Pre-reading Act

4、ivities One night, he wrote his wife a note. He wrote that it did not matter where their guest had come from. What mattered was that the word gift she had given them was true. Now that her husband has died, the woman finds the painful lines in the book remind her of him. Warm-up Exercises 下一頁下一頁 上一頁

5、上一頁 Pre-reading Activities Questions Why is the woman in the story in pain? Warm-up Exercises Because her husband has died, the woman finds the painful lines in the book remind her of him. 下一頁下一頁 上一頁上一頁 Elizabeth Jolly Elizabeth Jolly is a famous Australian fiction writer. Born in England in 1923, J

6、olly moved to Australia in 1959 with her husband and three children. She had trained as a nurse in England and nursed there and in Australia before starting her writing career in 1964. Her body of work includes 26 books: short stories, radio plays, collections and 12 novels in print since 1980. Joll

7、y has won many writing awards, two of them for Cabin Fever, her tenth fiction book. She is known for her peculiar people in funny situations. Background Information 下一頁下一頁 上一頁上一頁 Cabin Fever “Cabin Fever” continues the events of her previous book, “My Fathers Moon”, but different voice and 40 years

8、later. The story is presented in bits and pieces as a successful woman psychologist recalls her war experiences and postwar hard times. The book is not a complete story but only certain memories that help the woman make sense of all the pain, trouble, loss and sad times in her life. The book describ

9、es the culture of the late 1940s. Background Information 下一頁下一頁 上一頁上一頁 Main Idea Part I Para.1 Para. 2 Part II Para. 3 Para. 15 Part III Para.16 Para. 19 Text Analysis 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Main Idea Main Idea of Part I The quotation of the widow stored in a notebook reminds her of the painful memory of los

10、ing her husband. Text Analysis 上一頁上一頁下一頁下一頁 Main Idea Main Idea of Part II The Widows mind slipped back to her wedding ceremony at which she and her husband received a strange word gift which had a magic power. Text Analysis 下一頁下一頁 Main Idea Main Idea of Part III The message her husband left her sho

11、wed that their aunts prophecy had come true - they work hard and love each other and that was why the widow stored the painful quotation. Text Analysis 上一頁上一頁下一頁下一頁 Devices of Developing the Text Part I Quotation From Elizabeth Jollys “Cabin Fever” Text Analysis 上一頁上一頁下一頁下一頁 Devices of Developing th

12、e Text Part II Flashback Start with the widows wedding ceremony Text Analysis 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Devices of Developing the Text Part III Flashback Back gradually to the painful quotation Text Analysis 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Reading Comprehension Answer the following questions. 1. In the first paragraph which word

13、 tells you that the husband has died? Text Analysis Widow. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 2. Why is the quotation from Elizabeth Jolly so painful for the widow? Because it is the exact description of her real feelings at the moment. Text Analysis 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 She was short-sighted and could not see things clearly w

14、ithout glasses. 1 3. What does the last sentence of the third paragraph suggest about the woman? Text Analysis 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 We know that their colleagues and old schoolmates were happy about the marriage, but their relatives and mothers were “crying” or “offering pity” or “would have insisted they

15、wanted only the best for their children.” Text Analysis 4. From the paragraph 4 what do we know that attitudes of the couples colleges, old schoolmates, relatives and even their mothers towards their marriage? 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 He means the couples life together was very happy because whenever they coul

16、d, the couple helped each other and showed concern for each other. Text Analysis 5. What does the writer mean by saying “both acted to fill their needs as time and opportunity allowed” (Paragraph 13)? 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Worn, fading, kept for so long. Text Analysis 1. 6. What words in Paragraph 17 tell u

17、s that the husband wrote the message many years ago? 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 No, he was still in doubt bout Aunt Esthers identity. This is shown by the phrase in his message, “whether she came from heaven or a nearby town”. Text Analysis 7. Did the husband finally agree with the wife that Aunt Esther Gubbins

18、was on some heavenly mission? Why? 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 8. In what sense was Aunt Esther Gubbins right? So long as the wife and husband work hard and love each other, they will live a good life and be happy. Text Analysis 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Text Structure Analysis Order of Time Sequence Text Analysis Time signa

19、ls: 1. first, second, after that, now, next, then, finally, the next evening, the following day, etc. 2. tenses, such as used to, etc. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Alone now, the widow reads considerably. She used to underline favorite passages to share with her husband. Now, in a notebook, she stores quotations l

20、ike this one from Elizabeth Jollys Cabin Fever: “I experience again the deep-felt wish to be part of a married couple, to sit by the fire in winter with the man who is my husband. So intense is this wish that if I write the word husband on a piece of paper, my eyes fill with tears.” These words are

21、important in the sense that help us make changes from one event to the next and they help make united and easy-to-follow writing. Text Analysis 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 She used to underline favorite passages to share with her husband. (Para.1) Share with: give a part of something to somebody else 分享 Language

22、Points When the flood destroyed our house, our neighbors shared their house and food with us. 鄰居們讓我們住到他們的房子里，并在他們家吃飯。 Farmers often share their crops with each other. 農(nóng)民們常常分享各自的收獲的東西。 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 2. I experience again the deep-felt wish to be part of a married couple , to sit by the fire in winter

23、 with a man who is my husband. (Para.1) part of: one of the pieces, sections or segments that something is made of 一部分、一份 Language points She lived there for the greater part of her life. 她一生有大部分時間都住在那里。 Respect is a very important part of any relationship. 相互尊重是人際關(guān)系中的一個重要方面。 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 3So inten

24、se this wish that if I write the word husband on a piece of paper, my eyes fill with tears. (Para. 1) fill with: (cause to )become full of 充滿 Language Points Mother filled my plate with food. 媽媽給我盤子里盛滿了食物 This city is filled with smog because of the serious air pollution. 由于嚴(yán)重的空氣污染，這座城市霧氣彌漫。 上一頁上一頁

25、下一頁下一頁 4they define “the best” as staying home to support the family. (Para.4) define as : state the meaning of sth. such as a word as being sth. 界定， 定義為 Language Points Its wrong to define “happiness ” as “owing lots of money”. 把幸福界定為擁有許多錢是錯誤的。 People prefer to define the family as a kind of shelte

26、r where all the members stay together sharing both happiness and difficulties of life. 人們更愿意把家定義為供家人同甘共苦的避風(fēng)港。 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 5Had he come to the wrong church or at the wrong time, mistaking them for another couple? (Para.11) mistake for: think wrongly that sb. / sth. is sb. /sth. else 誤當(dāng)作 Language Po

27、ints You and your sister look so similar, I often mistake you for her. 你和你姐姐長得太像了，我經(jīng)常誤把你當(dāng)成她。 Sometimes even her husband can mistake her for her twin sister. 有時甚至她丈夫都會把她誤當(dāng)成她的孿生姐姐。 上一頁上一頁下一頁下一頁 6Both acted to fill their needs as time and opportunity allowed. (Para. 13) fill ones need: satisfy ones nee

28、d 滿足需要 Language Points He is the only child in this family, so the parents are trying their best to fill his need. 他是家里的獨生子，所以父母想方設(shè)法滿足他的需要。 The manager of this company asks the employees to offer good service and try to fill the customers need. 公司經(jīng)理要求員工提供優(yōu)質(zhì)服務(wù)，滿足顧客需求。 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 7 they bring up th

29、eir curiosity (Para. 15) bring up: mention or introduce ( a subject) 提起 Language Points There is no need to bring up his past when we are considering him for employment. 我們考慮他的工作時，沒有必要再提他的過去。 Who brought up the subject of money? 是誰提起錢這個話題的？ 上一頁上一頁下一頁下一頁 8Widowed now, the wife wonders what she would

30、save from their old home if it were to catch fire. (Para. 16) save from: keep sth. from (danger, being destroyed, etc.); make safe from danger or being destroyed 、 保留、搶救、使免于 Language Points The thing to be happy about is that their wedding album was saved from the fire. 值得慶幸的是，他們的結(jié)婚像冊沒有被火燒毀。 Fortuna

31、tely, all the military materials were saved from the drought. 幸運的是，所有的軍需物資沒被洪水淹沒。 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Direction: Fill in each of the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. Exercises Vocabulary cheerful underline considerable depart responsibility restrain anniversarycuriosity reg

32、arding mission nearbysurround 上一頁上一頁下一頁下一頁 Direction: Fill in each of the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. cheerful underline considerable depart responsibility restrain anniversarycuriosity regarding mission nearbysurround 2. -Do you know the old couple are having a

33、wedding again? -You are kidding? -No, Im not. They are having the fiftieth _ of their wedding. -Oh, I see. You mean a golden wedding. Exercises- Vocabulary 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Direction: Fill in each of the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. cheerful underline considerable de

34、part responsibility restrain anniversarycuriosity regarding mission nearbysurround Exercises- Vocabulary 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Direction: Fill in each of the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. cheerful underline considerable depart responsibility restrain anniversarycuriosity r

35、egarding mission nearbysurround Exercises- Vocabulary 6. The thief tried to run away but gave up when he found himself _. 上一頁上一頁下一頁下一頁 Direction: Fill in each of the blanks with the words given below. Change the form if necessary. cheerful underline considerable depart responsibility restrain annive

36、rsarycuriosity regarding mission nearbysurround Exercises- Vocabulary 7. Youd better take the gloves with you. Its _ colder than yesterday. 8. Parents should take full _ for their childrens actions. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or ad

37、verb. Exercises Vocabulary Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. Exercises Vocabulary Sandys parents would go crazy if she told them that she would not share her secrets _ them. 2. You can define the word “difficult” _ “not easy” if you like. 上一

38、頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. Exercises Vocabulary Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. Exercises Vocabulary 3.Teach a child in the way he should go: and when he is old,

39、 he will not depart _ it. 4. Its painful to mistake kindness _ love. 5. The sick woman scanned the doctors face _ a sign of hope before leaving the office. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Fill in each of the blanks in the following sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. Fill in each of the blanks in the fol

40、lowing sentences with a suitable preposition or adverb. Exercises Vocabulary 6. Autumn could not restrain herself _ telling Sandy about her boyfriend Jackson. 7. The city has a big problem: how can it save these fine old buildings _ being destroyed? 8. Im sorry, I wasnt listening, I was thinking _ s

41、omething else. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 1. I dont know who he is. I dont want to see him anyway. Whoever he is, I dont want to see him. Exercises Structure Rewrite the following sentences, using whoever. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Structure 2. We dont know who owned the business. The business would be a success a

42、nyway. The business would be a success, whoever owned it. Or: whoever owned it, the business would be a success. 3. I dont know who has broken the window. Ill take him to his parents anyway. Whoever has broken the window, Ill take him to his parents. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 4. I dont know who else objects. I

43、will not object anyway. Whoever else objects, I wont. 5. I dont know who else goes hungry. I will not go hungry anyway. Whoever else goes hungry, I wont. Exercises Structure 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Structure Rewrite the following sentences, using do, does or did. 1. My colleagues and old schoolmates

44、 really feel happy for me when I told them I had a chance to go and study in London University. My colleagues and old schoolmates did feel happy for me when I told them I had a chance to go and study in London University. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Structure 3. She really went next door to help Mrs. No

45、rton with her sick children. She did go next door to help Mrs. Norton with her sick children. 2. Bill really has some problem with his math class. Bill does have some problem with his math class. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Structure 5. In the picture the bride and groom really felt shy before crowds of

46、 relatives and friends. In the picture the bride and groom did feel shy before crowds of relatives and friends. 4. These words really convey her feelings at the moment. These words do convey her feelings at the moment. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Translation With the money given by his father， he could

47、afford a house in the town nearby.(Or . he could afford to buy a house in the town nearby.) Translate the following sentences into English. 下一頁下一頁 上一頁上一頁 Exercises Translation The young lady was so exact hat she could not restrain herself from bringing up the subject of marriage. Or: that she could

48、not help bringing up the subject of marriage. bring up 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Translation Im afraid you cant see him today because he was sent on an important mission just an hour ago. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Translation store When she was young，she used to store quotations from poems in a notebook

49、. used to 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Translation Whoever they are，they should take the responsibility for the accident/they should be responsible for the accident. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Essay Summary Carefully read the following sentences and circle one answer from each pair that is the correct or be

50、st one. Alone, a widow writes a painful quotation in a notebook. To understand her pain, we see a picture in her wedding album and hear about a strange event that happened at her wedding. A strange woman had told the couple she was here to tell them they were going to live a good life and be happy,

51、that they would work hard and love each other. Every year around their anniversary, the husband and wife discussed their unique wedding guest. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Essay Summary Carefully read the following sentences and circle one answer from each pair that is the correct or best one. Alone, a w

52、idow writes a painful quotation in a notebook. To understand her pain, we see a picture in her wedding album and hear about a strange event that happened at her wedding. A strange woman had told the couple she was here to tell them they were going to live a good life and be happy, that they would wo

53、rk hard and love each other. Every year around their anniversary, the husband and wife discussed their unique wedding guest. 上一頁上一頁下一頁下一頁 Exercises Essay Summary Carefully read the following sentences and circle one answer from each pair that is the correct or best one. Alone, a widow writes a painf

54、ul quotation in a notebook. To understand her pain, we see a picture in her wedding album and hear about a strange event that happened at her wedding. A strange woman had told the couple she was here to tell them they were going to live a good life and be happy, that they would work hard and love ea

55、ch other. Every year around their anniversary, the husband and wife discussed their unique wedding guest. 上一頁上一頁 下一頁下一頁 Exercises Essay Summary Carefully read the following sentences and circle one answer from each pair that is the correct or best one. Alone, a widow writes a painful quotation in a notebook. To understand her pain, we see a picture in her wedding album and hear about a strange event t