lesson 5-Say Yes Part Three Text Appreciation WBTL E ENTER
lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E Part Three ENTER
lesson 5-Say Yes I.Text Analysis Theme of the Text It talks about the parental instinct at work in gardening and the joy of seeing the healthy growth of plants and the success in their protection. Gardening also has moral significance:gardening keeps reminding people of the delicate and easily ruined Earth the healthy growth,the orderliness and thrusting life in the garden reflect "similar movements in the gardener's own spirit". WBT L E The end of Theme. BACK
lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E I. Text Analysis It talks about the parental instinct at work in gardening and the joy of seeing the healthy growth of plants and the success in their protection. Gardening also has moral significance: gardening keeps reminding people of the delicate and easily ruined Earth ,the healthy growth, the orderliness and thrusting life in the garden reflect “similar movements in the gardener’s own spirit”. Theme of the Text The end of Theme
lesson 5-Say Yes I. Text Analysis Structure of the Text Part 1 (Paras.1-2): Gardening as a way of celebrating the coming of spring Part 2 (Paras.3-10): Reasons for keeping a garden Part 3(Paras.11-12): Gardening enables people to stay hopeful for the future. WB T L E The end of Structure
lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E Part 1 (Paras. 1—2): Part 2 (Paras. 3—10): Part 3 (Paras. 11—12): I. Text Analysis Structure of the Text Gardening as a way of celebrating the coming of spring Reasons for keeping a garden Gardening enables people to stay hopeful for the future. The end of Structure
lesson 5-Say Yes I、 Text Analysis 阁 s Further Discussion About the Text 日 When did the author write this essay In what time of the year?What do you think made him pick up his pen all of a sudden,so to speak,to write this essay? The author seemed uncertain whether he should continue his gardening year after year.What was his true attitude toward this hobby?Was he for or against it WBT L E To be continued on the next page. BACK
lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E When did the author write this essay ? In what time of the year? What do you think made him pick up his pen all of a sudden , so to speak , to write this essay? The author seemed uncertain whether he should continue his gardening year after year . What was his true attitude toward this hobby? Was he for or against it ? I. Text Analysis Further Discussion About the Text To be continued on the next page
lesson 5-Say Yes I. Text Analysis 阁 Further Discussion About the Text Why do many people love gardening and many people don't What are their usual justifications? What are some of the possible perspectives from which we can discuss this topic Technical?Political? Moral?Aesthetical?Economical?Environmental? Philosophical? Did Arthur Miller have anything unusual to say in this essay about gardening Do you agree with him? Have you got anything to add? To be continued on the next page 4
lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E Why do many people love gardening and many people don’t ? What are their usual justifications? What are some of the possible perspectives from which we can discuss this topic ? Technical? Political? Moral? Aesthetical? Economical? Environmental? Philosophical? Did Arthur Miller have anything unusual to say in this essay about gardening ? Do you agree with him? Have you got anything to add? I. Text Analysis Further Discussion About the Text To be continued on the next page
lesson 5-Say Yes Text Analysis 罔 Further Discussion About the Text 图 How do you like this essay Do you find anything that shows the author's literary talent?Remember the text“Mandela's Garden”?How would you compare these two pieces? WBT L E The end of Text Analysis. BACK
lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E How do you like this essay ? Do you find anything that shows the author’s literary talent? Remember the text “Mandela’s Garden” ? How would you compare these two pieces? I. Text Analysis The end of Text Analysis. Further Discussion About the Text
lesson 5-Say Yes III.Sentence Paraphrase 1 And root crops especially are hard to tell apart when store-bought,from our own.(Para.1) 块根作物 The crops are coming up beautifully this year. 今年庄稼长势很好。 What kind of crops are grown here?这里种什么作物/庄稼？ We had a very good crop of strawberries this year. 我们今年草莓收成很好。 go to 2 WBT L E
lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E III. Sentence Paraphrase 1 And root crops especially are hard to tell apart ,when store-bought, from our own. (Para. 1) 块根作物 go to 2 The crops are coming up beautifully this year. 今年庄稼长势很好。 What kind of crops are grown here? 这里种什么作物/ 庄稼？ We had a very good crop of strawberries this year. 我们今年草莓收成很好
lesson 5-Say Yes III.Sentence Paraphrase 1 And root crops especially are hard to tell apart when store-bought,from our own.(Para.1) to recognize/tell the difference between two people or two things that are similar;distinguish,e.g. I can't tell Japanese apart from Chinese in appearance. Some crops and weeds are hard to tell apart when young. g0t02 BACK
lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E III. Sentence Paraphrase 1 And root crops especially are hard to tell apart ,when store-bought, from our own. (Para. 1) to recognize /tell the difference between two people or two things that are similar; distinguish, e.g. go to 2 I can’t tell Japanese apart from Chinese in appearance. Some crops and weeds are hard to tell apart when young
lesson 5-Say Yes III.Sentence Paraphrase 2 As it is though,I can not deny that when April comes I find myself going out to lean on the fence and look at that miserabe plot of land,resolving with all my rational powers not to p ant it again.(Para.2) Although,as it turns out/in reality(虽然实际上) I had hoped to complete my essay today,as it is ,though, I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it until the end of the week. We know how important it is to change our economic policy.As it is,though we still put too much emphasis on GDP go to 2 BACK
lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E III. Sentence Paraphrase 2 As it is ,though , I can not deny that when April comes I find myself going out to lean on the fence and look at that miserable plot of land, resolving with all my rational powers not to plant it again. (Para. 2) go to 2 I had hoped to complete my essay today, as it is ,though, I’m afraid I won’t be able to finish it until the end of the week. We know how important it is to change our economic policy. As it is , though ,we still put too much emphasis on GDP. Although, as it turns out / in reality (虽然实际上）
lesson 5-Say Yes III.Sentence Paraphrase 2 As it is though,I can not deny that when April comes I find myself going out to lean on the fence and look at that miserable plot of land,resolving with all my rational powers not to plant it again.(Para.2) This is a very complicated sentence.The basic structure is "As it is,I can not deny."What follows is a clause introduced by "that used as the object of the verb “deny”This object clause consist of“I find my self going out "the main clause and its adverbial clause of time“when April comes”.”To lean on the fence and look at that miserable plot of land"serves as the adverbial of purpose of the verb“going out“, “Resolving.not to plant it again“is a present participle phrase used as an adverbial of manner, go to 2 WBT L E BACK
lesson 5—Say Yes W B T L E III. Sentence Paraphrase 2 As it is ,though , I can not deny that when April comes I find myself going out to lean on the fence and look at that miserable plot of land, resolving with all my rational powers not to plant it again. (Para. 2) go to 2 This is a very complicated sentence. The basic structure is “As it is , I can not deny.” What follows is a clause introduced by “that “ used as the object of the verb “deny” This object clause consist of “ I find my self going out “, the main clause and its adverbial clause of time “ when April comes”.” To lean on the fence and look at that miserable plot of land” serves as the adverbial of purpose of the verb “ going out “ . “Resolving .not to plant it again “ is a present participle phrase used as an adverbial of manner