Unit 12 She's Leaving Home
Unit 12 She’s Leaving Home
Purposes 1. To get students know the greatness of parents 2. To understand the purpose of writing and the writing skills of the text 3. To reinforce some basic linguistic knowedge by doing various types of exercises
Purposes • 1. To get students know the greatness of parents. • 2. To understand the purpose of writing and the writing skills of the text. • 3. To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises
About the text 1. What advantages does a first person narrator show? 2. Why is the simple present tense frequently employed to relate or narrate what happened in the past?
I. About the text • 1. What advantages does a first person narrator show? • 2. Why is the simple present tense frequently employed to relate or narrate what happened in the past?
I Structural analysis of the text Main idea of each part Part One(1-8)--- The writer's daughter was busying a h friends and relatives and that she is becoming impatien making preparations for her university life and visiting with her mother Part TWo(9-12)---It relates how the writer took good care of her daughter when she was a toddler, how she kept her daughter close to her when she was in her teens and when she was a secondary school student Part Three (13-16)---The writer wants the romanticized parting with her daughter, but her daughter has concealed her feeling as she prepares to depart Part Three(17-20)---It relates the touching event that Allie is back to her mother and she has become close to her mother again
II. Structural analysis of the text • Main idea of each part: • Part One (1-8) --- The writer’s daughter was busying making preparations for her university life and visiting her friends and relatives and that she is becoming impatient with her mother. • Part Two (9-12) --- It relates how the writer took good care of her daughter when she was a toddler, how she kept her daughter close to her when she was in her teens and when she was a secondary school student. • Part Three (13-16) --- The writer wants the romanticized parting with her daughter, but her daughter has concealed her feeling as she prepares to depart. • Part Three (17-20)--- It relates the touching event that Allie is back to her mother and she has become close to her mother again
ll some difficult sentences words or phrases 1. I struggle to think of something to say to her Explain: I am searching for words to talk to her 2. When other mothers were already the estrangement they felt with their adolescent daughters, I hit upon a solution; rescue raids Explain: When other mothers were already turned away in affection by their teenage daughters, I chanced upon a solution: taking occasional actions to save our relation
III. some difficult sentences, words or phrases • 1. I struggle to think of something to say to her. • Explain: I am searching for words to talk to her. • 2. When other mothers were already the estrangement they felt with their adolescent daughters, I hit upon a solution; rescue raids. • Explain: When other mothers were already turned away in affection by their teenage daughters, I chanced upon a solution: taking occasional actions to save our relation
3. As she prepares to depart, Allies feelings have gone underground Explain: While she is planning to leave home, Allie is in a quite low mood 4. These are tips for parents Explain: These are good pieces of advice for parents
• 3. As she prepares to depart, Allie’s feelings have gone underground. • Explain: While she is planning to leave home, Allie is in a quite low mood. • 4. These are tips for parents. • Explain: These are good pieces of advice for parents
5. show up You never know when she is coming: she just shows up when she feels like it She must have gong out early, for she had not shown up for breakfast She showed ofif her new suit I shall be delighted to show you around the campus
5. show up • You never know when she is coming: she just shows up when she feels like it. • She must have gong out early, for she had not shown up for breakfast. • She showed off her new suit. • I shall be delighted to show you around the campus
6.turn down We have had turned down four applicants already Please turn down the radio a little The meeting turned out to be very interesting The work was turned over to the secretary. They always turn to me when they are in trouble The missing boy turned up an hour later His friends turned against him
6.turn down • We have had turned down four applicants already. • Please turn down the radio a little. • The meeting turned out to be very interesting. • The work was turned over to the secretary. • They always turn to me when they are in trouble. • The missing boy turned up an hour later. • His friends turned against him
7. approve of I quite approve of the idea of your plan He expressed his approval of the arrangement
7. approve of • I quite approve of the idea of your plan. • He expressed his approval of the arrangement
8. identity There is no clue to the identity of the thief ldentification of the jewels was made by the owner His accent was difficult to identify
8. identity • There is no clue to the identity of the thief. • Identification of the jewels was made by the owner. • His accent was difficult to identify
