Unit 15 Salvation
Unit 15 Salvation
Purposes 1. To get students know something about Jesus and christianity 2. To understand the purpose of writing and the organization of the text 3. To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises
Purposes ◼ 1. To get students know something about Jesus and Christianity. ◼ 2. To understand the purpose of writing and the organization of the text. ◼ 3. To reinforce some basic linguistic knowledge by doing various types of exercises
About the text How is the story organized?
About the text ◼ How is the story organized？
I Structural analysis of the text Main idea of each part Part One 1 -- This part introduces the background Part Two(2-5)---Langston recounts what he has heard about Jesus from the le people and how he waits piously for Jesus to come Part Three 6--- The conflict becomes intensified when all the young people have gone to the altar but Langston and Westley Part Four(7-10)---The climax is reached when Langston is left unsaved after his last fellow sinner is saved by telling a lie Part Five(11-14)---The conflict is resolved when angston also tells a lie and is thus saved"from both sin and trouble a Part Six 15 ---It reveals Langston's guilty conscience about telling a lie and his disillusionment with religion
II. Structural analysis of the text ◼ Main idea of each part: ◼ Part One 1 --- This part introduces the background. ◼ Part Two (2-5) --- Langston recounts what he has heard about Jesus from the le people and how he waits piously for Jesus to come. ◼ Part Three 6 --- The conflict becomes intensified when all the young people have gone to the altar but Langston and Westley. ◼ Part Four (7-10)---The climax is reached when Langston is left unsaved after his last fellow sinner is saved by telling a lie. ◼ Part Five (11-14)--- The conflict is resolved when Langston also tells a lie and is thus “saved” from both sin and trouble. ◼ Part Six 15 --- It reveals Langston’s guilty conscience about telling a lie and his disillusionment with religion
l some difficult sentences, words or phrases 1. The membership of the church had grown by leaps and bounds Explain: The membership of church had increased in large numbers 2. They held a special meeting for children to bring the young lambs to the fold Explain: They held a religious service to lead the young kids to the Christian community
III. some difficult sentences, words or phrases ◼ 1. The membership of the church had grown by leaps and bounds. ◼ Explain: The membership of church had increased in large numbers. ◼ 2. They held a special meeting for children to bring the young lambs to the fold. ◼ Explain: They held a religious service to lead the young kids to the Christian community
3. A great many old people came and knelt around us and prayed, old women with jet-black faces old men with work-gnarled hands EXplain A lot of ole people came and knelt around us and prayed. The old women's faces were as black as a compact coal, and the ole men's hands and fingers were twisted with swollen joints and rough skin from hard work 4. The whole building rocked with prayer and song Explain: The church building was swinging as the people inside were preaching and singing
◼ 3. A great many old people came and knelt around us and prayed, old women with jet-black faces, old men with work-gnarled hands. ◼ Explain: A lot of ole people came and knelt around us and prayed. The old women’s faces were as black as a compact coal, and the ole men’s hands and fingers were twisted with swollen joints and rough skin from hard work. ◼ 4. The whole building rocked with prayer and song. ◼ Explain: The church building was swinging as the people inside were preaching and singing
5. hold out a The clerk held out a dress for Mary to try on I still hold to my former views She held back from asking the favour of you. It's not fair to hold the past behaviour against him
5. hold out ◼ The clerk held out a dress for Mary to try on. ◼ I still hold to my former views. ◼ She held back from asking the favour of you. ◼ It’s not fair to hold the past behaviour against him
6. leave out a I hope you won't leave out this excellent material out You' ve left out some figures out in your calculations We leave off work at six Leave me alone. I am hopeless
6. leave out ◼ I hope you won’t leave out this excellent material out. ◼ You’ve left out some figures out in your calculations. ◼ We leave off work at six. ◼ Leave me alone. I am hopeless
Translation exercises 1) They hoped to save their marriage by giving birth to a child a 2)Secret service men escorted the president and his Family everywhere 3) The presidential candidate's speech was punctuated now and then by outbursts of applause from the audience a 4) As soon as the news of victory came, there was great rejoicing all over the country 5)The tertiary industry in our country has been developing by leaps and bounds since the reform and opening drive started
Translation exercises ◼ 1) They hoped to save their marriage by giving birth to a child. ◼ 2) Secret service men escorted the President and his family everywhere. ◼ 3) The presidential candidate’s speech was punctuated now and then by outbursts of applause from the audience. ◼ 4) As soon as the news of victory came, there was great rejoicing all over the country. ◼ 5) The tertiary industry in our country has been developing by leaps and bounds since the reform and opening drive started
Translation exercises 6) The priest preached a sermon to the congregation on the need for charity 7 In order to maintain his dignity the employee didn't kneel on his knees in front of the overbearing boss 8)When the chairman announced the election results the whole assembly clapped and cheered, and the meeting hall broke into a sea of great joy 9)He has a very bad reputation for he often takes other people's names in vain 10). The building of the new road has been held up by the bad weather
Translation exercises ◼ 6) The priest preached a sermon to the congregation on the need for charity. ◼ 7) In order to maintain his dignity the employee didn’t kneel on his knees in front of the overbearing boss. ◼ 8) When the chairman announced the election results, the whole assembly clapped and cheered, and the meeting hall broke into a sea of great joy. ◼ 9) He has a very bad reputation, for he often takes other people’s names in vain. ◼ 10) The building of the new road has been held up by the bad weather
