Amaze意为“使（人)震惊”、“使（人）大为吃惊”，含有“令人难以置信”之意 语气比astonish强些。 e.g.His rich knowledge amazed us. (2)Grammar:Here"stunned"is an adjective,which modifies the subject"Vingo". "looking at the oak tree"is a gerundial phrases,serving as an adverbial. l8.make one's way(to/along/across):move or proceed(to/along/across)去，前往 e.g.I made my way along the crowded street. Step 4 Summary 1.Important words and phrases 2.Main ideaof the text Going home by bus,Vingo met with three boys and three girls who were going to Florida on holiday.The young ones wondered about him because of his dressing and complete silence.Their concem about him made Vingo tell his story.That is a touching story:his parole was coming through.He didn't know whether his wife would take him back.When they saw the old oak tree covered with hundreds of yellow handkerchiefs,the symbol of welcoming home,all of them were so moved by the demonstration of love Step5 Homework 1.Master the expressions and important sentences in the text 2.Review the text and finish the exercises on P239-247. 3.Leam the text in"Reading Activity"by yourself. 4.Rewrite our text from the point of view of the old man within 120 words. VI.References 1.College English Intensive Reading I,Zhai Xiangjun(ed.),Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,2006. 2.College English Intensive Reading I,(Teacher's Book),Zhang Zengjian(ed.). Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press,2006 3.Oxford Advanced Leamner's English-Chinese Dictionary (6th edition),Oxford Amaze 意为“使（人）震惊”、“使（人）大为吃惊”，含有“令人难以置信”之意， 语气比 astonish 强些。 e.g. His rich knowledge amazed us. (2) Grammar: Here “stunned” is an adjective, which modifies the subject” Vingo”. “looking at the oak tree” is a gerundial phrases, serving as an adverbial. 18. make one’s way (to/along/across): move or proceed (to/along/across) 去，前往 e.g. I made my way along the crowded street. Step 4 Summary 1. Important words and phrases 2. Main idea of the text Going home by bus, Vingo met with three boys and three girls who were going to Florida on holiday. The young ones wondered about him because of his dressing and complete silence. Their concern about him made Vingo tell his story. That is a touching story: his parole was coming through. He didn’t know whether his wife would take him back. When they saw the old oak tree covered with hundreds of yellow handkerchiefs, the symbol of welcoming home, all of them were so moved by the demonstration of love. Step5 Homework 1. Master the expressions and important sentences in the text 2. Review the text and finish the exercises on P239-247. 3. Learn the text in “Reading Activity” by yourself. 4. Rewrite our text from the point of view of the old man within 120 words. VI. References 1. College English Intensive Reading I, Zhai Xiangjun(ed.), Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2006. 2. College English Intensive Reading I, (Teacher’s Book), Zhang Zengjian(ed.), Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press, 2006. 3. Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary（6 th edition）, Oxford