Unit 3 Unit Three Section aA Good heart to Lean on I Greetings I. Review: the key words and phrases of Unit Two I Start the new lesson 1 Introduction: In this story, a son describes how shamed he felt as a youth when he walked down the street with his crippled father. The son did not like how people stared at them. His father never let on that he saw any of this. He was very active and enjoyed life. He often took part in activities through his son. Overtime, the son learned that his father had a good heart. His father has been gone many years and the son is sorry he did not tell him how much he admired him. now, he often remembers his father s exampl This is a story about how a crippled father has a positive influence upon his son through his act of deep caring 2. Discourse analy the main idea of the passage: How a crippled father helps his son keep balance through his act of deep caring Part I(Paras1-5): The son was embarrassed to be seen walking with his crippled father, but the father subjected himself to the shame and stress without bitterness and complaint Part II(Paras6-7): The son now realizes that his father treated others with a good Part III(Paras. 8-11): The father's attempt to experience things directly and indirectly Part IV(Paras 12-13 )The father has gone many years, but the son feels regret for his reluctance and relies much more on his father for his balance of mind The devices of developing the four parts: Part 1: Narration interspersed with comments Part 2: Narration interspersed with comment Part 3: Exemplification Part Language points: Dad has helped me keep my balance: dad has helped me keep mentally steady in my life, that is, father has showed me perfect examples of how to face and deal with hard times and difficulties so when i come across such hard times out of my fathers example and experience, I can keep my balance and not fall Keep one’ s balance/ lose one’ s balance He never let on: he never let anyone notice or see how he felt/his feeling That is, my father is a strong-minded person. He brushed aside other peoples opinion that is, he would never let other people effect his own mind but just do what he believes to be rightUnit 3 Unit Three Section A A Good Heart to Lean On I. Greetings II. Review: the key words and phrases of Unit Two III Start the new lesson 1. Introduction: In this story, a son describes how shamed he felt as a youth when he walked down the street with his crippled father. The son did not like how people stared at them. His father never let on that he saw any of this. He was very active and enjoyed life. He often took part in activities through his son. Overtime, the son learned that his father had a good heart. His father has been gone many years and the son is sorry he did not tell him how much he admired him. Now, he often remembers his father’s example. This is a story about how a crippled father has a positive influence upon his son through his act of deep caring. 2. Discourse analysis the main idea of the passage: How a crippled father helps his son keep balance through his act of deep caring. Part I (Paras1-5): The son was embarrassed to be seen walking with his crippled father, but the father subjected himself to the shame and stress without bitterness and complaint. Part II (Paras6-7): The son now realizes that his father treated others with a good heart. Part Ⅲ (Paras. 8-11): The father’s attempt to experience things directly and indirectly Part Ⅳ (Paras 12-13 ) The father has gone many years, but the son feels regret for his reluctance and relies much more on his father for his balance of mind. The devices of developing the four parts: Part 1: Narration interspersed with comments Part 2: Narration interspersed with comment Part 3: Exemplification Part 4: 3. Language points: 1. Dad has helped me keep my balance: dad has helped me keep mentally steady in my life, that is, father has showed me perfect examples of how to face and deal with hard times and difficulties so when I come across such hard times, out of my father’s example and experience, I can keep my balance and not fall Keep one’s balance/ lose one’s balance: 2. He never let on: he never let anyone notice or see how he felt/his feeling. That is, my father is a strong-minded person. He brushed aside other people’s opinion, that is, he would never let other people effect his own mind but just do what he believes to be right