Unit 4 He was my father

• Part I

Listening and Speaking Activities

• Part II

Reading Comprehension and Lang

uage Activities

• Part III Extended Activities

Part I Listening and Speaking Activities

• Introduction of functions• Listen and speak• Try to speak more• Make your own dialogue • What are they for? • If you want to learn more

Introduction of functions

– perhaps/may/might/can – It’s possible for you to/that… – There’s just a chance that…– It’s likely that…– You never know, you

might…– What’s the possibility of…? – Is it possibility that you

might..?

– It’s impossible for you to/that may not/might not/can not

– …– The chances are pretty slim.– It’s unlikely that…– It is out of the question.– It is hopeless.

– Things don’t happen that easily.

• Express Possibility & impossibility:Impossibility: Possibility:

Listen and speak

let’s listen to the conversationlet’s listen to the conversation let’s listen to the conversationlet’s listen to the conversation

Answers to the questions

• 1c 2b 3a 4b

Try to speak more

Note:

• blah … blah … blah… (British English) an informal expression used by the speaker to omit information because he/she may think that it is boring to mention it or the listeners already know it, which is considered quite rude to use in conversation.

• could they: Could indicates impossibility, or doubt.

• could be a bad start: Could indicates a possibility

Make your own dialogue

Suppose you and your partner are interested in child education. Make a dialogue on this topic, using the following cues.

Make the similar conversation

A The younger generation, asking for too Much and reluctant to give, hopeless.

B Disagree. Better educated, having many good points. Will learn, need time.

A The possibility of improvement is small.,No way to learn., don’t respect the older generation much.

B Not fair to put all the blame on the young; The old could be wrong ,too.

A the young also could be wrong ,even greater possibility; the old have wisdom.B Old wisdom could be useless in new Time.

A hello, B. what do you think of the young-er generation, many people say they are asking too much and reluctant to give, They might be hopeless. Do you agree?B Oh, it’s all nonsense. You see, The Younger generation are better educated,They have many good points. They willLearn to grow up. They just need time.A I think the possibility of their improve-ment is small, It’s impossible for them to learn, since they don’t respect the older generation much.B Oh, really? It’s not fair to put all the blame on the young. The old could be wrong too.A Well, you may have a point here. But There is greater possibility that the young could be wrong. You know, the old have wisdom.B Yes, they have. But their wisdom is old.Is their old wisdom useful in new time.?

A At least they have experience.

B the young could create new experience.

A Impossible to agree with B.

A At leas they have experience, don’t they?B There is possibility that the young could create new experience.A New experience? That’s impossible.

What are they for?

Key: 1.f 2.a 3.e 4.b 5.c 6.d

If you want to learn more

Key: a.3 b.1 c.5 d.7 e.6 f.2 g.8 h.4

Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities

• Pre-reading Tasks

• Notes

• Translation

• Comprehension work

• Language work (A, B, C)

Part II Reading Comprehension and Language Activities

• Pre-reading Tasks

– Form a child’s view, what makes a man a good father ?

– What expectations does a hard-working father usually cherish for his children ?

e.g.

1. She was on her hands and knees scrubbing the floor.

她跪在地上擦地板。

2. Don't forget to scrub behind your ears.

不要忘了把你耳朵后面洗干净

scrub: to rub something hard, especially with a stiff brush, in order to clean it

e.g.

1. My dream job just fell into my lap.

我没费劲就找到了梦寐以求的工作。

sth drops/falls into sb’s lap: somebody has the opportunity to do sth pleasant without having made any effort

与别的父亲不同的是，他无法和我们一起度假。我们没那笔钱。他总是独自留下来，成天以三明治和茶水为主食，但工作的时间却更长。我们总是从凉爽的海滩旅馆打电话告诉他我们对他的思念，但他心中很清楚这一点。他就是我父亲。

当我的长子出世时，这位不同寻常的普通人话语极少。只是看看婴儿而又看看我。我理解他是在用眼神讲话。他在告诉我，儿子，让孩子长大后会说一句话：他就是我父亲。

他就是我父亲