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Unit Three The PresentUnit Three The Present

What kind of presents would you send?

a birthday cake

a bunch of flowers

a scarf

some money

The Present

Teaching ObjectivesTeaching Objectives

Understand the saying

Learn how to narrate a story

Master the language points

Grasp the main structure

Respect the old

Part Division

Setting (Para. 1-2)I

Development (Para.3-12)

Ending ( Para.13-21)

II

III

Part 1Part 1

When:

Where:

setting

on the second floor flat

the old lady’s birthday

1 It was the old lady’s birthday. 2 She got up early to be ready for the post. From the second floor flat she could see the postman when he came down the street, and the little boy from the ground floor brought up her letters on the rare occasions when anything came.

What: be ready for the post

Who: the old lady and a little boy

occasions

occasion [ə'keiʒən]n. 1. 时机；场合； 2. 理由，原因

occasion [ə'keiʒən]n. 1. 时机；场合； 2. 理由，原因

on occasion 有时，偶尔on the occasion of …. 值此… . 之际on the rare occasion 罕有，少见的时刻

on occasion 有时，偶尔on the occasion of …. 值此… . 之际on the rare occasion 罕有，少见的时刻

Development(Para. 3-12)

expectation (Para.3)

flashback (Para.4-7)

Be sure of something

Flashback: how Enid died on the operating table and what Myra had done for her afterwards.

expectation (Para.8)

concession (Para.9)

comparison (Para.10)

another expectation (Para.11-12)

3 Today she was sure there would be something. Myra wouldn’t forget her mother’s birthday, even if she seldom wrote at other times. Of course Myra was busy. Her husband had been made Mayor, and Myra herself had got a medal for her work for the aged.

at other times1. 平时，平素2. 在其他时候；

at other times1. 平时，平素2. 在其他时候；

4 The old lady was proud of Myra, but Enid was the daughter she loved. Enid had never married, but had seemed content to live with her mother, and teach in a primary school round the corner.

在拐角处；在附近

That boy, running round the corner, nearly pushed the old lady over.

round the corner

即将来临；

Summer holiday is round the

corner. Let's give our bedroom a thorough clean.

5 One evening, however, Enid said, “I’ve arranged for Mrs. Morrison to look after you for a few days, Mother. Tomorrow I have to go into hospital — just a minor operation. I’ll soon be home.”

arrange for: make plans in advance about (sth. for sb.); organize for (sth. to be done)

Eg, We have arranged for the car to come at nine.

6 In the morning she went, but never came back — she died on the operating table. Myra came to the funeral, and in her efficient way arranged for Mrs. Morrison to come in and light the fire and give the old lady her breakfast.

efficient: adj. capableOur organization is a simple and efficient

structure.

efficient: adj. capableOur organization is a simple and efficient

structure.

7 Two years ago that was, and since then Myra had been to see her mother three times, but her husband never.

Para. 17-19

Para.8Para.8

Para. 9Para. 9

Para. 10-12 Para. 10-12

Para.13Para.13Para. 14-16Para. 14-16

Concession: the parcel is too large to come

by the post

Disappointment: feel a pang of disappointment

Expectation: put on best dress might comeConcession: even if, send a present

Plot (Para.8-21)

Para. 20-21

Complete disappointment: cheque,a card

Another expectation: stand by the windowwatching—a cardigan, a lamp, or a clock, excited like a child

Comparison: an extra clean marigolds, cake, tea, mints

8 The old lady was eighty today. She had put on her best dress. Perhaps — perhaps Myra might come. After all, eighty was a special birthday, another decade lived or endured just as you chose to look at it.

endure [in'djuə]vt. 忍耐；容忍

The company endured heavy financial losses.

endure [in'djuə]vt. 忍耐；容忍

The company endured heavy financial losses.

9 Even if Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of color brightened her cheeks. She was excited — like a child. She would enjoy her day.

Spot ： v. mark different in color from what it is on;

It is difficult to get rid of spots of ink and blood.

He happened to be on the spot when the robbery took place.

n. a particular place

10 Yesterday Mrs. Morrison had given the flat an extra clean, and today she had brought a card and a bunch of marigolds when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake, and in the afternoon she was going down there to tea. The little boy, Johnnie, had been up with a packet of mints, and said he wouldn’t go out to play until the post had come.

• 11 “I guess you’ll get lots and lots of presents,” he said. “I did last week when I was six.”

• 12 What would she like? A pair of slippers perhaps. Or a new cardigan. A cardigan would be lovely. Blue’s such a pretty color. Jim had always liked her in blue. Or a table lamp. Or a book, a travel book, with pictures, or a little clock, with clear black numbers. So many lovely things.

Plot (Para. 3-21)

development (Para.3-12 )

The moment when the old lady received only a cheque for her 80th birthday and she tore it into bits with trembling figures.

climax (Para. 13-21)

• 13 She stood by the window, watching. The postman turned round the corner on his bicycle. Her heart beat fast. Johnnie had seen him too and ran to the gate.

• 14 Then clatter, clatter up the stairs. Johnnie knocked at her door.

• 15 “Granny, granny,” he shouted, “I’ve got your post.”

16 He gave her four envelopes. Three were unsealed cards from old friends. The fourth was sealed, in Myra’s writing. The old lady felt a pang of disappointment.

• 17 “No parcel, Johnnie?”• 18 “No, granny.”• 19 Maybe the parcel was too large

to come by letter post. That was it. It would come later by parcel post. She must be patient.

20 Almost reluctantly she tore the envelope open. Folded in the card was a piece of paper. Written on the card was a message under the printed Happy Birthday — Buy yourself something nice with the cheque, Myra and Harold.

21 The cheque fluttered to the floor like a bird with a broken wing. Slowly the old lady stooped to pick it up. Her present, her lovely present. With trembling fingers she tore it into little bits.

Attitudes Between Her Neighbors and Two Daughters

JohnnieJohnnie

helpful, kind helpful, kind warm-heartedwarm-hearted

Mrs. GrantMrs. Grant

Mrs. MorrisonMrs. Morrison

MyraMyra

EnidEnid considerate considerate thoughtfulthoughtful

thoughtlessthoughtless

“Filial piety is the root of

virtue.”

—Classic of Filial Piety

What can we learn from this text ?

Should the Elderly Be Cared for by Family Members or by Health Care Professionals?

Assignments

1.Write a composition1.Write a composition

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father's_Day

http://www.alphabet-soup.net/fath/father.html

http://www.history.com/topics/fathers-day

http://www.infoplease.com/spot/fathersdaylist.html

2. After-class activity2. After-class activity

Make a card for your father by yourself

Make a card for your father by yourself