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Unit 6
Nature in words
Understanding ideas
How would you describe the scene if the first snow came to your sight
Now let's read a short introduction to him and answer the questions.
Have you ever read the passage First Snow by John Boynton Priestley How do you feel
What do you know about the author
1. What careers did Priestley have in his lifetime
2. What kind of person do you think Priestley was Do more research if necessary.
Priestley joined the army in World War I before going on to study at Cambridge University. After graduation, he worked as a freelance writer and radio presenter.
How about you Describe snow in your own words.
Now let's read his work First Snow and underline the expressions the author uses to describe the first snow.
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Task 1
Underline the expressions the author uses to describe the first snow.
Check your answers!
cold place of dead white and pale blues
The author uses picturesque language to depict the first plete the diagram with the expressions you have underlined in the passage.
Task 2
so many black and
threatening shapes
falling heavily, in great soft flakes
delicate pinks
lining its branches
and artfully disposed along its trunk
went on and on
like a cruel grassland
thick
a lovely Japanese print
cold sparkle of white and blue
thick grey
all bending
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Talk about how the author organises the structure of the passage.
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Task 3
Talking
Introduction:
the author’s opinion of the first snow
When I got up this morning
An hour or two later
Now
Can you find the words or phrases to describe the author's feelings
The sun came out
The description of the first snow
1. By describing the magical scenery of the first snow, the author encourages readers to come to England and experience its beauty for themselves.
2. By depicting the beautiful, near-magical scenery of the first snow, the author wants to convey his love for snow.
3. By recalling his memories as a child during the first snow, the author expresses his longing for the innocent happiness of childhood.
Choose the author’s purpose in writing the passage and give your reasons.
Task 4
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Think & Share.
1. Why does the author
mention Jane Austen at the
beginning of the passage
2. What images does the author use to enhance
the description of snow
Task 5
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By referencing the characters of Jane Austen, who is known for her witty, perceptive observations of early 19th century English country life, the author is emphasising the irony and self-awareness with which he goes on to make his statement about the first snow.
Images used by the author to enhance the description of snow: a cold place of dead white and pale blues, flushing the snow with delicate pinks, a cold sparkle of white and blue, falling heavily, in great soft flakes…
1. Why does the author mention Jane Austen at the beginning of the passage
2. What images does the author use to enhance the description of snow
Possible answers:
1. I was nearly as excited about it this morning as the children, whom I found all looking through the window at the magic outside and talking away as excitedly as if Christmas had suddenly come round again.
as+adj./adv.+as...
表示不同人或物同一性质的比较,意为“……和……一样……”。
① The tree is as tall as the building (is).
这棵树和那栋楼一样高。
②Michael is as bright as George (is).
迈克尔和乔治一样聪明。
非限制性定语从句
talk away
to continue to talk for a long time 不断地谈
① She could sometimes talk away for hours on end.
有时候她可以连续不断地谈上几个小时。
②We should not talk away our valuable time.
我们不应该把宝贵的时间消磨在闲谈之中。
come round
to happen, often referring to a regular event
再度发生;再次出现
① My birthday seems to come round quicker every year.
②The summer holidays have come round again.
暑假又来了。
我的生日似乎一年比一年来得快。
对于这场雪,今早我近乎像孩子们那样兴奋。孩子们透过窗子看着外面奇妙的世界,兴奋地说个不停,就像圣诞节突然又要来了一般。
if 引导的状语从句
虚拟语气,表示与过去事实相反
as+adv.+as
Sentence analyzing for better understanding
2. It was as if our kindly countryside, close to the very heart of England, had been turned into a cruel grassland.
插入语
as if 引导表语从句
修饰
虚拟语气,表示与过去事实相反
as if 引导的从句,如果从句不是真实的情况,用虚拟语气。
若表示与现在事实相反,从句谓语动词用一般过去时;若表示与过去事实相反,用过去完成时;表示将来的可能性不大,用would (might, could)+动词原形。
① He talks as if he had been abroad.
他说起话来好像他曾经出过国似的。
② You looks as if you didn't care.
你看上去好像并不在乎。
③ He opened his mouth as if he would say something.
他张开嘴好像要说什么。
Paraphrase:
It was as if our gentle countryside, which was close to central area of England, had been turned into a harsh, vast landscape.
就好像我们这个靠近英格兰中心位置的亲切小乡村变成了暴躁的草原。
practice
1. 我们有好几年没见面了,我们谈了整整一个晚上。
We hadn’t seen each other for several years, and we talked away the whole night.
2. 春节很快就来了,许多人都在为它做准备。
The Spring Festival comes round quickly, and many people are preparing for it.
3. 他说起罗马来好像他以前去过罗马似的。
He talks about Rome as if he had been there before.
When I got up this morning
a cold place of dead white and pale blues
The sun came out
An hour or two later
Now
The first fall of snow is not only an event but it is a magical event.
fascinating
strange
delicate pinks;
a lovely Japanese print;
the little plum tree
cold sparkle of white and blue;
thick grey;
so many black and threatening shapes;
like a cruel grassland
falling heavily, in great soft flakes;
roofs are thick and the trees all bending
the author's feelings
curiously disturbing
no touch of the disturbing remains
Try to retell the passage according to the graphic organizer.
Discussion
1. What other literary works about snow do you know Share them with class.
2. Have you encountered any difficulties in understanding this passage Can you use visualisation to better understand the passage
Think and Share
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Conclusion
Now 2 mins to test our spelling.
Spelling Bee
1. English-Chinese
inspector flush faintly sparkle
prospect glare innocent enhance
2. Chinese- English
每周的 坚决认为 保密 刮胡子
排列,布置 变弯曲 儿歌 羽毛
When finishing, exchange to see who does the best.
1. at the risk of
2. talk away
3. come round
4. transform into
5. apart from
冒着……的风险
不断地谈
再度发生,再度出现
变成
和……分开
Individual activity
1.在这位公正严明的评论家面前,即便是冒着让自己看起来像伍德豪斯先生那样的风险,我也得坚持说:“昨晚这儿的那场雪是件大事。”
2.这场雪不仅是一件大事,而且还是一件有魔力的大事。
3.今早我起床时,世界是一片寂静的白色与浅淡的蓝色,到处冷冷清清。
4.整个景象确实会给人带来一种奇怪的,不安的感受。
5.大片柔软的雪花铺天盖地地飘落。
I. 翻译句子。
1. Even at the risk of appearing to this fair and witty reviewer as another Mr Woodhouse, I must insist that last night’s fall of snow here was an event.
2. The first fall of snow is not only an event but it is a magical event.
3. When I got up this morning the world was a cold place of dead white and pale blue.
4. There was indeed something curiously disturbing about the whole prospect.
5. The snow is falling heavily, in great soft flakes.
Check your answers!
When the first snow began to fall this winter, I felt very 1. ________(excite). It was not only an event 2. _______a magical event. The great secrecy and 3. _________ (quiet) of the thing makes it more magical.
When I got up this morning, the world was a cold place of dead white and pale blues. The light 4.__________ came through the windows was very strange, and it made the familiar business of splashing and shaving and brushing and dressing very strange too. Then the sun 5. _________(come), shining bravely and flushing the snow with delicate pinks. The little plum tree outside 6. _________(stand) in full sunlight.
II. 根据课本第62-63页内容,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
excited
but
quietness
that/which
came out
stood
An hour or two later everything was a cold sparkle of white and blue. The world had
7. __________ (complete) changed again. I looked out of my study window. The ground went on and on and the sky was thick grey. Our kindly countryside had been 8.__________ (turn) a cruel grassland.
Now, it 9._____________(change) again. The snow is falling heavily. The roofs are thick and the trees are all bending, and the weathercock of the village church has become some creature out of Hans Andersen. From my study, I can see the children 10. _________(flatten) their noses against the window, which reminds me of my childhood.
completely
turned into
has changed
flattening
1. What do you know about the writer John Boynton Priestley
2. Can you find the sentences the author described the snow scenery at different periods What were the author's feelings
3. Have you got the skills to depict a scenery using the picturesque language
Self-evaluation
各个击破
1. When did it snow (time)
2. How was the scenery (scenery)
3. What did you do in the snow (activities)
4. How did you feel (feelings)
5. Why do you remember it (reasons)
Write an essay about your memorable first snow according to what you have learnt in this lesson and the following tips.