Questions
1) Why did Mr. Finch shout at his daughter ?
→He didn’t like the music his daughter listened to; he thought it was horrible stuff.
2) Sandy seemed to enjoy the bathroom, but she didn’t stay long in it .Why ?
→Because her mother or father would bang on the door to rush her.
3) From the dialogue between the mother and daughter we know that the mother was very much concerned
abut the daughter. Was the daughter thankful to the mother? And why ?
→No . Instead, she thought her mother was bugging her.
4) Throughout the story the parents and the daughter seem to have different views on things. What do the
differences suggest to us readers?
→They suggest that there is a gap between the two generations .
Paraphrase
1.(line 1) began loudly
2.(line 9) A basic thesis or lesson
3.(line10) put forth
4.(line16) a stall or tub
5.(line18) bath
6.(line21) in the bathroom
Step Three Reading aloud and Perform
Step Four Text structure analysis
This author presets what Sandy did on a weekday morning through a time order, describing a series of actions according to a sequenced order. To describe something according to the order of time is especially common with narrative writing. From the reading passage we can find that the presentation of details clearly follows the progress of time, as is apparent from the following words or sentences.
The beginning sentence of the story tells us about the time: he radio clicked on. This is a very strong reminder of the time. From the passage we find that it was 6:15 A. M., time for getting up. After a couple of events, we find that after her shower, the conversation went on and something more happened. Then suddenly she looked at the clock again; it was late, still a strong indication of the time passion. And at last she ran to catch the school bus, which tells us that Sandy left for school. The time marker is expressed through the action of leaving.
This text can be divided into four parts (Let the students read the passage for five minutes)
Part One (Para.1~4) The talk between Sandy and her father.
Part Two (Para.5~7) Morning washing.
Part Three ( Para.8-25) The conversation between Sandy and her mother.
Part Four (Para.26) The uncomfortable feeling of Sandy.
Step Five Sentence analysis
1.Sandy sang along with words as she lay listening to her favorite radio station. (Line 2)
桑迪躺在床上，听着她喜欢的电台广播，嘴里哼着歌词。as 作连词，引导时间状语从句，意为：在······的时候，当。as既可
以引起两个同时发生的动作，也可以引起两个连续发生的动作。
Complete the following sentences with “as”.
1)He dropped the precious vase ___________________________. (当他站起来去开门时) as he stood up to
open the door 7.(line22) To cause to hurry. 8.(line23) get the body dry 9.(line26) make up her face 10.(line30) a water basin 11.(line60) be at college outside