Can you find some examples of the usage of simile in the text?
1) Sometimes, they get bullied and insulted, and it is like knife piercing my heart. It is no longer fertile, bleeding year after year, and like us getting old and exhausted. When each of them has a pair of jeans, they are off like birds on the wing. Step5. Language Understanding Ⅰ.Sentence Paraphrase
1. My husband moved into our house as is the way with us in Esarn.
(When we got married) my husband came to live in our house. It was the tradition here in Esarn that the bridegroom should come to live with the bride‘s family.
2.… and tell us that they are doing well. I know this is not always true.
… although they always tell us that everything is fine with them. I know they also have difficulties and problems. They just do not tell us because they don‘t want us to worry.
3.It’s easier for my husband . He has ears which don’t hear, a mouth which doesn’t speak, and eyes that don’t see.
News about my children‘s problems doesn‘t make my husband as sad. He doesn‘t bother about what is happening around us and to our children. He never says anything about them. ?4.All of them remain my children in spite of their long absence.
Although they are often away for a long time, I love and care about them as always because they are my children.
5.In my day, if I were to put on a pair of trousers like they do now, lightning would strike me.
When I was young, I surely would be punished by God if I ever wore the kind of trousers they wear today. 6.?My eyes do see--- they see more than they should. My ears do hear---they hear more than is good for me. ---I‘m not what my wife says I am. I do see and hear--- I see and hear too much evil, too many ugly and terrible things, things that I wish I did not have to see and hear. And this is not good for me. 7.Still the land could not tie them down or call them back.
My children grew up and had happy days on this land. But this couldn‘t prevent them from leaving or making them return.
Ⅱ. Word study 1.marry: vt./vi.
They married young. / John is going to marry Jane. marry sb off
married: a.
married to sb. ：He is married to a famous writer. married to sth.: dedicated to sth
He is whole-heartedly married to his work. marriage: n.
2. afford to: can / could be able + afford sth /to do sth They walked because they couldn‘t afford (to take) taxi.
I mustn‘t annoy my boss because I can‘t afford to lose my job. 3.the ins and outs: the details and complexities (of sth)
4.in spite (n. ) of: (used as a prep.) not being prevented by; regardless of; despite They went out in spite of the rain.
regardless (adv.) of: (used as a prep.) (infml) paying no attention to She carried on regardless of the danger. despite (prep.): without being affected by
They had a wonderful holiday, despite the bad weather. 5.mind one‘s own…
mind one‘s own business: not interfere in other people‘s affair
mind one‘s own p‘s and q‘s: be careful and polite about what one says or does 6.bleed: v. (bled; bled) loose or emit blood bleed to death
bleed for sth: suffer wounds or die (for a cause ,one‘s country) bleed for revolution
bleed sb for sth: (infml) extort (money) from sb The blackmailer bled him for every penny he had.
7.barter: v./ n. exchange (goods, property, etc) for other goods, etc without using money barter sth for sth:
barter wheat for machinery barter with sb for sth:
The prisoners tried to barter with the guards for their freedom. 8.replace: v. ---put back in its place replace the book on the shelf ---take the place of
Can anything replace a mother‘s love?
---provide a substitute for sb / sth
replace a broken window with a new one
9.litter: n. light rubbish(eg. bits of paper, wrappings, bottles) Please do not leave litter.
v. make untidy with scattered rubbish Newspapers littered the floor. 10.fashion: n.
in / after the fashion of sb: (fml) like sb She paints in the fashion of Picasso.
come into / be in fashion: become or be popular go / be out of fashion: become outdated
fashionable: a./old-fashioned: a. / 11.hairdresser: n. beautician: n./barber: n.
12.spring: v. jump p from the ground in a single movement
spring out of bed
A cat sprang out of the bushes.
spring to life: suddenly become active
On hearing his name called, the sleeping dog sprang to life. come / spring to mind: present itself to one’s thoughts Nothing immediately springs to mind.
spring from sth: have sth as a source or origin Hatred often springs from fear.
spring up: appear, develop, grow, etc. quickly or suddenly New houses were springing up all over the town. 13.a bag of bones: a very thin person or animal
The cat was just a bag of bones.
bag and baggage: with all one’s belongings, often suddenly or secretly Her tenant left, bag and baggage, without paying the rent.
be in the bag: (of an result, outcome) be as desired Her re-election is in the bag.
pack one‘s bags: (prepare to) leave He was told to pack his bags.
14.occur: v. come into being as an event or a process; happen
Death occurred at midnight, the doctor says.
occur to sb: come into (a person’s mind) An idea has occurred to me.
Did it ever occur to you to think of him?
It never occurred to her that she should be on time. occurrence: n. event; incident, happening
15.incident: n. unimportant or minor things happened event: n. a happening of importance 16.rag: n. torn, frayed, odd cloth I use an oily rag to clean my bike.
rags: (pl.) old, worn or torn clothes
He gave five dollars to a tramp dressed in rags and tatters. 17.tie sb down to sth: restrict sb to certain conditions Children do tie you down, don‘t they?
tie sb up: ---bind sb with rope, etc so that he cannot move or escape --- (use passive) occupy sb so that he has no time for other things I‘m tied up in a meeting until 3 p.m..
18.pass sth on to sb: hand or give sth to sb else, esp after receiving or using it oneself
I passed her message on to her mother.
Pass the book on to me when you‘ve finished with it.
pass sth down: (esp passive) pass sth from one generation to the next We gained much knowledge which has been passed down over centuries. pass sth up: (infml) refuse to accept a chance, an opportunity, etc. Imagine passing up an offer like that! 3．Language Skill Training
Use afford, now and then, mind, bleed, barter, replace, litter, fashion, spring(v.), occur, pass sth. on to sb.，tie sb. Down and some phrases to make up or tell a story. Step6. In-class discussion and presentation 1. What is the style of writing adopted in the text? 2.What is the wife‘s philosophy of life? 3.What is the husband‘s philosophy of life? 4. What is the massage of the land?
5.List some facts that attract the young man away from countryside to cities.
6.What are the typical characters of young people? What about the old ones?
7.What is the message in the old couple‘s mind? What do you think of the message?
8.Is there the so-called generation gap between the old couple and their children? Why or why not? 9.Do you find similar happening here in China today? Give examples. Step7 Textbook exercises Step8 Homework
Write a composition entitled ―Is Generation Gap Avoidable?‖ with 250words. Ⅵ.教学反思
Lesson 5 Angels on a Pin
Ⅰ.教学内容
1. 以形象的方式结合课文内容发展顺序，带领学生了解我们平时遇到的许多问题的答案都是唯一的，看问题要从不同的角度出发。尽管这与我们现行的教育制度有些不合，但是相信这样更能够启迪学生的智慧和创造力。
2．启发学生寻找关键语汇，总结全文整体的逻辑结构和各个部分的行文安排以及由此达到的效果。 3．通过多种方式赏析精彩段落的修辞特点，帮助学生掌握活动场景写作的要素和技巧。
Ⅱ.教学目的
1. 以课文内容为纲，关键语汇为点带领学生了解文化背景知识,认识课文逻辑顺序和结构安排；
2. 通过讨论精彩段落写作的要素和手段，帮助学生掌握描写该种情形的技巧，并能够进行相似主题的短文欣赏和写作。
Ⅲ.教学重点与难点
1.识别关键语汇（形容词、名词和短语）以分析文章的逻辑结构及其效果；
2．分析活动场景写作中的行为动词、象声词、同义词、短句、断句和比喻及其效果。
Ⅳ.教学方法与教学手段：
结合实际吸收各种教学法（讲授、问答、讨论、模仿、练习、多媒体使用）的优点；用投影仪播放PowerPoint课件及板书.
Ⅴ.教学过程
Step1. Question Discussing for Warming-up 1.When was it written?
2.Do you believe in the so-called ―standard answers‖? 3.Was creative thinking encouraged in your high school?
4. What may affect or destroy one‘s creativity? How can it be cultivated?