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UNIT 2 Where the Sun Always Rise
1.Comprehension Work A.Probe the story 1. What? The log steps: Changed or unchanged? Details? unchanged; 49 dew-covered log steps to the lake unchanged; the old log cabin unchanged; at the lake shore unchanged; slippery rocks covered with prickly pine needles unchanged; early morning and cold the old World WarⅡarmy blanket remains unchanged, but it is frayed, which indicates the passage of time unchanged; glorious and awesome almost the same; first sunrise — blue herons, a loon, ducks; second sunrise — a blue heron, a loon and an eagle unchanged; fascinated by the breathtaking view of the sunrise despite their reluctance to leave their warm beds changed; from a 14-year-old to a mother of adolescent sons, showing more appreciation and even overcome by awe at the sight of the beauty of the sunrise changed, from a mother to a grandmother, but her fascination with the beauty of nature isn't waning, instead, it has become all the more intense The place where they camp: The location where they see the sunrise: The road to the lake: The time & the weather: The thing children use to keep warm: The view of the sunrise: The kind of wild birds seen around the lake: The children's reaction to the view: The writer: The writer's mother: 2.Grandmother keeps lingering at the sunrise amphitheatre because she is reluctant to leave the scene of such a glorious view. This tells of her deep love and great admiration for natural beauty. Growing older only intensifies such love.
3. By repeating the details about the flying birds at the rise of the sun, the writer suggests that nature and life have remained almost the same as when she was a young girl. The message expressed is the eternity of nature and of natural beauty.
4. The writer uses the present tense to describe her experience of viewing the sunrise both as a young girl and as a mother. This serves two purposes: first, the historical moment is brought back into the \front of them; second, this may suggest a truth that beauty is eternal.
5.The writer seems to be expressing the everlasting charm of the sunrise at the peaceful and
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tranquil lakeside regardless of the lapse of time (people grow up and get old.) B.Essay Questions
1.The children will take their own children to see the sunrise.
? It is the tradition of the family or even of human kind to appreciate the beauty of
nature.
? People should from time to time go back to nature to relax or to reflect. ? Kids are always fond of outings, so they will ask their parents to do so. The children will not take their own children to see the sunrise.
? Sunrise is no longer a sight to watch in the future because of the misty atmosphere.
? People are more comfortable with urban lifestyle in future. They can watch the sunrise
anytime with a DVD player.
? Some property development has turned the lake into a business. Only rich people can
afford this kind of luxury.
2.a. Human life is short for an individual, but love of life is everlasting.
b. Natural beauty is eternal and life will be more meaningful if one learns to appreciate the wonders of nature.
c. Education should take a wider perspective. 2.Language Work
A.b. intently;gingerly;cresting; adolescent; manoeuver;lingered;stumbled;pulsate B Work with Sentences
1. The dazzling sunlight blinded the man for a moment. After a while he could take in what was around him.
2. Stopping at a shallow stream, we had to get out of the car and pick our way across the water. 3. The crimson carpet is streaked with blue lines.
4. On hearing the heavy footsteps approaching, the boy was so nervous that he caught his breath for a moment and hid himself behind the door.
5. Taking exams is the last thing I wanted to do in my school life.
6. To save people's lives, a number of rescue parties set off to the flood-stricken areas.
7. I made a supreme effort to apply glue to the broken china vase and clamp the pieces together. 8.With that ageing suit on, I found myself so clumsy for movement that before long I got exhausted. C Word Study
1. a. Excited to have received the gift, Jane set off down the road on her new bike. b. Eager to meet our guest, we set off for the station without delay. c. In order to get there on time, we set off early in the morning. 2. a. The last thing he would do is sit around doing nothing.
b. The last thing the boy wants to do is sit up late revising lessons for the exam. c. The last thing the young man would do was leave his friends in danger. 3. a. The enemies made a desperate effort but were unable to break the siege. b. We made the utmost effort to win the game and we finally succeeded.
c. The boy made yet another effort to convince the teacher but she wouldn't believe him. 4. a. The pilot managed to make an emergency landing after the left engine failed to work. b. A pair of swans made a graceful landing, which stirred up ripples across the lake. c. The spaceship Roamer finally made a successful landing on Mars. 5. a. Bill started the car, and gingerly maneuvered out of the parking lot.
b. Gingerly, they maneuvered over the frozen river for the small village downstream.
c. They gingerly maneuvered down the rotten staircase at the end of the corridor towards the basement.
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6. a. Mother stood at the door, basket in hand and her coat streaked with mud. b. The woman finished her moving story, leaving our face streaked with tears. c. Grandma sat on the top of the big rock, gazing 2.Read More
1. What does the title The Common Stream mean?
The Common Stream refers to the merger of village life and town life. In other words, the differences between village life and town life are less and less distinguishable. This is what the author means by \village life is dead (but the life in the village has changed completely, for example, farmers are no longer like the peasants bending on farming day and night, and children have a more joyful childhood etc.) \
2. List any three of the many factors which the author says have “swept away” village life.
According to the author, the following factors have \away'' village life: the 1944 Educational Act and subsequent legislation, the Social Security plan, town and country planning, paid holidays, higher wages, cheaper travel, television and a host of electrical gadgets, etc.
3. Is this change of life for the better or the worse in the writer’s opinion? How do you know? The writer thinks that this change of village life is for the better.
3.Grammar Work
1. are continually interrupting (annoying behavior) 2. am/was hoping (tentative), have decided, succeed 3. am, is seeing (temporary) 4. didn’t feel, am feeling 5. am wondering (tentative)
6. is happening, has been robbed, is pointing, is being chased, wonder/am wondering, will be caught
7. is always saying (annoying behavior), does 8. are being (temporary), are
9. Are you understanding (tentative, incomplete)/Do you understand
10. am completely lost, see, is leaning, stop, ask,thinks, says, were, wouldn’t start, (historical present)
11. is forgetting, is remembering, (incomplete, beginning of a process)
4.Work with Words
1. c 2. a 3. d 4. a 5. b 6. b 7. d 8. c 9. a 10. d
5.Translation
1. The rescue team set off at the first light of day in search for the missing child. 2. Although the goalkeeper tried his best, he missed catching the ball. 3. The news was so unexpected that she caught her breath in surprise.
4. Seeing the footballer score a goal, the spectators burst into thunderous applause.
5. Who do you think you are? – You’re the last person I would like to talk to about this matter! 6. The girl fixed her eyes intently on the telephone when she was waiting for her boyfriend's call. 7. When the boy fell off his little bike, the father encouraged him to make another effort.
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