1、Unit5IsMyTeamPloughing第1页LearningObjectivesA.TopicsandFunctionsAskingandansweringquestionsGivingopinionsandimpressions.Talkingaboutissuesoflifesuchaswork,play,friendandloveB.LanguageknowledgeWordsandphrasesfortalkingaboutImportantissuesinlife,suchaswork,play,friendandloveCriticalreviewofthepoembyA.H
2、.HousmanCulturalstudyaboutEnglishpubsandrelatedculturalbackground.第2页Part1CommunicativeActivities第3页1.InteractivelisteningandspeakingA.ReadandspeakInthissection,youwillreadthepoemIs My Team PloughingwrittenbytheBritishpoetA.E.Housman(1859-1936).Beforeyouread,discussthemeaningsofthewordsteamandplough
3、inginthetitle.Whichoneofthefollowingmeaningsmightthepoetuseinthetitle?第4页TeamandPlough1)plougha)ThemeaninginThe farmer ploughs the land.b)ThemeaninginThe ship ploughs southward in the blue ocean.c)ThemeaninginThe truck ploughs the road after the snow storm.犁地,耕地乘风破浪前进犁除,去除第5页2)Teama)agroupofhorseb)a
4、personofextremeabilitiesc)agroupofpeople第6页BackgroundInformationAlfredEdwardHousman:usuallyknownasA.E.Housman,wasanEnglishclassicalscholarandpoet,bestknowntothegeneralpublicforhiscycleofpoemsA Shropshire Lad.第7页FindoutthecorrectsequenceIsmyteamploughing,ThatIwasusedtodriveAndheartheharnessjingleWhen
5、Iwasmanalive?Ay,thehorsestrample,Theharnessjinglesnow;NochangethoughyoulieunderThelandyouusedtoplough.第8页IsfootballplayingAlongtherivershore,Withladstochasetheleather,NowIstandupnomore?Ay,theballisflying,Theladsplayheartandsoul;Thegoalstandsup,thekeeperStandsuptokeepthegoal.第9页Ismygirlhappy,ThatItho
6、ughthardtoleave,AndhasshetiredofweepingAssheliesdownateve?Ay,sheliesdownlightly,Sheliesnotdowntoweep:Yourgirliswellcontented.Bestill,mylad,andsleep.第10页Ismyfriendhearty,NowIamthinandpine,AndhashefoundtosleepinAbetterbedthanmine?Yes,lad,Ilieeasy,Ilieasladswouldchoose;Icheeradeadmanssweetheart,Neveras
7、kmewhose.第11页C.DiscussionThings the dead man is concerned about nowWhich stanza(s)What did he do with them before his deathHow are they now after his deathHarnessbellsHorsesFarmingPlaygroundYoungpeopleSweetheartFamilyParentsFurnitureFriendfootballNothisconcernNothisconcernNothisconcernNothisconcernN
8、othisconcernNothisconcernNothisconcernYes,stanzas1&2Yes,stanzas5&6Yes,stanzas7&8Yes,stanzas3&4Hedrovehishorsesploughinghisfarmland,andheardtheharnessjingleSomeoneisploughingthelanddrivinghishorses,andtheharnessjinglesthesameHelovedhisgirlfriendverymuch,anddidnotliketoseehercrying.Hewasanticipatingth
9、athisgirlfriendwouldbemourninghispassingawayeveryeveningwhenshewasaloneHisgirlfriendisnowhappy.Sheliesdownlightlyeveryevening,insteadofmourning.Sheisnowwellcontended.Hecaredabouthisfriend,andhisfriendprobablydidnothavegoodfurniturewhenhewasalive.Youngpeopleplayedfootballgamesalongtherivershore,andhe
10、stooduptowatchthemplaywhenhewasalive.Hisfriendnowlieseasyandenjoyslifeallthesame.Heevenhasadeadmanssweethearttocheerup.ButhedoesntlikethedeadmantoaskwhosesweetheartsheusedtobeTheballisflying,andyoungpeoplearechasingithardinplaying.Thegoalandthekeeper第12页2.Comparetheresultsofthecomparisonintheaboveta
11、blebetweenwhatremainsthesame,andwhathaschangedbeforeandafterthedeathofthequestioner.Whatmessagedotheyconveytothereader?Itcanbesaidthatliferemainsthesameafterthedeathofthequestioner.Hisfarmland,thefootballplaying,hisfriend,andevenhisgirlfriendwhoisashappyasbefore.Butitcanalsobesaidthatalthoughlifegoe
12、sinthesamewayaswhenthequestionerwasalive,somethinghaschanged.Hisgirlfriendhasbecomesomeoneelsesgirlfriend,andhisfriendhastakenhisplacetocheeruphisgirlfriend.Thequestionerhaslosteverythingofthepleasuresoflifewhilethelivingpeoplehavethemallthesame.第13页3.Canwechangethesequence?Why?Thepoembeginswithanor
13、dinaryquestionaboutfarming.Thequestionerisnaturallyconcernedabouthisfarmlandashewasafarmer.Sohewantedtoknowifhishorsesarestillploughingthefarmland.Thenthepoemmovesontotheplaygroundwheretheyoungpeopleofthevillageoftenplayfootball.Heusedtostandtheretowatchtemplay,andthefootballisalsopartofhislife.Theg
14、ameisstillgoingon,andtheyoungpeopleofthevillagearestillplayingthere.Thepoemthanmovestothenexttopicabouthisgirlfriend.Atthispoint,hethoughtthathisgirlfriendmightbetoogrievedabouthisdeath.Buttheanswergivesthereaderalittlesurprise.Sheisntsogrieved.Infact,sheiscontented.Thereadermightbesurprisedathisans
15、werbecausehowdosesheknowaboutonessweetheartlies down lightly andis well contented?Thepoetdidnotgiveustheanswer,butthelasttwostanzasreachtheclimaxwhenthequestionerasksaboutthelifeofhisfriend.Andtheanswerfinallyclearsthereadersdoubtthathewasthemanwhoisnowcheering up the dead mans sweetheart,buthewould
16、likethequestionernever ask me whose.第14页Thestanzasarewellorganizedformacommonquestionaboutthequestionerslife,thenhissports,thenhisgirlfriend,andfinallyhisfriendwholiveswithhisgirlfriend.Readersmightaskwhatthepointofthisconversationisatthebeginning.Thedoubtgraduallybecomesheavieruntilthelasttwostanza
17、scomeout.Hewouldfindanincreasingtensioninthequestforanexplanation.第15页Whattonecanyoudetectintheanswererwhenheanswersthequestions.Histonechangesasheanswersmoreandmorequestions.Helight-heartedlyanswersthequestionsaboutthefarming,andthesportswithabitassuringtoneuptothisstage.Butgradually,histonebeginst
18、obeimpatient(be still,my lad and sleep).Hestrikesthereaderasevasiveabouttalkingaboutthesweetheart.Finallyhesoundscompletelyuncooperativewhenhesays never ask me whose.Thechangesinhistomerevealhisguiltyconscience.Heisstillenjoyinglifewhilethequestionerhaslosteverythingbecauseofdeath.第16页Formulas for a
19、sking about&expressing impressionsSometimesheseemsabitstrange,doesnthe?HowdidTomsstorystrikeyou?Somepeoplesaywhenweneedhimmost,heisnowheretobefound.Itseemstomethathesabusyguy,andanimportantpersonforthecompany.Hestrikesmeasanunreliableperson.Maryseemstobeanicegirl.Helooksangrytoday.Lookslikeweregoing
20、tobelateagain.Theotherchildlookedneglected.NoneofthepeopleIhaveinterviewedsofarhaveimpressedme第17页ProverbLove is like coke:something you get as the product of making something else.WhydoweconsiderCokeaby-productofsomethingelse?TheshorttermforCoca-Cola第18页TEXT:SOMEONE WAITINGPart2ReadingandLanguageAc
21、tivities第19页Warming-up ActivitiesListening to a songViewing picturesReadingActivitiesPre-reading TaskGroup DiscussionWhile-reading Task第20页Step 1 Listening and singingStep 1 Listening and singingTask:Task:Listen to the song and answer the following question:What feelings does the song want to expres
22、s?poignantsad第21页What expressions can you see from their faces?anxiousanxiousnervousnervousupsetupsetdisappointeddisappointedStep 2 viewing picturesStep 2 viewing pictures第22页 They are pacing,scanning,looking at one another,touching and not touching第23页What expressions can you see from their faces?s
23、urprisedunbelievablepure delighthigh-pitchedunbelievablesurprised第24页dampenpowerful embrace第25页nervous upset happy Joyful delightful sad mixed feelings apprehensiveStep 5 Pre-reading TaskStep 5 Pre-reading TaskQ1:Did anyone see you off when you left for college?Q2:How were you feeling then?Q3:Which
24、of the following words apply for your case?第26页Topics for discussing1.Talk about your experience of seeing a friend off or how you felt when your friends and your parents see you off?2.How would you feel when you,after a long journey,see somebody waiting for you at the railway station?Step 6 Group D
25、iscussionStep 6 Group Discussion第27页soften widen fasten lighten harden1.Read paragraphs 1-4 and answer:what did the narrator observe when sitting at an airport waiting for her turn to leave?A woman A grandmother and grandson Two ladies A mother At Gate 13,the arrivals(run in circles/high-pitched/wra
26、p her arms/give him a powerful embrace/protect)(suppose/pick up)(unrelated/look up and down/scan)(dampen)(poignant/fold into/ingredient)-en:a suffix normally used to form a transitiveverb from an adjective.It can also be used to form adjectives from nouns;e.g.,golden.Step 8 While-reading TaskStep 8
27、While-reading Task第28页2.Read paragraphs 5-10,and answer:1)Who are really seeing her off and waiting for her at the moment she is leaving?The narrator thinks that her husband at work is wondering if she has left,and her daughter is wondering about the same thing at the other end.They are really seein
28、g her off and waiting for her.第29页2)What conclusion does she draw from her observation?And what are her wishes?She concludes that life needs to be this important all the time.She wishes all the people who go on a journey could come back to find someone waiting for them,and wishes they could leave wi
29、th someone to see them off.If dying is like this,a passage,then she isnt afraid any more.第30页MainideaThenarratorofthetexttellsusherobservationofpeoplesfinalmomentsattheairport.Sherecallsherownexperiencesofmeetingherdaughterandbeingmetwhenreturningfromhergrandfathersfuneral.Somehowtheemotionshefeelss
30、eemsnotatalloutofplacefortheairport.Frompeoplesarrivalordeparture,sheconcludeslifeneedstobethisimportantallthetime.Sherealizesthatifdyingislikethis,apassage,thensheisunafraid.第31页Para 1Para 1I am sitting at an airport watching people in the I am sitting at an airport watching people in the final fin
31、al momentsmoments before their loved ones arrive or before their loved ones arrive or departdepart.They are pacing,nervous,looking at one another,They are pacing,nervous,looking at one another,touching and not touching.touching and not touching.ParaphraseParaphrase:Im sitting at an airport observing
32、 the Im sitting at an airport observing the people there.When they are waiting for or seeing people there.When they are waiting for or seeing someone off at the airport,they are usually walking someone off at the airport,they are usually walking up and down,nervous,looking at each other.Some of up a
33、nd down,nervous,looking at each other.Some of them are embracing and some are not.them are embracing and some are not.depart:depart:to go away,leave to go away,leave 离开;离去;启程;出发离开;离去;启程;出发离开;离去;启程;出发离开;离去;启程;出发She waited until the last of the guests had departed.She waited until the last of the gues
34、ts had departed.她一她一她一她一直等到最终一个客人离开。直等到最终一个客人离开。直等到最终一个客人离开。直等到最终一个客人离开。第32页 意译:我坐在候机室注视着人们在亲人即将到来或离去最终意译:我坐在候机室注视着人们在亲人即将到来或离去最终意译:我坐在候机室注视着人们在亲人即将到来或离去最终意译:我坐在候机室注视着人们在亲人即将到来或离去最终情景。他们正往返走着,神色担心,彼此相互注视着,时而情景。他们正往返走着,神色担心,彼此相互注视着,时而情景。他们正往返走着,神色担心,彼此相互注视着,时而情景。他们正往返走着,神色担心,彼此相互注视着,时而拥抱,时而分开。拥抱,时而分开
35、。拥抱,时而分开。拥抱,时而分开。Charge:(usually passive 通惯用于被动语态)sth(withsth)(literary)to fill sb with an emotion 使充满(情绪)Eg:The room was charged with hatred.这个房间里充满了敌意。A highly charged atmosphere 一触即发担心气氛。第33页1.Awoman,speakingSpanish,isrunningincirclestryingtogatherfamilymemberstogetherforagood-bye.Hervoiceishigh-
36、pitched.一位说西班牙语女人正绕着圈子跑来跑去,想把家人聚集起来说声再见。gather:tobringorgettogetherHesoongatheredacrowdroundhim.Thechildrenhavegatheredmanyflowers.inacircle/incircles:movingroundrunroundincircles跑圈Thegirlsgatheredroundinacircle.第34页Pitch:1.V-TIfyoupitchsomethingsomewhere,youthrowitwithsomeforce,usuallyaimingitcaref
37、ully.投掷Simonpitchedtheemptybottleintothelake.西蒙把空瓶子投进湖里。2.V-TInthegameofbaseball,whenyoupitchtheball,youthrowittothebatterforthemtohitit.投(球)给击球手Wepassedlong,hotafternoonspitchingabaseball.我们以打棒球来消磨一个个漫长酷热午后。3.V-T/V-ITopitchsomewheremeanstofallforwardssuddenlyandwithalotofforce.(向前)跌倒Themovementtook
38、himbysurprise,andhepitchedforward.突然移动让他猝不及防,向前跌倒第35页4.V-TIfsomeoneis pitched intoanewsituation,theyaresuddenlyforcedintoit.迫使进入(一个新处境)Theywerebeingpitchedintoanewadventureinwhichtheywouldhavetofightthewholeworld.他们当初正被胁迫参加到一次不得不与整个世界抗衡新冒险中。5.N.thedegreeofelevationordepression程度6.N-UNCOUNTThepitchof
39、asoundishowhighorlowitis.音调Heraisedhisvoicetoanevenhigherpitch.他将嗓门提得更高了。7.V-TIfasoundis pitched ataparticularlevel,itisproducedatthelevelindicated.使(音调)到达(指定水准)usupassiveHiscryispitchedatalevelthatmakesitimpossibletoignore.他哭声之大让人不可能置若罔闻。9.V-TIfsomethingis pitchedataparticularlevelordegreeofdifficu
40、lty,itissetatthatlevel.给设定水平(或难度)例:WhilethisisveryimportantmaterialIthinkitsprobablypitchedattoohighalevelforourstudents.尽管这是个很主要材料,但我认为它难度太大,不适合我们学生。第36页10.N-SINGIfsomethingsuchasafeelingorasituationrisestoahighpitch,itrisestoahighlevel.(感情或形势等)程度例:Thepublicsfeelingswereatahighpitchofindignation.公众
41、愤恨情绪到达了极点。11.V-TIfsomeonepitchesanideaforsomethingsuchasanewproduct,theytrytopersuadepeopletoaccepttheidea.力荐(某主张)例:MyagenthaspitchedtheideatomyeditorinNewYork.我代理人已向我在纽约编辑力荐这个想法。12.N-COUNTApitchisanareaofgroundthatismarkedoutandusedforplayingagamesuchasfootball,cricket,orhockey.比赛场地英国英语例:.afootball
42、pitch.一个足球场。例:HewasthefastestthingIeversawonabaseballfield.他是我见过在棒球场上跑得最快家伙。13.Nanyofvariousheavydarkviscidsubstancesobtainedasaresiduefromthedistillationoftars沥青seealsocoal-tarpitch14.Vtoapplypitchto(something)用沥青覆盖(某物)15.PHRASEIfsomeonemakes a pitchforsomething,theytrytopersuadepeopletodoorbuyit.游
43、说例:ThepresidentspeaksinNewYorktoday,makinganotherpitchforhiseconomicprogram.总统今天在纽约发表讲话,再一次游说他经济计划。第37页8.high-pitched:1.usedofsoundsandvoices;highinpitchorfrequency声调高;声音尖锐;2.setatasharporhighangleorslant陡第38页 When the final moment comes before When the final moment comes before boardboardinging,she
44、 wraps,she wraps her arms around her son,giving him a powerful her arms around her son,giving him a powerful embraceembrace that should protect him until he returns.that should protect him until he returns.board:board:v v.togetonanairplaneorashiptogetonanairplaneorashipThepassengersboardedtheplaneat
45、noon.Thepassengersboardedtheplaneatnoon.Therewereeightpassengersonboardtheplane.Therewereeightpassengersonboardtheplane.第39页embrace:embrace:1)1)totakesb.orsth.intoonesarms;totakesb.orsth.intoonesarms;Sheembracedhersontenderly.Sheembracedhersontenderly.2 2)includeinclude包含;包含包含;包含Thetalksembracedawid
46、erangeofissues.Thetalksembracedawiderangeofissues.这些谈话包括问题这些谈话包括问题非常广泛。非常广泛。3 3)欣然接收,愿意采纳(思想、提议等);信仰(宗教、信欣然接收,愿意采纳(思想、提议等);信仰(宗教、信仰等)仰等)toembracedemocracy/feminism/Islamtoembracedemocracy/feminism/Islam信仰民主信仰民主/男女平等主男女平等主义义/伊斯兰教伊斯兰教第40页Para 3 A grandmother and grandson stand at the rail where I A gr
47、andmother and grandson stand at the rail where I am waiting;the people who am waiting;the people who are supposed to pick them upare supposed to pick them up are late.Two ladies,next to them but unrelated,look up are late.Two ladies,next to them but unrelated,look up and down the corridor as if and
48、down the corridor as if scanningscanning an open sea.A an open sea.A mother holds a baby as she kisses her husband.Tears mother holds a baby as she kisses her husband.Tears dampen dampen her cheeks.The moment is charged.her cheeks.The moment is charged.thepeoplewhoaresupposedtopickthemuparelatethepe
49、oplewhoaresupposedtopickthemuparelate.语法结构语法结构语法结构语法结构structurestructure be supposed+to do sth.=be expected to do sth.be supposed+to do sth.=be expected to do sth.WhycantyouandBillgotothemoviestonight?WhycantyouandBillgotothemoviestonight?Wearesupposedtohaveahistorytesttomorrow.Wearesupposedtohaveah
50、istorytesttomorrow.第41页pick sb.up:pick sb.up:接某人接某人接某人接某人Illpickyouupat5oclock.Illpickyouupat5oclock.1 1)togetbetter,stronger,etc;toimprovetogetbetter,stronger,etc;toimprove改进;好转;增强改进;好转;增强改进;好转;增强改进;好转;增强 TradeusuallypicksupinthespringTradeusuallypicksupinthespring.贸易普通在春天回升。贸易普通在春天回升。贸易普通在春天回升。贸易普