Unit 1 My Father’s Shadow Lesson 1. Overview Pre-reading questions New words and expressions –Reading aloud –Concepts visualized –Word derivation –Word

Unit 1 My Father’s Shadow

Lesson 1

Overview

• Pre-reading questions

• New words and expressions– Reading aloud– Concepts visualized– Word derivation– Word differentiation

• Discussion: generation gap

Pre-Reading Questions

• What does “shadow” mean to you?

• When you first read the title “my father’s shadow”, what occurred to you?

• Can you guess what the text is about?

New Words & Expressions

• Reading loud (page 3)

• Concepts visualized

• Word

derivation

• Word

differentiation

Concepts Visualized

• gregarious: <a.> (of animal or person) tending to live in a

group

e.g. Penguins

are ~

animals.

Concepts Visualized

• haole : <Haw = foreigners>

e.g. They have

formed a

“Haole Boys

Band” last

year.

Concepts Visualized

• Caucasian : <n.> from or connected with the Caucasus (an area in the extreme southeast of Europe including Russia, Georgia, Armenia etc.)

Concepts Visualized

• Resonate: <v.>– The noise of the ball resonate

through the building.– Her experiences resonate

powerfully with me,

living, as I do, in a

similar family situation.

Concepts Visualized

• Prodigal: <a.> (derog.)

<n.> sb. who lives

such a life

e.g. He is ~

of money.

Concepts Visualized

• hazel: <a.> (of color) light brown or greenish brown

e.g. She has ~ eyes.

Concepts Visualized

• hapa haole: (Haw = half foreigners)

Concepts Visualized

• squall: <v.> to cry noisily– Can’t you stop that baby ~ing?

• fretful: <a.> anxious/

complaining

Concepts Visualized

• fretful:– Don't assume your

baby automatically needs feeding if she's ~.

– The mother is soothing her ~ baby.

Concepts Visualized• gurgle: <n.>

– We could hear the stream ~ing down in the valley.

– The baby ~d with pleasure.

Concepts Visualized

• Toddler: <n.>

Concepts Visualized

• Bouncing: <a.>– His legs are so long and he

moves so quickly that he has a

~ walk.

Concepts Visualized

• croon: <v.>– They ~ed a sent

imental tune. – He ~ed the bab

y to sleep.– The man was ~i

ng soft words of encourage-ment to his wife.

Concepts Visualized

• Churn: <v.>– The woman was ~i

ng some butter.– My stomach starte

d to ~ when I thought about my exam.

– The ship ~ed the water up as it passed.

Concepts Visualized

• Tummy: <n.>

≈ belly

e.g. I’ve got a ~

ache.

Concepts Visualized

• Retire: <v.> (fml./humor) to go to bed 就寝– She ~d into the bathroom.– Everyone ~d early that night.– He ~d on a pension at 65.– After dinner, our host said, “Sh

all we ~ to the dining room?”

Concepts Visualized

• Spell: <n.> an unbroken period– I had a ~ in the army before I

became a policeman.– After a short ~ in hospital she

was soon back at work.– There has been a long ~ of dry

weather.

Concepts Visualized

• Scrap: <n.> 废料– There is an electronic ~ outside – the building.– -- He sold his car – for ~.– -- The man is a – ~-metal dealer.

Concepts Visualized

• Scrap may be turned into beautiful things.

Concepts Visualized

• Lumber: <n.> = timber

Concepts Visualized

• Trail: <v.> to follow or track– The police ~ed the

criminal to his hiding place.

– Her robe ~ed along the ground.

– Trailer house = mobile house

Blank-filling

• Emma’s a g________, outgoing sort of person.• There have been rumors that he has been

p_______ with company funds.• By midnight the children were tired and f____.• I had my driving test that morning and my

stomach was c________.• As the boat moved along, he t______ his hand

in the water.• I watched my 2-year-old nephew t________

around after his puppy.

gregariousgregarious

prodigalprodigal

fretfulfretful

churningchurningtrailedtrailed

toddlingtoddling

Word Derivation

V. resonate squall retire churn croon

N.

V. trail

N. spell scrap toddler breach

resonationresonation squallsquall retirementretirement churnchurn crooncroon

trailtrail

spellspell scrapscrap toddletoddle breachbreach

Word Derivation

A. gregarious prodigal hazel fretful

N.

A. bouncing stern gleeful

N. apprehension

gregariousness

gregariousness

prodigality prodigal

prodigality prodigal

hazelhazel fretfulnessfretfulness

bouncebounce sternnesssternnessglee gleeful-ne

ss

glee gleeful-ne

ss

apprehensiveapprehensive

Word Differentiation

• Giggle vs. Gurgle• I caught Roz having a _____

over some of Janet’s awful poetry.

• The baby lay ________ in her cot.

• grin 露齿而笑 , guffaw 捧腹大笑 , chuckle 低声轻笑 , giggle 咯咯地笑 , gurgle （婴儿）咯咯地笑

gigglegiggle

gurglinggurgling


• Scrap vs. Scrape

• I hate the ______ of chalk on the blackboard.

• Have you got a ______ of paper I could write on?

• She ________ the mud off her shoes.

• I’ve read every ______ of information I can find on the subject.

scrapescrape

scrapscrap

scrapedscraped

scrapscrap


• Reply; resonate; respond

• The noise of the bell resonated through the building.

• The significance of those great stories ________ down the centuries.

• He ______ with a long letter the next day.

• His back injury had failed to _______ to treatment.

resonatesresonates

repliedreplied

respondrespond


• Squalls; spells; wails

• I kept having/getting dizzy ______.

• There was a band of snow _______ moving in behind the cold front.

• She had a brief _____ as captain of the team.

• The silence was broken by the _____ of a newborn baby.

squallssquallssquallssquallsspellsspells

wailswails

spellspell


• Comprehension vs. Apprehension

• There is some ____________ in the office about who the new director will be.

• Some won’t have the least ____________ of what I’m trying to do.

• I’ve invited a lot of people to the party, but I’m a bit _____________ that no one will come.

apprehensionapprehension

apprehensiveapprehensive

comprehensioncomprehension


• Glamour vs. Clamor• We could hear the _______ of an angry

crowd from the square.• She piled her hair up for evening

_________.• Do you still think there’s ________ in the

advertising business?• After the bombing, there was a public

________ for vengeance.

clamorclamor

glamourglamourglamourglamour

clamorclamor


• Subsequent vs. Consequent

• The book discusses his illness and __________ resignation from the government.

• You’ve got a university place _________ on your exam result.

• The teacher has sequenced the names of the students.

subsequentsubsequent

consequentconsequent


• Tuck vs. Tickle

• She had a doll ______ under her arm.

• I _______ her feet and she laughed.

• ______ your chair in so that no one trips over it.

• Should I _____ my shirt into my trousers?

• My nose is ________, I think I’m going to sneeze.

tuckedtucked

tickledtickled

TuckTuck

tucktuck

ticklingtickling

Tickle one’s feet


• Break vs. Breach

• He was sued for _______ of contract.

• The magazine has been published without a _______ since 1950.

• There have been serious security __________.

• The cinema was in ______ of the Health and Safety Act for having no fire doors.

breachbreach

breakbreak

breachesbreaches

breachbreach


• Tiptoe vs. Creep• They walked across the room on ______

so as not to waken the baby.• Someone was ________ around outside

my window. • He waited until his daughter was asleep,

then ________ quietly out of the room.• The traffic was ________ along at a

snail’s pace.

tiptoetiptoe

creepingcreeping

tiptoedtiptoed

creepingcreeping

On tiptoe

Generation Gap

• What is your definition of this term?

• Have you experienced any pressure from your parents?

• Have you ever felt resentful or hateful about their advice?

• Have you changed your opinion of your parents and begun to understand them? If yes, how did that happen?

Thank you!

To be continued.


Lesson 2Lesson 2

Overview

• Word review

• A global picture

• A detailed study of the text

What is the word which means…

• to make a deep, clear, echoing or continuing sound

• to follow or track• the happy low sound that someone makes in his

or her throat, like water flowing unevenly or out of a bottle

• sociable or liking the companionship of others• a small child who has just learnt to walk• light brown color

resonateresonate

trailtrail

gurglegurgle gregariousgregarious

toddlertoddler

hazelhazel

Define the following words.

• fretful• prodigal

• retire• croon

• spell

• anxious because of discomfort• careless and wasteful with mone

y• <fml./humor> to go to bed• to sing (usu. old popular songs)

with feeling• a period of a particular kind of ac

tivity, weather, illness etc.

Complete the following sentences

• I r______ late, for as always the morning would arrive too soon.

• He is a g_________ person who avoids solitude.

• Derek is now a proud father of a b_______ baby girl.

• “Dear boy,” she c________, hugging him heartily...

retiredretired

gregariousgregarious

bouncingbouncing

croonedcrooned


• The bass guitar began to thump so loudly that it r__________ in my head.

• Squirrels like to eat h_______. • We finally got a sunny

day after the long raining s______.

• A p_______ who returns is more precious than gold.

resonatedresonatedhazelshazels

spellspellprodigalprodigal


• He dines on a chicken or a s_____ of mutton.

• He was up all night with t_______ ache.

• The tired children t______ along behind their parents.

• There was an infant s_______ in the back of the church.

scrapscrap

tummytummy

trailedtrailed

squallingsqualling

A Global Picture

• What type of writing is the text?

• What is the author’s purpose of writing?

• When did the story take place?

• Is the author a male or a female?

• What’s the author’s family origin?

Narration Narration

To describe how family bond can remove years of estrangement between a father and a daughter

To describe how family bond can remove years of estrangement between a father and a daughter

In a summer.In a summer.

A female.A female.

Chinese.Chinese.

A Global Picture

• Where does the author live now?

• Where are they going ?

• Who is Gary?

• Is Gary a Chinese?

• Did the author’s father approve of their marriage? Why/Why not?

In New York City.

In New York City.

Hawaii Hawaii

Her husband.Her husband.

No. He’s a haole.No. He’s a haole.

No.No.

Because he expected his daughter to marry a Chinese.

Because he expected his daughter to marry a Chinese.

A Global Picture

• Where did the author and her husband settle down after they got married?

• How was the relationship between the author and her father?

• How long did the separation between the author and her father last?

• Who is Timmy?

In New York.

In New York.

Sort of estrangement Sort of estrangement

For five years. For five years.

The author’s son, a hapa haole.

The author’s son, a hapa haole.

A Global Picture

• Why did the author decide to go back to the islands?

• Because she wanted to show her 5-month-old son to her father.

• How did the author’s father react to his grandson?

• After the initial uncertainty, her father accepted the baby.

A Global Picture

• What can you infer about the personality and job of the author’s mother?

• Outgoing, gregarious and social. Probably a teacher in a local school.

• What can you infer about the personality of the author and her father?

• Loving but stern, kind but bullheaded. A bit introverted.

About the Author• Sledge, Linda Ching has a Ph.D.

in Renaissance literature from the City University of New York, and has been a professor of literature and writing at Westchester Community College, State University of New York, for 30 years.

• She has written three books and some popular articles which have appeared in Redbook, Parenting, Guideposts, and Readers Digest.

Empire of Heaven

Empire of Heaven

Linda Ching’s major worksLinda Ching’s major works

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/0553578146/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books

Location of Hawaii

Honolulu as the capital

Chinese in Hawaii

• If all people with Chinese ancestry in Hawaii are included, they form about 1/3 of

Hawaii's entire population.

• Historical records indicated that the earliest immigration of the Chinese came from Guangdong province in 1778.

Chinese-Hawaiian

• Since the early Chinese immigrants had not brought any Chinese women along with them, they inter-married with Hawaiian women.

• The practice of such inter- marriage continued well into the 19th century, when Chinese women were still a rarity in Hawaiʻi .

Chinese in Hawaii Today

• By 1950 most Chinese American men in Hawaii were educated and held good jobs.

• Today 95% of Chinese Americans in Hawaii live in Honolulu and work at professional jobs.

My Father’s Shadow

• How do you understand the title of the text?

• Wherever the author’s father (the old Chinese man) goes, she (the daughter) follows him like a shadow. It indicates their intimate relationship.

• It could also be understood that both the father and the daughter are like each other in character, loving, kind but stern and bullheaded.

Structure of the Text

• Part 1 (para.1): – background information of the story --- the author’s

relationship with her father and her feeling about her return to Hawaii

• Part 1 (para.2-4): – flashback about the clashes between the author and

her father

• Part 3 (para.5-6): – transition --- the author recalls her father’s affection

for her in her childhood and shows her uncertainty about the forthcoming reunion

Structure of the Text

• Part 4 (para.7-13): – reunion --- the initial uncertain moment, the

father’s affection for his grandchild, and ease of the tension between the father and the daughter

• Part 5 (para.14-15): – conclusion --- the ending of the story about

how family ties work in removal of disagreement between family members

Detailed Study — Part I

• But What should have been a mission of joy filled me with apprehension. (para.1)

• The trip ought to be full of joy, but in fact it filled me with worry and uncertainty.

• Should have –ed: ought to; contrary to– You should have told me the truth long ago.– The success should have been a good news.

Detailed Study — Part I

• … and though we were very much alike, we’d grown very far apart. (para.1)

• … and though we were very much alike in character, we had quite different beliefs and values.

• Here, the use of the subordinator “though” shows that the author admits that people who are alike are easily getting close to each other, but this is not the case with her and her father.

Detailed Study — Part II

1. What particular demands did the father put on the author?

• The father expects the author to follow her mother’s model in all respects not only in behavior, but also in the choice of companions, education, career and even marriage.

2. Why did the father disapprove of the author’s marriage?


• How did the father express his disapproval?

• “My father’s subsequent silence resonated with disapproval. … the habit of separation hardening into a permanent estrangement.” (para.4)

• The father expressed his disapproval in silence; he never visited his daughter and never spoke to her over the phone.


• Hold up… as (para.2)– Sweden is often held up as an example of a

successful social democracy.– He used to ~ her up as an example to

emulate.

• Social (para.2)– We’re ~ beings as well as individuals.– Staff facilities included a ~ club and leisure

complex.


• Press (para.2)– She ~ed her guests to stay a little longer.– When I ~ed him for precise figures he evaded

the subject.

• Mingle with (para.2)– The sound of voices ~d with a scraping of cha

irs.– Over aperitifs （开胃酒） , there was a chanc

e to ~ with friends.


• Follow in sb’s footsteps (para.2)– Charles’s children will ~ in his footsteps and g

o to the same school.

• Marry into (para.2)– The only reason Camilla has so much money i

s that she ~ied into the aristocracy.– She wasn’t born into the nobility, she married i

n.


• Clan (para.2)– The whole clan is/are coming to stay with us

during the Spring Festival.

• Settle down (para.2)– I hate all this travel; I want to get married and

~ down.– I’m sure the child will soon ~ down in his new

school.


• Bullheaded (para.3)– She held a ~ belief that she was right.

• As bullheaded as my father…

• The sentence indicates that the author and her father do not reconcile easily to each other. They are not easily influenced by other people, so they went into clash with each other, which broke them apart.


• A sandy-haired

boy


• Clamorous (para.3)– At about 5 o’clock in the morning, the busy ~

market came alive.

• Resonate with (para.3)– The hall ~d with the notes of the trumpet solo.– London is confident and alive, ~ing with all the

qualities of a civilized city.

伦敦自信而充满生机，文明城市所具备的特点它应有尽有。


• We might have gone on like that, the habit of separation hardening into a permanent estrangement. (para.4)

• It was quite possible that the physical separation and emotional breach between us would further widen and finally separate us forever.

• Might have –ed: used to show possibility


• Harden into (para.4)– For her own good, you must harden your

heart. – Attitudes towards the terrorists have ~ed even

more since the attack.

• Tidal pull (para.4): sudden pull– There was a tidal wave of public disapproval

against the government plans.


• Then Timmy was born, and I felt an unexpected tidal pull back to the islands. (para.4)

• As the daughter grew older, and became a mother, she started gradually to understand his father’s love for her.– tidal currents / waters 潮水 – a tidal river / estuary / harbor 有潮河道 / 河口 / 港口– a tidal wave: a sudden wave (of emotions, e.g. enthus

iasm, indignation, hysteria, patriotism, etc.) 浪潮

Detailed Study — Part III

• …, came flooding back (para.5)

• …, arrived in large amount– High school memories came flooding back.– Job applications come flooding in.– This is when insights and understanding come

flooding into you causing you to see your life in a brand new light.


• … taking his devotion as my due (para.5)

• … taking his devotion for granted– He received a large reward, which was no mo

re than his due. (= what he deserved) 他得到了巨大的酬劳 , 这至少是他应得的 .

– give sb his due: be fair to sb 公平对待某人– She‘s a slow worker but, to give her her due, s

he does try very hard. 她工作很慢 , 但平心而论 , 她确实非常努力。


1. On the flight to Hawaii, the author recalled her childhood, her father’s profound love, and started to understand her father. She even felt regretful to her father. How did you know that?

• “prodigal” (para.6)

• The return of the prodigal son (daughter) 浪子回头


2. Is the author prepared for the worst?• She is thinking of the possibility that her

father might not accept her baby. She even got mentally prepared to break the relationship with her father forever if he did not accept Timmy.

• Breach:– The incident caused an irreparable ~

between the two countries.

Detailed Study — Part IV

2. What is the author’s mother’s initial reaction to the arrival of her family?

• “instant and unconditional acceptance of a child by his grandmother” – direct and brief

3. What is the author’s father’s initial reaction to their arrival? Can you pick out some phrases that indicate his reaction?


• Phrases and words such as “passive, greeted ... politely, peered cautiously, stepped back in alarm” all show that the father was uncertain as much as his daughter.

• That is why the author finds it hard to read his expression. – detailed and implicit, showing the subtlety of father’s feelings.


• Eager arms (para.7)• Transferred epithet 移就（修辞）• Here the adjective “eager” has been shifted from

the noun it logically modifies to a word associated with that noun; hence a figure of speech is used.– She spent several sleepless nights before the exam.– In his quiet laziness he suddenly remembered that str

ange word.


• Unconditional (para.7)– An agreement was signed for the ~ surrender of the

Japanese.– The foolish girl has become an ~ admirer of the

star.

• Flesh and blood (para.8)– Of course, I find pretty young women attractive ---

I’m only flesh and blood.– I couldn’t send him away --- he’s my own ~ and

blood.– We’ve suffered all ~ and blood can suffer.


4. What happened that evening? What did the author begin to realize?

• The author comes to be aware of her father’s real state of mind; “... wanted to mend the breach as much as I had”. Therefore in Paragraph 13 readers can naturally expect the tension to melt slowly during the rest of the author’s stay.


5. What does the author mean when she says “... my father no longer defined our family by a uniform set of features” (para.13)?

• She intends to tell the readers the changes in her father. Her father’s acceptance of his crossbred grandchild is a sign of his eventual acceptance of ethnic differences. Here the author seems to suggest that the biological relations between the grandfather and the grandson have prevailed.


• Crib (para.9)

• = Cot


• Fist and feet (para.11)

• Alliteration 头韵（修辞）• The appearance of the same initial conson

ant sound in two or more words. It is often used in poetry or prose.– Round the rocks runs the river.– A fair face may hide a foul heart.– Fortune favors fools.

Detailed Study — Part V

• What does it mean by “... trailed by a different, bouncing shadow”?

• It means that wherever the old Chinese man goes, his grandson follows him like a shadow. It indicates their intimate relationship.

After-Reading Activity

• What do you learn from the text about the development of the relationship between parents and children?

• Circle the word groups (or sentence patterns or usages) that you think are beautiful or worth noticing.

Beautiful Expressions

• An Asian face burned dark by the Hawaiian sun• With laugh wrinkles at the corners of the eyes• Break the spell• Mend the breach• Discuss our rift• Claim his grandson• Thanks to …• Define … by …• Make a handsome pair• Trailed by a different, bouncing shadow

Thank you!


Lesson 3

Overview

• Students’ Duty Report

• Sentence Translation

• Exercises Highlights

• Oral Practice

• Dictation

Idioms Review

• The sound of voices m__________ a scraping of chairs.

• Charles’s children will f_________ his f_________ and go to the same school.

• The only reason Camilla has so much money is that she m__________ the aristocracy.

• Sweden is often h__________ an example of a successful social democracy.

held up asheld up as

mingled withmingled with

follow infollow infootstepsfootsteps

married intomarried into

• 50 states of the US Duty Report

Geographic Map of the US

Duty Report• California

• Berkley in California• Berkley in California

New York City

Road Map of the New York City

Translation Practice

• stern• Journalists received a ~ warning not to

go anywhere near the battleship.• Don’t get too ~ with them. • The boy took out the key under the ~

gaze of his father.• The President is facing the sternest test

of authority since he came to power five years ago.

不要对他们过分严格。不要对他们过分严格。

总统的权力正面临着最严峻的考验总统的权力正面临着最严峻的考验

在父亲严厉的目光注视下在父亲严厉的目光注视下


• spell

• She went to the doctor complaining of dizzy ~s.

• There will be rain at first, with sunny ~s later.

• He did a two-year ~ as a special adviser.

• 他担任了两年时间的特别顾问。• We took ~s at carrying the baby.

她去看病，告诉医生说她一阵一阵头昏。她去看病，告诉医生说她一阵一阵头昏。

开始会有雨，雨后间晴。开始会有雨，雨后间晴。


• flood: <vt./vi.>• Every spring the river ~s the valley. • 每年春天河水都会淹没这块洼地。• Telephone calls came ~ing in from all ov

er the country.• The bright morning sun ~ed into the bedr

oom.• Cheap imported goods are ~ing the mark

et.

各地的电话潮水般涌来。各地的电话潮水般涌来。

灿烂晨光泻进卧室。灿烂晨光泻进卧室。

廉价的进口商品充斥市场。廉价的进口商品充斥市场。


• tiptoe <n./a./adv.>• She had to stand on ~ to reach the top s

helf.• They stood on ~ to get a better look at th

e parade.• He is a man of ~ caution. • 他是个做事战战兢兢的人。• The children were on ~ for vacation to be

gin.

她必须踮起脚尖才能够到顶层搁架。她必须踮起脚尖才能够到顶层搁架。

他们踮起脚以便把游行队伍看得更清楚。他们踮起脚以便把游行队伍看得更清楚。

孩子们急切盼望假期开始。孩子们急切盼望假期开始。


• Status

• She achieved celebrity ~ overnight.• 她一夜之间成为名流。• The party was denied legal ~.• 该党派没能获得合法地位。• During the press conference, the spokes

man delivered a ~ report on foreign affairs.记者招待会期间，发言人就外交形势作了报告。记者招待会期间，发言人就外交形势作了报告。


• disapprove of

• He ~d of her.

• The survey showed that 32% of respondents approve, 54% ~ and the rest are undecided.

• 她想当演员，但是父母不同意。• She wants to be an actress, but her pare

nts ~.

他讨厌她。他讨厌她。


• mingle with• The princess was not recognized and ~d

freely with the crowd.• Laughter ~d with the music and

appreciative comments.

• She does not ~ much with people. • The excitement of starting a new job is

always ~d with a certain apprehension.

随意地混杂在人群之中随意地混杂在人群之中

笑声和音乐声、赞美声交织在一起笑声和音乐声、赞美声交织在一起


• follow/tread in one’s footsteps• Mary works in television, following in her f

ather’s footsteps.• 玛丽在电视台工作，步了她父亲的后尘。• 他像他父亲一样，开始自己创业。• He followed in his father’s footsteps, starti

ng his own business.• Are you going to ~ in your father’s footstep

s? 你打算子承父业吗？你打算子承父业吗？

Exercises Highlights

• Word differentiation (Ex. III, pa.6)• Word expansion (Ex.V, pa.6)• Grammar exercises

– As 当介词用时，主要说明某人的职务和职业，某物的用途和作用。

– He used his teeth as a bottle-opener.– As 当连词用时，主要说明两个动作或两种情况

之间的相似之处。 – I work hard as others do.

Oral Practice

• Dialogues on the Teen Line

• Suppose you are parents of a problem teenager and you are calling the city hotline for help and advice.

• Make up a dialogue between the parents and the hotline host/hostess.

• Act out the phone call.

Billy’s Problem

• Bill is addicted to computer games. He would tell lies and skip classes in order to find a Net bar to play video games.

Martin’s Problem

• After his parents’ divorce, Martin became a trouble maker. He was often fighting with other boys, though most of the time he was silent and depressed.

Emmy’s Problem

• Emmy is a rebellious girl who would do everything to make herself different from others. She would try smoking, tattooing, navel piercing or even drug-taking.

Miranda’s Problem

• Miranda falls in love with a middle-aged man recently. She begins to find it hard to concentrate in class and is always impatient with her parents.

Sally’s Problem

• Sally is a shy and sensitive girl from a poor family. She finds it hard to get along with her roommates. She feels lonely and is always left out by others.

Dictation

• As far as I am concerned, / my father was the finest man / who ever lived. / We spoke without words / and loved without barriers. / The day he died / was the hardest day of my life. / Without Dad / I thought the hope in me / had died as well. / Becoming a father my self / wasn’t high on my list of things to do. / Responsibilities/ were not my idea of good time. / Almost a decade / after my father died, / an infant changed my mind. / Being a father means / there are new challenges for me. / There was no school degree / to prepare me for fatherhood. / I went to the bookstores. / But I found nothing. / I had no lines, / no textbooks, / no videos to tell me what to do. / It was a job with no description. / People would say to me, / "Just love him.” / Loving was the easy part. / Being a father was not.

Timed Writing• You will have 10 minutes to write on the

following topic:• The Gap between My Father/Mother and

Me• Write quickly without worrying about the

spelling and grammar. You may include the following:– Your definition of generation gap– Examples from your life to show where the

gap lies– Possible ways to bridge the gap.

Thank you!

Documents

Unit 1 My Father’s Shadow Lesson 1. Overview Pre-reading questions New words and expressions –Reading aloud –Concepts visualized –Word derivation –Word