1、UNIT 5 WRITING THREE UNIT 5 WRITING THREE THANK-YOU LETTERSTHANK-YOU LETTERSAlex HaleyAlex HaleyALEX HALEY(19211992)American biographer,scriptwriter,and authorbecame famous with the publication of the novel Roots:The Saga of an American Family,which traces his ancestry back to Africa and covers 7 Am
2、erican generations as they are taken slaves to the U.S.THANKSGIVING HISTORYSecond most important holiday in the U.S.,celebrated in on the fourth Thursday in November.associated with the time when Europeans first came to North America.In 1620 the ship the Mayflower arrived,bringing about 102 people w
3、ho today are usually called Pilgrims.THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONSThanksgiving dinnerTurkey,stuffing,mashed potatoes with gravy,sweet potatoes,cranberry sauce,sweet corn,various fall vegetables(mainly various kinds of squashes),and pumpkin pieTHANKSGIVINGGiving thanksSaying grace(谢恩祈祷)before carving a t
4、urkey at Thanksgiving dinner,Pennsylvania,U.S.,1942THANKSGIVING CELEBRATIONSVacation and travel:Thanksgiving Break Thursday-SundayParadesMacys Thanksgiving Day Parade in NYC“National Thanksgiving Turkey Presentation”and“Presidential Pardoning”Football and other sportsMAIN IDEA By writing three“thank
5、 you”letters,the author realizes that human beings long for other peoples appreciation for their efforts.Therefore,he encourages people to“find the good-and praise it”.TEXT STRUCTURECorrespon-dentsLetters sent(paras13-15)Letters received(paras 21-23)FatherThe Rev.NelsonGrand-motherThank him for teac
6、hing the writer from boyhood to love books and reading.Thank him for his morning school prayersThank him for teaching the writer how to tell the truth,to share,to be forgivingTells his son how he,as a teacher and father,felt content with him.About his retirement with self-doubt,and the reassurance t
7、he letter brought to him.Expresses her loving gratefulness for her grandsonGROUP DISCUSSION1.Thanksgiving was originally a religious observance to give thanks to God.Do you think the way the writer celebrated the holiday makes sense?Give reasons.2.If you need to extend your appreciation,who would yo
8、u like to thank?Why?How would you express your gratitude?(Be creative)3.Why do we need to“Find the good and praise it”?Do you praise others more often than criticize them or the other way round?Why?VOCABULARYget to sth./doing sth.get to sth./doing sth.(l.16)begin to give serious attention to or deal
9、 with 开始认真思考（或做）Recently Ive got to wondering why I am doing the part-time job.经历了这次事件之后经历了这次事件之后,他他对待对待周围的人周围的人开始开始好好起来起来了了.Having gone through the accident,he got to treating people around him kindlyget round to sth./doing sth.get round to sth./doing sth.Finally do sth after dealing with other mat
10、ters;find the necessary time to do sth.Im very busy at the moment but I hope to get round to answering your letter next week.reverse reverse(l.21)vt.turn around to the opposite direction;revoke or annul 反转；撤销（法令等）Reverse the order,trend,jacket,etc.-reversible,irreversibleThey have made it clear that
11、 they will not reverse the decision to increase prices.(adj)contrary;opposite（与预期）相反的(of/to)Statistics showed a reverse trend to that recorded in other countries.(n)Childrens shoes arent cheapquite the reverse.反而(fml)change for the worse;misfortune逆转，挫折The financial reverses wont discourage him.turn
12、 overturn over(l.25)think about,consider 考虑；思考 Even when she didnt say anything you could see her turning things over in her mind.他静静地坐在那里他静静地坐在那里,思考着那个问题思考着那个问题.He sat quietly,turning over the problem.移交移交(控制权控制权/所有权等所有权等)The old lady turned the shop over to her granddaughter when she retired.（反）ta
13、ke overgratitudegratitude(l.34)n.being thankful,thankfulness 感激，谢意I should like to express my gratitude to all members of the laboratory past and present for their contribution to the breakthrough.Be thankful/grateful to sb.for sth.I appreciate your help/it(if)appreciationappreciation n.an expressio
14、n of gratitude;understanding of the qualities or worth of sth.感谢；欣赏 We offer this small token by way of appreciation.By way ofas a type of sth.or serving as sth.Lets dine out tonight,by way of a change.-MOST-MOST后缀，构成表示位置的形容词后缀，构成表示位置的形容词uppermostuppermost(l.48)a.highest in place or rank,predominant
15、 最高的，突出的The development of national economy appears to be the uppermost concern in peoples minds.topmosttopmost(l.71)a.highest,uppermost 最高的，顶端的 the topmost branches of a giant treebottommost,inmost/innermost,outmost,easternmost,northernmost,etc.ones inmost thoughts and feelingsthe southernmost poin
16、t of an islandparamountparamount(l.107)a.of chief concern or importance 最主要的，最重要的Conservation is of paramount importance.The reduction of unemployment should be paramount in the governments economic policy.impressimpress(l.49)(1)给某人留下深刻印象或令人赞赏、钦佩 sb(with sth.)Mr.Smith often impresses his students wi
17、th humor in his speeches.I dont think his mother was very impressed by/with our behavior in the restaurant.(2)使某人深刻意识到 sth on/upon sbThe teacher tried to impress on his students the necessity of being honest.我父亲使我明白了努力工作的价值我父亲使我明白了努力工作的价值.My father impressed on me the value of hard work.impressive 动
18、人的,使人印象深刻的impression n.印象diminishdiminish(l.51)vi/vt.make or become smaller or less（使）变小，（使）减少 Her patience with the children diminished as the hours went by.沉重的工作负担并没有降低他对户外运动的热情.The heavy workload does not diminish his enthusiasm for outdoor sports.Shrink(shrank,shrunk)收缩The sweater will shrink if
19、 washed improperly.(反：swell)immerseimmerse(l.53)vt.cover completely in a liquid;absorb deeply 使浸没；使沉迷 I held my breath and completely immersed myself in the water,trying to stay under for as long as possible.be immersed inbe immersed in 沉浸在；沉迷于约翰完全沉浸在电脑游戏中,没有意识到周围发生的事情.John was so immersed in playin
20、g the computer games that he was unaware of things happening around him.同义短语Be absorbed/buried/engrossed inAssembleAssemble (l.57)(vt/vi.)bring or call together into a group;(vt)fit together the parts or pieces of（使）集合；装配The whole school(was)assembled in the main hall.The members of the tour group a
21、ssembled at the airport for departure.Delegates were assembling in Geneva for the conference.It took me less than an hour to assemble the bookcase.(n)assemblyUN General Assemblythe assembly line at a factory(antonym)disassemblesprinklesprinkle(l.64)vt.scatter(drops or particles of sth.)on(sth.);scat
22、ter in small drops 洒（液滴或颗粒）sprinkle sth.on/over sthsprinkle sth.on/over sth.Sprinkle water on the grasssprinkle sth.with sth.sprinkle sth.with sth.sprinkle the dish with pepper.Sprinkle the meat with salt and place it in the pan.Spray 喷洒（雾状液体）Spray paint on the car;spray the coat with perfumereceder
23、ecede(l.69)vi.become fainter;move back or away from a point 变得模糊；退去 潮水（自岸边）退去，我们就能寻找贝壳了。As the tide receded(from the shore)we were able to look for shells.我们驶抵公海，海岸似乎退到了远方。We reached the open sea and the coast receded into the distance.With the passage of time,my unhappy memories of the place recede
24、d.accordaccord vt.cause to conform;grant 使符合；给予 The headmaster accorded me permission to attend the seminar(大学讨论课).我们对他给予了热烈的欢迎.We accorded a warm welcome to him.be in agreement(with)(be in agreement(with)(使使)符合符合,一致一致His behavior does not accord with his principles.我们应该言行一致.What we say should accor
25、d with what we do.successivesuccessive a.following one after the other 接连不断的，连续的 After four successive election defeats,the Labour Party once again faces the painful task of reconstruction.接二连三的恐怖袭击已经引起了所有人的关注.The successive terrorism attacks have aroused the attention from all humanity.succession n
26、.连续,连续不断的事物 in succession 接连的 a succession of victories 连续的胜利 successor 后继者,继承者 succeed 继承,继任bring backbring back cause to return to the mind 回想起 The old photographs brought back many pleasant memories of my college life.bring forward bring forward 把把提前提前(the party);(the party);提出提出(a plan)(a plan)b
27、ring about bring about 导致导致,使发生使发生 (many improvements)(many improvements)compare:come aboutcompare:come aboutbring out bring out 生产生产;揭示揭示(a new sports car;the (a new sports car;the meaning of a poem)meaning of a poem)go aboutgo about behave;keep busy doing(sth.);set about 表现；忙于；着手 Its unprofessiona
28、l to go about criticizing your colleagues.到处Go about your business!(=Mind your own business)Despite the threat of war,people went about their work as usual.If you go about it in the right way,youll soon get it finished.mightilymightily(l.106)ad.to a great degree,very much 在很大程度上，非常He felt mightily r
29、elieved on learning that the examination had been postponed.mighty:powerful,strongmighty:powerful,stronga mighty army,nation,rulerAnnoyed,the girl gave her boyfriend a mighty thump.The pen is mightier than the sword.(Writers and thinkers affect human affairs more than soldiers do.)He struck it mightily with his sword.
