1、Lesson 1 Half a Day Lesson 1 Half a Day I.Text analysis 1.General Analysis 2.Thematic Analysis 3.Structure 4.Further DiscussionII.Writing devices Short sentencesIII.Sentence paraphraseLesson 1 Half a Dayu Plot of the storyu Setting of the storyu Protagonists of the storyu Writing techniques ofu the
2、storyu Theme of the storyDiscuss these questions with your partners.To be continued on the next page.Lesson 1 Half a Dayu Plot:a little boys first time to go to schoolu Setting:on the way to schoolu at schoolu on the way homeu Protagonists:“I”the boy in the storyu Writing techniques:go to Writing de
3、vicesu Theme of the story:go to the next pageFor reference.The end of General Analysis.Lesson 1 Half a DayThematic Analysis1.All my clothes are new.2.School makes useful men out of boys.3.My misgivings had had no basis.4.Our path was not totally sweet and unclouded.5.The lady would sometimes smile,b
4、ut yell and scold often.6.The streets lined with the gardens disappeared.7.I turned out to be a grandpa.Change is everywhere,from my clothes,to my opinions,to my life and finally to my appearance.Not only I but also the lady and the society are changing,too.Everything is changing!To be continued on
5、the next page.Lesson 1 Half a Day the street crowded with cars,high buildings,rubbish and childrenWhat changes are conveyed?changes on my partchanges on other peoples part clothes my view on school my outer appearance the ladys attitude toward uschanges in the societyThematic AnalysisTo be continued
6、 on the next page.Lesson 1 Half a DayTheme of the storyThe following are a few possible understandings of the message the story conveys.Which one do you agree with?Argue with your group partners.q Time and tide wait for no man.q Life is a tragedy.There is nothing permanent in life but change.q Educa
7、tion can never keep up with changes in society.q Life is short and time is precious.q Life is a dream.Do not take anything seriously.Time goes by quickly and many things can take place in your life time.Before you know it,a new society is born.The end of Thematic analysis.Part 1(paras.)about:Part 2(
8、paras.)about:Part 3(paras.)about:Lesson 1 Half a DayStructure of the text178161720The boys misgivings about school.How the boy felt about school.Walking out of the school,he found time had changed everything.The end of Structure.Lesson 1 Half a DayFurther discussion on the textRead the following sug
9、gestions made by the father.Which ones do you agree with and which ones not?Have you ever been given some suggestions by your parents when entering the university?List them out.q School is a place that makes useful men out of boys.q Dont you want to be useful like your brothers?q Put a smile on your
10、 face and be a good example to others.q Be a man.q Today you truly begin life.To be continued on the next page.Lesson 1 Half a DayFurther discussion on the textFrom the description between Para.8 and Para.16,we can see different aspects of school life.Try to list as many aspects as possible in the f
11、ollowing table.positive ones negative ones love discipline To be continued on the next page.Lesson 1 Half a DayFurther discussion on the textIn the last part of the text,the boy walked out of the school to find that the outside world had changed beyond measure.How might he feel about the changes?Lis
12、t exact words that support your choice.He was _.frightened surprised angry puzzled excited satisfied delighted sad indifferent criticalTo be continued on the next page.Lesson 1 Half a DayHow did the boy feel the first day he went to school?What happened the first day at school?How did the boy like s
13、chool life?Was school life just a matter of playing and fooling around?What did he see on his way home?Further discussion on the textThe end of Further discussion.Lesson 1 Half a DayNow observe the following para.carefully.What strikes you most?I did not know what to say.The gate was now closed.Some
14、 of the children burst into tears.The bell rang.A lady came along,followed by a group of men.The men began sorting us into ranks.We were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard surrounded by high buildings;from each floor we were overlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood.(Para.11)T
15、he great use of short and simple sentences!To be continued on the next page.Lesson 1 Half a DayMore examples:I walked a few steps,then came to a startled halt.Good Lord!Where was the street lined with gardens?Where had it disappeared to?When did all these cars invade it?And when did all these people
16、 come to rest on its surface?How did these hills of rubbish find their way to cover its sides?And where were the fields that bordered it?High buildings had taken over,the street was full of children,and disturbing noises shook the air.(Para.17)Good God!I was in a daze.My head spun.I almost went craz
17、y.(Para.18)Why did the author prefer to use short and simple sentences?To be continued on the next page.Lesson 1 Half a Daythe abundant use of short and simple sentences to achieve1.the effect of one persons thoughts/thinking2.the effect of rapid change of things and a feeling of confusionechoing th
18、e style of the text(The story is told as a reflection.Thinking is sometimes disconnected.)echoing the theme of the textTo be continued on the next page.Lesson 1 Half a DayThe short sentence,ordinarily containing one concisely worded assertion,is good to give point and crispness to a thought.When you
19、 wish to make an important definition,statements of weighty truth,or an emphatic assertion,short sentences are often appropriate.The following short sentences are quotable,emphatic,and to the point:Economy is the art of making the most of life.G.B.ShawLove is as necessary to the human being as food
20、and shelter.In what cases should we use short sentences?The end of Writing devices.Lesson 1 Half a DayI walked alongside my father,clutching his right hand.(1)I walked next to my father,holding his right hand.present participle as adverbial modifierLesson 1 Half a Day1.My mother stood at the window
21、watching our progress,and I turned towards her from time to time,hoping she would help.(2)2.“Im not punishing you,”he said,laughing.(4)3.The bell rang,announcing the passing of the day and the end of work.(17)Lesson 1 Half a DayThey did not make me happy,however,as this was the day I was to be throw
22、n into school for the first time.(1)“As”introduces an adverbial clause of reason.Noun phrase usu.followed by a relative clause is used as an adverbial of time.But my new clothes did not bring any happiness to me,because it was the day I was forced to go to school for the first time.Lesson 1 Half a D
23、ay1.The moment I saw him,I recognized he was the criminal the police were looking for.2.The year I was born,my father was working towards a PhD degree.3.The day Hans Christian Andersen returned to his hometown,almost all the people turned out to greet him.Lesson 1 Half a Day My mother stood at the w
24、indow watching our progress,and I turned towards her from time to time,hoping she would help.(2)My mother stood at the window watching our slow and difficult movement towards the school,and I looked back at her frequently,hoping she would stop my father taking me to school.present participle phrase,
25、acting as adverbial of accompanying circumstancesLesson 1 Half a Day We walked along a street lined with gardens,and fields planted with crops,pears,and date palms.(2)past participle phrase used here to modify“a street”and“fields”respectively.It can be regarded as a relative clause cut short.We walk
26、ed along a street,on both sides of which there are gardens and fields where crops,pears and date palms are planted.Lesson 1 Half a DayWhat is the language spoken in that area?=that is spokenThey are problems left over by history.=which have been leftLesson 1 Half a Day“Why school?”I asked my father.
27、“What have I done?”(3)elliptical questionWhy do I have to go to school?I dont think Ive done anything wrong to be punished like this.rhetorical questionMore examplesLesson 1 Half a DayFather:Well go to Tianjin this weekend.Daughter:What for?(Why this weekend?/Why Tianjin?)2.Hi!Morning!Got troubles?S
28、ure have.Lost a friend?No,just tired.Up late last night?Yeah.Big party.Elliptical questions are common in spoken English.Lesson 1 Half a DayRhetorical questionone that expresses strong feeling or opinion and doesnt require an answer.It is used to say something more positively than in a statement.n D
29、ont you want to be useful like your brothers?n Cant you see Im busy?(Dont disturb me!)n What good is a promise for an unemployed worker?n Does nothing ever worry you?(I dont understand how you can be so carefree.Question form,definite answeroften used in argument and/or persuasionLesson 1 Half a Day
30、I did not believe there was really any good to be had in tearing me away from my home and throwing me into the huge,high-walled building.(5)I didnt think it was useful to take me away from home and put me into that building with high walls.to(make sb.)leave a place unwillingly because one has togeru
31、nd as the object of the prepositionLesson 1 Half a DayWe had difficulty in finding a parking lot.2.Theres no point in waiting.3.Im not keen on gambling.Im too afraid of losing.4.I have no objection to hearing your story again.Lesson 1 Half a Day we could see the courtyard,vast and full of boys and g
32、irls.(6)adjective phrase as an attributive modifier we could see the courtyard,which is huge and crowded with boys and girls.Lesson 1 Half a Day1.Theres nothing wrong with the computer.2.Can you recommend some books easy for freshmen to read?3.I met Sally,angry at me as always,at the party.4.It was
33、a conference fruitful of results.When used as an attribute modifier,adjective phrases are often placed after the noun.Lesson 1 Half a Day You will find me waiting for you when its time to leave.(7)Ill come to fetch you when school is over.Ill be waiting for you here at the gate.object complementfind
34、+obj+v-ingLesson 1 Half a DayWhen I entered the room,I found him reading something aloud.2.I found a tree lying across the road.3.If she catches you reading her diary,shell be furious.4.His remark left me wondering what he was driving at.5.The words immediately set us all laughing.This structure is
35、very common in verbs like“see,hear,feel,watch,notice”.Lesson 1 Half a DayA lady came along,followed by a group of men.(11)A lady came toward us;arriving after her were a group of men.past participle as an adverbial modifier of mannerLesson 1 Half a DayNow use the correct form of each verb to fill in
36、 the bine,give,guide 1._ by the teachers,all the students are studying very hard.2._ enough time,Ill complete the job in time.3._ with practice,theory may be learned easily.GuidedGivenCombinedLesson 1 Half a DayWe were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard(11)We were made to stand
37、in different places to form regular lines or shapes in the big courtyard.Lesson 1 Half a Day from each floor we were overlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood.(11)on one side of the courtyard was a building with a long wood-roofed balcony on each floor where we could be seen.Or from the balcony on
38、 each floor of the building people could see the pattern into which we formed.Lesson 1 Half a Day Well,it seemed that my misgivings had had no basis.(13)Well,perhaps my doubt,worry and fear about what school would be like were all groundless.OrWell,it seemed that I was wrong to think that school was
39、 a dreadful place.Lesson 1 Half a DayIt was not all a matter of playing and fooling around.(15)What we did at school wasnt just playing and wasting time doing nothing pletelyto waste time instead of doing sth.that you should be doingLesson 1 Half a DayIn addition,the time for changing ones mind was
40、over and gone and there was no question of ever returning to the paradise of home.(16)Besides,it was impossible for us to quit school and return to the good old days when we stayed home playing and fooling around all day.Our childhood was gone,never to come back.there is no possibility of Lesson 1 H
41、alf a DayNothing lay ahead of us but exertion,struggle,and perseverance.(16)We would have to do our best and keep working very hard until we finished school.This is what I imagined our school days would be like.Or The kind of life that was waiting for us at school would be full of exertion,struggle
42、and perseverance.onlyLesson 1 Half a DayThose who were able took advantage of the opportunities for success and happiness that presented themselves.(16)If there came opportunities,capable students would seize them to achieve success and happiness.relative clause modifying“those”relative clause modif
43、ying“opportunities”Lesson 1 Half a DayHow did these hills of rubbish find their way to cover its sides?(17)How did the street come to be covered with so much rubbish on both sides?Where did they come from?to arrive or get to a placeLesson 1 Half a DayHere and there stood conjurers showing off their
44、tricks or making snakes appear from baskets.(17)Conjurers stood everywhere.They were showing off their tricks or making snakes appear from baskets.an inverted sentence due to long subjectLesson 1 Half a Day1.There are some exceptions to this reaction.2.Were there no air on the earth,there would be n
45、o life on it.3.In no case should we waste our time.4.There goes the bell.5.Away hurried the customers.Lesson 1 Half a DayThen there was a band announcing the opening of a circus,with clowns and weight lifters walking in front.(17)Then there was a band that was announcing the opening of a circus.The
46、clowns and weight lifters were walking in its front.“With+n.+doing”construction is used adverbially modifying“announcing”.To be continued on the next page.Lesson 1 Half a Day1.He stood there with a stick in his hand.(with+n.+prep.)2.Paul soon fell asleep with the light still burning.(with+n.+participle)3.She cant go out with all these dishes to wash.(with+n.+to do)4.He was lying on the bed with all his clothes on.(with+n.+adv.)The end of Sentence Paraphrase.Lesson 1 Half a DayThis is the end of Part Three.Please click HOME to visit other parts.
