1、BTLEWLesson 1 Half a Day Part ThreeENTER1BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayAllegory Plot:a little boys first time to go to schoolSetting:on the way to schoolat schoolon the way back homeProtagonists:“I”the boy in the storyTheme of the story:go to the next pageI.Text AnalysisFor reference.The end of General An
2、alysis.2BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayI.Text AnalysisTheme 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.Time and tide wait for no man.There is nothing permanent in life but change.Education can never
3、 keep up with changes in society.Life is short and time is precious.Life is a dream.Do not take anything seriously.Time goes by quickly and many things can take place in your lifetime.Before you know it,a new society is born.The end of Thematic Analysis.3BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayI.Text AnalysisThemat
4、ic 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,but yell and scold often.6.The streets lined with the gardens disappeared.7.I turned out to be a grandpa.Changeis
5、 everywhere,from my clothes,to myopinions,to my life andfinallytomyappearance.Not only Ibutalsotheladyandthesocietyarechanging,too.Everything is changing!To be continued on the next page.4BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayI.Text Analysisthe street crowded with cars,high buildings,rubbish and childrenWhat chan
6、gesare conveyed?changes on my partchanges on other peoples partclothesmy view on schoolmy outer appearancethe ladys attitude toward uschanges in the societyThematic AnalysisTo be continued on the next page.5BTLEWPart 1(paras.)about:Part 2(paras.)about:Part 3(paras.)about:Lesson 1 Half a DayI.Text An
7、alysisStructure 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.6BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayI.Text AnalysisFurther discussion on the textRead the following suggestions made by the fath
8、er.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.School is a place that makes useful men out ofboys.Dont you want to be useful like your brothers?Put a smile on your face and be a good example toot
9、hers.Be a man.Today you truly begin life.To be continued on the next page.7BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayI.Text AnalysisFurther 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?
10、List exact words that support your choice.He was _.?frightened?surprised?angry?puzzled?excited?satisfied?delighted?sad?indifferent?criticalTo be continued on the next page.8BTLEWLesson 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
11、boy like school life?Was school life just a matter of playing and fooling around?What did he see on his way home?I.Text AnalysisFurther discussion on the textThe end of Further Discussion.9BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayII.Sentence Paraphrase I walked alongside my father,clutching his right hand.(1)I walke
12、d next to my father,holding his right hand.present participle as adverbial modifierMore examples from the textgo to 2To be continued on the next page.10BTLEWLesson 1 Half a Day1.My mother stood at the window watching our progress,and I turned towards her from time to time,hoping she would help.(2)2.
13、“Im not punishing you,”he said,laughing.(4)3.The bell rang,announcing the passing of the day and the end of work.(17)back to 111BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 2They did not make me happy,however,as this was the day I was to be thrown into school for the first time.(1)“As”introduces an a
14、dverbial clause of reason.go to 3More examplesBut 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.To be continued on the next page.12BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase1.The momentI saw him,I recognizedhewas the criminal
15、the police were lookingfor.2.The year I was born,my father wasworkingtowardsa PhD degree.3.The day Hans ChristianAndersenreturnedtohishometown,almostallthe people turned out to greet him.back to 213BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 3My mother stood at the window watching our progress,and I
16、 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,acting as adverbial of accompanyi
17、ng circumstancesgo to 4More examplesTo be continued on the next page.14BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence ParaphraseWe 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 re
18、garded as a relative clause cut short.We walked along a street,on both sides of which there are gardens and fields where crops,pears and date palms are planted.More examplesTo be continued on the next page.15BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase What is the language spoken in that area?=that i
19、s spokenThey are problems left over by history.=which have been leftback to 316BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 4“Why school?”I asked my father.“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 q
20、uestiongo to 5More examplesMore examplesTo be continued on the next page.17BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase1.Father:Well go to Tianjinthis weekend.Daughter:What for?(Why this weekend?/WhyTianjin?)2.Hi!Morning!Got troubles?Sure have.Lost a friend?No,just tired.Up late last night?Yeah.Big p
21、arty.back to 4Elliptical questions are common in spoken English.18BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 5go to 6Rhetorical questionone that expresses strong feeling or opinion and doesnt require an answer.It is used to say something more positively than in a statement.?Dont you want to be usef
22、ul like your brothers?Cant you see Im busy?(Dont disturb me!)?What good is a promise for an unemployedworker?Does nothing ever worry you?(I dont understandhow you can be so carefree.)Question form,definite answeroften used in argument and/or persuasion19BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 6I
23、 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 togo to
24、 7gerund as the object of the prepositionMore examplesTo be continued on the next page.20BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase1.We 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
25、again.back to 621BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 7 we could see the courtyard,vast and full of boys and girls.(6)go to 8adjective phrase as an attributive modifier we could see the courtyard,which is huge and crowded with boys and girls.More examplesTo be continued on the next page.22BTL
26、EWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase1.Theresnothingwrongwith 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 a conference fruitful of results.back to 7When used as an attribute modifier,adjective phrases are often pl
27、aced after the noun.23BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 8You 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 complementgo to 9find+obj+v-ingMore examplesTo be continued on the next page.24BTLEWL
28、esson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase1.When I entered the room,I found him readingsomething aloud.2.I found a tree lyingacross the road.3.If she catches you readingher diary,shell be furious.4.His remark left me wonderingwhat he was driving at.5.The words immediately set us all laughing.back to 8Thi
29、s structure is very common in verbs like“see,hear,feel,watch,notice”.25BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 9A lady came along,followed by a group of men.(11)A lady came toward us;arriving after her were a group of men.go to 10past participle as an adverbial modifier of mannerMore examplesTo
30、be continued on the next page.26BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence ParaphraseNow use the correct form of each verb to fill in the bine,give,guide1._ by the teachers,all the students arestudying very hard.2._ enough time,Ill complete the job intime.3._ with practice,theory may be learnedeasily.back to
31、91.Guided2.Given3.Combined27BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 10We were formed into an intricate pattern in the great courtyard(11)We were made to stand in different places to form regular lines or shapes in the big courtyard.go to 1128BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 11 from ea
32、ch 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 each floor of the building people could see the pattern into which we formed.go to 1229BTLEWLesson
33、1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 12Well,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 a dreadful place.go to 1330BTLEW31Rivalries could bring about p
34、ain and hatred,or give rise to fighting.(para.15)bring about/give rise to (page 14)Bring about:make sth.(changes)happenGive rise to:cause sth.(new)to happen or existParaphrase:Competitions might cause us to suffer and to hate each other,or even to fight.Past future Habitual action in the past Senten
35、ce Paraphrase 12BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 13It 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 doinggo to 1432BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence
36、 Paraphrase 14In addition,the time for changing ones mind was 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
37、 gone,never to come back.there is no possibility ofgo to 1533BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 15Nothing 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
38、 be like.Or The kind of life that was waiting for us at school would be full of exertion,struggle and perseverance.onlygo to 1634BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 16Those who were able took advantage of the opportunities for success and happiness that presented themselves.(16)If there came
39、 opportunities,capable students would seize them to achieve success and happiness.relative clause modifying“those”relative clause modifying“opportunities”go to 1735BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 17How did these hills of rubbish find their way to cover its sides?(17)How did the street co
40、me to be covered with so much rubbish on both sides?Where did they come from?to arrive or get to a placego to 1836BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 18Here and there stood conjurers showing off their tricks or making snakes appear from baskets.(17)Conjurers stood everywhere.They were showin
41、g off their tricks or making snakes appear from baskets.an inverted sentence due to long subjectgo to 19More examplesTo be continued on the next page.37BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 1.There are some exceptions to this reaction.2.Were thereno air on the earth,there wouldbe no life on it
42、.3.In no case should wewaste our time.4.There goes the bell.5.Away hurried the customers.back to 1838BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayIII.Sentence Paraphrase 19Then 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 announcin
43、g the opening of a circus.The clowns and weight lifters were walking in its front.“With+n.+doing”construction is used adverbially modifying“announcing”.More examplesTo be continued on the next page.39BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DaySentence Paraphrase 1.He stood there with a stick in his hand.(with+n.+prep.
44、)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.40BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayIII.Writing DevicesNow observe the followi
45、ng paragraph carefully.What strikes you most?I did not know what to say.The gate was now closed.Some 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 surroun
46、ded by high buildings;from each floor we were overlooked by a long balcony roofed in wood.(Para.11)The great use of short and simple sentences!To be continued on the next page.41BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayWriting DevicesMore examples:I walked a few steps,then came to a startled halt.Good Lord!Where was
47、 the street lined with gardens?Where had it disappeared to?When did all these cars invade it?And when did all these people 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
48、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 crazy.(Para.18)Why did the author prefer to use short and simple sentences?To be continued on the next page.42BTLEWLesson 1 Half a DayWriting Devicesthe abundant use of short and sim
49、ple sentences to achieve1.the effect of one persons thoughts/thinking2.the effect of rapid change of things and a feeling of confusionechoing the 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.43BT
50、LEWLesson 1 Half a DayWriting DevicesThe short sentence,ordinarily containing one concisely worded assertion,is good to give point and crispness to a thought.When you wish to make an important definition,statements of weighty truth,or an emphatic assertion,short sentences are often appropriate.The f
