郧阳师范高等专科学校：《综合英语》（英文版）Unit 2 Unwillingly on Holiday

Unit 2 郧阳师专英语系综合英语教研室

Unit 2 郧阳师专英语系综合英语教研室

Text I: Unwillingly on Holiday Introduction 2. Pre-reading questions 3. Writing skills 4. Language points 5. Discussion 6. Homework 上一页下一页

Text I: Unwillingly on Holiday 1. Introduction 2. Pre-reading questions 3. Writing skills 4. Language points 5. Discussion 6. Homework 上一页 下一页

Introduction(1) This text mainly describes how a boy went on a holiday unwillingly. Tom and his brother Peter were very good friends and they planned to play together in their garden during the summer holidays, butt unfortunately, Peter caught the measles and Tom was forced to be sent to his uncles house to spend the holiday because the measles is a very contagious disease 上一页下一页

Introduction(1) This text mainly describes how a boy went on a holiday unwillingly. Tom and his brother Peter were very good friends and they planned to play together in their garden during the summer holidays, butt unfortunately, Peter caught the measles and Tom was forced to be sent to his uncle’s house to spend the holiday because the measles is a very contagious disease. 上一页 下一页

Introduction (2) On the day to leave, Tom looked at the garden, reluctant to leave. How would he miss Peter and the garden Tom showed his unwillingness obviously by crying to his mother that he would rather have had measles with Peter than be sent to away and by sitting in hostile silence in the car. At the thought of being cooped up in his uncle's small flat with no gardens and no friends, he felt very upset 上一页下一页

Introduction(2) On the day to leave, Tom looked at the garden, reluctant to leave. How would he miss Peter and the garden! Tom showed his unwillingness obviously by crying to his mother that he would rather have had measles with Peter than be sent to away and by sitting in hostile silence in the car. At the thought of being cooped up in his uncle’s small flat with no gardens and no friends, he felt very upset. 上一页 下一页

Introduction(3): about the author Philippa Pearce has been a scriptwriter-producer for the BBC, a children's book editor and reviewer. a lecturer, a storyteller and freelance writer for radio and newspapers as well as writing some of the best-loved books of the 20th century. She won a Carnegie Medal for Tom's Midnight Garden and a Whitbread Prize for The Battle Of Bubble And Squeak 上一页下一页

Introduction(3): about the author Philippa Pearce has been a scriptwriter-producer for the BBC, a children's book editor and reviewer, a lecturer, a storyteller and freelance writer for radio and newspapers as well as writing some of the best-loved books of the 20th century. She won a Carnegie Medal for Tom's Midnight Garden and a Whitbread Prize for The Battle Of Bubble And Squeak. 上一页 下一页

Introduction(4): about the author Philippa Pearce is considered one of the outstanding children's writers of the twentieth century. She has created a string of classic titles, including Tom's Midnight Garden, Minnow on the Say and The Battle of Bubble and Squeak. Critics praise her genius in seeing the world through a childs eye and tapping into the fear, isolation and strong emotions of childhood 上一页下一页

Introduction(4): about the author Philippa Pearce is considered one of the outstanding children’s writers of the twentieth century. She has created a string of classic titles, including Tom's Midnight Garden, Minnow on the Say and The Battle of Bubble and Squeak. Critics praise her genius in seeing the world through a child’s eye and tapping into the fear, isolation and strong emotions of childhood. 上一页 下一页

Introduction(5): about the author Born: Great Shelford Cambridgeshire Oxford Jobs: Civil servant. radio Writer's Licence scriptwriter producer book editor, reviewer, Name Phillipa pearce OBE lecturer. author Born Lives: Great Shelford Favorite book Cambridgeshire First Book for young people: Minnow on the say,1955 上一页下一页

Introduction(5): about the author Born: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire Jobs: Civil servant, radio scriptwriter & producer, book editor, reviewer, lecturer, author Lives: Great Shelford, Cambridgeshire First Book for young people: Minnow on the Say, 1955 上一页 下一页

Pre-reading Questions 1. Is going on holiday generally a pleasant or a painful experience? 2. Who might be going on holiday? 3. Where might be the person be going on holiday? To a flat in the city or a cottage in the countryside? 4. Why might be person be going on holiday unwillingly? Is he she going to be cooped up in a place? 上一页下一页

Pre-reading Questions 1. Is going on holiday generally a pleasant or a painful experience? 2. Who might be going on holiday? 3. Where might be the person be going on holiday? To a flat in the city or a cottage in the countryside? 4. Why might be person be going on holiday unwillingly? Is he / she going to be cooped up in a place? 上一页 下一页

Writing Skills This text is a narration It tells us 1). What happened to Tom? 2). When did it happen? 3). Where did it happen? 4). Why did it happen? 5). The result of the story The main idea of the text is Tom Long was unhappy to be sent to his uncles house because his brother was down with the measles 上一页下一页

Writing Skills This text is a narration. It tells us 1). What happened to Tom? 2). When did it happen? 3). Where did it happen? 4). Why did it happen? 5). The result of the story. The main idea of the text is Tom Long was unhappy to be sent to his uncle’s house because his brother was down with the measles. 上一页 下一页

Language Points 1. account a narrative or record of events记述,报告: 叙述事件或事件的记录 a reason given for a particular action理由:某 特别行为的理由 account for to constitute the governing or primary factor 导致,引起:构成决定性的或主要的因素: Bad weather accounted for the long delay 长期的延缓是因为坏天 上一页下一页

Language Points 1. account: a narrative or record of events 记述，报告：一 叙述事件或事件的记录 a reason given for a particular action 理由：某 一特别行为的理由 account for to constitute the governing or primary factor: 导致，引起：构成决定性的或主要的因素： Bad weather accounted for the long delay. 长期的延缓是因为坏天气。 上一页 下一页