吉林大学：《英语泛读》课程电子教案（PPT课件）Lesson 5 From Mr. Walton’s Diary

Lesson Five From Mr.Walton's Diary Background Knowledge LexhAnalysis 3.Exercises 4uestions For Dise

Lesson Five From Mr. Walton’s Diary 1. Background Knowledge 2. Text Analysis 3. Exercises 4. Questions For Discussion

Background Knowledge 1.Weather:The climate of British Isles is generally mild,not very cold in winter,and never very hot in summer.The rivers seldom freeze in winter,and snow never lies on the ground for long except in the north,especially in the Highlands of Scotland.Sheep and cattle can graze on the meadows all the year round.All parts of British Isles have a lot of rain in all seasons.In winter, thick fogs occasionally cover many parts of Britain.The mild and damp climate is very good for agriculture,especially for vegetable-farming,sheep- and cattle-farming But there is always an element of surprise in the British climate.In some countries,people can put away their raincoats for several months and let their fires go out during the burning heat of the summer.Not so in Britain,where we never know from one day to the next what is in store for us.No wonder the most common topic of conversation in British life is the weather. More

Background Knowledge 1.Weather:The climate of British Isles is generally mild, not very cold in winter, and never very hot in summer. The rivers seldom freeze in winter, and snow never lies on the ground for long, except in the north, especially in the Highlands of Scotland. Sheep and cattle can graze on the meadows all the year round. All parts of British Isles have a lot of rain in all seasons. In winter, thick fogs occasionally cover many parts of Britain. The mild and damp climate is very good for agriculture, especially for vegetable-farming, sheep￾and cattle-farming. But there is always an element of surprise in the British climate. In some countries, people can put away their raincoats for several months and let their fires go out during the burning heat of the summer. Not so in Britain, where we never know from one day to the next what is in store for us. No wonder the most common topic of conversation in British life is the weather. More

Background Knowledge 2.Christmas:Every December 25th the Western countries celebrate the feast of Christmas.This date marks the birth of Jesus Christ who was the founder of the Christian religion Christmas is the biggest holiday in the year.Two important things,apart form all other:the custom of giving gifts and the habit of spending it with the family.Christmas is a special time for young children.They are the ones who receive most of the presents.The person who brings the gifts is Santa Claus.It is said that he comes to the home about midnight and places the gifts under the family tree and then departs. Return

Background Knowledge 2.Christmas:Every December 25th the Western countries celebrate the feast of Christmas. This date marks the birth of Jesus Christ who was the founder of the Christian religion. Christmas is the biggest holiday in the year. Two important things, apart form all other: the custom of giving gifts and the habit of spending it with the family. Christmas is a special time for young children. They are the ones who receive most of the presents. The person who brings the gifts is Santa Claus. It is said that he comes to the home about midnight and places the gifts under the family tree and then departs. Return

Questions for Discussion 1.What kind of person do you think Mr. Walton is? 2.What do you think of life in the village as Mr.Walton describes it? 3.Can you describe the changes that took place in this small village during the 30 years? Return

1. What kind of person do you think Mr. Walton is? 2. What do you think of life in the village as Mr. Walton describes it? 3. Can you describe the changes that took place in this small village during the 30 years? Questions for Discussion Return

1.True/False Questions 2.Multiple-choice Questions Return

1.True/False Questions 2.Multiple-choice Questions Return

True/False Questions 1.This diary describes Mr.Walton's life in a small village throughout the four seasons. 2.Spring weather is changeable.It is sunny in the morning but in the afternoon it suddenly becomes cloudy and it looks like rain. 3.Not many changes have taken place in recent years in this small village. 4.Mr.Walton prefers watching TV to reading books 5.Though the village is no longer what it used to be,Mr.Walton seems still to stick to the old pattern of life. 6.Mr.Walton is an old-fashioned man who enjoys the simple pleasures in life

True/False Questions 1. This diary describes Mr. Walton’s life in a small village throughout the four seasons. 2. Spring weather is changeable. It is sunny in the morning but in the afternoon it suddenly becomes cloudy and it looks like rain. 3. Not many changes have taken place in recent years in this small village. 4. Mr. Walton prefers watching TV to reading books. 5. Though the village is no longer what it used to be, Mr. Walton seems still to stick to the old pattern of life. 6. Mr. Walton is an old-fashioned man who enjoys the simple pleasures in life

True/False Questions 1.This diary describes Mr.Walton's life in a small village throughout the four seasons.(T) 2.Spring weather is changeable.It is sunny in the morning but in the afternoon it suddenly becomes cloudy and it looks like rain. 3.Not many changes have taken place in recent years in this small village 4.Mr.Walton prefers watching TV to reading books. 5.Though the village is no longer what it used to be,Mr.Walton seems still to stick to the old pattern of life. 6.Mr.Walton is an old-fashioned man who enjoys the simple pleasures in life

True/False Questions 1. This diary describes Mr. Walton’s life in a small village throughout the four seasons. (T) 2. Spring weather is changeable. It is sunny in the morning but in the afternoon it suddenly becomes cloudy and it looks like rain. 3. Not many changes have taken place in recent years in this small village. 4. Mr. Walton prefers watching TV to reading books. 5. Though the village is no longer what it used to be, Mr. Walton seems still to stick to the old pattern of life. 6. Mr. Walton is an old-fashioned man who enjoys the simple pleasures in life

True/False Questions I.This diary describes Mr.Walton's life in a small village throughout the four seasons.(T) 2.Spring weather is changeable.It is sunny in the morning but in the afternoon it suddenly becomes cloudy and it looks like rain.(T) 3.Not many changes have taken place in recent years in this small village. 4.Mr.Walton prefers watching TV to reading books. 5.Though the village is no longer what it used to be,Mr.Walton seems still to stick to the old pattern of life 6.Mr.Walton is an old-fashioned man who enjoys the simple pleasures in life

True/False Questions 1. This diary describes Mr. Walton’s life in a small village throughout the four seasons. (T) 2. Spring weather is changeable. It is sunny in the morning but in the afternoon it suddenly becomes cloudy and it looks like rain. (T) 3. Not many changes have taken place in recent years in this small village. 4. Mr. Walton prefers watching TV to reading books. 5. Though the village is no longer what it used to be, Mr. Walton seems still to stick to the old pattern of life. 6. Mr. Walton is an old-fashioned man who enjoys the simple pleasures in life

True/False Questions 1.This diary describes Mr Walton's life in a small village throughout the four seasons.(T) 2.Spring weather is changeable.It is sunny in the morning but in the afternoon it suddenly becomes cloudy and it looks like rain.(T) 3.Not many changes have taken place in recent years in this small village.(F) 4.Mr.Walton prefers watching TV to reading books. 5.Though the village is no longer what it used to be,Mr.Walton seems still to stick to the old pattern of life. 6.Mr.Walton is an old-fashioned man who enjoys the simple pleasures in life

True/False Questions 1. This diary describes Mr. Walton’s life in a small village throughout the four seasons. (T) 2. Spring weather is changeable. It is sunny in the morning but in the afternoon it suddenly becomes cloudy and it looks like rain. (T) 3. Not many changes have taken place in recent years in this small village. (F) 4. Mr. Walton prefers watching TV to reading books. 5. Though the village is no longer what it used to be, Mr. Walton seems still to stick to the old pattern of life. 6. Mr. Walton is an old-fashioned man who enjoys the simple pleasures in life

True/False Questions 1.This diary describes Mr.Walton's life in a small village throughout the four seasons.(T) 2.Spring weather is changeable.It is sunny in the morning but in the afternoon it suddenly becomes cloudy and it looks like rain.(T) 3.Not many changes have taken place in recent years in this small village.(F) 4.Mr.Walton prefers watching TV to reading books.(F) 5.Though the village is no longer what it used to be,Mr.Walton seems still to stick to the old pattern of life 6.Mr.Walton is an old-fashioned man who enjoys the simple pleasures in life

True/False Questions 1. This diary describes Mr. Walton’s life in a small village throughout the four seasons. (T) 2. Spring weather is changeable. It is sunny in the morning but in the afternoon it suddenly becomes cloudy and it looks like rain. (T) 3. Not many changes have taken place in recent years in this small village. (F) 4. Mr. Walton prefers watching TV to reading books. (F) 5. Though the village is no longer what it used to be, Mr. Walton seems still to stick to the old pattern of life. 6. Mr. Walton is an old-fashioned man who enjoys the simple pleasures in life