1、,Parents Love,Unit 5,NEW HORIZON ENGLISH COURSES,Book Two,Unit 5,Parents Love,1 Around the Topic,2 Section A,3 Section B,4 Section C,Leading in,Exploring the Topic,Plus Activities,Warming-up,Text A,Exercises,Background Information,Reading Through,Exercises,Related Knowledge,Sample Reading,Exercises,
2、Useful Terms,The older you get, the more deeply you begin to realize your parents love. When you were young, your parents made sure that you were always safe, and for sure this sometimes seemed silly to you. Is there anything funny that your parents do even now to protect you? Or maybe you feel your
3、 parents are the ones who need protection as they get older! Its true that a parents job is never done. But neither is that of a son or daughter!,Many people quite often talk about their mothers love for them. But the fact is often that their fathers love is equally dear to or even deeper than their
4、 mothers.,Work in pairs and ask each other the following questions while checking () the answers and providing your own in the blanks. Please notice that the questions are open-ended with no right or wrong answers.,1. How would you describe your fathers appearance?,My partners father is _.,My father
5、 is _.,tall thin good-looking strong,tall thin good-looking strong,2 . How would you describe your fathers character?,My partners father is _.,My father is _.,kind hard-working confident energetic,kind hard-working confident energetic,3. What sports does he like best?,My partners father likes _.,My
6、father likes _.,football basketball mountain climbing badminton,football basketball mountain climbing badminton,4. How has your father shown his love and care for you?,My father has done so _.,My partners father has done so _.,by getting me /him to school in the morning by picking me /him up from sc
7、hool in the late afternoon by cooking good food for me/him by persuading me /him with earnest words to keep me /him from doing wrong deeds by doing outdoor activities with me /him , such as riding a bicycle by helping me /him with my studies,Directions: You will hear a short passage. Listen carefull
8、y and answer the following questions.,1. What is your understanding of parents love?,2. What do you do as a reward to your parents love?,key,key,Suggested answer: My understanding of parents love varies with the changes of my age. When I was young, I could hardly see what love meant. I just had an i
9、mpression that it was the parents duty to give children love and care. So I always expected too much of my parents. But as I get older, I came to realize that parents love is selfless and it is the greatest love in the world. Parents always exhaust themselves to satisfy us, but never expect our rewa
10、rds.,Return,Suggested answer:My parents devoted all their energy, Attention and love to me in my childhood. They did all they could to protect me and provide for me so that I can grow in a healthy way. But to my shame, I did not cherish their love and care for me, even neglected them. As I get older
11、, I begin to realize parents love more deeply. Therefore, as the reward to my parent, I should first of all work hard to live up to their expectations. Then I should showmy love and care to them as much as possible.,Return,Directions: You will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and answer the fo
12、llowing questions.,3. Would you say something about your father including his appearance, hobby and character?,4. How has your father shown his love and care for you?,key,key,Suggested answer:My father is tall and strong. He looks young and handsome though he is about 50 years old. Besides reading b
13、ooks, my father has many other hobbies such as swimming, mountain climbing, traveling as well as taking pictures. My father is optimistic, hard-working, confident and responsible. And he is strict with me.,Return,Suggested Answer:My father has shown his love and care for me in different ways. First,
14、 every day he gets me to school in the morning, picks me up from school in the late afternoon, and cooks good food for me. Second, whenever I do something wrong, he always persuades me with earnest words. Third, he tries to be my friend by doing outdoor activities with me, such as riding a bicycle.
15、Finally, when I have troubles in my studies, he is always very patient to help me with the problems.,Return,Section A:,Father Dearest,Many people say that mothers love is the most unselfish in the world. But the fact is often that their fathers love is equally dear. Father Dearest tells about a fath
16、er who takes every care to protect his children and grandchildren. He shows his love by warning them against all types of risks: in restaurants, in fashion, in sports, in driving and even in cleaning,products. This love is certainly returned when the younger generations say to him: “Be careful, Dad.
17、”,Father Dearest,My father and I were watching a video in which my two-year-old nephew, Cameron, ran into view with a spoon sticking out of his mouth. “ Hell trip, and that spoon will go right into his throat,” my father said with worry.,Para. 1,最亲爱的父亲 我和父亲在看录像，这时画面上出现了我两岁的侄子卡梅伦，嘴里叼着一只勺子。“要是绊倒的话，勺子会
18、戳进他的喉咙的，” 父亲担心地说。,Like most parents, Dad has always tried to protect his children. As a doctor, too, he is especially conscious of the many dangers surrounding us.,Para. 2,和大多数父母一样，父亲一直在努力保护着他的孩子们。作为医生，他对我们身边的危险也特别敏感。,I remember having dinner at a friends house once, and being surprised that nobody
19、said a word about food poisoning. At home, “Did you wash your hands?” was spoken at every single meal.,Para. 3,记得有一次在朋友家吃饭，竟然没有一个人提及同食物中毒有关的字眼，我感到奇怪。如果在家里，每顿饭时都会有人问：“你洗手了吗？”,Restaurants, Dad warned, presented many risksfrom careless waiters who might drop hot coffee onto your head, to employees who
20、didnt wash their hands.,Para. 4,父亲告诫我们说，在饭店就餐会面临许多危险粗心的服务员可能会把滚烫的咖啡打翻在你头上，饭店员工们可能没洗过手，等等。,Fashion, too, could be dangerous, according to my father. A few years ago, he took away my coat because he said I hadnt had it made right. When I asked him about it, Dad put the coat on to show me how serious t
21、he problem was.,Para. 5,在父亲看来，时装也会有危险。几年前，他拿走了我的大衣，因为他说那大衣做得不对劲。我问他怎么不对劲，他穿上大衣，向我说明问题有多严重。,“Lookits too long, even on me. And this material is so heavy that it would pull you down.”“I have never heard of anyone being injured by too heavy a coat.”“Do you want to be the first? Just cut it off here,” h
22、e said, drawing his hand across his knees.,Para. 6-8,“看，我穿着都太长。而且这料子这么重，会把你压坏的。” “我可从没听说过有人因大衣太重而受伤的。” “你想成为第一个吗？要从这儿剪掉。”父亲说着用手在他的膝盖处比划了一下。,Fashion was only one of the many dangers from which we had to guard ourselves. To this day, when I walk within yards of tree branches, I pause and hear Dads voi
23、ce: “Watch your eyes!”,Para. 9,时装只是我们必须提防的许多危险之一。知道现在，当走到离树枝尚有数码之遥时，我仍会停下来，耳边似乎又响起了父亲的声音：“当心戳到眼睛！”,Of course, as children, we did not always listen to Dad. We had our broken bones, car accidents, and illnesses some of which might have been avoided if we had followed his advice.,Para.10,当然，我们小时候并不总是听
24、父亲的话。我们曾经摔断过骨头，出过交通事故，生过病。如果我们听从父亲劝告的话，有些意外是可以避免的。,When my brothers and sisters and I talk about the old days, we recall Dads telling us not to jump too hard and high while playing sports because of the possibility of backbone injury, and the driving directions he gave us with as few left turns as p
25、ossible. Now, we find ourselves giving similar warnings: we phone my younger brother to tell him that we read about someone dying from poisoning, or my younger sister to warn her about the high lead content of certain window coverings.,Para. 11,当我们和兄妹聊起过去的时候，我们会回想起父亲叫我们运动时不要跳得太猛太高，因为这样可能会使脊柱受伤。他给我们的
26、开车路线总是尽量避免左转弯。如今，我们发觉自己也常常像父亲那样告诫别人。我们会打电话给弟弟，告诉他我们读到了有人中毒死亡的新闻，或者打电话给妹妹，提醒她某种窗帘的含铅量很高。,Now, too, Dad has a new generation to guide. His grandchildren have caught on quickly, knowing to shake their fingers and say, “Thats dangerous!” at the sight of cleaning products. “Thats too big a bitebe careful
27、,” three-year-old Margaret tells her two-year-old sister at the holiday dinner table. As everyone is leaving, we all laugh when my niece says good-bye to Dad: “Be careful, Poppa!”,Para. 12,现在，父亲又可以教导新一代人了。他的孙子孙女们领会得很快，看见洗涤用品，他们知道摇摇手指说：“那很危险！”假日晚餐上，三岁得玛格丽特跟两岁的妹妹说：“你一口吃得太多了。小心点儿。”分别时，我侄女这样同我父亲说再见：“保重，
28、爷爷！”，我们听后都笑了起来。,After each weekend visit at my parents home, I have my father dropped me off at the quiet train station for my trip back to Manhattan. As I wait, I can see his car in the parking lot; I know that he is watching to see that I board safely.,Para. 13,每周末去父母家拜访后，父亲会开车把我送到一个宁静的火车站乘火车回曼哈顿。
29、候车时，我可以看见他的车还在停车场里。我知道他要看着我安全上车。,When I am seated, I watch him drive off, wanting, as I do more and more often now, to protect him from the worlds sharpest edges, the way he always tried to protect us. I wish I could give him the reassurance his worrying and caring have given me. As the train pulls
30、away, I say quietly, “Be careful, Dad.”,Para. 14-15,上火车坐定后，我会看着他开车离去。我越来越希望用他努力保护我们的那种方式来保护他，使他不受各种危险的伤害。他的挂念和关心给了我一种安心的感觉，我也希望自己同样能给他带来这种安心的感觉。 火车开动了，我默默地说：“爸爸，保重。”,The older you get, the more deeply you begin to realize your parents love. When you were young, your parents made sure that you were a
31、lways safe, and for sure this sometimes seemed silly to you. Is there anything funny that your parents do even now to protect you? Or maybe you feel your parents are the ones who need protection as they get older! Its true that a parents job is never done. But neither is that of a son or a daughter.
32、,Main Idea,Structure,Main idea: Dad shows his love by giving warnings against all types of risks: in restaurants, in fashion, in sports, in driving and even in cleaning products.,Father Dearest,Meaning: My father and I were watching a family videotape recording in which my nephew, Cameron, who was t
33、wo years old, appeared on the screen. He was running with a spoon held between his lips.,Meaning: My Dearest Father,My father and I were watching a video in which my two-year-old nephew, Cameron, ran into view with a spoon sticking out of his mouth.,Meaning: As he is a doctor, he knows very well abo
34、ut the dangers around us.,Meaning: Dad has always made an effort to keep his children safe from harm, injury or danger.,. Dad has always tried to protect his children.,As a doctor, too, he is especially conscious of the many dangers surrounding us.,Meaning: I remember that once I had dinner at a fri
35、ends house. I was surprised that nobody at the dinner spoke of anything about food poisoning.,I remember having dinner at a friends house once, and being surprised that nobody said a word about food poisoning.,Meaning: Dad warned us that restaurants are dangerous. For example, some waiters are not c
36、areful enough and they might drop hot coffee onto your head. Some waiters, as well, do not wash their hands before they serve food.,Restaurants, Dad warned, presented many risksfrom careless waiters who might drop hot coffee onto your head, to employees who didnt wash their hands.,Meaning: A few yea
37、rs ago, he took away my coat because he said there was something wrong with it.,A few years ago, he took away my coat because he said I hadnt had it made right.,Dad put the coat on to show me how serious the problem was.,Meaning: Dad dressed himself in the coat in order to show me what was wrong wit
38、h it.,Lookits too long, even on me.,Meaning: Lookthe coat is too long even for me to wear.,Meaning: And this kind of cloth is so heavy that it would do harm to your body by forcing you downward.,And this material is so heavy that it would pull you down.,I have never heard of anyone being injured by
39、too heavy a coat.,Meaning: I have never heard of someone getting hurt because of his/her heavy coat.,Meaning: “Do you want to be the first person to be injured by a heavy coat? Just make it shorter from here,“ he said, showing me, with his hand, that the coat should only be down to the knees.,“Do yo
40、u want to be the first? Just cut it off here,“ he said, drawing his hand across his knees.,Meaning: The style of clothes we wore was just one of the many dangers that we had to protect ourselves from.,Fashion was only one of the many dangers from which we had to guard ourselves.,Meaning: Even now, w
41、hen I walk close to tree branches, I stop for a short while and seem to hear Dad saying to me: “Be careful not to hurt your eyes!“,To this day, when I walk within yards of tree branches, I pause and hear Dads voice: “Watch your eyes!“,Of course, as children, we did not always listen to Dad.,Meaning:
42、 Certainly, as we were children, we sometimes did not follow Dads advice.,Meaning: We broke our bones, met with a few accidents when we drove a car, and sometimes got sick. Some of these bad events might not have happened if we had followed Dads advice.,We had our broken bones, car accidents, and il
43、lnessessome of which might have been avoided if we had followed his advice.,Meaning: . we remember Dad told us that when we played sports, we should not jump with too much strength or too high because we might break our backbone.,. we recall Dads telling us not to jump too hard and high while playin
44、g sports because of the possibility of backbone injury.,. and the driving directions he gave us with as few left turns as possible.,Meaning:. and the routes he told us to drive by would often have as few left turns as possible.,Meaning: . we call my younger brother to tell him That we read a report
45、about someone who died because of poisonous food he/she had eaten, or call my younger sister to tell her to be careful about the high amount of lead contained in some material for covering the windows.,. we phone my younger brother to tell him that we read about someone dying from poisoning, or my y
46、ounger sister to warn her about the high lead content of certain window coverings.,. Dad has a new generation to guide.,Meaning: Dad has got a new generation of children to give advice to.,Meaning: His grandsons and granddaughters are quick in understanding and learning from him. They now move their
47、 fingers from side to side and say, “Thats dangerous!“ when they see products that are used for washing and cleaning things.,His grandchildren have caught on quickly, knowing to shake their fingers and say, “Thats dangerous!“ at the sight of cleaning products.,Meaning: “You put too much food in your
48、 mouth. Be careful,“ three-year-old Margaret tells her two-year-old sister at a holiday dinner table.,“Thats too big a bitebe careful,“ three-year-old Margaret tells her two-year-old sister at the holiday dinner table.,Meaning: As we all leave, my niece says goodbye to Dad in this way: “Be careful,
49、Poppa!“ This makes us all laugh.,As everyone is leaving, we all laugh when my niece says goodbye to Dad: “Be careful, Poppa!“,Meaning: I ask my father to give me a ride to the quiet train station in his car.,I have my father drop me off at the quiet train station.,Meaning: . I know that he is sitting in his car watching me because he wants to see me get on the train safely.,. I know that he is watching to see that I board safely.,
