1、Further Development,Writing Model & Practice,Extraction & Application,Interactive Reading,Warming-up Activities,Warming-up Activities,Background Information,Cliff Young,Cliff Young (1922-2003) was a farmer and athlete from Beech Forest in Victoria, Australia. He was best known for his unexpected win
2、 of the Sydney-to-Melbourne Ultramarathon in 1983 at 61 years of age. He became very popular after this “tortoise and hare” feat. In 1984 he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia “for long distance running”. After his death, a memorial in the shape of a gumboot in Beech Forest is dedicated
3、 to Young, and the Cliff Young Drive and Cliff Young Park there are named after him.,Word Study,Video Watching,Jotter,Background Information,Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon (1/2),During the 1970s many Australian runners ran between Sydney and Melbourne. But those runners were regarded by the gener
4、al public as strange people. In 1983 the shopping center group, Westfield, sponsored the first official Sydney-to-Melbourne race, known as Westfield Sydney-to-Melbourne Ultramarathon. The race was held annually between 1983 and 1991. The standard marathon is a long-distance running event with an,Wor
5、d Study,Video Watching,Jotter,Background Information,Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon (2/2),official distance of 42.195 kilometers. However, the Sydney-to-Melbourne Ultramarathon was an 875-kilometer event. Therefore, it was regarded as one of the toughest races in the world. Cliff Young won the ra
6、ce in 1983 and the race took him 5 days, 15 hours and 4 minutes. The record of this ultramarathon was held by Yiannis Kouros in 1985 in a record time of 5 days, 5 hours, 7 minutes and 6 seconds.,Word Study,Video Watching,Jotter,隐匿的,古怪的,马拉松,反应,克里夫,荣誉,每年的,严苛的,耐力,提供 (v.),大量的,业余的,宣称 (v.),打破 (v.),不相信,关注,
7、疯狂的,著名,受钟爱 (v.),壮观的,灿烂的,极好的,显赫的,英雄的,REACTION,DISTINCTION,disbelief,publicity,insane,endear,magnificent,brilliant,super,prominent,prominence,heroic,odd,invisible,MARATHON,CLIFF,harsh,endurance,furnish,substantial,amateur,assert,smash,annual,Topic-centered study of new words,Topic?,Sports,Background,V
8、ideo Watching,Jotter,The movie directed by a not-very-famous director has _ all box office records. The contest is open to _ athletes as well as professional ones. The great disaster has proved the truth that law of nature will _ itself. As he was _ with us, so are we kind with him. We shall be plea
9、sed if you can _ us with an easier access to the Internet.,smashed,amateur,assert,harsh,furnish,Fill in the Blanks with the Correct Words,Background,Video Watching,Jotter,The college campus enjoys the _ of being the most beautiful in the city. Women who exercise regularly, especially in _ activities
10、, typically lose iron. Each winner received a _ cash prize plus a laptop. This official came to _ for being fair and honest in office. Needless to say, his habit of talking loudly at night doesnt _ him to his roommates.,distinction,endurance,substantial,prominence,endear,Fill in the Blanks with the
11、Correct Words,Background,Video Watching,Jotter,Video Watching,key,key,Topic I: What are the benefits of running in the morning?,Topic II: What do you think of loss and gain in your life after watching Forrest Gump?,click here,Background,Word Study,Jotter,Background,Word Study,Jotter,As is known to a
12、ll, running in the morning is an effective way to help you toward your fitness. But if you look deeper into it, you will find more benefits of it as follows: Weight-loss or fat-loss: According to some experts, running on an empty stomach in the morning burns more calories than any other time of the
13、day. Peace of mind: Most runners will agree that running helps clear the mind and get bright ideas flying. In other words, problems are solved and ideas are born as the road glides along under your feet.,Discussion What are the benefits of running in the morning? (1/2),Background,Word Study,Jotter,N
14、o excuses: By running in the morning, all of the typical excuses for not exercising can be put to rest. Less pollution: Among the many benefits of running in the morning is getting out on the road before the cars and busses beat you to it. Go farther: Runners that exercise in a cool climate can run
15、longer and farther than those who work out in the heat. Thus, running in the morning is the best way to avoid hot weather and heat stroke.,Discussion What are the benefits of running in the morning? (2/2),Background,Word Study,Jotter,After watching this film, some people may say God is unfair, becau
16、se Forrest gained nothing in the end. But on the other hand, God favored him at the same time. As can be seen from the film, Gum was far from intelligent. That might be why he had a pure mind and a strong perseverance, which in turn enabled him to succeed in his pursuits. Compared with Gum, Jenny ha
17、d her youth full of ambition, but got herself lost in the sinking spiritual world. Happiness,Discussion What do you think of loss and gain in your life after watching Forrest Gump? (1/2),Background,Word Study,Jotter,comes too late and lasts too short for her. Indeed, like Jenny, most of us want to b
18、e successful in life. But without peace of mind and practicability, we are more likely to taste failure most of the time. As Gums life has turned out, ones success in life is built upon peace of mind and practicability, just as the silent water flows all the way into the ocean, during which ones min
19、d, like the water, runs deeper, broader, and more peacefully, with success as by-product in the process.,Discussion What do you think of loss and gain in your life after watching Forrest Gump? (2/2),Background,Word Study,Jotter,Interactive Reading of Text,Genre: Narration,Cliff Young, an unlikely he
20、ro,Interactive Reading of Text,Now lets make a detailed analysis of the text through dynamic interaction:,Summary,Jotter,Part I (Para. 1?),Part I (Para. 110) Background to his prominence,In Para. 1, As an introduction to the general situation, the annual Australian Marathon is one of the toughest ra
21、ces in the world, a harsh test of endurance for the worlds top athletes, thus serving as a background which explains why people had strange responses when Cliff Young attended such a demanding race.,Interactive Reading,Cliff Young, an unlikely hero,Summary,Jotter,From Paragraph 2 to Paragraph 6, the
22、 author gives a vivid description of peoples strange responses and how Cliff Young, as a toothless 61-year-old farmer, reacted to these responses, by presenting the conversations between the press and him.,Interactive Reading,From Paragraph 7 to Paragraph 10, the author gives an account of how Cliff
23、 Young overcame the difficulties and won the race.,Summary,Jotter,What is the main idea of Part I? (1/2),The annual Australian marathon is one of the toughest races in the world, a harsh test of _ for the worlds top athletes. So when Cliff Young, a toothless 61-year-old farmer, _ his intention to co
24、mpete as an amateur runner in 1983, both the top athletes and the crowds around him reacted with apparent _. When the race started, other young athletes left Cliff far behind, which, as well as his strangest running _, brought about loud laughter among crowds.,Interactive Reading,asserted,disrespect
25、,endurance,style,Summary,Jotter,What is the main idea of Part I? (2/2),As the race _ along, however, he kept running without sleeping and got just a little bit closer to the front of the _; by the fifth night, he had _ all the race leaders; and by the sixth day, he led the whole pack of runners by _
26、. From then on, he led all the way to the finish line, _ the record by finishing the race 9 hours faster than anyone before. He became a beloved _.,Interactive Reading,pack,overtaken,progressed,a wide lead,smashing,national hero,Summary,Jotter,Interactive Reading,Part II (Para. 11? ),What is each pa
27、ragraph about?,As narrated in Paragraph 11, Cliff came to prominence again in 1997 when he attempted to run around Australia to raise money for homeless children.,Part II (Para.1113) Cliff Youngs post-race life,As narrated in Paragraph 12, for the rest of his life, Cliff kept running, and won a numb
28、er of races. It was said that Cliff Young never kept a single prize. He always gave away his prizes.,Summary,Jotter,Interactive Reading,How does the author conclude Cliff Youngs story?,In Paragraph 13, Cliff didnt stop running until the year 2000 when he got a mild stroke. He passed away on November
29、 2, 2003.,Part III (Para. 14) Conclusion,The author concludes that Cliff Young sets a good example for other people, showing that an ordinary person can achieve great things with determination and preparation.,Summary,Jotter,Interactive Reading,As a good example of the time-order pattern, the whole
30、passage is written in time order. The story about Cliff Young started in Paragraph 2 and ends in Paragraph 14. A list of signal words are used to organize what happened to Cliff Young in time order as follows:,Paragraph,Signal Words and Events,Para. 2,The day of the race in 1983,Soon, the marathon s
31、tarted the next morning,Para. 7,Summary,Jotter,Interactive Reading,Paragraph,Signal Words and Events,Para. 8,When he got to a major town,By the fifth night By the sixth day,Para. 9,Para. 10,When Cliff was awarded the first prize,Para. 11,Cliff came to prominence again in 1997,Para. 12,For the rest o
32、f his life, Cliff kept running.,Para. 13,in the year 2000, he suffered a mild stroke,Para. 14,To this day, Cliff Young remains a significant reminder,Summary,Jotter,Cliff Young came to prominence for the championship of the 875-kilometer annual Australian race in 1983. It was a harsh test of _even f
33、or the worlds top athletes. So on the day of the race when Cliff Young, a toothless 61-year-old farmer, asserted his intention to take part in it as a(n) _ runner, no one around refused to believe that was kind of _ trick. The race started as expected and the _ runners left Cliff far behind, which,
34、plus his strangest running style, excited a loud laugh from crowds. As the race _ along, however, he kept running day and night without sleeping, and step by step,endurance,amateur,publicity,super-fit,progressed,Summary of Text,Text Analysis,Jotter,got closer to the front of the pack. From the sixth
35、 day on, he led the whole pack of runners _ to the finish line. He smashed the record by finishing the race 9 hours faster than anyone before, and became a beloved national hero.For the rest of his life, Cliffs love for running never _, but in the year 2000, he suffered a mild stroke that ended his
36、running days. As the running _ of the country, he passed away on Nov. 2, 2003. To this day, he remains a _ example of how little men do great things with _ and preparation.,all the way,dimmed,legend,brilliant,determination,Summary of Text,Text Analysis,Jotter,Extraction & Application,Extraction & Ap
37、plication of Productive Patterns,New Declarative Knowledge 创新型陈述性知识,Procedural Knowledge 程序性知识,Declarative Knowledge 陈述性知识,With productive patterns as its concrete attributes,Lexical Collocations,Jotter,Productive pattern I,“The contest takes up to seven days to complete and is a challenging test of
38、 fitness and strength even for world-class athletes who compete for distinction and a cash prize.” (Para. 1, Text),X is a harsh/challenging/true/vital test of Y for Z; where X, Y, and Z are variables that vary from context to context. 应用提示 用于“对事物的界定”,Extraction & Application of Productive Patterns,L
39、exical Collocations,Jotter,In this context, X = “a variety of temptation from outside of learning”, Y = “self-discipline”, and Z = “every student”. So the new declarative knowledge arises as follows:,Context I,来自学习之外的各种诱惑,对每位学子来说都是一种严峻的自律考验。,A variety of temptation from outside of learning is a chal
40、lenging test of self-discipline for every student.,Productive Pattern X is a harsh/challenging/true/vital test of Y for Z.,Lexical Collocations,Jotter,In this context, X = “one setback after another in life”, Y = “willpower”, and Z = “each of us”. So the new declarative knowledge arises as follows:,
41、Context II,生活中一个接一个的挫折对我们每个人来说,都是一种对意志力的真正考验。,One setback after another in life is a true test of willpower for each of us.,Productive Pattern X is a harsh/challenging/true/vital test of Y for Z.,Lexical Collocations,Jotter,“When he asserted his intention to compete, the world-class athletes around
42、him reacted with apparent disbelief and then with disrespect.” (Para. 2, Text),Productive pattern II,When A asserts its intention to do/be B, C reacts with D; where A, B, C and D are variables that vary from context to context, while “do/be” stands for any verb available in the given context. 应用提示 用
43、于“描述对事物的反应”,Extraction & Application of Productive Patterns,Lexical Collocations,Jotter,In this context, A = “the swan”, B = “the air”, C = “the sparrow”, D = “apparent scorn”, and “do/be” = “soar through”. So the new declarative knowledge arises as follows:,Context I,Productive Pattern When A asser
44、ts its intention to do/be B, C reacts/reacted with D.,当鸿鹄明确表示自己要翱翔天际时,燕雀表现出明显的不屑一顾。,When the swan asserted its intention to soar through the air, the sparrow reacted with apparent scorn.,Lexical Collocations,Jotter,In this context, A = “Columbus”, B = “an egg”, C = “people around”, D = “strong curio
45、sity”, and “do/be” = “stand on end”. So the new declarative knowledge arises as follows:,Context II,Productive Pattern When A asserts its intention to do/be B, C reacts/reacted with D.,当哥伦布表示自己要把鸡蛋竖起来时,他周围的人都表现出强烈的好奇。,When Columbus asserted his intention to stand an egg on end, people around reacted
46、 with strong curiosity.,Lexical Collocations,Jotter,“With every passing hour and every shuffling step, he got just a little bit closer to the race leaders”.(Para. 8, Text),With every passing hour/day and every forward/firm/ risky step, X gets just a little bit closer to Y; where X, and Y are variabl
47、es that vary from context to context. 应用提示 用于“描述事物进程”,Productive pattern III,Extraction & Application of Productive Patterns,Lexical Collocations,Jotter,In this context, X = “he”, and Y = “the realization of his dream”. So the new declarative knowledge arises as follows:,Context I,随着每一小时的流逝和每一步坚实的步伐
48、,他一点点地接近了自己梦想的实现。,With every passing hour and every firm step, he got just a little bit closer to the realization of his dream.,Productive Pattern With every passing hour/day and every forward/firm/risky step, X gets just a little bit closer to Y.,Lexical Collocations,Jotter,In this context, X = “the corrupt official”, and Y = “the ruin of his political life”. So the new declarative knowledge arises as follows:,Context II,随着每一天的流逝和每一步的冒险,这位贪官一点点地走向了政治生命的毁灭。,With every passing day and every risky step, the corrupt official got just a little bit closer to the ruin of his political life.,