全新版大学英语第一册Unit6教案

Part Division of the Text

Parts 1 2 3 4

Para(s) 1 2~6 7~15 16~17 Main ideas John Blanchard was expecting someone at Grand Central Station. How John Blanchard had fallen in love with Miss Maynell. Miss Maynell put Blanchard to a test. It was wise of Miss Maynell to give such a test. Further Understanding

Part 1 Questions and Answers

1. What do you think is the reason that John Blanchard came to the Grand Central Station? To meet somebody not seen before.

Read Part 1 carefully and answer the following questions. 2. Who do you think he was waiting for? His lover or girlfriend.

3. Why did he straighten his uniform? To make himself more attractive.

Part 2 Sentence Completion

Read Part 2 carefully and supply the missing information.

1. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind . 2. With time and effort he located her address . 3. I’d always be haunted by the feeling that you had been taking a chance on just my beauty, which would disgust me . 4. She was a girl he had never seen, yet whose written words had been with him and sustained him unfailingly . Part 3 Multiple Choice

Read Part 3 carefully and choose the best answer for each question. 1. Who was coming toward Blanchard? _______. A. A middle-aged woman B. A young beautiful lady

C. A worn-out soldier D. A lively and naive pupil 2. The young lady was dressed in ________. A. the red suit B. the yellow suit C. the blue suit D. the green suit

3. How old was the “supposed” Hollis Maynell? ________. A. Over 20 B. Over 30 C. Over 40 D. Over 50

4. While he spoke Blanchard felt choked by the bitterness of his __________. A. disappointment B. happiness C. excitement D. enjoyment

5. Why did Miss Maynell ask the middle-aged woman to act as her? __________. A. It was a joke B. It was a sense of humor C. It was April Fool’s Day D. It was some kind of test

Part 4 Questions and Answers

Read Part 4 carefully and answer the following questions. 1. What did Miss Maynell want to find out through the test? The true nature of a heart.

2. How do you understand Houssaye’s remark “tell me whom you love, and I will tell you who you are”?

I can judge you by the person you love. And the saying is equal to a Chinese proverb: 物以类聚，人以群分。

Part 5 True or False

Decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write “T” for true and “F” for false. 1. John Blanchard and Miss Maynell had known each other for more than 12 months. T 2. After writing a letter introducing himself, John never corresponded with Miss Hollis Maynell again. F

During the next year the two grew to know each other through mail.

3. The real reason that Miss Hollis refused to give him her photograph is that she was not pretty. F She wanted to give him a test to see if he really loved her.

While Reading

Sentences Understanding

1.He looked for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn’t, the girl with the rose. 1）Paraphrase the sentence.

He tried to find the girl who shared many of his views, interests and feelings but who he had never met before. The girl was supposed to wear a rose at their first meeting. 2） Translate the sentence into Chinese.

他在寻找一位姑娘，一位佩戴玫瑰的姑娘。他知其心，但不知其貌。 2. Each letter was a seed falling on a fertile heart. Paraphrase the sentence.

Each letter from one would bring forth a warm response from the other as a seed falling on fertile soil is likely to grow into a plant.

3. I’d always be haunted by the feeling that you had been taking a chance on just that, and that kind of love would disgust me.

1）Why is the past perfect continuous tense used in the sentence?

To show that this action took place earlier than “you fell in love with me on seeing my picture”. 2) Translate the sentence into Chinese.

我将会一直深感不安，惟恐你只是因为我的容貌就贸然与我相爱，而这种爱情令我憎恶。 4. Her golden hair lay back in curls from her delicate ears. 1) Analyze the structure of the sentence.

This sentence is formed with the link verb “lie”. Link verbs can be followed by adjectives, prepositional phrases, noun phrases, etc. 2) Paraphrase the sentence.

She wore her golden hair in curls and pulled them back to reveal her well-formed ears. 5. She was more than a little overweight, her thick-ankled feet thrust into low-heeled shoes. 1) Paraphrase the sentence.

She was quite a big woman. Her feet were thick in the ankles and could hardly squeeze into her low-heeled shoes.

2) What is the meaning of the phrase “more than a little” in this sentence?

The phrase here means “very”.

My younger brother was more than a little excited to have Michael Jordan sign his T-shirt. 3) Translate the sentence into Chinese.

她体态臃肿，粗圆的脚踝上套着一双低跟鞋。

6. I felt as though I was split in two, so keen was my desire to follow her, and yet so deep was my longing for the woman whose spirit had truly companioned me and upheld my own. Why does the author say that he felt as though he was split into two?

Because he was put into a difficult situation, one half of him wishing to go with the pretty young woman, the other wanting to stay with the woman who had warmed his heart. 7. … while I spoke I felt choked by the bitterness of my disappointment. 1) Paraphrase the sentence.

I was so disappointed that I could hardly speak in a normal voice. 2) Why did the author feel disappointed?

Because he thought the lady with the rose couldn’t meet his expectation, and he felt quite sorry that he couldn’t follow the beautiful young lady.

8.The true nature of a heart is seen in its response to the unattractive. 1) Paraphrase the sentence.

The way one reacts to unattractive people reveals one’s character. If one is a kind person he certainly will treat the unattractive kindly. 2) Translate the sentence into Chinese.

心灵的本质是从其对不美的事物的态度中反映出来的。

Words & Expressions

1. make one’s way: 1) go

Early in the morning the hunter made his way into the woods.

The old man slowly rose from his seat and made his way to the front of the bus. 2) succeed

你要想成功，就得学会趁着年轻多多努力。

If you want to make your way you must learn to work hard while you are still young. Collocation：