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1、,Section B,2,Objectives,Finding my way back home,Discovery of a new life stage,Warming-up,Reading skills,Text study,Comparative study,Contents,Unit project,Finding my way back home,Section B,Warming-up,Lead-in,Background information,Finding my way back home,Section B,How does the man on the bus feel
2、 now and why?,Watch a video clip and answer the following questions,Video Watching,Tips,Tips,2. What did the man ask his love to do in the letter and what happens in the end?,Lead-in,Back,Watch a video clip and answer the following questions,Lead-in,Lead-in,His heart is filled with uncertainty and a
3、nxiety because he doesnt know whether his love will accept him or not after three years of imprisonment. He is so anxious that he even asks the bus driver to look for him because he couldnt bear to see what he might see.,How does the man on the bus feel now and why?,Watch a video clip and answer the
4、 following questions,Lead-in,2. What did the man ask his love to do in the letter and what happens in the end?,Watch a video clip and answer the following questions,The man asked his love to tie a yellow ribbon around the old oak tree to show that she still wants him. To his great surprise, his love
5、 ties a hundred yellow ribbons around the old oak tree to welcome him home, which is responded with cheer of all the passengers.,1. What is the American Dream?,Tips,Background information,2. Do young people in America value stability as much as the old generations did?,Tips,1. What is the American D
6、ream?,Background information,Tips,The American Dream is a national ethos of the United States, a set of ideals in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success, and an upward social mobility achieved through hard work. In the definition of the American Dream by James Truslow Adam
7、s in 1931, “life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.,2. Do young people in America value stability as much as the old generations did?,Background information,Tips,Fro
8、m about 1946 to the 1960s people enjoyed a stable era after World War II. Most people married young, settled down, had children and chased the so-called American Dream which was defined by material possessions and a comfortable life. Todays world, however, is marked by global economic instabilities
9、and faster than ever turn over and changes. For young people now, mobility is a more desirable goal than stability and the best measure of success is ones ability to adapt to instability.,Reading skills,Presentation of the skill,Reading skill practice,Finding my way back home,Section B,To make langu
10、age more interesting and entertaining, we often use expressions which are not literally true. For example, we use figurative language in speaking and writing. Figurative language is language that compares, paints a picture for the readers. Figurative language can be confusing if it is understood lit
11、erally. The ability to recognize and interpret or explain figurative language can help us fully understand a writers point.,Presentation of the skill,Understanding figurative language,Presentation of the skill,Different ways of using figurative language 1. Simile (明喻/直喻): a figurative expression whi
12、ch directly compares one thing to another by using the words as or like, such as as white as snow.,Understanding figurative language,Presentation of the skill,2. Metaphor (暗喻): a figurative expression in which the comparison is only implied, without using as, like and the like. 3. Personification (拟
13、人化): a figurative expression which compares non-human things to humans.,Understanding figurative language,Presentation of the skill,Now, lets take a look at the following examples from Text A: 1. Today we have an equivalent need to recognize a new phase of life that comes after high school graduatio
14、n, continues through college, and then leads to starting a family and having a career, the so-called odyssey years. (Para. 4),Understanding figurative language,Presentation of the skill,2. Nations around the world have witnessed similar trends toward delaying marriage and spending more years than ev
15、er shifting between higher education and settling down with a career and family. (Para. 10) 3. If youre a little late with your goals, dont feel like a failure! Stay strong, be positive, and keep focused! Someday you will look back and wonder at the vast changes as you passed through the odyssey yea
16、rs. (Para. 12),Understanding figurative language,Presentation of the skill,The first one is a metaphor because it compares the new phase of life to The Odyssey, a well-known ancient Greek poem that depicts the Greek hero Odysseus and his long journey home; both contain a long journey. Thus the figurative meaning is obvious though not directly said.,Understanding figurative language,Presentation of the skill,The second one is personification because the sentence compares non-hum
