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Lesson 2 – Discovery of a Father

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I. Oral Work

II. Quiz

III.Writing

IV. Listening Lab


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I.I. Oral WorkOral Work

1. What does the author mean by saying “ fathers

want their sons to be what they cannot themselves

be, but it also works the other way”?

2. What kind of father did the author wish to have as

a child? Did his father meet his requirements?

How did he feel about his father at first? What

qualities did his father have that made the author

particularly unhappy? Give three examples.

Questions to help comprehension and appreciation of the text.

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3. How did the author as a child describe his father?

Why did he think of him as foolish and ridiculous

— a windbag and a good-for-nothing? Was his

father really showing off all the time? Why was he

so popular among the villagers including the local

celebrities? Why did the author’s mother have no

complaint about him?

4. Why did the author’s father go broke? What did

that reveal about his character?


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5. Retell the anecdote of the author’s father and

general Grant in the wood the day the general was

to meet Robert Lee as imagined by the author’s

father.

6. What happened one day that changed the author’s

opinions of his father completely? Why was it such

an important turning point? Why did his father do

this? Did the author understand at that time? Why

did he say that from that time on he no longer

wanted another father?


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1. What is the image of your father or mother in your

mind? Have you ever experienced any kind of

changes in the feelings about him or her? Give

examples, please.

2. Have you ever experienced any similar changes in

the feelings toward a person other than your father

or mother? Please give a little speech on the topic:

The Discovery of a Teacher/a Friend etc.

Further Oral Practice


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1. Like father, like son.

2. If a father loves his child, he should do

all he can for the child.

The end of Oral Work.

Topics for Debating

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II.II. Quiz Quiz

List:

1. Quiz 1

2. Quiz 2

3. Quiz 3

4. Quiz 4

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II.II. Quiz 1Quiz 1

The end of Quiz 1.

Put the phrases into English.

1. 经营一家五金店2. 变得不名分文3. 避免张扬4. 同情某人5. 活跃气氛6. 吓某人一跳7. 拒绝赊账8. 忍受侮辱9. 打碎玻璃10. 负责指挥部队

Keys

1. run a hardware store

2. go broke

3. hush it up

4. sympathize with sb.

5. liven up the atmosphere

6. startle sb.

7. refuse credit

8. stand the insult

9. smash the window

10.take charge of the army

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II.II. Quiz 2Quiz 2

The end of Quiz 2.

Put the phrases into English.

1. 拉开夹克的拉链2. 打开行李3. 解开绳子4. 卸下船上的货5. 拔掉收音机电源6. 刮去鱼鳞7. 将酒装瓶8. 跟踪某人9. 骑自行车上学10. 用好奇的眼光看人

Keys

1. unzip the jacket

2. unpack the luggage

3. untie the rope

4. unload the ship

5. unplug the radio

6. scale the fish

7. bottle the wine

8. tail after sb.

9. bike to school

10. eye sb. with curiosity

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II.II. Quiz 3Quiz 3

1. Is there anything you want from town? I am going to

get _______.

A. to mail those letters

B. these letters mailed

C. mailed letters

D. those letters to mail

2. His remarks left me ______ about his real purpose.

A. wondered

B. wonder

C. to wonder

D. wondering

B


D

Complete the following sentences with the best choice.

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II.II. Quiz 3Quiz 3

3. Don’t put the TV set in ______ place.

A. a such warm

B. what warm a

C. how warm a

D. too warm a

4. Exercising is ______ as any to lose unwanted weight.

A. as a good way

B. so a good way

C. as good a way

D. too good a

D


C

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II.II. Quiz 3Quiz 35. The output of steel in this year is ______.

A. three times as high as that of 1990

B. three times high as 1990

C. as three times higher as that of 1990

D. as high as three times as that of 1990

6. We often advise him not to drink more wine ______ is

good for his health.

A. as

B. than

C. that

D. but

A


B

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II.II. Quiz 3Quiz 37. ______ about the bookkeeper’s honesty, the company asked him to resign. A. There be some questions B. There were some questions C. There have been some questions

D. There being some questions

8. The children went there to watch the iron tower _____.

A. to erect

B. erecting

C. be erected

D. being erected

D


D

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II.II. Quiz 3Quiz 39. With the development in science and technology, man can make various flowers ______ before their time. A. be bloomed B. blooming

C. bloom D. bloomed

10. Melted iron is poured into the mixer ______ tea is

poured into a cup from a teapot.

A. in the same way like

B. in the same way which

C. in the same way

D. in the same way as

C


D

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II.II. Quiz 3Quiz 311. I will not spend so much money on that fur coat, for I don’t think it is ______. A. worth buying B. worth of C. worthy D. worthwhile

12. All the parts of this washing machine are ______, so

that it is very convenient to replace them.

A. normalized

B. modernized

C. mechanized

D. standardized

A


D

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II.II. Quiz 3Quiz 313. The novel contains some marvelously revealing ______ of rural life in the 19th century. A. glances B. glimpses

C. glares D. gleans

14. He ______ out of the window for a moment and then went on working. A. glanced B. viewed C. glimpsed D. saw

B


A

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II.II. Quiz 3Quiz 3

15. He was ______ of having asked such a silly question. A. sorry B. for students’ being C. ashamed

D. miserable

16. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not ______ to close examination. A. look up B. pay up C. keep up D. stand up

C


D

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II.II. Quiz 3Quiz 317. It’s usually the case that people seldom behave in a ______ way when in a furious state. A. stable B. rational C. legal D. credible 18. He moved away from his parents and missed them ______ enjoy the exciting life in New York. A. enough to B. too much to C. very much to D. much so as to

B


B

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II.II. Quiz 3Quiz 319. The heart is ______ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain. A. not so B. much more C. not more

D. no more 20. The children had never been subject to any discipline and so were completely ______. A. out of hand B. out of place C. out of season D. out of action

D

A

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II.II. Quiz 4Quiz 4

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Fill out the blanks with the proper form of the given words.

1. She looks _________ in those tight jeans. (ridicule)

2. Will the bus workers strike in _________ with the railway

workers? (sympathize)

3. That was a wonderful ________ of luck. (strike)

4. He ________ his voice to a whisper. (low)

5. The doctors said that her recovery was a ________.

(miraculous) 6.You should ________ yourself against loss of heat by having double glazing. (sure)

ridiculous

sympathy

stroke

lowered

miracle

ensure

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III.III. Writing Writing

1. Write a character sketch of the narrator’s father in about 150 words.

2. Write a character sketch of My father/My Mother/My Friend/ My teacher in about 200 words.

The end of Writing.

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IV.IV. Listening Lab Listening Lab


A Good Heart to Lean onMore than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance.

By Augustus J. Bullock

When I was growing up, I was ___________ to be seen with my father. He was severely crippled and very short, and when we would walk together, his hand on my arm for balance, people would stare. I would feel _______ at the unwanted attention. If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never let on.

It was difficult to coordinate our steps — his halting, mine impatient—and because of that, we didn’t say much as we went along. But as we started out, he always said, “You set the pace. I will try to _______ to you.”

embarrassed

uneasy

adjust

Fill out the blanks while you are listening.

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Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was

how he got to work. He went to work sick, and despite

nasty weather. He almost never _______ a day, and would

make it to the office even if others could not. A matter of

pride.

missed

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When there was snow or ice on the ground, it was

impossible for him to walk, even with help. At such times,

my sisters or I would ______ him through the streets of

Brooklyn, N.Y., on a child’s sleigh to the subway entrance.

Once there, he would ______ to the handrail until he

reached the lower steps that the warmer tunnel air kept

ice-free. In Manhattan the subway station was the

basement of his office building, and he would not have to

go outside again until we met him in Brooklyn on his way

home.

cling

pull

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When I think of it now, I _______ at how much courage

it must have taken for a grown man to subject himself to

such ________ and stress. And at how he did it—without

__________ or complaint.

He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor

did he show any envy of the more fortunate or able. What

he looked for in others was “good heart”, and if he found

one, the owner was good enough for him.

bitterness

indignity

marvel

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Now that I am older, I believe that is a proper standard by which to judge people, even though I still don’t know _______ what a “good heart” is. But I know the times I don’t have one myself.

Unable to engage in many activities, my father still tried to _________ in some way. When a local baseball team found itself without a manager, he kept it _______. He was a knowledgeable baseball fan and also liked to go to dances and parties, where he could have a good time just sitting around and watching.

participate

precisely

going

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I now know he participated in some things just through

me, his son. When I played ball, he “played” too. When I

joined the Navy, he “joined” too. And when I came home

on leave, he “saw to it that I visited his office”. Introducing

me, he was really saying, “This is my son, but it is also me,

and I could have done this, too, if things had been

different.” Those words were never said aloud.

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IV.IV. Listening Lab Listening Lab A Good Heart to Lean on

More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance.By Augustus J. Bullock

He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often. I wonder if he sensed my _________ to be seen with him during our walks. If he did, I am sorry I never told him how sorry I was, how ________ I was, how I regretted it. I think of him when I complain about trifles, when I am envious of another’s fortune, when I don’t have a “good heart”.

At such times I put my hand on his arm to ______ my balance, and say, “You set the pace. I will try to adjust to you.”

unworthy

reluctance

regain

The end of Listening Lab.

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