UNIT 2 PARENTS AND CHILDRENFurther ReadingLead-in Have you ever sent flowers to your parents as gifts ?When? How did you feel ?Have you got a flower ?2. Read the following words and expressions in the coming article. applaud accompany milestone occasion further symbolise conflict feel an urge to拍手喝拍手喝彩彩陪伴陪伴里程碑里程碑場(chǎng)合場(chǎng)合加深加深象征象征沖突沖突迫切感覺要迫切感覺要What does the title mean?Love in Bloombloom n. 花花in bloom 開花開花 Parents love for children is strong and full of concern and warmth.1. READ THE TEXT CAREFULLY AND CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER TO EACH QUESTION.1. According to the second paragraph, what do you think the father was like?A. selfish B. generousC. warm- hearted D. cold2. What did the author feel when she first got flowers from her father?A. calm and shy B. unhappy and embarrassedC. sad and disappointedD. surprised and excited3. How do you understand the sentence “ He did everything in a big way”?A. He did everything carelessly.B. He did everything actively.C. He did everything generously.D. He did everything unexpectedly.1. Read passage and then fill in the table with the information from the text.TimeEventReasonWhen “I” was 9My father first sent Me flowers. I took part in the yearlyPerformanceas a memberof the chorusgroup.TimeEventReasonWhen “I” was 16.I had an unhappy birthday party, with dads hugebunch of flowers.I was fat and had no boyfriend to send me Flowers andI felt inferior.TimeEventReasonWhen “my” father was nearly 70.I covered dads coffin with the largest and reddest roses I could find.Dad died of heart attack.TimeEventReasonIn the dozen years since.I felt an urgeto go out and buy a big bunch to fill the living room,but I never did. I felt it wouldnot be the same and Icould neverenjoy the samelove that dad ever gave me.2.WORK IN GROUP TO DISCUSS AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.1) How did I feel when I got the red roses for the first time?I felt both delighted and nervous.2) How do you understand the sentence He did everything in a big way. according to the context?It means that he is very generous and spends money as he wishes without planning.3) Why did I say Sometimes I would be angry with my father, but not for long.?I was angry simply because fathers generosity often left us without money for other more important things. My anger wouldnt last long because I knew that fathers generosity was all for us.4) Why did I say Dads flowers symbolized his pride, and my success.?Because then I had achieved some success in my life and no longer felt the embarrassment from dads flowers.5) How do you understand the title of the article, Love in Bloom?Parentss love for children is strong and full of concern and warmth.6) Why do you think the author ends the article with her sons sending her flowers on her birthday?Because she wants to show that love exists among family members and love is in full bloom.7) Do you like the father in the story? Why or why not?Yes. Because a father like the father in the story will be a very loving one for any child.3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE PROPER FORM OF A WORD OR A PHRASE IN THE BOX.performance be aware of conflict mark embarrass symbolize1. The announcement _ the end of an extraordinary period in European history.2. Her _ in the play was rather good.markedperformance3. The fall of the Berlin Wall _ the end of the cold war between East and West. 4. Everybody_ the importance of world peace.5. When I began to sing, he laughed and made me very _.6. He held firm opinions which usually _ with my own.symbolizedis aware ofembarrassedconflicted1. As an excited member of the beginners chorus group, I was aware of my low status. 作為一個(gè)舞蹈初級(jí)班成員，我作為一個(gè)舞蹈初級(jí)班成員，我心情激動(dòng)，但我也很清楚我自心情激動(dòng)，但我也很清楚我自己低微的地位。己低微的地位。Language pointsbe aware of sth. 知道，意識(shí)到知道，意識(shí)到be aware that + 從句從句 After a small talk, we were aware that wed met before in Chongqing.2. So it was a surprise to have my name called out at the end of the show along with the leading dancers and to find my arms full of red roses. 當(dāng)我的名字與當(dāng)我的名字與領(lǐng)舞演員們一同被點(diǎn)到，并懷領(lǐng)舞演員們一同被點(diǎn)到，并懷里擁滿紅玫瑰時(shí)，我大吃一驚。里擁滿紅玫瑰時(shí)，我大吃一驚。1）a surprise 一件吃驚的事一件吃驚的事 surprise可數(shù)可數(shù)2） along with ，together with , with, as well as, in addition to , rather than 放在主語后時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)放在主語后時(shí)，謂語動(dòng)詞應(yīng)與前面的主語一致。詞應(yīng)與前面的主語一致。Tom as well as his classmates is singing in the classroom. 3.As the years passed, other occasions birthday, awards, graduations were marked with Dads flowers.隨著歲月的流逝，我隨著歲月的流逝，我生命中的其他瞬間生命中的其他瞬間- 過生日、獲獎(jiǎng)、過生日、獲獎(jiǎng)、畢業(yè)等都留下了爸爸送給我的鮮花畢業(yè)等都留下了爸爸送給我的鮮花的痕跡。的痕跡。 be marked with 用用- 標(biāo)記標(biāo)記 Pass me the notebook marked with a circle around my name on the cover. 4.I felt an urge to go out and buy a big bunch to fill the living room, but I never did. urge 1) n. 強(qiáng)烈的欲望（常用單數(shù)）強(qiáng)烈的欲望（常用單數(shù)） feel an urge to 迫切感覺要迫切感覺要 2) v. urge that（ 強(qiáng)烈要求強(qiáng)烈要求 ，力，力勸）后勸）后 接從句接從句 要用要用虛擬語氣虛擬語氣 (should + do)The report urged that all children (should) be taught to swim.5.I was feeling blue because I was alone.我感到沮喪我感到沮喪 blue : black and blue all over 渾身青一塊紫一塊的渾身青一塊紫一塊的 blue films 黃色電影黃色電影 turn blue with fear 嚇得臉發(fā)青嚇得臉發(fā)青 once in a blue moon 千載難逢千載難逢 blue murder 恐怖的謀殺恐怖的謀殺