Unit4theoldwomanandthethief解析.pptVIP

Unit 4 The Old Woman and the Thief Memorable Quote: Justice does not come from the outside. It comes from inner peace. Lead-in Video QUESTIONS: Q1: What kind of story is The Foolish Donkey? Q2: What is a fable? Q3: Can you tell the differences between a fable and a fairy tale? References: Q1 : A fable. Q2: A fable is a story which teaches a moral lesson and usually has animals as the main characters. For example, in The Foolish Donkey, we are taught that Dont fall for ones own tricks (不要耍小聪明). Q3: A fairy tale is a fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children. eg: Andersons fairy tales, Grimms Fairy Tales Global Reading (5 mins) How many parts can this text be divided into? What are the main idea of each part? What was the old woman look like? Her hair was the purest white. Her back was hunched, and she walked with her wrinkled face bent toward the ground. She was partially blind, so in the nighttime, she could see nothing at all. What did the woman do for a living? She begged for a living. What did the thief do to the woman? He took away all the food the woman had gathered in the daytime. Group work: (10 min) Work in groups of four to see if your members can help you understand the difficult sentences you have underlined. Write down the difficult sentence(s) all of your group members cannot deal with. Her back was hunched, and she walked with her wrinkled face bent toward the ground. with +名词+形容词（分词，副词等）作状语，表示伴随状况。 He left the room with the door open. Dont talk with your mouth full. hunched: a wrinkled face wrinkled, hunched, broken, worried等许多过去分词都成了能灵活使用（做表语和定语）的形容词。 She had a worried look on her face. The broken vase was in pieces. b.possess v. / possession n. to have or own ... He was then arrested and charged with possessing an offensive weapon. A thief began coming at night to the womans room and stealing all the food which she had gathered that day. Q：若把原句换成A thief came at night to the womans room a