新视野大学英语读写教程(第二版)第四册 Unit 9 Section A Make Euro Disney More European..pptVIP

To narrate the story, the author uses some quotations to help it unfold. Read through the text and find the quotations from his mother in pairs. Then discuss why his mother said so and make a report before the class. When we argue for a point of view, especially when we disagree with someone, we often start with a statement, which is very often denied and corrected. The three important elements—a statement, denial and correction—do not often appear in separate paragraphs. III. Summary When I was five, father died, leaving mother with nothing but three babies and lots of bills to pay. Mother _______ my gift for words and devoted her entire life to helping me develop it. She used to require me to get up early and _______________ _____. She often took Uncle Edwin as an example of ______________________________________ __________. Though very poor, she bought some books to improve my reading. When I complained of ___________________ from the job with the Baltimore Sun as a police reporter, mother refused to _____________ me and told me to work hard to make anything of the job. When I was assigned by the Sun to report from the Oval Office, she warned me against ____________________. When I was offered The New York Times, mother’s scheme to _____________________ proved to be absolutely right. When I reached ______________________ ___________________ winning the Pulitzer Prize, mother’s health ________ and she never knew of my Pulitzer. Mother’s _______________________ helped me succeed in my reporter career. She taught me that ______________________. IV. Reproduction I. Active Expressions In English, you may find some expressions formed by very common words, but they are active and powerful. “Get yourself up and make something of yourself, buddy!” 2. I am entitled to sleep late. 3. I looked forward to seeing the delight on my mother’s face when I told her. 4. Considering the onward and upward course she had set for me,