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Warm-up Exercises
Questions-answering
Listen to the song and answer the following
questions
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What is the song about?
According to the song, can you tell the life in the
country of West Virginia?
Warm-up Exercises
Discussion
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Why do so many migrant workers move from the
country to the city?
Why do city people buy apartments or houses in
the suburbs, even in the countryside?
Enjoy Pictures of Countryside
Beautiful countryside
Beautiful countryside
Beautiful countryside
Beautiful countryside
Text A
Mr. Doherty Builds His
Dream Life
--- By Jim Doherty
General Comprehension Questions
What are the two things that the writer has always
wanted to do?
Is life in the country easy for the writer and his family?
How do the writer and his family manage to live on a
comparatively low income in the country?
What does the writer think are the special qualities
necessary for leading a life the way they do?
How does the writer think he and his family will feel
when they have to leave the farm someday?
Text Organization
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Part I (Paras 1-3)
The writer views his life in the country
self-reliant and ________
satisfying one.
as a __________
Part II (Paras 4-7)
good but yet
Life in the country is _____
hard
sometimes very _____.
Text Organization
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Part III (Paras 8-11)
quitting his job , the writer’s
After _____________
reduced ,but he and his
income was _______
family can manage to get by.
Part IV (Paras 12-15)
solitude and a lot of
A tolerance for _______
energy have made it possible for the
______
family to enjoy their life in the county.
Language Points
Part I
get by (Line 3): be good enough but not very good;
manage to live or do things
eg: It is a bit hard for the old couple to get by on a
small amount of pension.
如果我们坚持到底，我们就能熬过难关。
We’ll get by if we hold on to the end.
Part I
Some phrases related to “get”
get across: be understood
Did your speech get across to the students?
学生能理解你的演说吗？
get away with: run away without being punished
The teller had been stealing money from the bank
and got away with it.
这个出纳一直在偷银行的钱却能侥幸逃脱。
Part I
Some phrases related to “get”
get round to : finally do sth. after dealing with other
matters
eg: He got round to going back home in
countryside for a short rest.
他终于能回乡村的家里短暂休息一下了。
get through (Line 45): come successfully to the end
eg: We’ve stored enough food and fuel to get
through the cold winter.
为了度过寒冬，我们已经储备了足够的食物和燃料。
Part I
make it (Line 9) : be successful, fulfill the
purpose
eg: Having failed for thousands of times, he
eventually made it.
她最后成功地成为了一家大公司的总裁。
She finally made it as a CEO of a big corporation.
Part II
haul (Line 16)
v. transport, as with a truck, cart, etc.
eg: These farmers haul fruits and vegetables to the
market on a cart in the early morning every
day.
v. pull or drag sth. with effort or force
eg: A crane has to be used to haul the car out of
the stream.
Part II
supplement (Line 21)
v. add to sth. in order to improve it (followed by
with)
eg: 1) Forrest does occasional freelance to
supplement his income.
2) The doctor suggested supplementing my
diet with vitamins E and A.
supplementary
adj. additional, auxiliary
Part II
indoor (Line 21)
adj. situated or used inside a building
eg: Tobacco smoke is considered as an indoor
pollutant.
这个百万富翁的豪宅里有一个大的室内游泳池。
There is a large indoor swimming pool in the
mansion of the millionaire.
Part II
Confusable words
spray (Line 22): v. force out liquid in small drops
upon (followed by with)
eg: I’ll have to spray the roses with insecticide to
get rid of the greenfly.
splash: v. to propel or scatter (a fluid) about in
flying masses
eg: The little boy splashed a page with ink.
Part II
pursue (Line 26)
v. strive to gain or accomplish
eg: College students are advised to pursue a wide
range of subjects.
She decided to pursue her studies abroad after
obtaining her Master Degree.
她决定得到硕士学位后到海外留学。
pursuit n. chase, search
Part III
at that point (Line 47): at that very moment,
right then
eg: The train was now only a couple of yards
from the kids on the track. At that point,
Peter threw himself forward and pulled
them clear.
Phrases related to “point”
in the point of: as far as
to the point of: to a degree that can
be described as sth.
Part III
on balance (Line 54): with all things considered
eg: 1) On balance, it’s probably not advisable to
change the company’s name.
2) I think, on balance, you are a tolerant and
generous person.
Part III
illustrate (Line 56)
v. provide with visual features, clarify by use of
examples, etc.
eg: 1) Let me use another example to illustrate this
difficult point.
2) The editor has illustrated the book
with color photos.
Part III
Confusable words
illustrate: emphasizes “to explain sth. with
examples or with photos and pictures”.
explain : means “to give the reasons or reveal some
puzzles of sth.”
eg: He is explaining how a machine operates.
interpret: means “to explain the meaning of sth. with
imagination or some special knowledge”.
eg: How do you interpret this poem?
Part III
minor(Line 67):
adj. lesser or smaller in amount or importance, etc.
eg: Don’t worry. It is only a minor operation.
minor in（兼修）vs. major in（主修）
eg: He majors in computer science, but he is also
interested in Shakespeare’s plays, so he minors in
literature.
他主修专业是计算机科学，但他对莎士比
亚的戏剧很感兴趣, 所以他辅修了文学专业。
Part III
aside from (Line 69)
except for, in addition to (more usual in Am. English,
same as apart from)
eg: 1) This essay is good aside from a couple of
spelling mistakes.
2) Aside from an occasional game, he doesn't
take any exercise.
Part III
cut back(Line 71): reduce in size or amount
cut back sth.
eg: There is a growing movement to cut back the
government’s role in agriculture and to reduce
subsidies paid to farmers.
cut back on sth.
eg: The government has cut back on
defense spending.
Part III
dine out (Line 72): eat a meal away from home
(usu. in a restaurant)
eg: With the improvement of living standards,
more people dine out at weekends.
dine in: the opposite phrase
eg: When avian flu is prevalent, we’d better dine
in and watch TV.
Part IV
suspect (Line 78)
v. believe to be true, likely or probable, feel doubt
about (suspect sb./sth.of sth.; suspect that)
eg:1) He was suspected of telling lies in the court.
2) I strongly suspected that they’re trying to get rid
of me.
n. a person who is suspected of doing sth. wrong
eg: The police have taken the suspect to the station.
Part IV
budget
n.
eg: 1) You should have your own budget to help
your balance income and expenses.
2) It is estimated that the military expenditure
will exceed the financial budget of the nation
this year.
Part IV
on a … scale (Line 85): to a … degree
eg: The government only permitted public
demonstrations of students on a small scale
政府只允许学生小规模的示威游行。
We should popularize science on a grand scale.
我们应该大规模普及科学。
Part IV
device
n. a piece of equipment designed to serve a
special purpose
eg: For consumers without access to PCs,
intelligent set-top devices will be their
guide to digital photography.
Part IV
profit
n. an advantageous gain or return
eg: The tax is likely to hit his company’s profits by
up to 3 percent in future.
v. gain money, benefit
eg: You may profit from/by the experience of
others.
Part IV
invest (Line 93): commit (money or capital) in
order to gain a financial return
invest money in sth.
eg: We’ve invested most of the money in shares in
British companies.
invest (money) in sth.
eg: My parents intend to invest in stocks and bonds.
Text Analysis
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This piece of writing is written in the first
person. It is a piece of narrative writing.
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Since the writer mainly describes the country
life, he cannot avoid employing comparison
and contrast between city life and country life.
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In many instances, the writer also employs
the pattern of “one topic sentence + several
detail sentences” structure.
Text Analysis
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The author also employs transitional
devices, especially some transitional
words such as “three months ago”,
“three months from now”, “recently”,
and “later this month” in Para 4 and
other conjunctions such as “first, then,
eventually” in Para 7.
Post-reading Discussion
Please compare the city life and the
countryside life. Which one do you prefer
and why?