lesson 13 Christmas day in the morning.ppt

Lesson 13 Christmas Day in the Morning Story-Making Group1: bar; grant; sob; creep Group2: brisk; loiter; gaze; get by Group3: creep; queer; trim; cling to Group4: fade; seal; attic; burst with Group5: gleam; slip; tiptoe; take to Group6: stumble; trim; overhear; along with True or False Statement 1. Rob always woke up at four o’clock in the morning because he did not need so much sleep now that he was old. 2. With all their children gone, Rob and his wife did not want to take too much trouble preparing for Christmas. 3. The story tells us what Christmas is all about---love. 4. Rob used to get a lot of nice Christmas presents from his parents as a child. 5. The talk between Rob’s father and mother showed that his father loved him more than his mother did. True or False Statement 11. Rob’s father was very pleased by his son’s Christmas present because he knew his son had grown up. 12. Rob got up to trim the tree early in the morning because the star was so bright that he could not get back to sleep anyway. 13. This story is sentimental and childish and contains a lot of religious nonsense. True or False Statement 6.Milking had always been a chore for Rob. 7.Rob had not grown up until that day when he overheard the conversation between his father and mother. 8.Rob’s idea of a special gift for his father came from the story about the birth of Jesus Christ. 9.When Rob went to milk the cow alone, he expected that he would have no trouble at all. 10.Rob’s father found it upsetting that his son had planned so well and fooled him. Some Rhetorical Devices Simile Metaphor Alliteration Euphemism Some phrases of Alliteration 1. Fair and foul 2. Safe and sound 3. Bed and board 4. Bag and baggage 5. Forgive and forget 6. Time and tide 7. Tit for tat 8. Sink or swim Euphemism Old men: Distinguished gentlemen/Senior citizens/Seasoned men/people in advanced years A stupid pupil: A slow learner/Underachiever Poor: have-nots/a man of modest means（财产不多的人）/negative saver Euphem