unit 13 reading1
Hallowe’en
A Time of Surprise and Joy
Teaching Outline
Background information
Pre-reading questions
Passage analysis
Style and structure
Spellings
Word derivations
Language points
Useful expressions
Weekly quiz
Background Information
Know what?
Pre-reading Questions
1,When is Hallowe’en?
2,Who did people think would come
back on earth on Hallowe’en?
3,What were some of the old customs
that some superstitious people kept?
4,Why did people hang rowan leaves
over stable and shed doors?
5,What has Hallowe’en become today?
6,What do chidren do on Hallowe’en?
7,Name some special games played by
children on Hallowe’en?
8,What happens to those people who
have no sweets for children?
Passage Analysis
Style,exposition
Theme,practices in Hallowe’en
Structure,
Part 1:,superstitious” feature of
Hallowe’en
Part 2,Hallowe’en for children
Part 3,Hallowe’en artifact,jack-o’-lantern”
Spelling
Hallowe'en
enchant
magic
superstitious
influence
human
interval
priest
procession
stable
rowan
witch
pumpkin
flatten
jack-o'-lantern
hollow
Word Derivations
magic -- magical -- magician
superstitious -- superstition
procession -- process -- processive
favor -- favorite -- favorable
expect -- expectation -- expectable
spell
n,words used as a charm,supposed to have
magic power 符咒；咒语 / attraction, fascination
exercised by a person 魔力；迷惑力
1,the spell of fine music
2,to speak the spell over sb.
3,to cast/ put/ lay/set a spell over/ on sb.
4,to break the spell
5,The beauty of the island cast a spell over the
tourists.
More on,spell,
n,an unbroken period of time of usually
unstated length 一段时间
a usually quickly-passing period of illness,
fainting,etc; attack 一阵
1,a cold spell 一阵寒流
2,a spell of coughing 一阵咳嗽
to enchant(by/with)
v,(often past tense) to fill someone with delight;
to use magic on
1,I was enchanted by her singing.
2,He is enchanted with her manner.
3,The witch enchanted the princess with
magic words.
4,We were enchanted with the performance of
the opera.
to keep up
to continue something/to remain the same
1,Lanny kept up a correspondence with her friend.
2,We’ve kept up our friendship for over twenty
years.
3,It is difficult to keep up a conversation with
someone who only says,yes” and,no”.
4,Quite a number of people keep up the tradition
of making pumpkin pies on Thanks Giving Day,
in an effort/ efforts to do sth.
1,They climbed up the deck in an effort(in
efforts) to see what was happening.
2,The terrorists failed in their efforts to attack
the navy base.
3,The novel got printed in a common effort.
4,The small country is fighting hard in efforts
to win independence.
5,The Pantagon warned Asia of attacks from
Islamic terrorists in an effort to rally support
for the U.S.-led war on terrorism.
to dress up
to make (sth./sb.) more attractive,esp,With
clothing / (usu,of children) to wear someone
else’s clothes for fun and pretence
1,What they wanted was to dress up and display
themselves.
2,They dressed up for the grand occasion.
3,Mary was dressed up the play Cinderella in her school
play.
4,The children dressed themselves up as pirates.
to hollow out
to make a hollow or hollows in/ to bend into a
hollow shape
1,The boy hollowed a whistle out a piece of
wood.
2,The old man hollowed one hand against his
ear to hear better.
3,It has been warned that the river banks
have been hollowed out by rushing water.
Useful Expressions
? the enchanted night
? witches and evil spirits
? superstitious people
? stables and sheds
? trick or treat
? a jack-o’-lantern
? ducking for the apple
? at intervals
? in an effort to do sth.
1,to weave one’s magic
spells
2,to keep up customs
3,to keep sth,away
4,to light a fire
5,to offer prayers to
6,to dress up
7,to replace sth,With sth.
Translation Check
1,医生建议这个病人在手术之后要充分休息。
（ recommend）
2,他已经超负荷工作多年了，怪不得他病倒了。 (no
wonder)
3,她使自己整天都忙忙碌碌的，力图以此来克服她失
去儿子的悲痛。 (in an effort)
4,每隔半个小时就有一辆火车离站。 (at intervals)
5,今晚的观众大多是四十岁以上的人。 (for the
most part)
The doctor recommended that the patient
should have plenty of rest after the operation.
He had been overworking for years,No
wonder he was taken ill.
She kept herself busy all day long in an
effort to get over her sorrow at the death of
her son.
Trains leaves this station at intervals of half
an hour.
The audience tonight,for the most part,
people over forty.
Dictation Check
Hallowe’en is usually celeberated on the
evening of October 31,It precedes All
Saints’ Day on November 1,During the
festival,the spirits of the dead were
supposed to return to the homes of
their kinsmen,Great fires were lighted
to guide them and to ward off evil
spirits roaming the countryside,Today,
Hallowe’en is mostly a non-religious
holiday,celebrated with parties,games,
and entertainments,
Children dressed in fantastic costumes
and masks beg for treats and threaten
to play tricks unless their demands are
satisfied,Pumpkins are hollowed out,
faces are carved in them,and candles
are set inside them to make jack-o’-
lantern,One of the most popular
Hallowe’en games is bobbing for
floating apples,Also popular are
fortune-telling games,Hallowe’en
stories about ghost,witches,hobgoblins
and elves are universal.
--End of Reading 1--
Reading II
The Slow Death of Solemn
Sunday
Background Information
Edwardian England
Edward VII
Queen Victoria
Religious Tract Society
John Reith of the BBC
England under
King Edward VII
(1841-1910),
whose reign (1901-
1910) followed that
Queen Victoria.
Edwardian England
King Edward 1841-1910,King of Great
Britain and Ireland from 1901,As
Prince of Wales he was a prominent
social figure,but his mother Queen
Victoria considered him too frivolous to
take part in political life,In 1860 he
made the first tour of Canada and the
US ever undertaken by a British prince,
He took a close interest in politics and
was on good terms with party leaders,
He succeeded to me throne 1901 and
was crowned 1902,Although he
overrated his political influence,he
contributed to the Entente Cordiale
1904 with France and the Anglo-
Russian agreement 1907.
VICTORIA (r,1837-1901)
Victoria was born at Kensington Palace,London,on
24 May 1819,She was the only daughter of Edward,
Duke of Kent,fourth son of George III,Her father
died shortly after her birth and she became heir to
the throne because the three uncles who were
ahead of her in succession - George IV,Frederick
Duke of York,and William IV - had no legitimate
children who survived,Warmhearted and lively,
Victoria had a gift for drawing and painting;
educated by a governess at home,she was a
natural diarist and kept a regular journal
throughout her life,On William IV's death in 1837,
she became Queen at the age of 18,
Queen Victoria is associated with Britain's great
age of industrial expansion,economic progress and
- especially - empire,At her death,it was said,
Britain had a worldwide empire on which the sun
never set,
Religious Tract Society --
Tractarianism,another name for
the Oxford Movement,19th-
century movement for Catholic
revival within the Church of
England.
Note:,tract” in our article
means,a short article,esp,one
dealing with a religious or moral
subject”.,Tracts for the Times”
in 1833-41 published by Oxford
Press.
Church Going Sunday
1922 British
Broadcasting
Company
formed
1922 John
Reith
appointer
General
Manager
John Reith of the BBC -- Sir John Reith was a powerful and influential
figure in the world of British broadcasting and politics between the two
World Wars,He was a dour Calvinist who believed that public
broadcasting was a grave responsibility for its officers,and that the
consuming public needed strong guidance with this new medium,
Although a naturally aloof and often inventive man he came to be seen as
an Establishment figure,During the period of office he was however
sufficiently strong and stubborn to repel drooling politicians who,while
fearing the power of radio (and subsequently television),wanted to use its
influence in their careers.
Because of his influence,the BBC entered World War in 1939 wholly
independent of Government and,unlike the Press,wholly untainted by the
spores of Prime Minister Chamberlain's policies of appeasing the National
Socialist Government in Germany,Reith was entertainingly naive about
the world,as his immensely readable Diaries conclusively prove,He was a
towering colossus who stumbled blindly into difficult situations from
which he always seemed to extricated himself with no damage to his
reputation.
Passage Structure
Part I:
Part II:
Part III:
Reading Comprehension
What is Edwardian England?
What is the traditional way of spending
Sundays in England?
How did those religious families spend their
Sundays?
What had made things changed in 20 century?
How important did John Beith of the BBC play
in shaping the country’s mentality?
Language Study
New words and spelling
Word derivation
Useful expressions
Key language points
Weekly quiz
Spelling check
Word derivation check
Translation exercise
New Words and Spelling
solemn solemnity observe
Edwardian constantly Scotland Wales
strictly religious gramophone taboo
sacred leftover regularly gloom describe
literature biblical verse dominate
clergyman innocent abolish churchgoing
excursion ramble outbreak
Bournemouth corporation advisable
advertise comedy broadcast audience
commercial parliament legalize theatrical
professional
Word Derivation
solemn - solemnity - solemnly
comment - commentary
strictly - striction - strict
biblical - Bible
religious -religion
dominate - domination - dominant
variety - vary - various
commercial - commerce
legalize - legal -illegal - legally -illegally
theatrical - theatre
professional - professor – profession
Useful Expressions
solemn Sunday 宗教式 / 传
统礼拜日
in Edwardian England /
the Edwardian period
to comment on sth.
of a sacred character
to consist of
not..,but...
to pack off to spl.
Sunday Afternoon with
Mama
the Religious Tract
Society
New inventions hold
counter-attractions.
to abolish,..
to run excursions
to cater for
the outbreak of a war
to insist that...
to lose sth,to sth.
the restriction on sth.
professional sporting
events
to center upon
solemn a.
1) habitual,customary,(Latin,solemnis,strictly
speaking means "once a year," "annual," of course the
usual meaning of "solemn" is devout,but an annual
festival,like Good Friday,etc.,may be both devout and
serious,The Latin for "it is usual," is solemne est,and
to "solemnise" is to celebrate an annual custom,( From
The Dictionary of Phrase & Fable )
2) performed with religious or other ceremony;
causing deep thought or respect
l A baptism is a solemn rite,
l The new president took the solemn oath of office.
3) serious-looking,grave
l That solemn teacher never smiles.
l The inauguration was a solemn event.
to observe v.
-- to pay attention to (rules,etc.); to celebrate
(festivals,birthdays,anniversaries,etc,)
l Every student ought to strictly observe the
school discipline.
l The fashion festival has been observed in
Dalian for over ten years.
Cf,to observe - to see and notice,watch carefully
l She carefully observed every detail of their
actions.
taboo n.
① (C,U) (among some peoples) sth,which religion
or custom regards as forbidden,not to be touched,
spoken of,etc,
② (C) general agreement not to discuss sth.,do sth,
e.g,Today is smokefree day,so we place a taboo on
smoking
to put / place the taboo on,...
to put..,under taboo
That tree is said to be under taboo.
consist of
-- to be made up of
l A university consists of teachers,administrations and
students.
l Our dinner consists of three courses only.
l Cake consists of flour,sugar,egg and some other ingredients,
The prizes in the games consist of medals and diplomas.
l The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland.
consist in -- to have as a base; depend on
l True freedom consists in the absence of laws.
l The beauty of Venice consists in the style of its ancient
building.
l The true wealth does not consist in what we have,but in
what we are.
Cf,to make up with,to compose of,to comprise
There was not much to do on
Sundays but go to church.
but -- conj,used in coordination
l He never did anything but read novels.
l Jack was not there but his brother was.
l We tried to do it but couldn't.
l He's a hardworking but not very intelligent boy.
l You cannot get this book anywhere but here.
Cf,She could do nothing but weeping,prep.
She could do nothing but weep.
Nothing remains but to die,Conj.
Review,I'm anything but that to you,( Dialogue 11)
pack off/bundle off
-- to cause to go away or off quickly,usu,after trouble
l She packed the children off to their aunt's for a
few days while the house was being cleaned through.
l He packed off his wife with Mrs,Paine and left a
few days later.
l Suggestion was made that they should be packed
off at once in a special tram.
l She packed her son off to school and then went
out herself.
l The family were so ashamed of the youngest son
that they bundled him off (to Canada).
to center upon /on
/round /around
-- to (cause to) gather to a center; (cause to) have a
center
l She centered her attention on the problem.
l Do women center their lives around the
home now?
l Our thoughts (are) centered upon one idea.
l The conversation (was) centered upon the
election.
cater for (AmE cater to)
-- to take account of and provide with what is
necessary
l I expect he will be able to cater for your
particular needs.
l These hotels cater to high-class tourists.
l Our newspapers and magazines try to cater
for all opinions.
l TV programmes usually cater for(to) all
tastes.
l The shop caters to a small,wealthy regular
clientele.
Spelling check
Word derivation check
Translation check
Spelling Check
guarantee
campaign
juvenile
taboo
patrolman
trick
interval
pumpkin
intersection
amazement
Hallowe’en
superstitious
rowan
hollow
solemn
security
safeguard
paradise
update
victimize
Word Derivation
v,n,adj,adv.
Irritate irritation irritating irritatingly
enchant enchantment enchanting enchantingly
superstition superstitious superstitiously
solemnize solemnity solemn solemnly
dominate domination dominant dominantly
(il)legalize legalization/legality (il)legal (il)legally
professionalize profession professional professionally
Translation Exercise
1,他不顾自己对别人许下的诺言,
He paid no regard to the promise he made to others.
2,他的保险保证他在万一发生火灾时不受金钱上的损失。
His insurance guaranteed him against money loss in case of fire.
3.合作在于相互帮助和得失与共。
Cooperation consists in helping one another and in sharing losses
and gains.
4,由于起来晚了，他们匆忙吃些早餐就被打发上学了。
As they got up late,they were packed off to school after a hurried
breakfast
5,这个游乐中心为各种年龄的儿童服务。
This amusement center caters for children of all ages.
More on Translation
1,如果一切顺利，我希望 11月底回来。
I expect to be back by the end of November if all goes well.
2,这样他们就能更好地把理论运用到实践中去。
In this way they can apply theory to practice better.
3,旅馆房间须预先预定。
Rooms in this hotel should be applied for in advance.
4,他对法语就象英语那样通晓。
French is as familiar to him as English.
5,在你出国赴美国之前，你应该先通晓英语。
Before you leave home for the United States,you should be
familiar with the English language.
，
6,这只是一个非正式聚会，你不需要刻意打扮。
It is quite an informal gathering; you needn't dress up for it.
7,他的任务是向工人讲解这个组织的宗旨。
His work consists of explaining the objects of the organization to the
workers
8,讨论集中在最重要的问题上。
The discussion centers on (round) the most important question.
9,我陶醉在这美妙的音乐中。
I was enchanted with the sweet music.
10,那些房屋建造锝很坚固，即使在强烈的地震中也不会倒塌。
Those houses are so strongly built that they would keep up
even in a violent earthquake.
