Unit 12
She’s Leaving Home
Purposes
? 1,To get students know the greatness of
parents.
? 2,To understand the purpose of writing
and the writing skills of the text.
? 3,To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
I,About the text
? 1,What advantages does a first person
narrator show?
? 2,Why is the simple present tense
frequently employed to relate or narrate
what happened in the past?
II,Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One (1-8) --- The writer’s daughter was busying
making preparations for her university life and visiting her
friends and relatives and that she is becoming impatient
with her mother.
? Part Two (9-12) --- It relates how the writer took good care
of her daughter when she was a toddler,how she kept her
daughter close to her when she was in her teens and
when she was a secondary school student.
? Part Three (13-16) --- The writer wants the romanticized
parting with her daughter,but her daughter has concealed
her feeling as she prepares to depart.
? Part Three (17-20)--- It relates the touching event that
Allie is back to her mother and she has become close to
her mother again.
III,some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 1,I struggle to think of something to say to her.
? Explain,I am searching for words to talk to her.
? 2,When other mothers were already the
estrangement they felt with their adolescent
daughters,I hit upon a solution; rescue raids.
? Explain,When other mothers were already
turned away in affection by their teenage
daughters,I chanced upon a solution,taking
occasional actions to save our relation.
? 3,As she prepares to depart,Allie’s
feelings have gone underground.
? Explain,While she is planning to leave
home,Allie is in a quite low mood.
? 4,These are tips for parents.
? Explain,These are good pieces of advice
for parents.
5,show up
? You never know when she is coming,she
just shows up when she feels like it.
? She must have gong out early,for she had
not shown up for breakfast.
? She showed off her new suit.
? I shall be delighted to show you around
the campus,
6.turn down
? We have had turned down four applicants
already.
? Please turn down the radio a little.
? The meeting turned out to be very interesting.
? The work was turned over to the secretary.
? They always turn to me when they are in trouble.
? The missing boy turned up an hour later.
? His friends turned against him.
7,approve of
? I quite approve of the idea of your plan,
? He expressed his approval of the
arrangement.
8,identity
? There is no clue to the identity of the thief.
? Identification of the jewels was made by
the owner.
? His accent was difficult to identify.
Translation exercises
1) In his late years,he changed from a slight annoyance
into an eagerly-awaited visitor.
2) He did many foolish things,which caused all his
friends’ estrangement from him.
3) The plan which we hit upon was not logical,perhaps,
but it worked.
4) At that time as our country was hit hard by rarely
seen natural disasters,many people were
floundering in ever graver economic difficulties.
5) She turned down his proposal.
Translation exercises
? 6) Determined to turn over a new leaf,he broke
away from that gang of criminals.
? 7) Now that we have gone through our task
without a hitch,we are all feeling happy and
gay,Shall we have a drink?
? 8) We all support this assumption,for it is well
grounded in the box office receipts.
? 9) The frequent transitions from cold to warm
weather this spring have caused many people
to become ill.
? 10) He stroked her hair affectionately,showing
profound love for her.
Dictation
? The friend-type parents,as the term implies,treat their
children as friends,They are generous and wise,Like
good friends,they discuss with their children the latest
news,share their children’s interests,and listen
attentively to their children’s expression of emotion,
whether it is anger,fear,joy or sorrow,They have an
intimate relation with their children while adhering to their
principled stand,They discuss problems with their
children rather than provide ready solutions,They
respect their children as their equals,They often say,
“Let’s put our heads together and see what we can do.”
She’s Leaving Home
Purposes
? 1,To get students know the greatness of
parents.
? 2,To understand the purpose of writing
and the writing skills of the text.
? 3,To reinforce some basic linguistic
knowledge by doing various types of
exercises.
I,About the text
? 1,What advantages does a first person
narrator show?
? 2,Why is the simple present tense
frequently employed to relate or narrate
what happened in the past?
II,Structural analysis of the text
? Main idea of each part,
? Part One (1-8) --- The writer’s daughter was busying
making preparations for her university life and visiting her
friends and relatives and that she is becoming impatient
with her mother.
? Part Two (9-12) --- It relates how the writer took good care
of her daughter when she was a toddler,how she kept her
daughter close to her when she was in her teens and
when she was a secondary school student.
? Part Three (13-16) --- The writer wants the romanticized
parting with her daughter,but her daughter has concealed
her feeling as she prepares to depart.
? Part Three (17-20)--- It relates the touching event that
Allie is back to her mother and she has become close to
her mother again.
III,some difficult sentences,
words or phrases
? 1,I struggle to think of something to say to her.
? Explain,I am searching for words to talk to her.
? 2,When other mothers were already the
estrangement they felt with their adolescent
daughters,I hit upon a solution; rescue raids.
? Explain,When other mothers were already
turned away in affection by their teenage
daughters,I chanced upon a solution,taking
occasional actions to save our relation.
? 3,As she prepares to depart,Allie’s
feelings have gone underground.
? Explain,While she is planning to leave
home,Allie is in a quite low mood.
? 4,These are tips for parents.
? Explain,These are good pieces of advice
for parents.
5,show up
? You never know when she is coming,she
just shows up when she feels like it.
? She must have gong out early,for she had
not shown up for breakfast.
? She showed off her new suit.
? I shall be delighted to show you around
the campus,
6.turn down
? We have had turned down four applicants
already.
? Please turn down the radio a little.
? The meeting turned out to be very interesting.
? The work was turned over to the secretary.
? They always turn to me when they are in trouble.
? The missing boy turned up an hour later.
? His friends turned against him.
7,approve of
? I quite approve of the idea of your plan,
? He expressed his approval of the
arrangement.
8,identity
? There is no clue to the identity of the thief.
? Identification of the jewels was made by
the owner.
? His accent was difficult to identify.
Translation exercises
1) In his late years,he changed from a slight annoyance
into an eagerly-awaited visitor.
2) He did many foolish things,which caused all his
friends’ estrangement from him.
3) The plan which we hit upon was not logical,perhaps,
but it worked.
4) At that time as our country was hit hard by rarely
seen natural disasters,many people were
floundering in ever graver economic difficulties.
5) She turned down his proposal.
Translation exercises
? 6) Determined to turn over a new leaf,he broke
away from that gang of criminals.
? 7) Now that we have gone through our task
without a hitch,we are all feeling happy and
gay,Shall we have a drink?
? 8) We all support this assumption,for it is well
grounded in the box office receipts.
? 9) The frequent transitions from cold to warm
weather this spring have caused many people
to become ill.
? 10) He stroked her hair affectionately,showing
profound love for her.
Dictation
? The friend-type parents,as the term implies,treat their
children as friends,They are generous and wise,Like
good friends,they discuss with their children the latest
news,share their children’s interests,and listen
attentively to their children’s expression of emotion,
whether it is anger,fear,joy or sorrow,They have an
intimate relation with their children while adhering to their
principled stand,They discuss problems with their
children rather than provide ready solutions,They
respect their children as their equals,They often say,
“Let’s put our heads together and see what we can do.”
