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Wisdom of Bear Wood Michael WelzenbachR einforcementT ext AnalysisWisdom of Bear Wood B ackgroundW arming upUnit 6Questions/ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWisdom of Bear Wood Unit 6Warming upGet ready to share your own comments with the class.You can talk about:Things that most impress you in and about the textThings in and about the text that you find hard to understandWriting or stylistic feature of the textWarming upCharacter sketch Boy Old ladyAge:Nationality:Education:Life experience:Characteristics:Interests:Needs:Warming upContentHow do you understand the title of the story?What is the wisdom of Bear Wood?How would you account for the strong attachment between the boy and the woman?What did they get from the friendship respectively?DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeWisdom of Bear Wood Unit 6Text AnalysisText AnalysisThemeFriendshipNatureText AnalysisStructurePart 1:(1-4)my life before the encounterPart 2:(5-35)my friendship with the old lady Section 1(5-23)friendship started Section 2(24-27)friendship developed Section 3(28-35)friendship ended Part 3:(36-37)the legacy of the friendshipText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Main IdeaWhere did the boy Michael come from?How did he get to England?Did he make many friends there?Why did he like to keep to himself?How would you describe the Bear Wood?What does it mean to the boy?Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Sentence ParaphraseMy fathers government job demanded that he go overseas every few years,so I was used to wrenching myself away from friends.(para.1)demanded that he go:subjunctive moodevery few years:Something will happen regularly after a few years.to wrench yourself away from:to twist and pull yourself away fromText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Sentence ParaphraseLoving nature,however,I was most delighted by the endless patchwork of farms and woodland that surrounded our house.(para.2)Loving nature,however:as(because)I loved nature a patchwork of farms(fields):farms that look like small pieces of cloth of different colors when seen from far aboveText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Sentence ParaphraseIn the deep woods that verged against our back fence,a network of paths led almost everywhere,and pheasants rocketed off into the dense laurels ahead as you walked.(para.2)verge against:to be close to;to be at the edge or border of(This is a rare expression)a network of:a system of lines,wires,roads,etc that cross each other and are connected to each other and pheasants rocketed off:and pheasants took off like rockets.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Sentence ParaphraseKeeping to myself was my way of not forming attachments that I would only have to abandon the next time we moved.(para.3)Paraphrasing:I did not try to make many friends because in that way I did not have to give up my friendship the next time I had to move.Detailed AnalysisI started hiking there,up a long,sloping hillto an almost impenetrable stand of trees calledBear Wood.(para.4)an impenetrable stand of trees:trees growing so thick that they are impossible to go through or enter into.stand:a group of trees growing in a given areaimpenetrable:derived from“penetrate”Text AnalysisPart I:Sentence ParaphraseMy own breathing rang in my ears,and the slightest stirring of any woodland creature echoed through this private paradise.(para.4)Paraphrasing:I could even hear my own breathing,and even the lightest movement of any bird or animal in the wood could be heard throughout this paradise.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Sentence ParaphraseText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesWordsverge;rocket;acttachedPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:ExerciseFill in the blanks according to the text.We rented an 18th-century _ in Berkshire.Nearby were ancient _ and _.Loving nature,however,I was most _ by the endless _ of farms and woodland that surrounded our house.In the _ woods that _ _our back fence,a _ of paths led almost everywhere,and pheasants _ _ into the _ laurels ahead as you walked.farmhousecastlesdelightedchurchespatchworkdeepverged againstnetworkrocketed offdense_ through a barbed-wire fence,Id _ the bright sun and the _ and _ of insects and animals outside and _ into another world.My own breathing _ in my ears,and the slightest _ of any woodland creature _ through this private paradise.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I:ExerciseText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Main IdeaHow did they react to their surprise encounter differently?How did the authors description achieve that surprising effect?What was the womans house like?What was inside her house that filled the boy with admiration?What did the friendship bring to them respectively?How did he learn the news of her death?How did he react to the news?Part II:Sentence ParaphraseThen,recovering quickly,she gave a welcoming smile that instantly put me at ease.(para.6)put sb at ease:to make sb.feel relaxedText AnalysisDetailed Analysis“Yes,theyre wary,”she said.“But then,gamekeepers have been shooting them ever since they got here.Theyre introduced,you know,not native.”(para.11)wary:careful,cautious,watchful,suspicious,alertgamekeeper:someone whose job is to look after birds and animalsthat are kept to be hunted on private land.Notice the use of theword“game”to refer to theanimals,birds,and fish that are hunted for food or as asport.be introduced:to be brought into this place from somewhere elsefor the first timeText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence ParaphraseSoon I saw a small brick cottage that glowed pinkly in the westering sun.(para.18)Paraphrasing:Soon I saw a small brick cottage shining with a pink color in the sun that was moving toward the west.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence Paraphrase and my well of knowledge about natural history began to brim over.At school,I earned the nickname“Prof”(para.24)Notice the figurative use of the word“well”and the exaggeration of having knowledge“brimming over”.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence ParaphraseFamiliarity sometimes makes people physically invisible,for you find yourself talking to the heartto the essence,as it were,rather than to the face.(para.26)Paraphrasing:When people get to know each other really well,sometimes they dont notice physical changes.The boy did not see that his friend,the old lady,was getting weaker and weaker because all the time he was talking to her heart,rather to her face.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence ParaphraseMy mother was regarding me with a strange gentleness (para.29)Paraphrasing:My mother was looking at me with a strange gentleness because she wanted to break the sad news gently so that I would not take it too hard.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence ParaphraseI could tell she was having difficulty.(para.30)Paraphrasing:I could see that she was having difficulty finding a suitable way to break the news.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Sentence ParaphraseText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:Words&ExpressionsWordsPhrasesWordswarn;inclined;essence;suspect;legacyPhrasesput sb.at ease;brim over;as it were;burst through;odds and endsSentence PatternGrammarPart II:ExercisesTranslation the following into English,using the word in the bracket.1.我应当警告你，不要听从以下的一些建议(warn)I should warn you against some of the advice below.2.没人想和史密斯争论。(inclined)Nobody felt inclined to argue with Smith.3.藏羚羊接近灭绝。(verge)Antelopes are on the verge of extinction.4.他穿西装看上去总别别扭扭的。(ease)He always looks ill at ease in a suit.Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis5.没有人怀疑有任何问题。(suspect)No one suspected anything was wrong.6.我感觉整个人充满了活力和希望，好像所有困难都能克服。（brim）I brim over with vigor,hope and seem to be powerful enough to handle all difficulties.7.20世纪80年代初他突然在时尚界活跃起来。(burst)He burst into the fashion scene in the early 1980s.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II:ExercisesText AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III:Main IdeaWhat is the seen,the unseen?What are things that change and what are changeless?What is the“wisdom of Bear Wood”?It is a wisdom tutored by nature itself,about the seen and the unseen,about things that change and things that are changeless,and about the fact that no matter how seemingly different two souls may be,they possess the potential for that most precious,rare thing an enduring and rewarding friendship.(para.37)Paraphrasing:I have acquired a lot of knowledge taught by nature itself,about the things that I can see,such as the birds,insects,trees,and flowers,and about things that I cannot see like those natural and scientific laws and principles.I have also learned about things that change,including life itself,as well as things that are changeless like friendship,love and many other basic values.In addition to all these,I have learned another important fact that no matter how seemingly different two persons are,it is still possible for them to develop long-lasting and valuable friendship which is precious and rare to all people in the world.Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III:Sentence ParaphraseUnit 6ReinforcementRetellingRetellingDiscussionDiscussionWisdom of Bear Wood ReinforcementDiscussionWork in groups of four:Now its time to reflect on what we discussed in the first class.Has your understanding of the text changed?Why or why not?What do you think should be the main ingredients of friendship?ReinforcementRetellingChoose one topicDescribe a cross-generation friendship youve heard or read about.
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