高中英語河北版下 unit2

[00:-1.00]Family is so important all through your life. [00:-2.00]Sometimes,though,it is easy to take your family for granted. [00:-3.00]Do you know what family stands for? [00:-4.00]FAMILY=Father And Mother,I Love You! [00:-5.00]of the elders will not be allowed to eat with the elders. [00:-6.00]-African Proverb [00:-7.00]SECTION 1 NEW WORDS AND IDEAS [00:-8.00]Family Gathering [00:-9.00]Put was given an assignment to write. [00:10.00]Her topic was family.Here's what she has written.Enjoy it! [00:11.00]I love long weekends because they are usually a time when our family gets together. [00:12.00]I get the chance to see not only my immediate family,but also my aunts, [00:13.00]uncles,cousins and grandparents. [00:14.00]I always feel happy when I'm surrounded by family. [00:15.00]This year,Grandma and Grandpa didn't bring Great-Grandma Porter with them. [00:16.00]Even though Great-Grandma is 92 years old, [00:17.00]she usually comes over on special occasions. [00:18.00]But this weekend she wasn't feeling well.I worry a little about that. [00:19.00]I wonder what it feels like to that old.I did miss seeing her. [00:20.00]When she comes over we usually have a long talk. [00:21.00]She likes to hear what I am doing at school and all that, [00:22.00]but even more,she loves to tell me stories about her life. [00:23.00]They are always the same stories,over and over again,but I don't mind. [00:24.00]She gets so happy when she remembers them that they are fun to hear [00:25.00]even after the hundredth time. [00:26.00]My brother,also came home from university for the weekend. [00:27.00]I never thought I would say it,but I enjoyed seeing him too. [00:28.00]Things have changed a lot between me and my brother since we have gotten older. [00:29.00]He used to annoy me most of the time when we were younger. [00:30.00]I remember when he was in high school, [00:31.00]he used to have his friends over all the time. [00:32.00]They would hang around doing nothing except eating everything in the fridge. [00:33.00]Then,as if that wasn't bad enough,they would leave dishes,wrappers, [00:34.00]and pop cans all over the place. [00:35.00]Mom eventually made him clean it up,of course, [00:36.00]but it seemed like it was a never-ending circle. [00:37.00]As soon as he cleaned up the mess from one group of friends, [00:38.00]a couple more guys would come and the mess would start all over again. [00:39.00]When I think about it,Jason is still pretty messy;it just doesn't bug me now. [00:40.00]Now I'm just happy to see him and talk with him. [00:41.00]Like most brothers and sisters,Jason and I had many fights as we were growing up, [00:42.00]but we are really close. [00:43.00]I can talk to him about things that I can't really talk about with my friends [00:44.00]because he knowes my life in a way that no one else does. [00:45.00]I miss him when he's away at school [00:46.00]and it was so good to see him last weekend-chip bags and all! [00:47.00]Dad and I were busy all week getting ready for the weekend. [00:48.00]Mom was busy at work so Dad and I had to get the house ready for the company. [00:49.00]We had to make up the spare beds and pull out the sleeping bags [00:50.00]for all the young cousins who always sleep on the floor in the family room. [00:51.00]I used to love that! [00:52.00]I remember those nights when we had several cousins sleeping on the floor; [00:53.00]we usually giggled and whispered all night long,while the adults played cards [00:54.00]and talked in the kitchen. [00:55.00]After the sleeping arrangements were completed, [00:56.00]Dad and I went shopping for groceies. [00:57.00]It sounds like a lot of work but with my dad,everything is fun. [00:58.00]I have always felt close to my dad. [00:59.00]Everyone arrived on Saturday morning. [-1:00.00]My Aunt Donna brought a huge tray of her famous cookies and squares. [-1:-1.00]They are so delicious! [-1:-2.00]I always look forward to Aunt Donna's cookies and always eat too many of them. [-1:-3.00]My other aunts brought food as well. [-1:-4.00]I helped Mom organize all the food and prepare the vegetables and snacks. [-1:-5.00]My cousin,Michael,brought his guitar this time. [-1:-6.00]He's 16 years old and a very good musician. [-1:-7.00]We sat around singing with him for many hours. [-1:-8.00]He can play all the current hits from the radio [-1:-9.00]and he also knows many of the old songs, [-1:10.00]which is good because then the parens and grandparents can sing along,too. [-1:11.00]There is one song that he plays that is Grandpa's favourite. [-1:12.00]All weekend,whenever Mike played this song,Grandpa would sing along. [-1:13.00]Grandpa has a terrible voice. [-1:14.00]Whenever he started singing,we would all laugh and tease him, [-1:15.00]which made him sing even louder[-1:16.00]My grandpa has a great sense of humour and I love him very much. [-1:17.00]I am very lucky to have such a wonderful family. [-1:18.00]We all had a good time on the weekend [-1:19.00]and now it's time to get back to our regular routines,until the next time. [-1:20.00]Family is so important all through your life. [-1:21.00]Sometimes,though,it is easy to take your family for granted. [-1:22.00]I like holidays and long weekends [-1:23.00]because they give us a chance to celebrate having a family. [-1:24.00]QUOTABLE QUOTES! [-1:25.00]Eest to West,home is the best. [-1:26.00]Let's singing a song [-1:27.00]SECTION 2 MEANING THROUGH PRACTICE [-1:28.00]Part 1:Listen carefully to Danny's conversation with his mom. [-1:29.00]Then,answer the questions below. [-1:30.00]Put"T"in brackets for answers that are true and"F"for those that are false. [-1:31.00]Part 2:Listen to Jenny talking about dinners at her grandma's house [-1:32.00]and answer the questions. [-1:33.00]SECTION 4 READING FOR KNOWLEDGE [-1:34.00]Family Names [-1:35.00]Learning a language is also learning a culture. [-1:36.00]A good knowledge of the culture [-1:37.00]in which the language has grown will help us learn the language better. [-1:38.00]If you come from North America,you probaly got your name from your family. [-1:39.00]Your first name was given to you by your parents,and your last name, [-1:40.00]or surname,is the same name that your parents have. [-1:41.00]It si your family name.Long ago,however,people had only one name. [-1:42.00]A man could be called simply John or Peter. [-1:43.00]A woman could be called Mary or Elizabeth. [-1:44.00]After some time,there were many people with the same name, [-1:45.00]so second names were needed. [-1:46.00]In this way,the children of John were called,for example,Peter and Mary Johnson. [-1:47.00]Names such as Wilson(Will's son),Jackson,Anderson and Davidson came into use. [-1:48.00]"Mac"or"Mc"means"son of",so the name Macgregory means son of Gregory, [-1:49.00]and MacDonald means son of Donald. [-1:50.00]"Fitz"is another way of saying"son of"."Fils"means"son"in French. [-1:51.00]So Fitzpatrick and Fitzgerald mean son,or child,of Patrick or Gerald. [-1:52.00]Not all people got their names from their fathers. [-1:53.00]Some got their names from the places where they lived. [-1:54.00]For example,a family living in a village with many green trees [-1:55.00]and plants was called Green or Greenberg. [-1:56.00]If they lived in a town called Moor,they were called the Moores. [-1:57.00]Sometimes people got their names from the way they looked. [-1:58.00]A tall person was,perhaps,called Long. [-1:59.00]If people in a family had dark hair, [-2:00.00]the family was sometimes called the Blacks or the Browns. [-2:-1.00]If their hair was light,they may have been called the Whites. [-2:-2.00]People often took their names from the kind of work they did. [-2:-3.00]A person who sewed clothing was named Taylor. [-2:-4.00]Another person who baked bread was called Baker. [-2:-5.00]A person who had a very good voice was named Singer. [-2:-6.00]After a while these names stayed with people [-2:-7.00]and became family names that are still used today. [-2:-8.00]READING FOR LOVE [-2:-9.00]Family [-2:10.00]I ran into a stranger as he passed by,"Oh,excuse me,please"was my reply. [-2:11.00]He said,"Please excuse me too;I wasn't watching for you." [-2:12.00]We were very polite,this stranger and I. [-2:13.00]We went on our way and we said good-bye. [-2:14.00]But at home a different story is told. [-2:15.00]How we treat our loved ones,young and old. [-2:16.00]Later that day,cooking the ecening meal,My son stood beside me very still. [-2:17.00]When I turned,I nearly knocked him down. [-2:18.00]"Move out of the way,"I said with a frown.He walked away,his little heart broken. [-2:19.00]I didn't realize how rudely I'd spoken. [-2:20.00]While I lay awake in bed,A voice came to me and said, [-2:21.00]"While dealing with a stranger,common courtesy you use, [-2:22.00]But the children you love,you seem to abuse. [-2:23.00]Go and look on the kitchen floor,You'll find some flowers there by the door. [-2:24.00]Those are the flowers he brought for you. [-2:25.00]He picked them himself:pink,yellow and blue. [-2:26.00]He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise, [-2:27.00]And you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes." [-2:28.00]By this time,I felt very small,And now my tears began to fall. [-2:29.00]I quietly went and knelt by his bed;"Wake up,little one,wake up,"I said. [-2:30.00]"Are these the flowers you picked for me?" [-2:31.00]He smiled,"I found'em,our by the tree[-2:32.00]I picked'em because they're pretty like you. [-2:33.00]I know you'd like'em,especially the blue." [-2:34.00]I said,"Son,I'm very sorry for the way I acted today; [-2:35.00]I shouldn't have yelled at you that way." [-2:36.00]He said,"Oh,Mom,that's okay.I love you anyway." [-2:37.00]I said,"Son,I love you too,And I do like the flowers,especially the blue." [-2:38.00]-Anonymous [-2:39.00]A Big Happy Family [-2:40.00]MAXVILLE,ONTARIO-Fred and Bonnie Cappuccino have 21 children. [-2:41.00]First they had two of their own and then they adopted 19 others [-2:42.00]from countries around the world. [-2:43.00]They adopted children from many countries,like Japan,Korea,India and Vietnam. [-2:44.00]Each time they made sure they had music,food,pictures, [-2:45.00]and books of the child's native county [-2:46.00]so the children would feel good about themselves. [-2:47.00]Fred and Bonnie had pre-school children [-2:48.00]running around the house for 26 years without a break! [-2:49.00]The washer was always going and clothes hung from one end of the room to the other. [-2:50.00]Everyone helped out with the housework. [-2:51.00]The family drank ten litres of milk a day! [-2:52.00]The Cappuccinos enjoyed their children. [-2:53.00]They took care of small problems right away so they wouldn't become big problems. [-2:54.00]Fred says,"If you have trouble with one of your children,don't worry. [-2:55.00]Worry doesn't help,and in time your child will be all right." [-2:56.00]The family lives in a log cabin they bought for $8000 thirty years ago. [-2:57.00]After Bonnie got permission from the Canadian government to sponstr 100 Vietnamese, [-2:58.00]Fred asked some neighbours to build an extra room for the boat people. [-2:59.00]When the children were older,Bonnie began travelling to India. [-3:00.00]She opened three homes for 170 homeless children. [-3:-1.00]She travels there four times a year to bring vitamins, [-3:-2.00]medicine,and used clothing to the needy children. [-3:-3.00]Back home,Bonnie cooks vegetarian meals for her seven children still living there [-3:-4.00]The other children keep in touch. [-3:-5.00]When Tran got married,18 brothers and sisters danced at his wedding. [-3:-6.00]The Cappuccinos hope their children will find their own way to help others. [-3:-7.00]They want them to be happy,healthy and independent. [-3:-8.00]Fred says,"Let me light my lamp [-3:-9.00]and never wonder if it will take away the darkness."

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