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them a simple “Thank you.”
He decided to write to his father, his grandmother, and the Rev. Lonual Nelson, his grammar school principal.
His father had impressed upon him from boyhood a love of books and reading. He remembered that each morning Nelson would open the school with a prayer over his assembled students.
He recalled how his grandmother had taught him to tell the truth, to share, and to be forgiving and considerate of others. And he thanked her for her delicious food and for all the wonderful things she had done for him.
His reading of their letters left him not only astonished but also more humbled than before, because they all thanked him rather than saying they would forgive him for not having previously thanked them.
The writer learned that one should learn to express appreciation for others’ efforts. The writer wished for all people the common sense to achieve world peace, and find the good and praise it. Text Organization 1. Parts Part One
Paragraphs Paras. 1-9
Main Ideas On
Thanksgiving
Day
1943,
as
a
young
coastguardsman at sea, the writer came up with the idea of expressing his gratitude to people who had
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helped him before.
Part Two
Paras. 10-16
The writer wrote three thank-you letters to his father, the Rev. Nelson and his grandmother.
Part Three Part Four
Paras.17-23 Paras. 24-26
The writer got three letters in reply.
The writer wishes everyone to find the good and praise it.
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Correspondents Letters Sent Father
Letters Received
Thanks him for teaching the Tells the writer how he, as a writer from boyhood to love teacher and a father as well, felt books and reading.
content with his own son.
the
writer
about
his with
The Rev. Nelson Thanks him for his morning Tells
school prayers. i
retirement coupled
self-doubt, and the reassurance brought to him by the writer's letter.
Grandmother Thanks her for teaching the Expresses her loving gratefulness
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writer how to tell the truth, to to her grandson. share and to be forgiving, and for her good cooking and her sprinkling the writer's life with stardust.
Language Sense Enhancement
I. 1) decades 2) undergoing
3) had done wrong 4) welcome reassurance 5) appreciated 6) brought back 7) relatives 8) accomplish 9) consume 10) representing
Language Focus Vocabulary
1. 1) sprinkled 2) in turn 3) reversed 4) repay 5) at sea 6) traditional 7) statement 8) longed for 9) in secret 10) unloaded 11) weep 12) under way
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2. 1) stretch out 2) make out 3) hope for 4) turns (it) over 5) put away 6) brings back 7) got to 8) go about
3. 1) As supplies of traditional fuels diminish, people are working to increase the use of solar energy.
2) We accord high priority to meeting the challenges of economic and environmental development in the region.
3) While it is true that children of today are exposed to more information than were children of the past, it does not follow that they automatically become more sophisticated.
4) Since she borrowed those books from the library she has been immersed in British history and culture.
5) Everything changed in a flash on June 1, 2000 when he lost both legs in a
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serious traffic accident.
4. 1) I'd like to express my sincere thanks to everyone who has been so considerate of my well-
being. My heart is filled with gratitude that words cannot express.
2) After everyone assembled on the playground amid the noise and excitement of the spectators, our coach again impressed on us the need to do our best in quest of excellence.
3) Everything I saw in my hometown was marvelous. I could hardly believe that it had undergone such swift changes through cultivating fruits, vegetables, flowers and the rest in the past few years. II. Collocation
1, fond of 2. sick of 3. thoughtful of 4. confident of 5. conscious of 6. critical of 7. guilty of 8.ashamed of ■
III. Usage
To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do, rather than what they say.
It is cooperation, rather than conflict, that will enable you to achieve your success. Ann made students think for themselves rather than telling them what to think.
全汇总整编大学英语综合教学方案计划教案3(课后规范标准答案)完全版
