Pre-reading Questions 1.Is it the first time you have been away from home alone? 2.How did you feel when you left home to college? 3.How do you interpret the title?
Pre-reading Questions ❖ 1. Is it the first time you have been away from home alone? ❖ 2. How did you feel when you left home to college? ❖ 3. How do you interpret the title?
Background Information Never say goodbye because saying goodbye means going away,and going away always means forgetting.~Peter Pan As I stared into your eyes,you asked me why I was about to cry,its because I knew you were going to say good-bye
Background Information ❖ Never say goodbye because saying goodbye means going away, and going away always means forgetting.~Peter Pan ❖ As I stared into your eyes, you asked me why I was about to cry, its because I knew you were going to say good-bye
Cultural background Prior to the 1960s,the national optimism was one of American's main characters.It was so distinctly American that it set the United States apart from all other nations.In no other countries were people so optimistic about their own lives,their own future,their own government as those in the United States
Cultural background Prior to the 1960s, the national optimism was one of American’s main characters. It was so distinctly American that it set the United States apart from all other nations. In no other countries were people so optimistic about their own lives, their own future, their own government as those in the United States
Cultural background Americans believed that everything would naturally change for the better.This attitude was based upon the past experiences of their own and their country.In the early times,American settlers had to depend on their own hands in doing everything in order to survive.In the vast wilderness and in the constant struggle against nature,they gradually got the habit of trying something new to make life easier and better
Cultural background Americans believed that everything would naturally change for the better. This attitude was based upon the past experiences of their own and their country. In the early times, American settlers had to depend on their own hands in doing everything in order to survive. In the vast wilderness and in the constant struggle against nature, they gradually got the habit of trying something new to make life easier and better
Words and expressions
❖Words and expressions