"COLLEGE ENGLISH Lesson One Christmas Day in the Morning LU ONLINE LEARNING
1.Introduction 2.Text 3.Language Points 4.Exercises: A.Grammar and Grammar Exercises B.Exercises Related to the Text
1. Introduction 2. Text 3. Language Points 4. Exercises: A. Grammar and Grammar Exercises B . Exercises Related to the Text
Introduction 1)"Christmas Day in the Morning"is intended to inspire people to high ideal and noble sentiments.Because the characters and the plot are simple and down-to earth,the story would appeal to a mass audience.Many ordinary people would identify with the hero.They might see themselves as the same type of persons, and they might imagine themselves as giving a loved one a similar type of special gift.For these reasons,"Christmas Day in the Morning"is a story that would be found in certain kinds of popular magazines in North America
Introduction 1) “Christmas Day in the Morning” is intended to inspire people to high ideal and noble sentiments. Because the characters and the plot are simple and down-to earth, the story would appeal to a mass audience. Many ordinary people would identify with the hero. They might see themselves as the same type of persons, and they might imagine themselves as giving a loved one a similar type of special gift. For these reasons, “Christmas Day in the Morning” is a story that would be found in certain kinds of popular magazines in North America
2)The central idea of this story is expressed in the statement that love alone can waken love.It means that love is always mutual and always begins with giving. In view of the growing lack of human warmth partly due to the fierce competition in modern society.Of course it would be naive to think that love is the answer to all our problems today, and in a world divided by class racial and national conflicts, universal love is also unrealistic
2) The central idea of this story is expressed in the statement that love alone can waken love. It means that love is always mutual and always begins with giving. In view of the growing lack of human warmth partly due to the fierce competition in modern society. Of course it would be naïve to think that love is the answer to all our problems today, and in a world divided by class racial and national conflicts, universal love is also unrealistic
3)The story contains flashbacks.Draw the students'attention to the points where the time setting is shifted. 4)The style of the story is simple and clear.No big words.No involved sentences.No pompous "purple"passages
3) The story contains flashbacks. Draw the students’ attention to the points where the time setting is shifted. 4) The style of the story is simple and clear. No big words. No involved sentences. No pompous “purple” passages