●●●●● av ow Sco taoin ●●●● ●●0 ●●● ●●●● My neighbor Mrs. Gargan fist told me about it. "Have you seen the tree? she asked as I was sitting in the backyard enjoying the autumn twilight. < The one down at the corner She explained " Its a beautiful tree---allkinds of colors. cars are stopping- tolook You ought to see it Turn to p. 215, and listen to the text told her l would, but l soon forgot about the tree. Three days later. I was jogging down the street, my mind swimming with petty worries, when a splash of bright orange caught my eye For an instant, I thought someones house had caught fire Then remembered the tree As I approached it, I slowed to a walk. There was nothing remarkable about the shape of the tree. A medium-sized maple But Mrs. Gargan had been right about its colors. Like the messy
Turn to p. 215, and listen to the text. My neighbor Mrs. Gargan fist told me about it. “Have you seen the tree?” she asked as I was sitting in the backyard enjoying the autumn twilight. “The one down at the corner.” She explained. “It’s a beautiful tree --- all kinds of colors. Cars are stopping to look. You ought to see it. I told her I would, but I soon forgot about the tree. Three days later. I was jogging down the street, my mind swimming with petty worries, when a splash of bright orange caught my eye. For an instant, I thought someone’s house had caught fire. Then I remembered the tree. As I approached it, I slowed to a walk. There was nothing remarkable about the shape of the tree. A medium-sized maple. But Mrs. Gargan had been right about its colors. Like the messy Have You Seen the Tree?
●●●●● ●●●● ●●0 ●●● ●●●● of an artist' s palette, the tree blazed a bright crimson on its lower branches, burned with vivid yellows and oranges in its center, and simmered to deep red at its top Through these fiery colors were pale-green leaves as yet untouched by autumn Edging closer---like a pigrim approaching a shrine ---I noticed several bare branches near the top their black twigs scratching the air like claws. The leaves they had shed lay like a scarlet carpet around the trunk With its varied nations of color this tree seemed to become a globe em bracing in its broad branches all seasons and continents: the spring and summer of the Southern hemisphere in the light and dark greens, the autumn and winter of the Northern in the blazing yellows and bare branches As I marveled at this all-encompassing beauty I thought of Ralph Waldo Emerson's comments about the stars. Ifthe
of an artist’s palette, the tree blazed a bright crimson on its lower branches, burned with vivid yellows and oranges in its center, and simmered to deep red at its top. Through these fiery colors were pale-green leaves as yet untouched by autumn Edging closer --- like a pilgrim approaching a shrine --- I noticed several bare branches near the top, their black twigs scratching the air like claws. The leaves they had shed lay like a scarlet carpet around the trunk. With its varied nations of color this tree seemed to become a globe embracing in its broad branches all seasons and continents: the spring and summer of the Southern hemisphere in the light and dark greens, the autumn and winter of the Northern in the blazing yellows and bare branches. As I marveled at this all-encompassing beauty I thought of Ralph Waldo Emerson’s comments about the stars. If the Have You Seen the Tree?
●●●●● ●●●● ●●0 ●●● ●●●● constellations appeared only once in a thousand years, he observed in Nature, imagine what an exciting event it would be But because they're up there every night we barely give them a ook I felt the same way about the tree. Because its majesty will last only a week, it should be especially precious to us. And I had almost m issed it Once in the 19th century when a man noticed a brilliant display of northern lights in the sky over Massachusetts, he tolled a church bell to alert townspeople. Thats what I felt like doing about the tree. I wanted to awaken the countryside to its wonder I didnt have a church bell but as i walked home, did ask each neighborI passed the same simple but momentous question Mrs. Gargan had asked me: Have you seen the tree?
constellations appeared only once in a thousand years, he observed in Nature, imagine what an exciting event it would be. But because they’re up there every night we barely give them a look. I felt the same way about the tree. Because its majesty will last only a week, it should be especially precious to us. And I had almost missed it. Once in the 19th century when a man noticed a brilliant display of northern lights in the sky over Massachusetts, he tolled a church bell to alert townspeople. That’s what I felt like doing about the tree. I wanted to awaken the countryside to its wonder. I didn’t have a church bell, but as I walked home, I did ask each neighbor I passed the same simple but momentous question Mrs. Gargan had asked me: “Have you seen the tree?" Have You Seen the Tree?
blaze: to burn strongly and brightly; to shine very brightly e.g. The rainbow blazed with color simmer: to cook slowly at a temperature near boiling Here the word is used figuratively, meaning shine very brightly e.g. Let the soup simmer for about 30 minutes burn with: to feel a very strong emotion or a great need for someone or something, Here in the text, it is used to describe the burning color e.g. He was burning with curiosity, but didn 't dare ask what happened twilight: the time in the evening when the sky is beginning to get dark; the light from the sky at twilight
e.g. The rainbow blazed with color. blaze: to burn strongly and brightly; to shine very brightly e.g. Let the soup simmer for about 30 minutes. simmer: to cook slowly at a temperature near boiling, Here the word is used figuratively, meaning “shine very brightly”. e.g. He was burning with curiosity, but didn’t dare ask what happened. burn with: to feel a very strong emotion or a great need for someone or something, Here in the text, it is used to describe the burning color. twilight: the time in the evening when the sky is beginning to get dark; the light from the sky at twilight