内容正文:
Understanding ideas
First Snow
1
Lead in
Read the short introduction to the author of First Snow and answer the questions.
John Boynton Priestley (1894-1984) was born in the English county of Yorkshire, and knew early on that he wanted to become a writer. When World War I broke out, Priestley joined the army, and escaped death on a number of occasions.
After the war, he gained a degree from Cambridge University, and then moved to London, where he worked as a freelance writer. During World War II, he presented a weekly radio programme, which became immensely popular. Priestley wrote many successful articles, essays, novels and plays, but is best remembered for his play An Inspector Calls.
Priestley loved snow and expressed a desire to live in a country where it often snowed.
Background
2
While-reading
Read for main idea
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5 A. Snow can change the world magically.
B. Snow made me as excited as the children. C. The entire scene looked frightening.
D. Snow reminds me of my childhood memories.
E. The sun made the snowy landscape lovely.
1. “They are people in whose lives a slight fall of snow is an event.” Even at the
risk of appearing to this fair and witty reviewer as another Mr. Woodhouse, I
must insist that last night’s fall of snow here was an event.
Background information
Mr. Woodhouse is a central character in Emma, and the father of the protagonist (主人公), Emma Woodhouse. He is constantly worried about his health and wants a quiet, simple life.
Language points in Para. 1
say of
characters
a slight fall of snow
at the risk of
fair
witty
reviewer
look through
talk away
come round
be carpeted
被包裹
人物,角色,汉字
一场小雪
冒着…的风险
公正的
睿智的
评论家
透过…看,浏览
不断地谈
降临
说到,评论
While-reading
Read for structure
Time order
Space order
First Snow
Para. 1-2
event
magic event
Para.3-5
description of the scenery of the snow
While-reading
Read for details
When I got up this morning,
The sun come out
An hour or two later
Now
Time
Scenery