大学英语精读1-U3

1.AnEnglishSongHappyBirthdaytoYou2.BackgroundInformationFunFactsaboutHappyBirthdaytoYouImportantBirthdaysintheWestBeforeReading_MainBeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingTraditionalBirthdayCelebrationinWesternCountries3.Warm-upExercisesWarm-upQuestionsTopic-relatedPrediction■BeforeReading_1.1BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingHappyBirthdaytoYouBeforeReading_2.1.1FunFactsaboutHappyBirthdaytoYouBeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingDetailedReading■BeforeReading_2.1.2HappyBirthdaytoYou,thefour-linesongwaswrittenasaclassroomgreetingin1893bytwoAmericanteachers,MildredJ.Hill,andDr.PattySmithHill.ThemelodyofthesongHappyBirthdaytoYouwascomposedbyMildredJ.Hill,aschoolteacher.Thesongwasfirstpublishedin1893,withthelyricswrittenbyhersister,PattySmithHill.HappyBirthdaytoYouwascopyrightedin1935andrenewedin1963.Thesongwasapparentlywrittenin1893,butfirstcopyrightedin1935afteralawsuit.In1988,BirchTreeGroup,Ltd.soldtherightsofthesongtoWarnerCommunicationsforanestimated$25million.Inthe1980s,thesongHappyBirthdaytoYouwasbelievedtogenerateabout$1millioninroyaltiesannually.WithAuldLangSyneandForHe'saJollyGoodFellow,itisamongthethreemostpopularsongsintheEnglishlanguage.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingAfterReadingBeforeReading_2.2.2BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading21(18nowinmanycountries)over70100familyparty;amajorpresent(watch;car)aspecialwaytocelebratethecentennialbirthday,unusualoccasion,mayreceiveatelegramoraletterofcongratulationsfromsomefamousfigures(PrimeMinisterorQueen),familyparty;countgreatgrandchildrenandgrandchildrenDetailedReadingImportantBirthdaysintheWestBeforeReading_2.3.1TraditionalBirthdayCelebrationinWesternCountriesSummarizethetraditionalwaystocelebratebirthdayinthewest.■BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSaying“HappyBirthday”OpeningthepresentsFoodanddrinksareservedTurningoffthelightandlightthecandlesSingingbirthdaysongandmakeawishThebirthdaypersonblowsoutthecandlesonthecakeThebirthdaypersoncutsthecakeTheguestswishthebirthdayperson“happybirthday”againandleaveDetailedReading■Directions:TaskBeforeReading_2.3.2IntheWest,itiscustomarytoholdapartyincelebrationofaperson’sbirthday.Theguestswillcometothepartywithbirthdaypresentsandsay“HappyBirthday”tothebirthdayperson.Thegueststhenwatchhimorheropenthepresentsandheorshethanksthemforthepresentstheyhavebrought.Atthepartydrinksandfoodareserved.Towardtheendofthedinnerthelightsintheroomareturnedoff,andsomeonecomesinfromanotherroomwithacakeonwhicharelightedcandles,oneforeachyear.Atthesightofthecaketheguestsbeginsinging“HappyBirthdaytoYou”andthebirthdaypersonmakesawishbeforeheorsheblowsoutthecandlesonthecake.Itissaidthatthewishwillcometrueifallthecandlesgooutinonepuff.Afterthat,thecakeiscutinslicesusuallybythebirthdayperson,onepieceforeachguest.Whenthepartycomestoanend,theguestswishthebirthdayperson“HappyBirthday”againandleave.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReading_3.1Warm-upQuestions■BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading1.Howdoesyourfamilycelebratethebirthdaysofyourgrandparents?2.Howdoyouusuallycelebrateyourbirthday?Whatdoyourparentsdoforyouonthisspecialoccasion?3.Doyouknowyourparents’birthday?Whatdoyoudoforthat?DetailedReadingBeforeReading_3.2.1Topic-relatedPrediction1.DictationRelatedtotheTextBeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading■DetailedReadingItwastheoldlady’sbirthday._______________________Shegotupearlytobereadyforthepost.__________________________________Todayshewassuretherewouldbesomething.______________________________________Inoneoftheletterstherewasacheck,butwithtremblingfingersshetoreitintolittlebits._______________________________________________________________________BeforeReading_3.2.22.FormationofQuestionsDirections:Withthesethreepicturesoftheoldladyandthesentencesyouhavedictated,youaregivenfiveminutestoworkinpairstomakeupasmanyquestionsaspossibleaboutthecontentofthestory.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobeReading_main1.PartDivisionoftheText2.DiscourseAnalysis3.WordsScanningBeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReading4.FurtherUnderstandingForPart1&Part2ForPart3DetailedReadingGlobeReading.1PartDivisionoftheTextMainIdeaLinesPart11—526—43344—61Theoldlady,filledwithexpectation,gotupearlyonherbirthday.TheoldladylookedforwardtosomethingspecialfromherdaughterMyra.ThepresentfromMyraturnedouttobeaprintedcardplusacheck.Theoldladytorethecheckintolittlebits.BeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobeReading.2.1DiscourseAnalysisBeforeReadingGlobalReadingAfterReadingSomeCriticalTermsinNarrativeStories:whereandwhenthestorytakesplacewhoevertakespartinthestory(peopleoranimals)alloftheeventsthattellthestorythemostintensepointofactionwhereacrisisisreachedandresolutionachievedtheanglefromwhichastoryispresented(Storiesaretoldeitherinthefirstpersonorthethirdperson.)theuseoftimereferencestoorganizetheepisodesofastory(Chronologicalstructureisimportantinstoriesinwhichactionissignificantlyrelatedtothepassingoftime.)atermusedtodescribeanysceneorepisodewhichisinsertedtoshowevent