Unit 8 In My DaybyRussellBaker
Unit 8 In My Day by Russell Baker
ContentsWarm-upWords&ExpressionsText AnalysisSentencePatternsOral&WrittenWorkCBIWork6
Contents 2 3 4 5 Words & Expressions Text Analysis Oral & Written Work Sentence Patterns 6 CBI Work 1 Warm-up
Make the meaning of thesentence clear withSentence patternssimplerwordsorshortersentences. Work in group!II. Sentences paraphrase6. This one was written out of a childish faith in the eternal strength ofparents, a naive belief that age and wear could be overcome by an effortof will, that all she needed was a good pep talk to recharge a flaggingspirit. (33)7. A world had lived and died, and though it was part of my blood and boneI knew little more about it than I knew of the world of the pharaohs. (39)8. If a parent does lift the curtain a bit, it is often only to stun theyoung with some exemplary tale of how much harder life was in theold days. (40)
Sentence patterns II. Sentences paraphrase 6. This one was written out of a childish faith in the eternal strength of parents, a naive belief that age and wear could be overcome by an effort of will, that all she needed was a good pep talk to recharge a flagging spirit. (33) 7. A world had lived and died, and though it was part of my blood and bone I knew little more about it than I knew of the world of the pharaohs. (39) 8. If a parent does lift the curtain a bit, it is often only to stun the young with some exemplary tale of how much harder life was in the old days. (40) Make the meaning of the sentence clear with simpler words or shorter sentences. Work in group!
Makethe meaning of thesentence clearwithSentence patternssimplerwords orshortersentences. Work in group!II. Sentences paraphrase9. When she was young, with life ahead of her, I had been her future andresented it. Instinctively, I wanted to break free, and cease being acreature defined by her time. (48)10. These hopeless end-of-the-line visits with my mother made me wish Ihad not thrown off my own past so carelessly. (49)11. We all come from the past, and children ought to know what it was thatwent into their making, to know that life is a braided cord of humanitystretching up from time long gone, and that it cannot be defined bythe span of a single journey from diaper to shroud. (49)
Sentence patterns II. Sentences paraphrase 9. When she was young, with life ahead of her, I had been her future and resented it. Instinctively, I wanted to break free, and cease being a creature defined by her time. (48) 10. These hopeless end-of-the–line visits with my mother made me wish I had not thrown off my own past so carelessly. (49) 11. We all come from the past, and children ought to know what it was that went into their making, to know that life is a braided cord of humanity stretching up from time long gone, and that it cannot be defined by the span of a single journey from diaper to shroud. (49) Make the meaning of the sentence clear with simpler words or shorter sentences. Work in group!
SubmityourwritingonOral & Written Work批改网.ThewritingNois2234231.II. Written WorkPlease write an essay of about 300 words on either of the topics1. Whatproblems do old people generally have to face in china?2. Is there anything that you look forward to in old age?
Oral & Written Work ◆ Please write an essay of about 300 words on either of the topics. II. Written Work 1. What problems do old people generally have to face in china? 2. Is there anything that you look forward to in old age? Submit your writing on 批改网. The writing No. is 2234231