I. Text Analysis s Question: What is the topic sentence of Para. 4? What are the supporting details? Pay attention to Topic sentence: we two havent changed paragraph organizatio much, but the village has Supporting details: Cash instead of barter Paid help Plastic things instead of village crafts The old alone on the land Young people's different way of thinking, dressing and behaving W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 3-Message of the Land I. Text Analysis Pay attention to paragraph organizatio n. Question: What is the topic sentence of Para. 4? What are the supporting details? Topic sentence: “… we two haven’t changed much, but the village has.” Supporting details: • Cash instead of barter • Paid help • Plastic things instead of village crafts • The old alone on the land • Young people’s different way of thinking, dressing and behaving To be continued on the next page
I. Text Analysis 6 Question: What is the main idea of Paras. 5-6? What is the function of the first sentence in Para. 5? With the first sentence in Para. 5 serving as a transitional sentence, the wife shifts her talk to the things that should not change, which include people's worship, and young peoples respect to their parents and the aged W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 3-Message of the Land I. Text Analysis Question: What is the main idea of Paras. 5—6? What is the function of the first sentence in Para. 5? With the first sentence in Para. 5 serving as a transitional sentence, the wife shifts her talk to the things that should not change, which include people’s worship, and young people’s respect to their parents and the aged. To be continued on the next page
I. Text Analysis Question: How does the wife present her Please find examples in speech? What is her attitude toward the the text changes around her? By comparison/ contrast and exemplification, the wife presents her idea of this changing world. She dislikes the changes around her. She wont accept the changes and even refuses to change with the life. W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 3-Message of the Land I. Text Analysis Question: How does the wife present her speech? What is her attitude toward the changes around her? By comparison/contrast and exemplification, the wife presents her idea of this changing world. She dislikes the changes around her. She won’t accept the changes and even refuses to change with the life. To be continued on the next page. Please find examples in the text
I. Text Analysis Question: What can be inferred from Para 10? The farmer is very traditional. He still clings to the conventional idea of having a big family with children around him Because of his strong attachment to the land, he wants his children to follow in his footsteps and be content with the farming life W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 3-Message of the Land I. Text Analysis Question: What can be inferred from Para. 10? The farmer is very traditional. He still clings to the conventional idea of having a big family with children around him. Because of his strong attachment to the land, he wants his children to follow in his footsteps and be content with the farming life. To be continued on the next page
I. Text Analysis 9 Question: What can we learn from the last paragraph? The farmer nurses a strong love towards the land. He loves the feeling when tilling the land and the smell and sight when the rice on the land is ripening. He feels so close to the land that he can even read the message of the land. He strongly hopes that one day he can pass on the land's secret message to his grandchildren. W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 3-Message of the Land I. Text Analysis Question: What can we learn from the last paragraph? The farmer nurses a strong love towards the land. He loves the feeling when tilling the land and the smell and sight when the rice on the land is ripening. He feels so close to the land that he can even read the message of the land. He strongly hopes that one day he can pass on the land’s secret message to his grandchildren. To be continued on the next page