I. Text Analysis Further 10 Question: What are the traits, as shown in study of the the old couple, shared by other farmers? text In the couple we find traits that are shared by many farmers who till the land love of land and physical labor, and love of family being honest and kind, and easy to be satisfied clinging to traditional values and the way of life We can still find the common problems e generation gap confusion of the old towards the changing world young people's quitting of 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 Further study of the text Question: What are the traits, as shown in the old couple, shared by other farmers? In the couple we find traits that are shared by many farmers who till the land: • love of land and physical labor, and love of family • being honest and kind, and easy to be satisfied • clinging to traditional values and the way of life We can still find the common problems: • generation gap • confusion of the old towards the changing world • young people’s quitting of the farming life To be continued on the next page
I. Text Analysis Further discussion about the text What does the wife think of her husband? How does the husband counterattack his wifes opinion of him? Does a pair of jeans" carry any other meanings in the text? How do young girls nowadays differ from those in the old days? Why is the question"Are you happy never occurred to her? W BTL E To be continued on the next page
W B T L E Lesson 3-Message of the Land What does the wife think of her husband? How does the husband counterattack his wife’s opinion of him? Does “a pair of jeans” carry any other meanings in the text? How do young girls nowadays differ from those in the old days? Why is the question “Are you happy?” never occurred to her? I. Text Analysis Further discussion about the text To be continued on the next page