2. Parents’ Love Book I

3. A Good Heart to Lean On Pre-reading activity In your life, you must have come across a lot of people who do great help to you. 1. Can you list some of them? 2. Can you tell us how they help you? 3. Among them, who is the most helpful and most unforgettable? Can you give some evidence or story?

4. A Good Heart to Lean On

5. A Good Heart to Lean On -----Questionnaire Do you know your parents’ birthday? Do you give birthday gifts or greeting for them? If yes, how do they react to your gifts/greeting? Do you know their likes and dislikes? Do your parents know your birthday? Do your parents hold birthday party for you? And give gifts to you or not?

6. Did you misunderstand your parents before? Did you quarrel with your parents before? If you did, how did you solve it? Do you think father and mother care you in the same way?

7. Parents’ Love A Good Heart to Lean On Mother’s love V.S. father’s love Similarities: Differences:

8. A Good Heart to Lean On After reading activityAfter reading activity 1. How did the writer feel to be seen with his father when he was young? And why ？ 2. What does the writer mean by “a matter of pride”? 3. Where did his father work? And how did he go to work when the weather was bad? 4.Why did the writer often think of his father, now that his father has been dead for so many years? He felt embarrassed to be seen with his father, because his father was severely Crippled and very short. His father had almost never missed a day and have made it to the office even if the others could not. He worked in an office building on the top of subway station. (omitted) He now feels sorry about having been reluctant to be seen walking together with his crippled and short father.

9. Part I (Para.1-5) The son was embarrassed to be seen walking with his crippled father, but the father subjected himself to the shame and stress without bitterness and complaint. Narration interspersed with comments( 夹叙夹议 ) Main idea ? Devices for developing it ? A Good Heart to Lean On Part II Part III Part IV

10. Part II (Para.6-7) The son now realizes that his father treated others with a good heart. Narration interspersed with comment ( 夹叙夹议 ). Para.6 ： Narration Para.7 ： Comment Main idea ? Devices for developing it ? A Good Heart to Lean On Part I Part III Part IV

11. Part III (Para.8-11) The father’s attempt to experience things directly and indirectly Exemplification ( 举例法 ) Main idea ? Devices for developing it ? A Good Heart to Lean On General statement: St. 1 of Para. 8 Examples: Para.8 —11 Part IV Part II Part I

12. Part IV (Para.12-13) The father has gone many years, but the son feels regret for his reluctance and relies much more on his father for his balance of mind. Induction through introspection ( 自省式归纳法） Main idea ? Devices for developing it ? A Good Heart to Lean On Rhetorical techniques Part III Part II Part I Back