《英語中高職貫通第五》課件-lesson 14

Readtheintroductionbelow,andcompletethetask.

Who'sWashingtonIrving?WashingtonIrvingwasanAmericanwriter.HewasbornonApril30th,1783,inNewYork.Asayoungman,hestudiedlawandheworkedinseverallawcompanies.Butfrom1802,healsowrotestoriesandessays.Atfirst,thesewerepublishedinnewspapers,butlatertheywerecollectedtogetherandpublishedinbooks.Duringtheyears1803-1806,IrvingtravelledinEurope.HelefttheUnitedStatesagainin1815,andhelivedinEuropeformanyyears.Atfirst,heworkedinacompanywhichwasownedbyhistwobrothers,inLiverpool,inEngland.Elevenyearslater,hewenttoliveinMadrid,inSpain.HeworkedfortheUnitedStatesgovernmentthere.Afterthat,hereturnedtoEnglandforseveralyears,andin1832,hewentbacktotheUnitedStates.Hisbookswerenowverypopularthere.Duringtheyears1842-1846,IrvingworkedinMadridagain.Thistime,hehadamoreimportantgovernmentjob.ThenhereturnedforthelasttimetotheU.S.helivedinabeautifulhouseinTarryTown,nearNewYork,untilhisdeathin1859.IrvingwasthefirstgreatAmericanwriterofhumorousstories.Healsowrotebooksaboutthecountrieswhichhevisited,andabookaboutthelifeofGeorgeWashington—thefirstU.S.president.TheLegendofRipVanWinklefirstappearedinTheSketchBook,Irving'smostpopularbook,whichwaspublishedin1820.Readtheintroductionbelow,andcompletethetask.DutchpeoplearrivedinNorthAmericafromtheNetherlandsearlyintheseventeenthcentury.Theycametoliveinanewland—theyweresettlers.ManyofthemmadetheirhomesintheareaaroundtheHudsonRiver,intheeastoftheland.ButatthetimewhenTheLegendofRipVanWinklebegins,nearlytwohundredyearslater,thispartofNorthAmericawasaBritishColony.ThelandwasownedbyBritain.ThecolonywasruledbyKingGeorgetheThird,whowastheBritishkingfrom1760to1820.SomepeopleinNorthAmericawerehappyaboutthis.TheylikedtheBritishking—theywereloyaltoKingGeorge.ButmanyothersdidnotwanttheirlandtoberuledbyBritain.Theywantedtoliveinanindependentcountry.Theywantedtheirowngovernmentandtheywantedtheirownlaws.TherewasawarbetweenthesepeopleandtheBritisharmy.TheAmericanswonthewar,andtheBritishleftthecolony.AttheendofRipVanWinkle'sstory,heislivinginanindependentcountry—theUnitedStatesofAmerica.Thecountryhasapresident,notaking.ThefirstpresidentoftheUnitedStateswasGeorgeWashington.ABDSelectcorrectchoicesbelow.WashingtonIrving

.A.diedin1859whenhewas76yearsoldB.wasthefirstgreatAmericanwriterofhumorousstoriesC.becamethefirstUSpresidentin1789D.traveledinBritainandSpainforsometimeABDSelectthecorrectanswers.Theareawherethestorytookplace

.A.wasmostlylivedinbytheDutchpeoplefromtheNetherlandsB.wasaroundtheHudsonRiverintheeasternpartoftheUSC.becameanindependentcountrywhenBritainstoppedrulingitD.wasonceruledbytheBritishkingcalledKingGeorgetheThirdLifeintheVillageTheCatskillMountainsarewestofthegreatHudsonRiver,inNorthAmerica.Themountainsareverybeautiful,buttheyarealsoverystrange.Thecolorsofthemountainsarealwayschanging.Whentheweatherisgood,theyaredeepblue.Butoften,thetopsofthemountainsarecoveredwithgrayclouds.Hundredsofyearsago,nativeAmericanslivedthere.Thesepeoplesaid,“Themountainsarehaunted—spiritsliveonthem.Thespiritscanchangetheweather.Theycansendsunshineandtheycansendclouds.”TherearemanystrangestoriesabouttheCatskillMountains.Thisisoneofthosestories.IttellsaboutafarmernamedRipVanWinkle.Riplivedinasmallvillageatthebottomofthemountains.ThevillagehadbeenbuiltbytheDutchsettlers,longbeforeRipwasborn.RipVanWinklelivedinthevillagewithhiswifeandtwochildren—aboywhowasalsonamedRip,andagirlnamedJudith.Thefarmerwaspopularwiththemenandwomenofthevillage—theyalllikedhim.Hewasalwayskindandhelpfultothem.“Ripisafineman,”thevillagersoftensaidtoeachother.“Hehelpseverybody.”Ripwasalsopopularwiththechildrenofthevillage.Hemadetoysforthemandsometimeshetoldthemexcitingstoriesaboutghostsandspirits.Thechildrenoftenfollowedhimaroundthevillage.AnimalslikedRiptoo.Dogsneverbarkedathim.ButthevillagewomenfeltverysorryforRip.Thereasonforthiswashiswife.ShewasquitedifferentfromRip.“Rip'swifeisaterriblewoman,”thevillagerssaid.“Whydoeshestaywithher?Sheshoutsathimfrommorningtillnight.Sheneverletsthatmanhaveanypeace.”Thiswastrue—Rip'swifewasalwaysangrywithhim.ShewasangrybecauseRipwaslazy.Ripownedasmallfarmbutheneverdidanyworkonit.Helikedaneasylife.Hewasnotinterestedinmoney.Henevermadeanymoneyfromhisfarm.Heneverearnedanymoneyforhisfamily.“There'ssomethingwrongwiththegroundonmyfarm,”heoftentoldpeople.“Nothinggrowsthere.Thefencesarealwaysfallingdown.Theanimalsarealwaysrunningaway.Ican'tworkonthatfarm.Nothingevergoeswellthere.”SoRipdidnotworkonhisfarm.Hewentfishingorhewenthunting.Sometimeshewenttohelphisfriendsontheirfarms.Allthesethingsmadehiswifeveryupset.LifeintheVillage“Ourfarmistheworstinthecountry.”SheshoutedatRiponeday.“Why?Becauseofyou.You'relazy.It'syourfault!Whenareyougoingtomendthefences?Lastweekourcowescapedfromitsfieldagainanditateallourvegetables.”“Well,Istartedtomendthefencesyesterday,”saidRip.“Butitbegantorain,soIhadtostop.”“Andlookatourchildren!”hiswifeshouted.“They'rethedirtiest,untidiestchildreninthevillage.Lookattheiroldclothes.Idon'thaveanymoneytobuynewclothesforthem.Andyoudon'tcareaboutthat.Oh,whydidImarryalazyman?”Ripstartedtomovequietlytowardsthedoor.Whenhiswifeshoutedathimlikethis,heneveransweredher.“Whereareyougoing?”ShoutedRip'swife.“It'saniceday,”repliedRip.“I'mgoingtotakeWolfoutforawalk.Iwon'tbelong.”WolfwasRip'sdog.RipandWolfwereverygoodfriends.RiptookWolfeverywherewithhim.Rip'swifehatedWolf.Sheoftenshoutedatthedogandsometimesshebeathimwithastick.ThismadeRipveryunhappy.WolflovedRip,hismaster,buthewasafraidofRip'swife.“Yes,takethatdirtyanimaloutofhere!”shoutedRip'swife.“He'saslazyasyouare.Anddon'tbringhimback!”Ripwasveryhappytogetoutofthehouseandawayfromhiswife.Hewentatoncetothevillageinn.Thevillageinnwasaquietplace.Themenofthevillagelovedtospendtimethere.Theysatoutsidetheinnonwarmsummerdaysandtheydrankbeer.Theytoldstoriesandtheytalkedaboutallthethingsthatwerehappeninginthevillage.Theinnwasaveryoldbuilding.Onatallwoodenpoleoutsideit,therewasapictureofKingGeorgetheThird.TheowneroftheinnwasnamedNicholasVedder.Frommorningtillevening,hesatoutsidethedooroftheinn,underalargetree.Mostofthetime,Nicholassmokedhispipeandlistenedtohiscustomerstalking.Hedidnotsayverymuchhimself,butsometimeshenoddedhishead.Thevillageschoolmaster,DerrickVanBummel,oftenjoinedthegroupofmenattheinn.Mostofthepeopleinthevillagecouldnotread.Butsometimes,atravelercametotheinnandleftanewspaper.ThenDerrickreadthenewspapertothemenattheinn.Thestoriesinthenewspaperwereoldones.Theywereaboutthingsthathadhappenedmanymonthsbefore.Butthevillagersdidnotcareaboutthat.Theyenjoyedhearingthestories.LifeintheVillageRipVanWinklesatdownatatableoutsidetheinnwithsomeothermen.NicholasVedderwasnotsittingunderthetree,butaminutelater,hecameoutoftheoldbuilding.“Goodmorning,Rip,”saidNicholas.“Howareyoutoday?Wouldyoulikesomebeer?”“Yes,please,Nicholas,”saidRip.Nicholasbroughthimamugofbeerandsatdownbesidehimatthetable.WolflayonthegroundnexttoRip.Ripdrankhisbeerslowly.Soon,hestartedtofeelhappyagain.Hebegantoforgetabouthiswife.Butsuddenlyahandgrabbedhisshoulder.Aterriblevoiceshouted,“Sohereyouare,youlazy,stupidman!”ItwasRip'swife.Shehadcometotheinntofindherhusband.Sheshoutedathimforseveralminutes.ThensheshoutedatNicholasVedderandtheothermentoo.“Andyoumenareasbadasmylazyhusband!”sheshouted.“Youstophimfromworking.Hecomeshereandhedrinksbeerwithyou.You'reallstupidandlazy—allofyou.”ShepushedRipoffhischairandshepulledhimhome.Riptriedtogototheinnafewtimesmore.Buthiswifealwaysfollowedhimandpulledhimhome.Sofinally,hestoppedgoingthere.Buthebecameveryunhappy.“WhatcanIdo?”hethought.“Ican'tstayinthehouseallday.AndIdon'twanttoworkonthefarm.”Afterthat,RipandWolfoftentookwalksintheforestnearthevillage.Theysatforhoursunderatreeinthemiddleoftheforest.ButRip'swifealwaysfollowedhimandshoutedathim.Onefineautumnday,Riphadanidea.“It'sabeautifulday,Wolf,”hesaidtothedog.“Let'sgoupintotheCatskillMountains.Let'sgohunting.I'llbringmygun.PerhapsI'llshootsomesquirrels.We'llhaveagoodtimeinthemountains.Mywifewillneverfollowusupthere.She'softenunkindtoyou.IknowthatandI'mverysorryaboutit.ButI'llalwaysbeyourfriend.”Wolflookedathismasterandwaggedhistailhappily.HewantedtogetawayfromRip'swifetoo.Rippickeduphisgun.Afewminuteslater,heandWolfwentquietlyoutofthehouse.Rip'swifedidnotseethemgo.Selectsomesuitableadjectivestodescribethetwocharacters,andsupportyourjudgmentwithatleastfivedetailsfromthestory.WhatkindofpersonisRip?Whatkindofpersonishiswife?Youmayselectwordsforhis/hercharacterfromthelistbelow.Youmayfindthedetailsfrom：（1）Whathesaidinthestory;（2）Whatthewritersaysabouthim;（3）Whatothercharactershavesaidabouthim;（4）Howhebehavedinthestory.（Open-endedquestions）Now,writeyourjudgmentinthetablebelow.UsetheinformationinthetabletowriteashortparagraphaboutRipandhiswife.Youmaywritelikethis：

RipVanWinkleisaverykindperson.Accordingtothewriter,hewaskindandhelpfultoothervillagers.HeisevenagoodfriendtohisdogWolf.Whentheweatherwasfine,hewouldtakeWolfoutforawalk.Hiswifeoftenbeatthedog,andthismadehimveryunhappy.（Open-endedquestions）（Open-endedquestions）Now,writeyourjudgmentinthetablebelow.（Open-endedquestions）Describethevillagelifebyusingthewordsandphrasesfromthelistbelow.Whatkindoflifeisitinthislittlevillage?Selectananswer,andgiveyourreasons.Agoodstoryusuallystartswithaninterestingconflict.Becauseofthisconflict,thereaderwillhaveinteresttokeeponreading.Whatisthemajorconflictyoufindinthispart?A.TheCatskillMountainsarebeautiful,butstrange.Why?B.Riphasason,buthissonisalsonamedRip.Why?C.Ripisagoodman,helpfulintheeyesoftheothervillagers,butheisverylazyonhisownfarm.Why?D.Ripislovedbythechildrenofthevillage,yet,hisownchildrenarethedirtiestanduntidiestinthevillageaccordingtohiswife.Whatwouldhischildrenseehimasafather?E.Ripisgentle,kind,andhen-pecke