helpful to summarize our experience as we go along, for in so doing, we can figure out which way of learning is more effective and will produce the most desirable result. As long as we keep working hard on it, we will in due course accomplish the task of mastering English. Unit2 Values Part II Reading Task Comprehension Content Question Pair Work
1. The Salvation Army is a religious charitable organization. A Salvation Army bell ringer is a volunteer who help it collect donations.
2. The boy asked him: Are you poor? He did it simply out of confusion and curiosity. Obviously he knew nothing about the Salvation Army bell ringer.
3. He said, “I have more than some people, but not as much as others.” This means that he was neither poor nor rich. 4. The boy’s mother scolded him because the question was social inappropriate, especially to a person who looked poor. 5. Yes, economically he is poor. He lives in a small basement apartment. He doesn’t even have a color TV. He falls into the
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lowest income category. And so on.
6. No, the writer does not feel poor. This is because he has enjoyed good health and creativity which he thinks are much more important than material goods.
7. He feels out of place among people who are primarily interested in material things.
8. She told him that she was interested in what’s on the inside. but after he took her to his poorly furnished apartment, she changed her mind completely.
9. It only shows that to her the most important thing was still material goods rather than what she had claimed before. 10. Commercial can put people under pressure to purchase more than is really necessary.
11. Because December is the time for to work for the Salvation Army as a bell ringer, which gives him a genuine sense of belonging and brings him happiness in helping others. 12. The boy’s question has helped the writer realize that, despite his lack of expensive possessions, he is rich in many other ways and should be thankful for that. Text Organization Working On Your Own 1.
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1) a.√
2) the essay is meant to explain something that is, the author’s view of life.
3) That one can live a life full of riches without being rich financially. 2.
Part One: The writer’s encounter with a boy who raised the question “are you poor?”
Part Two: In search of an answer the writer finds that not having expensive possessions doesn’t make him feel poor mainly because he enjoys life in many other ways.
Part Three: In conclusion, the writer thinks he’s grown to understand more about himself because of the boy’s question. Language Sense Enhancement 1.
(1) attain (2) wear and tear (3) dependable (4) modest (5) primarily
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(6) minimal (7) exceptionally (8) illness-free (9) spirited (10) energizing
Language Focus Vocabulary I 1.
1) abrupt 2) emotional 3) bless
4) wear and tear 5) dated 6) consequences 7) seemingly 8) in contrast to 9) Curiosity 10) genuine 11) primarily
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