Module 3 Interpersonal Relationship【外研版高中英語必修六課本文本（word版）】

Module3InterpersonalRelationship

Introduction

Checkthestatementsyouagreewith.

Mostpeoplehaveonlyoneclosefriend,someonetheyknowreallywell.

Agoodfriendissomeoneyoucandiscusspersonalmatterswith,knowingthatyoucantrusthim/her.

Yourfriendshipisasimportantasyourrelationshipwithyourfamily.

Ittakestimetoreallygettoknowsomeoneandfindoutwhattheyarelike.

Everyonefeelsshyandlonelyatsometimeintheirlife.

Tomakefriendseasily,youneedtobeverykind.

Tomakefriendseasily,youneedtobeabletochataboutunimportantthings.

Matchthewordswiththemeanings.

chat;friendship;lonely;relationship;shy;trust

:thewayinwhichtwoormorepeoplebehavetowardseachother

:nervouswhenwithotherpeople

:tobelievethatsomeoneisgoodandhonest

:arelationshipbetweentwopeoplewhoarefriends

:totalkinafriendlyway,especiallyaboutunimportantthings

:unhappybecauseyouarealoneorhavenofriends

ReadingandVocabulary

Readthebeginningandendofthepassage.Whatdoyouthinkthestoryisabout?

IrememberthefirsttimeImetRoy.Hewasstandinginthecentreofagroupofboys,andhewastellingajoke...

...Itlookedasiftherewasabout￡500there.IwassosurprisedthatIjuststoodthere,holdingthenotesinmyhands.Atthatmoment,thedoorswungopen,andRoywalkedin.

Roy'sStory

IrememberthefirsttimeImetRoy.Hewasstandinginthecentreofagroupofboys,andhewastellingajoke.Whenhereachedthefinalline,everyone

burstout

laughing.Roylaughedtoo,aloudhappylaugh."Popularboy,"Ithoughttomyself.MynameisDaniel.Iwasthenewboyintheclass.OurfamilywasfromthenorthofEngland,butmyfatherhadbeenofferedabetterjobinLondon,andourwholefamilyhadmovedthere.Iwastwelveand,havinglostallmyoldfriends,Ifeltshyandlonelyatmynewschool.

Therewere33studentsinmynewclass,andmostpeopleweren'tveryinterestedinashynewboy.Roywasoneofthefewpeoplewhowaskindtome.Heofteninvitedmetojoinhisparticulargroup,andasaresult,Istartedgettingtoknowpeople.RoyandIbecamegoodfriends.Wetrustedeachotherandwecouldtalkaboutpersonalmatters,thingsthatwereimportanttous.

Fiveyearslater,RoyandIarestillinthesameclass.Butjust

underayearago

,Roy'sfatherwasknockedoverbyacar.Hediedafewdayslater.Thefamilyhadtomovetoamuchsmallerhouseinordertomanage

financially

.Roy,whohadalwaysbeenvery

close

tohisfather,changedcompletely,becomingsilentand

moody

.Hehadalwaysbeenaclever,hard-workingstudentbutnowheseemedtoloseallinterestinhiswork.Hestartedlosingfriends.Thesedays,RoyandIseeeachother

fromtimetotime

,butwe'renolonger

close

.

Aboutthreemonthsago,agroupofuswereplayingfootballtogetherafterschool.Havingleftsomethinginthe

cloakroom

,Iwentinsidetogetit,andfoundRoygoingthroughthepocketsofpeople'scoats.Inhishandhehadawallet—andIknewitwasn'this!Mymouth

fellopen

andIjustlookedathim.Roywentbrightred."I'llputitbackrightnow,"hesaid,andhedidso.Iturnedroundandwalkedoutwithoutsayingaword.

IreallyhopedthatRoywouldexplainwhyhehadbeenstealing,butinsteadhestartedavoidingme.Atthesametime,smallamountsofmoneystarteddisappearingfromstudents'

lockers

.IwonderedifthethiefwasRoybutdecidednottosayanythingtoanyone.Ihopeditwasn'thim.

Lastweekourschoolhadabig

fair

inorderto

raisemoney

foracharity.Itwasverysuccessfulandbytheendoftheday,wehadmadeabout￡500.Ourclassteacher,MrWhite,cameandchattedtoagroupofusthatincludedRoy,andheldupaboxforustosee."There's￡500inhere,"hesaidwithasmile.Buttooursurprise,thenextmorning,weweretoldthatthemoneyhadbeenstolen.MrWhitehadlefttheboxinaclassroomforafewminutes,andwhenhecamebackithaddisappeared.Theheadteacheraskedanyonewhothoughttheymightknowsomethingaboutthe

theft

tocometohim.

Thisweekend,havingthoughtaboutthesituationforawhile,IdecidedtoaskRoyaboutthe

theft

,andthismorningIwenttoseehim.Roywasout,andIwentupstairstohisbedroomtowaitforhim.Itwasacolddayandhisjacketwaslyingonthebackofachair.Iputitonandputmyhandsinthepockets.IcouldfeelalotofpapernotesandIpulledthemout.

Itlookedasiftherewasabout￡500there.IwassosurprisedthatIjuststoodthere,holdingthenotesinmyhands.Atthatmoment,thedoorswungopen,andRoywalkedin.

Answerthequestions.

WhatwasRoylikebeforehisfatherdied?

WhatkindofrelationshipdidRoyandDanielhave?

HowdidRoychange?

WhathappenedinthecloakroomthatsurprisedDaniel?

Whathappenedtothe￡500?

HowdidDanielknowwhohadstolenit?

Answerthequestionsaboutthesewordsandphrases.

amount;financial;knockover;make(money);move(house);(paper)note;raise(money);theft;thief;wallet

Whichofthesewordsandphrases:

areconnectedwithmoney?;;;

areconnectedwithstealing?;

meanstohitandhurtorkillsomeonewithacar?

meanstogotoliveinadifferenthouse?

meanstoworktogetmoney?

meanstogetpeopletogivemoney?

meanshowmuchofsomethingthereis?

Findwordsandphrasesinthepassagewhichmean:

anorganisationthatgivesmoneyorhelptopeoplewhoneedit

aroomwhereyoucanleaveyourcoat,bag,etc.

tosuddenlystarttolaugh

asmallcupboardthatlocks,usedtokeepbooks,clothes,etc.inaschooloroffice

whenyourfacebecomespinkbecauseyouareembarrassed

oftenbecomingangryorunhappy

somethingorganisedbyaschooltomakemoney

Choosethecorrectanswers.

1.Danielcouldseethat____.

Roywasalwayshappy

Royoftentoldjokes

peoplelikedRoy

2.Daniel'sfamilymovedtoLondon____.

becausethesouthofEnglandwasricher

becauseofhisfather

becausehisfatherlosthisjob

3.RoyandDanielbecame____.

friends

closefriends

friendly

4.AfterRoy'sfatherwaskilled,Roy'sfamilymoved____.

becausetheirhousewastoobig

becauseofmoneyproblems

becausetheydidn'twanttostayinthesamehouse

5.Roybecame____.

lessinteresting

lessclever

lessfriendly

6.WhenDanielfoundRoywithsomeone'swallet,____.

Daniellookedathiminsurprise

Roywasnotembarrassed

Daniellookedathimangrily

7.Danielthoughtthatthepersonstealingfromstudents____.

wassomeoneheknew

mightbeRoy

wasRoy

8.The￡500wasraised____.

fortheclassteacher

forsomeoneinneed

forschoolfair

9.ThemoneyinRoy'spockets____.

wasprobablymoneythatRoyhadmaderecently

wasalmostcertainlythemoneyfromthefair

hadbeenstolen

Grammar1—2

Lookatthesentencesfromthepassage.Answerthequestionsbelow.

Havinglostallmyoldfriends,Ifeltshyandlonelyatmynewschool.

Havingleftsomethinginthecloakroom,Iwentinsidetogetit.

Thatweekend,havingthoughtaboutthesituationforawhile,IdecidedtoaskRoyaboutthetheft.

Dothewordsinboldrefertothepresentorthepast?

Dothetwopartsofeachsentencerefertothesameperson?

Answerthequestionsaboutthefollowingsentencesa,b,andc.Usethewordsinbrackets.

Havinglostallmyoldfriends,Ifeltshyandlonelyatmynewschool.

Havingleftsomethinginthecloakroom,Iwentinsidetogetit.

Thatweekend,havingthoughtaboutthesituationforawhile,IdecidedtoaskRoyaboutthetheft.

Whydidthewriterfeelshyandlonely?(because)

.

Whydidthewritergoinside?(because)

.

WhendidthewriterdecidetoconfrontRoy?(after)

.

Matchthetwopartsofthesentences.

1.

HavingknownRoyforyears,

a.

IfeltIwasgettingtoknowhim.

2.

Havingdiscussedaverypersonalmatter,

b.

Ihopedhewouldnottellanyone.

3.

Havingchattedtogethertwoorthreetimes,

c.

IwasveryhappywhenImadesomegoodfriends.

4.

HavingbeenshyandlonelywhenIarrivedatthenewschool,

d.

Ididnotexpecthimtobehavelikethis.

Rewritethesentences.BeginwiththewordHaving.

AfterIhadbeentohishouseafewtimes,Istartedtogettoknowhisfamily.

.

AfterIhadtalkedtohimforawhile,Istartedtolikehim.

.

Becausewehadlivednextdoortothemforyears,weweresadwhenwehadtomovehouse.

.

Afterwehadarguedallday,welaughedandagreedthatwehadbeenstupid.

.

Completethepassage.

countedthemoney,MrWhiteputitinthebox.Thekeytotheboxhadlostlongago,butMrWhitenotworried."putitinmylocker,"hethought,"It'llbequitesafethere."Havingthis,heputtheboxunderhisarmandwalkedovertalktosomeoftheolderboys."Welldone!"hesaid,tothebox,"There's￡500inhere!"chattingforsomeminutes,hewenttohisdesktoforsomepapersandfoundthemunderneathsomebooks.Hewaslookingthroughthemaboyputhisheadroundthedoorandsaid,"MrWhite,yourwifeisonthephone.Sheneedstospeaktoyou."MrWhitejumpedandwentoutoftheroom,havingallaboutthebox.returningtohisdesk,hefoundithadgone.

Completethesentencesfromthelisteningpassage.Puttheverbsintothe-ingformortheinfinitivewithto.

do;keep;meet;say

Irememberherforthefirsttime.

Youmustrememberintouch.

Iregretthatnow.

IregretthatIhavelosttouchwithfourorfivefriends.

Answerthequestionsaboutthefollowingsentences.

Iremembermeetingherforthefirsttime.

Youmustremembertokeepintouch.

Iregretdoingthatnow.

IregrettosaythatIhavelosttouchwithfourorfivefriends.

Whichsentencesrefertosomethingthathappenedinthepast?

Whichsentencereferstosomethingthatyouneedtodo?

Whichsentencemeansthatyouaresorryaboutsomethingthatyouaredoingnow?

Matchthesentenceswiththeirmeanings.

1.

Thegirlsstoppedtalkingwhentheteachercameintotheroom.

a.

Thegirlsweredoingsomethingbutstoppedinordertodosomethingelse.

2.

Thegirlswerewalkingalongtheroad.Theystoppedtolookinashopwindow.

b.

Thegirlsweredoingsomethingbutdidn'tdoitanymore.

3.

I'llneverforgetmeetingher.Shewassokindtome.

c.

Iwon'tforgetwhatitwasliketomeether.

4.

Iwon'tforgettomeetherafterschool.

d.

Theteacherwastalkingaboutsomethingandcontinuedtotalkaboutit.

5.

TheteacherwastalkingaboutrelationshipswhenLiaoMeicamein.Shelookedup,thenwentontalking.

e.

Theteacherwastalkingaboutonesubjectandthentalkedaboutanothersubject.

6.

TheteacherwastalkingaboutrelationshipswhenLiaoMeicamein.Shewentontotalkabouthomework.

f.

I'llremembertomeether.

Completethesentences.Puttheverbsintothe-ingformortheinfinitivewithto.

Remember(keepintouch)whenyougoaway.Emailme!

Doyouremember(go)toschoolforthefirsttime?Didyoufeelshy?

Ineverforget(phone)myparentswhenI'mawayfromhome.

I'llneverforget(say)that.Itwasstupidofme.Ireallyhurtmyfriend.

Iregret(tell)youthatyouwillnotbeinthesameclassasyourfriends.

Thejokewasreallyfunnyandthetwogirlscouldn'tstop(laugh).

Iwalkhomefromschoolwithafriend.Weoftenstop(buy)somesweets.

Ididn'tlikeChenatfirstbutwewenton(become)goodfriends.

Firstwediscussedourfamilies,thenwewenton(talkabout)personalmatters.

Completethepassage.

ImetLiBeiforthefirstwhenIwassixyearsold.Herfamilylivedonthefloorasus,andIrememberaprettylittlegirlgoinginandoutofthenext-doorflat.Iwasanonlychildandreallywantedsomeoneplaywith.OnedayLiBeiplayingwithherdollsoutsideherflatwhenmymotherandIatourfrontdoor.Whenshesawusshestoppedandmymotherlaughedandsaid,"Goon!LiaoMeicanplaywithyou."IregretthatIimmediatelyranovertoLiBeiandtookherdollher.LiBeistartedandIbegancryingtoo.Thiswasabadstarttoourfriendship,butwewentonbestfriendsandIneverregrether.Whenshewasten,LiBei'sfamilytoacityontheothersideofChina,butformanyyearssheneverforgotmeacardformybirthday.Thosewerehappytimes.

ListeningandVocabulary

Readthepassageandanswerthequestionsbelow.

Twenty-year-oldLiaoMeiisanonlychild.Sincetheageofeleven,shehashadabestfriendcalledWangChaosu.Theygetonverywellbecausetheybothhaveverylivelypersonalitiesandhaveagreatinterestinbooks.Theyhavequarrelledseriouslythreetimesbuteachtimetheyhavemadeupandbecomebestfriendsagain.LiaoMeireallyregretsthesequarrels.Evenwhenthetwogirlswenttodifferentcollegesattheageof18,theykeptintouchthroughemailandstillstayedbestfriends.

AreLiaoMeiandWangChaosustillfriends?

Whydoyouthinkthegirlshavekeptintouch?

Doyouthinkthatgoodfriendsshouldneverquarrel?

Readthepassageandanswerthequestions.

lively;personality;quarrel(v.&n.);regret

Whichworddescribessomeone'spersonality?

Whichwordmeanstofeelsorryaboutsomethingthathashappenedorthatyouhavedone?

Whichwordmeanstoarguewithsomebody?

Readthepassage.MatchthewordsinBoxAwiththewordsinBoxB.

Abest;get;have;keep;lose;make;only

Bchild;friend;aninterest(in);intouch;on(withsomeone);touch;up

ListentoLiaoMeitalkingaboutherfriendships.Shesaysfivethingsthataredifferentfromthestatementsinthefollowingpassage.Saywhattheyare.

Listentothepassageandanswerthequestions.

Part1

WhyhasLiaoMeineverfeltlonely?

Wheredidthetwogirlsmeet?

Wheredidtheylive?

Whatdowelearnaboutthegirls'parents?

Whydidthetwogirlsquarrel?

Part2

WhereisLiaoMei'scollege?

WhatdoesLiaoMeisayyouneedtodotokeepyourfriends?

HowmanyfriendshasLiaoMeilosttouchwith?

Whyhasshelosttouchwiththem?

FunctionandSpeaking

Lookatthewaysoftalkingaboutarelationship.

I'veknownhim/herfor(sixyears).

Wefirstmetsixyearsago.Iremember(meeting)him/herforthefirsttime.

We'regood/close/bestfriends.

We(don't)getonverywell.We(don't)trusteachother.

We(sometimes)quarrel.

Weseeeachother(fromtimetotime).

We'velosttouch./Westillkeepintouch.

Talkaboutyourbestfriend.Usethequestionstohelpyou.

Who'syourbestfriend?Howoftendoyouseeeachother?

What'she/shelike?Whatkindofthingsdoyoutalkabouttogether?

Howlonghaveyouknownhim/her?Doyoueverquarrel?

Howdidyoufirstmeet?Doyouthinkyouwillalwayskeepintouch?

Whydoyouthinkyou'resuchgoodfriends?

Workinpairs.

Student

A:

PlaythepartofLiaoMeiinthelisteningpassage.TalkaboutyourfriendshipwithWangChaosu.

StudentB:

Ask"LiaoMei"aboutherfriendshipwithWangChaosu.Beforeyoubegin,writedownquestionsthatyouwouldliketoask.

Example:

What'syourfirstmemoryofWangChaosu?

Isthereanythingthatyouregret?

What'syourrelationshiplikenow?Hasitchanged?.

VocabularyandReading

Lookatthewordsfromthepassageinthebox.Whichwordscanyouusetodescribefeelingsorarelationshipbetweenpeople?

alike;ashamed;betray;considerate;forgive;loss;pain;scold

ChildhoodFriends

ThefirsttimeIlostmybestfriend,Ithoughtitwastheendoftheworld.Idon'tmeanthathedied,hejustwentaway,butIstill

measureallpain

byhow

hurt

IwaswhenDannyleft.

Iwasblessedwithahappychildhood,onethatmostpeoplewouldwanttohave.Welivedinasmall

bungalow

ina

tiny

villageinScotlandandwewereavery

close

family.OurneighboursnextdoorhadasonnamedDanny,andwegrewuptogether.

Wespentlongsummereveningsinthe

pine

forests,diggingupwormsforfishing,andcollectingfeathersleftbythebirdsinthecageswheretheyhadbeenkeptforthehunters.ItwasherethatIdiscoveredthatI

wasallergicto

the

tiny

flieswhichbitmeandmademyface

swell

.Therewereafew

walnut

treesabovethevillageandwewouldchasethesquirrelsawayandwaitforthemto

ripen

.Ofcourse,itwastoofarnorthforaproper

harvest

.Onwindydayswe'd

slide

downthe

stony

slopestothe

loch

andfeelthe

spray

oftheseainourfaces.

Dannywasagood

carpenter

too,andwemadebroomsoutofbranches,whichwetriedtosellinthevillageshop.Webuiltatreehouse,wherewesmokedourfirst

cigar

,andIwassick!OnceIslippedonsome

damp

leaves,fellout,scratchedmyarmsandcutthe

heel

ofmyfoot,sohewashedmywoundsinthestream.Hewasavery

considerate

boyforsomeonesoyoung.Mymothersimplyscoldedmefortearingmy

underwear

.

Wewereongoodtermswitheveryoneinthevillage,andweevengavea

salute

tothelocalpolicemanashepassedonhisbicycle.Butinourimagination,hewasanenemysoldier,andweweretwospieslookingforsecrets.

Itwasthefinestfriendshipanyonecouldhave,andlifeseemed

perfect

.

Andthenattheageof14,hisparentsmovedtoLondon,over400kilometresaway.Thepainwas

acute

,andIcouldn't

forgive

Dannyforleavingme.Ifelthehadbetrayedme.Itwastheworst

loss

Ihaveeverexperienced.

I'mnowbackintouchwithDanny,andit'sa

privilege

tocallhimmyfriend.We'rebothmuchmorematurenow,andwe'restillvery

alike

.

ButwhileI'

mnostalgicfor

thehappytimeswespenttogethermanyyearsago,I'

mashamedof

myfeelings,andIdon'twantto

rewind

therecordingofmylifeandremembermy

loss

andmypain.

Readsomesentencesfromthepassage.Whatdoyouthinkitwillbeabout?

ItwastheworstlossIhaveeverexperienced.

Ourneighboursnextdoorhadason,andwegrewuptogether.

I'mnowbackintouchwithDanny,andit'saprivilegetocallhimmyfriend.

Wewereongoodtermswitheveryoneinthevillage...

ThefirsttimeIlostmybestfriend,Ithoughtitwastheendoftheworld.

Hewasaveryconsiderateboyforsomeonesoyoung.

Andthenattheageof14,hisparentsmovedtoLondon...

Readthepassageandnumberthesentencesintheordertheyappear.

ItwastheworstlossIhaveeverexperienced.

Ourneighboursnextdoorhadason,andwegrewuptogether.

I'mnowbackintouchwithDanny,andit'saprivilegetocallhimmyfriend.

Wewereongoodtermswitheveryoneinthevillage...

ThefirsttimeIlostmybestfriend,Ithoughtitwastheendoftheworld.

Hewasaveryconsiderateboyforsomeonesoyoung.

Andthenattheageof14,hisparentsmovedtoLondon...

Choosethebestsummary.

Thebestsummaryis____.

Childhoodfriendshipscanbeverycloseanditcanbeupsettingwhenparentshavetoseparatetwofriends.ThewriterstillmissesthegoodfriendshiphehadwiththeboywhohegrewupwithinavillageinScotland.

Asachild,thewriterhadaclosefriend.Theyplayedtogetherallthetime.Thenthefriendmovedawayandthewriterwasextremelyupset.Eventoday,nowtheyareintouchagain,hestillfindsthememorypainful.

ThewriterlivedinScotlandandgrewupwiththeboywholivednextdoor.TheboythenwenttoliveinLondon,whichwastoofarawaytostayintouch.Nowtheyhavegrownup,andthey'rebestfriendsagain.

Answerthequestions.

Whatdoyouthinkahappychildhoodmeansforthewriter?

Whatwasthecountrysidearoundthewriter'shomelike?

Howdidthewriterandhisfriendspendtheirtimetogether?

Howwouldyoudescribethecharacterofthewriterandhisfriend?

Whydoyouthinkthewritercouldn'tforgiveDannyforgoingtoLondon?

Howdoesthewriterfeelnow?

Answerthequestionsaboutthewordsinthebox.

allergic;carpenter;damp;feathers;forgive;harvest;salute;swell;tear(v.);underwear

Areyouallergictoanything?

Whatkindofmaterialdoesacarpenterworkwith?

Iftheairisdamp,isitsunnyorcloudyandmisty?

Whattimeofyearisharvest?Whathappens?

Howdoesasoldiersalutewhenhegreetsanothersoldier?

Whatkindofclothesisunderwear?

Whatdoyoudotoclothesifyoutearthem?

Whathappenstoyouranklewhenyoufallover,anditswells?

Wherearebirds'feathers,andwhataretheyfor?

Ifsomeonedidsomethingwrongtoyou,couldyouforgivethem?

Discussyouranswerstothequestions.

Didyouhaveaclosefriendwhenyouwereayoungchild?Whatsortofthingsdidyoudotogether?

Areyoustillintouchwiththisperson?Ifso,haveyouremainedintouchallthetime?Ifnot,whendidyoulosetouch?Didsomethingspecialhappenwhichchangedyourfriendship?

Howmanyfriendsdoyoustillknowfromyourprimaryschoolorbefore?Doyoustillgetonwellwiththem,orhaveyougrownapart?

Whatarethemostimportantfeaturesofagoodfriendship?Whatarethedangers?

EverydayEnglish

Choosethecorrectanswers.

1.We'retwoofakindmeans____.

we'rebothkindpeople

we'reverysimilar

2.gettogethermeans____.

meetinordertodosomethingnice

haveaparty

3.(Ourparents)getonwellmeans____.

(they)likeeachotheralot

(they)areveryhealthy

4.It'smyguessmeans____.

thisiswhatIhope

thisiswhatIpredict

5.click(withsomeone)meansto____.

likeeachotherandunderstandeachother

talkalot

ReadingPractice

Lookatthetitlesofthepoemsaboutloveandfriendship.Doyouthinkthey'rehappyorsadpoems?

LiesAboutLove

Roses

AuldLangSyne

WhenYouAreOld

Readthepoemsandmatchthemwiththetitleslistedhere.

Whenyouareoldandgreyandfullofsleep

Andnoddingbythefire,takedownthisbook,

Andslowlyread,anddreamofthesoftlook

Youreyeshadonce,andoftheirshadowsdeep;

Howmanylovedyourmomentsofgladgrace,

Andlovedyourbeautywithlovefalseortrue;

Butonemanlovedthe

pilgrim

soulinyou,

Andlovedthesorrowsofyourchangingface.

Andbendingdownbesidethe

glowing

bars,

Murmur

,alittlesadly,howlovefled

Andpaceduponthemountainsoverhead,

Andhidhisface

amid

acrowdofstars.

W.B.Yeats(1865—1939)

Weareallliars,because

Thetruthofyesterdaybecomesalietomorrow,

Whereaslettersarefixed,

Andwelivebytheletteroftruth.

TheloveIfeelformyfriend,thisyear,

IsdifferentfromtheloveIfeltlastyear.

Ifitwerenotso,itwouldbealie.

Yetwe

reiterate

love!love!love!

Asifitwereacoinwithafixedvalue

Insteadofaflowerthatdies,andopensadifferent

bud

.

D.H.Lawrence(1885—1930)

Youlovetheroses—sodoI.Iwish

Theskywouldraindownroses,astheyrain

Fromofftheshakenbush.Whywillitnot?

Thenallthevalleywouldbepinkandwhite

Andsoftto

tread

on.Theywouldfallaslight

Asfeathers,smellingsweet;anditwouldbe

Likesleepingandlikewaking,

allatonce

!

GeorgeEliot(1819—1880)

Should

auld

acquaintancebeforgot,

Andneverbroughttomind?

Should

auld

acquaintancebeforgot,

And

auldlangsyne

?

For

auldlangsyne

,mydear,

For

auldlangsyne

,

We'lltakeacupofkindnessyet,

For

auldlangsyne

!

RobertBurns(1759—1796)

Decidewhichpoemdescribes:

someoneinlove:

unhappylove:

friendship:

someonefallingoutoflove:

Matchthepoemswiththesummaries.

Thispoemisabouthowthewordlovecanchangeitsmeaningfromhowitwasinthepasttoadifferentkindofloveinthefuture.Evenwhenyoulovesomeone,yourfeelingforthemwillchangeintime.:

ThissongisinadialectofEnglish,asitisspokeninScotland,andthetitlemeansTimesGoneby.It'sacelebrationoflongfriendships,andissungatthestartoftheNewYear.:

Thispoemdescribesthepainfulfeelingsofamaninlovewithsomeonewhodoesnotlovehiminreturn.Themantriestoimaginethefuture,whenthetwopeoplewillbeforeverapart.:

Thepoemisabouttherose,asymboloflove,andhowthepoetwouldlikerosesandlovetofallfromtheskyandshowerthecountryside,sothatallthefeelingsinlifearelikebeinginlove.:

Answerthequestions.

WhenYouAreOld

1.

...takedownthisbook,/Andslowlyread...

Whatdoyouthinkthismightbe?

2.

...onemanlovedthepilgrimsoulinyou,/Andlovedthesorrowsofyourchangingface.

Whatfeaturesdidthewriterespeciallylikeaboutthepersonheloved?

3.

...howlovefled/Andpaceduponthemountainsoverhead,/Andhidhisfaceamidacrowdofstars.

Whatfeelingsdidhehopethepersonwouldhaveabouthiminthefuture?

LiesAboutLove

4.

...lettersarefixed...

Whatlettersarethese?

5.

Ifitwerenotso,itwouldbealie.

Whatwouldbealie?

6.

Asifitwereacoinwithafixedvalue/Insteadofaflowerthatdies...

Whatisthedifferenceforthewriterbetweenacoinandaflower?

Roses

7.

Thenallthevalleywouldbepinkandwhite/Andsofttotreadon...

Ca