Samuel Osmond is a 19-year-old law student from Cornwall, England. He never studied the piano, but he likes playing it very much. He can play very difficult musical pieces by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven just a few minutes after he hears them. He learns a piece of music by listening to it in parts. Then he thinks about the notes in his head. Two years ago, he first played Moonlight Sonata (奏鳴曲)by Beethoven, which surprised everyone around him.

Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly,his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable. They say his ability is very rare. However, Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special. Samuel wanted to become a lawyer as it was the wish of his parents, but music teachers told him he should study music instead. Now, he studies law and music at the same time as his majors.

Samuel ever shares his experiences of playing the piano. “After I was born, I grew up with music. My mother played the piano and my father played the guitar. About two years ago, I suddenly fell in love with playing the piano,without being able to read music and without having any lessons. It comes easily to me—I hear the notes and can bear them in mind—each and every note,” says Samuel. Recently,Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college. The piece had more than a thousand notes. The audience was impressed by his amazing performance. He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it smoothly. Samuel says confidently,“It's all about super memory and the passion for it—I guess I have both of them.”

Samuel is still only a teenager. He doesn't know what he wants to do in the future. For now,out of strong love of music,he is just happy to play beautiful music and continue his studies at the college.

Activity A Reading for understanding

Ⅰ. Text-centered chunks

play the piano 彈鋼琴

bear sth in mind 記住；牢記

be impressed by 對……印象深刻

Ⅱ. Text-centered sentences

一、非限制性定語從句

Two years ago, he first played Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven, which surprised everyone around him. (Para. 1) 兩年前，他第一次彈奏了貝多芬的《月光奏鳴曲》，驚艷了他身邊的每一個人。

【點石成金】非限制性定語從句“which surprised everyone around him” 對應的先行詞是 句 子 “he first played Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven”， 此時定語從句的引導詞要用which，且要用逗號隔開。

【運用遷移】杰克沒有按時完成工作，這使得他的老板非常生氣。

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二、結果狀語從句

He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it smoothly. (Para. 3) 現(xiàn)在他在學一首非常難以至于許多專業(yè)鋼琴家都不能順利彈奏的曲子。

【點石成金】該句為復合句。 句中含有so...that...結構，意為“如此……以至于……”，that引導結果狀語從句。

【運用遷移】他在短時間內(nèi)完成了這么多的任務，每個人都認為這是一個奇跡。

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Activity B Reading for writing

假定你是李華，國慶假期將至，不同的人有不同的安排。 有的人喜歡待在家里，有的人喜歡外出旅游。 請你寫一封信給外國朋友Thomas,談談你的看法。 內(nèi)容要點：

1. 一些人的觀點；

2. 其他人的觀點；

3. 你的看法。

注意：

1. 詞數(shù)80 左右；

2. 可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；

3. 至少需要使用一個非限制性定語從句或結果狀語從句；

4. 注意段落內(nèi)的邏輯關系。

Dear Thomas,

I am Li Hua.

Looking forward to your reply.

Yours,

Li Hua

寫作導引

本次寫作是一篇觀點分析信，要求學生向外國朋友介紹人們在國慶假期的相關情況，如不同的人有不同的計劃等，并且需要使用非限制性定語從句或結果狀語從句。這些寫作要求和所給語篇的主題語境是緊密相關的。我們可以通過分析、整合閱讀材料的內(nèi)容和語言，拓展素材，從而梳理寫作思路。

一、語篇解碼

（一）內(nèi)容分析

What is the text mainly about?_

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（二）宏觀結構

Fill in the blanks according to the text.

Text structure Main idea Language expression Part 1:Para.1.Samuel never studied the piano but he can play 5.by musicians such as Chopin and Beethoven.Samuel learns a piece of music by 8. .Samuel thinks about the notes in 9. .Part 2:Para.2.Samuel's ability of playing the piano is 6. .Amazed that he 10. ,his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable.11. ,Samuel doesn't realize what he can do is special.Part 3:Para.3.to Para.4.Samuel's 7.of playing the piano Samuel can 12. .The audience was 13. .

（三）段內(nèi)關系

Choose the best answers according to the relation in Para. 2 and Para. 3.

A. Progressive（遞進的）.

B. Causal（因果的）.

C. Contrastive（對比的）.

D. Deductive（演繹的）.

Paragraph Sentence Relation analysis Para. 2 Topic sentence: Amazed that he remembered this long and difficult piece of music and played it perfectly, his teachers say Samuel is unbelievable.1.However, Samuel doesn't even realize that what he can do is special.Topic sentence: Samuel ever shares his experiences of playing the piano.Para. 3“After I was born, I grew up with music. About two years ago, I suddenly fell in love with playing the piano,...” Recently, Samuel performed a piece during a special event at his college.He is now learning a piece that is so difficult that many professional pianists can't play it smoothly.2.

二、素材積累

（一）觀點分析信的核心表達

1. in contrast 相反；相比之下

2. compared with... 與……相比

3. Different people have different opinions about it. 人們對此看法不一。

4. Most people are in favor of the idea. 大多數(shù)人贊同該想法。

5. However, some are against the idea. 然而，有些人反對這個觀點。

6.In my opinion, everything has its strengths and weaknesses. 在我看來，萬事都有其優(yōu)缺點。

7. Recently our class has had a heated discussion about whether people should travel outside on National Day. 最近， 我們班就國慶節(jié)是否該外出旅游進行了激烈的討論。

三、寫作支架

Dear _________,I'm writing to tell something about________（社會現(xiàn)象） to you.（寫作目的）Different people have different opinions about it.（闡述觀點）

Some think...(一方觀點) First and foremost, ... In addition, ... Last but not least, ...

However, some think...(另一方觀點) To begin with, ... More importantly, ... Last but not least, ...

In my opinion...(個人觀點)

Yours,

Li Hua

四、語篇過手

在構思觀點分析信的語篇框架時，應注意第一段要及時說明寫信的目的——告知對方自己要談及什么話題； 第二段描述一方的觀點；第三段描述另一方的觀點；總詞數(shù)控制在80 左右（64～96 詞之間）。

同時，學習運用前文閱讀材料中出現(xiàn)的非限制性定語從句或結果狀語從句等高級句型，并關注段內(nèi)關系，如空間關系、時間關系或邏輯關系，需要注意使用恰當?shù)倪B詞。