Unit 5 Section A Father Dearest

I Exploring What does the text mainly talk about?What does the text mainly talk about? From what aspects did the author’s father concern him? From what aspects did the author’s father concern him?

Language points : 1.conscious adj. 1. knowing, understanding, or recognizing something; awake [ 例 ] She wasn't conscious of the fact that she had chosen the wrong direction. 2. having all one's senses working and able to understand what is happening; not in a sleeplike state [ 例 ] Though badly hurt in the accident, he was still conscious.

2.material n. 1. [C; U] cloth [ 例 ] I‘d like five meters of white woolen material. 2. [C; U] anything from which something is or can be made ； natural or man-made substance [ 例 ] The factories dumped so much waste material into the river that the water became polluted. [ 例 ] It won't do any good to satisfy the children with only material things.

3.branch n. 1. [C] an arm-like stem growing from the trunk of a tree or from another such stem [ 例 ] He broke a branch off the tree and used it as a walking stick. 2. [C] a part or division of a large organization, group, area of knowledge, etc. [ 例 ] That bank has just opened its first branch in this area.

4.recall vt. 1. bring back to the mind ； remember [ 例 ] I remember seeing him some years ago, but I can't recall where it was. 2. take back [ 例 ] We have decided to recall the order of those cars. 5.possibility n. [singular; U] a (degree of) likelihood [ 例 ] There is a strong possibility that the fire was started on purpose.

6.direction n. 1.(plural) instructions on what to do or how to do something [ 例 ] Their request for more help, more information and more directions did not get any reply from their boss. 2. [C; U] the point or position towards which a person or thing moves, faces, or is aimed [ 例 ] The enemy broke ranks and ran in all directions.

7.content n. 1. (singular) the amount of the stated substance contained in something [ 例 ] If someone's blood has a low iron content, what should he/she do? 2. [U] the subject matter, esp. the idea of a book, speech, etc. [ 例 ] What does the title tell you about the content of the text? adj. satisfied; happy; not wanting more than one has [ 例 ] She is content with her life at present. 。