Regret

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Regret
What regrets did you have?
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Listening

• True or False?
• 1.Miss Aurelie was fifty , but she had never been
  married.
• 2.Her young neighbor asked her to take care of
  four children because she wanted to go with her
  husband.
• 3.The neighbor went to take care of her mother.
• 4.Her management of the children was so well that
  she knew how to deal with all the children.
• 5.Two weeks later, her young neighbor came back,
  when she had no more complaints.
• 6.Miss Aurelie felt happy at all the childrens
  returning to their mother.
• 7.Soon after the children left , Miss Aurelie
  began to reorganise her room.

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Reading
Before the children came Living with the
children After the children left
( para.1) ( para.2-7) ( para.8)
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Before the children came( para.1)
She had never thought of marrying, but had not
yet regretted it .
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Living with the children( para.2-7)
What did she think of taking care of the children
at the beginning?
What problems did Miss Aurelie have ?

• She spoke to the oldest girl in a loud and
  commanding tone of voice.
• The little boy picked all the most beautiful
  flowers in her garden.
• She had to give them a bath before going to bed.
• She had to tell the little boy a bed-time story.
• She had to sing sweet songs to the baby.

• Poor in her management of the children
• A woman of little experience of taking care of
  children

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After the children left( para.8)
What did she do then?

• Seated herself beside the table
• Looked around
• Let her head fall down upon her bended arm
• Began to cry

How did she cry?
She cried very loudly.
Why did she cry?
She regretted that she didnt get married and had
not raised a family.
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What was Miss Aurelies life like?Use one
adjective for each part.

• Before the children came( para.1)
• Living with the children( para.2-7)
• After the children left( para.8)

Quiet
Busy
Lonely
A regrettable life
Regret
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What kind of person is Miss Aurelie?
Strong Independent Impolite Pigheaded(???)
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Group WorkWriting
Write a story of Miss Aurelie.
These points may help you. Background What did
she usually do? What was her special
experience? What was her personality?
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Miss Aurelie was 50 years old. She lived a
quiet life. She hadnt regretted not to have got
married yet. She was strong and independent and
she used her own gun to protect herself. One
day, her young neighbors children visited her
home, which changed her life. For the next two
weeks , she had to take care of the four
children. As a result of her poor management of
the children, she didnt attend to the children
well at first. At the end , she got used to the
expected things the children did. However, the
mother brought the children back .She felt very
upset and began to cry loudly.Only by then had
she regretted that she had not got married and
had not raised a family. What a regrettable
life!
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Language points

• work her crops ??,?? work a farm???
• accompany??
• Lightning usually accompanies thunder.
• ????????????
• She accompanied me to the doctor's.
• ?????????
• Her face was red from tears.?????????
• one and all???, ??

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• a woman of little experience a book of great
  significance a teacher of much wisdom
• draw near approach ??,??
• Christmas is drawing near . ????????
• as for as to????
• I don't know anything as to the others.
• ????,??????
• scream with delight with ????,??????????turn
  red with anger jump with joy shiver with cold
  be down with fever smile with pleasure.
• at (the ) sight of in sight catch sight of
• out of sight

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• make a mess??, ??(????, ??)
• be in a mess????, ????
• seat vt.(1)????
• ????seat oneself/sb be seated (?????)
• The guide seated me in the back row.
• ??????????????
• (2)(??)??????(???)
• The hall seats 2000.???????????
• This village built a new cinema, seating 2000
  people.

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Sentences

• If Miss Aurelies responsibilities had begun and
  ended there, it would have been easy, because
  there was enough food in the house.
• She became used to the little boys love of
  flowers only after he picked all the most
  beautiful ones from the garden to study their
  botanical construction.
• Only after Miss Aurelie had given them a bath,
  told the little boy a bed-time story and sang
  sweet songs to the little baby, did they all fall
  asleep.

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Thank you for listening.