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1)Expressingaboutdreams,ideas,orplansaboutone’sfutureTask1.Brainstorming2)Talkingaboutone’sunderstandingoflifeTask2.ListeningTask3.Speaking3)Talkingaboutone’sunderstandingofsuccessorfailurePart2.Textanalysis+soon,eventually,never,+thedayafter(tomorrow),+theweekafter(nextweek),+bytheendof(nextweek/month/year),+…yearsfromnow+schedule,timetables,intentions,expectations,ambitions,aspirations,hopes,prospects,outlook,forecast,prediction,dream,goal,aim,havenointentionofdoing+begoingto,beabouttodo,lookforwardtodoing…,expect…todo…,pushforward(thereform)with…,address(someproblems),maintainone’scommitmentto…+perhaps,maybe,probably+it’spossible/probable/likely/certain/unlikely/impossibletodo…+definitely,certainly,surely,nodoubt+realize(adream),+reach/accomplish(agoal),+fulfill(acommitment),…cometrue,+besatisfied,senseofaccomplishment,…tothefullestsatisfaction+bedisappointed,letdown,feelhopeless,failtodo,be/fallshortof(thetargetetc.),+AFarewellLetter1)Whydidthepoetspeakerwanttosleeplessanddreammore?2)Whatwouldhewishtodototheoldpeopleandyoungchildren?3)Whathashelearntfromlifeasheclaimed?4)Whatwouldhedoifheknewthathewouldmeethisfriendforthelasttime?1)Whydidthepoetspeakerwanttosleeplessanddreammore?Hebelievesthatwhenonesleepsonewouldlose60secondsoflight.Hedoesn’twanttoleavethisworldoflight.Hehopestoseethedaylight,buthedidn’twanttoseetheworldasitiseither.Helikestobelivinginillusions,ordreams,probablyindaydreaming.2)Whatwouldhewishtodototheoldpeopleandyoungchildren?Hewantstotelltheoldpeoplethattheyshouldcontinuetofallinloveeventhoughtheyaregrowingold.Tothechildren,hewantstoputwingsontheirbodies.However,hewouldleavethemalonebecausehewantsthemtoflyontheirown.3)Whathashelearntfromlifeasheclaimed?Hehaslearntfromlifethatclimbingismoreimportantthanbeingatthetopofthemountains.Helearntthatachildandhisparentswillloveforever.Helearntthatequalityistheverybasicspiritofhumanbeings.Onecanonlylookdownonsomeonewhenheistryingtohelphimtogetup.4)Whatwouldhedoifheknewthathewouldmeethisfriendforthelasttime?Hewouldembracehim/herstronglytobetheguardianoftheirsoul.Hewouldsayclearlytothem“Iloveyou”,andwouldn’tassumethattheywouldknowit.It’sobviousthatitisimpossibletosayallhethinksinapoem,butitispossibleforhimtopickwhatheconsiderstobethemostimportantthingforhisfarewellletter.Thingscanbevaluedinmanyways.Somethingscanbemeasuredintheirfaceterms,suchasmoneyorproperty.Buttherearemanyotherthingsthatcan’tbevaluedintermsoftheirfacevalue,i.e.one’sfeelings,attitudes,ideasandallthesespiritualwealthcanonlybevaluedbythepersonwhoappreciatesthem.Theyrepresentdifferentthingsfordifferentpeople.Thepoetspeakeristellingusthesimplethingsinlifearethemostvaluable.Wecanevenbeminimumcladasfaraswekeepoursoulintact.Ifweforgetthosethingsinlife,suchaslove,care,support,allsuchbeautifulthingsinlife,wearedead.Weshouldbetruetoourselves,unafraidofshowingourtruefeelings,andactions.Don’tassumethatyourloveisappreciatedbypeoplewithoutsayingit.Youshouldspeakoutclearandloud“Iloveyou”.TheTwoRoadsbyJohnRuskin1.Lookingbackonyourpast,doyouhaveanyregretsabouttheimportantdecisionsyouhavemadeinyourlife?Ifyoudo,whatarethey?Ifyoudon’t,askyourpartnerifhe/shehas.2.Lookingintothefuture,whatisyourplanforyourself?Haveyouthoughtaboutit?3.DoyouagreewiththesayingAnunexaminedlifeisnotworthliving?Haveyouexaminedyourlife?WhatismeantbythetitleTheTwoToads?Whatarethosetworoads?Thetworoadsrefermetaphoricallytotwochoicesinaperson’slife.Onewillbringhappinessandsuccess.Theotherleadstofailure,sorrow,discomfort,andatotalwasteofone’slife.Thosewhochoosethesecondroad(thewrongroad)wouldmournovertheirmistakeswhentheygetold,buttheircryofremorsewouldnotbringbacktheiryouth.1stparagraph:Asixty-yearoldmanmeditatedoverhislongandpainfuljourneyinlifewithgreatremorseonNewYear’sEve.6thparagraph:Theyoungmanwasbroughtbacktorealityandrealizedthatitwasnottoolateforhimtochoosetherightroad.thelastparagraph:Thewritermakesanappealtothoseyoungpeoplewhohesitatebeforechoosingaroadinlifeandwarnsthemoftheconsequencesoffailingtomakewell-considereddecisionsabouttheirfuture.1)WhatdreamdidthemanhaveonNewYear’snight?Theyoungmandreamtthathewasoversixtyyearsold,livinginmisery.Hislifewasfulloferrorsandremorse,hishealthpoor,hismindvacant,hisheartsorrowfulandhisoldyearsshortofcomforts.2)Whatarethetworoads?Andwhataretheirdifferences?oneroadrepresentsameaningfullife,whichwouldhopefullyleadtosuccessandhappiness.Theotherroadrepresentsawastedlifewhichwouldleadtoadarkcave,alivewithdevilsanddeadlysnakes.3)Whatdidtheyoungmanrememberabouthisparents?Themanrememberedhisparents’earlyloveforhim.TheyhadtaughthimaboutlifeandprayedtoGodforhiswell-being.4)Whydidhecrypainfully?Hecriedpainfullybecausebothhisparentsandthehappydaysofhisyouthweregone.Hehadlostforeverthechancetotaketherightroad.5)Whatdidthemanassociatetheflowinglightsandthefallingstarwith?Hethoughtthattheflowinglightswerethedaysofhiswastedlifeandthefallingstarwasthesymbolofhimselfasadyingman.Bothhisyouthfuldaysandtheprimeyearsofhislifewereirrecoverablygone.6)Whatbecameofhischildhoodfriends?Hi