Unit 11 Salvation Teaching plan 综合教程一.doc

1 Unit 11 Salvation Teaching Objectives 1 Grasp the author s purpose of writing and make clear the structure of the whole passage through an intensive reading of Text I Salvation 2 Understand the writing approach of narrating in the chronological order 3 Get a list of new words and structures and use them freely in conversation and writing 4 Be aware of the religion of Christianity and its influence in the western society Pre reading Activities I Pre reading questions 1 You haven t listened to a preacher s preaching have you Are you interested in it 2 Have you ever read any stories from the Bible What kind of figure do you think Jesus Christ was 3 What religion in your mind is Christianity II Cultural information 1 Quotes Bible Wisdom is the principal thing therefore get wisdom and with all thy getting get understanding Exalt her and she shall promote thee she shall bring thee to honour when thou dost embrace her 2 Christianity Christianity from the Greek word X Khristos Christ literally anointed one is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament Christians believe Jesus is the son of God and God has become man and the savior of humanity Christians therefore commonly refer to Jesus as Christ or Messiah Adherents of the Christian faith known as Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah prophesied in the Hebrew Bible the part of scripture common to Christianity and Judaism and referred to as the Old Testament in Christianity Christianity began as a Jewish sect and is classified as an Abrahamic religion Originating in the eastern Mediterranean it quickly grew in size and influence over a few decades and by the 4th century had become the dominant religion within the Roman Empire 2 Global Reading I Main idea What is the story narrated in the text about The story is the author s recall of an experience in his childhood He had heard from old folks about the myth of Jesus saving one s soul and as a child held a sincere and na ve belief in it His attendance at the revival resulted in his total disillusionment He wants to tell his readers that there is no almighty Savior and that only by relying on their own struggle can black people deliver themselves from misery and suffering II Structural analysis 1 How is the story organized The story which is told in the first person is mainly organized in chronological order with a flashback in the second paragraph and plenty of vivid and interesting descriptions in the whole text 2 Work out the structure of the text by completing the table Paragraph s Main idea 1It introduces the background 2 14It relates and describes the special meeting held for the young lambs to be saved 15It reveals the writer s psychological feelings with regard to what happened to him at the revival Detailed Reading Text I Salvation Paragraph 1 Questions 1 What was the special event that happened one night Just before the revival ended they held a special meeting for children to bring the young lambs to the fold 2 Why was Langston placed on the mourners bench Because he had not yet been brought to Jesus Paragraphs 2 5 Questions 1 What had Langston learned about the revival before he actually attended it Paragraph 2 3 Langston s aunt had told him that when one was saved one saw a light and something happened to him inside She said one could see and hear and feel Jesus in his soul He had heard a great many old people say the same thing about the revival 2 Did Langston believe his aunt s tale of Jesus What did he do Paragraph 2 Yes he did So he sat there calmly in the hot crowded church waiting eagerly and expectantly for Jesus to come into his life 3 What was the reaction of the young lambs to the preacher Paragraph 3 The young lambs reacted to the preacher in different ways The little girls cried And some of them jumped up and went to Jesus right away But most of them just sat there 4 What were many old people doing when the preacher was preaching Paragraph 4 Some old people were moaning others were shouting and still others were crying Paragraph 6 Questions 1 Why did Westley get up and get saved It was very hot in the church and getting late Finally Westley felt tired of sitting there So he got up went to the altar and was saved 2 Why didn t Langston go to the altar with Westley Langston still kept waiting serenely for Jesus He wanted to see Jesus something to happen to him That was why he didn t go to the altar with Westley Paragraphs 7 10 Questions 1 Why wasn t Langston saved by the time he was left all alone on the mourners bench Paragraph 7 Because Langston neither got up nor went to the altar He failed to do so because he did not want to lie that he had seen Jesus 2 Why did Langston s aunt kneel at his knees and cry Langston was not saved and was left all alone on the mourners bench Her aunt was making such extreme efforts because she was anxiously expecting him to rise and go to the altar and get saved Paragraphs 11 14 Questions 1 What prompted Langston to tell a lie Paragraph 11 Since God had not struck Westley dead for taking his name in vain or for lying in the temple Langston decided that maybe to save further trouble he d better lie too 2 What was the response of the people present at the meeting when Langston got up to go to the altar Paragraph 13 As soon as Langston got up to go to the altar the whole room broke into a sea of shouting Waves of rejoicing swept the place Women leaped in the air His aunt threw her arms around him The minister took him by the hand and led him to the platform Paragraph 15 4 Questions 1 Why was Langston crying that night He was really crying because he couldn t bear to tell his aunt that he had lied and deceived everybody in the church that he hadn t seen Jesus and now he didn t believe there was a Jesus anymore since he didn t come to help him 2 What did Langston s aunt think of his crying Langston s aunt thought that he was crying because the Holy Ghost had come into his life and because he had seen Jesus Further Enhancement Text II The Capture of Kunta Kinte Lead in questions What do you know about the life and history of the black slaves Notes 1 Alex Haley 1921 1992 was a native of Tennessee who dropped out of college after two years to join the Coast Guard He began writing to pass the time at sea and after eight years of trying and hundreds of rejection slips finally began selling occasionally articles He eventually became Chief Journalist in the Coast Guard but he retired in 1959 after serving twenty years He continued working as a writer In 1965 he began to make a travel of approximately 50 000 miles spending twelve years researching his bestseller Roots As an excerpt from Roots this text tells of the capture in Africa of Haley s ancestor Kunta Kinte by white slave traders and their black collaborators 2 bolong Paragraph 1 an African word meaning river 3 game Paragraph 1 wild animals birds or fish hunted for food 4 perch Paragraph 2 a rather high place or position e g From my perch on the crosstrees I had nothing below me but the surface of the bay 5 waterfowl Paragraph 2 any of various birds that swim on water 6 mosque Paragraph 2 a place of public worship for Moslems 7 in the hands of Allah Paragraph 2 in Allah s care Allah the Arabic name for the Supreme Being of the religion of Islam The word is a compound of al the and ilah god 阿拉 真主 8 trotting Paragraph 3 moving fairly quickly e g I must be trotting along now or I ll miss the bus 9 a moon and a half Paragraph 3 about a month and a half moon a period of 28 or 29 days counted from one new moon to the next The Indians counted time by moons 10 Mali Paragraph 3 a large country in western Africa The Sahara Africa s great desert covers the northern half of the country Rolling grassland spreads across most of the rest of Mali 5 11 wuolo Paragraph 3 an African word meaning hunting dog 12 for sport Paragraph 3 for fun e g Hunting for sport is something that many people think is wrong 13 out of earshot Paragraph 3 beyond the distance at which a sound can be heard e g We shouted but he was out of earshot and could not hear our voices 14 foliage Paragraph 4 the leaves of plants 15 shrinkage Paragraph 4 the process of shrinking e g As a result of shrinkage the shirt is now too small to wear 16 He was bending over a likely prospect Paragraph 5 He was bending over a tree trunk which might be of the right size smoothness and roundness for the body of his drum 17 in the back of his mind Paragraph 5 If something is in the back of your mind you intend to do it but are not actively thinking about it e g It was in the back of my mind that I had to phone you but I completely forgot 18 In a blur Paragraph 5 Not clearly seen 19 Toubob Paragraph 5 an African word meaning white man 20 Sagging under the pain Kunta spun Paragraph 5 Bending down under the pain Kunta turned round rapidly 21 His brain screaming for any weapon Paragraph 6 He immediately thought of any weapon he could find 22 remaining pair circling him with raised club Paragraph 7 one black and one of the white men joined together going around him with raised club 23 He was fighting for more than his life now Paragraph 8 He was fighting not for his life but for his hatred of white slave traders and their black collaborators Questions for discussion 1 What did Kunta enjoy for breakfast 2 What was the dominant religion 3 How were nursing babies taken care of by their farming mothers 4 What part did Kunta dog play in the action 5 How many attackers did Kunta attempt to fight off 6 Why does Haley use African words like kujalo bolong and toubob 7 The narrative begins in a quiet slow almost dreamlike way but it concludes in frantic action Where exactly does the turning point occur 8 What effect does the passage have on you Key to Questions for discussion 1 Kujalo a big powerful fish cooked with onions rice and bitter tomatoes 2 Islam A person who submits to Allah and follows the teachings of Islam is called a Muslim 3 While they were working their nursing babies were put in the bamboo shelters nearby 4 The dog fiercely attacked the kidnappers to protect his master 5 Four 6 Haley uses African words like kujalo bolong and toubob to give the narrative an authentic flavor 7 He was bending over a tree trunk when he heard the sharp crack of a twig 6 8 Open