Unit9 How I Found My Voice

Unit9 Watchthemovieclipandanswerthefollowingquestions Howdoyouunderstandthestatementthat everystammereralwaysfearstheywillfallbacktosquareone Pre readingActivities Audiovisualsupplement1 Audiovisualsupplement Culturalbackground Thisstatementpointsoutthepsychologicalcauseofstammering Itmeansthatanyonewhosuffersfromstammeringmayhavethefearofbeingdefeatedincompetition orbeinginferiortohisrivals Lionelaskedthekingtoerasetheshadowofhisfatherandbotherasbetterkingsthanhimself removetheinvisiblepressuretheygavehimwhenhewasachild andbehimself 2 WhatisLionel ssuggestionfortheKingtoshrugawayhispsychologicalproblem Pre readingActivities Audiovisualsupplement2 Audiovisualsupplement Culturalbackground TheKing sSpeech Thetwomenenterandsitdown Amomentofuncertainty ThenBertieblurts VideoScript1 Audiovisualsupplement Culturalbackground Here syourshilling Logue putsshillingdown Iunderstandwhatyouweretryingtosay Logue Iwentaboutitthewrongway I msorry NowhereIam Isthenationreadyfortwominutesofradiosilence Everystammereralwaysfearstheywillfallbacktosquareone Idon tletthathappen Youwon tletthathappen BERTIELIONELBERTIELIONEL VideoScript1 Audiovisualsupplement Culturalbackground IfIfailinmyduty Davidcouldcomeback I veseentheplacards SaveOurKing Theydon tmeanme Everyothermonarchinhistorysucceededsomeonewhowasdead orabouttobe Mypredecessorisnotonlyalive butverymuchso Whatabloodymess Ican tevengivethemaChristmasSpeech LikeyourDadusedtodo Precisely Yourfather He snothere Yesheis He sonthatbloodyshillingIgaveyou BERTIELIONELBERTIELIONELBERTIE VideoScript1 Audiovisualsupplement Culturalbackground Easyenoughtogiveaway Youdon thavetocarryhimaroundinyourpocket Oryourbrother Youdon tneedtobeafraidofthingsyouwereafraidofwhenyouwerefive Apause You reverymuchyourownman Bertie Yourfaceisnext mate LIONELLIONEL CONT D Stuttering Culturalbackground1 Audiovisualsupplement Culturalbackground Stutteringisacommunicationdisorderthataffectsthefluencyofspeech Itbeginsduringchildhoodand insomecases persiststhroughoutthelifespan Thedisorderischaracterizedbydisruptionsintheproductionofspeechsounds knownas disfluencies Disfluenciesarenotnecessarilyproblematic however theycanimpedecommunicationwhenaspeakerproducestoomanyofthemordoesnotresolvethempromptly Culturalbackground2 Audiovisualsupplement Culturalbackground 2 Stutteredspeech Stutteredspeechoftenincludesrepetitionsofwordsorpartsofwords aswellasprolongationsofspeechsounds Thefrequencyofthesedisfluenciesamongpeoplewhostuttertendstobemuchgreaterthanitisforthegeneralpopulation Structuralanalysis Thistextisanautobiographicalnarrativeanditisintendedtotellthereadersthatthebuilding upofself confidenceisveryimportanttoone spersonaldevelopment PartI Paragraphs1 2 Thewriterpresentsastrikingcontrastbetweenhissuccessfulcareerasanactorandtelevisionannouncerandhisseverestutterinhisearlychildhood beginning Rhetoricalfeatures Structuralanalysis PartII Paragraphs3 22 Theauthorrecollectshowhishighschoolteacher ProfessorCrouch helpedhimovercomehisstutterandfindhisvoice development Structuralanalysis Rhetoricalfeatures Structuralanalysis PartIII Paragraphs23 29 TheauthortellsthereaderhowhisvoicefoundwiththehelpofProfessorCrouchturnedanewleafinhislifeandbroughthimgreatsuccessesinmemorablerolesonstage infilms andontelevision andhowgratefulheistohisteacher thefatherofmyresurrectedvoice ending RhetoricalFeatures1 Rhetoricalfeatures Structuralanalysis TheNewTestamentismentionedtwiceinthetext firstinthefirstparagraphandtheninthelastparagraph ItisrepeatedanddistributedthiswaytogivetheessayasenseofcompletenessandtoimplythatProfessorCrouchwas thefatherofhisresurrectedvoice ResurrectionreferstotherisingofJesusfromthetombafterhisdeath HisresurrectionisthebasisfortheChristianbeliefthatnotonlyJesusbutallChristianswilltriumphoverdeath HOWIFOUNDMYVOICEJamesEarlJonesTodayIamknownformyvoiceasmuchasformyacting IthasbeenmygoodfortunetoreceivejobssuchasthespeakingroleofDarthVaderinGeorgeLucas sStarWarstrilogyandthevoice overannouncerforCNNcabletelevision IalsonarratedAaronCopland sLincolnPortraitonacompactdiscIrecordedwiththeSeattleSymphony PerhapsmygreatesthonorcamewhenIwasaskedtoreadtheNewTestamentontape Butittookalongtimetobelievesuchgoodthingscouldhappentome WhenIwasayoungsterIstutteredsobadlyIwascompletelyunabletospeakinpublic Detailedreading1 2 Detailedreading 1 2 Detailedreading3 4 Detailedreading SinceIwaseightI dhadtroublespeaking ItwassobadthatwheneverIstoodupinclasstoread theotherkidssnickeredandlaughed Ialwayssatdown myfaceburningwithshame I mnotsurewhatcausedmystuttering Perhapsitwasanemotionalproblem IwasborninArkabutla Mississippi andwhenIwasaboutfive ImovedtolivewithmygrandparentsontheirfarmnearDublininnorthernMichigan Itwastraumaticmovingfromthewarm easywaysofcatfishcountrytotheharshclimateofthenorth wherepeopleseemedsodifferent 3 4 Detailedreading5 Detailedreading Fortunately mygranddaddywasagentleman afarmerwhotaughtmetolovetheland Hewasshortandhehadaprodigiousamountofenergy Heevenbuiltachurchtopleasegrandmother aferventworshiperoftheLord Allsortsofpeoplewereinvitedtoourlittlechurch white blackandAmericanIndiancametogetherinanondenominationalfellowship Granddad sIrishheritagecameoutinhisloveforlanguage duringtheweekheused everydaytalk butonSundayhespokeonlythefinestEnglish 5 Detailedreading6 7 Detailedreading AsmuchasIadmiredhisfluency Icouldn tcomeclosetoit IfinallyquitSundayschoolandchurch notwantingtobehumiliatedanymore Allthroughmygradeschoolyears theonlywaytheteachercouldassessmyprogresswasformetowritedowneverythingIhadlearned Oh Icouldtalk allright Ourfarmanimalsknewthat Ifounditeasytocallthepigs tellthedogstoroundupthecows andventmyfeelingstoFanny thehorsewhosebigbrowneyesandliftedearsseemedtoexpressinterestinallIsaid ButwhenvisitorscameandIwasaskedtosayhello Icouldonlystand poundmyfeet andgritmyteeth ThatawfulfeelingofmyvoicebeingtrappedgotworseasIgrewolder 6 7 Detailedreading8 9 Detailedreading ThenwhenIwas14 ProfessorDonaldCrouchcametoourschool HewasaretiredcollegeprofessorwhohadsettledinnearbyBrethren aMennonitecommunity WhenheheardthatouragriculturalhighwasteachingChaucer Shakespeareandotherclassics hecouldn tstandnotbeingapartofourschool SohelefthisretreattoteachusEnglish historyandLatin DonaldCrouchwasatall leanmanwithgrayhair Englishwashisfavoritesubject poetrywashisdeepestlove He sbeenanassociateofRobertFrost Heheldabookofpoemsasifitwereadiamondnecklace turningpagesasifuncoveringtreasures Hememorizedapoemeveryday explainingthatifheeverlosthiseyesighthewouldstillbeabletosavorallthatbeauty 8 9 Detailedreading10 12 Detailedreading WhenhelearnedthatInotonlylovedpoetrybutwaswritingit wefoundakinship Therewas however onedifficultybetweenus ProfessorCrouch wealwayscalledhimthat couldnotstandthefactIrefusedtoreadmypoemstotheclass Jim poetryismeanttobereadaloud justlikesermons hepressed Youshouldbeabletospeakthosebeautifulwords Ishookmyheadandturnedaway 10 11 12 Detailedreading13 17 Detailedreading Thenhetrickedme Ilaboredlongandhardonapoem andafterhandingitinIwaitedexpectantlyforhiscritique Itdidn tcome Instead onedayasthestudentsassembled hechallengedme Jim Idon tthinkyouwrotethis Istaredathimindisbelief Why Istarted angerfloodingme ofcourseIdid Well then hesaid you vegottoproveitbygettingupandrecitingitfrommemory Bythentheotherstudentshadsettledattheirdesks Helookedatmemeaningfullyandnodded Withkneesshaking Iwalkedupbeforemypeers Jimwillrecitehislatestpoem announcedProfessorCrouch 13 14 15 16 17 Detailedreading18 20 Detailedreading ForamomentIstoodbreathless Icouldseesmirksandwrysmilesonsomefaces ThenIbegan Andkeptgoing Irecitedmypoemallthewaythroughwithouthesitationorfault Istoodamazedandfloatedbacktomydeskinadaze amidwildapplause Afterward ProfessorCrouchcongratulatedme Aha hesaid Nowwehavesomethinghere Notonlywillyouhavetowritemorepoetryandreaditaloudtoknowhowgooditfeels butI msurethatyouwillwanttoreadotherwriters poetrybeforetheclass Iwasdubiousaboutthat butsaidI dtry 18 19 20 Detailedreading21 22 Detailedreading SoonIbegantodiscoversomethingotherstutterersknow Mosthavenoproblemsingingbecausethelyrics rhythmicpatternflowsbyitself Ifoundthesamecadencesinpoetry andbeforelongmyfellowstudentsactuallylookedforwardtohearingmerecite IlovedtherollingbeatofTheSongofHiawatha especiallysinceIhadIndianbloodinmyveins IdiscoveredIdidhaveavoice astrongone UnderProfessorCrouch stutelage Ienteredoratoricalcontestsanddebates Heneverpushedanythingatmeagain hejustwantedallhisstudentstowakeup 21 22 Detailedreading23 24 Detailedreading Asmystutteringdisappeared Ibegandreamingofbecominganactor likemyfather whowasthenperforminginNewYorkCity Nooneinmyfamilyhadevergonetocollege ButencouragedbyProfessorCrouch ItookexamsandwonascholarshiptotheUniversityofMichigan ThereIenteredthedramadepartmentandaftergraduationfulfilledmyROTCresponsibilitybyservingwiththeArmy sColdWeatherTrainingCommandonmountainmaneuversinColorado 23 24 Detailedreading25 26 Detailedreading Later ontheGIBill IsignedupwiththeAmericanTheaterWinginNewYorkandsupportedmyselfbetweenrolesbysweepingfloorsofoff Broadwaystages In1962IearnedanObieformyroleinanoff BroadwayproductionofOthello andhavebeenanactoreversince Meanwhile Ialwayskeptintouchwithmyoldprofessor byletterandtelephone Everytimewetalkeditwasalways Hi Jim Readanygoodpoetrylately HewaslosinghissightandIrememberedhisearlyexplanationofwhyhehadmemorizedpoetry InlateryearswhenIwasdoingShakespeare sTimonofAthensattheYaleRepertoryTheaterinNewHaven Connecticut Iphonedhim CanIflyyouinfromMichigantoseeit 25 26 Detailedreading27 29 Detailedreading Jim hesighed I mblindnow I dhatenottobeabletoseeyouacting Itwouldhurttoomuch Iunderstand Professor Isaid helpedinpartbytherealizationthatthoughmymentorcouldnolongersee hewasstilllivinginaworldvibrantwithallofthebeautifultreasureshehadstored AbouttwoyearslaterIlearnedDonaldCrouchhadpassedon WhenIwasaskedtorecordtheNewTestament Ireallydiditforatall leanmanwithgrayhairwhohadnotonlyhelpedtoguidemetotheauthoroftheScriptures butasthefatherofmyresurrectedvoice hadalsohelpedmefindabundantlife 27 28 29 WhycouldthenarratorhardlybelievethatsuchgoodthingsasdescribedinParagraph1couldeverhappentohim Paragraph2 Detailedreading2 Question2 Becausethegreatachievementswerefarbeyondtheexpectationsofsuchapoorstuttererasheusedtobe Whenhewasyounghewascompletelyunabletospeakinpublicduetohisseriousstuttering Thushecouldneverimaginethathewouldmakesuchgoodachievements Detailedreading Whydoesthenarratordescribehismovingattheageoffiveastraumatic Paragraph4 Detailedreading5 Question4 Becausehefeltthattheplacehemovedtowasdrasticallydifferentclimaticallyandculturallyfromwherehehadbeen Detailedreading WhydidthenarratorquitSundayschoolandchurch Paragraph6 Detailedreading8 Question6 7 Becausehewantedtoavoidthehumiliationhesufferedthereforhisstuttering Detailedreading Whydoesthenarratorsaythefarmanimalsknewhecouldtalk Paragraph7 Becausetheanimalsneverlaughedathim hewasnotnervousatallwhenhetalkedtothemasawayofventinghisfeelings Whycouldn tProfessorCrouchstandnotbeingapartofthenarrator sschool Paragraph9 Detailedreading8 Question9 BecausehelovedEnglishclassics especiallypoetry whichwasoneofthesubjectstaughtatthenarrator sschool Hisdeeploveforpoetrywasvividlydescribedinthemetaphor Heheldabookofpoemsasifitwereadiamondnecklace turningpagesasifuncoveringtreasures Detailedreading Whateventmadethenarratoropenhismouthinpublicwithoutstutteringforthefirsttime Paragraphs13 18 Detailedreading8 Question13 18 ItwasProfessorCrouch strick Whenthenarratorhandedinhispoem Crouchpurposefullychallengedhimforhisauthorship Consequentlythenarratorwasprovokedintorecitinghispoeminthepresenceofhisclassmateswithoutstuttering Detailedreading Detailedreading8 Activity GroupdiscussionsHaveyoueverspokentoalargeaudience Howdidyoufeel Doyouthinkvoiceisimportanttopersonaldevelopment Detailedreading Comparison newscaster host hostessnewscaster sb whoreadsthenewsduringanewscasthost hostess sb whointroducesandtalkstothepeopletakingpartintelevisionorradioprograms e g Thenewscasterwasincompetitionwithtenothersforthejob e g BenidickisapopularTVhost thevoice overannouncer theunseenannouncerwhomakesacommentaryorgivesanexplanationwhichisheardaspartofafilmortelevisionprogram Detailedreading1 thevoice overannouncer Detailedreading inpublic Ifyoudosth inpublic peopleingeneralwillhearaboutitorseeit Detailedreading1 inpublic Detailedreading e g Shewastooproudtoshowhergriefinpublic Onthisoccasion wedepartedfromournormalpracticeofholdingthemeetingsinpublic Antonym inprivate e g Cecilcanbeveryrudeinprivate thoughinpublicheisusuallypolite Detailedreading1 trauma1 trauma n anyphysicaldamagetothebodycausedbyviolenceoraccidentorfractureoranemotionalwoundorshockoftenhavinglong lastingeffects Detailedreading e g Counselingishelpinghimworkthroughthistrauma 心理辅导正帮助他面对痛苦 Thephobiamayhaveitsrootinachildhoodtrauma 恐惧症可能源于童年的创伤 Detailedreading1 trauma2 Detailedreading Derivation traumatica 1 ofawoundorinjury 2 ofanexperience distressingandunforgettable e g atraumaticoperation e g Theonsetofdepressionoftenfollowsatraumaticevent 抑郁症发作常常发生在遭受创伤之后 Detailedreading1 prodigious prodigious a 1 sogreatinsizeorforceorextentastoelicitawe e g Thatwriterhasprodigiousliteraryoutput Detailedreading 2 farbeyondwhatisusualinmagnitudeordegree e g Wearealloverwhelmedbyhisprodigiousmemory Synonym colossal stupendous extraodinary exceptional Detailedreading1 comecloseto comecloseto v becomealmostthesameas orverynearto Detailedreading e g Hisperformancehasnotyetcomeclosetowinningtheaward 他的表演离获奖水平差远了 getclosetonatureleavesb closetotears使某人几乎掉泪Translatethenovelclosetotheoriginal Thespeaker sremarkhitclosetohome 发言人的话很中肯 Detailedreading1 assess1 Detailedreading Confusingwords access v n enter entranceassert v declaretobeone srights e g Thedatabaseallowsyoutoaccessthesalesfiguresinanumberofways e g Sheassertedherideasloudlyandclearly assess v considerorjudgethequalityorworthofsth e g Theysaytheycanassessintelligencefromthesetests Thetestwasdesignedtoassessthestudents leveloflanguageproficiencyratherthanwhattheyhaveachievedfromthecourse Detailedreading2 assess2 Detailedreading Confusingwords asset n propertyassent v agree e g toassessassets估价资产 e g TheQueenhasbenevolentlyassentedtomyrequests roundup v gathertogetheranimalsorpeople oftenwhentheydonotwanttobegatheredtogether arrestanumberofpeople Detailedreading2 roundup e g Thecowsareroundeduptwiceadayformilking Thedoghelpstheshepherdinroundingupthesheep Thepolicehadtoroundupsomefootballhooligansasthesituationseemedtobegettingoutofhand Detailedreading Detailedreading2 vent Detailedreading vent v givefreeexpressionto e g Idon tseewhyyoushouldventyourangerlikethis Itwon tdoanyoneanygood TheriotersventedtheirindignationbyburninganumberofpolicecarswhentheylearnedaboutthebrutalmurderofayoungblackAfricanAmerican n asintheexpression giveventto e g Mostpeopledidnotairtheirviewsatthemeeting rather theytookittobeanopportunitytogiveventtotheirstrongfeelings Detailedreading3 retreat Theplatoonwasforcedtoretreatunderheavyenemygunfire Afterheretiredfromhispublicposition theformerpoliticianretreatedtoaquietlifeinthecountryside e g Detailedreading retreat n aquietorprivateplacethatonegoestoinordertorestorconcentrateonaparticularproblemortask Detailedreading3 associate Detailedreading abusinessassociate e g associate n sb youworkwith esp inbusiness Comparison acquaintance n sb youknowalittle whoisnotaclosefriend e g Mr Shellisonlyanacquaintanceintheneighbourhood Detailedreading3 savor Detailedreading savor v enjoyandappreciatesth likefood ordrink oranexperience asmuchandforaslongasonecan Isavoredeverymouthfulofbreakfast reluctanttoletitend Hesavoredthewordashesaidit e g Detailedreading3 recite Detailedreading recite v sayaloud esp apoemfrommemory Herecitedthepoeminfrontofthewholeschool Themayorrecitedtothequeenalongandtediousspeechofwelcome e g Detailedreading4 smirk Detailedreading smirk v n to smileinanunpleasantwaybecausesth badhashappenedtosb elseorbecauseyouthinkyouhaveachievedanadvantageoverothers Comeon Professor don tsmirkatmelikethat Asmirkflickeredatthecornerofhismouthashewatchedmystruggle Theymightbeforgivenforasmallsmirkatthetroublesoftheiroldrivals e g Detailedreading4 inadaze1 Detailedreading inadaze unabletothinkclearlyorunderstandwhatishappeningbecauseofsurprise upset fatigueorahitonthehead Shewanderedinadazethroughthehundredsofbrilliantbutterflies Hewasinadazeandcouldnotunderstandwhatwashappening e g daze v stun aswithaheavybloworshock stupefy Theycanalsousetheirknowledgetodaze harm orhindertheirenemies e g Detailedreading5 inadaze2 Detailedreading Confusingwords dazzle v blind sb forashorttimewithabrightlight impress sb greatlythroughsplendor ability e g Thisisagreatweekforyoutodazzleeveryonearoundyouwithyourimagination finesseandgoodsenseofhumor dizzy a feelingyouorthingsaroundyouspinning feelingormakingyoufeelexcitedoramused esp duetofastchange e g thedizzypaceofmodernlifeWearedizzywithexcitement Detailedreading5 inadaze3 Detailedreading Confusingwords dizzying a makingyoufeelconfusedordizzy e g Mystudiescontinuedatadizzyingpace adizzyingviewfromthe13thfloor Detailedreading6 vibrantwith Detailedreading vibrantwith livelyandexcitingwith Thisisacityvibrantwithlifeandenergy Thedramaisvibrantwithlifeallthrough e g renascent revive renew revivify revitalize resurge reactivate Detailedreading7 resurrect1 resurrect v 1 makesth existagainorusesth again e g Berryhadonelastchancetoresurrecthisinternationalcareer In1893 CoubertininvitedsportsmenfromallovertheworldtoParisandannouncedhisplantoresurrecttheOlympicsin1896inAthens Detailedreading 2 bringsb deadbacktolife e g Thatnoiseisenoughtoresurrectthedead Synonym Detailedreading6 7 resurrect2 Detailedreading Derivation ResurrectionreferstotherisingofJesusfromthetombafterhisdeath acentralanddistinctivebeliefoftheChristianfaith TheGospelsstatethatafterJesuswascrucifiedandlayinatombbetweenFridayeveningandSundaymorning herose inbodyaswellasinspirit andappearedalivetohisfollowers HisresurrectionisthebasisfortheChristianbeliefthatnotonlyJesusbutallChristianswilltriumpho