现代大学英语BUPPT学习教案

1、会计学1R einforcementT ext AnalysisThe Kindness of StrangersB ackgroundW arming upUnit 8第1页/共45页Questions / ActivitiesCheck-on PreviewObjectivesWBTRThe Kindness of StrangersUnit 8Warming up第2页/共45页Warming upQuestions / ActivitiesIn pairs, tell your partner about any trip youve had somewhere at home(i.e

2、. the trip from home to BFSU) or abroad, esp. the experience with the kindness of parents, friends and strangers. What did you experience in and learn from the trip? While telling, be very careful with the following things: Order of events (i.e., What happened first? And then what else happened? Usi

3、ng transitional techniques weve observed in the previous lessons)Correct and complete sentencesTense WBTR第3页/共45页Check-on Preview1. addict2. intrigue3. stranded4. entertain5. mottoa. a risky action or decisionb. to invite people to ones home, usually for a mealc. to arouse interest or curiosityd. a

4、short statement used as a guide to behaviore. a person who cannot stop taking drugsf. taking part in an activity or eventg. unable to move from the place where you areWBTRWarming up第4页/共45页Check-on PreviewWBTRWarming up第5页/共45页Objectives Understand the structure and the general idea of the story Thi

5、nk about how to interpret the story Know something about the author Solve your own questions about the storyWBTRWarming up第6页/共45页BackgroundCulture TipsThe Kindness of StrangersUnit 8GenreAuthorBWTR第7页/共45页BackgroundAuthorBWTR第8页/共45页BackgroundGenreA Short Story Plot: The author travelled across the

6、 United States alone to find out if people were willing to help strangers. Setting: People in the United States seem to have become more and more indifferent to other peoples needs. Protagonists: “I” and the people helped “I” Theme: What do you think?BWTR第9页/共45页BackgroundCulture Tips第10页/共45页Backgr

7、oundCulture Tips第11页/共45页BackgroundCulture Tips第12页/共45页BackgroundCulture Tips第13页/共45页BackgroundCulture Tips第14页/共45页BackgroundCulture Tips第15页/共45页BackgroundCulture Tips第16页/共45页DetailedAnalysisStructureThemeThe Kindness of StrangersUnit 8Text AnalysisTWBR第17页/共45页Text AnalysisTheme Based on his p

8、ersonal experience, he concludes one can still depend on the kindness of strangers in the United States.TWBR第18页/共45页Text AnalysisStructure1Paras. 1-5Why the writer started his trip across the United States without any money and his purpose. 2Paras. 6-14How the writer was treated during his trip, sh

9、owing that most people were kind.3Paras. 15Revealing the theme of the article. In spite of everything, we can still depend on the kindness of strangers.TWBR第19页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisMain IdeaSentence ParaphraseWords & ExpressionsExercisePart I Part II Part III TWBR第20页/共45页Text Anal

10、ysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Main Idea 1.What happened on the way when the author drove to New Orleans one summer?2.Did he reflect on what happened that day? What was his reflection? 3.What was the so-called national motto? What does it mean? 4.Why did the author mention Blanche DuBois? 5.What did t

11、he author want to do with the journey across the country? 6.What kind of journey was it generally? 第21页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Sentence Paraphrase He had his thumb out and held a gas can in his other hand. (para. 1)Paraphrasing: He held his thumb out and the gas can to show that h

12、e was out of gas and needed a lift to the nearest gas station. Generally speaking, at the same time of holding his thumb out, a hitchhiker also has a board in his hand, on which the name of the place he wants to go is written. Here, the gas can shows that the young man has run out of gasoline for hi

13、s car. 第22页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis Leaving him stranded in the desert did not bother me so much. (para. 2)Question: Why didnt it bother him so much? And what does the sentence imply? Because the author thought it was sensible for him to do so and did so indeed as a matter of course as ot

14、her people would do the same in the situation. It shows that it was really something common. The real issue then was not that he didnt help the young man but that he never thought about offering help to strangers. Part I: Sentence Paraphrase第23页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisIt would be cashless

15、 journey through the land of the almighty dollar. (para. 5)Paraphrasing: I would travel without a penny through the country where money was extremely important. Question: What does “the land of the almighty dollar” mean? Why did the journey have to be “cashless”?“The almighty dollar” shows how impor

16、tant money is in the country. It is somehow like God (i.e.; the Almighty God). “Cashless” is used to form the contrast with “almighty”, thus emphasizing how difficult the journey would be if people didnt offer any help. Part I: Sentence Paraphrase第24页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Words

17、& ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarreach intriguecome uponleave strandeddepend onrely onThere was a time when youd be considered a jerk if functions of the past continuousfunctions of “would/would not”第25页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart I: Exercise第26页/共45页Text AnalysisDetai

18、led AnalysisPart II: Main Idea1.When and where did he start his journey? What did he take with him? And how many states did he visit?2.Read Para.7 again and tell what it is mainly about and what role it has in the organization of the text. 3.Take turns and tell what the author experienced in Nebrask

19、a, Oregon and Jamestown, Tennessee and his reflections on each of the experiences.第27页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: Sentence ParaphraseI rose earlyand a sign displaying my destination to passing vehicles “America”. (para. 6) Question: Why did he take such a sign? (Was he not in America

20、?)Because what he wanted to do was to discover America and American people. The destination of the journey was Cape Fear, just literally, but the real destination was to seek understanding of the country and its people. Further question: What if he took a sign with Cape Fear on it?第28页/共45页Text Anal

21、ysisDetailed AnalysisIn Montana they told me to watch out for the cowboys in Wyoming. In Nebraska they said people would not be as nice in Iowa. (para.7) Question: What do the sentences suggest about the people there?They suggest that the people there (probably people everywhere), were more or less

22、provincial(another sub-concept of ethnocentric?). They tended to make false assumptions about people in other places, i.e. the people in their place were nicer/better than those in other places. Part II: Sentence Paraphrase第29页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisI didnt know whether to kiss them or s

23、cold them for stopping. (para. 8) Why does the author say so? Because the situation when the two little ladies stopped for the author was, in his eyes, potentially dangerous for them. He says so to emphasize both the kindness and courage the ladies showed in that particular situation.Part II: Senten

24、ce Paraphrase第30页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisOnce when I was hitchhiking unsuccessfully in the rain, a trucker pulled over, locking his brakes so hard he skidded on the grass shoulder. (Para. 9) Question: Why did the driver lock the brakes so hard? What does this show about the driver?Because

25、 he had to. Otherwise he would not be able to stop right before the author. It shows the mental struggle that was probably going on in the drivers mind. He was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker, which made it more difficult for him to make such a decision at the moment than others. However,

26、he chose to stop finally and his kindness was thereby highlighted. Part II: Sentence Paraphrase第31页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisThose who had the least to give often gave the most. (para.10) Paraphrasing: Poor people are often more generous. They are often ready/willing to give comparatively m

27、ore of what they have to those in need than rich people. Question: Do you agree with the author on that? Why/why not?Part II: Sentence Paraphrase第32页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisNow were talking, I thought. (para.12) Paraphrasing: Now he knew what I wanted and the talk was going in the right d

28、irection. cf. “Now youre talking”used when you think someones suggestion is a very good idea.e.g.A: I suggest we go downtown by train and then take a taxi to the Sears Tower. B: Now youre talking. Part II: Sentence Paraphrase第33页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed Analysis“When we do, ” he said, “its usually

29、 kin.” (Para. 13) Paraphrasing: (The local people do not usually entertain/receive guests at home.) They only do this for their kin relatives. Question: what does this show about the local people? It shows that they were willing to offer help to those in need even when doing so went against their us

30、ual way of living. Part II: Sentence Paraphrase第34页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: Words & ExpressionsWordsPhrasesSentence PatternGrammarreflectpotentialclaimlocatebreakthroughhead forwarn sb aboutrun contrary toas a matter of coursebe scheduled to do sth.locking his brakes so hard h

31、earing I had no moneyseeing that it cost $12functions of the what-clause.第35页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart II: Exercise第36页/共45页Text AnalysisDetailed AnalysisPart III: Main Idea What is the main idea of this paragraph? What is its role in the organization of the story? 第37页/共45页Text Analys

32、isDetailed AnalysisPart III: Sentence ParaphraseIn spite of everything, you can still depend on the kindness of strangers. (para.15) Question: What does this “everything” mean?It means the fact that there are people who are indifferent to other peoples needs/ who refuse to help others/who may hesitate to help and people may say about lack of compassion in our society and a generally moral decay in our society. I find, however, on the