现代大学英语精读4-第二版-Unit-6-The-Telephone讲课教案

现代大学英语精读4-第二版-Unit-6-The-TelephoneQuestions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesWBTRWarmingupTheTelephoneUnit6WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesDidthetitletellyoumuch?Whatdidyouexpecttoread?WBTRPleasedefinetheunderlinedwordsineachcontext:

(p.22)Intheevening,thelaughterandnoiseofthementrailedoffandfinallystopped(p.22)“I’llgivehimatrailtofollow,”mutteredRainsford.(L.8)(p.21)…tobringnewsthatwouldchangetheirlivesanddeliverthemfromtheiraimlessexistence.(p.22)…ortodeliveramessagetohiswife,suchas…n.Thetrackofapersonoranimalbywhichitcanbefollowedv.(voice~off),itbecomesgraduallyquieterandthenstopsCheck-onPreviewWarmingup

freesbfromasituationtakesthtoaplace有时候，在这漫长的等待中，加上酷热，苍蝇以及羊粪的气味，人们的脾气变得暴躁起来。年轻一点的女人因为担心她们的婴儿，开始为该轮到谁接水争吵起来。有时，争吵升级，女人们大打出手；她们扯着对方的头发、吐着口水、诅咒着、尖叫着、谩骂着，把我的耳朵刺得嗡嗡作响。我们这些和母亲一道去取水的被晒得黝黑的小男孩喜欢这样的打斗，因为女人们扭打着在沙地里打滚的时候，我们可以看到她们的大腿和花内裤。偶尔，我们幸运地可以看到更多，因为有些女人在长裙下面根本什么都没穿。上帝呀，我曾经多么盼望这样的打斗。我现在还记得那种冲动、那种兴奋，连阳光都在滚滚的尘土上跳舞，当一条裙子被扯破了，年轻女人的一只白皙的乳房漏了出来，旋即又被遮了起来。在我的日历上，大旱的那一年将永远是我孩提时代最美妙的年份之一。

TranslatethefollowingparagraphintoEnglishbyyourselfandthencomparewiththeoriginal.Check-onPreviewWarmingupUnderstandthethemeofthestory(understandglobalizationfromanotherperspective,cf.“Globalization’sDualPower”)Appreciatethestyleperspectivetonestronglyflavoredexpressionsmetaphor,simile,exaggeration…ObjectivesWarmingupBackgroundSocialBackgroundAuthorBWTRTheTelephoneUnit6AnwarF.AccawiHisLifeBorninLebanoninafamilywhoseancestorsarebelievedtohavegonetoJerusalemintheCrusades.TaughtEnglishattheUniversityofBeirutLeftfortheU.S.whenthecivilwarbrokeoutinLebanonHasbeenteachingEnglishattheEnglishLanguageInstituteoftheUni.ofTennesseeBackgroundAuthor

Non-Fiction

TheBoyfromtheToweroftheMoon(1999)Shortfiction

"TheCamera"inHomeworks(1996)

BackgroundHisWorksAuthorBackgroundSocialBackgroundAShortStory

Plot:alittleboy’sfirsttimetogotoschoolonthewaytoschool

Setting:atschoolonthewayhome

Protagonist/Narrator:“I”–theboyinthestory

Themeofthestory:whatdoyouthink?BWTRLocation:MiddleEast,borderingtheMediterraneanSea,betweenIsraelandSyria

Ethnicdivisions:Arab95%,Armenian4%,other1%

BackgroundSocialBackgroundLanguages:Arabic(official),French(official),Armenian,EnglishReligions:Islam70%Christian30%JudaismIndependence:22November1943(fromLeagueofNationsmandateunderFrenchadministration)BackgroundSocialBackgroundTheCapitalCity—Beirut“ParisoftheMiddleEast”BackgroundSocialBackgroundDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeTextAnalysisTWBRTheTelephoneUnit6Whatwouldbethekeywordsifyouwanttodiscussitstheme?--technology,progress,globalization?--abetterlife?TextAnalysisTheme

Theadventofthetelephoneandautomobile("magiccarpetofthetwentiethcentury")linkMagdalunatotheoutsideworldandgraduallydestroyitscenturies-oldtraditionofself-sufficiency;theLebaneseCivilWar(1975-90)completesthevillage's"slowandagonizingdeath."YetMagdalunaremainsaliveinAccawi'slovingportrait,agentlerecollectionofchildhoodthatdoublesasapoignantreminderofmodernity'ssometimesdevastatingimpact.

--WendySmithIsthisall?

TextAnalysisThemePartI(1-10)—villagelifebeforetheinstallation.P(1-8):whattimemeanttopeopleinMagadalunaP(9-10):theauthor’smemoryofadraughtinhischildhood.PartII(11-25)—changesbroughttothevillagebytelephone.P11:TransitionP(12-18):InstallationP(19-25):ChangeshappeningtothevillageTextAnalysisStructureTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisMainIdeaSentenceParaphraseWords&ExpressionsExercisePartIPartIITWBRPartI(1-10):mainidea

villagelifebeforetheinstallationA.Whatdidtimemeantothepeople?(paras.1-8)Questionsforcomprehension

1.

WhatwastheoverallpictureofMagdaluna?Howdidthenarratorpresentthepicture?2.Whatdidtimemeantothevillagers?Howdidtheykeeptrackoftime?Whatdiditsuggest?3.Whatwasthegenerallifepatternforthevillagers?Andwhatwereconsideredimportantevents?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPara.1:

Topicsentence?Timedidn’tmeanmuchtoanybodyinthesecludedvillage.

Anyothernotedfeature(s)?theunchangingcycleoflife?atraditional,agriculturalsociety?…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisParas.2--8:

Mainidea?Thevillagersusedadivinecalendartokeeptrackoftime.

Anyothernotedfeature(s)?thenaturaldisasters?Thetoneofthenarrator“I”(asa

boy)?…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartI:Exercise

Completethefollowingquestionswithkeeptrackof/losetrackof(p.1);crack(p.6);shortlyafter(p.4.);incorporate(p.8).

1.Hefeltsick

hecamebackfromtropicalcountries.2.SheboughtVogueandElleeverymonthto

keeptrackof

fashion.3.Hepickedupapieceofrockandcracked

itinhalf.4.Thegovernment

thisprincipleintothe1997law.shortlyafterincorporatedTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisWrap-upofthispartFindevidenceinthispartsuggestingthevillagershadamonotonouslife.Findevidenceinthispartsuggestingthevillagershadahardlife.Findouttheexpressionsbearingastronglocalflavor.Findthefiguresofspeechinthispart.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisB.TheYearoftheDrought(paras.9-10)Whydidthenarratorsaythattheyearofdroughtwasoneofhisbestyears?Dotheboy’smemoriesofthatyearrevealanythingimportant?What’sthat?Couldyoufigureouttheoneoftheadvantagesofadoptingaboy’sperspective?…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisWrap-upofthispartWhatwastheimageofthevillagewomen?Doesitfitintothewomanimagesofoursociety?Whatdoesthisparttellusaboutthelocallife?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisA.Transition(para.11)

Mainidea?TheyearofdroughtalsooneoftheworstyearsAnyothernotedfeature(s)?theboy’sattitudetowardstheinstallationofthetelephone?Thedivisionofideasamongthevillagers?Thegeneralattitudetowardstheinstallation?…PartII:mainidea(Para.11-25)

changesbroughtbythetelephoneTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisTheretiredcook,AbuRajaTheretiredTurkish-armydrillsergeant,ThevineyardkeeperThevillagewhoreWhydefinitearticles?

TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisB.Installation(paras.12-18)Whatwasthevillagers’responsetotheinstallationoftelephone?Whatdidthevillagersthinkofthetelephonemen?Howdidthevillagershavesuchanimpression?Howdifferentweretheirpositionswhentheycametoobservetheprocess?Whatdoesthissuggest?(para.13)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisChangesinthevillage(Paras.19-25)BeforeAfterImplicationvillagecenterImKaleem’shouseAbuRaja’sdikkanactivitiesArgueaboutpolitics,drinkcoffee,playcardsorbackgammonExchangerumor,glanceatthephone,drinkKacula,…

generalAtmosphereBustlingatanytimeofday,islandofcomfort,anoasisLaughter,noisetrailedoff,stopped…

askeletonformeLucrativebusiness,RunerrandstomakemoneyFewerandfewermencametoImkaleem’s?Mother--fatherHome--abroadLife--deathTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisParas.19--20:Mainidea?Beforethetelephone’sarrival,thehouseofthevillagewhoreImKaleemwasthevillage’scenter.Anyothernotedfeature(s)?ImKaleem’sfeatures?Herplaceasoneofcomfortandentertainment?…Anyquestion(s)inmind?Whyshewasattractivetothosemen?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisThevillagewhore

—ImKaleenAppearance:short,middle-aged,jet-black

hairVoice:raspy,loud(exaggeration)Identity:widow,devoutCatholic,villagewhore(what’sspecialaboutherbeingawhore?)Function:burden-relieverforwomen,confessorandtroubleshooterformenQ:Howdoyouunderstandthis?Doyouagreewiththeauthor’sopinioninretrospect?TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPara.21:Mainidea?AbuRaja’sdikkanbecamethevillage’snewcenter.Anyothernotedfeature(s)?youngvillagers’wishtoleave?Foreignthings,esp.Americanbeverage…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPara.22:Mainidea?Thetelephonewasbadnewsfor“me”personally,because“I”couldnolongermakemoneyoutofrunningerrands.Anyothernotedfeature(s)?theearlierclosenessamongvillagers?Boysareboys(everywhere)?…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisParas.23–24:Mainidea?Thetelephonecallsdidcomeandvillagersstartedtoleavethevillage,leavingonlytheold,thesickandthemaimedbehind.Anyothernotedfeature(s)?theexodus?Manyofthemweredoinghard,oftenmenial,work?Therewasnomorelife/vitalityinthevillage?…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPara.25:Mainidea?“My”familyalsomovedaway,and“I’”amnowintheU.S.,stillinglookingfor“thatbetterlife.”Anyothernotedfeature(s)?Hastheauthorfoundthe“better”lifehewants?(endlesssearch/pursuit)…TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisRWBTReinforcementStylisticFeaturesDiscussionTheTelephoneUnit6astronglocalflavorfiguresofspeech:--metaphor,simile,exaggeration…humorverydescriptive:choiceofsentencestructures--eg.…and…and…and…choiceof“the”beforenames--Everyonekneweveryoneelse.polishedsimplicityReinforcementStylisticFeaturesReinforcementDiscussionWorkingroupsoffour:Nowit’stimetoreflectonwhatwediscussedinthefirstclass.Hasyourunderstandingofthetextchanged?Whyorwhynot?Thereareseveralpossiblewaysofreadingthestory.Whichwaydoyoulikebest?Giveyourreasons.

RWBTArethechangesallne