张汉熙高级英语TheFutureoftheEnglish

TheFutureoftheEnglish

J.B.Priestley

Aims:

1)

Improvingstudents’abilitytoreadbetweenlinesandunderstandthetextproperly;2)

Cultivatingstudents’abilitytomakeacreativereading;3)

Enhancingstudents’abilitytoappreciatethetextfromdifferentperspectivesAims4)

Helpingstudentstounderstandsomedifficultwordsandexpressions;5)

Helpingstudentstounderstandingrhetoricaldevices;6)Encouragingstudentstovoicetheirownviewpointfluentlyandaccurately.TeachingContentsBackgroundKnowledgeExpositionandArgumentDetailedStudyofTheEssayOrganizationPatternStyleandLanguageFeaturesTimeAllocation:1)Backgroundknowledge(15min.)2)Detailedstudyofthetext(180min.)3)Structureanalysis(15min.)4)Languageappreciation(15min.)5)Freetalk(30min)ExpositionandArgument1)Typeofliterature:partexpositionandpartpersuasionorargumenthttp://teachnetlab.org/santab/jeff/sbargue_index.htmlhttp://homepages.iol.ie/~laoistec/LENGLISH/lpers.htmlDifferencebetweenexpositionandargumentDifferencebetweenpersuasionandargumentHonestpersuasionanddishonestpersuasionFormalargumentandinformalargument

BackgroundKnowledge

1)AbouttheAuthorandHisWorks1)

Abriefintroductiontotheauthor,Priestley:www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Jpriestley.htm

DetailedStudyoftheEssayPre-classwork:

1.Whatdoyouthinktheauthorisgoingtofocuson:thefutureoftheEnglishasaninternationallanguage,thefutureoftheEnglishasanationorthefutureoftheEnglishpeople?2.Youaresupposedtofigureoutthetypeoftheessayfromthetitle.It’sanimaginaryfictionforecastingthefutureoftheEnglishornot?3.Whatdoyouthinkthefutureofyourowncountryandpeoplewouldbelike?TheEnglishareDifferent1.Thedominantintentionorthecontroversialtopicofhisargumentisstatedearlyinparagraphoneinoneunambiguoussentence:“TheEnglisharedifferent”.1)

TheEnglishcansoonfeelboredandthat’swhytheygambleandboozesomuchandenjoyanydramaticchangeinpubliclife.2)

TheEnglishhaveasenseofcommunity,decentfellowfeeling,fairness.3)

TheEnglishareatheartandatrootanimaginativepeopleimmediatelyresponsivetoanysuggestionofdramaintheirlives.4)

ItisinstinctivefeelingandnotrationalthoughtthatshapesandcoloursactualeventsinEngland.5)

TheEnglishdonotfeelathomeinthecontemporaryworld,representingtheaccelerateddevelopmentofourwholeage.Theyaresuspiciousoflargeness,severeefficiencyandadmass.6)

TheEnglisharealsodeeplysuspiciousofchangeforchange’ssake.

TheFutureoftheEnglishHangson

TheFutureoftheEnglishhangson

1)ThefinalresultofabattlebetweenAdmassandEnglishness.ThestrikingcontrastbetweenadmassandEnglishnesstoshowhowinevitablethebattleis.Admass1.Alreadyconqueredmostofthewesternworld2.receivevastsubsidiesofdollars,francs,DeutschmarksandtherestforpublicrelationsandadvertisingcampaignsEnglishness1.ailingandimpoverished2.innopositiontoreceivevastsubsidiesofdollars,francs,Deutschmarksandtherestforpublicrelationsandadvertisingcampaigns3.offersmoreandmorethingsformoreandmoremoney,createstheso-called“GoodLife”4.operatesintheoutervisibleworld5.aposterinfullcolourTheconflictbetweenAdmassandEnglishness.

Admass:WhatiscentraltoAdmassistheproductionandconsumptionofgoods.DissatisfactionisembeddedinAdmassRuthlesscompetitivenessTakemanonlyasaproducerandconsumerDependenceupondissatisfaction,greedandenvyEnglishness:WithitsrelationtotheunconsciousDependenceuponinstinctandintuitionAdherencetothepastanddeeplongrootsNothostiletochangeanddeeplysuspiciousofchangeforchange’ssakeRejectingbeingcommittedtosomeinevitablemechanicalprogress WhileEnglishnesscanstillfighton,Admasscouldbewinning.

Reason:NotalltheEnglishholdfasttoEnglishnessSomeimportantandinfluentialmencarefullytrainthemselvesoutofitAhordeofothers,shallowandfoolish,wanderawayformitThespiritsofageisworkingforAdmassMostofwhatwereadandwhatwehearisworkingforAdmassInflationprovedthatweneedmoreandnotlessAdmass2)TheFutureoftheEnglishrestsuponthedecisionmadebyEnglishworkerstogetherwiththepeopleonthemanagementsidewhowillhavetoputanendtotheconflictbetweenAdmassandEnglishness.3)TheFutureoftheEnglishhangsuponmenandwomenwhoarestrong-mindedenoughtoholdtheEnglishnessandrejectAdmass4)TheFutureoftheEnglishdependsuponthequieteryoung,whoundertheinfluenceofoneortwoofthoseprofessionalmenandwomen,far-sightedenoughtothinkwhatlifewouldbelikeinthefuture.5)TheFutureoftheEnglishcannotdependsontheSLOOPYPEOPLEBoredomisaMENACE.Heavilyindustriallysociety↓offerboringworkshatterslowrhythms,traditionalskills,closelyknitcommunitiesofruralsocietiescrowdandexcitepeoplebypromisesthatcannotbekept↓BoredomBoredom↓idiotvandalism,frustration,ferociousrobberywithviolence,viciouscriminalityEnglishisStillWithUsQuestion:“Andthisistrue,whethertheyarewearingbowlerhatsorungovernablemopsofhair.”Therhetoricaldeviceusedinthissentenceis__________.“bowlerhats”isstandingfor___________.“ungovernablemopsofhair”isstandingfor___________.

Thewriter’svoice

Tofacethefutureproperlytheyneedbothadirectionandatreatlifeoftheheart.Aratherpoorerandharderwayoflifewillnotdefeatthemsolongasitisnotharderandpoorerinspirit,solongasitstillrefusestorejectEnglishness-forsomanycenturiesthesecretoftheislandersoddityandirrationality,theirmanyweaknesses,theircreativestrength.OrganizationPattern1)Thethesisstatedinthetitleoftheessay