赵永建电子课件unit3-father-knows-better

1、Unit 3,Father knows better,What is a play?,A play usually consists of several acts. Each act can have several scenes.,Reading strategy,1.In the form of a dialogue. 2.Read the dialogue aloud. 3.Pay attention to the instructions and tips. 4.People the depiction of mental,If we read a play , what thing

2、s should we pay attention to?,A brief introduction to plays,The major components of a play: Characters Settings Stage Directions Language Conflicts Climax Theme,Something about plays,Components of a play:,1.Characters: actors or actress,2.Settings: in which the play is performed,3. Stage directions:

3、 to set up stage properties in the proper place; to direct actorss movement,gesture, facial expression etc.,4. Language / Line,5.conflicts:the essence of a play, a clash of actions, ideas which may happen in three forms: man v.s. man,man v.s. environment, man v.s. himself,6. Climax: when a conflict

4、develops to the most intensified point, it becomes a climax,7.Theme: main ideas of a play,Stage indicator diagram,Center Stage,Up Right,Up left,Stage left,Stage right,Down left,Down stage,The functions of stage directions: To set up stage properties in the proper place To indicate a change in settin

5、g To direct actors movement, gesture, facial expression, tone of voice, etc.,Conflict: the essence of a play, a clash of actions, ideas, desires or wills. It may happen in three forms:,Man vs man Man vs environment Man vs himself,Climax,Brainstorming,1.How do you think good parents should treat thei

6、r children? 2.Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your family? How can you deal with it? 3.Do you always do what your parents want you to do ?,4.Do you think you have showed respect to your parents? 5.Have you ever quarreled with your parents? 6.What is your quarrel about? 7.Suppo

7、se you were one of the children what would you do?,Interview,- When are your parents birthday and their wedding anniversary? - Do your parents celebrate your birthday? How about their own birthday celebration? - In your parents eyes, what are you interested in? Do you know your parents interests? -

8、In what areas do your parents want you to improve? -In what ways do you want your parents to improve?,If you were the boy in the picture, what should you say to your mother?,What are the causes of the generation gap,1. The old generation and the young generation live in different periods. 2. Differe

9、nt places have different cultures, different backgrounds 3. The lack of communication,How to narrow the generation gap,1. Communicate with each other, try to understand each other 2. Have patience 3. Put one feet into others shoes The key to bridge the gap is understanding, is the holy loving betwee

10、n family members.,Global Reading,1. Part Division of the Text How many setting does this play consist of? Where is each setting? Settings: 1) a fast-food restaurant; 2) the Thompson family dining room; 3) an office at Heidis high school According to the changes in setting, the play can be divided in

11、to three scenes. Scene one (165) Scene two (66169) Scene Three (170210),What is the main idea of scene one (165)? In a fast-food restaurant, Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager. What is the main idea of scene two (66169)? In the Thompson family dining room, Fathe

12、r embarrassed Diane by persuading a work-mate into pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom. What is the main idea of scene three (170210)? In an office at Heidis high school, Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an official about how bright she was.,For Scene One,In a fast-food restaurant,

13、 Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager. Are the children grateful for what their father does for them? Why or why not? What did Sean plan to do with the money he earned from his first job? Why did Father make a point of coming to the restaurant? Why did Sean try to

14、 hide himself when he saw his father in the restaurant? What did Sean think of his fathers unexpected visit?,For Scene Two,1. True or False 1) Diane disliked Kyle and did not want to go to the senior prom with him. Diane liked Kyle and wanted to go to the senior prom with him. 2) Mother thought the

15、children should respect their father. 3) Dan Lucas invited Father to have lunch at the French restaurant on Third Road. Father invited Dan Lucas to have lunch at the French restaurant on Third Road. 4) Dan Lucas promised to ask his son to make a phone call to Diane because Father told him Diane was

16、interested in his son. 5) As an honor student, Diane was pleased with the result. As an honor student, Diane was humiliated with the result.,Further discussion,1. What does “Father knows better.” mean? “Father knows better.” or “Father, you know better than that.” literally means Father was wise eno

17、ugh not to do something. Actually it does not have this meaning. It means Father was not wise when he meddled with his childrens affairs. 2. How many times does this sentence occur in the text? What can you infer from the sentence? This sentence occurs six times in the text. The children said it sat

18、irically to show their disapproval of Fathers dealing with their affairs.,Know better,上一页,下一页,Location,上一页,下一页,Embarrass,上一页,下一页,In unison,上一页,下一页,Consist of 1-1,上一页,下一页,Consist of 1-2,上一页,下一页,Consist of 1-3,上一页,下一页,Consist of 1-4,上一页,下一页,Fade,上一页,下一页,Overall,上一页,下一页,Trade for,上一页,下一页,Keep in suspense,上一页,下一页,Bet,上一页,下一页,Risk,上一页,下一页,Distract,上一页,下一页,Hand down 1-1,上一页,下一页,Hand down 1-2,上一页