father knows better111111.ppt

1、Lead-in,Unit 3 The Generation Gap,Contents,Task 1: Movie appreciation,Neils interest and dream: Acting His fathers expectations for him Study hard, go to Harvard and become a doctor.,Conflict,Task 2: Discussion- Bridging the generation gap,What do you think are the causes of the conflict between Nei

2、l and his father? What would you do if you were in Neils situation? How to bridge the generation gap?,Text analysis: A brief introduction to plays,Major components of a play: Characters Setting Stage directions Language Conflicts Theme,Characters,Setting,Scene1 : At a Fast-food Restaurant Scene2 : I

3、nside the Thompsons Dining Room Scene3 : Inside an Office of a High School,Stage directions,arrangement of the setting As the lights come up, curtain rises, lights quickly fade to black the actors movement, gesture, HEIDI enters and crosses Down Right to the edge of the stage, To himself , Losing in

4、terest,Stage indicator diagram,Center Stage,Up Right,Up left,Stage left,Stage right,Down left,Down right,Language,My dads a nice man. Nobody could possibly believe that he isnt. Yet hes. well, hes always doing these stupid things that end up really embarrassing one or more of us kids. One time, see,

5、 my brother wanted to buy this guitar. Been saving money for it for a long time. Then he got a job at this fast-food place, OK? Waiting tables.,father is,he is,for example,he has been,He works at the ,Differences between speech and writing,Colloquial words Contracted forms Short sentences Incomplete

6、 grammar,Conflicts: the essence of a play,Scene1 : At a Fast-food Restaurant Father Sean Scene2 : Inside Thompsons Dining Room Father Diane Scene3 : Inside an Office of a High School Father Heidi,Scene 1,Father embarrassed Sean by talking too proudly to the restaurant manager.,Im very proud of my so

7、n! Very!,Scene 2,Father embarrassed Diana by persuading a workmate into pressing his son to ask her to the senior prom.,I have a surprise for your!,Whaaaaat!,Scene 3,Father embarrassed Heidi by boasting to an official of her new school about how bright she was.,She is very, very talented!,Aaargh! Aa

8、aaargh! Aaargh!,Theme,Play VS shirt story or novel implicit explicit ( or implicit) What is the theme of this play?,Language points,1. know better: to behave in a more sensible and more acceptable way He is old enough to know better. to know better than sth./to do sth. He knows better than to judge

9、by appearances.,Line 1-7:,2. (Line 5) location : n. a place or position This is a suitable location for a camp. locate: v. discover the whereabouts of; situate or place The police are trying to locate the missing man. The company located its branch office in the suburbs.,Scene 1: At the restaurant,3

10、. embarrass: make (sb.) feel awkward or ashamed It embarrassed him that he had to give a talk in front of a lot of people. Adj. embarrassed: I was really embarrassed when I knocked the cup of tea over my teacher.,Scene 1:,4. (L20) consist of: be made up of The book consists of essays written over th

11、e last twenty years. The committee consists of scientists and engineers. consists in: lie in The beauty of the artists style consists in its simplicity.,Scene 1:,5. (L47) through lifes dangerous sea Here is a metaphor. The author compared _ to _. “Lifes but a walking shadow” (Shakespeare) to fight a

12、gainst the jungle of environmental arguments,Scene 2: At the dinning room table,6. (L73) keep/leave (sb.) in suspense: delay telling (sb.) what they are eager to know The audience is kept in suspense to the very end of the play. hold sb. in suspense break the suspense be in suspense over sth.,Scene

13、2:,7. (L79) bet: 1) be sure I bet that she was late for the meeting on purpose. 2) risk money on the result of the future event. I bet on the wrong horse. It lost the race.,Scene 2:,8. (L81 ) distract: take (sbs attention) away from sth especially for a short time Tom admits that playing computer ga

14、mes sometimes distracts him from his homework. Passengers are requested not to distract the drivers attention while he is driving.,Scene 2:,9. (L132 ) come over: (of a feeling) affect He has never been so rude to me. Whats come over him?,Scene 3:,10.(L184) fill out: complete (a document or form) by

15、supplying required information Please fill out the application form and send it back by January 10. To fill out/ fill in a form (Unit 6 The Glorious Messiness of English),Scene 3:,11. (L181) exceptional: unusual, outstanding Ann showed exceptional musical ability at the age of four. The movie was pr

16、etty good, but not exceptional.,Scene 3:,12. (L196) junior: 1) younger (followed by to) Jane is several years junior to her husband. Do you want John Brown Senior or John Brown Junior, the father or the son? 2) lower in rank than others Having worked for five years, Jack is still a junior clerk in t

17、he office. junior/ senior superior / inferior,Conclusion: characters,Father Warm hearted Meddling Loves his children,Mother Respected Peace keeper Cares for children,Conclusion: Theme,There is a generation gap between parents and children. The key to bridge the gap is understanding and the holy lovi

18、ng between family members.,Language enhancement,Role play Pay special attention to the stage directions, voice and tone, facial expressions, etc.,Click to edit company slogan .,Thank You !,Scene 1:,4. L16 dumb: (informal)1) foolish 2) unable to speak He was so dumb that he left his keys at home again. I was dumb with disbelief. 我难以置信,一时竟说不出话来,Scene 2:,9. (L122 ) at any rate: whatever may happen; in any case (You use at any rate to indicate that the important thing is what you are saying now, and not what was said before.) At any rate, you