Unit5ShortStories.ppt

1、Unit Five,The Luncheon,What does luncheon mean?,Luncheon: (more formal),William Somerset Maugham,1874-1965 British playwright, novelist and short story writer Maugham attracted readers with fascinating plot, strange characters, remote setting and humourous language.,Generally, there are three ingred

2、ients for a short story.,First Reading. The Luncheon,setting,characters,plot,Q1. how did the narrator describe the whole story? A. In the chronological order B. In the order of flashback. Q2. What are the main charcaters in the story? I- a young writer She- a reader of my books Q3. When did the stor

3、y happen? On Thursday, at 12:30 pm, twenty years ago. Q4. Where did the story happen? At Foyots in Paris Q5. In short words, what happened? How I spent every penny treating her dinner.,Read from Para A to Para E again.,1. Pick out words to show my financial status twenty years ago. in a tiny apartme

4、nt hardly enough money to keep body and soul together 2. What is Foyots? a restuarant for French senators far beyond my means,keep alive,very expensive,Q3. Describe the appearance and personality of the lady. about forty having more teeth, white and large, than were necessary very talkative,Read fro

5、m Para F to Para Y again.,Put them in the right order. 1. The writer chose the cheapest dish-mutton chop for himself. 2. The writer paid the bill and had no money in his pocket. 3. The writer was shocked by the prices shown on the menu. 4. The woman ordered champagne while the writer asked for water

6、. 5. The woman ordered salmon, which had just come in. 6. Later she also ordered asparagus, and had a peach for dessert. 3-5-1-4-6-2,What did the two of them order respectively?,She I beautiful salmon cheapest mutton chop champange water giant asparagus huge peach,Contrast,How did the writer describ

7、e the food the woman ordered?,salmon beautiful, just came in asparagus so large and so tender, marvelous huge, juicy, and appetizing peaches having the blush of an innocent girl having the rich tone of an Italian landscape,She ate the salmon. She talked happily of art and literature,I watch her eat

8、them in large mouthfuls.,My guest, going on with her conversation, absent-mindedly took one.,What was the writers reaction in the following situations?,He was so pleased.,He was shocked,He chose the cheapest dish.,He turned a bit pale.,How he hoped that the waiter would say no!,Panic seized him.,He

9、thought sadly about the miserable little chop.,1. What was waiting for the writer when he paid the bill and walked out of the restuarant?,The whole month before him and not a penny in his pocket. 2. How did the woman feel at the end of the lunch? She cried merrily, jumping into the taxi.,sad, misera

10、ble, pathetic.,She was quite satisfied, pleased.,What does the man feel when he sees her twenty years later?,Im not trying to be mean, but it seems to serve her right. When the man finds that today she weighs 126 kilos, he thinks he has got his _.,unkind, malicious,She deserves it.,revenge,The devel

11、opment of the story.The development of the mood.,pleased,shocked,turning pale,panicking,miserable,mean but happy,Through the whole story, the woman kept on emphasizing one thing.,But She assured me, I never eat anything for luncheon. I never eat more than one thing. I never drink anything for lunche

12、on. I never eat anything for luncheon. Ive just had a snack and I shall enjoy a peach. She again insisted that I should follow her example, and never eat more than one thing for luncheon. But the fact is that_.,She eats a lot.,Remember how Maugham described the woman beforehand?,about forty having m

13、ore teeth, white and large, than were necessary very talkative 1. Have you noticed why Maugham described the woman in such a way? To _ the way for the development of the story. 2. So, how do you like Maughams writing style? humourous,ironical, exaggerating.,pave,Contrast in personality,How do you judge I and She in the short story?,talkative, greedy, s