Unit-6-The-Green-Banana

1、The Green BananaDonald BatchelderTeaching Aimsn1. To understand the symbol of “Green Banana”.n2. To recall your own learning moments.n3. To enhance cross-cultural understanding.n4. To master the useful words and phrases. The Green BananaWhat does green banana mean to you?Please write down the words

2、that come into your mind when hearing the words “green banana”. Go to the ReadMeaning of the Green BanananWhat does it mean in this passage?nIt has two meaningsnSomething to stop the leak of the jeep temporarilynA symbol of the unknown treasures of each civilizationLesson 10 The Green Banana Text an

3、alysis 1. General analysis 2. Theme 3. Structure 4. Further discussionIII. Language pointsRead the text quickly, trying to find the key elements of the text. Plot of the story Setting of the story Protagonists of the story Theme of the storyThe Green BananaPlot:Plot:”My” experience in a small Brazil

4、ian village and what “I” concluded. Setting:Setting: a small village in the central area of Brazil Protagonists:Protagonists: an American traveler (“I”), several Brazilian people The Green BananaBrazil nWith an estimated 170 million inhabitants, Brazil has the largest population in Latin America and

5、 ranks sixth in the world. nIn Brazil, 54 million people live below the poverty line. The child mortality rate has fallen to 29 per 1,000 live. The fight against HIV/AIDS requires special actions focused on children and youth. nWith 97 per cent enrolment in primary school, the educational challenge

6、is that of quality: 1.1 million children and adolescents aged 12 to 17 are still unable to read and write; 11 per cent of children are completing eight years of primary school by age 15. Child survival, development, participation and protection all remain challenges that call for continued advocacy

7、from UNICEF. populationpovertyeducationPart 1 (paras. 1 ) about:Part 2 (paras. ) about:Lesson 10 The Green BananaStructure of the text4 4The story of the “green bananas”.What the author learned: We should respect all civilizations in the world. 5 58 8 Part Part Narration of how people in a small Bra

8、zilian village helped to fix the authors jeep with green bananas and how the local people regarded their home village as the center of the world.What the author learned from this experience.from sth. specific to a general conclusionDetailed Discussion of Part I (para.1- 4)nMy encounter with the gree

9、n banana(para.1)nencounternan occasion when you meet sb. or sth. unexpectedly遭遇，偶然碰到nThe young scientists encountered many difficulties during their exploration.n年輕的科學家們在探險期間遇到了許多困難。nParaphrasenI came across the green banana on a steep road in the central area of Brazil.nMy ancient jeep was strainin

10、g up(Para.1)nancient to strain nvery old to try very hardn中國是一個文明古國。nChina is an ancient country with a long history of civilization.n無論我怎樣豎起耳朵來聽，都還是什么都沒有聽到。nI still couldnt hear anything no matter how I strained my ears.nTo strain ones eyes/ears/ voice: to look/listen/speak to the best of ones powe

11、r.全神貫注地看（聚精會神地聽；聲嘶力竭地說）nThe overheated engine(para.1)noverheatedntoo hotn economy; discussion; roomnover-: too muchnoverdressed, oversleep, overload, overcharge, overvalue, overeatnwhich consisted of a small store and a few houses(para.1)nconsist ofninclude . as its main parts or aspects包括相似結(jié)構(gòu)： 由 組成

12、 構(gòu)成 be composed of constitute be made up of fall into我們班有四十位同學.Our class consists of 40 students. is made up of is composed of40 students constitute our class.nHe patted me on the shoulder, assuring me that everything would work out(para.1).npatted me on the shouldernpatted my shouldern抓住她的手臂 牽著小孩的手

13、ntake him by the arm hold the kid by the handn敲打他的頭部 猛擊他的背部nknock him on the head hit him on the backn踢她的腿 打他的胸部nkick her in the leg strike him in the chestnto assure sb. thatnto tell sb. that something is sure to happen or is definitely truenI can assure you that he is all right.n我可以向你保證，他沒事。nwork

14、outnto get better or resolvedn別擔心，事情最終會解決的。nDont worry, things will work out in the end.nParaphrasenHe patted my shoulder, confirming that all the things would be resolved.nI didnt ask, though, as that would show my ignorance, so(para.2)ignore: take no notice of refuse to take notice of 不顧,不理,忽視 （有意

15、識的）E.g. You should ignore rude remarks. 你不應(yīng)該理會那些臟話。 Being ignored by his superiors, he felt sad. 他不被上司重視，非常難過。 My advice was completely ignored. 完全沒人理睬我的建議。ignorance/ignorantnIgnorance n. 無知；愚昧n His ignorance is surprising.n 他的無知令人吃驚。n Ignorance of the law is no excuse.n 不懂法律不能成為借口。nIgnorant adj. nu

16、naware, knowing little or nothing 沒知識的,不知道的 I am quite ignorant of what his plans are. 我完全不知道他的計劃。neglectneglect: pay no attention to/give no notice or not enough care to; unconscious, unaware 忽略玩忽（粗心無意識造成的） neglect ones studies/ children/ health neglect ones duty玩忽職守 Dont writing to your mother.Par

17、aphrasenHowever, I did not inquire about the reason, since it would reveal my lack of knowledge.nHe, in turn, inspected me carefully, as if to make sure I grasped the significance of his statement(para.3).nin turnnin proper order依次，輪流n我們的父母在我們小的時候照顧我們，他們年邁的時候我們也應(yīng)當照顧他們。nOur parents take care of us wh

18、en we are young. And we in turn should take care of them when they are old.as ifnwith the appearance of; apparently好像n它看起來好像見了鬼一樣。nHe looked as if he had seen a ghost.n她清了清嗓子，好像是要說話。 nShe cleared the throat as if to speak.n他正站在窗邊，仿佛在等誰。nHe was standing by the windownas if waiting for somebody.Paraph

19、raseThen he examined me with great caution in the way of ensuring that I understood the importance of his words.nThe occasion called for some show of recognition on my part(para.3)ncall fornneed or requiren這些貧困地區(qū)需要我們的特別關(guān)注。nThose poor areas call for our special attention.call for/call up/call on/call

20、 offncall up call for call on call offtelephone to 給某人給某人打電話打電話require要求要求require sb；要；要求求/ make a short visit to短短暫拜訪暫拜訪nPlease call me _ this evening.nAn old friend called _ me the day before yesterday.nThe occasion calls _ a cool head.nThe meeting has been called _.nThe president called _ the cit

21、izens to work hard for national unity.nSomeone is calling _ help.upon foroffonfornThe occasion called for some show of recognition on my part. (para. 3) What does this sentence mean?n trying to show interest if not complete acceptance. (para. 3) Does the author agree with the villagers?nAn armful of

22、 green bananas(para.4).narmfulnused as a noun here, not an adjectivena handful of ricena spoonful of sugarna roomful of people 一把米（少量）一把米（少量）一匙糖一匙糖一屋子的人一屋子的人nin case my radiator should give me trouble again(para.4)nin case: ifn帶件雨衣吧，以防下雨。nTake a raincoat in case it rains.n給他打個電話吧，萬一他不知道呢。nGive him a

23、 call in case he doesnt know.nHere is some money in case you should use it.Paraphrasenso that I will be safe if my radiator should give me trouble again.Detailed Discussion of Part II (para.5-8)nto regard it as a fruit whose time had not yet come(para.5)nParaphrasento regard it as a fruit which was

24、not yet ripe or which was not yet ready to be picked and eaten.Lesson 10 The Green BanananAs a product of American education, I had never paid the slightest attention to the green banana, except to regard it as a fruit whose time had not yet come. (para. 5)As someone educated in the United States, I

25、 naturally had never paid any attention to the green banana, except to take it as a fruit which was not yet ripe or which was not yet ready to be picked and eaten.The tone is humorous and self-mocking.nIt was all my own time that had come, all in relation to it (para5).nrelation： n. 關(guān)系，聯(lián)系 n (in/with

26、 relation to) 關(guān)系涉及，有關(guān)nrelativity n. 相對性， 相關(guān)性nrelate vi. 涉及，有關(guān)n relate to related adj. 有聯(lián)系的， 相關(guān)的 relative adj. 相關(guān)的， 相對的，比較的 n. 親戚，親屬nHis disease could be related to the accident last year.nThe achievement is related to exertion.nYou should find out all the facts that are relative to this problem.nThe

27、y have business relations with our firm.nIt is Einstein who found the Theory of Relativity.ParaphrasenIt was me who had come to know the green bananas, and everything connected with it.nWhat the author is saying here is that every civilization has special geniuses (symbolized by the green banana), w

28、hich have existed for many years. But they will not come to your notice and benefit you until and unless you are ready to go out and meet them.nits time had come to meet my need. It was my own time that had come, all in relation to it. (para. 5) “It was my own time” to do what? Why is it, in the aut

29、hors opinion, that many useful things remain unknown to us? Who is to blame?Lesson 10 The Green BanananI had been wondering for some time about what educators like to call “l(fā)earning moments”, and I now knew I had just experienced two of them at once. (para. 5)refers to the two “l(fā)earning moments”The

30、two things that suddenly dawned on him are: the fact that every civilization has wonderful treasure to share with others and the idea that every village, town, region or country has a right to regard itself as the center of the world.nWhat is “l(fā)earning moments”? Have you ever experienced “l(fā)earning m

31、oments”? Have you ever heard of or encountered the experience of cultural differences? List the examples.Lesson 10 The Green Banana I had at first doubted their claim, as I knew for a fact that the center was located somewhere else in New England. (para. 6)The author obviously was born and brought u

32、p in New England. Therefore he had always regarded it as the center of the world.adverbial clause of reasonnWe all tend to regard as the center that special place where we are known(para.6)ntend: nvi. 傾向于; 趨于 tend ton Prices are tending upward.n 物價在上漲。n He tends to pitch the ball too high.n 他往往把球擲得過

33、高。 vt. 照顧護理 tend the sick 照顧病人 tendency: n. 趨勢intend v. 想要,打算，計劃intend to do sth. intention: a plan or purpose 意圖，打算Today I intended to finish reading this book. 我打算今天把這本書讀完。nBut once a conscious breakthrough to a second center is made, a life-long perspective and collection can begin(para.7)nParaph

34、rasenBut once you can make a serious effort to overcome your prejudice and go out to meet different cultures, you will begin to have a new outlook that will affect you for the rest of your life, and you will probably start collecting the cultural treasures of other nations.nBut once a conscious brea

35、kthrough to a second center is made, a lifelong perspective and collection can begin. (para. 7) What does he mean by the “second center”? Which is the first center? How can we make a conscious breakthrough to a second center? What does he mean by “perspective” and “collection”?Lesson 10 The Green Ba

36、nananThe cultures of the world are full of unexpected green bananas with special value and meaning. (para. 8) The green bananas have become a symbol of hidden treasures from every culture. For proper understanding of a piece of writing, it is often important to notice such symbolic language and to k

37、now what the symbols stand for.The end of Sentence Paraphrase.Lesson 10 The Green Banana When the author says we should leave our own centers of the world,does he mean we should travel to other countries more often? Further discussion about the storyTo be continued on the next page.The author believ

38、es that every nation has good things to offer to the rest of the world. It is therefore wrong to regard any nation as inferior. We should reject ethnocentrism and adopt cultural relativism.For ReferenceTheme of the TextnIt is believed that every nation has good things to offer to the rest of the wor

39、ld. It is therefore wrong to regard any nation as inferior. We should reject ethnocentrism and adopt cultural relativism.We should respect all civilizations in the world. Wisdoms are to be discovered with an open mind to other cultures.Theme of the textPlease draw a map of the text based on what happened in it.in the central area of Brazil, steep mountain road