《基礎英語》Book 3 Unit 11電子教案.docx

1、Unit ElevenI. Objectives To help students appreciate this piece of literary work by comparing the major stylisticdifferences between (he colloquial speech of the characters and the descriptive language in the story To introduce a basic knowledge about the features of a short storyII. Teaching Emphas

2、is:1. The comprehension and appreciation of Text I;2. New words and expressions:habilual, twirl, correspond, proposition, egotism, submerge, astir, staunch, revolve, cynical, stalwart, groove, moderately, glare, confrontation, be subject toIII. Teaching Procedures ( 7 hours)Lead-in1. Movie Clip2. Qu

3、otes1. Movie ClipWatch the movie clip and answer the following questions.1. What wish does Jenna make?She wants to become a thirty-year-old lady immediately.2. What changes have taken place to Jenna when she wakes up?When she wakes up, Jenna finds that she has turned into an adult. She lives with a

4、man, who is very likely her husband. Her parents have gone on a cruise to the Caribbean without her, which seems impossible when she was much younger.Discussion:Some youngsters dream of growing older, while others are afraid of it. What does growing old mean to you? Is it a dream or a nightmare for

5、you? State your reasons. This is an open question.Script-Thirty and flirty and thriving.Thirty and flirty and thriving.Thirty and flirty and thriving.Thirty and flirty and thriving.Thirty and flirty and thriving.Thirty and flirty and thriving.Thirty and flirty and thriving.c.g. He's a dear old c

6、hap, but over ninety and in his second childhood. Mike is a nosey chap he always wants to be in on everything.(16) drag: v. to pull someone somewhere where they do not want lo go, in a way that is not gentle e.g. It is equipped with two-way radios and can be configured to drag sun ivors to safety.So

7、 did he drag you out of the car, or did you step out freely?(17) correspond: v. to write letters to someone and receive letters from theme.g. She stopped corresponding with him after their argument about politics.Jane corresponds with her sister regularly.(18) lose (rack of: to not have information

8、about what is happeninge.g. During his holiday in America, Ben did not simply lose track of time and place.If you run a huge website, it is so easy to lose track of some of your pages.(19) hustle: v. to hurry in doing something or going somewheree.g. It was the city game. Stripped. No equipment, jus

9、t hustle and sweat. Slap Ball. He had to hustle to realize his drcam.(20) puff: n. a sudden small movement of wind, air, or smokee.g. A puff of wind blew her hats off.Puffs of dense smoke came from the fire scene.(21) absurdity: n. the state or quality of being completely stupid or unreasonablec.g.

10、Redemption was for Nietzsche not a deliverance from sin, but a total affirmation of life, with all its pain, suffering and absurdity.You'11 discover the absurdity of most worries in this way.(22) exclaim: v. to say something suddenly and loudly because you are surprised, angry, or excited e.g. &

11、quot;It isn't fhir!" she exclaimed in shock.The spectacular sunrise made us exclaim in surprise.(23) egotism: n. the belief that you are much better or more important than other peoplec.g. He was kind and good-natured for all his egotism.Vanity, egotism, and pride all hide a subtle unhappin

12、ess, a cleverly disguised animosity.(24) submerge: v. lo cover something completely with somethinge.g. She was submerged in her sadness and bitterness.The house was totally submerged by flood water.(25) glare: n. a bright unpleasant lighte.g. The harsh glare of the desert sun makes me almost faint.H

13、e flicks the cigarette and looks up at the house, one hand lifted to block the glare.(26) simultaneously: ad. happening or done at the same timec.g. A belt of fog had lifted almost simultaneously with the appearance of the moon.The Olympic will be broadcast simultaneously on TV in different countrie

14、s.(27) snap: v. to say something impatiently in an angry waye.g. He snapped at his friends for they broke the promise and lied to him.The young child snapped back a reply angrily at his mother.(28) pug: n. a small short-haired dog with a rather short and flat nosee.g. No one wants to make his pug an

15、 open target on the Internet.A wrinkled, melancholy-looking pug has captured the hearts of tens of thousands of Internet users.Notes1. The policeman on the beatThe policeman who was on the route he was ordered to patrol. A beat is the usual path followed by a policeman on duty.2. The time was barely

16、 10 o'clock at nightIt was onlyjust/hardly ten o'clock at night. Barely means “almost not, only just, hardly".e.g.：She spoke so softly that her voice was barely audible.We left in a hurry and we brought barely enough food for the picnic.3. an all-night lunch countera lunch counter that

17、stays open all night/that offers 24-hour or round-thc-clock service.A lunch counter is a snack bar where sandwiches, hot dogs, hamburgers, hot and cold drinks and ice-creams are served.Lunch here does not mean the meal at noon, but rather any light meal or snack.4. Chum, chap, old partnerThese nouns

18、 and noun phrases all have more or less the meaning of "close friend'' to express intimacy.5. I was to start for the West to make my fortuneI would go to the West to earn a lot of money.In the 19th century, many Americans would go West from the East to seek fortune.6. we lost track of e

19、ach otherwe no longer knew what was happening to each other.The opposite of lose track ofs keep track of.e.g.：Try to keep track of what is going on around you.7. a pretty big propositiona place of great opportunities where people can make a fortune.Proposition in this context means “a business under

20、taking''.8. Going to call time on him sharp?Are you expecting him to come at exactly 10 o'clock?9. uncertain almost to absurdityThe man felt his being there was almost ridiculous as he was so uncertain if the appointment would be kept by the other party.10. Bless my heart!This is a collo

21、quial expression to show one's surprise in exclamation.11. sure as fatecertainly12. his egotism enlarged by successhis self-admiration and conceit grew as he was telling stories about his own success.13. change a man's nose from a Roman to a pugA Roman nose is a nose with a high, prominent b

22、ridge, and a pug nose is a short, rather flat nose.14. You have been under arrest for ten minutes, “Silky" Bob.You have been held as a prisoner for ten minutes .Silky is a nickname fbr Bob. Il implies the ''charming" manner and cunning nature on the part of Bob.15. the stationthe p

23、olice station5. Comments on the Text"ARer Twenty Years" is a short story written by O. Henry. First of all, a few words about the literary form "the short story”.The short story is a form of fiction generally under 1(),(MK) words in length. Because of its limited length, a short story

24、 presents very few characters (generally one or two), and focuses on only one event, which takes place within a very short time. The author must be very careful in his selection of incidents and materials. The short story, through some means or other, achieves suspense and dramatic effect through co

25、mplication. And action, whether physical or psychological, with some sort of a progressive development and an outcome, is essential to the short story.1. Structurally, a short story may break up into five sections. Here is an attempt al analyzing the text according to the structural divisions.1) The

26、 setting. This section provides the reader with the setting and a brief introduction to the characters. The setting of the story is very clear in the doonvay of a hardware store in a street in New York, a little before ten o'clock at night. One of the characters is introduced vividly to the read

27、er a stalwart, dutiful policeman on the beat.2) The generating circumstance. This is the incident in the story that first arouses the reader'scuriosity. A man is found leaning in the darkened doonvay of a hardware store. Who is the man? Why is he there all alone in a deserted street? Then he spe

28、aks to the policeman without being asked, trying to explain why he is there. So the reader's interest is caught, and he is eager to read on.3) The rising action. This is where the plot develops and progresses towards the climax. It is also where the reader finds complications and suspense. The a

29、ppearance of the man in the doorway is described. The man tells about the appointment he has come to fill, and the relation between him and his friend “Jimmy Wells". Then the policeman goes away and the man is left alone. Is his friend coming to keep the appointment? How much longer has he to w

30、ait? The reader is kept in suspense. Then a tall man comes along, addresses the man in the doonvay directly as Bob and acknowledges himself to be Jimmy. Bob begins to tell "Jimmy" his adventures in the West and “Jimmy" listens with interest.4) The climax. This is where the interest an

31、d excitement are highest, and it is just before the end. When Bob discovers that the tall man is some other person than Jimmy Wells, the story reaches its climax.5) The denouement. This is the end of the story when everything is explained. O. Henry is known for his surprise ending, and 44After Twent

32、y Years" is provided with a surprise ending. The note tells the reader as well as Bob that Jimmy Wells is no other than the patrolman. The reader is surprised while Bob is stunned.2. The plot (i.e., a sequence of events that make up a story) is developed mainly through the dialogues.1) The dial

33、ogue between the policeman on patrol and the man from the West tells us the background of the story the man from the West has come to keep an appointment made twenty years before.2) The dialogue between Bob and "Jimmy" tells the reader about the "pre-arranged" meetingand the reve

34、lation of the truth.3. The characters are described by different means. Apart from the plol, another important element of a short story is the characterization the way in which the people in the story arc presented. They may be described directly or shown to the reader through dialogue, action and i

35、nteraction.1) The characters are developed through straight description of their external action. For example,a) The professional policeman's habitual behaviour on the beatTrying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements, turning now and then to cast his watchf

36、ul eye down the peaceful thoroughfare.b) The appearance of Jimmy and Bob, and Bob's signs of wealth. the officer, with his stalwart form and slight swaggerThe light showed a pale, square-jawed face with keen eyes, and a little white scar near his right eyebrow.His scarf pin was a large diamond,

37、oddly-set.2) The characters are presented to the reader through the dialogue. From the way the characters talk and what they talk about, the reader knows that:a) The man from the West is successful in having made a large fortune, boastful and self-conceited, and adventurous.b) Jimmy is a plodder, he

38、 is prudent, a man who gets in a groove, but he is also cool, self-possessed and calculating.6. ExercisesA. Answer the following questions.1. What kind of people were the two characters Bob and Jimmy?Bob was an ambitious man. Not being satisfied with his dull and monotonous life in New York, he star

39、ted for the West to make his fortune. He was also a capable, daring and rough fellow. Judging by his nickname, we can well say that he was a “dandy" or a "cily slicker,. But in spite of all this, he was devoted and faithful to his friend. He came a thousand miles to fill an appointment wit

40、h a friend of his youth.Jimmy was an honest man satisfied with what he was and what he had, never thinking of leaving New York to make a fortune in the West. He was firm, dependably loyal and true to his friends. He was a plodder a slow, clever, earnest, steady person who would not mind getting into

41、 a rut. He was a man of principle. He didn't let the man wanted by the police escape even though the man had once been his close friend.2. Was Bob successful in his career? Why?In terms of money, he was successful'*. He was rich and had accumulated a large fortune. He appeared to be well-dre

42、ssed: his scarfpin was a large diamond, and the lids of his handsome watch were set with small diamonds. But most probably he accumulated his wealth by dishonest or even violent means.3. Are there hints in the story to indicate that Bob was no longer a respectable man? What are they?Yes, there are.

43、Here are some of (he indications.1) He stood in the doorway of a darkened hardware store, with an unlightcd cigar in his mouth. When the policeman walked up to him, he spoke up quickly, and explained that it was ''all" straight. This showed that he had a guilty conscience.2) His scarfpi

44、n was a large diamond, oddly set, which hinted that he could be an upstart who had made his fortune by dishonest means.3) His appearance a square-jawed face with a scar near his right eyebrow suggested that he had been hurt in a fight of some kind.4. What was implied when the patrolman asked “Going

45、to call time on him sharp"? Why did he ask the man from the West this question?It implied "Are you going to leave here if he doesn't come on time?"The patrolman asked this question because he wanted to be certain how long the man would wait there and whether he would have sufficie

46、nt time to ask a plain-clothes man to arrest him.5. Why did the plain-clothes man ask "Is that you, Bob?" doubtfully?Because he had never seen Bob before and he was not sure whether he was speaking to the right person. As he was asked to arrest the man waiting in the doorway of a hardware

47、store, he had to make sure that he was the very person whom the police in Chicago wanted.6. Why did the plain-clothes man listen with interest when Bob outlined the history of his career to him?Bob was the man wanted by Chicago. Since he was willing to talk about what he had been doing in the past t

48、wenty years, about the history of his career, the plain-clothes man was only too eager to listen with interest. What he said would serve as his own confession and the most effective piece of evidence at the trial.7. Why was Bob's hand trembling a little by the time he had finished reading Jimmy&

49、#39;s note?It never occurred to Bob that the policeman he talked to some half an hour ago was Jimmy Wells himself and that i( was Jimmy who had identified him as the man wanted by Chicago police. Bob had had great faith in Jimmy, thinking that Jimmy was a staunch friend. It was a shock to Bob that i

50、t was Jimmy who had "betrayed'' him and sent a plain-clothes man to arrest him.8. What have you learned from this story?This is an open question.B. Explain the following sentences in your own words.1. The time was barely 10 o'clock at night, but chilly gusts of wind with a taste of

51、rain in them had almost emptied the streets.It was only just 10 o'clock at night and the wind was blowing in gusts. The rather cold wind with a suggestion of rain almost made the streets deserted.2. Trying doors as he went, twirling his club with many intricate and artful movements, turning now

52、and then to cast his watchful eye down the peaceful thoroughfare, the officer, with his stalwart fbrin and slight swagger, made a fine picture of a guardian of the peace.As he was walking on, he pushed each door to see whether it was locked. At the same time he quickly turned his club round and roun

53、d skilfully. From time to lime he looked closely at the quiet street. The officer, with his muscular and powerful form, and his somewhat arrogant manner of walking, presented a good image of the defender of public security and law and order.3. We figured that in twenty years each of us ought to have

54、 our destiny worked out and our fortunes made whatever they were going to be.We believed that in twenty years' time, our fate and our earnings, whether good or bad, would have been decided.4. But after a year or two we lost track of each other. You see, (he West is a pretty big proposition, and

55、I kept hustling around over it pretty lively.But one or two years later we lost touch with each other. You know, the West is a place fbr very big business undertakings and I kept busy going all over the West doing business.5. Going to call time on him sharp?Are you expecting him to come at exactly 1

56、0 o'clock?.6. There was now a fine, cold drizzle falling, and the wind had risen from its uncertain puffs into a steady blow.A fine misty rain was falling and the wind, instead of blowing in puffs now and then, was blowing steadily.7. The man from the West, his egotism enlarged by success, was b

57、eginning to outline the history of his career.The man from the West, whose success had swelled his sense of his own importance, began to sketch the history of his career.8. You've been under arrest for ten minutes, "Silky" Bob. You have been a prisoner fbr ten minutes, "Silky"

58、; Bob.Text II1. TextFriends, Good Friends and Such Good FriendsWomen arc friends, I once would have said, when they totally love and support and trust each other, and bare to each other the secrets of their souls, and run no questions asked co help each other.I once would have said that a friend is

59、a friend all (he way, but now I believe that's a narrow point of view. For the friendship I have and the friendships I see are conducted at many levels of intensity, serve many different functions, meet different needs and range from those as all-the-way as the friendship of the soul sisters mentioned above to that of the most nonchalant and casual playmates.Consider these varieties of friendship:1. Convenience friends. These arc women with whom, if our paths weren't crossing all the time, we'd have no particular reason to be friends: a next-do