《英美文化概況》unit 8

1、Unit EightAppetite Laurie LPeTeaching Objectives: To make the Students know the language of the text.To make the students know the content of the text.To make the students know how to paraphrase some difficult sentences of the text.To make the students know how to use the dofficult terms and phrases

2、 in the text properly.To let the students have a discussion on what the text is about.To give the answers of the ex. on the workbook.To give the students home assignment on writing a short passage on what they think about the views of the author.To remind the students of rhetoric knowledge and struc

3、ture of the text.Teaching Procedures:Session OneTEXT IAppetiteLaurie LPeIPre-reading Questionsaa desire for food or drinkba desire to satisfy any bodily need or cravingca desire or liking for something；fondness；tasteNew vocabularymultitudinous: a .very numerous，existing in great numbers 眾多的，許多的 lust

4、: n. overwhelming desire or craving 強烈的 欲望，貪婪 ，渴望orgy: n. excessive indulgence in any activity；wild festivity狂歡節(jié)，狂歡會，狂歡pitch: n. point，level，degree 程度，標準texture: n. quality；structure of a substance 質地，結構，構造，織物的密度deliberate fasting: eating little or no food on purpose 有意禁食bludgeon: v. force somebody

5、into(doing something)；beat 棒打，脅迫，恫嚇blow-out: n. (slang)a large，usually lavish，meal （俗）大宴會，盛宴indulgence: n. great satisfaction；gratification of desires 遷就，放縱，沉溺homage: n. honour or respect；reverence paid 尊崇，效忠 ，臣服gorge: v. stufffill oneself completely with food貪食，狼吞虎咽impotence: powerlessness；ineffect

6、ualness 無力，軟弱無能，無效III. Related informationOscar Wilde(18541900)，Irishborn poet，dramatist，and novelist，was leader of an aesthetic movement that advocated Art for ArtS SakeHe attracted a great deal of attention with his aestheticismHis works includeThe Happy Prince，and Other Tales (1888)，The Picture o

7、f Dorian Gray (1890 ) and Lady Windermere s Fan (1892)IV Organization and Development1 once the toffee was gone one was left with nothing，neither toffee not lustSo one of the keenest pleasures of appetite remains in the wanting2To illustrate“the object of desire is always at its more flawlessly perf

8、ect”A day of fasting is a way of anticipating a rare moment of supreme indulgenceFasting is an act of homage to the majesty of appetite3 the longawaited meal became a feast to remember and an almost sacred celebration of lifewe dont know the pleasure of being hungry any moreToo much of anything-too

9、much music，entertainment，happy snackscreates a kind of impotence of livingII. AnalysisThere are two very vivid examples in para6 which clearly illustrate the authors view on appetite，thus providing a concrete definition of“appetite”Example 1Primitive men went off hunting，leaving the women and childr

10、en in the cave hungry and miserable for days on endThen the men returned with plenty of meat and everybody enjoyed a hearty meal；thus appetite showed its true worthExample 2Modern men have easy access to cheap chicken and frozen peas，So easy that they no longer know the true worth of appetiteSession

11、 TwoI. Teaching points1Keen (adj. ) having a strong interest in something；eager to do something Examples： She has a keen interest in doing computerassisted teachingHe is keen on (ie，likes) hitchhiking2multitudinous一(informal or humourous use)very many，numerousExamples：There are multitudinous opportu

12、nities in the job market todayShe had multitudinous reasons for not attending the meeting3treat(n)一一something that gives great pleasure，especially unexpectedExamples：Our visit to the Historical Museum was a real treatJanes parents took her to the Wildlife Park as a treat4imperceptiblyin a way that i

13、s not noticeableExample：Being very self-conscious，the girl gave a nod imperceptibly to show her consent5diminishmake or become lessExamples：The old mans fall diminished his usual vigourHis splitting headache is diminishing6grossclearly wrong or unacceptableExamples：There were gross inequalities between men and women in feudal timesFeeling insulted，he gave a reply to the interviewer with gross insolence7bludgeon someone into somethingforce someone to do something by threatExample：She refused to be bludgeoned into submission8anticipateexp