(课堂用)The-Future-of-the--English(

TheFutureoftheEnglishJ.B.PriestleyAims:•1)Improvingstudents’abilitytoreadbetweenlinesandunderstandthetextproperly;•2)Cultivatingstudents’abilitytomakeacreativereading;•3)Enhancingstudents’abilitytoappreciatethetextfromdifferentperspectivesAims•4)Helpingstudentstounderstandsomedifficultwordsandexpressions;•5)Helpingstudentstounderstandingrhetoricaldevices;•6)Encouragingstudentstovoicetheirownviewpointfluentlyandaccurately.TeachingContentsI.BackgroundKnowledgeII.ExpositionandArgumentIII.DetailedStudyofTheEssayIV.OrganizationPatternV.StyleandLanguageFeaturesExpositionandArgument•1)Typeofliterature:partexpositionandpartpersuasionorargumentBackgroundKnowledge1)AbouttheAuthorandHisWorks•2)Admass•Thewholesystemofanincreasingproductivity,plusinflation,plusarisingstandardofmaterialliving,plushigh-pressureadvertisingandsalesmanship,plusmasscommunications,plusculturaldemocracyandthecreationofthemassmind,themassmanthepartofsocietythatcanbeinfluencedbyadvertisingorpublicity•DetailedStudyoftheEssayPre-classwork:•Whatdoyouthinktheauthorisgoingtofocuson:thefutureoftheEnglishasaninternationallanguage,thefutureoftheEnglishasanationorthefutureoftheEnglishpeople?CountryAdjectivesingularpluralgenericreferenceChinaChineseaChinesetwoChinesetheChineseJapanJapaneseaJapanesetwoJapanesetheJapaneseGermanyGermanaGermantwoGermanstheGermansAmericaAmericananAmericantwoAmericanstheAmericansEnglandEnglishanEnglish-mantwoEnglish-mentheEnglish/EnglishmenFranceFrenchaFrench-mantwoFrench-mentheFrench/French-menTheEnglishareDifferent•1.Thedominantintentionorthecontroversialtopicofhisargumentisstatedearlyinparagraphoneinoneunambiguoussentence:“TheEnglisharedifferent”.•1)ItisinstinctivefeelingandnotrationalthoughtthatshapesandcolorsactualeventsinEngland.•2)TheEnglishdonotfeelathomeinthecontemporaryworld,representingtheaccelerateddevelopmentofourwholeage.Theyaresuspiciousoflargeness,severeefficiencyandadmass•3)TheEnglisharealsodeeplysuspiciousofchangeforchange’ssake.•4)TheEnglishhaveasenseofcommunity,decentfellowfeeling,fairness.•5)TheEnglishareatheartandatrootanimaginativepeopleimmediatelyresponsivetoanysuggestionofdramaintheirlives.Para.1-3TheEnglisharedifferent•drawon:takeoruseasasource•如果新闻记者无法取得素材，他们有时会凭想象来写他们的新闻报道。•Ifnewspapermencan’tgetfacts,theysometimesdrawontheirimaginations.•他所写的故事素材来源于他童年时代的记忆。•Hedrawsonhischildhoodmemoriesforthematerialsofhisstories.•在制定计划时我们要吸收工人们的意见。•Inmakingplanswemustdrawonworkers’suggestions.•nodoubt:certainly;(colloq.)veryprobably,Isuppose•无疑地他原意是要帮忙，不料把事情弄得更糟。•Nodoubthemeanttohelp,buthehasmadethingsworse.•我想你一定累了吧，我给你煮杯咖啡。•You’retired,nodoubt.I’llmakeyouacupofcoffee.•Wrong:*Itisnodoubtthathe’llcome.•Right:Thereisnodoubtthathe’llcome.•OR:Nodoubthe’llcome.•safetosay:ifitissafetosaysomething，itmaybesaidwithoutexaggerationorfalsehood．可以肯定地说，可以保险地说例：Astowhetherhecangetahighscoreintheexam，itishardtosay,butitissafetosaythathewillpassit．至于他在考试中能不能拿到高分，不好说，但是可以肯定的是他能通过这项考试。•可以有把握的说，今天所出售的每一个硬盘都比老一代的硬盘高级得多。•Itissafetosaythateachandeveryharddrivesellingtodayisfarsuperiortoolder-generationdrives.•outofscale:outofproportion不成比例，不相称•在这幅画中这只狗头的比例不相称。•Thedog’sheadisoutofscaleinthispainting．•它的各个部分看起来有些不合比例。•Itspartslooksomehowoutofscale.•inscale:合乎比例，相称•这栋房子和周围的环境很谐调。•Thehouselooksquiteinscalewithitssurroundings.Para.4—13TheFutureoftheEnglishhangsupon(1)ThefinalresultofabattlebetweenAdmassandEnglishness.(Para.4—6)Para.4•ThestrikingcontrastbetweenadmassandEnglishnesstoshowhowinevitablethebattleis.•Admass1.Alreadyconqueredmostofthewesternworld2.receivevastsubsidiesofdollars,francs,Deutschmarksandtherestforpublicrelationsandadvertisingcampaigns•Englishness1.ailingandimpoverished2.innopositiontoreceivevastsubsidiesofdollars,francs,Deutschmarksandtherestforpublicrelationsandadvertisingcampaigns•3.offersmoreandmorethingsformoreandmoremoney,createstheso-called“GoodLife”•4.operatesintheoutervisibleworld•5.aposterinfullcolour3.offersstatesofmindinplaceofthatrichvarietyofthins•4.belongtotheinvisibleinnerworld•5.apoorshadowyshow,afaintpencilsketch•hang(up)on:dependon•我们是否继续进行那件事取决于他们讨论的结果。•Whetherwewillgoonwithithangsontheoutcomeoftheirdiscussion.•这是一个生死攸关的问题。•Itisaquestionuponwhichlifeanddeathhangs.•keep/stayclearof:avoid;havenothingtodowith:•如果你开车，就不要沾酒。•Youshouldkeepclearofalcoholifyou’redriving.•你不要和那家伙来往。•Youshouldstayclearofthatfellow.•我得了流感，请离我远点。•Pleasestayclearofme,asIhavetheflu.•ina/nopositiontodosth.:beable/unabletodosthorbequalifiedto/benotqualifiedtodo…•很遗憾，关于你的提升我帮不上忙。•IregretI’minnopositiontodoanythingaboutyourpromotion.(or…notinaposition…)•我们也许可以帮助你。•Wemaybeinapositiontohelpyou.•美国没有能力攻打伊朗,因为它在阿富汗的冲突中陷入了泥潭。•TheUnitedStatesisinnopositiontoattackIranbecauseitisboggeddownintheconflictinAfghanistan.•stateofmind:moodoroutlook心态（心情、精神状态）•ina…stateofmind:•inananxiousstateofmind心急如焚•inaconfusedstateofmind心神恍惚；心乱如麻•她好像心神不定。•Shedoesn'tseemtobeinacalmstateofmind.Para.5•TheconflictbetweenAdmassandEnglishness.Admass:•WhatiscentraltoAdmassistheproductionandconsumptionofgoods.•DissatisfactionisembeddedinAdmass•Ruthlesscompetitiveness•Tak