Unit5-A-Friend-in-Need

TeachingArrangement•Revision•LeadIn•BackgroundInformation•TextAnalysis•LanguagePoints•Reflection•AssignmentTeachingObjectivesInthisUnit,youwill…★Graspthemainideaandstructureofthetext;★Makepredictionsonplotdevelopment;★MasterthekeylanguagepointsandgrammaticalstructuresinthetextCruelty•CrueltyWhatiscruelty?WordReviewC合作,协作R宗教信仰,宗教U史无前例的,空前的E基本的,最重要的,必要的L(陆上)风景T毕业(或学位)论文Y儿童;少年;青年ooperationeligionnprecedentedssentialandscapehesisounsterCrueltyexistsinthreedistinctrealms(领域).crueltyagainstmankindcrueltyagainstanimalscrueltyagainstnatureUnit5NeverJudgebyAppearancesTextAAFriendinNeedWhydosomepeopletendtobesoheartlessandcruel?SevenSinsintheBible•暴食Gluttony•贪婪Greed•懒惰Sloth•淫欲Lust•嫉妒Envy•暴怒Wrath•傲慢PrideOurfirstimpressions,accordingtoJaneAusten,areusuallywrong.Indailylife,somepeopleholdthattheirfirstimpressionsofapersonarealwaysright.Whatisyouropinion?•SomersetMaughamAbouttheAuthor•SomersetMaugham(1874-1965):anEnglishwriterconsideredtobeoneofthebestwritersofshortsstoriesintheEnglishLanguage.Healsowroteplaysandnovels,includingOfHumanBondage(人类的枷锁)andCakesandAle(蛋糕和麦芽酒).Manyofhisstoriesareabouthumanweaknesses.AccordingtoMaugham,somepeopleseemeasytounderstand:theircharacterappearsobviousonfirstmeeting.Appearances,however,canbedeceptive.TextAAFriendInNeedAFriendInNeed•Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.•Predictwhatthetextisabout?Cluesforreadingthetextandthemaincontents•Lookatthetitle,andthenpredictwhatthetextisabout,orwhatkindsofplotarepossibleundersuchatitle.“AFriendInNeed”is,infact,apersonwhodoesn’thelp,butrather(反而)killhisfriendfornothing.ThetitleAFriendinNeedhelpsbringoutthethemeofthestory:Peoplearen’talwayswhattheyappeartobe.Firstimpressionsofapersonarenotalwaysright.•FinishTextOrganizationExercises1and2whileyouarereadingGR_Word-web3GR_Word-web4Word-webThinkofasmanypossiblewordsandphrasesaboutfriend.friendlyfrankhumorousnicegenerouswarm-heartedsociablechummy(亲密的，很友好的)amiable(和蔼可亲的；令人愉悦的)intimate(熟悉的，密切的；个人的，私下的；气氛融洽的；深刻的，详尽的)cordial(热情友好的；真诚的)sophisticated（老于世故的）vicious(邪恶的，道德败坏的；有恶习的；有缺点的，有弱点的，有瑕疵的)hardtotalktoclosethoughtfulactiveheartlessorganizedsmarthelpfulstrictstubborndecent（得体的，体面的）cautiousandtimidcruelMainIdea•(有些看上去很友善的人实际上可能心如蛇蝎__他们在朋友处于困境时落井下石.)•Somepeopleseemeasytounderstand:theircharacterappearsobviousonfirstmeeting.Appearances,however,canbedeceptive.Thosewhoappeartobefriendlymayturnouttobesoevil-mindedastobereadytostrikeacruelblowatafriendinneed.Textanalysis:Maugham,thefamousBritishshortstorywriter,showsushowpowerfulcontrastisindelineatingaperson’scharacter.Uponfirstseeingthetitle,readersmaythink:“Oh,no.Anotherstoryabouthowpeoplehelpedtheirfriendinneed!”However,whentheyfinishreadingit,readerswillfinditisanentirelydifferentstory:Thosewhoappeartobefriendlymayturnouttobesoevil-mindedastobereadytostrikeacruelblowatafriendinneed.AlmosttheentirePartIIisdevotedtothedescriptionofEdwardBurton’skindlyappearanceandpleasantmanners.Neitherthe“I”inthestorynorreaderscouldimaginehimhurtingafly.YetinPartIIIBurtonrecountscold-bloodedlyhowhedestroyedahumanlife.PartIandPartIIarenarratedby“I”,whooffershissubjectiveopinionofBurton’scharacter.YetinPartIIIBurtonhimselftakesoverthenarrationtotellwhathappenedbetweenhimandafriendintrouble.Hesoundscoolandobjective;justbecauseofthisheisshowntobesoviciousandsocold-blooded.Whencontrastsabound,itishardforreaderstoeasilypredictwhatwillhappennext.TextStructure•PartI:Paragraph.1•PartII:Paragraph.2-3•PartIII:Paragraph.4-51GR_PredictionPredictionPredictwhatthetextisaboutorwhatkindsofplotarepossibleundersuchatitle.Youmaythink:astoryabouthowpeoplehelpedtheirfriendinneed.Anentirelydifferentstory:Thosewhoappeartobefriendlymayturnouttobesoevil-mindedastobereadytostrikeacruelblowatafriendinneed.•Makepredictions:AttheendofParagraphs3,10,16,32and45,pleasemakepredictionsonplotdevelopmentandgiveyourreasons:Para3:whatcouldBurtonpossiblyhavedone?Para10:willtheydiscusstheremittanceman?Para16:whatisBurton’sstoryabout?Para32:whatwasBurton’sidea?Para45:Didthemanswim?(预测是重要的阅读能力)•Comparethesewords:endure,stand,bear,toleratePartDivisionoftheTextPartPara(s)MainIdeas1122~3Itisnoeasyjobtojudgepeople,fortheyaren’talwayswhattheyappeartobe.Kindandgentle,EdwardBurton,awealthymerchant,appearedasifhecouldnotbeartohurtafly.34~51Asitturnedout,Burtonwascold-bloodedenoughtosendafriendtocertaindeath.GR_Q$AQuestionsandAnswers1.WhonarratesPartsIandII?PartIandPartIIarenarratedby“I”,whooffershissubjectiveopinionofBurton’scharacter.2.Whyistheresuchadifference?Whencontrastsabound,itishardforreaderstoeasilypredictwhatwillhappennext.GR_SectionDivision1SectionDivisionPartThree,whichconstitutesthemainplot,canbesubdividedintothreesections.SectionsLinesMainlyabout137~66267~98whatEdwardknewaboutLennyhowEdwardrespondedtoLenny’srequest399~132howEdward,a“kind”gentleman,handledafriendindesperateneedofhelp•Introductionofmajorcharacters•I:thenarrator•EdwardBurton:amerchantandhehadbeeninbusinessinJapanformanyyears.•LennyBurton:anexcellentbridgeplayerandusedtosupporttohimselfbymoneycomingfromhomeandsometimesbycard-playing.Doesthenarratorthinkourf