Unit-2-Space-Invaders综合教程四

Unit2Unit2SpaceInvadersWatchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.Howisthe“gettingthroughthedoor”movementunderstoodbymanypeople?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationManyviewthisapparentlylight-heartedtussleasasignthatArafatandBarakweregettingonwell.ArafatandBarakarestrugglingtogetthroughthedooraftertheotherpartyinordertoshow“Iamincontrol”.2.Whatisthehiddenmessagebehindthescene?Bodylanguageisveryimportant,butoftencomplexandeasilymisunderstood.3.Whatdoesthisstorytellus?Pre-readingActivities-Audiovisualsupplement2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationFromSecretofBodyLanguageVoiceover:Butbodylanguageisoftencomplex,andeasilymisunderstood.Here,PresidentClintonleadstheIsraeliandPalestinianleadersEhudBarakandYasserArafatupbeforethepressduringpeacenegotiations.It’sallsmilesforthecameras,butbehindthefaçadeofbonhomie,there’sapowerstrugglegoingon.Clintonjokinglyexplainsthatnoneofthemwilltakeanyquestions.Clinton:Wepromisetoeachotherwewillanswernoquestionandoffernocomments,soIhavetosetagoodexample.Voiceover:Thebodylanguagethenrevealsjustwhythatworks.ExpertA:Wow.It’salmostaphysicalfight.VideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationVoiceover:Manyviewthisapparentlylight-heartedtussleasasignthatArafatandBarakweregettingonwell.Thinkagain.ExpertA:Thereisagreatmeaningbehindwhogoesthroughthedoorfirst.NowofcoursehereintheWest,lettingsomeonethroughthedoorfirstdoesn’treallymatter.Politemaybe.ButintheMiddleEast,ithassignificantculturalimpact.ExpertB:Thehost,thepowerperson,says,“I’mincontrol.I’llhelpyouthroughthedoor.I’llshowyoutheway.”Arafat:Thankyou.Thankyou.Voiceover:ThrowinthefearandtensionpresentinmostMiddleEastnegotiations,andsuddenly,thedesireofVideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationbothArafatandBaraknottogothroughthatdoorbeforetheotherstartstomakesense.ExpertC:Thisisaclassicexampleinitsextremewayofhowthelastmanthroughthedooristhewinner.SoBarakreachesforYasserArafat.Arafatliterallygraspshisarm,moveson,andstartswagglinghisfingeratBarak,who,then,Barak,usesthisopportunityasawrestlingmatchtomovearound,toactuallybebehindArafat,andthenliterallygraspsArafat,holdshimbythearm,andshoveshimthroughthedoor.ExpertB:Soyou’vegotfearandpowerstruggle,showinginbigbigbigbigboldbodylanguagewithit.VideoScript1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationPersonalspacecanbeimaginedasakindofbubblesurroundingapersonthatprotectshisorherprivacyandwhichotherpeoplemaynotnormallyenter.Allowingsomebodytogetverycloseandenteryourpersonalspacemaybeasignoftrustorlove.Ontheotherhand,intrudingother’spersonalspacecanberatheroffensive.Theamountofspacepeopleneedtofeelaroundthemvarieswithvariousfactors,suchasculture,sex,familiaritybetweenpeople,crowdednessofthesituation,etc.Forexample:Culturalinformation1AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformation●peoplefromculturesthatlikealotofpersonalspacefeelawkwardandembarrassedwhensomebodycomestooclosetothem;●peopleofthesamesexmaysitorstandclosertoeachotherthantosomebodyoftheoppositesex;●strangersandcasualacquaintancesusuallyneedmorespacethanfriendsandmembersofthesamefamilywhoknoweachotherwell;●inanoisystreetpeoplemayneedtostandcloserthantheywouldnormally,simplyinordertoheareachother.Culturalinformation2AudiovisualsupplementCulturalinformationStructuralanalysisInthetext,thewriterfirstpointsoutthefactthatnowadayspeoplearemoreconcernedaboutthemselvesandwanttohavealargerpersonalspacethandecadesago,andthenheanalyzesthecausesofspaceinvasion.Thetextcanbedividedintothreeparts.PartI(Paragraphs1—2):Thewritercallsthereader’sattentiontotheinvasionofpersonalspacebyrelatinganexperienceofhowhispersonalspacewasinvaded.RhetoricalfeaturesStructuralanalysisPartII(Paragraphs3—7):Thewriteranalyzessomelikelycausesoftheshrinkageofpersonalspace,andattributestheinvasionofpersonalspacetothegeneraldeclineofgoodmanners.StructuralanalysisRhetoricalfeaturesStructuralanalysisPartIII(Paragraphs8—9):Theauthorpresentshisviewabouttheessenceofpersonalspace,i.e.itispsychological,ratherthanphysical,andurgespeopleto“expandthecontractingboundariesofpersonalspace”.RhetoricalFeatures1Avividandaccuratedescriptionofthebehaviourofthespaceinvadersandthosewhosepersonalspaceisbeinginvadedisachievedbyadelicateselectionofverbs.Someoftheexamplesareasfollows.RhetoricalfeaturesStructuralanalysis•aman…startedinchingtowardme…(Paragraph1)•Inelevators,peoplearewedgingthemselvesinjustbeforethedoorsclose...(Paragraph3)•Inmovietheatresthesedays,peoplearestakingaclaimtobotharmrests,annexingalltheelbowroom...(Paragraph7)Verbsandverbalphrasesusedtodescribethebehaviourofspaceinvaders:RhetoricalFeatures1Verbsandverbalphrasesusedtodescribethereactionofthosewhosespaceisbeinginvaded:•Iminutelyadvancedtowardthewoman…infrontofme...(Paragraph1)•…whoabsent-mindedlyshuffledtowardthewhite-hairedladyaheadofhim...(Paragraph1)RhetoricalfeaturesStructuralanalysisPractice:Pleasefindmoreexamplestoillustratetheauthor’scarefulchoiceofverbs.Detailedreading1DetailedreadingSPACEINVADERSRichardStengel1Atmybanktheotherday,Iwasstandinginalinesnakingar